E-Book Overview
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Ergonomics and Health Aspects of Work with Computers, EHAWC 2009, held in San Diego, CA, USA in July 2009 in the framework of the 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2009.
This volume contains 33 papers in the tematic area of Ergonomics and Health in the Workplace, New Trends in Ergonomics, as well as Interaction Devices and Environments.
E-Book Information
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Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5624 : Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI
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Year: 2,009
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Edition: 1
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Pages: 288
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Pages In File: 298
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Language: English
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Identifier: 9783642027307,9783642027314
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Doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-02731-4
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Org File Size: 40,853,198
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Extension: pdf
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User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
Management of Computing and Information Systems
Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Image Processing and Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition
Language Translation and Lingui
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Toc: Front Matter....Pages - Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Effects of the Workplace Game: A Case-Study into Anticipating Future Behavior of Office Workers....Pages 3-12 Management Support and Worksite Health Promotion Program Effectiveness....Pages 13-22 Usage of Office Chair Adjustments and Controls by Workers Having Shared and Owned Work Spaces....Pages 23-28 Health Promoting Leadership: The Mediating Role of an Organizational Health Culture....Pages 29-38 Increasing Information Worker Productivity through Information Work Infrastructure....Pages 39-48 Merging Virtual and Real Worlds – Holistic Concepts for the Office of the Future....Pages 49-55 The Relationship between Working Conditions and Musculoskeletal/Ergonomic Disorders in a Manufacturing Facility – A Longitudinal Research Study....Pages 56-60 Measuring Support for Health in Offshore Environments....Pages 61-69 Understanding Patient User Experience in Obstetric Work Systems....Pages 70-77 Unique Stressors of Cross-Cultural Collaboration through ICTs in Virtual Teams....Pages 78-87 Examining the Effects of Workstation Design Satisfaction, Computer Usage, Supervisory and Co-worker Support on Perceived Physical Discomfort and Psychosocial Factors....Pages 88-94 Defeating Back Pain at the Workplace: Results of the "Healthy Back" Program....Pages 95-104 Using the ‘Balance Model’ for Occupational Safety and Health Promotion....Pages 105-114 Varying the Office Work Posture between Standing, Half-Standing and Sitting Results in Less Discomfort....Pages 115-120 A Person-Centered Measurement System for Quantification of Physical Activity and Energy Expenditure at Workplaces....Pages 121-130 Management of Work Site Health-Promotion Programs: A Review....Pages 131-140 Front Matter....Pages 141-141 Development of Portable Robotic Operation