[HTML][HTML] Use of various obesity measurement and classification methods in occupational safety and health research: a systematic review of the literature

M Ghesmaty Sangachin, LA Cavuoto, Y Wang - BMC obesity, 2018 - Springer
Background This study systematically examined obesity research in occupational safety and
health regarding the use of various obesity measurement and classification methods …

A data analytic framework for physical fatigue management using wearable sensors

ZS Maman, YJ Chen, A Baghdadi, S Lombardo… - Expert Systems with …, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of expert systems in optimizing and transforming human performance has been
limited in practice due to the lack of understanding of how an individual's performance …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity as a risk factor for musculoskeletal injury during manual handling tasks: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Boocock, Y Naudé, N Saywell, G Mawston - Safety Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Obesity is a growing health concern worldwide and musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are
the leading cause of injury, disability, and work-related sickness absence globally. A …

Impacts of obesity and stress on neuromuscular fatigue development and associated heart rate variability

RK Mehta - International Journal of Obesity, 2015 - nature.com
Objectives: Obesity and stress are independently associated with decrements in
neuromuscular functions. The present study examined the interplay of obesity and stress on …

Overweight, obesity and work functioning: The role of working-time arrangements

YT Nigatu, HA van de Ven, JJL van der Klink… - Applied ergonomics, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Obesity is associated with productivity loss, but little is known about how obese
workers function at work and also the role of working-time arrangements on this association …

Relationship between BMI and fatigability is task dependent

RK Mehta, LA Cavuoto - Human factors, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The objective of the current study was to determine the effect of body mass index
(BMI) on fatigability of three different muscle groups at four different work intensities …

Mind over body: A neuroergonomic approach to assessing motor performance under stress in older adults

O Tyagi, RK Mehta - Applied ergonomics, 2022 - Elsevier
Stress impairs motor performance, which is exacerbated with age. Stress also impairs brain
activity in the prefrontal cortex, which communicates with the motor areas of the brain to …

Obesity-related differences in neuromuscular fatigue in adolescent girls

S Garcia-Vicencio, V Martin, V Kluka… - European journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of obesity on neuromuscular
fatigue in adolescent girls. Methods Twelve lean (13.6±0.8 years) and 12 obese (13.9±0.9 …

[HTML][HTML] Neuromuscular control and performance differences associated with gender and obesity in fatiguing tasks performed by older adults

X Duan, J Rhee, RK Mehta, D Srinivasan - Frontiers in physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Obesity rates in the geriatric population have emerged as a serious health concern in recent
decades. Yet, obesity-related differences in neuromuscular performance and motor control …

Experimental validation of a subject-specific maximum endurance time model

B Liu, L Ma, C Chen, Z Zhang - Ergonomics, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed at experimentally validating a subject-specific maximum endurance time
(MET) model. Thirty health participants (15 males and 15 females; Age: mean= 21.5 years …