(1) BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders have a multifactorial etiology that is not only associated with physical risk factors, but also psychosocial risk factors; (2) OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the effects of an ergonomic intervention on musculoskeletal disorders and psychosocial risk factors; (3) MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study took a participatory ergonomic (PE) approach with a random...

OBJECTIVE Despite the high number of amateur musicians in the general population, little is known about the musculoskeletal health of amateur musicians. Playing a musical instrument is supposed to be a risk factor for the development of musculoskeletal complaints. This study aimed to evaluate playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) among amateur musicians playing in student orchestras...

Characterization of the error associated with satellite rainfall estimates is a necessary component of deterministic and probabilistic frameworks involving spaceborne passive and active microwave measurements for applications ranging from water budget studies to forecasting natural hazards related to extreme rainfall events. The authors focus here on the relative error structure of Tropical Rai...

AIM The purpose of the present research was to examine the factors that lead to musculoskeletal disorders in dentists by assessing their posture using RULA method. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 130 dentists (84 male and 46 female) participated. The posture of the subjects during their normal workload was recorded by using the RULA method, and the range of musculoskeleta...

Introduction: Work related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are currently one of the leading causes disability worldwide. However, information on their prevalence and associated factors remains insufficient in Cameroon.
 Objective: Determine WRMSDs among staff University Dschang (UDs).
 Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study from 05 February to 18 March 2020 durin...

background/objective: musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are one of the most common causes of occupational injuries. this study was conducted with the objectives of determination of prevalence rate of msds and ergonomics assessment of the risk of msds among workers of a petrochemical company. methods: in this study, 261randomly selected workers in a petrochemical company with at least one year of...

background: work-related musculoskeletal disorders (msds) of the upper limbs are the most common occupational diseases and injuries and one of the causes of disability in workers. therefore, this study was conducted to assess the prevalence of msds and the risk of these disorders using the loading postural upper body assessment (luba) method. materials and methods: this descriptive study was pe...

Os distúrbios osteomusculares relacionados ao trabalho (DORT) representam um importante problema de saúde pública em todo o mundo. Dada a situação especial ocasionada pela pandemia do novo coronavírus, surgiu necessidade conhecer quais as repercussões modelo adotado na dos trabalhadores. Nesta perspectiva, este estudo teve como objetivo estimar prevalência DORT trabalhadores durante COVID-19 no...

background: there is little data available on job stress dimensions and their relationship to musculoskeletal disorders (msds) among iranian nurses. the aims of this study were to investigate job stress dimensions and examine their relationship to msds among nurses of hospital affiliated to shiraz university of medical sciences (sums). methods: 385 randomly selected nurses of sums participated ...

During the middle part of this decade a wide variety of passive microwave imagers and sounders will be unified in the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission to provide a common basis for frequent (3 hr), global precipitation monitoring. The ability of these sensors to detect precipitation by discerning it from non-precipitating background depends upon the channels available and characte...