Deep Learning Model for Quality Assessment of Urinary Bladder Ultrasound Images using Multi-scale and Higher-order Processing.

Autonomous Ultrasound Image Quality Assessment (US-IQA) is a promising tool to aid the interpretation by practicing sonographers and to enable the future robotization of ultrasound procedures. However, autonomous US-IQA has several challenges. Ultrasound images contain many spurious artifacts, such as noise due to handheld probe positioning, errors in the selection of probe parameters and patient respiration during the procedure.

Robotic ultrasound: An initial feasibility study.

Background: Performing ultrasound during the current pandemic time is quite challenging. To reduce the chances of cross-infection and keep healthcare workers safe, a robotic ultrasound system was developed, which can be controlled remotely. It will also pave way for broadening the reach of ultrasound in remote distant rural areas as well.

The Association of Health-Related Fitness and Chronic Absenteeism Status in New York City Middle School Youth.

Background: Extensive research demonstrates the benefits of fitness on children's health and academic performance. Although decreases in health-related fitness may increase school absenteeism, multiple years of prospective, child-level data are needed to examine whether fitness changes predict subsequent chronic absenteeism status.

Methods: Six cohorts of New York City public school students were followed from grades 5-8 (2006/2007-2012/2013; N = 349,381).

The association of fitness and school absenteeism across gender and poverty: a prospective multilevel analysis in New York City middle schools.

Purpose: One-fifth to one-third of students in high poverty, urban school districts do not attend school regularly (missing ≥6 days/year). Fitness is shown to be associated with absenteeism, although this relationship may differ across poverty and gender subgroups.

Methods: Six cohorts of New York City public school students were followed up from grades 5 to 8 during 2006/2007-2012/2013 (n = 349,381).

Individual-Level Fitness and Absenteeism in New York City Middle School Youths, 2006-2013.

Introduction: Youth health-related fitness positively affects academic outcomes, although limited research has focused on the relationship between fitness and school absenteeism. We examined the longitudinal association between individual children's fitness and lagged school absenteeism over 4 years in urban middle schools.

Methods: Six cohorts of New York City public school students were followed from grades 5 through 8 (school years 2006-2007 through 2012-2013; n = 349,381).

Household environment and behavioral determinants of respiratory tract infection in infants and young children in northern Bangladesh.

Objectives: Respiratory tract infections (RTI) are one of the leading causes of under-five mortality in Bangladesh. Solid biomass fuels are the main source of domestic fuel used for cooking across Bangladesh, leading to smoke and pollution exposure in the home. This article aims to identify risk factors for RTI among children aged under five years in Bangladesh with a particular focus on the household environment, fuel use, and cooking practices.

The effects of changes in physical fitness on academic performance among New York City youth.

Purpose: To evaluate whether a change in fitness is associated with academic outcomes in New York City (NYC) middle-school students using longitudinal data and to evaluate whether this relationship is modified by student household poverty.

Methods: This was a longitudinal study of 83,111 New York City middle-school students enrolled between 2006-2007 and 2011-2012. Fitness was measured as a composite percentile based on three fitness tests and categorized based on change from the previous year.

Survival of newborns: implications for achieving the millennium development goal in Bangladesh.

The global burden of neonatal deaths is around 37% of all under-five deaths (UNICEF 2008). In Bangladesh, neonatal deaths account for almost half of all under-five mortality. Most newborn deaths in Bangladesh take place at home and in the absence of a skilled hand.