Aviation - Manpower
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Impact of vertigo and spatial disorientation on concurrent cognitive tasks.

29 Apr 2009 Disorientation may draw attention from other activities and its impact on cognition may cause pilot error and problems of concentration in dizzy patients. Tasks used to study the impact of disorientation include number processing, intelligence ... Read more...

Civil aviation rules on crew flight time, flight duty, and rest: comparison of 10 ICAO member states.

30 Jan 2009 INTRODUCTION: Members of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) use various criteria to control flight crew scheduling and rest periods with the intention of reducing fatigue and thus improving airline safety. Comparison of these rules ... Read more...

A helicopter flight does not induce significant changes in systemic biomarker profiles.

30 Dec 2008 Whole-body vibration and noise are inherent characteristics of helicopter operations. The helicopter pilot is affected by vibration from both low-frequency noise and mechanical vibration sources. The way this energy is transmitted to different ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Aviation - Manpower'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Impact of vertigo and spatial disorientation on concurrent cognitive tasks. 29 Apr 2009
• Civil aviation rules on crew flight time, flight duty, and rest: comparison of 10 ICAO member states. 30 Jan 2009
• A helicopter flight does not induce significant changes in systemic biomarker profiles. 30 Dec 2008
• A fatal lack of communication. 30 Oct 2008
• [The health status of stewardesses and its influencing factors] 28 Feb 2008
• Improved military air traffic controller selection methods as measured by subsequent training performance. 30 Dec 2007
• Mortality patterns following downsizing at Pan American World Airways. 13 Nov 2007
• Lifestyles, flying and associated health problems in flight attendants. 30 Oct 2007
• Association between respiratory tract diseases and secondhand smoke exposure among never smoking flight attendants: a cross-sectional survey. 24 Sep 2007
• [Human science in aviation of the XXIst century] 30 Oct 2006
• PET scan as an aid for the return of a head-injured aviator to flying duty. 29 Sep 2006
• In-flight medical incapacitation and impairment of airline pilots. 29 Sep 2006
• General aviation accidents in degraded visibility: a case control study of 72 accidents. 29 Sep 2006
• Pilot error and its relationship with higher organizational levels: HFACS analysis of 523 accidents. 29 Sep 2006
• Caffeinated tube food effect on pilot performance during a 9-hour, simulated nighttime U-2 mission. 29 Sep 2006
• Incidence of cancer among female flight attendants: a meta-analysis. 29 Apr 2006
• Heuristic-based information acquisition and decision making among pilots. 30 Dec 2005
• Aircrew fatigue in trans-Atlantic morning and evening flights. 30 Dec 2005
• Effect of exposure to a mixture of solvents and noise on hearing and balance in aircraft maintenance workers. 29 Sep 2005
• You're the flight surgeon. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 30 May 2005

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Technical information about 'Aviation'

Definition: Design, development, manufacture, and operation of heavier-than-air AIRCRAFT.

Descriptor UI: D001359

Alternative terms: Aviation; Air Traffic Control; Control, Air Traffic; Traffic Control, Air; Parachuting;

Related Mesh Headings: Aircraft;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: J01.937.285;

Online Note: use AVIATION to search PARACHUTING 1966-82

History Note: PARACHUTING was heading 1963-82

Technical Notes: for medical, physiological, psychological aspect of flying index AEROSPACE MEDICINE: Manual 28.7