Cost-utility and cost–benefit analysis of a multi-component intervention (NEXpro) for neck-related symptoms in Swiss office workers by Beatrice Brunner, Andrea Martina Aegerter, Venerina Johnston, Thomas Volken, Manja Deforth, Gisela Sjøgaard, Achim Elfering, Markus Melloh, the NEXpro Collaboration Group

“…The 12-week multi-component intervention consisted of neck exercises, health promotion information workshops, and workplace ergonomics sessions. Methods The study was designed as a stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial and assessed using an employer’s perspective. …”
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Investigation of Interaction Effects of Elbow and Wrist Angles in Sitting and Standing Postures on Grip Strength and Perceived Exertion by Davood Afshari, Niloofar Chinisaz, Maryam Seyedtabib, Iman Dianat, Maryam Nourollahi-Darabad

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Development and Evaluation of Passive Exoskeleton (SolatExo) for Assisting Muslims with Physical Disability in Salah by Isa Halim, Muhammad Nadzirul Izzat Mahadzir, Zulkeflee Abdullah, Muhammad Haikal Sidek, Mariam MD Ghazaly, Adi Saptari

“…Future research should focus on refining SolatExo’s design to improve usability and user experience, addressing comfort issues and incorporating advanced ergonomics principles better to serve the diverse needs within the Muslim community. …”
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PREVALENCE OF WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG IRANIAN ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS: A STUDY ON WORK-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE by Sarina Azizi, Vahideh Moradi, Behnam Hajiaghaei, Taher Babaee

“…Assessing workstations for ergonomics, increasing employee pay, and offering training on proper lifting techniques, posture, and ergonomic tools may help reduce these disorders among orthotists and prosthetists. …”
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Editorial by Mario Cesar Vidal

“…Ergonomia e Organização do TrabalhoNa histórica reunião do conselho da International Ergonomics Association em San Diego, USA, foi aprovada a definição internacional de Ergonomia que estabelece, entre outros, o campo de uma ergonomia organizacional. …”
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Reliability of sitting posture between physical therapist video-based evaluation and SMART IMU system using rapid upper limb assessment (RULA) by Ratikanlaya Tanthuwapathom, Udomporn Manupibul, Wimonrat Jarumethitanont, Weerawat Limroongreungrat, Songpol Ongwattanakul, Warakorn Charoensuk

“…The results highlight the effectiveness of integrating traditional ergonomic assessment tools with modern IMU technology in comprehensively analyzing the ergonomic risks associated with prolonged sitting.…”
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Occupational health in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): A systematic review and call for comprehensive policy development. by Muhammad A Masood, Raghad Khaled, Ahmad Bin-Ismail, Lucy Semerjian, Khaled Abass

“…<h4>Background</h4>This systematic review evaluates occupational health within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, focusing on ergonomic, physical, chemical, and biological hazards. …”
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Comment et pourquoi : proposition d’un modèle d’évaluation des processus de la phase de développement d’interventions ergonomiques by Valérie Albert, Nicole Vézina, Henriette Bilodeau, Fabien Coutarel

“…Ergonomic interventions assessed by way of experimental methods appear to be over-simplified when they are limited to a standardized solution for a large number of workers. …”
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Vitalité des activités et rationalité du Lean : deux études de cas by Tahar-Hakim Benchekroun, Justine Arnoud, Rebecca Arama

“…The paper relies on a shared methodology combining two approaches – ergonomic work analysis and case study methodology – in order to understand what is at play within the work situations we encountered. …”
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L’analyse réflexive collective de l’activité de cadres de direction dans une relation de service « centrée sur autrui » - un cas de formation-action ergonomique dans le secteur des... by Rafaël González

“…The purpose of this paper is to describe how ergonomic action training in the collective reflective analysis of supervisors in daycare centers in a territorial community in France raised awareness about some of their activities and allowed them to be recognized, in particular by local politicians and administrative staff in the municipality. …”
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Investigation of Energy-Efficient Solutions for a Single-Family House Based on the 4E Idea in Poland by Piotr Ciuman, Jan Kaczmarczyk, Dorota Winnicka-Jasłowska

“…This idea assumes the use of energy-saving, ecological, ergonomic, and economic solutions in construction and building operation. …”
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Entrevue guidée avec Jacques Leplat by Esther Cloutier, Corinne Gaudart

“…Now 84 years of age, Jacques Leplat, a psychologist from the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris, has been working for more than 50 years on formalizing the concepts of the « analysis of work in ergonomic psychology ». He has also contributed to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of training and safety. …”
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Les prescrits d’égalité des chances : rhétoriques ou pas seulement ? by Corinne Monney

“…This article, in the field of Sociology of Organizations and Ergonomic Psychology, highlights, following the results of a doctoral research based on the inductive method of the anchored theory (Glaser et Strauss, 2010), three profiles of teacher trainers in their relationship to the more equal prescriptions. …”
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Self-Management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Horticulture Workers: Protocol for a Type II Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study by Kim Dunleavy, Heidi Liss Radunovich, Jason M Beneciuk, Boyi Hu, Yang Yang, Janeen McCormick Blythe, Kelly K Gurka

“…Participants will review short video modules designed to increase awareness of opioid risk and introduce self-management and ergonomic choices and use 1 self-management and 1 ergonomic strategy for 10 weeks. …”
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GENERALIZED STRUCTURE OF THE SIMULATION MODEL OF THE GROUP ACTIVITY OF ACS OPERATORS by S. V. Kruglikov, A. R. Bekish

“…Depending on the nature of the tasks being solved, it is proposed to use models of three levels: group, individual activity and an activity model that takes ergonomic factors into account. Generalized structural diagrams of all levels are presented, as well as the basic requirements and principles of the functioning of the blocks included in the model of the corresponding levels.…”
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Pathways to Healthcare for Migrant Workers : How Can Health Entitlement Influence Occupational Health Trajectories ? by Jill Hanley, Sylvie Gravel, Katherine Lippel, Jah-Hon Koo

“…The aim of this study was to analyze the temporal dimension of seasonal work and to identify determinants for the sustainable prevention of musculoskeletal disorders. An ergonomic work activity study with a gender-sensitive approach was conducted. …”
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La santé des soignants altérée par les relations by Mathieu Raybois

“…We reconsidered the relationship by analyzing the caregivers’ activity through a combination of work-clinic and ergonomic theories. We studied the effects of temporal constraints on the relationships with residents, and showed that protecting the residents’ humanity is the main issue at stake in the relationship. …”
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La baisse de la polyvalence avec l’âge : question de vieillissement, d’expérience, de génération ? by Corinne Gaudart

“…The explanations most frequently given are a reduction in motivation with age and difficulties in adapting to changes. However, ergonomic studies, in this case in the industrial sector, show that there are many explanations. …”
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Concevoir la prévention d’un risque émergent : une démarche fondée sur les représentations et les activités by Catherine L’Allain, Sandrine Caroly, Éric Drais, Olivier Witschger

“…This article describes the ergonomic intervention carried out in an industrial company that was seeking to collectively construct a risk prevention approach to nanomaterials. …”
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« Professions des parents ? Loisirs ? Projet ? ». Pratiques et regards croisés d’enseignants et d’élèves sur les fiches de renseignements by Audrey Murillo, Julie Blanc, Hélène Veyrac, Philippe Sahuc

“…Using interactionist and ergonomic approaches, we focus on Teachers’ and Students’ activities, in these moments of self-introducing. …”
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