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3D‐Printed Architected Material for the Generation of Foam‐Based Protective Equipment

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study investigates 3D‐printed architected structures as alternatives to traditional foams in protective gear. It focuses on customizing impact strength and damping through design and manufacturing integration. Testing shows these structures outperform conventional foams, offering enhanced customizability, lower weight, and tunable performance ...
Ali Zolfagharian, Gerard Bel Català, Daniel Saakes, Bernard Rolfe, Ian Gibson, Mehrshad Mehrpouya   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ergonomics Applied to Product Design: The Fashion Designers’ Point of View

GEPROS: Gestão da Produção, Operações e Sistemas, 2019
Palavras-chave: Design do vestuário. Design de moda. Produto ergonômico. This paper aims to investigate the application of ergonomics in the fashion design process, from the designers’ point of view.
Crislaine Gruber, Lizandra Garcia Lupi Vergara   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Visualising ergonomics data for design [PDF]

, 2011
Existing ergonomics data are not effectively used by designers; this is mainly because the data are not presented in a designer-friendly format. In order to help designers make better use of ergonomics data, we explored the potential of representing ...
Chen, H, Dong, H, Macredie, R, Pei, E
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Bioinspired Materials, Designs, and Manufacturing Strategies for Advanced Impact‐Resistant Helmets

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores how bioinspired materials, structures, and manufacturing strategies transform helmet design to achieve enhanced impact resistance. Drawing inspiration from nacre, porcupine quills, beetle exoskeletons, and skull architectures, it highlights advances in auxetic lattices, nanocomposites, and functionally graded foams.
Joseph Schlager, Yi Jin, Mohammad Faruk, Jay Alberts, C. Chase Cao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accuracy of online symptom assessment applications, large language models, and laypeople for self–triage decisions

npj Digital Medicine
Symptom-Assessment Application (SAAs, e.g., NHS 111 online) that assist laypeople in deciding if and where to seek care (self-triage) are gaining popularity and Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used too.
Marvin Kopka, Niklas von Kalckreuth, Markus A. Feufel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping ergonomics application to improve SMEs working condition in industrially developing countries: a critical review [PDF]

, 2014
In industrially developing countries (IDC), small and medium enterprises (SMEs) account for the highest proprotion of employment. Unfortunately, the working conditions in SMEs are often very poor and expose employees to a potentially wide range of health
Abdillah F., Abdullah M. A., Adiatmika I. P. G., Agustina F., Ahmad, Akbar G. F., Anugrah G., Anwar M. A., Ariati N. N., Arta A. D., Astuti R. D., Auditya Purwandini Sutarto, Fatah G. S. A., Glyn Lawson, Hadiguna R. A., Hanafi M., Hanafie A., Hanafie A., Haslindah, Hastuti R. P., Herdiman L., Hutagalung R., Ilman A., Indriastuti M., Kadarusman A., Kalsum, Kogi K., Kristanto A., Kristanto A., Kristanto A., Kurniawan B., Liquiddanu E., Muslim E., Muslimah E., Najamuddin S., Nawawinetu E. D., Netrawati I. G. A. O., Norfiza, Nova S., Nurullita U., Pratiwi M., Purnawati S., Purnomo H., Rahmawati Y., Rochman T., Saputra E., Sari E., Sari M. P., Sari W. N., Sarimurni, Setia Hermawati, Setiadi M. Y., Setiawan M. N., Setyaningsih Y., Siska M., Soewarno A., Sundari K. N., Sundari K. N., Surata I. W., Susetyo J., Sutjana I. D. P., Suwondo A., Taufan B. A., Tirtayasa K., Trihandoyo B., Wahyuni T., Wignjosoebroto S., Yahya M.   +67 more
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Biosupercapacitors for Human‐Powered Electronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biosupercapacitors are emerging as biocompatible and integrative energy systems for next‐generation bioelectronics, offering rapid charge–discharge performance and mechanical adaptability. This review systematically categorizes their applications from external to organ‐level systems and highlights their multifunctional roles in sensing, actuation, and ...
Suhyeon Kim, Seungho Baek, Woojung Jung, Hayeon Bae, Junyoung Mun, Yong Ho Kim, Sunkook Kim, Jung Ho Kim   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The development and validation of an ergonomics index for assessing tractor operator work place

Ciência Rural, 2018
: This study aimed to develop and validate an ergonomics index for the operator workplace assessment of agricultural tractors sold in the Brazilian market.
Juan Paulo Barbieri, José Fernando Schlosser, Marcelo Silveira de Farias, Giácomo Müller Negri, Luis Fernando Vargas de Oliveira   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Challenging presumed technological superiority when working with (artificial) colleagues

Scientific Reports, 2022
Technological advancements are ubiquitously supporting or even replacing humans in all areas of life, bringing the potential for human-technology symbiosis but also novel challenges.
Tobias Rieger, Eileen Roesler, Dietrich Manzey   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Behavioural compensation by drivers of a simulator when using a vision enhancement system [PDF]

, 2000
Technological progress is suggesting dramatic changes to the tasks of the driver, with the general aim of making driving environment safer. Before any of these technologies are implemented, empirical research is required to establish if these devices do,
GLENDON A. I., HEINO A., JACKSON J. S. H., JACKSON P. G., JOHNSON G., Marcel Pinto, Neville A. Stanton, NILSSON L., NOY Y. I., SENDERS A. F., STANTON N. A., STANTON N. A., WARD N. J., WILDE G. J. S., YOUNG M.   +14 more
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