Effect of External Load at Varying Hand Positions on Perceived Discomfort

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of external load at varying hand positions on discomfort, and to provide a new classification of external load. An experiment was carried out in which 16 postures with an external load of 0, 1.5, 3 kg were tested. The postures were controlled by 2 independent variables of hand distance and hand height. The subjects were instructed to rate their perceived discomfort with magnitude estimation after holding a given posture for 1 min. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) exhibited that the main effects of the 3 independent variables were statistically significant for discomfort. Discomfort increased linearly with external load and hand distance. Hand height showed a quadratic relation with discomfort, which exhibited a slightly different trend from hand distance and external load. Based on the results, a new classification of external load was proposed with 3 classes grouped by perceived discomfort.     

Examining RULA’s Postural Scoring System With Selected Physiological and Psychophysiological Measures

The Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) survey is a posture-sampling tool used specifically to examine the level of risk associated with upper limb disorders of individual workers. This paper examines the relationship between RULA’s postural scoring system and measures of surface electromyography (EMG), self-reports of discomfort, and job attitude questionnaires. Twenty participants each performed a 30-min typing task on a computer in 3 working postures based on RULA’s scoring system. A statistically significant difference was found only in perceived discomfort. The perceived discomfort results demonstrated that RULA was able to identify “high risk” postures. The next question we need to ask is, does perceived discomfort result in tissue damage, or does tissue damage yield discomfort?     

Explaining task performance and creativity from perceived organizational support theory: Which mechanisms are more important?

Perceived organizational support (POS) theory specifies three mechanisms—felt obligation, group identification, and outcome expectancy—to explain the effects of organizational support on employee work outcomes. These mechanisms have usually been examined in isolation so that it is not possible to assess their relative explanatory power. The present study aims to remedy this problem by examining the three mechanisms simultaneously using structural equation modeling. On the basis of a sample of 206 bank employees in China, we focus on two types of employee performance—task performance and creativity—as dependent variables. Drawing on self‐determination theory and characteristics of the research context, we propose that task performance is more strongly predicted by felt obligation than by the other two mechanisms, whereas identification and expectancy more strongly predict creativity than felt obligation. We conclude by discussing our contribution to POS and creativity research, and highlight some important implications of our findings. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

防护服对消防员工效性能影响的定量研究*

为开发高性能防护服以提升救援效率,基于人体试验,测量受试者穿戴灭火防护服、半封闭防化服、全封闭防化服以及基础服装（对照组）时静态条件下左右手握力值、疲劳度（RPE）和活动受限程度,通过方差分析、接受者操作特征（ROC）曲线图、相关性分析进行定量研究。研究结果表明:灭火防护服对消防员工效性能影响大于防化服,灭火防护服较对照组握力减小32%、RPE增大54%、活动受限程度增大35倍,且RPE和活动受限程度均与握力呈显著负相关（p<0.001）。研究结果可为消防员个体防护服装设计、测试、性能提升等提供理论支撑,也可为消防员生命安全保障研究提供基础数据。     

基于心理感知的铁路综合客运枢纽客流疏解预警研究*

为解决铁路综合客运枢纽客流疏解预警忽略旅客心理感知与焦虑问题,基于状态焦虑问卷,定量描述旅客焦虑状态,通过引入心理测量学中积极率划分客流疏解等级阈值,确定枢纽客流疏解预警等级,构建以旅客感知疏解时间为预警指标的回归预测模型。研究结果表明:模型可定量预测枢纽站各种交通接驳方式客流的感知疏解时间,准确描述枢纽站预警等级,研究结果可为管理人员选择相应疏解措施提供依据。     

刍议环境监测在环境保护工作中的作用研究

随着中国社会主义市场经济的进步和发展,人们的环保意识日渐增加,对环境保护工作的要求越来越高。为了提升环境保护工作的质量,必须要大力发展环境的监测技术。因为环境监测是环境保护工作中的重要组成部分,其作用主要是全面、及时、准确的反映当前环境的质量以及环境问题的发展趋势,为人类的环境保护工作提供科学的依据。鉴于环境监测的重要性,中国环保单位必须要高度重视环境监测技术的研究和发展,提高环境监测的效率和质量。     

刍议护理临床教师理想的角色模式

通过对162名实习护生问卷调查对临床带教老师的评价,14.2%的护生认为带教老师的自身素质有待提高;19.3%的护生评价带教老师在指导护生应用护理程序方面存在不足;13.4%的护生认为临床教师对待护生态度方面很一般,缺乏耐心.从而得出树立理想的带教老师角色模式,有利于融洽师生关系,促进职业情感化,激发护生的主动性,增强自信心,提高教学效果和实习质量.以达到从护生角度探讨护理临床教师的理想角色模式得目的.     

等离子体场内CeO2催化降解甲醇的表面活性氧物种来源与作用研究

利用水热法制备了3种不同形貌(纳米棒、纳米颗粒、纳米立方体)的CeO_2催化剂,并通过比表面积测试(BET)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、拉曼光谱分析(Raman)、O_2程序升温脱附(O_2-TPD)手段表征其物理化学性质,结果发现,CeO_2纳米棒的表面氧空位和氧物种最多.等离子体与催化协同降解甲醇性能评价实验结果显示,CeO_2纳米棒展现出最好的催化性能.进一步设计实验(甲醇-TPD、不同气氛常温催化、催化剂内后置比较、O_3催化氧化)推测在等离子体场内CeO_2表面活性氧物种来源及其作用.结果表明:①在等离子体场内参与CeO_2表面催化反应的活性氧物种有两个来源,一是催化剂本身存在的表面氧物种,二是等离子体区域产生的短寿命物种及长寿命物种(主要是O_3),其中,O_3分解产生的活性氧物种是提高催化性能的主要因素.②不同形貌CeO_2由于表面氧空位含量不同,导致O_3在催化剂上分解产生的活性氧物种的量不同,最终影响等离子体催化性能.     

Ecological role of stomatopods (mantis shrimps) and potential impacts of trawling in a marine ecosystem of the southeast coast of India

Ecosystems are balanced by nature and each component in the system has a role in the sustenance of other components. A change in one component would invariably have an effect on others. Stomatopods (mantis shrimps) are common and ecologically important predatory crustaceans in tropical marine waters. The ecological role of mantis shrimps and potential impacts of trawling in a marine ecosystem were estimated using Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) Version 5.0 software, by constructing a mass balanced Ecopath model of Parangipettai (Porto Novo) ecosystem. Based on fisheries information from the region, 17 ecological groups were defined including stomatopods. Both primary and secondary data on biomass, P/B, Q/B and diet composition were used as basic inputs. The mass balanced model gave a total system throughput of 14,756 t km⁻² year⁻¹. The gross efficiency of 0.000942 indicated higher contribution of lower food chain groups in the fishery though the mean trophic level was 3.08. The immature and developing stage of the ecosystem was indicated by the ratio of total primary production and total respiration (1.832) and the net system production (2643.30 t km⁻² year⁻¹). Key indices (flow to detritus, net efficiency and omnivory index), split mortality rates and mixed trophic impact of different ecological groups were obtained from the model. A flow diagram was constructed to illustrate the trophic interactions, which explained the biomass flows in the ecosystem with reference to stomatopods. Two temporal simulations were made, with 10 year durations in the mass balanced Ecopath model by using ecosim routine incorporated in EwE software. The effect of decrease in biomass of stomatopods in the ecosystem was well defined, in the first run with increase in stomatopod fishing mortality, and the group showed a high positive impact on benthopelagic fish biomass increase (129%). The simulation with increase in trawling efforts resulted in the biomass decline of different ecological groups as elasmobranchs to 1%, stomatopods to 2%, crabs and lobsters to 36%, cephalopods to 63%, mackerel to 78%, and shrimps to 89%. Present study warns stomatopod discards and further increase in trawling efforts in the region and it explained the need for ecosystem based fisheries management practices for the sustainability of marine fisheries.     

征地前后农民感知变化与征地意愿的结构方程模型研究——以武汉市江夏区被征农户为例

论文在感知价值的框架下讨论了土地征收前后农民感知维度的变化,构建土地征收前后农民感知维度变化的测度因子与评估指标,运用结构方程模型对土地征收前后农民感知变化与征地意愿之间的关系进行了衡量。结果显示:①土地征收前后农民感知变化包括农民经济状况变化、 农田资金投入变化、 农村公共基础服务变化、 农村公共社会服务变化与农田景观环境变化5个测量维度;②土地征收后农民的经济收入状况、 农田资金投入、 农村公共基础服务、 农田景观环境等变化感知对被征地农民的征地意愿具有正向的影响,而农村公共社会服务变化感知对于农民的征地意愿影响不显著;③感知变化维度上,土地征收前后农田资金投入变化是影响农民征地意愿的主导因素,其次分别为农民的经济收入状况变化、 农村公共基础服务变化和农田景观环境变化。土地征收前后农民感知维度的变化很明确地影响到农民的征地意愿,把握两者的关系有利于政府制定有效的征地补偿和安置政策、 引导失地农民适应身份转型,为解决被征地农民的现实问题提供参考依据。