The past decade has seen the development and testing of an increasingly large set of
ergonomics tools. With new sections in every chapter, the third edition of Introduction to …

Building on the success of previous editions, the 4th edition of 'Introduction to Human
Factors and Ergonomics' provides a comprehensive and up to date introduction to the field …

Skin perceives and reacts to external mechanical forces to create resistance against the
external environment. Excessive or inappropriate stimuli of pressure may lead to cellular …

Office ergonomics provides an arbitrary framework for integrating a large body of research
that is relevant to the design of office work environments to optimize the health, safety …

Multidisciplinary effort is usually required in the evaluation of comfort problems in the
working environment of mobile agricultural machinery workers. Comfort can be partly …

We present a new case of semicircular lipoatrophy whose lesions disappeared after 2
months of avoiding a repeated trauma in that area. It seems that this is the only associated …

Objective: From February 2007 to October 2008, 1137 cases of lipoatrophia semicircularis
were registered in distinct workplaces (WPs) in Barcelona. A protocol to establish control …

The medical literature describes Lipoatrophia semicircularis (Ls) as a rare, idiopathic
condition characterized by semicircular impressions of the skin, at the front and sides of both …

Lipoatrophia semicircularis (Ls) is a idiopathic condition characterised by semicircular
impressions of the skin, usually at the front and sides of both thighs. It was first described …

Lipoatrophia semicircularis is a benign pathology characterized by subcutaneous tissue
atrophy that affects the skin and related structures. Its etiology remains unclear; however, in …