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UNINA9910450106503321 |
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Autore |
Noyes Janet M. |
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Titolo |
Designing for humans / / Jan Noyes |
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Philadelphia, Pa. : , : Psychology Press, , 2001 |
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0-585-44753-5 |
0-203-46557-1 |
1-280-07078-1 |
1-134-58811-9 |
9786610070787 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (230 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human engineering |
Human-computer interaction |
Work environment |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Human Factors; Humans: capabilities and limitations; Human-machine interaction; Work environments; Organisational issues; Occupational health; Safety; Epilogue; References; Annex; Author index; Subject index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Nature aside, the world in which we live should be designed for us, from everyday products like scissors and chairs to complex systems in avionics, medicine and nuclear power applications. Now more than ever, technological advances continue to increase the range and complexity of tasks that people have to perform. As a discipline, human factors psychology (ergonomics) therefore has an increasingly important role to play in ensuring that the human user's physical characteristics, cognitive abilities and social needs are taken into account in the development, implementation and operation of prod |
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