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Variability in Muscle Activity and Wrist Motion Measurements Among Workers Performing Non-Cyclic Work

Nathan B. Fethke Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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Fred Gerr Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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Dan Anton Department of Physical Therapy, Eastern Washington University, Spokane, Washington
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Joseph E. Cavanaugh Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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Mark T. Quickel Department of Environmental Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
Pages 25-35 | Published online: 08 Dec 2011

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Nathan B. Fethke, Mark C. Schall$suffix/text()$suffix/text(), Howard Chen, Cassidy A. Branch & Linda A. Merlino. (2020) Biomechanical factors during common agricultural activities: Results of on-farm exposure assessments using direct measurement methods. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 17:2-3, pages 85-96.
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David I. Douphrate, Nathan B. Fethke, Matthew W. Nonnenmann, Anabel Rodriguez, Robert Hagevoort & David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras. (2017) Full-shift and task-specific upper extremity muscle activity among US large-herd dairy parlour workers. Ergonomics 60:8, pages 1042-1054.
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Ryan J. Marker, Jaclyn E. Balter, Micaela L. Nofsinger, Dan Anton, Nathan B. Fethke & Katrina S. Maluf. (2016) Upper trapezius muscle activity in healthy office workers: reliability and sensitivity of occupational exposure measures to differences in sex and hand dominance. Ergonomics 59:9, pages 1205-1214.
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Jungyong Lee, Maury A. Nussbaum & Gyouhyung Kyung. (2014) Effects of work experience on fatigue-induced biomechanical changes during repetitive asymmetric lifts/lowers. Ergonomics 57:12, pages 1875-1885.
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David I. Douphrate, Christina Lunner Kolstrup, Matthew W. Nonnenmann, Martina Jakob & Stefan Pinzke. (2013) Ergonomics in Modern Dairy Practice: A Review of Current Issues and Research Needs. Journal of Agromedicine 18:3, pages 198-209.
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Jungyong Lee & MauryA. Nussbaum. (2012) Experienced workers exhibit distinct torso kinematics/kinetics and patterns of task dependency during repetitive lifts and lowers. Ergonomics 55:12, pages 1535-1547.
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Wonil Lee, Jia-Hua Lin, Ninica Howard & Stephen Bao. (2022) Methods for measuring physical workload among commercial cleaners: A scoping review. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 90, pages 103319.
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Jordan Coker, Howard Chen, Mark C. SchallJr.Jr., Sean Gallagher & Michael Zabala. (2021) EMG and Joint Angle-Based Machine Learning to Predict Future Joint Angles at the Knee. Sensors 21:11, pages 3622.
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Joshua T. Kersten & Nathan B. Fethke. (2019) Radio frequency identification to measure the duration of machine-paced assembly tasks: Agreement with self-reported task duration and application in variance components analyses of upper arm postures and movements recorded over multiple days. Applied Ergonomics 75, pages 74-82.
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Robert F. Granzow, Mark C. SchallJr.Jr., Mathew F. Smidt, Howard Chen, Nathan B. Fethke & Rong Huangfu. (2018) Characterizing exposure to physical risk factors among reforestation hand planters in the Southeastern United States. Applied Ergonomics 66, pages 1-8.
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David I. Douphrate, David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, Matthew W. Nonnenmann, Robert Hagevoort, Stephen J. Reynolds, Anabel Rodriguez & Nathan B. Fethke. (2017) Effects of milking unit design on upper extremity muscle activity during attachment among U.S. large-herd parlor workers. Applied Ergonomics 58, pages 482-490.
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David I. Douphrate, Nathan B. Fethke, Matthew W. Nonnenmann, Anabel Rodriguez, G. Robert Hagevoort & David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras. (2016) Effect of a novel teat preparation system on upper extremity muscle activity among U.S. large-herd dairy parlor workers. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 56, pages 161-169.
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Nathan B. Fethke, Mark C. SchallJr.Jr., Emily M. Determan & Anna S. Kitzmann. (2015) Neck and shoulder muscle activity among ophthalmologists during routine clinical examinations. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 49, pages 53-59.
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Robert Paulsen, Natalie Schwatka, Jennifer Gober, David Gilkey, Dan Anton, Fred Gerr & John Rosecrance. (2014) Inter-rater reliability of cyclic and non-cyclic task assessment using the hand activity level in appliance manufacturing. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 44:1, pages 32-38.
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Catherine Trask, Svend Erik Mathiassen, Jennie Jackson & Jens Wahlström. (2013) Data processing costs for three posture assessment methods. BMC Medical Research Methodology 13:1.
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