The entropy conservation principle: Applications in ergonomics and human factors

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 291-315

  Hong, S Lee ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation laws; Entropy; Ergonomics; Human factors; Information theory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; ENTROPY; FATIGUE; HEARING; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNCERTAINTY; VISION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; ENTROPY; FATIGUE; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77956403280     PISSN: 10900578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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