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Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Estimated costs associated with lost days and compensation claims related to musculoskeletal disorders-including back pains and repetitive motion injuries-range from $13 billion to $20 billion …
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€72.13
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
In May 1998 the National Institutes of Health asked the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council to assemble a group of experts to examine the scientific literature relevant to …
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€57.75
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Modeling Human and Organizational Behavior
Simulations are widely used in the military for training personnel, analyzing proposed equipment, and rehearsing missions, and these simulations need realistic models of human behavior. This book …
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€135.94
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Future of Air Traffic Control
Automation in air traffic control may increase efficiency, but it also raises questions about adequate human control over automated systems. Following on the panel’s first volume on air traffic …
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€106.40
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Flight to the Future
Despite the strong safety record of the national airspace system, serious disruptions occasionally occur, often as a result of outdated or failed equipment. Under these circumstances, safety relies …
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€128.16
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Tactical Display for Soldiers
This book examines the human factors issues associated with the development, testing, and implementation of helmet-mounted display technology in the 21st Century Land Warrior System.Because the …
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€82.89
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Emerging Needs and Opportunities for Human Factors Research
This book identifies areas that represent new needs and opportunities for human factors research in the coming decades. It is forward-looking, problem oriented, and selectively focused on national or …
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€69.74
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Sociocultural Data to Accomplish Department of Defense Missions
Sociocultural Data to Accomplish Department of Defense Missions: Toward a Unified Social Framework summarizes presentations and discussions that took place on August 16-17, 2010, at a National …
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€36.20
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue: Issues in Commuting and Pilot Fatigue
The potential for fatigue to negatively affect human performance is well established. Concern about this potential in the aviation context extends back decades, with both airlines and pilots agreeing …
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€17.47
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Sociocultural Data to Accomplish Department of Defense Missions
Sociocultural Data to Accomplish Department of Defense Missions: Toward a Unified Social Framework summarizes presentations and discussions that took place on August 16-17, 2010, at a National …
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€51.25
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care: Health Care Comes Home
In the United States, health care devices, technologies, and practices are rapidly moving into the home. The factors driving this migration include the costs of health care, the growing numbers of …
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€40.71
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care: Health Care Comes Home
In the United States, health care devices, technologies, and practices are rapidly moving into the home. The factors driving this migration include the costs of health care, the growing numbers of …
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€42.45
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue: Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue
Nearly everyone experiences fatigue, but some professions–such as aviation, medicine and the military–demand alert, precise, rapid, and well-informed decision making and communication with little …
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€55.79
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue: Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue
Nearly everyone experiences fatigue, but some professions–such as aviation, medicine and the military–demand alert, precise, rapid, and well-informed decision making and communication with little …
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€60.72
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the External Evaluation of NIDRR and Its Grantees: Review of Disability and Rehabilitation Research
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is the principal federal agency supporting applied research, training, and development to improve the lives of individuals …
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€83.61
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Mine Safety: Essential Components of Self-Escape: Improving Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines
Coal mine disasters in the United States are relatively rare events; many of the roughly 50, 000 miners underground will never have to evacuate a mine in an emergency during their careers. However, …
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€3.79
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Mine Safety: Essential Components of Self-Escape: Improving Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines
Coal mine disasters in the United States are relatively rare events; many of the roughly 50, 000 miners underground will never have to evacuate a mine in an emergency during their careers. However, …
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€54.72
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation: Assessment of Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation
Within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airway Transportation System Specialists ATSS) maintain and certify the equipment in the National Airspace System (NAS).In fiscal year 2012, …
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€3.77
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation: Assessment of Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation
Within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airway Transportation System Specialists ATSS) maintain and certify the equipment in the National Airspace System (NAS).In fiscal year 2012, …
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€57.85
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology & Board on Human-Systems Integration: Safe Science
Recent serious and sometimes fatal accidents in chemical research laboratories at United States universities have driven government agencies, professional societies, industries, and universities …
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€3.76
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology & Board on Human-Systems Integration: Safe Science
Recent serious and sometimes fatal accidents in chemical research laboratories at United States universities have driven government agencies, professional societies, industries, and universities …
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€54.72
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue: Issues in Commuting and Pilot Fatigue
The potential for fatigue to negatively affect human performance is well established. Concern about this potential in the aviation context extends back decades, with both airlines and pilots agreeing …
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€25.80
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on National Statistics: Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health, and Highway Safety
There are approximately 4, 000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might …
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€3.77
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on National Statistics: Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health, and Highway Safety
There are approximately 4, 000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might …
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€71.86
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Workforce Planning Models for Forensic Science: A Workshop: Personnel Selection in the Pattern Evidence Domain of Forensic Science
In July 2016 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop with the goal of bringing together industrial and organizational (I-O) psychologists, experts on …
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€3.79
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Workforce Planning Models for Forensic Science: A Workshop: Personnel Selection in the Pattern Evidence Domain of Forensic Science
In July 2016 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop with the goal of bringing together industrial and organizational (I-O) psychologists, experts on …
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€49.78
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Integrating Social and Behavioral Sciences Within the Weather Enterprise
Our ability to observe and forecast severe weather events has improved markedly over the past few decades. Forecasts of snow and ice storms, hurricanes and storm surge, extreme heat, and other severe …
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€3.75
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Integrating Social and Behavioral Sciences Within the Weather Enterprise
Our ability to observe and forecast severe weather events has improved markedly over the past few decades. Forecasts of snow and ice storms, hurricanes and storm surge, extreme heat, and other severe …
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€73.85
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board & Board on Human-Systems Integration: Human-Automation Interaction Considerations for Unmanned Aerial System Integration into the National Airspace System
Prior to 2012, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology had been primarily used by the military and hobbyists, but it has more recently transitioned to broader application, including commercial and …
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€3.73
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board & Board on Human-Systems Integration: Human-Automation Interaction Considerations for Unmanned Aerial System Integration into the National Airspace System
Prior to 2012, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology had been primarily used by the military and hobbyists, but it has more recently transitioned to broader application, including commercial and …
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€90.42
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Human Factors of Process Safety and Worker Empowerment in the Offshore Oil Industry
Since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill, efforts to improve safety in the offshore oil industry have resulted in the adoption of new technological controls, increased promotion of …
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€3.76
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Human Factors of Process Safety and Worker Empowerment in the Offshore Oil Industry
Since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill, efforts to improve safety in the offshore oil industry have resulted in the adoption of new technological controls, increased promotion of …
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€71.40
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment: Facilities Staffing Requirements for the Veterans Health AdministrationaResourcing, Workforce Modeling, and Staffing
In January 2019, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened the 2-day Workshop on Resourcing, Workforce Modeling, and Staffing. This workshop is one of several …
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€55.73
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Future of Air Traffic Control
Automation in air traffic control may increase efficiency, but it also raises questions about adequate human control over automated systems. Following on the panel’s first volume on air traffic …
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€99.51
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Emerging Needs and Opportunities for Human Factors Research
This book identifies areas that represent new needs and opportunities for human factors research in the coming decades. It is forward-looking, problem oriented, and selectively focused on national or …
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€48.69
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Organizational Linkages
By one analysis, a 12 percent annual increase in data processing budgets for U.S. corporations has yielded annual productivity gains of less than 2 percent. Why? This timely book provides some …
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€64.17
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Tactical Display for Soldiers
This book examines the human factors issues associated with the development, testing, and implementation of helmet-mounted display technology in the 21st Century Land Warrior System.Because the …
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€56.54
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Modeling Human and Organizational Behavior
Simulations are widely used in the military for training personnel, analyzing proposed equipment, and rehearsing missions, and these simulations need realistic models of human behavior. This book …
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€125.85
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Flight to the Future
Despite the strong safety record of the national airspace system, serious disruptions occasionally occur, often as a result of outdated or failed equipment. Under these circumstances, safety relies …
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€112.29
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Estimated costs associated with lost days and compensation claims related to musculoskeletal disorders-including back pains and repetitive motion injuries-range from $13 billion to $20 billion …
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€57.01
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Workload Transition
Workload transition is a potentially crucial problem in work situations wherein operators are faced with abrupt changes in task demands. People involved include military combat personnel, air-traffic …
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€45.10
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Quantitative Modeling of Human Performance in Complex, Dynamic Systems
This book describes and evaluates existing models of human performance and their use in the design and evaluation of new human-technology systems. Its primary focus is on the modeling of system …
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€40.42
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Human Factors Research Needs for an Aging Population
This book describes the demographic, sociological, and ecological background of the aging society, identifies human factors problems associated with aging, summarizes currently relevant information, …
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€17.34
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Distributed Decision Making
Decision making in today’s organizations is often distributed widely and usually supported by such technologies as satellite communications, electronic messaging, teleconferencing, and shared data …
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€17.44
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Human Factors Specialists’Education and Utilization
Does the education given by the nation’s human factors graduate training programs meet the skill and knowledge needs of today’s employers? Can the supply of trained human factors specialists be …
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€22.84
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
In May 1998 the National Institutes of Health asked the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council to assemble a group of experts to examine the scientific literature relevant to …
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€40.69
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment: Facilities Staffing Requirements for the Veterans Health AdministrationaResource Planning and Methodology for the Future
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine was tasked by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to prepare a comprehensive resource planning and staffing methodology guidebook …
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€15.07
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Strengthening U.S. Air Force Human Capital Management: Strengthening U.S. Air Force Human Capital Management
The USAir Force human capital management (HCM) system is not easily defined or mapped. It affects virtually every part of the Air Force because workforce policies, procedures, and processes impact …
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€94.25
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment: Facilities Staffing Requirements for the Veterans Health AdministrationaResource Planning and Methodology for the Future
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1, 243 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1, 063 outpatient sites …
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€82.35
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Cybersecurity Workforce of the Federal Aviation Administration: Looking Ahead at the Cybersecurity Workforce at the Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has overseen significant upgrades to the technology used to manage aviation operations to increase the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System …
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€26.39
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Board on Life Sciences: Addressing Inaccurate and Misleading Information About Biological Threats Through Scientific Collaboration and Communication in Southeast Asia
Misinformation about outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics is a decades-old problem that has been exacerbated by the rise of the internet and the widespread use of social media. Some false claims may …
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€18.99
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human-System Integration Research Topics for the 711th Human Performance Wing of the Air Force Research Laboratory: Human-AI Teaming
Although artificial intelligence (AI) has many potential benefits, it has also been shown to suffer from a number of challenges for successful performance in complex real-world environments such as …
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€31.64