Academic Articles & Research Papers

Transforming neurophysiological data into measurable stress metric using machine learning-based stress quantification framework for smart factory workers.

Exploring the role of Human Factors and Ergonomics in supporting safe insulin dispensing in community pharmacy: a pilot webinar-based training intervention.

From signal to construct evidence: multimodal consumer-wearable sensing in real general-aviation flight.

Work-related musculoskeletal pain and characteristics of brewery workers in southwest Nigeria - a pilot study

BACKGROUND: Work-related musculoskeletal pain (WMSP) is a common symptom associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders. It is aggravated by poor lifting techniques, inappropriate ergonomics, repetitive movements and awkward posture...

Innovative Industrial Design

Innovative Industrial Design – Principles and Practices provides a comprehensive and contemporary overview of industrial design, emphasizing the intersection of creativity, technology, and user-centered methodologies. This edited volume exp...

DEVELOPING AN APPROACH TO MULTIMODAL QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF INTERVIEWERS’ COGNITIVE LOAD: FIRST RESULTS OF A FIELD QUASI EXPERIMENT

The belief that survey research instruments mediating communication between interviewer and respondent influence the quality of data obtained in the interview has become a conventional methodological wisdom long ago. However, the impact of ...

Health Technology @ Illinois: Innovating for Health

This panel provided an overview of the MS Health Technology program and included the experiences of the students in the program. We provided an overview of the simulation spaces on campus that support this unique interdisciplinary professio...

Robotic surgery

BACKGROUND: Proficiency in minimally invasive surgery requires intensive and continuous training, as it is technically challenging for unnatural visual and haptic perceptions. Robotic and computer sciences are producing innovations to augme...

The Breakdown of Coordinated Decision Making in Distributed Systems

OBJECTIVE: This article aims to explore the nature and resolution of breakdowns in coordinated decision making in distributed safety-critical systems. BACKGROUND: In safety-critical domains, people with different roles and responsibilities ...

Human Performance in Cybersecurity: A Research Agenda

This paper provides an overview of critical areas of human performance research required to support the development and deployment of effective cybersecurity systems. These areas include usability and security compliance, mitigation of huma...

Hacking the Human: The Prevalence Paradox in Cybersecurity

OBJECTIVE: This work assesses the efficacy of the "prevalence effect" as a form of cyberattack in human-automation teaming, using an email task. BACKGROUND: Under the prevalence effect, rare signals are more difficult to detect, even when t...

Oxford Textbook of Public Health

SECTION 1: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISCIPLINE OF PUBLIC HEALTH 1.1 The scope and concerns of public health 1.2 The history and development of public health in high-income countries 1.3 The history and development of public health in low- and...

Evaluating the ergonomic deficiencies in computer workstations and investigating their correlation with reported musculoskeletal disorders and visual symptoms among computer users in Bangladeshi university

Background: Nowadays, computer users are facing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and visual symptoms. Prolonged sitting in inappropriate, awkward, and static postures on the computer workstation may cause musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). S...

Evaluation of Indoor Thermal Environments Using a Novel Predicted Mean Vote Model Based on Artificial Neural Networks

The assessment of indoor thermal environments is crucial to achieving thermal comfort and energy efficiency. However, the inaccurate evaluation and strong nonlinear variations of thermal comfort parameters limit engineering designs. Therefo...

UPDATED PARADIGM OF EUROPEAN POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF INTELLIGENT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE

The article analyzes the state and problems of innovation development in Ukraine and the need for more active use of innovative approaches in the formation of a single integrated energy market based on the principles and rules for implement...