Search Results - "D’Souza, Clive"

Effect of passenger encumbrance and mobility aid use on dwell time variability in low-floor transit vehicles by Kostyniuk, Lidia P., D'Souza, Clive R.

“…•Effect of passengers with mobility aids and encumbrances on dwell time was examined.•Video data on 1841 on-route bus stops from a fixed-route service were…”
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Musculoskeletal Disorder Symptoms among Workers at an Informal Electronic-Waste Recycling Site in Agbogbloshie, Ghana by Acquah, Augustine A, D'Souza, Clive, Martin, Bernard J, Arko-Mensah, John, Dwomoh, Duah, Nti, Afua Asabea Amoabeng, Kwarteng, Lawrencia, Takyi, Sylvia A, Basu, Niladri, Quakyi, Isabella A, Robins, Thomas G, Fobil, Julius N

“…Informal recycling of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) has myriad environmental and occupational health consequences, though information about the…”
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A narrative review on contemporary and emerging uses of inertial sensing in occupational ergonomics by Lim, Sol, D'Souza, Clive

“…Accurate, reliable, and cost-effective quantification of real-time biomechanical exposures in occupational settings remains an enduring pursuit in ergonomics…”
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Measuring Effects of Two-Handed Side and Anterior Load Carriage on Thoracic-Pelvic Coordination Using Wearable Gyroscopes by Lim, Sol, D'Souza, Clive

“…Manual carrying of heavy weight poses a major risk for work-related low back injury. Body-worn inertial sensors present opportunities to study the effects of…”
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Statistical prediction of load carriage mode and magnitude from inertial sensor derived gait kinematics by Lim, Sol, D'Souza, Clive

“…Load carriage induces systematic alterations in gait patterns and pelvic-thoracic coordination. Leveraging this information, the objective of this study was to…”
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Wearable inertial sensors for human movement analysis: a five-year update by Picerno, Pietro, Iosa, Marco, D'Souza, Clive, Benedetti, Maria Grazia, Paolucci, Stefano, Morone, Giovanni

“…The aim of the present review is to track the evolution of wearable IMUs from their use in supervised laboratory- and ambulatory-based settings to their…”
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Wheeled Mobility Use on Accessible Fixed-Route Transit: A Field Study in Environmental Docility by Lim, Sol, D'Souza, Clive

“…Multiple field studies provide qualitative accounts of usability barriers experienced by users of wheeled mobility devices on public transit. This study aimed…”
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Revisiting Clear Floor Area Requirements for Wheeled Mobility Device Users in Public Transportation by Bharathy, Aravind, D’Souza, Clive

“…Current accessibility standards in the U.S. prescribe minimum dimensions for “clear floor area” to accommodate wheeled mobility device (WhMD) users on…”
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Obstacle clearance performance in individuals with high body mass index by Lim, Sol, Luo, Yue, Lee-Confer, Jonathan, D'Souza, Clive

“…The objective of this study was to quantify performance in an obstacle clearance task among individuals with excess body weight or body mass index (BMI). Task…”
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Evaluation of Preference- and Constraint-Sensitive Path Planning for Assisted Navigation in Indoor Building Environments by Mantha, Bharadwaj R. K, Menassa, Carol C, Kamat, Vineet R, D’Souza, Clive R

“…AbstractIndependent mobility in people with physical disabilities notably enhances their quality of life by allowing social inclusion and promoting self-esteem…”
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Accessibility Retrofit of a Shared Automated Vehicle: Challenges and Lessons Learned by Tabattanon, Kamolnat, D’Souza, Clive

“…Driverless shared automated vehicles (SAVs) have the potential to substantially improve independent mobility for the growing number of older adults and people…”
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Self-reported difficulty and preferences of wheeled mobility device users for simulated low-floor bus boarding, interior circulation and disembarking by D'Souza, Clive, Paquet, Victor L., Lenker, James A., Steinfeld, Edward

“…Background: Low ridership of public transit buses among wheeled mobility device users suggests the need to identify vehicle design conditions that are either…”
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Topics in Inclusive Design for the Graduate Human Factors Engineering Curriculum by D’Souza, Clive

“…The confluence of demographic trends in aging and disability prevalence, increased expectations among workers and consumers with and without impairments, and…”
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Creep and Fatigue Development in the Low Back in Static Flexion by SHIN, Gwanseob, D'SOUZA, Clive, LIU, Yu-Hsun

“…In vivo measurements of low back flexion posture and muscle activity before, during, and after static flexion. To identify the occurrence of creep and muscle…”
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Classifying Lifting-Lowering Height and Load Level using Inertial Sensor-derived Kinematics: An Initial Study by Lim, Sol, D’Souza, Clive

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Gender and Parity in Statistical Prediction of Anterior Carry Hand-Loads from Inertial Sensor Data by Lim, Sol, D’Souza, Clive

“…The objective of this study was to examine potential gender effects on the performance of a statistical algorithm for predicting hand-load levels that uses…”
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Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities: development of a novel survey by Bernard, Alec, Weiss, Sara, Stein, Joshua D., Ulin, Sheryl S., D’Souza, Clive, Salgat, Anah, Panzer, Kate, Riddering, Anne, Edwards, Paul, Meade, Michelle, McKee, Michael M., Ehrlich, Joshua R.

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Integrating Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Into Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Education: Results of a Feasibility Study by McCullagh, Marjorie C., Valentín-Cortés, Mislael A., D'Souza, Clive, Batterman, Stuart A., Neitzel, Richard, Zhen, Harry, O'Neill, Marie S.

“…Although occupational health and safety programs are expected to prepare graduates to function in an interprofessional collaborative environment, research to…”
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Use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health to Measure Public Transportation Barriers among Older Adults by Schuler, Patrik T, D'Souza, Clive

“…The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) is a universal framework used to classify human functioning in clinical and…”
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EMG activity of low back extensor muscles during cyclic flexion/extension by Shin, Gwanseob, D’Souza, Clive

“…Abstract Cyclic trunk flexion/extension is known to be a risk factor for low back pain or disorders. Changes in the in vivo low back musculature associated…”
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