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A participatory ergonomics intervention to re-design work and improve the musculoskeletal health of paramedics: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023
Background In this paper, we present the protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a participative risk management intervention to address work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).
Karen Davies, Victoria Weale, Jodi Oakman   +2 more
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Detection of Road Objects With Small Appearance in Images for Autonomous Driving in Various Traffic Situations Using a Deep Learning Based Approach

IEEE Access, 2020
Effectively detecting road objects in various environments would significantly improve driving safety for autonomous vehicles. However, small objects, low illumination, and blurred outline in images strongly limit the performance of current road object ...
Guofa Li, Heng Xie, Weiquan Yan, Yunlong Chang, Xingda Qu   +4 more
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Working from home in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional results from the Employees Working From Home (EWFH) study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To investigate the impacts, on mental and physical health, of a mandatory shift to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design Cross sectional, online survey.Setting Online survey was conducted from September 2020 to November 2020 in
Rwth Stuckey, Jodi Oakman, Natasha Kinsman, Katrina Lambert, Melissa Graham, Victoria Weale   +5 more
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Estimation of Foot Plantar Center of Pressure Trajectories with Low-Cost Instrumented Insoles Using an Individual-Specific Nonlinear Model

Sensors, 2018
Postural control is a complex skill based on the interaction of dynamic sensorimotor processes, and can be challenging for people with deficits in sensory functions.
Xinyao Hu, Jun Zhao, Dongsheng Peng, Zhenglong Sun, Xingda Qu   +4 more
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A Digital Twin-Based Platform towards Intelligent Automation with Virtual Counterparts of Flight and Air Traffic Control Operations

Applied Sciences, 2021
Automation technologies have been deployed widely to boost the efficiency of production and operations, to trim the complicated process, and to reduce the human error involved.
Cho Yin Yiu, Kam K. H. Ng, Ching-Hung Lee, Chun Ting Chow, Tsz Ching Chan, Kwok Chun Li, Ka Yeung Wong   +6 more
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The Advances of Immersive Virtual Reality Interventions for the Enhancement of Stress Management and Relaxation among Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review

Applied Sciences, 2022
The rapid changes in human contacts due to the COVID-19 crisis have not only posed a huge burden on the population’s health but may have also increased the demand for evidence-based psychological programs delivered through digital technology.
Maria Velana, Sabrina Sobieraj, Jan Digutsch, Gerhard Rinkenauer   +3 more
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Continuous decision‐making for autonomous driving at intersections using deep deterministic policy gradient

IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2022
Intersections have been identified as the most complex and accident‐prone traffic scenarios on road. Making appropriate decisions at intersections for driving safety, efficiency, and comfort become a challenging task for autonomous vehicles (AVs).
Guofa Li, Shenglong Li, Shen Li, Xingda Qu   +3 more
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ML-ANet: A Transfer Learning Approach Using Adaptation Network for Multi-label Image Classification in Autonomous Driving

Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2021
To reduce the discrepancy between the source and target domains, a new multi-label adaptation network (ML-ANet) based on multiple kernel variants with maximum mean discrepancies is proposed in this paper.
Guofa Li, Zefeng Ji, Yunlong Chang, Shen Li, Xingda Qu, Dongpu Cao   +5 more
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Restricted Kinematics in Children With Autism in the Execution of Complex Oscillatory Arm Movements

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021
Restricted and repetitive behavior is a core symptom of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) characterized by features of restrictedness, repetition, rigidity, and invariance.
Zhong Zhao, Xiaobin Zhang, Haiming Tang, Xinyao Hu, Xingda Qu, Jianping Lu, Qiongling Peng   +6 more
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Human factors and ergonomics for primary care [PDF]

Education for Primary Care, 2016
In the second paper of this series, we provide a brief overview of the scientific discipline of human factors and ergonomics (HFE). Traditionally the HFE focus in healthcare has been in acute hospital settings which are perceived to exhibit characteristics more similar to other high-risk industries already applying related principles and methods.
Paul, Bowie, Shelly, Jeffcott
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