Circadian rhythms as a basis for work organization: A study with live line electricians

Human Factors

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 204-217

  Guimarães, Lia Buarque De MacEdo ^a   Ribeiro, Jose Luis Duarte ^a   Saurin, Tarcísio Abreu ^a   Homem De Bittencourt, Paulo Ivo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

mental stress; participative ergonomics; physical stress; work scheduling

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLOCK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS; HOMEOSTATIC PROCESS; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; MENTAL LOADS; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MARKERS; TASK DEMAND; WORK DESIGN; WORK ORGANIZATION; WORK SCHEDULING; WORK SYSTEM;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; ERGONOMICS; JOB ANALYSIS;

PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIOENGINEERING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; WEATHER; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POWER PLANTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WEATHER; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873623747     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720812451855     Document Type: Article

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