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Workforce sustainability in the Chilean logging sector : an ergonomics approach : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2017 This thesis examines three key, related elements; social sustainability, forestry and ergonomics, and explores two relationships between these elements. The first relationship is between social sustainability and the Chilean forestry sector, with a focus
Meyer Cohen, Felipe
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Occupational Medicine, 2004 Like other areas of occupational health and safety (OHS) ergonomics is evolving and becoming more integrated into overall work management systems. As we learn more about the complex interaction between psychosocial and physical factors in the aetiology of work-related illness and injury the more we rely on managers to 'get it right' if we are to ...
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A Review on Ergonomics in Agriculture. Part I: Manual Operations
Applied Sciences, 2020 Background: Agriculture involves several harmful diseases. Among the non-fatal ones, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the most prevalent, as they have reached epidemic proportions.
Lefteris Benos +2 more
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Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.Abstract Background Haptics‐enhanced virtual reality (VR‐haptic) simulation in dental education has evolved considerably during the past decade, representing a promising resource of simulation‐based training opportunities to support conventional practice.
Szabolcs Felszeghy +62 more
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Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018 Cerebral palsy is one of the most common neurological diseases in children. An important aspect of improvement is the development of motor functions, self-service, communication and social skills.
Oliwia Cywińska +8 more
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Tai Chi as a rehabilitation method for patients with Parkinson’s disease
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018 Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. It belongs to the group of extrapyramidal system diseases. Nowadays it is an incurable disease, not yet examined in its entirety.
Dariusz Dziarkowski +8 more
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Ergonomics Contributions to Company Strategies [PDF]
, 2008 Managers usually associate ergonomics with occupational health and safety and related legislation, not with business performance. In many companies, these decision makers seem not to be positively motivated to apply ergonomics for reasons of improving ...
Dul, J. (Jan), Neumann, W.P. (Patrick)
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State of Science: ergonomics and global issues
Ergonomics, 2018 In his 1993 IEA keynote address, Neville Moray urged the ergonomics discipline to face up to the global problems facing humanity and consider how ergonomics might help find some of the solutions.
A. Thatcher +3 more
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Lessons learnt and lessons missed from flight simulation
European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract This article reviews progress in the development of technologies used in flight simulation and in the training of dentists, drawing out the similarities in training objectives and the limitations of the training devices. It summarises the advances in pilot training with recognised international standards for the construction and acceptance of ...
D. J. Allerton, P. Lammertse
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Non-pharmacological methods of treatment and prevention of vasovagal syncope
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018 Fainting is a transient loss of consciousness resulting from a momentary ischemia of the central nervous system. One type of syncope is vasovagal syncope, otherwise known as reflex or neurogenic syncope. The consequence of fainting may be a fallen injury.
Aleksandra Białkowska +8 more
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