background: long term exposure to hazards at the work place is injurious to health and usually leads to diseased conditions. the objective of this study was to determine the occupational health problems associated with driving among the professional drivers in sagamu, ogun state, nigeria. methods: this study is a cross‑sectional study. total sample of all the consenting professional drivers in ...

background low back pain (lbp) is the most common and multifactor problem among the commercial drivers and the individual, social, psychological and occupational factors have important role in intensifying this pain. in various studies, the role of spiritual factor was investigated less compared to other factors. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of religious belief...

In this paper we use multiple case studies and apply work system theory to them to better understand user satisfaction in each case. Based on the IS success model and the three case studies we conclude that beside the classic investigated objects information and technology as proposed by the IS success model also additional component of a work system influence user satisfaction. In particular w...

Simulators have been developed to train pilots, sailors or car drivers without the costs and risks of moving their real vehicles. To obtain high success in training, the simulators have to provide a high level of realism. The requirements of simulators and their CIG-system, especially the 'real time' requirement, result from this need for realism. 'Real time' means, the system has to react in l...

Aside from R&D, sales and marketing have long been the drivers of commercial success of the pharmaceutical enterprise. Marketing efforts have historically focused primarily on physicians and patients, the underlying engines of demand. However, as the number of expensive therapeutics entering the market grows and the need to contain costs intensifies, a new set of stakeholders—loosely defined as...

Background: Taking the drivers' health into account from different perspectives is important. This study aimed to examine how heavy vehicle drivers' blood parameters are related to their road accident risk. Materials & Methods: A descriptive study was conducted among 200 drivers of heavy vehicles. The blood parameters were determined based on the medical records of drivers, as well as data on ...

While a plethora of anecdotal evidence exists, there is little empirical evidence on the value-creating potential of e-commerce technologies. The present research investigates whether firms using e-commerce technologies are successful in generating business value and, if so, what e-commerce drivers determine success and how to best use these drivers. This work shows how diffusion theory can be ...