Human Factors and Ergonomics
About the Book Series
With the rapid introduction of highly sophisticated computers, (tele) communication, service and manufacturing systems, a major shift has occurred in the way people use technology and work with it. The objective of this book series is to provide researchers and practitioners a platform where important issues related to these changes can be discussed and methods and recommendations can be presented for ensuring that emerging technologies provide increased productivity, quality, satisfaction, safety, and health in the new workplace and the information society.
Should you be interested in including your own book in this series, please contact James Hobbs the Editor for Ergonomics/Human Factors and Occupational Health and Safety on [email protected].
Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety
2nd Edition
Edited
By Pascale Carayon
March 30, 2017
The first edition of Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety took the medical and ergonomics communities by storm with in-depth coverage of human factors and ergonomics research, concepts, theories, models, methods, and interventions and how they can be applied in...
Data Mining: Theories, Algorithms, and Examples
1st Edition
By Nong Ye
March 29, 2017
New technologies have enabled us to collect massive amounts of data in many fields. However, our pace of discovering useful information and knowledge from these data falls far behind our pace of collecting the data. Data Mining: Theories, Algorithms, and Examples introduces and explains a ...
The Science of Footwear
1st Edition
Edited
By Ravindra S. Goonetilleke
March 29, 2017
Although we now have sophisticated algorithms and techniques for determining the shapes and sizes and for matching the fit between shoes and feet, few, if any, of the books currently available cover these new technologies until now. Bringing together high-quality and state-of-the-art contributions ...
Variability in Human Performance
1st Edition
By Thomas J. Smith, Robert A. Henning, Michael G. Wade, Thomas Fisher
March 29, 2017
Understanding the conditions under which variability in performance may arise, and the processes related to its emergence, gives us insight into the development of techniques for improving the quality of performance.This book introduces a comprehensive framework for understanding human performance ...
Around the Patient Bed: Human Factors and Safety in Health Care
1st Edition
Edited
By Yoel Donchin, Daniel Gopher
October 16, 2013
The occurrence of failures and mistakes in health care, from primary care procedures to the complexities of the operating room, has become a hot-button issue with the general public and within the medical community. Around the Patient Bed: Human Factors and Safety in Health Care examines the ...
Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers
2nd Edition
By Mark R. Lehto, Steven J. Landry
October 26, 2012
Supplying a breadth and depth of coverage beyond that found in most traditional texts, Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers, Second Edition presents and integrates important methods and tools used in the fields of Industrial Engineering, Human Factors and Ergonomics to design ...
Practical Speech User Interface Design
1st Edition
By James R. Lewis
December 10, 2010
Although speech is the most natural form of communication between humans, most people find using speech to communicate with machines anything but natural. Drawing from psychology, human-computer interaction, linguistics, and communication theory, Practical Speech User Interface Design provides a ...
Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health
1st Edition
Edited
By Danuta Koradecka
May 04, 2010
Occupational safety and health — safe work in a safe environment. The challenge, of course, is how to make this happen and make it happen economically. A comprehensive study presenting the state of the art in the field, Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health provides a wide range of methods ...
Smart Clothing: Technology and Applications
1st Edition
Edited
By Gilsoo Cho
December 23, 2009
GPS-embedded clothing for finding children or skiers when they are lost, bio-monitoring smart shirts, and vests that monitor a patient’s vital signs are no longer science fiction but science fact. It is quite likely that within 20 or 30 years, computers, telephones, and televisions will be a part ...
Content Preparation Guidelines for the Web and Information Appliances: Cross-Cultural Comparisons
1st Edition
By Huafei Liao, Yinni Guo, April Savoy, Gavriel Salvendy
November 11, 2009
Content preparation is an integral part of the usability equation: it answers the question of what information is needed for effective decision making. Once content preparation has been established, the question "how to present what" can be answered. Content Preparation Guidelines for the Web and ...
Human-Computer Interaction: Development Process
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrew Sears, Julie A. Jacko
March 02, 2009
Hailed on first publication as a compendium of foundational principles and cutting-edge research, The Human-Computer Interaction Handbook has become the gold standard reference in this field. Derived from select chapters of this groundbreaking resource, Human-Computer Interaction: The Development ...
Handbook of Digital Human Modeling: Research for Applied Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering
1st Edition
Edited
By Vincent G. Duffy
November 20, 2008
The rapid introduction of sophisticated computers, services, telecommunications systems, and manufacturing systems has caused a major shift in the way people use and work with technology. It is not surprising that computer-aided modeling has emerged as a promising method for ensuring products meet ...