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Creator:: Al-haboubi, Muhammad H.
Abstract:: It is a widely accepted premise of industrial management that an interruption in the performance of a task will be accompanied by a decrease in operator skill level upon resuming performance of the task. Moreover, it has been generally assumed that this loss of skill is related to several factors...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: management that an interruption in the performance of a task will be accompanied by a decrease in operator

Creator:: Smith, Lyshuand R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to propose swiveling behavior as a potential speech transitioning device and to discuss the methodology behind qualitative and quantitative analysis of swivels in relation to subjects’ partners. Due to the impacts of gaze and body orientation direction on speech transitioning, it is deduced that,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
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Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Frank Bernieri, Mentor, representing Psychology

Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Stumpf, Simone, Burnett, Margaret, 1949-, Rajaram, Vidya, and Herlocker, Jonathan Lee
Abstract:: If basic assumptions about how knowledge workers conceptualize and use work units are wrong, then any solutions resting on those assumptions are unlikely to be successful since, instead of decreasing costs, they will lead to increasing them. This paper reports on how knowledge workers understand, use and switch between units...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: . 2 Previous work has identified immediate, negotiated, mediated and scheduled interruption styles

Creator:: Feuerbacher, Robin L.
Abstract:: Distractions and interruptions are common occurrences in an operating room (OR), but little is known about their effects on surgical task performance. Based on human factors research, it was hypothesized that realistic distractions and interruptions in an OR would adversely impact surgical task performance. Because of the concern of patient...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: coincided with an interruption and distraction. Finally, no effect was shown with pre-specified

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