Vol. 39 No. 2 (2011)

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Published: 2011-06-01

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Editorial

Editorial

Anthony J. Brammer, Marilyn J. Eaman

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Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

Assessing impact-tool vibration damage of tissues in a rat-tail model

Danny A. Riley, Sandya Govinda Raju, James L. W. Bain

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Recovery of vascular function after exposure to a single bout of vibration

Kristine Krajnak, Stacy Waugh, Claud Johnson, Roger Miller, Shengqiao Li, Michael Andrew

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Analysis of spatial resonance in a small vessel to study vibration-induced digital vascular disorder

Shrikant Pattnaik, Rupak Banerjee, Jay Kim

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Follow-up study of vascular and sensory functions in vibration-exposed shipyard workers

Massimo Bovenzi, Federico Ronchese, Marcella Mauro

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Neurophysiology symptoms and vibration perception thresholds in young vibration-exposed workers - A follow-up study

Lars Gerhardsson, Lage Burström, Mats Hagberg, Ronnie Lundström, Tohr Nilsson

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Longitudinal study of suomussalmi forestry workers I - Vibrotactile thresholds

Anthony J. Brammer, Päivi Sutinen, Esko Toppila, Ilmari Pyykkö, Martin G. Cherniack, Marilyn J. Eaman, Donald R. Peterson, Jukka Starck

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Detection of sensory disturbances in 23 HAVS cases with typical arterial disorders: 15 hypothenar hammer syndrome, 3 thromboangiitis obliterans and 5 arteriosclerosis obliterans

Hiroshi Kaji, Yasuharu Endo, Kouji Takeda, Hiroki Hagihara, Masakatsu Asada, Kazuhiro Eya, Hiroki Honma

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Hypothenar hammer syndrome: An underdiagnosed cause in workers exposed to hand-arm vibration

Alice Turcot, Marie Fortier, Miruna Dana Dumitrescu

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Qualitative and quantitative characteristics of pain syndrome in hand-arm vibration syndrome

Vasily Shirokov, Inna Krivtsova, Helena Bakhtereva, Olga Shirokova, Margarita Granovskya

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Combinations of exposure to vibration, noise and ergonomic stressors in the swedish work force affect musculoskeletal health outcomes

Mats Hagberg, Andreas Jonsson

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Vibration-white foot in a worker with direct vibration exposure to the feet

Aaron Thompson, Tammy Eger, Kristine Krajnak, Ron House

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New standard criteria for cold provocation test with hand immersion for cases of HAVS in Japan

Tatsuya Ishitake, Shuji Sato, Yukinori Kume, Tsutomu Nagase, Hisataka Sakakibara, Norikuni Toibana, Youichi Kurozawa, Kazuhisa Miyashita, Hossein Mahbub, Noriaki Harada

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Examination of the adaptor approach for the measurement of hand-transmitted vibration exposure

Xueyan S. Xu, Daniel E. Welcome, Christopher Warren, Thomas W. McDowell, Ren G. Dong

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Method to evaluate the running time of pneumatic tools in a car workshop

Esko Toppila, Rauno Pääkkönen, Riitta Sauni

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Development of a low-cost system to evaluate coupling forces on real power tool handles

Pierre Marcotte, Surajudeen Adewusi, Subhash Rakheja

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Laboratory assessment of vibration emissions from vibrating forks used in simulated beach cleaning

T.W. McDowell, X.S. Xu, C. Warren, D.E. Welcome, R.G. Dong

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Longitudinal study of suomussalmi forestry workers II - Vibration exposure

Donald R. Peterson, Anthony J. Brammer, Esko Toppila, Martin G. Cherniack, Päivi Sutinen, Marilyn J. Eaman

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Gunshot power absorption field measurement

Enrico Marchetti, Raoul Di Giovanni, Angelo Tirabasso, Alessandro Lunghi, Federica Morgia

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Investigation of the 3-D vibration transmissibility on the human hand-arm system using a 3-D scanning laser vibrometer

Daniel E. Welcome, Ren G. Dong, Xueyan S. Xu, Christopher Warren, Thomas W. McDowell, John Z. Wu

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3-D mechanical impedances distributed at the fingers and palm of the hand

Ren G. Dong, Daniel E. Welcome, Xueyan S. Xu, Christopher Warren, Thomas W. McDowell, John Z. Wu

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Factors influencing the hand-arm mechanical impedance

Giovanni Moschioni, Bortolino Saggin, Marco Tarabini

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Analyses of distributed absorbed power responses of the human hand-arm system in the bent- and extended-arm postures

Surajudeen Adewusi, Subhash Rakheja, Pierre Marcotte

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Study of vibration transmission on a paver's hand hammer

Uwe Kaulbars, Nastaran Raffler

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New approach to model the hand-arm system for analysis of musculoskeletal disorders

Shrikant Pattnaik, Jay Kim

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Reductions in finger blood flow induced by low magnitude hand-transmitted vibration

Ying Ye, Michael J. Griffin

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Perception of hand-transmitted vibration: Can vibration of one hand mask perception of vibration in the other hand?

Miyuki Morioka

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Thermotactile thresholds before, during and after exposure to hand-transmitted vibration

Sue Ann Seah, Michael J. Griffin

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Evaluation of gender differences in foot-transmitted vibration

Pulkit Singh, Tammy Eger, Jim Dickey, Ron House, Michele Oliver

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Fundamental study of vibrotactile perception threshold on japanesevibrotactile perception thresholds using new measurement equipment

Makoto Tateno, Ryuichi Nakajima, Kyoji Yoshikawa, Jin Fukumoto, Shigeki Takemura, Kouichi Yoshimasu, Kazuhisa Miyashita, Nobuyuki Miyai, Yoshiro Nasu, Setsuo Maeda

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Effect of work rest schedule on perceived discomfort score and thermal threshold shift of operators using hand-held vibrating machines

Jagvir Singh, Abid Ali Khan, Mohammad Muzammil

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Effect of hand-arm vibration and proximal neuropathy on current perception threshold measurement in the fingers

Ron House, Kristine Krajnak, Aaron Thompson, Depeng Jiang

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Fundamental study of vibrotactile perception threshold on japanese - Effectiveness of new equipment to diagnose workers exposed to hand-transmitted vibration

Jin Fukumoto, Setsuo Maeda, Shigeki Takemura, Kouichi Yoshimasu, Ryuichi Nakajima, Makoto Tateno, Kyoji Yoshikawa, Nobuyuki Miyai, Yoshiro Nasu, Kazuhisa Miyashita

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Measuring conditions of cold provocation tests: A review of the literature

Shigeki Takemura, Setsuo Maeda, Jin Fukumoto, Kouichi Yoshimasu, Ryuichi Nakajima, Makoto Tateno, Kyoji Yoshikawa, Nobuyuki Miyai, Yoshiro Nasu, Kazuhisa Miyashita

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Comparison of cold immersion tests with water at 12c and 10 ^°c for 5 minutes in diagnosing vibration-induced white finger

Hossain Mahbub, Tatsuya Ishitake, Youichi Kurozawa, Norikuni Toibana, Noriaki Harada

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Guidelines of the japanese research society for vibration syndrome to diagnose hand-arm vibration syndrome

Noriaki Harada, Mamoru Hirata, Tatsuya Ishitake, Yukinori Kume, Youichi Kurozawa, Kazuhisha Miyashita, Hisataka Sakakibara, Syuji Satou, Norikuni Toibana, Hossain Mahbub

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Clinical assessment of havs: Controversies in diagnosis and measurement

Ron House, Aaron Thompson

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Redesign of hand-held impact machines to reduce hand-arm vibration

Hans Lindell

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Reduction of vibrations generated by an impact wrench

Giovanni Moschioni, Bortolino Saggin, Marco Tarabini, Mario Marrone

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Mitigation of hand-arm vibration in workers on a pneumatic nail gun assembly line

Yi-Tsong Pan, Chih-Yong Chen, Cheng-Ping Chang, Jen-Chieh Liu, Hsieh-Ching Chen, Shih-Yi Lu

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Quantification and comparison of selected material properties for anti-fatigue mats to investigate vibration transmission reduction potential

Danielle Boucher, Michele Oliver, Tammy Eger

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Evaluation of transmissibility properties of anti-fatigue mats used by workers exposed to foot-transmitted vibration

Mallorie Leduc, Tammy Eger, Alison Godwin, James Dickey, Michele Oliver

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Ergonomic modification and evaluation of chain saw handle in wood cutting

Gaurav Raghav, Mohd Farooq, Abid Ali Khan, Mohammad Muzammil

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Characterization of frequency-dependent responses of sensory nerve function to repetitive vibration

Kristine Krajnak, Stacy Waugh, Claud Johnson, Roger Miller, Shenqiao Li, Michael L. Kashon

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Frequency weighting of hand-transmitted vibration for evaluating comfort

Setsuo Maeda, Serap G. Geridonmez, Kazuhisa Miyashita, Kazuma Ishimatsu

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Relative performance of frequency weighting whand candidates for alternative frequency weightings when used to predict the occurrence of hand-arm vibration induced injuries

P.M. Pitts, H.J. Mason, K.A. Poole, C.E. Young

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Posture-related change in frequency weightings derived from vibration power absorption of the hand-arm system

Nobuyuki Shibata, Kazuma Ishimatsu, Setsuo Maeda

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Vpa-based weighting curve: Preliminary assessment of gender difference

Enrico Marchetti, Federica Morgia, Giancarlo Filligoi, Alessandro Lunghi, Luigi Fattorini

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Repetitive shock vibration risk assessment for gunshots

Enrico Marchetti, Raoul Di Giovanni, Angelo Tirabasso, Alessandro Lunghi, Federica Morgia

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Investigation of the relationship between vibration emission and in-use vibration for electrical tools

Emma P. Shanks, Susan M. Hewitt, Paul M. Pitts

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Assessment of hand-arm vibration exposure by means estimation methodologies: Comparison between vibration databases (ispesl) and information provided by tool manufacturers

Rocco Nitti, Paolo De Santis, Pietro Nataletti

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Impact of european directive 2002/44/ec on the risk of developing hand-arm vibration syndrome in great britain

Paul Brereton

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Current status of hand-arm vibration syndrome in China -Occurrence, laws, and measures of prevention and control

Gao Xing, Sun Li, He Li Hua, Liu Yao Yao, Wei Yun Fang, Liu Zhao Qi

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Compensation of hand-arm vibration syndrome in Canada

Aaron Thompson, Alice Turcot, Sami Youakim, Ron House

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Review of legal suits involving hand-arm vibration

Thomas Jetzer

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Glove use and education in workers with hand-arm vibration syndrome

K. Rowley, D. Ajami, D. Gervais, L. Mooney, A. Solheim, I. Kudla, D.L. Holness, S. Switzer-McIntyre

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