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1. Cross-Cultural Design for IT Products and Services

   By Pei-Luen Rau, Tom Plocher, Yee-Yin Choong

   Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

   With the increase of globalization of business and industry, IT products and services are often produced and marketed across geographical cultural boundaries without adequate consideration of culture. There is a high probability that IT products and services developed in one country may not be...

   Published December 3rd 2012 by CRC Press
2. The Science of Footwear

   Edited by Ravindra S. Goonetilleke

   Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

   Although we now have sophisticated algorithms and techniques for determining the shapes and sizes and for matching the fit between shoes and feet, few, if any, of the books currently available cover these new technologies until now. Bringing together high-quality and state-of-the-art contributions...

   Published November 5th 2012 by CRC Press
3. Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers, Second Edition

   By Mark R. Lehto, Steven J. Landry

   Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

   Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers, Second Edition supplies a breadth and depth of coverage beyond that found in most traditional texts. This volume presents and integrates in a single source important methods and tools used in the fields of industrial engineering, human...

   Published October 25th 2012 by CRC Press
4. Skill Training in Multimodal Virtual Environments

   Edited by Massîmo Bergamasco, Benoit Bardy, Daniel Gopher

   Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

   The advent of augmented reality technologies used to assist human operators in complex manipulative operations—has brought an urgency to research into the modeling and training of human skills in Virtual Environments. However, modeling a specific act still represents a challenge in cognitive...

   Published August 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
5. Human–Computer Interaction Handbook

   Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications, Third Edition

   Edited by Julie A. Jacko

   Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

   The third edition of a groundbreaking reference, The Human–Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications raises the bar for handbooks in this field. It is the largest, most complete compilation of HCI theories, principles, advances, case studies, and...

   Published May 3rd 2012 by CRC Press
6. Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety, Second Edition

   Edited by Pascale Carayon

   Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

   The first edition of Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety took the medical and ergonomics communities by storm with in-depth coverage of human factors and ergonomics research, concepts, theories, models, methods, and interventions and how they can be applied in...

   Published November 8th 2011 by CRC Press
7. Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design, Second Edition

   Edited by Kim-Phuong L. Vu, Robert W. Proctor

   Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

   The Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design covers basic human factors issues relating to screen design, input devices, and information organization and processing, as well as addresses newer features which will become prominent in the next generation of Web technologies. These include...

   Published April 24th 2011 by CRC Press
8. Practical Speech User Interface Design

   By James R. Lewis

   Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

   Although speech is the most natural form of communication between humans, most people find using speech to communicate with machines anything but natural. Drawing from psychology, human-computer interaction, linguistics, and communication theory, Practical Speech User Interface Design provides a...

   Published December 9th 2010 by CRC Press
9. Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health

   Edited by Danuta Koradecka

   Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

   Occupational safety and health — safe work in a safe environment. The challenge, of course, is how to make this happen and make it happen economically. A comprehensive study presenting the state of the art in the field, Handbook of Occupational Safety and Health provides a wide range of methods...

   Published May 3rd 2010 by CRC Press
10. Smart Clothing

    Technology and Applications

    Edited by Gilsoo Cho

    Series: Human Factors and Ergonomics

    With contributed chapters from various authors, this book covers the state of the art in smart clothing technology and applications, which includes textile-based keypads, transmission lines, sensors, and actuators. The authors address usability and human aspects relevant to the manufacture and sale...

    Published December 22nd 2009 by CRC Press