Mental Fatigue
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

[A method to extract signals related to fatigue during visual display terminal (VDT) operation using independent component analysis]

30 Aug 2009 With the recent, rapid developments of computers, adaptation between the human being and computer is being improved. On the other hand, mental fatigue is increased by continuous, long-time use. The problem of mental fatigue is now a new focus of ... Read more...

Experience of menopausal symptoms by women in an urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and distribution of menopausal symptoms among women in Ibadan in the 4-week period preceding the survey and factors associated with these symptoms. METHODS: A descriptive ... Read more...

Test length and cognitive fatigue: an empirical examination of effects on performance and test-taker reactions.

30 May 2009 Person and situational determinants of cognitive ability test performance and subjective reactions were examined in the context of tests with different time-on-task requirements. Two hundred thirty-nine first-year university students participated in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mental Fatigue'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [A method to extract signals related to fatigue during visual display terminal (VDT) operation using independent component analysis] 30 Aug 2009
• Experience of menopausal symptoms by women in an urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria. 29 Jun 2009
• Test length and cognitive fatigue: an empirical examination of effects on performance and test-taker reactions. 30 May 2009
• Fatigue in relatives of palliative patients. 30 May 2009
• [Fatigue] 27 Apr 2009
• Migraine among university students in Cotonou (Benin). 4 Apr 2009
• Linking goal progress to subjective well-being at work: the moderating role of goal-related self-efficacy and attainability. 30 Mar 2009
• Job stressors and the pursuit of sport activities: a day-level perspective. 30 Mar 2009
• Vital exhaustion in chronic heart failure: symptom profiles and clinical outcome. 27 Feb 2009
• Changes in plasma and tissue amino acid levels in an animal model of complex fatigue. 9 Feb 2009
• Measurement of mental fatigability by task related spectral EEG. A pilot study. 28 Jan 2009
• Mental fatigue impairs physical performance in humans. 6 Jan 2009
• [Training effects in computer-assisted psychological performance tests] 30 Dec 2008
• Managing an everyday life of uncertainty--a qualitative study of coping in persons with mild stroke. 30 Dec 2008
• Physical and mental fatigue in Parkinson's disease: epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment. 30 Dec 2008
• Menopausal symptoms and quality of life during the menopausal transition in Sri Lankan women. 30 Dec 2008
• Reliability and validity of two new instruments for measuring aspects of mental slowness in the daily lives of stroke patients. 30 Dec 2008
• Mental fatigue and impaired response processes: event-related brain potentials in a Go/NoGo task. 22 Dec 2008
• Burnout development among dentists: a longitudinal study. 29 Nov 2008
• Mediators and moderators of the stressor-fatigue relationship in nonclinical samples. 20 Nov 2008

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Technical information about 'Mental Fatigue'

Definition: A condition of low alertness or cognitive impairment, usually associated with prolonged mental activities or stress.

Descriptor UI: D005222

Alternative terms: Mental Fatigue; Fatigue, Mental;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C23.888.369.500; F01.145.126.937;

Online Note: use MENTAL FATIGUE to search FATIGUE, MENTAL 1966-94

History Note: 95; was FATIGUE, MENTAL 1963-94