Submissions from 2019
The effect of extensible and non-extensible lumbar belts on trunk muscle activity and lumbar stiffness in subjects with and without low-back pain, Daniel Ludvig, Richard Preuss, and Christian Larivière
Vestibular function modulates the benefit of hearing aids in people with hearing loss during static postural control, Maxime Maheu, L. Behtani, M. Nooristani, M.S. Houde, A. Delcenserie, T. Leroux, and F. Champoux
Safety, stress and work zone complexity: A field study on police officers performing on-foot traffic control, Alexandre Marois, Marie-Soleil Cloutier, Nicolas Saunier, Sylvanie Godillon, Daniel Lafond, and François Vachon
Sex differences in upper limb 3D joint contributions during a lifting task, Romain Martinez, Jason Bouffard, Benjamin Michaud, André Plamondon, Julie Côté, and Mickael Begon
Fungal aerosols at dairy farms using molecular and culture techniques, Hamza Mbareche, Marc Veillette, Guillaume J. Bilodeau, and Caroline Duchaine
Bioaerosols play a major role in the nasopharyngeal microbiota content in agricultural environment, Hamza Mbareche, Marc Veillette, Jonathan Pilote, Valérie Létourneau, and Caroline Duchaine
A machine-learning method for classifying and analyzing foot placement: Application to manual material handling, Antoine Muller, Jasmin Vallée-Marcotte, Xavier Robert-Lachaine, Hakim Mecheri, Christian Larue, Pierre Larue, and André Plamondon
Robust superhydrophobic cotton fibers prepared by simple dip-coating approach using chemical and plasma-etching pretreatments, Phuong Nguyen-Tri, Funda Altiparmak, Nam Nguyen, Ludovic Tuduri, Claudiane M. Ouellet-Plamondon, and Robert E. Prud'Homme
Butyl rubber-based composite: Thermal degradation and prediction of service lifetime, Phuong Nguyen-Tri, Ennouri Triki, and Tuan Anh Nguyen
Shared social mechanisms underlying the risk of nine cancers: A life course study, Belinda Nicolau, Sreenath Arekunnath Madathil, Genevieve Castonguay, Marie-Claude Rousseau, Marie-Elise Parent, and Jack Siemiatycki
Impact of low dose chlorine inhalation in healthy humans: A pilot study, I. Ojanguren, S. Chaboillez, Y. Cloutier, A. Panariti, T.K. McGovern, J.G. Martin, and Catherine Lemiere
On the use of modified phase transform weighting functions for acoustic imaging with the generalized cross correlation, Thomas Padois, Olivier Doutres, and Franck Sgard
Optimization of a spherical microphone array geometry for localizing acoustic sources using the generalized cross-correlation technique, Thomas Padois, Olivier Doutres, Franck Sgard, and Alain Berry
Identification of noise sources using a time domain beamforming on pneumatic, gas and electric nail guns, Thomas Padois, Marc-André Gaudreau, Pierre Marcotte, and Frédéric Laville
The impact of night shift work on breast cancer: Results from the Burden of Occupational Cancer in Canada Study, Manisha Pahwa, France Labrèche, Joanne Kim, M. Anne Harris, Chaojie Song, Cheryl E. Peters, Victoria H. Arrandale, Hugh Davies, Christopher B. McLeod, and Paul A. Demers
Association between depression, lung function, and inflammatory markers in patients with asthma and occupational asthma, Nicola J. Paine, Maryann F. Joseph, Simon L. Bacon, Cassandre A. Julien, André Cartier, Blaine Ditto, Hélène Favreau, and Kim L. Lavoie
Burden of non-melanoma skin cancer attributable to occupational sun exposure in Canada, Cheryl E. Peters, Joanne Kim, Chaojie Song, Emily Heer, Victoria H Arrandale, M. Pahwa, France Labrèche, Christopher B. McLeod, Hugh W. Davies, C. B. Ge, and P. A. Demers
Quantification of airborne dust, endotoxins, human pathogens and antibiotic and metal resistance genes in Eastern Canadian swine confinement buildings, Jonathan Pilote, Valérie Létourneau, Matthieu Girard, and Caroline Duchaine
Insurers’ perspective on barriers and facilitators for return to work after occupational injuries, Marie-Maxime Robichaud, Manon Truchon, Louise St-Arnaud, and Iuliana Nastasia
Laboratory and in situ sound absorption measurement under a synthetized diffuse acoustic field, Olivier Robin, Alain Berry, Celse Kafui Amédin, Noureddine Atalla, Olivier Doutres, and Franck Sgard
Study of surface quality and dust particles emission and dispersion during dry polishing of granite, M.N. Saidi, V. Songmene, J. Kouam, and A. Bahloul
The effect of extensible and non-extensible lumbar belts on trunk postural balance in subjects with low back pain and healthy controls, Ali Shahvarpour, Richard Preuss, and Christian Larivière
Analytical and experimental investigation of puncture-cut resistance of soft membranes, Ennouri Triki and Chantal Gauvin
Stress state analysis and tensile-shear fracture criterion in combined puncture and cutting of soft materials, Ennouri Triki and Chantal Gauvin
Evaluating the novel added value of neurophysiological pain sensitivity within the fear-avoidance model of pain, Zakir Uddin, Arthur Woznowski-Vu, Daniel Flegg, Andrea Aternali, Rebekah Wickens, and Timothy H. Wideman
Biological activities of interleukin (IL)-21 in human monocytes and macrophages, Francis Vallières, Isabelle Durocher, and Denis Girard
Bioburden in health care centers: Is the compliance with Portuguese legislation enough to prevent and control infection?, Carla Viegas, Beatriz Almeida, Ana Monteiro, Liliana Aranha Caetano, Elisabete Carolino, Anita Quintal Gomes, Magdalena Twarużek, Robert Kosicki, Geneviève Marchand, and Susana Viegas
Modeling airborne nanoparticle filtration through a complete structure of non-woven material used in protective apparel, Ludwig Vinches, Ludovic Tuduri, and Stéphane Hallé
Filtering performances of 20 protective fabrics against solid aerosols, Loïc Wingert, Yves Cloutier, Stéphane Hallé, Ali Bahloul, Dominic Tessier, Jean-Luc Giraudel, Patricia Dolez, and Ludovic Tuduri
Relationship among hand forces imparted on a viscoelastic hand-handle interface, Yumeng Yao, Subhash Rakheja, and Pierre Marcotte
Multi-performance analyses and design optimisation of hydro-pneumatic suspension system for an articulated frame-steered vehicle, Yuming Yin, Subhash Rakheja, and Paul-Emile Boileau
Submissions from 2018
Predicting fibrous filter’s efficiency by two methods: Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and integration of Genetic Algorithm and Artificial Neural Network (GAINN), Pooya Abdolghader, Fariborz Haghighat, and Ali Bahloul
Estimation of the ear canal displacement field due to in-ear device insertion using a registration method on a human-like artificial ear, Simon Benacchio, Olivier Doutres, Arnaud Le Troter, Arthur Varoquaux, Éric Wagnac, Virginie Callot, and Franck Sgard
Do as you say: The effects of psychosocial safety climate on managerial quality in an organizational health intervention, Caroline Biron, Annick Parent-Lamarche, Hans Ivers, and Geneviève Baril-Gingras
How reproducible are methods to measure the dynamic viscoelastic properties of poroelastic media?, Paolo Bonfiglio, Francesco Pompoli, Kirill V. Horoshenkov, Mahmud Iskandar B. Seth A. Rahim, Luc Jaouen, Julia Rodenas, François-Xavier Bécot, Emmanuel Gourdon, Dirk Jaeger, Volker Kursch, Maurizio Tarello, Nicolaas Bernardus Roozen, Christ Glorieux, Fabrizio Ferrian, Pierre Leroy, Francesco Briatico Vangosa, Nicolas Dauchez, Félix Foucart, Lei Lei, Kevin Carillo, Olivier Doutres, Franck Sgard, Raymond Panneton, Kévin Verdière, Claudio Bertolini, Rolf Bär, Jean-Philippe Groby, Alain Geslain, Nicolas Poulain, Lucie Rouleau, Alain Guinault, Hamid Ahmadi, and Charlie Forge
Effects of ear canal occlusion on hearing sensitivity: A loudness experiment, Fabien Bonnet, Hugues Nélisse, and Jérémie Voix
Trunk postural adjustments: Medium-term reliability and correlation with changes of clinical outcomes following an 8-week lumbar stabilization exercise program, Jean-Alexandre Boucher, Richard Preuss, Sharon M. Henry, Marilee Nugent, and Christian Larivière
Organic components of airborne dust influence the magnitude and kinetics of dendritic cell activation, Magali Boucher, Pascale Blais Lecours, Valérie Létourneau, Marc Veillette, Caroline Duchaine, and David Marsolais
Sex differences in kinematic adaptations to muscle fatigue induced by repetitive upper limb movements, Jason Bouffard, Chen Yang, Mickael Begon, and Julie Côté
Human viral pathogens are pervasive in wastewater treatment center aerosols, Evelyne Brisebois, Marc Veillette, Vanessa Dion Dupont, Jacques Lavoie, Jacques Corbeil, Alexander Culley, and Caroline Duchaine
Development of a method for extraction and determination of 4,4′-methylenedianiline in soils by solid-phase extraction and UPLC-MS-MS, Camille Brunet, Simon Aubin, Sébastien Gagné, Robert West, and Jacques Lesage
Rotator cuff tear morphologic parameters at magnetic resonance imaging: Relationship with muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration and patient-reported function and health-related quality of life, Nathalie J. Bureau, Maguy Deslauriers, Marianne Lepage-Saucier, Dominique M. Rouleau, André Roy, Patrice Tétreault, and Nicola Hagemeister
Numerical study of the broadband vibro-acoustic response of an earmuff, Kévin Carillo, Franck Sgard, and Olivier Doutres
Activation of human eosinophils with palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs): Importance of the actin cytoskeleton in Pd NPs-induced cellular adhesion, Pascal Chhay, Maxime Murphy-Marion, Yannick Samson, and Denis Girard
Validation of the impact of architectural flaws in six machine risk estimation tools, Yuvin Chinniah, François Gauthier, Barthélemy Aucourt, and Damien Burlet-Vienney
Employee perceptions about factors influencing their return to work after a sick-leave due to depression, Marc Corbière, Marie-France Coutu, G Bergeron, Esther Samson, Alessia Negrini, Geneviève Sauvé, and Tania Lecomte
Diesel engine exhaust exposure in underground mines: Comparison between different surrogates of particulate exposure, Alan da Silveira Fleck, Caroline Couture, Jean-François Sauvé, Pierre-Eric Njanga, Eve Neesham-Grenon, Guillaume Lachapelle, Hugo Coulombe, Stéphane Hallé, Simon Aubin, Jérôme Lavoué, and Maximilien Debia
Health care workers’ risk perceptions and willingness to report for work during an influenza pandemic, Georges Dionne, Denise Desjardins, Martin Lebeau, Stéphane Messier, and André Dascal
Performance of a capillary dilution system for high-concentration sampling of ultrafine aerosols, Abdelhakim Djebara, Victor Songmene, and Ali Bahloul
Trunk response and stability in standing under sagittal-symmetric pull-push forces at different orientations, elevations and magnitudes, Zakaria El Ouaaid, Aboulfazl Shirazi-Adl, and André Plamondon
Effects of standing on typing task performance and upper limb discomfort, vascular and muscular indicators, Larissa M. Fedorowich and Julie N. Côté
A comparison of lumbar spine and muscle loading between male and female workers during box transfers, Denis Gagnon, André Plamondon, and Christian Larivière
Risk assessment in safety of machinery: Impact of construction flaws in risk estimation parameters, François Gauthier, Yuvin Chinniah, Damien Burlet-Vienney, Barthélemy Aucourt, and Stéphane Larouche
Trunk musculoskeletal response in maximum voluntary exertions: A combined measurement-modeling investigation, Farshid Ghezelbash, Zakaria El Ouaaid, Aboulfazl Shirazi-Adl, André Plamondon, and Navid Arjmand
Effects of motion segment simulation and joint positioning on spinal loads in trunk musculoskeletal models, Farshid Ghezelbash, Amir H. Eskandari, Aboulfazl Shirazi-Adl, Navid Arjmand, Zakaria El Ouaaid, and André Plamondon
Fault tree analysis and risk mitigation strategies for mine hoists, Laurent Giraud and Bertrand Galy
Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in American and Canadian workers: Biomonitoring data from two national surveys, Sabrina Gravel, Jérôme Lavoué, and France Labrèche
Fingers' vibration transmission and grip strength preservation performance of vibration reducing gloves, Karim Hamouda, Subhash Rakheja, Krishna N. Dewangan, and Pierre Marcotte
An analytical solution for estimating the stresses in vertical backfilled stopes based on a circular arc distribution, El-Mustapha Jaouhar, Li Li, and Michel Aubertin
Estimation of probability of harm in safety of machinery using an investigation systemic approach and logical analysis of data, Sabrina Jocelyn, Mohamed-Salah Ouali, and Yuvin Chinniah
Qualitative study on the control of hazardous energy on machinery using lockout and alternative methods, Benyamin Karimi, Yuvin Chinniah, Damien Burlet-Vienney, and Barthélemy Aucourt
Kinetic time courses of lambda-cyhalothrin metabolites after dermal application of Matador EC 120 in volunteers, Rania Khemiri, Jonathan Côté, Hamadi Fetoui, and Michèle Bouchard
Burden of lung cancer attributable to occupational diesel engine exhaust exposure in Canada, Joanne Kim, Cheryl E. Peters, Victoria H Arrandale, France Labrèche, Calvin B. Ge, Christopher B. McLeod, Chaojie Song, Jérôme Lavoué, Hugh W. Davies, Anne-Marie Nicol, Manisha Pahwa, and Paul A. Demers
Agreement in occupational exposures between men and women using retrospective assessments by expert coders, Aude Lacourt, France Labrèche, Mark S. Goldberg, Jack Siemiatycki, and Jérôme Lavoué
Predictors of disability and absenteeism in workers with non-specific low back pain: A longitudinal 15-month study, Arnaud Lardon, Jean-Daniel Dubois, Vincent Cantin, Mathieu Piché, and Martin Descarreaux
The effects of an 8-week stabilization exercise program on lumbar multifidus muscle thickness and activation as measured with ultrasound imaging in patients with low back pain: An exploratory study, Christian Larivière, Dany H. Gagnon, Sharon M. Henry, Richard Preuss, and Jean-Pierre Dumas
Detection and reaction thresholds for reverse alarms in noise with and without passive hearing protection, Chantal Laroche, Christian Giguère, Véronique Vaillancourt, Karine Roy, Louis-Philippe Pageot, Hugues Nélisse, Nicolas Ellaham, and Flora Nassrallah
Cost of occupational injuries and diseases in the mining industry in Quebec, Martin Lebeau and Patrice Duguay
Ultrasound-guided tendon fenestration versus open-release surgery for the treatment of chronic lateral epicondylosis of the elbow: Protocol for a prospective, randomised, single blinded study, Eugen Lungu, Philippe Grondin, Patrice Tétreault, François Desmeules, Guy Cloutier, Manon Choinière, and Nathalie J. Bureau
Gas phase adsorption of volatile organic compounds onto titanium dioxide photocatalysts, Alireza Haghighat Mamaghani, Fariborz Haghighat, and Chang-Seo Lee
Combining environmental investigation and a dual-analytical strategy to isolate the Legionella longbeachae strain linked to two occupational cases of Legionellosis, Geneviève Marchand, Judith Lord, Carole Pépin, and Nancy Lacombe
Bioaerosol sampler choice should consider efficiency and ability of samplers to cover microbial diversity, Hamza Mbareche, Marc Veillette, Guillaume J. Bilodeau, and Caroline Duchaine
Fungal bioaerosols in biomethanization facilities, Hamza Mbareche, Marc Veillette, Marie-Ève Dubuis, Bouchra Bakhiyi, Geneviève Marchand, Joseph Zayed, Jacques Lavoie, Guillaume J. Bilodeau, and Caroline Duchaine
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles induce human eosinophil adhesion onto endothelial EA.hy926 cells via activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt cell signalling pathway, Maxime Murphy-Marion and Denis Girard
How can supervisors contribute to the return to work of employees who have experienced depression?, Alessia Negrini, Marc Corbière, Tania Lecomte, Marie-France Coutu, Karen Nieuwenhuijsen, Louise St-Arnaud, Marie-José Durand, Andrea Gragnano, and Djamal Berbiche
Étude qualitative sur les facteurs qui contribuent à la décision d’un groupe de travailleurs seniors de se maintenir en emploi dans le secteur de l’éducation au Québec, Alessia Negrini, Jessica Dubé, Julie Hupé, Andrea Gragnano, and Marc Corbière
Swelling behavior of polymeric membranes to metalworking fluids, Phuong Nguyen-Tri, Ludovic Tuduri, Chantal Gauvin, Ennouri Triki, and Toan Vu-Khanh
Differences in muscular and perceptual responses to a neck/shoulder fatiguing task between women and men, Annamaria Otto, Kim Emery, and Julie N. Côté
Wheel chock key design elements and geometrical profile for truck vehicle restraint, Denis Rancourt, Charles Khazoom, Carl Blanchette, Laurent Giraud, Jacques Lemire, and Yves St-Amant
Traditional product representations and new digital tools in the dimensioning activity: A designers’ point of view on difficulties and needs, François Ranger, Steve Vezeau, and Monique Lortie
Impact of changes in playing time on playing-related musculoskeletal pain in string music students, Judith Robitaille, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme, and Manon Guay
Rotational and translation-free polishing of granite: Surface quality and dust particles emission and dispersion, M.N. Saidi, V. Songmene, J. Kouam, and A. Bahloul
Characterization of the selective recording of workplace exposure measurements into OSHA’s IMIS databank, Philippe Sarazin, Igor Burstyn, Laurel Kincl, Melissa Friesen, and Jérôme Lavoué
Development of and selected performance characteristics of CANJEM, a general population job-exposure matrix based on past expert assessments of exposure, Jean-François Sauvé, Jack Siemiatycki, France Labrèche, Lesley Richardson, Javier Pintos, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Michel Gérin, Denis Bégin, Aude Lacourt, Tracy L. Kirkham, Thomas Rémen, Romain Pasquet, Mark S. Goldberg, Marie-Claude Rousseau, Marie-Élise Parent, and Jérôme Lavoué
Trunk postural balance and low back pain: Reliability and relationship with clinical changes following a lumbar stabilization exercise program, Ali Shahvarpour, Dany H. Gagnon, Richard Preuss, Sharon M. Henry, and Christian Larivière
The effect of wearing a lumbar belt on biomechanical and psychological outcomes related to maximal flexion-extension motion and manual material handling, Ali Shahvarpour, Richard Preuss, Michael J.L. Sullivan, Alessia Negrini, and Christian Larivière
Effect of surface fluorination of P25-TiO2 on adsorption of indoor environment volatile organic compounds, Zahra Shayegan, Fariborz Haghighat, Chang-Seo Lee, Ali Bahloul, and Mélanie Huard
Effect of minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) on fine and ultrafine particle emission and distribution during polishing of granite, V. Songmene, J. Kouam, and A. Bahloul
Preferential aerosolization of Actinobacteria during handling of composting organic matter, Marc Veillette, Laetitia Bonifait, Hamza Mbareche, Geneviève Marchand, and Caroline Duchaine
Filters from taxis air conditioning system: A tool to characterize driver's occupational exposure to bioburden?, Carla Viegas, Ana Monteiro, Mateus dos Santos, Tiago Faria, Liliana Aranha Caetano, Elisabete Carolino, Anita Quintal Gomes, Geneviève Marchand, Nancy Lacombe, and Susana Viegas
Assessment of workers’ exposure to microorganisms when using biological degreasing stations, Carol-Anne Villeneuve, Geneviève Marchand, Marie Gardette, Jacques Lavoie, Eve Neesham-Grenon, Denis Bégin, and Maximilien Debia
Validation of an index of sensitivity to movement-evoked pain in patients with whiplash injuries, Alan K. Wan, Pierre Rainville, Shaun O'Leary, Rachel A. Elphinston, and Michele Sterling
Theoretical and numerical analyses of earth pressure coefficient along the centerline of vertical openings with granular fills, Pengyu Yang, Li Li, and Michel Aubertin
Evaluation of effects of anti-vibration gloves on manual dexterity, Yumeng Yao, Subhash Rakheja, Chantal Gauvin, Pierre Marcotte, and Karim Hamouda
Characterization of a hydro-pneumatic suspension strut with gas-oil emulsion, Yuming Yin, Subhash Rakheja, Jue Yang, and Paul-Emile Boileau
Design optimization of an articulated frame steering system, Yuming Yin, Subhash Rakheja, Jue Yang, and Paul-Emile Boileau
Effect of articulated frame steering on the transient yaw responses of the vehicle, Yuming Yin, Subhash Rakheja, Jue Yang, and Paul-Emile Boileau
An analytical solution of gibson’s model for estimating pore water pressures in accreting deposition of slurried material under one-dimensional self-weight consolidation. Part II: Impervious base, Jian Zheng, Li Li, Mamert Mbonimpa, and Thomas Pabst
An analytical solution of gibson’s model for estimating the pore water pressures in accreting deposition of slurried material under one-dimensional self-weight consolidation. Part I: Pervious base, Jian Zheng, Li Li, Mamert Mbonimpa, and Thomas Pabst
Submissions from 2017
A comparative study on metal organic frameworks for indoor environment application: Adsorption evaluation, Mitra Bahri, Fariborz Haghighat, Hossein Kazemian, and Sohrab Rohani