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Fuzzy modelling of relations between physical weight and perceived heaviness: the effect of size-weight illusion in industrial lifting tasks

HOLGER LUCZAK Institut für Arbeitswissenschaft, Technische Universität Berlin, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7, Berlin (West) 10, D-1000, Federal Republic of Germany
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SHUANGSHENG GE Institut für Arbeitswissenschaft, Technische Universität Berlin, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7, Berlin (West) 10, D-1000, Federal Republic of Germany
Pages 823-837 | Published online: 06 Jul 2010

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