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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"manual material handling tasks"”.
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Effects of Localized Muscle Fatigue on Postural Control: Interactive Effects with Inclined Surfaces and Unexpected Loads, and Intervention Efficacy
… to fall risks during occupationally relevant tasks and assessed the efficacy of practical interventions to reduce the risk of falls. These findings may facilitate the development of strategies to prevent occupational falls related to muscle fatigue, inclined surfaces, and manual material …
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Trunk Biomechanical Responses during Sudden Loading
… is a significant risk among workers who perform manual material handling tasks (MMH). Therefore, it is critical to understand the effects of influential factors on back injury risks during sudden loading, and to develop load handling strategies that can reduce the biomechanical impacts to the …
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Development and Assessment of Smart Textile Systems for Human Activity Classification
… and in combination, could detect occupational tasks, abnormal and normal gaits, and activities of daily living with greater than 97% accuracy. Based on our findings, we hope to facilitate future work that more effectively quantifies sedentary periods that may be deleterious to human health, as …