Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018)
Volume I: Healthcare Ergonomics
Editors: Bagnara, S., Tartaglia, R., Albolino, S., Alexander, Th., Fujita, Y. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Presents the proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, held in Florence, Italy, August 26-30, 2018
- Covers theory and applications in different areas of science, from engineering and design, to human biology and psychology
- Explores Human Factors and Ergonomics in various domains, such as healthcare, medicine, transportation, construction, manufacturing, management, education and sustainable development
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This book presents the proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018), held on August 26-30, 2018, in Florence, Italy. By highlighting the latest theories and models, as well as cutting-edge technologies and applications, and by combining findings from a range of disciplines including engineering, design, robotics, healthcare, management, computer science, human biology and behavioral science, it provides researchers and practitioners alike with a comprehensive, timely guide on human factors and ergonomics. It also offers an excellent source of innovative ideas to stimulate future discussions and developments aimed at applying knowledge and techniques to optimize system performance, while at the same time promoting the health, safety and wellbeing of individuals. The proceedings include papers from researchers and practitioners, scientists and physicians, institutional leaders, managers and policy makers that contribute to constructing the Human Factors and Ergonomics approach across a variety of methodologies, domains and productive sectors.
This volume includes papers addressing Healthcare Ergonomics.
- Table of contents (95 chapters)
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Study on the Pause Effects During the Work Day in the Cardiovascular Load in the Line of Production of High Cadence With Heart Rate Assessment
Pages 1-8
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Body Balance Estimation in Standing and Walking Conditions Using Inertial Measurement Units and Galvanic Skin Response
Pages 9-12
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Ergonomics Intervening Cases in Hospitals for Patient Safety Improvement
Pages 13-23
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Estimation Accuracy of Step Length by Acceleration Signals: Comparison Among Three Different Sensor Locations
Pages 24-30
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Occupational Exposure to Agrochemicals: A Literature Review
Pages 31-34
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Table of contents (95 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018)
- Book Subtitle
- Volume I: Healthcare Ergonomics
- Editors
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- Sebastiano Bagnara
- Riccardo Tartaglia
- Sara Albolino
- Thomas Alexander
- Yushi Fujita
- Series Title
- Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
- Series Volume
- 818
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-96098-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-96098-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-96097-5
- Series ISSN
- 2194-5357
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXII, 785
- Number of Illustrations
- 209 b/w illustrations
- Topics
