• A manual repetitive handling task in construction was simulated a laboratory. Effects of passive exoskeleton system are examined. The significantly reduced Lumbar Erector Spinae muscle activity. developed rated as having acceptable usability. It could serve an ergonomic intervention tool to mitigate WMSDs risks. An can be effective for mitigating the risks developing work-related musculoskele...

This communication presents the genesis and the implementation of a teacher module, which is included in an Assistance Tool (AT). The teacher module is based on a teacher model for which we did a thorough analysis of the state of the art. The aim of the AT is to help a teacher to design pedagogical devices. Teachers can formulate their needs (assistance in the design) and the AT can relieve the...

in recent years, a number of large-scale writing assessments (e.g., toefl ibt) have employed integrated writing tests to measure test takers’ academic writing ability. using a quantitative method, the current study examined how written textual features and use of source material(s) varied across two types of text-based integrated writing tasks (i.e., listening-to-write vs. reading-to-write) and...

Upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders are common in the working population. The economic and social impact of such disorders is considerable. Long-time, dynamic repetitive exposure of the hand-arm system during manual handling operations (MHO) alone or in combination with static and postural effort are recognised as causes of musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders. The assessme...

Automobile sector forms the backbone of manufacturing sector. Vehicle assembly line is important section in automobile plant where repetitive tasks are performed one after another at different workstations. In this thesis, a methodology is proposed to reduce cycle time and time loss due to important factors like equipment failure, shortage of inventory, absenteeism, set-up, material handling, r...