Unraveling the interplay between mental workload, occupational fatigue, physiological responses and cognitive performance in office workers.

Recently, cognitive demands in workplaces have surged significantly. This study explored the intricate relationship among mental workload (MWL), occupational fatigue, physiological responses, and cognitive performance in office workers by using collective semi-parametric models. One hundred office workers were selected from twenty offices involved in cognitive performance.

Effects of wearing medical gowns at different temperatures on the physiological responses of female healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Using medical gowns with high protection against COVID-19 among healthcare workers (HCWs) may limit heat exchange, resulting in physiological challenges.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the physiological and neurophysiological responses of female HCWs when using two typical medical gowns at different temperatures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Twenty healthy female HCWs participated in this study.

Staffs' physiological responses to irrelevant background speech and mental workload in open-plan bank office workspaces.

Background: Acoustic comfort is one of the most critical challenges in the open-plan workspace.

Objective: This study was aimed to assess the effect of irrelevant background speech (IBS) and mental workload (MWL) on staffs' physiological parameters in open-plan bank office workspaces.

Methods: In this study, 109 male cashier staff of the banks were randomly selected.

Analysis of body heat tolerance of workers in a simulated warm environment based on linear mixed model.

Workers' heat tolerance plays a crucial role in maintaining their health and performance in hot environments. This study aimed to empirically analyze the body heat tolerance of workers under a simulated warm environment. Twenty healthy male workers from the typical light metal industry (age: 23.

The simultaneous exposure to heat and whole-body vibration on some motor skill functions of city taxi drivers.

Background: Driving requires sensory-motor abilities in unpredictable and complex driving scenarios. This experimental study aimed to investigate the combined effects of exposure to whole-body vibration and heat on motor skill functions of city taxi drivers.

Methods: This study was conducted using a driving simulator on 30 male taxi drivers.

The Influence of Face Masks on Verbal Communication in Persian in the Presence of Background Noise in Healthcare Staff.

Wearing face masks has resulted in verbal communication being more challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the effect of face masks on the speech comprehensibility of Persian nurses in healthcare settings. Twenty female nurses from the governmental hospitals randomly participated in an experiment on seven typical commercial face masks at two background noise levels.

Prediction of occupational exposure limits for noise-induced non-auditory effects.

There is a recent trend to place more emphasis on noise non-auditory effects. Despite its implications on health, there is a lack of recommendations for noise in occupational settings. This study aimed to present occupational exposure limits for noise-induced non-auditory effects in healthy males using empirical exposure-response regression models based on the data of laboratory and field considering the effective variables.