Publications by authors named "Ganesh Chandra"
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major health crisis in India, leading to a two-month emergency lockdown that disrupted fish catch, demand, and supply, greatly affecting floodplain wetland fishers.
- A study surveyed 176 fishers in Bihar, West Bengal, and Assam, revealing significant losses in fishing days (20-25), production (32-44% lower), and income (INR 4,500 to 12,500).
- Many fishers reported psychological impacts such as anxiety, and the lockdown created a demand-supply gap that resulted in a 20-40% increase in fish prices at the wetland level; the study is the first in India to assess these impacts comprehensively.
Objective: The conventional medical imaging modalities used for arterial stiffness measurement are non-scalable and unviable for field-level vascular screening. The need for an affordable, easy-to-operate automated non-invasive technologies remains unmet. To address this need, we present a portable image-free ultrasound device-ARTSENS Pen, that uses a single-element ultrasound transducer for carotid stiffness evaluation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To establish normative ultrasound data for thyroid gland volume in South Indian neonates and infants and compare with abnormal sonological features of thyroid in congenital hypothyroidism (CH) to explore thyroid ultrasound utility as a supportive screening tool to newborn screening programs for early detection of CH.
Methods: In view of impact of geo ethnic factors, varying growth velocities and body mass indices of human population worldwide, specific regional, age and gender related reference data for thyroid gland size and volume are vital. This study was an offshoot of ICMR pilot New Born Screening (NBS) project for CH.