Background: The global interest in reducing fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is not recent. Under this light, this study aimed to correlate the energetic efficiency of wood transport, using the specific fuel consumption, with the variables wood drying time, tr...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i122089
Denise Ransolin Soranso, Luciano José Minette, Wanderson Lyrio Bermudes, Michel Picanço Oliveira, Stanley Schettino, Nilton Cesar Fiedler & Frederico Eustáquio Telles Vieira·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
Forestry and logging activities in tropical regions are commonly carried out in inappropriate thermal conditions, due to the hot and humid climate, demanding from the worker high energy expenditure and physical effort. They often operate and handle machines and equipment that pro...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v41i130391
Cássio Furtado Lima, Roldão Carlos Andrade Lima, Amaury Paulo de Souza, Luciano José Minette, Stanley Schettino, Marlice Paes Leme Vieira & Glícia Silvania Pedroso Nascimento·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2019
Occupational hazards arising from physical agents present in wood harvesting equipment may cause irreversible damage to the health of exposed operators. Thus, the objective of this study was to quantify the noise and vibration levels emitted by three types of wood harvesting equi...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v40i530379
Guilherme Bongiovani Tavares de Vasconcelos, Glícia Silvania Pedroso Nascimento, Roldão Carlos Andrade Lima, Marlice Paes Leme Vieira, Stanley Schettino & Luciano José Minette·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2019
This study evaluated ergonomically the workers of a furniture industry making sofa structures, located in the city of Visconde do Rio Branco, Minas Gerais State, between August 2016 and December 2016, aiming to evaluate the quality of life and the ergonomic risks of the workers p...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2019/v23i530134