Discrete Event Simulation of manufacturing systems has become widely accepted as an important tool to aid the design of such systems. Often, however, it is applied by practitioners in a manner which largely ignores an important element of industry; namely, the workforce. Workers are usually represented as simple resources, often with deterministic performance values. This approach ignores the p...

The construction industry continues to experience high rates of musculoskeletal injuries despite the widespread promotion of ergonomic solutions. Participatory ergonomics (PE) has been suggested as one approach to engage workers and employers for reducing physical exposures from work tasks but a systematic review of participatory ergonomics programs showed inconclusive results.. A process evalu...

Noroviruses represent the most important cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide; however, currently no licensed vaccine exists. Widespread vaccination that minimizes overall norovirus disease burden would benefit the entire population, but targeted vaccination of specific populations such as healthcare workers may further mitigate the risk of severe disease and death in vulnerable populations...

answer. What the vast mass of thinking women want is to serve their country, and, in order to do so efficiently, to educate themselves to a real understanding of its problems. For, as the Bishop of Sheffield happily said, " every problem of to-day has a history and a need of scientific treatment." The Council, earlier known as the National Union of Women Workers, grew up in the latter half of t...

This study conducted anthropometric measurements among 1805 Filipino workers in 31 manufacturing industries. Anthropometric data were measured for standing, sitting, hand and foot dimensions, breadth and circumference of the various body parts, and grip strength. The workplace assessment survey was also done among respondents coming from the subject population to look into the common work and h...

This study aimed at chronicling the socio-cultural impediments to the favourable dispositional postures of health care providers despite their huge knowledge of the illness towards the mentally sick. 483 respondents with varied demographic characteristics participated. The multi-stage cluster technique was used to select these respondents amongst the health workers in Delta State government own...

Muscle pain is often experienced by workers who have to move repeatedly and/or forcibly. The cumulative trauma disorder that results from repetitive movements is difficult to anticipate and prevent. The present study uses a rodent model to: (1) determine the factors which produce dysfunctional muscles, (2) document changes in the matrix and myofibers which lead to pathologic muscles, and (3) st...

Article history: Received 5 September 2012 Received in revised form 13 July 2013 Accepted 15 July 2013 Available online 24 July 2013 This paper provides micro-level evidence on the relationship between labor market conditions and social insurance participation among Chinese industrial firms. I find that the increased scarcity of labor over this period was a quantitatively important driver of pa...

To provide an overview of leptospirosis in Queensland, the World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Leptospirosis undertook a study of notifications of the disease from 1985 to 1996. The review encompassed information drawn from notifications to Queensland Health and questionnaires sent to doctors. Notifications were highest ...

Graphene Field-Effect Transistors In article 2201945, Matthew B. Coppock, Brett Goldsmith, Kiana Aran, and co-workers develop a single multiomics test for detection of respiratory diseases using scalable graphene-based transistors. The embrace complex, real-time data, available via transistors - converted into human understandable information with the aid bioinformatics. This can be conceived a...