Work Capability Research Articles

Burnout of emergency nurses in a South African context: the role of job demands and resources, and capabilities.

Emergency nurses are prone to burnout due to the nature of their profession and working environment, potentially putting their sustainable employability at risk and so too the care provided by and success of emergency departments. Psychological research has predominantly focused on samples drawn from western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD) societies, concerning a small part of the world population. Consequently, this study investigated emergency nurses' burnout in a non-WEIRD society and assessed the role of job demands-resources and work capabilities on their burnout levels. A total of 204 emergency nurses in a South African context participated in a cross-sectional survey. The Job Demands-Resources Scale, the Capability Set for Work Questionnaire, and the Burnout Assessment Tool-Short Form were administered. Using and developing knowledge and skills and building and maintaining meaningful relationships were the strongest work capabilities of emergency nurses. In contrast, earning a good income, involvement in important decisions, and contributing to something valuable were the weakest capabilities. Latent class analysis resulted in three capability sets: a robust capability set, an inadequate capability set, and a weak capability set. Regarding job resources, emergency nurses with a robust capability set reported better relationships with their supervisors and higher job autonomy than the inadequate and weak capability sets. In addition, emergency nurses with a robust capability set reported better co-worker relationships and better access to good equipment than those with a weak capability set. Nurses with an inadequate capability set experienced significantly more challenging job demands than the other two sets. Finally, nurses with a weak capability set (compared to the robust capability set) experienced significantly higher levels of exhaustion and mental distance. Improving emergency nurses' job resources (especially relationships with co-workers and supervisors, job autonomy, and equipment sufficiency) would increase their capabilities, decreasing their burnout levels, especially exhaustion and mental distance.

Interface feature via key factor on adhesion of CrN multilayer and alloy substrate

CrN multilayer coatings were deposited on 316L stainless steel, which has a high modulus, and TC4 titanium alloy, which exhibits the opposite properties, to reveal adhesion mechanisms and deformation behavior of the coating/substrate systems. Because of the different microstructures, the coatings’ morphologies varied from single polygon on the 316L to polygon and rectangle-mixed shapes on the TC4. On 316L, the cracks initiated from the Cr/CrN interfaces and propagated into the CrN layer, which stopped within it. On TC4, the cracks propagated through the CrN layer. The coherent nanocrystal interfaces in CrN/Cr/316L exhibited orderly bending, revealing the presence of strong interfacial bonds. The undeformed interfaces in CrN/Cr/TC4 indicated incompatible deformation and weak bonds. This was consistent with the fact that on TC4, the Cr/CrN interface tensile stress was high, at 123.1 GPa, while it was lower on 316L, at 99.3 GPa. The Wp/We ratio of CrN/TC4, namely 1.94, was lower than that of CrN/316L, namely 2.61. This indicated that CrN/316L had a high energy-absorption ability because of compatible plastic deformation. The failure mechanism observed between the coating/TC4 was attributed to the differences in their moduli, which led to incompatible deformation, high interfacial tensile stress, and low absorption capability for external work.

Research on the quasi-isentropic driving model of aluminized explosives in the detonation wave propagation direction

Taking CL-20 (Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane)-based aluminized explosives with high gurney energy as the research object, this research experimentally investigates the work capability of different aluminized explosive formulations when driving metal flyer plates in the denotation wave propagation direction. The research results showed that the formulations with 43 μm aluminum (Al) powder particles (The particle sizes of Al powder were in the range of 2∼43 μm) exhibited the optimal performance in driving flyer plates along the denotation wave propagation direction. Compared to the formulations with Al powder 13 μm, the formulations with Al powder 2 μm delivered better performance in accelerating metal flyer plates in the early stage, which, however, turned to be poor in the later stage. The CL-20-based explosives containing 25% Al far under-performed those containing 15% Al. Based on the proposed quasi-isentropic hypothesis, relevant isentropy theories, and the functional relationship between detonation parameters and entropy as well as Al reaction degree, the characteristic lines of aluminized explosives in accelerating flyer plates were theoretically studied, a quasi-isentropic theoretical model for the aluminized explosive driving the flyer plate was built and the calculation methods for the variations of flyer plate velocity, Al reaction degree, and detonation product parameters with time and axial positions were developed. The theoretical model built is verified by the experimental results of the CL-20-based aluminized explosive driving flyer plate. It was found that the model built could accurately calculate the variations of flyer plate velocity and Al reaction degree over time. In addition, how physical parameters including detonation product pressure and temperature varied with time and axial positions was identified. The action time of the positive pressure after the detonation of aluminized explosives was found prolonged and the downtrend of the temperature was slowed down and even reversed to a slight rise due to the aftereffect reaction between the Al powder and the detonation products.

Обоснование выбора режима работы оператора сельскохозяйственной техники на основе человеческого фактора и организации труда

The materials presented in the article on the choice of modes and work schedules of labor collectives and each employee individually are not of a rigidly deterministic nature. They are rather close to the area of rational existence of mathematical expectations and to the area of rational existence of satisfactory production modes. A more accurate idea of the optimal labor regimes in relation to each organizational and technological system will require research of colossal volumes and very significant financial costs. A systematic presentation of the real problem as the first step in its solution must be done and can be done already today - even if only on the basis of foreign material. Keywords: AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT, WORK ORGANIZATION, WORK MODE, WORK SCHEDULE, OPERATOR, HUMAN FACTOR, WORK CAPABILITY, FATIGUE, SLEEP

A workplace mindfulness training program may affect mindfulness, well-being, health literacy and work performance of upper-level ICT-managers: An exploratory study in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mindfulness-based interventions have gained more importance in workplace health promotion due to increased psychological distress in the digital era. Although managers in the information communication technology sector (ICT)-sector are at risk for lower mental health, few studies have evaluated the effects of workplace mindfulness trainings (WMT) on upper-level ICT-managers. By applying a mixed methods approach, the study aimed at exploring differences in upper-level ICT-managers' mindfulness, well-being, health literacy and work performance at the beginning of a WMT (t0), immediately after (t1) and 3 months after (t2) a WMT. Thirteen groups of managers (n = 56) completed the training and three corresponding surveys consecutively from October 2019 to April 2021. Managers rated their mindfulness (MAAS), well-being (WHO-5), health literacy, and work performance (HPQ). During the COVID-19-pandemic the training switched from a live on-site mode to a hybrid mode and finally to a digital mode. Repeated measures ANOVAs and Bonferroni-adjusted post hoc analyses were used for data analysis. Open-ended responses were content analyzed. We found significant differences in managers' mindfulness [F(2.106) = 3.376, p = 0.038, ηp 2 = 0.06, n = 54], well-being [F(2.106) = 73.019, p < 0.001, ηp 2 = 0.17, n = 54], health literacy [F(2.108) = 9.067, p < 0.001, ηp 2 = 0.15, n = 55], and work performance [F(2.80) = 7.008, p = 0.002, ηp 2 = 0.15, n = 41] between t0 and t2. Significant differences between t0 and t1 were also found for well-being, health literacy and work performance, but not for mindfulness. Qualitative findings demonstrated positive training effects, barriers and facilitators to daily application of mindfulness practice. The results suggest that compared to the beginning of the WMT, the post and follow-up measurements showed outcome improvements. The workplace mindfulness training may thus be a promising program to facilitate mental health and working capabilities among upper-level ICT-managers. Contextual workplace factors need to be considered to sustain long-term mindfulness practice of managers.

Design and research of feed switching system for 40m radio telescope

For a large-aperture radio telescope, the working frequency of the feed and receiver determines its working range and capability. Many telescopes are designed with relatively few feed sources. With the development of deep space explorations and astronomical technologies, the existing feed of the antenna cannot meet the needs of observation tasks. To further adapt to the needs of the lunar exploration project, deep space explorations, and other astronomical observations, the feed of the 40 m antenna was upgraded with multiple feeds and feed switching systems. Based on not changing the existing antenna structure, the original S/X dual band feed is removed, a new S/X dual band feed is installed, C band and Ku band feeds are added, and rapid electrical switching of three feeds was realized. This paper gives a detailed design scheme and an implementation scheme of the feed-switching system. After being upgraded, the performance indexes of the antenna meet requirements, and the 40m telescope has multi-band reception capability, which lays a foundation for making the best of the telescope and making more scientific research outputs.

A Framework for Computing the Nucleolus via Dynamic Programming

This article defines a general class of cooperative games for which the nucleolus is efficiently computable. This class includes new members for which the complexity of computing their nucleolus was not previously known. We show that when the minimum excess coalition problem of a cooperative game can be formulated as a hypergraph dynamic program, its nucleolus is efficiently computable. This gives a general technique for designing efficient algorithms for computing the nucleolus of a cooperative game. This technique is inspired by a recent result of Pashkovich [ 27 ] on weighted voting games. However, our technique significantly extends beyond the capabilities of previous work. We demonstrate this by applying it to give an algorithm for computing the nucleolus of b -matching games in polynomial time on graphs of bounded treewidth.

Information culture as a component of the formation of state policy in the field of vocational pre-higher education

The current stage of development of social relations is characterized by rapid activation of digital (information) technologies. The intensive progress of science and technological progress have become the main features of modern society. The use of digital technologies gave impetus to the processes of transformation in society - the informational transformation of social relations, which is expressed in the application of modern digital technologies in various spheres of human activity. Education acquires new features and a new meaning in the information society.&#x0D; It was noted that the prospects of future use by specialists of the possibilities of informatization, the possibility of online communication, the use of automated search and reference legal systems and electronic databases of legal information call for the need to study information culture as a component of state policy in the field of vocational pre-university education.&#x0D; The article is devoted to highlighting those changes that form new relations in society, and shows the importance of the formation of information culture and its influence on the implementation of state policy in the field of vocational pre-higher education.&#x0D; It is emphasized that the successful performance of tasks in any field of production also depends on the information culture of specialists, which consists in the knowledge and ability to use the entire set of legal means of working with information during the performance of official duties within the limits of competence established by law and other legal acts . It was established that today a manager, a high-level specialist, is obliged to work with a computer, use the capabilities of information systems and work with large amounts of information.&#x0D; It is suggested that, in the implementation of state policy in the field of vocational pre-higher education, serious attention should be paid to the formation of information culture. In addition, during the training of specialists in vocational higher education institutions, one of the mandatory disciplines should be "Information culture".

Emergency Nurses’ Job Demands-Resources Profiles and Capabilities: Effects on Performance and Intention to Leave

This study investigated emergency nurses’ job demands-resources profiles and the associations thereof with their work capabilities, job performance, and intention to leave. A cross-sectional survey was used to gather data from emergency nurses working in South Africa (n = 204). The Job Demands-Resources Scale, Capability Set for Work Questionnaire, World Health Organization Health and Work Performance Questionnaire, and Turnover Intention Scale were administered. Latent profile analysis resulted in four job demands-resources profiles: a demanding job, resourceful job, rich job, and poor job. Job demands-resources profiles, specifically having a rich job and not having a poor job (compared to a demanding job), significantly impacted emergency nurses’ capability set and specific work capabilities. In addition, having a resourceful job and two work capabilities, namely, using knowledge and skills and contributing to something valuable, affected emergency nurses’ job performance. Furthermore, poor and demanding jobs (compared to rich and resourceful jobs) predicted emergency nurses’ intentions to leave. A rich job (compared to a demanding job) was significantly associated with six of the seven work capabilities, while a resourceful job was associated with earning a good income and contributing to something valuable. Autonomy at work, career progress, and relationships with supervisors were associated with most emergency nurse work capabilities.

Conceptualising the social in mental health and work capability: implications of medicalised framing in the UK welfare system

PurposeThis paper asks whether the separation of mental health from its wider social context during the UK benefits assessment processes is a contributing factor to widely recognised systemic difficulties, including intrinsically damaging effects and relatively ineffective welfare-to-work outcomes.MethodsDrawing on multiple sources of evidence, we ask whether placing mental health—specifically a biomedical conceptualisation of mental illness or condition as a discrete agent—at the core of the benefits eligibility assessment process presents obstacles to (i) accurately understanding a claimant’s lived experience of distress (ii) meaningfully establishing the specific ways it affects their capacity for work, and (iii) identifying the multifaceted range of barriers (and related support needs) that a person may have in relation to moving into employment.ResultsWe suggest that a more holistic assessment of work capacity, a different kind of conversation that considers not only the (fluctuating) effects of psychological distress but also the range of personal, social and economic circumstances that affect a person’s capacity to gain and sustain employment, would offer a less distressing and ultimately more productive approach to understanding work capability.ConclusionSuch a shift would reduce the need to focus on a state of medicalised incapacity and open up space in encounters for more a more empowering focus on capacity, capabilities, aspirations, and what types of work are (or might be) possible, given the right kinds of contextualised and personalised support.

A Comprehensive Study of 3-D Vision-Based Robot Manipulation.

Robot manipulation, for example, pick-and-place manipulation, is broadly used for intelligent manufacturing with industrial robots, ocean engineering with underwater robots, service robots, or even healthcare with medical robots. Most traditional robot manipulations adopt 2-D vision systems with plane hypotheses and can only generate 3-DOF (degrees of freedom) pose accordingly. To mimic human intelligence and endow the robot with more flexible working capabilities, 3-D vision-based robot manipulation has been studied. However, this task is still challenging in the open world especially for general object recognition and pose estimation with occlusion in cluttered backgrounds and human-like flexible manipulation. In this article, we propose a comprehensive analysis of recent progress about the 3-D vision for robot manipulation, including 3-D data acquisition and representation, robot-vision calibration, 3-D object detection/recognition, 6-DOF pose estimation, grasping estimation, and motion planning. We then present some public datasets, evaluation criteria, comparisons, and challenges. Finally, the related application domains of robot manipulation are given, and some future directions and open problems are studied as well.

An Adaptive Multiple Backtracking UKF Method Based on Krein Space Theory for Marine Vehicles Alignment Process

The large misalignment errors of horizontal and azimuthal angle cannot be converged rapidly on the sea surface due to extra disturbance of linear and angular motions caused by wind and waves, which increases the time cost of marine vehicles alignment process and ultimately limits the SINS quick working capability. In order to solve the above problem, an adaptive multiple backtracking UKF method based on Krein space theory is proposed in this paper. Firstly, considering time-varying calibration errors of inertial sensors, a novel robust posterior filtering equation in Krein space is designed to improve the matching degree between the physical process and the mathematical model. Moreover, combined with the multiple forward and reverse navigation processes, an adaptive calculation times control method in backtracking UKF based on the innovation is constructed to solve the nonlinear fast alignment problem in the case of large misalignment angle errors with the purpose of further intelligently shortening the alignment time and ensuring alignment accuracy simultaneously in different periods and working environments. The physical experiment results demonstrate that the horizontal and azimuthal alignment accuracy of the proposed algorithm are improved compared with standard CKF alignment algorithm.

AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE TEACHERS' COMPETENCE IN DEVELOPING LESSON PLANS (RPP) THROUGH WORKSHOPS AT SDN 012 RUMBAI JAYA

This paper discusses the improvement of teachers’ competence in developing lesson plans (RPP) through workshops. Lesson Plan is a teacher's teaching tool in the classroom. A teacher must be able to plan, create a quality teaching and learning process, and assess and evaluate learning outcomes. Workshops are a part of the investments in human resources to improve work capabilities and skills in improving employee performance. The research in this paper is a School Action Research (PTS) using the research design model of Kemmis and Mc. Taggart. The research was conducted at SDN 012 Rumbai Jaya. The research subjects involved 16 teachers. Two cycles indicate the results of the teacher's competence and development increased significantly. In the first cycle, four teachers were very active category with a percentage of 25% while in the second cycle, nine teachers were very active category with a percentage of 56.25%. Based on the quality of developing lesson plans, there is a significant improvement from cycle I to cycle II with a percentage of 50%. Thus, the teacher's competence has increased in compiling and developing Lesson Plans (RPP) through workshops at SDN 012 Rumbai Jaya.

Automated Approach to In Vitro Image-Guided Photothermal Therapy with Top-Down and Bottom-Up-Synthesized Graphene Quantum Dots.

Graphene-based materials have been the subject of interest for photothermal therapy due to their high light-to-heat conversion efficiency. Based on recent studies, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are expected to possess advantageous photothermal properties and facilitate fluorescence image-tracking in the visible and near-infrared (NIR), while surpassing other graphene-based materials in their biocompatibility. Several GQD structures including reduced graphene quantum dots (RGQDs) derived from reduced graphene oxide via top-down oxidation and hyaluronic acid graphene quantum dots (HGQDs) hydrothermally bottom-up synthesized from molecular hyaluronic acid were employed to test these capabilities in the present work. These GQDs possess substantial NIR absorption and fluorescence throughout the visible and NIR beneficial for in vivo imaging while being biocompatible at up to 1.7 mg/mL concentrations. In aqueous suspensions, RGQDs and HGQDs irradiated with a low power (0.9 W/cm2) 808 nm NIR laser facilitate a temperature increase up to 47.0 °C, which is sufficient for cancer tumor ablation. In vitro photothermal experiments sampling multiple conditions directly in the 96-well plate were performed using an automated simultaneous irradiation/measurement system developed on the basis of a 3D printer. In this study, HGQDs and RGQDs facilitated the heating of HeLa cancer cells up to 54.5 °C, leading to the drastic inhibition of cell viability from over 80% down to 22.9%. GQD's fluorescence in the visible and NIR traces their successful internalization into HeLa cells maximized at 20 h suggesting both extracellular and intracellular photothermal treatment capabilities. The combination of the photothermal and imaging modalities tested in vitro makes the GQDs developed in this work prospective agents for cancer theragnostics.

The Effect of Work Capability, Superior-Subordinate Relationships and Work Situation on Job Performance in Bank Syariah Indonesia, Medan Raya Area with Job Satisfaction as an Intervening Variable

This study aims to investigate the effects of work ability, relationship between superiors and subordinates, and work situation on job satisfaction and performance at Bank Syariah Indonesia, Medan Raya Area. This type of study is quantitative in nature and has an associative focus. This study used a saturated sample; the whole population was sampled, including as many as 42 employees of Bank Syariah Indonesia, Medan Raya Area, who held officer or supervisory level positions. The findings of this study indicate that all ten hypotheses about seven direct and three indirect relationships were shown to have a significant effect. The conclusions and suggestions are presented at the end of this paper. Keywords: Work Capability, Superior-Subordinate Relationships, Job Satisfaction, Job Performance.

Who and What is Driving Remote Working Research? A Bibliometric Study

In the light of the recent pandemic, remote working has become an inseparable part of our lives and a critical factor for many organizations. The article aims to review the last 10 years (2010–2020) of remote working research publications (in Business and Management Studies). We used a bibliometric analysis of 1,996 publications from the Web of Science. We created a conceptual structure map to describe core concepts of remote working research. We used the historical direct citation network to show the most important research. Based on our results, the USA, the United Kingdom and China are the leading countries. Results identified two historical areas of research—the first cluster connected by the topic of the multicultural dimension and the second cluster addressing issues of trust and communication, knowledge sharing, virtualness and leadership. The identified core concepts are organization and remote working capabilities, behaviour in remote working, consequences of remote working, management issues, home and gender. We conclude by summarizing the results of the bibliometric study into a theoretical framework for adaptation to remote working that will provide direction for future research and practical insights for policy and organizations.

Does work from home reshape the urban rental structure? Early evidence from a rental gradient analysis in Auckland

PurposeThis study aims to identify the pandemic’s impact on house rents by applying a rental gradient analysis to compare the pre-and post-COVID-19 periods in Auckland. The micro-level household census data from the Integrated Data Infrastructure of Statistics New Zealand is also applied to scrutinise this WFH trend as a robustness check.Design/methodology/approachSince the outbreak of COVID-19, work-from-home (WFH) and e-commerce have become much more common in many cities. Many news reports have contended that households are leaving city centres and moving into bigger and better houses in the suburbs or rural areas. This emerging trend has been redefining the traditional theory of residential location choices. Proximity to central business district (CBD) is no longer the most critical consideration in choosing one’s residence. WFH and e-commerce flatten the traditional bid rent curve from the city centre.FindingsThe authors examined micro-level housing rental listings in 242 suburbs of the Auckland Region from January 2013 to December 2021 (108 months) and found that the hedonic price gradient models suggest that there has been a trend of rental gradient flattening and that its extent was almost doubled in 2021. Rents are also found to be increasing more in lower-density suburbs.Research limitations/implicationsThe results imply that the pandemic has accelerated the trend of WFH and e-commerce. The authors further discuss whether the trend will be a transient phenomenon or a long-term shift.Practical implicationsSuppose an organisation is concerned about productivity and performance issues due to a companywide ability to WFH. In that case, some standard key performance indicators for management and employees could be implemented. Forward-thinking cities need to focus on attracting skilful workers by making WFH a possible solution, not by insisting on the primacy of antiquated nine-to-five office cultures.Social implicationsWFH has traditionally encountered resistance, but more and more companies are adopting WFH policies in this post-COVID era. The early rental gradient and the micro-level household data analysis all confirm that the WFH trend is emerging and will likely be a long-term shift. Instead of resisting the change, organisations should improve their remote work policies and capabilities for this WFH trend.Originality/valueSo far, empirical studies of post-COVID urban restructuring have been limited. This study aims to empirically test such an urban metamorphosis by identifying the spatial and temporal impacts of COVID on house rental gradients in the Auckland Region, New Zealand. The authors apply rental gradient analysis to test this urban restructuring hypothesis because the method considers the spatial-temporal differences, i.e. a difference-in-differences between pre-and post-pandemic period against the distance measured from the city centre. The method can control for the spatial difference and the endogeneity involved.

Fluholoscopy—Compact and Simple Platform Combining Fluorescence and Holographic Microscopy

The combination of different imaging modalities into single imaging platforms has a strong potential in biomedical sciences as it permits the analysis of complementary properties of the target sample. Here, we report on an extremely simple, cost-effective, and compact microscope platform for achieving simultaneous fluorescence and quantitative phase imaging modes with the capability of working in a single snapshot. It is based on the use of a single illumination wavelength to both excite the sample's fluorescence and provide coherent illumination for phase imaging. After passing the microscope layout, the two imaging paths are separated using a bandpass filter, and the two imaging modes are simultaneously obtained using two digital cameras. We first present calibration and analysis of both fluorescence and phase imaging modalities working independently and, later on, experimental validation for the proposed common-path dual-mode imaging platform considering static (resolution test targets, fluorescent micro-beads, and water-suspended lab-made cultures) as well as dynamic (flowing fluorescent beads, human sperm cells, and live specimens from lab-made cultures) samples.

Influence Of Safety, Health, Work Accident, Work Spirit And Work Ability On Employee Performance In Planning Agency District Regional Development Labuhan Batu

This study aims to analyze The Influence of Safety, Health, Work Accidents, Work Morale and Work Capability on Employee Performance at the Regional Development Planning Agency of Labuhanbatu Regency. The research method used in this research is quantitative. In this study, the population was employees of the Regional Development Planning Agency of Labuhanbatu Regency as many as 60 people. The research sample uses saturated sampling technique by attracting the entire existing population to be used as a research sample witha total of 60 people. Data collection techniques used were observation, documentation studies and questionnaires. The method of analysis of this research is multiple linear regression with the SPSS program. The research results prove that Safety positive and significant effect on Employee Performance at the Regional Development Planning Board of Labuhanbatu Regency.Health positive and significant effect on Employee Performance at the Regional Development Planning Board of Labuhanbatu Regency.Work accident positive and significant effect on Employee Performance at the Regional Development Planning Board of Labuhanbatu Regency.Spirit at workpositive and significant effect on Employee Performance at the Regional Development Planning Board of Labuhanbatu Regency Work ability positive and significant effect on Employee Performance at the Regional Development Planning Board of Labuhanbatu Regency. Safety, Health, Work Accidents, Work Morale And Work Ability simultaneously positive and significant effect on Employee Performance at the Regional Development Planning Board of Labuhanbatu Regency. The coefficient of determination is 0.848, meaning that employee performance can be explained by variables Safety(X1),Health(X2), work accidents (X3), morale (X4) and work ability (X5) of 84.8%, while the remaining 15.2% can be explained by other variables not examined in this study.

Expert System for Diagnosing Cataract Using Forward Chaining Method

Current technological developments have undergone many very rapid changes, along with human needs that are increasingly numerous and complex . Computers that were originally only used by academics, are now widely used in various fields, such as business, health, education, games and so on. This encourages experts to further develop computer technology so that it can help human work or even exceed human work capabilities. An expert system is a system that seeks to adopt human knowledge into computers that are designed to represent the ability to solve problems like an expert. With this expert system, ordinary people can solve their problems or just look for quality information that can only be obtained with the help of experts in their fields. This research will be carried out using the forward chaining method , the Forward Chaining method is one of the two methods that are often used in making expert systems. By using the Forward Chaining method . obtained a value of similarity with previous cases of disorders experienced by cataract patients. This Expert System program is implemented in the PHP programming language with a Web-based MySQL database. As the final result, the conclusion is that this system is easy to use (user-friendly) and easy to develop and useful for those who want to know about cataracts