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Hypogravity modeling of upper extremities: an investigation of manual handling in the workplace

Experiments on the lower limbs are the only approaches being used to study how hypogravity (HG) (0 < g < 1, e.g., Moon: 1/6 g, Mars: 3/8 g) affects human movement. The goal of this study was to expand this field experimentally by investigating the effect o ...

Lausanne2023

Safety climate in university laboratories. Part II: a critical view on the role of safety education in academia

Thierry Meyer, Anastasia Jung

This paper explores safety climate as a phenomenon. Comparative analyses of the survey designed and distributed among European universities with a study published in 2013 demonstrating that safety climate studies targeting respondents with supervisory posi ...

2023

Biomechanics at the workplace under hypogravity conditions

Tatiana Maillard

The main goal of my research is to establish guidelines for workplace design based on human biomechanics: specifically sitting workplaces and handling areas in 1/6G-1/3G (Moon, Mars) conditions. Such a workplace could be used in long-term space missions in ...

EPFL2022

DOES COLOR OF GLAZING CHANGE OUR PERCEPTION OF GLARE FROM DAYLIGHT?

Sneha Jain

Windows in workplace environment are desirable for their several proven physiological, psychological and economic benefits. Daylight from windows is also responsible for glare which can cause occupants to close the blinds. Glazing properties of the windows ...

2022

Virtual Safety Assistant: An Efficient Tool for Ensuring Safety During Covid-19 Pandemic

Daniel Thalmann

Using intelligent virtual assistants for controlling employee population in workspaces is a research area that remains unexplored. This paper presents a novel application of virtual humans to enforce Covid-19 safety measures in a corporate workplace. For t ...

SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG2022

Optimized office lighting advances melatonin phase and peripheral heat loss prior bedtime

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Mirjam Münch, Marta Benedetti, Lenka Maierova

Improving indoor lighting conditions at the workplace has the potential to support proper circadian entrainment of hormonal rhythms, sleep, and well-being. We tested the effects of optimized dynamic daylight and electric lighting on circadian phase of mela ...

2022

Indoor air quality investigation before and after relocation to WELL-certified office buildings

Dusan Licina

Air pollutant exposure in workplace environments has been associated with health and cognitive outcomes of workers. While green building certification programs have been instrumental in promoting indoor air quality (IAQ), the present literature indicates i ...

2021

Privacy-Aware Digital Mediation Tools for Improving Adolescent Mental Well-being: Application to School Bullying

Denis Gillet, Isabelle Barbara Marie-Hélène Cardia, Maria Gaci

In human-computer interaction, self-disclosure of sensitive information regarding distressing experiences requires the establishment of a trust channel between the user and the digital tool. As privacy and security have been identified as factors that cont ...

2020

Teleworking: Decreasing Mobility or Increasing Tolerance of Commuting Distances?

Emmanuel Pierre Jean Ravalet, Patrick Rerat

Teleworking is widely considered to be a way of solving mobility issues by decreasing the number of commuting trips. However, little is known about teleworking and, more specifically, its links with spatial mobilities and the potential rebound effects. Sta ...

2019

HealthSit: Designing Posture-Based Interaction to Promote Exercise during Fitness Breaks

Pearl Pu Faltings, Yu Chen, Yuan Lu

This research was motivated by a desire to help office workers change their sedentary behavior because a prolonged sedentary posture increases the risks of developing musculoskeletal injuries and chronic diseases, thus threatening their physical and psycho ...

TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC2019

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