OBJECTIVE To apply tailored rehabilitation education to video display terminal (VDT) workers with musculoskeletal pain and to assess changes in musculoskeletal pain after rehabilitation education. METHODS A total of 8,828 VDT workers were screened for musculoskeletal disorders using a self-report questionnaire. Six hundred twenty-six VDT workers selected based on their questionnaires were enr...

Two experiments were performed to investigate the influence of VDT (video display terminals) and paper presentation of text on consumption of information (Study 1) measured in the form of convergent production and production of information (Study 2) measured in form of divergent production. The READ test of reading comprehension was used as the convergent task whereas the ‘‘Headlines’’ test was...

The vertex-disjoint triangles (VDT) problem asks for a set of maximum number of pairwise vertex-disjoint triangles in a given graph G. The triangle cover problem asks for the existence of a perfect triangle packing in a graph G. It is known that the triangle cover problem is NPcomplete on general graphs with clique number 3 [6]. The VDT problem is MAX SNP-hard on graphs with maximum degree four...

A viable rim of tumor cells surrounding central necrosis always exists and leads to tumor recurrence after vascular disrupting treatment (VDT). A novel necrosis targeted radiotherapy (NTRT) using iodine-131-labeled hypericin (131I-Hyp) was specifically designed to treat viable tumor rim and improve tumor control after VDT in rabbit models of multifocal VX2 tumors. NTRT was administered 24 hours...

This literature review paper on ergonomically study about various work posture of visual display terminal operator like standing, sitting, combination of standing and sitting, effect of illumination, height of screen on workplace. These factors affects VDT operator on musculoskeletal disorder, neck, shoulder, eye strain and also on alertness, sleepiness, performance of VDT operator. This study ...

We developed a manual including a checklist format for undertaking measures to prevent fatigue in visual display terminals (VDT) workers. With this manual, problems related to VDT work can be recognized by using checklists which allow for self-evaluation by the workers. The manual helps the workers to consider measures for improvement by themselves and will contribute to better occupational hea...

As organizations attempt to do more, faster, with less, they run into information processing bottlenecks. Over the past decade, the Virtual Design Team (VDT) research group at Stanford has operationalized and extended Galbraith's information processing theory in the form of a modeling and simulation language and software tool. For the kinds of fast track, but relatively routine, projects studie...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated changes in craniocervical and trunk flexion angles and gluteal pressure on both sides during visual display terminal (VDT) work with continuous cross-legged sitting. METHODS The gluteal pressures of ten VDT workers, who were recruited from laboratories, were measured using a Teckscan system and videotaped using a single video camera to capture the craniocerv...

BACKGROUND According to the findings of several studies conducted on work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among the video display terminals (VDTs) users, Prevention of these disorders among this population is a challenge for many workplaces today. Ergonomically Improving of VDT workstations may be an effective and applicable way to decrease the risk of WMSDs. This study evaluated the ...