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Complexity of occupational exposures for home health-care workers: nurses vs. home health aides by Hittle, Beverly, Agbonifo, Noma, Suarez, Rassull, Davis, Kermit G., Ballard, Tangela

“…Aim To identify occupational exposures for home health‐care nurses and aides. Background Home health‐care workers’ occupational injury rates in the USA are…”
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Fatigue and recovery in 12-hour dayshift hospital nurses by Chen, Jie, Davis, Kermit G., Daraiseh, Nancy M., Pan, Wei, Davis, Linda S.

“…Aim The study investigated the status of acute fatigue, chronic fatigue and inter‐shift recovery among 12‐hour shift nurses and how they differed by…”
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Understanding the ergonomic risk for musculoskeletal disorders in the United States agricultural sector by Davis, Kermit G., Kotowski, Susan E.

“…Introduction Farming is a very large industry in the United States. Understanding the risks for injuries and more specifically musculoskeletal disorders in…”
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Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders for Nurses in Hospitals, Long-Term Care Facilities, and Home Health Care: A Comprehensive Review by Davis, Kermit G., Kotowski, Susan E.

“…Objective The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and reported injuries for nurses and nursing aides. Background Nurses…”
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Effectiveness of Safe Patient Handling Equipment and Techniques: A Review of Biomechanical Studies by Fray, Mike, Davis, Kermit G.

“…Objective This review aimed to evaluate all studies that have evaluated the biomechanical effects when using assistive devices. Introduction The physical…”
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Teachers feeling the burden of COVID-19: Impact on well-being, stress, and burnout by Kotowski, Susan E, Davis, Kermit G, Barratt, Clare L

“…Teachers have had to deal with many of the negative aspects of COVID-19 over the past year. The demands associated with the sudden requirement to teach…”
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The impact of mental processing and pacing on spine loading: 2002 Volvo Award in biomechanics by DAVIS, Kermit G, MARRAS, William S, HEANEY, Catherine A, WATERS, Thomas R, GUPTA, Purnendu

“…The impact of various levels of mental processing and pacing (during lifting) on spine loading was monitored under laboratory conditions. To explore how mental…”
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Spine loading characteristics of patients with low back pain compared with asymptomatic individuals by MARRAS, William S, DAVIS, Kermit G, FERGUSON, Sue A, LUCAS, Benjamin R, GUPTA, Purnendu

“…Patients with low back pain and asymptomatic individuals were evaluated while performing controlled and free-dynamic lifting tasks in a laboratory setting. To…”
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Postural Variability: An Effective Way to Reduce Musculoskeletal Discomfort in Office Work by Davis, Kermit G., Kotowski, Susan E.

“…Objective: This article investigates whether different interventions aimed at promoting postural change could increase body movement throughout the shift and…”
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The influence of psychosocial stress, gender, and personality on mechanical loading of the lumbar spine by MARRAS, William S, DAVIS, Kermit G, HEANEY, Catherine A, MARONITIS, Anthony B, ALLREAD, W. Gary

“…The effects of psychosocial stress on muscle activity and spinal loading were evaluated in a laboratory setting. To evaluate the influence of psychosocial…”
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The Home Office: Ergonomic Lessons From the “New Normal” by Davis, Kermit G., Kotowski, Susan E., Daniel, Denise, Gerding, Thomas, Naylor, Jennifer, Syck, Megan

“…Millions of workers have been uprooted by COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and been thrown into a “new normal” of working from home offices. To further…”
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The relationship between psychosocial work characteristics and low back pain: underlying methodological issues by Davis, Kermit G, Heaney, Catherine A

“…Objective. To evaluate the current epidemiological evidence linking psychosocial work characteristics with low back pain. Background. Psychosocial work…”
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An Investigation into Occupational Related Stress of At-Risk Workers During COVID-19 by Gerding, Thomas, Davis, Kermit G, Wang, Jun

“…Nearly all workers and industry sectors have been affected by the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in some form since March 2020. However,…”
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Examining the Impact of Stressors during COVID-19 on Emergency Department Healthcare Workers: An International Perspective by Keller, Elizabeth, Widestrom, Meghan, Gould, Jory, Fang, Runcheng, Davis, Kermit G, Gillespie, Gordon Lee

“…Emergency department healthcare workers are known to face a unique combination of pressures from their careers and work environments regularly. Caring for…”
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Micro-environmental factors impact breathing zone exposures: A simulated petrochemical manufacturing facility task by Eturki, Mohamed, Davis, Kermit G., Vincent, Melissa, Arnold, Susan F., Maier, Andrew

“…This study investigates the impact of micro-environmental factors on worker breathing zone exposure levels in petrochemical facilities. A laboratory simulation…”
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Almost a year in: Virtual offices remained an ergonomic trouble spot by Kotowski, Susan E, Davis, Kermit G, Gerding, Thomas

“…Many individuals continued to work from home even after nearly 9 months since the COVID-19 pandemic started in spring of 2020. To conduct a follow-up survey of…”
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Workers' compensation costs for healthcare caregivers: Home healthcare, long‐term care, and hospital nurses and nursing aides by Davis, Kermit G., Freeman, Andrew M., Ying, Jun, Huth, Jeffrey R.

“…Background: Healthcare workers (nurses and nursing aides) often have different exposures and injury risk factors depending on their occupational subsector and…”
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Differences in motor recruitment and resulting kinematics between low back pain patients and asymptomatic participants during lifting exertions by Ferguson, Sue A., Marras, William S., Burr, Deborah L., Davis, Kermit G., Gupta, Purnendu

“…Background. Low back disorders are a prevalent problem in society today and may lead to chronic debilitating low back pain. Developing our understanding of…”
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Neck Muscle Coactivation Response to Varied Levels of Mental Workload During Simulated Flight Tasks by Le, Peter, Mills, Emily H. L., Weisenbach, Charles A., Davis, Kermit G.

“…Objective To evaluate neck muscle coactivation across different levels of mental workload during simulated flight tasks. Background Neck pain (NP) is highly…”
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Introduction to the Human Factors Special Issue on User-Centered Design for Exoskeleton by Davis, Kermit G., Reid, Christopher R., Rempel, David D., Treaster, Delia

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