OBJECTIVE intervene a workline throughout ergonomic approach to diminish incidence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). METHODS AND MATERIALS an ergonomic intervention study was developed in workstations with highest index of musculoskeletal disorder (MED) associated to cumulative trauma. The Deparis method, Reba and Ocra check list methods were used, also morbility reviewes. National and interna...

Neuroscientists have long debated whether focal brain regions perform specific cognitive functions [1-5], and the issue remains central to a current debate about visual object recognition. The distributed view of cortical function suggests that object discrimination depends on dispersed but functionally overlapping representations spread across visual cortex [6-8]. The modular view claims diffe...

Casting industry in India is appreciably providing employment to more than 5 million people. These are various jobs which may cause musculoskeletal disorders among the working generation. Awkward posture, lifting, forceful movements and manual work at rapid rate contribute to musculoskeletal disorders. Present study is focused on assessing the work posture of workers engaged in different active...

background: the aim of this paper was the comparison of ergonomic risk assessment results (final score and action levels) for the entire body as determined using quick exposure check (qec) and rapid entire body assessment (reba).  materials and methods: this was a cross-sectional study in which all 82 workers engaged in various processes with different activities in an anodizing and aluminum pr...

Consulting Editorial Board HAROLD L. ATKINS, M.D. M. DONALD BLAUFOX, M.D. A. BERTRAND BRILL, M.D., PH.D. JOHN A. BURDINE, JR., M.D. N. DAVIDCHARKES, M.D. TREVOR D. CRADDUCK, PH.D. MICHAEL A. DAVIS, PH.D. WILLIAM C. ECKELMAN, PH.D. SEBASTIAN GENNA, PH.D. C. CRAIG HARRIS, M.S. THOMAS P. HAYNIE, M.D. MARGUERITE T. HAYS, M.D. WILLIAM R. HENDEE, PH.D. B. LEONARDHOLMAN, M.D. RICHARD A. HOLMES, M.D. M...

The oxygen deecient CuO x planes of the high-T c superconductors REBa 2 Cu 3 O 6+x (RE denotes a rare-earth atom or yttrium) are studied. Starting from the Emery model for the Cu-O chain fragments, an extended ASYNNNI model is proposed to describe the statistical mechanics of the CuO x planes. The model is analysed by using Monte Carlo techniques, computing especially the charge transfer to the...

Potters and sculptors perform their work in very awkward postures. The purpose of this study was to analyse these postures. The modified Nordic questionnaire was used to analyse musculoskeletal discomfort. Rapid entire body assessment (REBA) and rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) were used to evaluate the subjects' postures. There were no significant differences between times of discomfort and ...