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Oerlemans, A. (author), Figueiredo, D.M. (author), Mol, J.G.J. (author), Nijssen, R. (author), Anzion, R.B.M. (author), van Dael, M.f.P. (author), Duyzer, J. (author), Roeleveld, N. (author), Russel, F.G.M. (author), Vermeulen, R.C.H. (author), Scheepers, P.T.J. (author)Background: Residential exposure to pesticides may occur via inhalation of airborne pesticides, direct skin contacts with pesticide-contaminated surfaces, and consumption of food containing pesticide residues. The aim was to study the association of dermal exposure to pesticides between the use and non-use periods, between farmer and non-farmer...article 2021
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Koopman, A.S. (author), Naf, M. (author), Baltrusch, S.J. (author), Kingma, I. (author), Rodriguez-Guerrero, C. (author), Babic, J. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author)The number one cause of disability in the world is low-back pain, with mechanical loading as one of the major risk factors. To reduce mechanical loading, exoskeletons have been introduced in the workplace. Substantial reductions in back muscle activity were found when using the exoskeleton during static bending and manual materials handling....article 2020
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Rosa, N. (author), Veltkamp, R.C. (author), Hurst, W. (author), Nijboer, T. (author), Gilbers, C. (author), Werkhoven, P. (author)The classic rubber hand illusion (RHI) experiment studies the sense of embodiment over a fake limb. Distinguished subcomponents of embodiment are ownership (sense of self-attribution of a body), agency (sense of having motor control), and self-location (the spatial experience of being inside a body), and are typically evoked in either reality or...article 2019
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Zhang, B. (author), de Winter, J. (author), Varotto, S. (author), Happee, R. (author), Martens, M.H. (author)An important question in automated driving research is how quickly drivers take over control of the vehicle in response to a critical event or a take-over request. Although a large number of studies have been performed, results vary strongly. In this study, we investigated mean take-over times from 129 studies with SAE level 2 automation or...article 2019
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Huysmans, M.A. (author), Eijckelhof, B.H.W. (author), Bruno Garza, J.L. (author), Coenen, P. (author), Blatter, B.M. (author), Johnson, P.W. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Dennerlein, J.T. (author)Objectives: Alternative techniques to assess physical exposures, such as prediction models, could facilitate more efficient epidemiological assessments in future large cohort studies examining physical exposures in relation to work-related musculoskeletal symptoms.The aim of this study was to evaluate two types of models that predict arm-wrist...article 2018
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Grützmacher, F. (author), Beichler, B. (author), Haubelt, C. (author), Theelen, B. (author)Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are tightly coupled with the environment, and therefore it is important that interactions with the surroundings like Human-Computer-Interactions are performed very responsive. Since CPS are often embedded without traditional input devices, like in medical or automotive contexts, gesture recognition approaches are...conference paper 2016
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Könemann, R. (author), Bosch, T. (author), Kingma, I. (author), van Dieën, J.H. (author), de Looze, M.P. (author)In this study the effects of horizontal bin locations in an order picking workstation on upper arm elevation, trunk inclination and hand use were investigated. Eight subjects moved (self-paced) light or heavy products (0.2 and 3.0 kg) from a central product bin to an inner or outer order bin (at 60 or 150 cm) on the left or right side of the...article 2015
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Differences in injury risk and characteristics between Dutch amateur and professional soccer playersvan Beijsterveldt, A.M.C. (author), Stubbe, J.H. (author), Schmikli, S.L. (author), van de Port, I.G.L. (author), Backx, F.J.G. (author)Objectives: To compare the incidence and characteristics of injuries between Dutch amateur and professional male soccer players during one entire competition season. Design: A prospective two-cohort design. Methods: During the 2009-2010 season, 456 Dutch male amateur soccer players and 217 professional players were prospectively followed....article 2015
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Coenen, P. (author), Formanoy, M. (author), Douwes, M. (author), Bosch, T. (author), de Kraker, H. (author)Exposure to mechanical vibrations at work (e.g., due to handling powered tools) is a potential occupational risk as it may cause upper extremity complaints. However, reliable and valid assessment methods for vibration exposure at work are lacking. Measuring hand-arm vibration objectively is often difficult and expensive, while often used...article 2014
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Douwes, M. (author), de Kraker, H. (author)To support health and safety practitioners in their obligation of risk assessment the 'Hand Arm Risk Assessment Method' (HARM) was developed. This tool can be used by any type of company for risk assessment of developing arm, neck or shoulders symptoms (pain) resulting from light manual tasks.This paper describes the development of HARM1.0. A...article 2014
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Douwes, M. (author), Boocock, M. (author), Coenen, P. (author), van den Heuvel, S. (author), Bosch, T. (author)The Hand Arm Risk assessment Method (HARM) is a simplified risk assessment method for determining musculoskeletal symptoms to the arm, neck and/or shoulder posed by hand-arm tasks of the upper body. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictive validity of HARM using data collected from a three year prospective cohort Study on...article 2014
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van Hulst, M. (author), de Klerk, W.P.C. (author), Langenberg, J.P. (author), Tuinman, I.L. (author), Alblas, M.J. (author)Exposure to signaling smoke is almost impossible to avoid, and may have adverse health effects. Hand grenades with signaling smoke are used during training and/or military operations. To obtain the most realistic results when estimating the toxicity of the smoke, not only the smoke–forming composition is ignited, but the whole hand grenade is...conference paper 2013
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van Gils, R.F. (author), Groenewoud, K. (author), Boot, C.R.L. (author), Rustemeyer, T. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author), van der Valk, P.G.M. (author), Anema, J.R. (author)Background. Over the last decade, few randomized controlled trials of high methodological quality have been carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for patients with hand eczema. Little to no attention has been paid to the feasibility of these interventions. This process evaluation was carried out to gain insight in the...article 2012
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van Gils, R.F. (author), Boot, C.R.L. (author), Knol, D.L. (author), Rustemeyer, T. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author), van der Valk, P.G.M. (author), Anema, J.R. (author)Objectives. To evaluate the effectiveness of integrated, multidisciplinary care as compared with usual care for patients with moderate to severe, chronic hand eczema after 26 weeks of follow-up. Background. This study was designed as a randomized, controlled trial. Methods. Patients who visited one of the participating hospitals were randomized...article 2012
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van Gils, R.F. (author), Boot, C.R.L. (author), van Gils, P.F. (author), Bruynzeel, D. (author), Coenraads, P.J. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author), Riphagen, I.I. (author), Anema, J.R. (author)Hand dermatitis is a prevalent disease with an episodic, chronic character. The use of medical resources is high and is often related to reduced (work) functioning. The burden is therefore high for patients and society. Management of hand dermatitis is often unsatisfactory, and for this reason prevention is important. The effectiveness of...article 2011
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Kuijt-Evers, L.F.M. (author), Morel, K.P.N. (author), Eikelenberg, N.L.W. (author), Vink, P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Quality Function Deployment is proposed as an effective design method to integrate ergonomics needs and comfort into hand tool design because it explicitly addresses the translation of customer needs into engineering characteristics. A crucial step during QFD concerns the linking of engineering characteristics to customer needs in the House of...article 2009
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Brouwer, A.M. (author), Franz, V.H. (author), Gegenfurtner, K.R. (author), TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)Where exactly do people look when they grasp an object? An object is usually contacted at two locations, whereas the gaze can only be at one location at the time. We investigated participants' fixation locations when they grasp objects with the contact positions of both index finger and thumb being visible and compared these to fixation...article 2009
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Brouwer, A.-M. (author), Knill, D.C. (author), TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)We investigated whether humans use a target's remembered location to plan reaching movements to targets according to the relative reliabilities of visual and remembered information. Using their index finger, subjects moved a virtual object from one side of a table to the other, and then went back to a target. In some trials, the target shifted...article 2009
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Kuijt-Evers, L.F.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Is artisans' comfort in using hand tools a necessity or a luxury? Ergonomically well-designed hand tools, which provide comfort to the user, decrease the risk of occupational health problems and increase the job performance. Therefore, it is not a luxury, but rather a necessity that hand tools be designed with a focus on comfort, and that...bookPart 2009
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Application of infrared thermography for the analysis of rewarming in patients with cold intoleranceRuijs, A.C.J. (author), Jaquet, J.B. (author), Brandsma, M. (author), Daanen, H.A.M. (author), Hovius, S.E.R. (author), TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)Cold intolerance is a serious long-term problem after injury to the ulnar and median nerves, and its pathophysiology is unclear. We investigated the use of infrared thermography for the analysis of thermoregulation after injury to peripheral nerves. Four patients with injuries to the ulnar nerve and four with injuries to the median nerve (4 12...article 2008