Sensory alternation and vigilance performance: the role of pathway inhibition.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This research examined whether negative and positive arousal emotions modify the relationship between experience level and cue utilization among anesthetists. BACKGROUND:The capacity of a practitioner to form precise associations between clusters of features (e.g., symptoms) and events (e.g., diagnosis) and ...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Crane MF,Brouwers S,Wiggins MW,Loveday T,Forrest K,Tan SGM,Cyna AM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, we evaluated the effects of key spacing on a conventional computer keyboard on typing speed, percentage error, usability, and forearm muscle activity and wrist posture. BACKGROUND:International standards that specify the spacing between keys on a keyboard have been guided primarily by design c...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Pereira A,Lee DL,Sadeeshkumar H,Laroche C,Odell D,Rempel D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper critically reviews models of shiftwork and health and provides a historical overview of changes in the conceptualization of the association between them. Models are hypothetical and conceptually broad, becoming more so as they move away from linear, chronobiological to multidirectional, psychological concep...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Taylor E,Briner RB,Folkard S

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：:According to a growing number of studies, the stereographic presentation of three-dimensional information improves overall performance relative to displays with only monocular depth cues. Based on studies using real-world, three-dimensional stimuli, however, the efficiency (i.e., speed) of shifting attention between o...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Iavecchia HP,Folk CL

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to quantify the impact of olfactory stimulation and takeover modality on the performance of takeovers in conditionally automated driving. BACKGROUND:Takeover requests are important for the safety of automated vehicles. The reaction time and subsequent performance of drivers in the takeover pr...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Tang Q,Guo G,Zhang Z,Zhang B,Wu Y

更新日期：2020-01-30 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：:An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of movement activities and alternative fitting procedures on protection levels afforded by four hearing protection devices (HPDs). Psychophysical attenuation measurements at nine one-third-octave bands from 125 to 8000 Hz were obtained prior to, during, and followin...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Casali JG,Park MY

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we quantitatively model degree of automation (DofA) in supervisory control as a function of the number and nature of tasks to be performed by the operator and automation. This model uses a task weighting scheme in which weighting factors are obtained from task demand load, task mental load, and task effe...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Wei ZG,Macwan AP,Wieringa PA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulling tasks require the torso to act as a rigid link in order to facilitate the force transmission between the ground and the hands. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that a lifting belt increases the rigidity of the torso, thereby increasing pulling strength or reducing trunk muscle forces, or both, as pullin...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Lavender SA,Chen SH,Li YC,Andersson GB

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate electrooculography (EOG) as a measurement of ocular vergence in both collimated and projected simulator environments. The task required participants to shift their gaze between a central fixation point and a target appearing at one of three eccentricities. EOG was effective...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Morahan P,Meehan JW,Patterson J,Hughes PK

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：:Teamwork is an essential element in the majority of critical Army lifting tasks. Therefore, an understanding of the relationship between individual and team lifting capacity is of great tactical importance. Twenty-three male and 17 female U.S. Army soldiers were randomly assigned to single- and mixed-gender teams of t...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Sharp MA,Rice VJ,Nindl BC,Williamson TL

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research examines how people make movements with pointing devices during human-computer interaction. It specifically concerns the perceptual-motor processes that mediate the speed and accuracy of cursor positioning with electromechanical mice. In three experiments we investigated the spatial and temporal characte...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Walker N,Meyer DE,Smelcer JB

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual recognition functions, such as acuity and contrast sensitivity, deteriorate rapidly over the declining luminances found during civil twilight. Thus civil twilight, a critical part of the transition between daylight and darkness, represents lighting conditions that may be useful to describe artificial illuminati...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Andre J,Owens DA

更新日期：2001-01-01 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:We examined the impact of operational variables on diagnosis and decision-making processes, focusing on information search. BACKGROUND:Arguably, the "best" decision-making processes in high-technology cockpits would be those that are both correspondent (objectively accurate) and coherent (rationally sound). ...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Mosier KL,Sethi N,McCauley S,Khoo L,Orasanu JM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether top-view and side-view camera angles, which putatively impose different cognitive demands, differentially affect the resumption lag in a visual-motor task relevant to laparoscopic surgery. BACKGROUND:Prior research showed that the time to resume a primary task after performing an interru...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Lodinger NR,DeLucia PR

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The feasibility of measuring drivers' automation trust via gaze behavior during highly automated driving was assessed with eye tracking and validated with self-reported automation trust in a driving simulator study. BACKGROUND:Earlier research from other domains indicates that drivers' automation trust might...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Hergeth S,Lorenz L,Vilimek R,Krems JF

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article presents a systematic framework characterizing adaptive systems. BACKGROUND:Adaptive systems are those that can appropriately modify their behavior to fit the current context. This concept is appealing because it offers the possibility of creating computer assistants that behave like good human ...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Feigh KM,Dorneich MC,Hayes CC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the present studies was to apply a novel method for structural knowledge assessment to process control to assess the potential of its measures as a training outcome. BACKGROUND:Traditionally, knowledge is assessed by verbal achievement tests on the subject matter. However, traditional method...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Burkolter D,Meyer B,Kluge A,Sauer J

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify the cognitive components required for offshore drillers to develop and maintain situation awareness (SA) while controlling subsea hydrocarbon wells. BACKGROUND:SA issues are often identified as contributing factors to drilling incidents, most recently in the Deepwater Ho...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Roberts R,Flin R,Cleland J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated several factors that affect depth perception in stereoscopic displays: half-image separation magnitude, separation direction (crossed vs. uncrossed), viewing distance, stimulus size, and exposure duration. The depth perceived under various combinations of levels of these factors was compared wi...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Patterson R,Moe L,Hewitt T

更新日期：1992-12-01 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 purpose was to evaluate accessibility of typical radiology platforms by participants with mobility disabilities. BACKGROUND:These patients have difficulty using radiology equipment and have an increased risk of falling. METHODS:This field study evaluated three common types of radiology platforms - X ray...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Story MF,Luce AC,Leung A,Omiatek EM,Lemke MR,Rempel DM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functional state of the human operator is critical to optimal system performance. Degraded states of operator functioning can lead to errors and overall suboptimal system performance. Accurate assessment of operator functional state is crucial to the successful implementation of an adaptive aiding system. One meth...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Wilson GF,Russell CA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Research on learning from feedback has produced ambiguous guidelines for feedback design--some have advocated minimal feedback, whereas others have recommended more extensive feedback that highly supported performance. The objective of the current study was to investigate how individual differences in cogniti...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Kelley CM,McLaughlin AC

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared 7 methods of measuring visual fatigue--accommodation power, visual acuity, pupil diameter, critical fusion frequency (CFF), eye movement velocity, subjective rating of visual fatigue, and task performance--for their sensitivity to visual load. In the experiment, 10 participants performed a monitoring task ...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Chi CF,Lin FT

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined the perceptions of cellular phone users and nonusers on issues relating to vehicle control and driver distraction. Participants were asked if they own a cellular phone; if so, how much they use it; and their beliefs regarding cellular phone use while driving, including actions involving the ...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Wogalter MS,Mayhorn CB

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of indoor footwear with a textured surface to improve control of balance and reduce excessive plantar pressure in older women. BACKGROUND:Balance instability is a common condition in older people. Textured insoles with protrusions on the entire insole h...

journal_title：Human factors

authors： Li PL,Yick KL,Ng SP,Yip J

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00