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Quantitative evaluation of the impact of night shifts and alcohol consumption on construction tiling quality

Ren-Jye Dzeng1, Shih-Hsu Wang2, Yi-Cho Fang1

  • 1Department of Civil Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.

Applied Ergonomics
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