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Giving ergonomics away? The application of ergonomics methods by novices [PDF]

, 2003
A re-occurring theme in applied ergonomics is the idea of “giving the methods away” to those with little formal education in the subject. Little is known, however, about the reliability and validity of these methods when applied to the design process ...
Stanton, NA, Young, M.S., Stanton, N.A., Young, MS   +3 more
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A Portable Soft Robotic Glove with Fully Functional Thumb Assistance for Complex Dexterous Fine Motor Skills

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A portable, sensorized, and controlled dexterous thumb‐enhanced glove helps stroke survivors swipe phones, twist caps, and perform other tasks. It is based on a powerful continuously, segmented origami dual chamber actuator to achieve active thumb CMC and MCP joint assistance and passively extend the IP joint.
Disheng Xie, Zhen Wang, Zhongping Ye, Minghao Liu, Xiangqian Shi, Shuk Fan Tong, Jianbin Liu, Chuanbin Mao, Thomas W. Leung, Haitao Liu, Raymond Kai‐yu Tong   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trying to create order in chaos—healthcare workers’ perspective of COVID-19 intensive care (a qualitative study)

BMJ Open Quality
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic flooded intensive care units with patients needing supportive care. In Scandinavia, the greater Stockholm area was among the most affected.
Walter Osika, Lisbet Meurling, Cecilia Escher, Johan Creutzfeldt, Oili Dahl, Mini Ruiz, Mats Ericson   +6 more
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Oxidative Stress Biomarkers as a Predictor of Stage Illness and Clinical Course of Schizophrenia

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Pro/antioxidant imbalance has been reported in schizophrenia (SZ). However, the results of studies are inconsistent and usually do not include other factors that are highly affected by oxidative stress (OS).This cross-sectional study aimed to determine ...
Dariusz Juchnowicz, Michał Dzikowski, Joanna Rog, Napoleon Waszkiewicz, Anna Zalewska, Mateusz Maciejczyk, Hanna Karakuła-Juchnowicz   +6 more
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Ergonomics intervention on an alternative design of a spinal board [PDF]

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2016
A spinal board is the evacuation tool of first aid to help the injured spinal cord. The existing spinal board has several weaknesses, both in terms of user comfort and the effectiveness and efficiency of the evacuation process. This study designs an ergonomic spinal board using the quality function deployment approach.
Zadry, Hilma Raimona, Susanti, Lusi, Rahmayanti, Dina   +2 more
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Large‐Area Noise‐Resilient Multiplexing Triboelectric Biomechanical Sensing on Clothing for High‐Precision Full‐Body Motion Capture in Wearables

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A large‐area, noise‐resilient multiplexed triboelectric sensing garment based on a multilayer shielded architecture and SnS2 nanoflower‐engineered hybrid materials enables interference‐suppressed, high‐fidelity full‐body motion tracking, achieving 0.13% signal misrecognition, 57 dB electromagnetic noise attenuation, and >1.5 N threshold force, while ...
Beibei Shao, Ming‐Han Lu, Wei‐Chen Peng, Wei‐Chun Yang, Yi‐Ting Chen, Jiun‐Wei Fong, Tzu‐Ching Lu, Tai‐Chen Wu, Zhi‐Xian Yan, Kai‐Yuan Hsiao, Jiann‐Yeu Chen, Ming‐Yen Lu, Heng‐Jui Liu, Ruiyuan Liu, Ying‐Chih Lai   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of workplace ergonomics and neck-specific exercise versus ergonomics and health promotion interventions on office worker productivity: A cluster-randomized trial

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2019
OBJECTIVES: Using an employer’s perspective, this study aimed to compare the immediate and longer-term impact of workplace ergonomics and neck-specific exercise versus ergonomics and health promotion information on health-related productivity among a ...
Michelle Pereira, Tracy Comans, Gisela Sjøgaard, Leon Straker, Markus Melloh, Shaun O’Leary, Xiaoqi Chen, Venerina Johnston   +7 more
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The importance of blood count and oxidative stress in the drug-naïve first episode schizophrenia

European Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction Schizophrenia (SZ) is associated with changes in haematological parameters related to low-grade inflammation state and could be amplified via oxidative stress (OS) related mechanisms.
J. Rog, M. Dzikowski, D. Juchnowicz, N. Waszkiewicz, A. Zalewska, M. Maciejczyk, H. Karakula-Juchnowicz   +6 more
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The effectiveness of ergonomic interventions in material handling operations

Applied Ergonomics, 2020
This study evaluated the effectiveness of ergonomic interventions in material handling operations involving 33 employers and 535 employees from 2012 to 2017. Outcomes included employee-reported low back/upper extremity pain and safety incidents at baseline, every three months, and annually for up to two years. A total of 32.5% of employees completed at
Steven J, Wurzelbacher, Michael P, Lampl, Stephen J, Bertke, Chih-Yu, Tseng   +3 more
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Ergonomics intervention for oriented strand board and aircraft panels lifting and carrying activities of waterjet production in aircraft industry

, 2020
This paper is proposing an ergonomics intervention for lifting and carrying Oriented Strand Board (OSB) and aircraft panels in waterjet production of the aircraft industry.
JawatanKuasa Kerja PSM Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Malaysia
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