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Sick of being driven? – Prevalence and modulating factors of carsickness in the European population in context of automated driving 厌倦了被人开车？-在自动驾驶背景下，欧洲人口晕车的患病率和调节因素

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-07-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104590

Myriam Metzulat , Barbara Metz , Aaron Edelmann , Alexandra Neukum , Wilfried Kunde

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Adaptations to fatigue during a repetitive multiplanar lifting task 在重复的多平面起重任务中适应疲劳

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-06-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104587

Emma J. Ratke , Dennis J. Larson , Michael W.R. Holmes , Shawn M. Beaudette

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Integrating an intuitive tactical navigation solution to enable situational awareness for people with visual disabilities 集成一种直观的战术导航解决方案，为视觉障碍者提供态势感知能力

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-06-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104576

Giovanna Camacho , Matthew L. Bolton , Amanda Watson , Ian Pitt

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Novel ergonomics indicator-based approach for evaluating a supplier organization's sustainable process performance 基于人机工程学指标的供应商可持续过程绩效评估新方法

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-06-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104583

Asim Amjad , Mujtaba Hassan Agha , Shahid Ikramullah Butt , Andrew Thatcher , Irem Sarbat

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Analysis of adaptive systems based on Driver's workload 基于驾驶员工作负荷的自适应系统分析

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-06-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104585

Jia Deng, Maryam Zahabi

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The impact of AI explanations on clinicians’ trust and diagnostic accuracy in breast cancer 人工智能解释对乳腺癌临床医生信任度及诊断准确性的影响

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-06-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104577

Olya Rezaeian , Onur Asan , Alparslan Emrah Bayrak

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Frontline inclusion Workers' perceptions of employment barriers for people with disabilities in Brazil: Advancing inclusion to leave no one behind 一线包容工作者对巴西残疾人就业障碍的看法：推进包容，不让任何人掉队

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104584

Thainá de Oliveira Rocha , Carolina Maria do Carmo Alonso , Talita Naiara Rossi da Silva

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An approach for assessing usability and accessibility of assistive technology for persons with disabilities 一种评估残疾人辅助技术的可用性和可及性的方法

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-06-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104581

Vanessa Nasr , Mark Benden , Maryam Zahabi

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Effects of robot arm design and movement speed during human-robot interaction 机器人手臂设计和运动速度对人机交互的影响

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-06-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104578

Justin M. Haney , Douglas Ammons , HeeSun Choi

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Effect of riding experience and HMI on users’ trust and riding comfort in fully driverless autonomous vehicles: An on-road study 全无人驾驶汽车乘坐体验和人机界面对用户信任和乘坐舒适性的影响：一项道路研究

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104580

Weiyin Xie , Zhenyu Wang , Dengbo He

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