human factors

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Slow play is a significant issue in golf, with human factors identified as the greatest cause, adding an hour to rounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Stretching for 180 miles through major cities like Tucson and into the Sonoran desert, the Santa Cruz River is in danger of drying up because of human factors like climate change and irresponsible wastewater disposal.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

That requires a full scientific analysis of natural and human factors, which can take several months.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

“That’s why the human factors studies have shown a significant delayed response under those conditions.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Such laws, they say, can only mislead in practice, for the friction to which they are subject from the incalculable human factors alone is such that the friction is stronger than the law.

From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)