abstract background: mental workload is a general concept in the literature of ergonomics and human factors that are affected by external working demands, environmental, psychological and organizational factors, organizational and mental abilities. the aim of this study was to assess the mental workload and its impact on musculoskeletal disorders among nurses employed at different parts of the ...

Our study focuses on mood induction with pleasant and unpleasant auditory stimuli during the break. Our test includes subjective evaluation (NASA-TLX, KSS, POMS), cognitive tests and brain responses (MEG and EEG). We aim studying the effect affective state has on work-like tasks. Hypothesis: pleasantness of auditory mood induction affects cognitive performance and brain responses.

Abstract Objective: Chronic sustained alcohol abuse is known to impact cognitive functioning. We examined potential differences in problem solving ability and mental workload a more short-term population, binge-drinking college students. Method: Binge-drinking (BD) (n = 129) non-binge-drinking (NBD) 163) students completed computerized test of solving, 3-disk 4-disk version the Tower Hanoi (TOH...

For multi-modular nuclear power plants under the scheme of multiple steam supply system (NSSS) modules driving a single turbine, NSSS are coupled tightly with each other by common giving more complex normal operation respect to single-modular plants. To limit cost plants, one operator is assigned monitor and control two or modules, whose feasibility should be verified. Combined characteristics ...

The use of comics and their creation is an especially promising tool to enable students construct new knowledge. Comics have already been adopted in many applied sciences disciplines, as the combination text images has recognized a powerful learning tool. Educational activities tools, however, must not create overload on students’ working memory that could hinder learning. In current study, we ...

Pupillometry is a promising method for assessing mental workload and could be helpful in the optimization of systems that involve human–computer interaction. The present study focuses on replicating the studies by Ahern (1978) and Klingner (2010), which found that for three levels of difficulty of mental multiplications, the more difficult multiplications yielded larger dilations of the pupil. ...

Beban kerja merupakan kegiatan yang harus dikerjakan atau diselesaikan oleh seorang pekerja dalam jangka waktu tertentu. Produksi pig signal adalah objek pada penelitian ini, karena produk ini memilki produksi paling tinngi, yaitu sebanyak 116 buah perbulan. Fokus beban mental operator mesin las. Operator memastikan hasil pengelasan tidak cacat. Hal menimbulkan tekanan dikarenakan faktor tuntut...

BACKGROUND Mental workload assessment is a recurrent issue in air traffic control (ATC). Studies of ATC have used either objective aspects, i.e., numbers and distribution of aircraft, or subjective factors, such as self-imposed performance and stress levels, with mixed results. This is partly due to the difficulty in bringing together comparable data pertaining to both air traffic, with its eve...

assessment of mental workload in nursing by using nasa- tlx    malekpour f [1] , mohammadian y [2] *, malekpour ar [3] , mohammadpour y [4] , sheikh ahmadi a [5] , shakarami a [6]     received: 8 oct , 2013 accepted: 24 dec , 2013  abstract   background & aims : 80 percent of works in healthcare system conducted by nurses. nursing is one of the high workload occupations. assessments of work loa...