ASK ANY PROFESSOR to describe a “first-row student,” and you will likely hear a description of an engaged learner who pays attention during class, takes notes, and asks questions. A research study (3) from the 1980s has indicated that undergraduate students sitting in the front and center of the classroom score higher than other students. However, it is unclear whether this same trend would be ...

BACKGROUND Side-impact airbags (SABs) are designed to protect the head and thorax during a side-impact motor vehicle collision (MVC). Research on the effectiveness of SAB deployment has been limited. The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of deployed SABs in reducing head and thoracic injuries during side-impact MVCs. METHODS The 2000-2009 National Automotive Sampling Sys...

Whilst motorcycling is an activity of pleasure in most parts of the world, in India it is a regular mode of commuting. Incidence of fatigue is substantially higher among motorcycle riders than drivers of other modes of transport. The objective of this study was to detect physical fatigue due to motorcycle riding for an hour using surface electromyography (sEMG) and seat interface pressure. Twen...

Taking STC89C52RC single-chip as control core, this research realizes intelligent control function, which can automatically detect whether there is someone in the room and turn on/off LED table lamp; brightness of LED lamp can be adjusted with manual mode. In addition to that, it also has other functions such as displaying time and date, and posture correction. In general, time, data and bright...

background: office workers spend a long period of time behind a computer during working hours. the relation between the posture of sitting during work with computer and neck pain is still debatable. even though some researchers claim a significant difference in head posture between patients with neck pain and pain-free participants, the fhp (forward head posture) has not always been associated ...

background: driving posture discomfort can contribute to musculoskeletal disorders (msds), injuries, lumbar pain and fatigue. the three main objectives of this study were to identify the level of awareness for correct and safe driving posture, health implication to their body parts and to propose a suitable car seat fit dimensions appropriate for malaysian drivers’ population. methods: the two ...