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Effects of acute carbon monoxide poisoning on the P-wave and QT interval dispersions. - Hancı V, Ayoğlu H, Yurtlu S, Yıldırım N, Okyay D, Erdoğan G, Abduşoğlu M, Yılmaz M, Ozkoçak I.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to investigate atrial conduction and ventricular repolarization inhomogeneities using P-wave dispersion (Pwd) and QT dispersion (QTd) analyses in acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. METHODS: Sixty patients were retrosp...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 14, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and hippocampus sustain impulsivity and aggressiveness in borderline personality disorder. - Sala M, Caverzasi E, Lazzaretti M, Morandotti N, De Vidovich G, Marraffini E, Gambini F, Isola M, De Bona M, Rambaldelli G, d'Allio G, Barale F, Zappoli F, Brambilla P.
BACKGROUND: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) patients are characterized by increased levels of aggressivity and reduction of impulse control, which are behavioural dimensions mainly sustained by hippocampus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 14, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Development and validation of the Causes of Re-Injury Worry Questionnaire. - Christakou A, Zervas Y, Stavrou NA, Psychountaki M.
Re-injury worry is an important construct in competitive sport that may influence performance and increase the risk of re-injury. However, there are currently no available instruments to measure the causes of re-injury worry. The purpose of this study was ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 14, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Center of mass and base of support interaction during gait. - Lugade V, Lin V, Chou LS.
During gait the body is in a continuous state of imbalance, with each subsequent step preventing a fall. Gait balance is maintained by regulating the interactions between the center of mass (CoM) and base of support (BoS). The purpose of this study was to ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 14, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Blunt thoracic aortic injuries: an autopsy study. - Teixeira PG, Inaba K, Barmparas G, Georgiou C, Toms C, Noguchi TT, Rogers C, Sathyavagiswaran L, Demetriades D.
The objective of this study was to identify the incidence and patterns of thoracic aortic injuries in a series of blunt traumatic deaths and describe their associated injuries. METHODS: : All autopsies performed by the Los Angeles County Depar...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 14, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Sleep Mode, The Energy Cost Of Sleep Deprivation
American scientists have quantified for the first time ever the amount of energy lost during a night of sleep deprivation according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology. The findings show that missing a night of sleep burns roughly 135 calories, the equivalent of two slices of bread or a 225 ml glass of semi-skimmed milk. In terms of physical exertion, this amounts to walking just under two miles. On the flip side, eight hours of sleep saved the same approximate amount of energy...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 13, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Source Type: news

The Power of Vitamin C revealed on the next NaturalNews Talk Hour
(NaturalNews) Are you getting enough Vitamin C, at the right time, in the right form to ensure maximum immunity and longevity? The NaturalNews Talk Hour presents The Power of Vitamin C - with our special guest Thomas Levy, M.D., board-certified cardiologist and author of six books on health-related issues. Find out how Vitamin C can prevent, even reverse a host of infectious diseases like herpes, hepatitis, AIDS, killer influenza viruses, and much more! "Your show is getting better and better and more people want to learn the valuable, empowering health information you are consistently producing and sharing with your growi...
Source: NaturalNews.com - January 13, 2011 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Sleep mode: The energy cost of sleep deprivation
(Wiley-Blackwell) American scientists have quantified for the first time ever the amount of energy lost during a night of sleep deprivation according to new research published in the Journal of Physiology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 12, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Breast-Feeding: Early Influences on Later Health
series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyBreast-Feeding: Early Influences on Later Health is a new book which draws together areas of research in early lifel programming of adult health, with a unique focus on the post-natal period in terms of early life programming particularly the extent to which differences in infant feeding practices can lay an indelible imprint on metabolism and behaviour, and hence affect later function and ...
Source: Springer Biomedical Sciences titles - January 11, 2011 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Human Physiology Source Type: news

What a Prize Winner
Dear Health Conscious Reader, A few years back, a team of three men discovered the secret to male potency. They were awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine … and if you’re an American male over the age of 40, I wouldn’t blame you if you wanted to nominate them for sainthood, too. Let me explain … If you’re a man in America, make no mistake – there’s a 50 percent chance you’ll have normal erections after you turn 40. I’m not saying you can offset the Western diet of processed foods. But there are things you can do so your arteries can keep their youthful elasticity. And they’ll stay free and clear, puttin...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - January 11, 2011 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Men's Health Sexual Health L-arginine Primal Max pycnogenol Source Type: news

UIC Distinguished University Professor named AAAS Fellow
(University of Illinois at Chicago) Mark M. Rasenick, Distinguished University Professor in physiology and biophysics and psychiatry and founding director of the Neuroscience Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, has been named a Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 11, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Treating fractures: Children are not miniature adults, researchers caution
Treating fractures in children requires special knowledge of growth physiology. Incorrect treatment of bone fractures in child and adolescent patients is less often caused by technical deficiencies than by a misjudgment of the special conditions in this age group. Using the example of treating fractures of the upper limb, researchers in Germany report what should be borne in mind when diagnosing and treating fractures in children, and providing aftercare. They point out possible therapeutic errors and outline strategies to avoid these.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 10, 2011 Category: Science Source Type: news

Improving adherence with the use of hip protectors among older people living in nursing care facilities: a cluster randomized trial. - Cameron ID, Kurrle SE, Quine S, Sambrook PN, March L, Chan DK, Lockwood K, Cook B, Schaafsma FF.
OBJECTIVES: To test different adherent strategies aimed at improving hip protector use among nursing care facility residents. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A cluster randomized controlled trial with 234 residents older than 75 years from 9 units of 7 n...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 9, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

CSF biomarkers in suicide attempters - a principal component analysis. - Lindqvist D, Janelidze S, Erhardt S, Traskman-Bendz L, Engström G, Brundin L.
The objective of the present study was to identify biological patterns (factors) among 20 c...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 9, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Association of Subway Driver's Depressive Symptoms and Experience of Work-Related Problems. - Jo SJ, Yim HW, Kim HR, Lee KS, Park JI, Chang SM.
This study was conducted to investigate the association between work-related problems ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 9, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Association between Tryptophan Hydroxylase 2 Gene Polymorphism and Completed Suicide. - Fudalej S, Ilgen M, Fudalej M, Kostrzewa G, Barry K, Wojnar M, Krajewski P, Blow F, Ploski R.
The association between suicide and a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs1386483) was examined in the recently identified tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2) gene. Blood samples of 143 suicide victims and 162 age- and sex-matched controls were examined. The fre...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 9, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Ankle injury mechanisms: Lessons learned from cadaveric studies. - Funk JR.
The biomechanics of ankle injury have been studied extensively, primarily through mechanical testing of human cadavers. Cadaveric testing is an invaluable methodology in biomechanics, because the magnitude and direction of the loading can be measured preci...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 9, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Suspect Mental Disorder and Police Use of Force - Johnson RR.
It has been suggested that the police tend to respond to the unusual behaviors of mentally disordered individuals with coercive tactics that should be reserved for criminal offenders, such as arrest. Although recent research tested, and rejected, this pers...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 8, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Science and Engineering Unlimited by Borders
Discoveries in the life sciences, along with biology's integration into engineering and the physical and social sciences, make it clear that the 21st century is and will continue to be the "century of biology." Any institution's welfare and effectiveness depend on its values, and four in particular should characterize AIBS: (1) integration of research and education; (2) broadening participation in our discipline and science in general; (3) fostering science as an international activity; and (4) since AIBS is already the center of a network of member organizations, we should value integrating with the agendas of other soci...
Source: AIBS BioScience Editorials - January 7, 2011 Category: Biology Authors: BioScience Source Type: news

Key Plant Hormone And Its Roles In Plant Biology Is Focus Of New Book
Auxin is a critical hormone in plants, playing a key role in nearly all aspects of plant development and physiology. A new book, Auxin Signaling: From Synthesis to Systems Biology, provides a broad overview of auxin and its many roles in plant biology. "[A]uxin has claimed center stage in many areas of plant research," write the editors, Mark Estelle, Dolf Weijers, Karin Ljung, and Ottoline Leyser, in the preface. "We hope this book provides an informative and stimulating introduction to the complex and surprising world of auxin biology...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 7, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: news

The effects of personality traits on driving-related anger and aggressive behaviour in traffic among Serbian drivers - Jovanovic D, Lipovac K, Stanojevic P, Stanojevic D.
Aggressive driving is a worldwide phenomenon of an almost epidemic proportion. To understand this phenomenon, we have to determine which elements provoke drivers to feel anger and express aggression while driving. The main goal of this study was to determi...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 6, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

The challenge of collective learning from event analysis - Ramanujam R, Goodman PS.
This paper examines the difficulties of learning from event analysis. The central idea is that learning represents a distinct set of team-or unit-level outcomes and processes that is different from valid analysis, effective problem-solving, or individual l...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 6, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

An application of data mining tools for the study of shipping safety in restricted waters - Kokotos DX, Linardatos DS.
The effectiveness of the enforcement of the ISM-Code and the examination of its role in the distribution of causes of shipping accidents between human and non-human error was studied. All accidents involving Greek-flagged ships from 1995 to 2006, a time-sc...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 6, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Exhibitor of Bodies Intends to Contribute His Own
Gunther von Hagens says he is dying, and he wants to put his preserved corpse on display after his death as part of his blockbuster international Body Worlds exhibitions.
Source: NYT Health - January 6, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By STEVEN ERLANGER Tags: von Hagens, Gunther Anatomy and Physiology Source Type: news

Treating fractures: Children are not miniature adults
(Deutsches Aerzteblatt International) Treating fractures in children requires special knowledge of growth physiology. Incorrect treatment of bone fractures in child and adolescent patients is less often caused by technical deficiencies than by a misjudgment of the special conditions in this age group. In the current issue of Deutsches Aerzteblatt International Ralf Kraus and Lucas Wessel point out possible therapeutic errors and outline strategies to avoid these.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 5, 2011 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Ringing in the New Year with New E-Books
The Library’s collection of electronic books continues to grow with the latest group of 20 titles in the Books@Ovid collection. While many of these titles will be of particular interest to students, please be aware that the Library’s license for them allows only 1 user at a time. Anatomy & Physiology: An Incredibly Visual Pocket Guide Assessment: An Incredibly Visual Pocket Guide Assessment: An Incredibly Visual Pocket Guide Cardiac Nursing Charting Made Incredibly Easy Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research: From Proposal to Implementation Critical Care H...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - January 4, 2011 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ann Koopman Tags: All News Clinicians Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: news

Why are the animals dying? Birds, fish wiped out in mysterious deaths
(NaturalNews) In the last week, nearly 100,000 fish washed up on the shores of the Arkansas River, dead. Also in Arkansas, thousands of red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky and plummeted to the ground where they were also found dead. The scene repeated itself in Southern Louisiana where 500 red-winged blackbirds recently plunged out of the sky, dead on arrival, and in Chesapeake Bay, thousands of dead fish have begun washing up onto bay shores.It is common sense to be concerned when the animals around us start dying suddenly and in large numbers.So far, scientists are dismissing these scenes as common phenomena. They sa...
Source: NaturalNews.com - January 4, 2011 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Toxicities of raw Alocasia odora. - Moon JM, Lee BK, Chun BJ.
Alocasia, the Araceae family, is a genus of more than 100 species of perennial, herbaceous, diminutive to extremely large, usually robust herbs with a clear-to-milky latex. They are distributed throughout subtropical and tropical Asia and in the tropical w...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Sex-related differences in motor learning and performance. - Moreno-Briseno P, Diaz R, Campos-Romo A, Fernandez-Ruiz J.
Gender differences have been shown across many domains, and motor skills are no exception. One of the most robust findings is a significant sex difference in throwing accuracy, which reflects the advantage of men in targeting abilities. However, little is ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Sex difference in subjective duration of looming and receding sounds. - Grassi M.
Looming sounds (sounds increasing in intensity over time) are more salient than receding sounds (a looming sound reversed in time). For example, they are estimated as being longer, louder, and more changing in loudness than receding sounds. Some authors in...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Reliability of lower quarter physical performance measures in healthy service members. - Teyhen DS, Dugan JL, Shaffer SW, Walker MJ, Lorenson CL, Childs JD, Wood SL.
The majority of measures assessed had adequate reliability in the military population when assessed by novice raters. The measures of strength and power had moderate to good reliability with small measurement error, indicating the possibility for these mea...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Prepared for Anything?: An Investigation of Female Genital Arousal in Response to Rape Cues. - Suschinsky KD, Lalumiere ML.
Men's genital arousal occurs in response to a limited number of sexual stimuli, whereas women's genital arousal occurs in response to a wide range of sexual stimuli, including those depicting nonpreferred cues. Researchers have hypothesized that women's no...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

NREM parasomnias. - Zadra A, Pilon M.
Considerable progress has been made in the systematic study of nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep parasomnias. This chapter focuses on the clinical features, prevalence, pathophysiology, associated sleep parameters, and clinical variants of the prototypic ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Noise exposure in convertible automobiles. - Mikulec AA, Lukens SB, Jackson LE, Deyoung MN.
Objective:To quantify the noise exposure received while driving a convertible automobile with the top open, compared with the top closed.Methods:Five different convertible automobiles were driven, with the top both closed and open, and noise levels measure...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

No postnatal maternal effect on male aggressiveness in wild-derived strains of house mice. - Dureje L, Bímová BV, Piálek J.
Male aggressiveness is a complex behavior influenced by a number of genetic and non-genetic factors. Traditionally, the contribution of each of these factors has been established from experiments using artificially selected strains for high/low aggressive ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Motorcycle rider training for the prevention of road traffic crashes. - Kardamanidis K, Martiniuk A, Ivers RQ, Stevenson MR, Thistlethwaite K.
BACKGROUND: Riding a motorcycle (a two-wheeled vehicle that is powered by a motor and has no pedals) is associated with a high risk of fatal crashes, particularly in new riders. Motorcycle rider training has therefore been suggested as an important means o...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Development and psychometric properties of a brief instrument to measure the stigma of aggressiveness in schizophrenia. - Fresan A, Robles-Garcia R, de Benito L, Saracco R, Escamilla R.
Introduction. Schizophrenia has been an object of stigmatization throughout history. A critical component of stigma in schizophrenia is the perception that patients are extremely dangerous. Assessment of this concept in the general population by the use of...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Clinical characteristics and legal consequences of violent behavior: a case of bipolar disorder. - Gómez-Durán EL, Carrión MI, Xifró A, Martin-Fumadó C.
The main subject in criminal proceedings is that of criminal responsibility. From this point of view, bipolar disorders sometimes seem to be a highly neglected subject in legal scholarship. Yet these disorders may affect the decision-making capacity across...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Are serotonin 3A and 3B receptor genes associated with suicidal behavior in schizophrenia subjects? - Souza RP, De Luca V, Manchia M, Kennedy JL.
Suicide is a major contributor to the morbidity and mortality of schizophrenia, accounting for approximately 10% of deaths in these patients. Genetic factors have been reported to modulate the risk for suicide, although the precise mechanism and magnitude ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Accidents caused by Bothrops and Bothropoides in the State of Paraiba: epidemiological and clinical aspects. - Oliveira FN, Brito MT, Morais IC, Fook SM, Albuquerque HN.
Positive changes in the profiles of these accidents were verified, such as the non-application of inadequate solutions, including the use of tourniquet, coffee grounds, garlic, suction and/or cutting the bitten area. Moreover, the Itinerant Laboratory proj...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

My Resolution to You
Dear Health Conscious Reader, I’ve just had an incredible meeting and I’m excited to bring you two new developments… The first is that we’ve purchased a brand-new 17,000-sq.-ft. building that will allow us to expand the current wellness clinic and build the center that I’ve always wanted. It will be like a cross between the Canyon Ranch, the Pritikin Center & Spa, the Cooper Aerobics Center, and the Life Extension Foundation. This new center, The Sears Anti-Aging and Wellness Center, will now give us the space we need to expand our research and technology and provide more cutting-edge services in preventio...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - January 3, 2011 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Fitness body intelligence wellness center Source Type: news

Human Horsepower
Dear Health Conscious Reader, I’m sure you’ve seen the ads for those little energy shots you can get in all the drug stores and gas stations. They promise you that you won’t get that “afternoon feeling” and that you’ll get the energy of coffee without the crash … …except it’s not true. Those products stimulate you with synthetic caffeine. That makes them worse than, not better than coffee. You are going to get jitters and you’re going to hit rock bottom. The reason that happens is that caffeine causes you to release an “energy transmitter” in your brain. The problem is that the caffeine causes ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - December 31, 2010 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Brain Health better than coffee choline quercetin Vo2 max Source Type: news

The Perfect Pre-Workout Energy Boost
Dear Health Conscious Reader, Ahhhhh … a giant plate of pasta the night before a big workout, long-distance run or a big game. It’s what all the athletes do, right? They load up on tons of carbs, so they can get the “extra energy” they’ll need. Except that they don’t. Get the extra energy, I mean. Conventional fitness trainers and nutritionists will tell you that pasta and carbohydrates are how you get the strength to perform at maximum capacity. I’ve known this just doesn’t work. Now I have new evidence about why. I just read a study in Exercise and Sport’s Science Review that shows why doing the opposi...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - December 30, 2010 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Fitness carbohydrates fat low carb diet Source Type: news

Indian red scorpion venom-induced augmentation of cardio-respiratory reflexes and pulmonary edema involve the release of histamine. - Dutta A, Deshpande SB.
Pulmonary edema is a consistent feature of Mesobuthus tamulus (MBT) envenomation. Kinins, prostaglandins and other inflammatory mediators are implicated in it. Since, histamine also increases capillary permeability, this study was undertaken to evaluate wh...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 28, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

In vitro effects of Echis carinatus venom on the human plasma proteome. - Guerranti R, Cortelazzo A, Hope-Onyekwere NS, Furlani E, Cerutti H, Puglia M, Bini L, Leoncini R.
Echis carinatus venom (EV) is a complex mixture of toxins that contribute to its lethality. EV proteolytic activity was analyzed by zymography, chromogenic assays, and SDS-PAGE. To understand the molecular mechanism of the envenomation, we investigated the...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 28, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Effects of Vision and Glare on Night-time Driving Visibility - Wood JM.
Context: Fatal pedestrian collisions are over-represented at night, with nearly two-thirds of all fatal pedestrian collisions occurring at night-time. Although multiple factors contribute to the increased fatality rate at night, insufficient conspicuity is...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 28, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Can pedestrians make correct street-crossing decisions with impaired vision? - Hassan SE, Barnett GD, Moore AJ, Massof RW.
OBJECTIVE: When crossing an unsignalized street, pedestrians must judge whether or not the gap in vehicular traffic is of sufficient duration to allow them to reach the other side of the street or splitter island before the next approaching vehicle reaches...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 28, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

How does the brain create rhythms? - Szirmai I.
Connection was found between rhythmic cortical activity and motor control. The 10 Hz micro-rhythm and the 20-30 Hz bursts represent two functional states of the somatomotor system. A correspondence of the central micro-rhythm of the motor cortex and the ph...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 25, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Mechanism Behind Rare Muscle Disorders Explained By Researchers
Researchers have provided the first thorough mechanistic account of how a genetic defect leads to malignant hypothermia (MH) and central core disease (CCD), rare genetic skeletal muscle disorders. The study appears in the January issue of the Journal of General Physiology. Mutations in the type 1 ryanodine receptor (RYR1), the calcium release channel of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) activated during skeletal muscle excitation-contraction (EC) coupling, give rise to CCD. One of the most common CCD-causing mutations is Ile4895Thr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 25, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Bones / Orthopedics Source Type: news

Forensic psychiatry in China. - Hu J, Yang M, Huang X, Coid J.
This article reviews the legal basis for the development of forensic psychiatry in China, the organization of clinical assessments, and training of forensic psychiatrists. Regulations for the management of patients in Ankang hospitals and the role of foren...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 24, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news