Corporate Architecture Design and Human Factors, Needs, and Performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 100-123
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mahdi Foroudi ◽  
Mohammad Foroud Foroudi ◽  
Pantea Foroudi
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Qiao ◽  
Na Lv ◽  
Dong Li ◽  
Hongji Li ◽  
Xiangxin Xue ◽  
...  

Metastable Cu2O is an attractive material for the architecture design of integrated nanomaterials. In this context, Cu2O was used as the sacrificial agent to form the core-shell structure of Cu2O@HKUST-1...


1977 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 545-547
Author(s):  
Tyler Blake

With the advent of voting machines and computers, the voting process has evolved into a complex man-machine system. However, to date no comprehensive human factors analysis of the voting process has been conducted. A systems analysis of the voting process yielded four major functions which impact critically on voter behavior and performance: (a) Design of voting instructions (b) Display of crucial voting information (c) Human engineering of voting equipment and procedures (d) Distribution of voting machines and personnel across and within voting districts. Some critical aspects of each area are discussed, and some additional points of interest to human factors specialists interested in researching this area are mentioned.


Author(s):  
John W. Garrett

Recent studies of the anthropometry and selected biomechanical characteristics of hands are summarized. These include: (1) conventional anthropometry of male and female hands, (2) the anthropometry of the relaxed hand, (3) comparison of certain engineering anthropometric and performance parameters between bare and pressure-gloved hands, and (4) the ability to retain grips on selected handles under high dynamic loads. The utility of these data for human factors engineering is discussed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-12
Author(s):  
Catherine A McIntosh ◽  
David Donnelly ◽  
Robert Marr

IntroductionCognitive aids, such as a guideline for the management of severe local anaesthetic (LA) toxicity, are tools designed to help users complete a task. Human factors experts recommend the use of simulation to iteratively test and re-design these tools. The purpose of this study was to apply human factors engineering principles to the testing and iterative re-design of three existing cognitive aids used for the management of severe LA toxicity and to use these data to develop a ‘new’ cognitive aid.MethodsTwenty anaesthetist–anaesthetic assistant pairs were randomised into four groups. Each of the first three groups received one of three different existing cognitive aids during a standardised simulated LA toxicity crisis. Postsimulation semistructured interviews were conducted to identify features beneficial and detrimental to the format and usability of the aid. Synthesis of the interview data with established checklist design recommendations resulted in a prototype aid, which was subjected to further testing and re-design by the fourth group (five more pairs) under the same conditions thus creating the final iteration of the new aid.ResultsFeatures of the new aid included a single-stream flowchart structure, single-sided, large-font design with colour contrast, simplified instructions and no need for calculations. This simplified tool contains only the information users reported as essential for the immediate crisis management.ConclusionsUtilisation of formative usability testing and simulation-based user-centred design resulted in a visually very different cognitive aid and reinforces the importance of designing aids in the context in which they are to be used. Simplified tools may be more appropriate for use in emergencies but more detailed guidelines may be necessary for training, education and development of local standard operating procedures. Iterative simulation-based testing and re-design is likely to be of assistance when developing aids for other crises, and to eliminate design failure as a confounder when investigating the relationship between use of cognitive aids and performance.


Author(s):  
Lisa Vangsness ◽  
Michael E. Young

Recent publications have encouraged researchers to consider how metacognition affects users’ judgments of usability and workload by integrating metacognitive assessments with traditional testing paradigms. However, the repercussions of collecting these measures concurrently are unknown. We used a visual search task to determine how the frequency of metacognitive assessments affected metacognitive accuracy and performance. Frequent assessments did not impact performance on the focal task; however, they did reduce the accuracy of participants’ metacognitive judgments by about 7%. This finding suggests that researchers should consider context when selecting a metacognitive assessment strategy.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salman Khan ◽  
Leah Boyd ◽  
Ferdinand Velez

Author(s):  
Zach Kaznica ◽  
Orysia Bezpalko ◽  
Grayson Privette ◽  
Kimberly Wilson ◽  
James Won

The Main Hospital operating rooms at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia identified a decrease in hand hygiene compliance during the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2017. To address this, a combined approach of Human Factors and process improvement methodologies was used to increase compliance, with a global aim of achieving 100% compliance by the end of FY 2018. The Human Factors and Performance Improvement team relied upon a combined approached of methodologies and tools including: the SEEV model (Saliency, Effort, Expectancy, and Value), in-person observation, spaghetti diagrams, link analyses, and a survey to gain qualitative and quantitative data to drive the improvement work. Targeted interventions increased hand hygiene compliance in two pilot rooms by nearly 23%; following spread to the rest of the operating rooms, overall compliance was measured at 100%.


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