objectives: one of the applications of ergonomics disciplinary is designing driver workstation compatible to users’ characteristics. the aim of this study was evaluation of interior design of shoka vehicle with respect to the accommodation for iranian population and proposing suggestions for customizing design of the vehicle. methods: this study was a descriptive-analytical study conducted amon...

Weather condition is one of the much effective factors in the principle of architecture and urbanization. So in this research long-term trend of effective climate elements in architecture of Darab city including mean of minimum temperature, temperature mean, mean of maximum temperature, minimum relative humidity, maximum relative humidity, relative humidity mean, wind speed and sun hours in mon...

BACKGROUND Birds may allocate a significant part of time to comfort behavior (e.g., preening, stretching, shaking, etc.) in order to eliminate parasites, maintain plumage integrity, and possibly reduce muscular ankylosis. Understanding the adaptive value of comfort behavior would benefit from knowledge on the energy costs animals are willing to pay to maintain it, particularly under situations ...

This paper investigates how the psychological notion of comfort can be useful in the design of robotic systems. A review of the existing study of human comfort, especially regarding its presence in infants, is conducted with the goal being to determine the relevant characteristics for mapping it onto the robotics domain. Focus is placed on the identification of the salient features in the envir...

statement of the problem although the primary use of tissue conditioners is to treat abused mucosa, these materials are also frequently used as functional impression materials. insufficient information is available on the effect of these materials on the surface of dental stone casts. purpose this study evaluated the effect of a tissue conditioner (acrosoft) on surface roughness of dental stone...

background: hospital is a place to provide medical services. it is affected by noise pollution sources that can be associated with negative impacts on health and comfort status of the staff members and patients. the aim of this study was to measure noise levels in different wards of hospitals and to determine the irritation caused by noise among the hospital staff members in hamadan, iran. meth...