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Exposure to particles from laser printers operating within office workplaces [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
While recent research has provided valuable information as to the composition of laser printer particles, their formation mechanisms, and explained why some printers are emitters whilst others are low emitters, fundamental questions relating to the ...
Falk, Matt   +6 more
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Collaboration in open-plan offices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Many organisations have adopted open-plan offices, rooms with few barriers between desksthat are shared by more than four people, to facilitate collaboration, productivity, and innovation.Yet researchers have found that open-plan offices do not consistently promote positive outcomes,and are often associated with unintended consequences like conflict ...
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Speech levels in open plan offices

open access: yesThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2001
A key variable for predicting speech privacy in open offices is the level of speech used. Since the environment influences vocal effort, speech levels needed to be measured in typical open office situations to more accurately calculate speech privacy in such offices. This paper describes measurements of voice levels used in face-to-face conversation in
Warnock, A. C. C., Chu, W. T.
openaire   +3 more sources

Exploring the potential of nearly zero energy retrofitting for generic office buildings in Cairo, Egypt

open access: yesEnergy Reports, 2022
Energy consumption of the buildings sector has increased dramatically over the past decade. In Egypt, existing buildings consume 60% of electrical energy.
M. Hamza, S. Alsaadani, M. Fahmy
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of office layout on productivity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact office layout has on office occupiers' productivity. Design/methodology/approach – The paper evaluates the literature that claims to make a linkage between the office layout and the effect ...
Haynes, Barry
core   +1 more source

Visible light communications-based indoor positioning via compressed sensing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This paper presents an approach for visible light communication-based indoor positioning using compressed sensing. We consider a large number of light emitting diodes (LEDs) simultaneously transmitting their positional information and a user device ...
Ajmani, Manisha   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Stress, Visual and Musculoskeletal Complaints in Open Plan Office Staff

open access: yesActa Medica Bulgarica, 2014
The aim of the study was to identify the main ergonomic and organizational risks contributing to stress, visual and musculoskeletal disorders in open plan office workers. A total of 73 subjects of mean age 28.3 ±4.7 years were studied.
Vangelova K., Stanchev V.
doaj   +1 more source

The effects of auditive and visual settings on perceived restoration likelihood

open access: yesNoise and Health, 2015
Research has so far paid little attention to how environmental sounds might affect restorative processes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of auditive and visual stimuli on perceived restoration likelihood and attitudes towards
Helena Jahncke   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Workspace satisfaction and work behaviour of computer systems managers [PDF]

open access: yesPsihološka Istraživanja, 2012
Inspired by the equivocal findings of different studies and acknowledging the dynamic nature of relation between situational factors and human behaviour, this research explores the association between satisfaction with psychosocial features of work space
Kovačević Ivana, Čizmić Svetlana
doaj   +1 more source

Random walk and lighting control [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
We pose the problem of turning off a single luminaire (or group) as an optimal stopping problem. We present the stationary and first-passage analysis of motion data obtained using custom wireless nodes in an open office floor plan.
Aldrich, Matthew Henry   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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