When a non-Newtonian fluid is subjected to a large strain field, nonlinear effects become important and Curie’s principle breaks down. It consequently becomes possible for the strain field to modify the diffusive mass current and the self-diffusion coefficient becomes a second rank tensor with field dependent components. This behavior can be of importance in some chemical engineering applicatio...

OBJECTIVE Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are commonly experienced in dentistry. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of ergonomics and MSDs among dental professionals. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 170 dentists of different specialties. The questionnaire gathered information regarding demographic details, MSDs, work duration, workin...

AIM The Multicenter Study Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (MSDS) is an ongoing study in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on the clinical benefit of adjuvant external beam radiotherapy (RTx) for locally invasive differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) in TNM stages pT4 pN0/1/x M0/x (5th ed. 1997). METHODS MSDS was designed as a prospective randomized trial. Patients receive thyroidectomy, rad...

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the annual and weekly prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and their relation to demographic characteristics, such as Body Mass Index (BMI), work experience, and physical activity in spinner workers in the textile industry. We also conducted a comparison between the annual and weekly prevalence of MSDs.  Methods: The study sample included 700 ...

Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are increa­ singly becoming a nuisance for dental professionals. Nearly, 2 million workers across the world suffer from MSDs each year, with dentists facing an increased risk of developing these ailments. This study is an attempt to assess the risk of MSDs among dental professionals, and eventually to spread awareness regar­ ding the importance of ...

Currently, most Spoken Dialogue Systems (SDS) only deal with the interaction between the system and one speaker. In some situations, interaction may occur between several speakers and the system. This paper proposes methods for the Multi-Speaker Dialogue System (MSDS) which allows user to retrieve useful information such as navigation guide, weather forecast, etc., in the car environment. The d...

BACKGROUND: Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) affect the well-being of workers. Unfortunately, user requirements for design to reduce workplace risk factors for MSDs are not always effectively communicated to designers creating a mismatch between the user requirements and what is ultimately produced. OBJECTIVE: To understand the views of practitioners of design and ergonomics regard...

OBJECTIVE Office-work poses a high-risk for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), with consequences for workers, employers and society. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in a sample of Iranian office workers, to investigate the association between pain severity and job satisfaction and to investigate the association between MSDs and job satisfaction...

No matter what you call them, cumulative trauma disorders, repetitive motion injuries or musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), softtissue injuries continue to be a major cause of loss in today’s workplace. In 1713, Ramazzini (trans. 1964) made one of the first published mentions of these types of injuries as “diseases of those who do fine work.” In 1917, Hamilton (1943) described a disorder called ...