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Institutional conformity and technology implementation: A process model of ergonomics dissemination
(Elsevier, 1992-06)
This paper examines the process of implementation of work-place ergonomics within thirteen plants of the largest division of an automobile manufacturing firm. The process began as plants reacted with varying degrees of ...
A kinematic model of the human hand to evaluate its prehensile capabilities
(Elsevier, 1992-02)
A kinematic model has been developed for simulation and prediction of the prehensile capabilities of the human hand. The kinematic skeleton of the hand is characterized by ideal joints and simple segments. Finger-joint ...
Lumbar muscle size and locations from CT scans of 96 women of age 40 to 63 years
(Elsevier, 1990-02)
Computed tomography scans of 96 women aged between 40 and 63 years were systematically measured to determine torso muscle moment arms and cross-sectional areas at L2/L3, L3/L4 and L4/L5 disc levels. The major findings were ...
Software reliability assessment using accelerated testing methods
(Blackwell Publishers Ltd., 1998)
Prediction of slip resistance in climbing systems
(Elsevier, 1991-07)
The objective of this study was to develop a predictive model describing the slip resistance of various climbing surfaces. In a four-factor experiment, seven commonly used metal grating step surfaces were evaluated, along ...
Median and ulnar nerve conduction studies among workers: Normative values
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998-08)
To determine normative values for nerve conduction studies among workers, we selected a subset of 326 workers from 955 subjects who participated in medical surveys in the workplace. The reference cohort was composed ...
Convergence of the steepest descent method for minimizing quasiconvex functions
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1996-04)
To minimize a continuously differentiable quasiconvex function f : ℝ n →ℝ, Armijo's steepest descent method generates a sequence x k +1 = x k − t k ∇ f ( x k ), where t k >0. We establish strong convergence properties of ...
Analysis of the tonic vibration reflex: influence of vibration variables on motor unit synchronization and fatigue
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1997-05)
The influence of vibration frequency (40, 80, 100, 120, 150, or 200 Hz) at selected displacement amplitudes (0.2, 0.3 mm) on tonic vibration reflex (TVR) characteristics was investigated. The degree of synchronization of ...
A fault identification and classification scheme for an automobile door assembly process
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1994-10)
A process fault identification and classification scheme for an automobile door assembly process is presented based on multivariate in-line dimensional measurements and principal component factor analysis. First, the door ...
A checklist for evaluating ergonomic risk factors resulting from awkward postures of the legs, trunk and neck
(Elsevier, 1992-06)
A one-page checklist for determining the presence of ergonomic risk factors associateed with awkward postures of the lower extremities, trunk and neck was developed and evaluated as part of a joint labor-management ergonomics ...