Spatial audio displays improve the detection of target messages in a continuous monitoring task.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether head-worn displays (HWDs) help mobile participants make better alarm management decisions and achieve better situation awareness than alarms alone. BACKGROUND:Patient alarms occur frequently in hospitals but often do not require clinical intervention. Clinicians may become desensitized...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Pascale MT,Sanderson P,Liu D,Mohamed I,Brecknell B,Loeb RG

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efforts to improve decision making must appeal to some source of warrant - that is, specific criteria or models for guiding and evaluating decision-making performance. We examine and compare the warrants for two approaches to decision aids, decision training, and consulting: analytically based prescription, which obta...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Lipshitz R,Cohen MS

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper aims to describe and test novel computational driver models, predicting drivers' brake reaction times (BRTs) to different levels of lead vehicle braking, during driving with cruise control (CC) and during silent failures of adaptive cruise control (ACC). BACKGROUND:Validated computational models p...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Bianchi Piccinini G,Lehtonen E,Forcolin F,Engström J,Albers D,Markkula G,Lodin J,Sandin J

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The current study investigated driver vigilance in partially automated vehicles to determine whether increased task demands reduce a driver's ability to monitor for automation failures and whether the vigilance decrement associated with hazard detections is due to driver overload. BACKGROUND:Drivers of parti...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Greenlee ET,DeLucia PR,Newton DC

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Typically, the simplest and most cost-efficient ergonomic solution to offset the rising costs of low back injuries is to reduce the box weight that is lifted. However, there is limited research on how a worker interacts with the box. In the present study, we quantify the utility of reducing the weight that is lifted -...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Davis KG,Marras WS

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Office computer users frequently need to search long lists of options for a particular target. Highlighting a subset of the options can shorten the average display search time. The goal of the current research was to identify the subset of options to highlight that minimizes users' average search time for any given di...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Fisher DL,Coury BG,Tengs TO,Duffy SA

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massachusetts Health Care Panel Study data were used to examine age-related changes in driving patterns over 10 years in a community-dwelling cohort of elders. In 1974, 86% of the men and 76% of the women reported that the automobile was their chief mode of transportation. At each follow-up, 87% or more of those who h...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Jette AM,Branch LG

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four people learned three versions of a room-sized maze: a wire-frame desktop virtual environment (VE), a normal surface-rendered desktop VE, and a real-world maze. Differences among the mental representations formed from each environment were measured with pointing and distance estimation tasks in a real-world...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Waller D,Knapp D,Hunt E

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study examined the effects of age (20s to 70s), gender (male and female), and hand (dominant and nondominant) on force control capabilities (FCCs) in four force control phases (initiation, development, maintenance, and termination). BACKGROUND:Normative data of FCCs by force control phase are nee...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Lee B,Lee M,Yoh MS,You H,Park H,Jung K,Lee BH,Na DL,Kim GH

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine and verify the optimal location of the motion axis (MA) for the seat of a dynamic office chair. BACKGROUND:A dynamic seat that supports pelvic motion may improve physical well-being and decrease the risk of sitting-associated disorders. However, office work requires an ...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Kuster RP,Bauer CM,Oetiker S,Kool J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two experiments that examine 3D pathway displays in a head-up location for aircraft landing and taxi. We address both guidance performance and pilot strategies in dividing, focusing, and allocating attention between flight path information and event monitoring. In Experiment 1 the 3D pathway head-up displa...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Fadden S,Ververs PM,Wickens CD

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate mismatch between students and classroom furniture dimensions and evaluate the improvement in implementing the European furniture standard. BACKGROUND:In Portugal, school furniture does not meet any national ergonomic criteria, so it cannot fit students' anthropometric...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Macedo AC,Morais AV,Martins HF,Martins JC,Pais SM,Mayan OS

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to organize the literature on cognitive aids to allow comparison of findings across studies and link the applied work of aid development to psychological constructs and theories of cognition. BACKGROUND:Numerous taxonomies have been developed, all of which label cognitive aids via their surf...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： McLaughlin AC,Byrne VE

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goals of this study were to understand the reasons underlying the limited use of medical decision-support tools and to explore the potential of a computer-based tutorial to mitigate barriers to use. BACKGROUND:Medical decision-support tools such the Acute Cardiac Ischemia Time-Insensitive Predictive Inst...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Lai F,Macmillan J,Daudelin DH,Kent DM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We experimentally tested the degree that the size-weight illusion depends on perceptual conditions allowing the observer to assume that both the visual and the kinesthetic stimuli of a weight seen and lifted emanate from the same object. We expected that the degree of the illusion depended on the "realism" pr...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Heineken E,Schulte FP

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate steering control in a low-cost driving simulator with and without a virtual vehicle cab. BACKGROUND:In low-cost simulators, the lack of a vehicle cab denies driver access to vehicle width, which could affect steering control, insofar as locomotor adjustments are known...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Mecheri S,Lobjois R

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reexamined the additivity of maximum isometric teamwork lifting strength using experienced and height-matched young male participants. The maximum isometric lifting strength was measured for four exertion heights (45, 75, 105, and 140 cm) and four lifting styles (one-, two, three-, and four-person exertions...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Lee TH

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the effectiveness of a theoretically motivated intervention at reducing procedural errors in train yard operations, where making these errors could be costly or life-threatening. BACKGROUND:A widespread and persistent memory error that people commit on a daily basis is the postcompletion erro...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： McDonald JD,Durso FT

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an investigation into the processes involved in a common graph-reading task using two types of Cartesian graph. We describe an experiment and eye movement study, the results of which show that optimal scan paths assumed in the task analysis approximate the detailed sequences of saccades made by individuals. ...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Peebles D,Cheng PC

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated variables that may contribute to motorcycle conspicuity within a high-fidelity simulated environment. The variables included motorcycle lighting, vehicular daytime running lights (DRLs), and age of the driver of the other vehicle. BACKGROUND:Research suggests that decreased levels of ...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Smither JA,Torrez LI

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors aimed to identify ergonomic smartphone forms by investigating the effects of hand length, four major smartphone dimensions (height, width, thickness, and edge roundness), and smartphone mass on grip comfort and design attractiveness. BACKGROUND:Despite their potential effect on grip comfort and d...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Lee S,Kyung G,Yi J,Choi D,Park S,Choi B,Lee S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined the way in which the type and preexisting strength of association between an auditory icon and a warning event affects the ease with which the icon/event pairing can be learned and retained. BACKGROUND:To be effective, an auditory warning must be audible, identifiable, interpretable, and ...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Stephan KL,Smith SE,Martin RL,Parker SP,McAnally KI

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to develop and test a new dynamic measure of transient changes to the useful field of view (UFOV), utilizing a gaze-contingent paradigm for use in realistic simulated environments. BACKGROUND:The UFOV, the area from which an observer can extract visual information during a single fixation, has been ...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Gaspar JG,Ward N,Neider MB,Crowell J,Carbonari R,Kaczmarski H,Ringer RV,Johnson AP,Kramer AF,Loschky LC

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liquid crystal displays maintain superior contrast under bright sunlight conditions compared with cathode-ray tube displays. This attribute, along with reduced weight, volume, and power requirements, make liquid crystal displays especially desirable for use in vehicular applications. The present experiment was designe...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Krantz JH,Silverstein LD,Yeh YY

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined preferences for different forms of causal explanations for indeterminate situations. Background: Klein and Hoffman distinguished several forms of causal explanations for indeterminate, complex situations: single-cause explanations, lists of causes, and explanations that interrelate several causes....

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Klein G,Rasmussen L,Lin MH,Hoffman RR,Case J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine the logic behind the knowledge of low-back problem causal pathways. BACKGROUND:Low-back pain and low-back disorders (LBDs) continue to represent the major musculoskeletal risk problem in the workplace,with the prevalence and costs of such disorders increasing over time. I...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Marras WS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated how automation-induced human performance consequences depended on the degree of automation (DOA). BACKGROUND:Function allocation between human and automation can be represented in terms of the stages and levels taxonomy proposed by Parasuraman, Sheridan, and Wickens. Higher DOAs are achieved ...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Onnasch L,Wickens CD,Li H,Manzey D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess performance and cognitive states during cognitive work in the presence of physical work and in natural settings. BACKGROUND:Authors of previous studies have examined the interaction between cognitive and physical work, finding performance decrements in working memory. Neur...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： McKendrick R,Mehta R,Ayaz H,Scheldrup M,Parasuraman R

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative contribution of number of fixations and fixation duration to reaction time in visual search was investigated. Ten participants (age 20-24 years) took part in each of two experiments. In Experiment 1, the experimental factors were display type (icon and file name), organization (arrangements with and witho...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Murata A,Furukawa N

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This field study examined the effects of adaptive cruise control (ACC) on mind wandering prevalence. BACKGROUND:ACC relieves the driver of the need to regulate vehicle speed and following distance, which may result in safety benefits. However, if ACC reduces the amount of attentional resources drivers must d...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Weaver SM,Roldan SM,Gonzalez TB,Balk SA,Philips BH

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00