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ArticleMicromachines2021

A Prototype Sensor System Using Fabricated Piezoelectric Braided Cord for Work-Environment Measurement during Work from Home.

Yoshiro Tajitsu, Jun Takarada, Kohei Takatani, Riku Nakanishi, Hiroki Yanagimoto, Seita Shiomi, Isamu Nakagawa, Ikuo Kawahara, Takuo Nakiri, Saki Shimda and 11 more

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Article in Micromachines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshiro TajitsuElectrical Engineering Department, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University, Suita Osaka 564-8680, Japan.
Jun TakaradaElectrical Engineering Department, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University, Suita Osaka 564-8680, Japan.
Kohei TakataniElectrical Engineering Department, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University, Suita Osaka 564-8680, Japan.
Riku NakanishiElectrical Engineering Department, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University, Suita Osaka 564-8680, Japan.
Hiroki YanagimotoElectrical Engineering Department, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University, Suita Osaka 564-8680, Japan.
Seita ShiomiElectrical Engineering Department, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University, Suita Osaka 564-8680, Japan.
Isamu NakagawaElectrical Engineering Department, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University, Suita Osaka 564-8680, Japan.
Ikuo KawaharaElectrical Engineering Department, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University, Suita Osaka 564-8680, Japan.
Takuo NakiriElectrical Engineering Department, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kansai University, Suita Osaka 564-8680, Japan.
Saki ShimdaNishikawa Co., Ltd., Chuo, Tokyo 103-0006, Japan.
Yoji ShimuraNishikawa Co., Ltd., Chuo, Tokyo 103-0006, Japan.
Takuto NonomuraNishikawa Co., Ltd., Chuo, Tokyo 103-0006, Japan.
Kazunori KojimaNishikawa Co., Ltd., Chuo, Tokyo 103-0006, Japan.
Atsuhisa IkeguchSoftBank Corp., Information Technology Division, Minato, Tokyo 105-7529, Japan.
Kazuhiro OkayamaSoftBank Corp., Information Technology Division, Minato, Tokyo 105-7529, Japan.
Tomohiro SakaiSoftBank Corp., Information Technology Division, Minato, Tokyo 105-7529, Japan.
Yuichi MoriokaSoftBank Corp., Information Technology Division, Minato, Tokyo 105-7529, Japan.
Mitsuru TakahashiRevoneo LLC, Fushimi, Kyoto 600-8086, Japan.
Kazuki SugiyamaRevoneo LLC, Fushimi, Kyoto 600-8086, Japan.
Rei NishoTeijin Frontier Co., Ltd., Kita, Osaka 530-8605, Japan.
Koji TakeshitaTeijin Frontier Co., Ltd., Kita, Osaka 530-8605, Japan.
Kansai University · JPSoftBank Group (Japan) · JPTeijin (Japan) · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We proposed a new prototype sensor system to understand the workload of employees during telework. The goal of sensing using such a system is to index the degree of stress experienced by employees during work and recognize how to improve their work environment. Currently, to realize this, image processing technology with a Web camera is generally used for vital sign sensing. However, it creates a sense of discomfort at work because of a strong sense of surveillance. To truly evaluate a working environment, it is necessary that an employee be unaware of the sensor system and for the system to be as unobtrusive as possible. To overcome these practical barriers, we have developed a new removable piezoelectric sensor incorporated in a piezoelectric poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) braided cord. This cord is soft and flexible, and it does not cause any discomfort when attached to the cushion cover sheet. Thus, it was possible to measure the workload of an employee working from home without the employee being aware of the presence of a sensor. Additionally, we developed a system for storing data in a cloud system. We succeeded in acquiring continuous long-term data on the vital signs of employees during telework using this system. The analysis of the data revealed a strong correlation between behavior and stress.

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braided cordpiezoelectricityPLLApoly-L-lactic acidsensing

Identifiers

PMID34442588
PMCPMC8400097
OpenAlexW3196218177

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