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Advances in Physical, Social & Occupational Ergonomics

Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conferences on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, Social & Occupational Ergonomics, and Cross-Cultural Decision Making, July 25-29, 2021, USA

  • Reports on cutting-edge technologies for organizational management
  • Describes methods for promoting job satisfaction and a better work-life balance
  • Discusses various types of organizational and economic structures
  • Sheds lights on the impact of culture on people’s decision-making

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS, volume 273)

Conference series link(s): AHFE: International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics

Conference proceedings info: AHFE 2021.

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Table of contents (65 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Management and Efficiency

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Social Distancing, Stress and Unethical Behavior: A Study on Italian University Students in the First Period of Isolation Due to COVID-19

      • Oronzo Parlangeli, Paola Palmitesta, Stefano Guidi, Ileana Di Pomponio, Margherita Bracci, Enrica Marchigiani
      Pages 11-18
    3. Personal Gains from Materials in Social Networks

      • Tom Sander, Biruta Sloka, Henrijs Kalkis
      Pages 19-24
    4. Factors and Barriers of Implementing Early Warning, Support and Second Chance Support Systems for SMEs in the Baltic States

      • Liga Braslina, Anda Batraga, Aija Legzdina, Jelena Salkovska, Henrijs Kalkis, Daina Skiltere et al.
      Pages 25-32
    5. Retail Skills as the Craftsmanship of Liquor Retail SMEs

      • Myungrae Cho, Koichiro Watanabe
      Pages 33-39
    6. Analysis of the Employment Rate of People with Disabilities in Ecuador

      • Hugo Arias-Flores, Jorge Guadalupe-Lanas, Janio Jadán-Guerrero
      Pages 40-44
  3. Physical Ergonomics and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
    2. Prevalence of Post-work Musculoskeletal Disorders in Social Workers and Secretaries of Second-Level Hospital

      • Gilberto Perea, Corina Flores Hernández, Víctor Rodríguez, Daniel Páramo, Guadalupe de los Auxilios Díaz Cisneros
      Pages 78-83
  4. Social & Occupational Ergonomics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
    2. Objective and Subjective Evaluation of Motorcycle Helmet Visors Based on ECE 22.05 Regulations

      • Nhât Nam Nguyên, Ellen Vanderlooven, Kevin van der Velden, Jochen Vleugels, Regan Watts
      Pages 100-108
    3. Check-App Voice®: A Tool to Self-evaluate Dysphonia in Speaking Voice Among Teachers

      • Maria Patrizia Orlando, Fabio Lo Castro, Maurizio Diano, Raffaele Palomba, Raffaele Mariconte, Martina Amodeo et al.
      Pages 119-127

About this book

This book reports on cutting-edge findings and developments in physical, social and occupational ergonomics. It covers a broad spectrum of studies and evaluation procedures concerning physical and mental workload, work posture and ergonomic risk. Further, it reports on significant advances in the design of services and systems, including those addressing special populations, for purposes such as health, safety and education, and discusses solutions for a better and safer integration of humans, automated systems and digital technologies. The book also analyzes the impact of culture on people’s cognition and behavior, providing readers with timely insights into theories on cross-cultural decision-making, and their diverse applications for a number of purposes in businesses and societies. Based on the AHFE 2021 conferences on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, Social & Occupational Ergonomics, and Cross-Cultural Decision Making, held virtually on 25–29 July, 2021, from USA,it provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the current challenges in physical, social and occupational ergonomics, including those imposed by technological developments, highlights key connections between them, and puts forward optimization strategies for sociotechnical systems, including their organizational structures, policies and processes.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Integrative Systems and Design, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Ravindra S. Goonetilleke

  • Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea (Republic of)

    Shuping Xiong

  • University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

    Henrijs Kalkis, Zenija Roja

  • University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

    Waldemar Karwowski

  • Okayama University, Okayama, Japan

    Atsuo Murata

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advances in Physical, Social & Occupational Ergonomics

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conferences on Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, Social & Occupational Ergonomics, and Cross-Cultural Decision Making, July 25-29, 2021, USA

  • Editors: Ravindra S. Goonetilleke, Shuping Xiong, Henrijs Kalkis, Zenija Roja, Waldemar Karwowski, Atsuo Murata

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80713-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80712-2Published: 08 July 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-80713-9Published: 07 July 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2367-3370

  • Series E-ISSN: 2367-3389

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 521

  • Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 97 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Cultural Economics, Cultural Studies

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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