Product Description: The two LNCS volume set 9193-9194 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2015, held as part of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2015, held in Los Angeles, CA, USA, in August 2015, jointly with 15 other thematically conferences...read more

The completely revised edition of the leading reference on human factors and ergonomics The field of human factors and ergonomics has developed and broadened considerably since its inception more than sixty years ago, and no single book has done more to help proliferate its importance than the Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics. Winner of the Institute of Industrial Engineers Joint Publishers Book-of-the-Year Award, this thoroughly revised Third Edition of Gavriel Salvendy's seminal work compiles the research of 109 of the world's top thinkers and practitioners in one volume. All new chapters feature theoretically based and practically oriented material-supported by numerous case studies, examples, figures, and tables-to be useful to both practitioners and researchers. A value-packed read for all human factors and ergonomics specialists, engineers, industrial hygienists, safety engineers, and human-computer interaction (HCI) specialists, this Third Edition covers such new topics as: * Cultural ergonomics * Virtual environments * Human factors and information security * Usability evaluation and testing * Design of e-business Web sites * Augmented cognition in HCI * Design for those with disabilities * Design for children * Human factors and ergonomics standards * Human factors and ergonomics in transportation * And much more!

Product Description: Unrivaled coverage of a broad spectrum of industrial engineering concepts and applications The Handbook of Industrial Engineering, Third Edition contains a vast array of timely and useful methodologies for achieving increased productivity, quality, and competitiveness and improving the quality of working life in manufacturing and service industries...read more

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Product Description: Volume 14, Numbers 3 & 4Contents: K. Vredenburg, Introduction: Designing the Total User Experience at IBM: An Examination of Case Studies, Research Finding, and Advanced Methods. ARTICLES: R. Sobiesiak, R.J. Jones, S.M. Lewis, DB2 Universal Database: A Case Study of a Successful User-Centered Design Program...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Volume 12, Number 3, 2002 Contents: D.P. Baker, R.K. Dismukes, Preface: Special Issue on Training Instructors to Evaluate Aircrew Performance. FORMAL PAPERS. D.P. Baker, R.K. Dismukes, A Framework for Understanding Crew Performance Assessment Issues...read more

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Product Description: This special issue contains three papers, all written by the world's foremost authorities from industry and academia, which set the scientific and professional direction for HCI for the next century. The journal provides an agenda for both researchers and practitioners as to how to design an information society for all, what are some of the bottlenecks, and how to develop a research agenda to overcome it...read more

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Product Description: "The advent of the computer in control of machine tools, and the revolution which it has produced in systems analysis and organization have greatly extended the frontiers of industrial engineering and have provided a number of exciting and powerful developments, all of which are purposefully examined in the book...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This handbook provides vital information on the effective design and use of systems requiring interaction between humans, machines, and the environment. Six broad areas of study are covered including intrapersonal relationships on the job, the application of ``analytical capability'', the scope and limitation of each methodology, the applications of present methodologies to specific work situations, and the manufacturing and service industries...read more

Product Description: The aim of the USA-Japan Conference was to bring together research workers and practitioners to exchange information, ideas, theory, and experience in applying human factors, computer science concepts and methodologies to the design, planning, control and operation of human-computer interactive systems...read more