Publications by authors named "Vivek K Prasad"
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- Deep Learning (DL) models are being effectively used to analyze MRI scans for Alzheimer's Disease (AD), leveraging Cloud Computing to manage computational demands.
- The article provides a systematic tutorial on medical imaging datasets, presenting a case study that compares three DL models: Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Visual Geometry Group 16 (VGG-16), and an ensemble approach for AD MRI classification.
- Results indicate that CNN achieved the highest accuracy at 99.285%, while VGG-16 and the ensemble model scored lower, emphasizing the effectiveness of the proposed cloud-based framework for secure and efficient medical image processing.
The aim of the peer-to-peer (P2P) decentralized gaming industry has shifted towards realistic gaming environment (GE) support for game players (GPs). Recent innovations in the metaverse have motivated the gaming industry to look beyond augmented reality and virtual reality engines, which improve the reality of virtual game worlds. In gaming metaverses (GMs), GPs can play, socialize, and trade virtual objects in the GE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecently, healthcare stakeholders have orchestrated steps to strengthen and curb the COVID-19 wave. There has been a surge in vaccinations to curb the virus wave, but it is crucial to strengthen our healthcare resources to fight COVID-19 and like pandemics. Recent researchers have suggested effective forecasting models for COVID-19 transmission rate, spread, and the number of positive cases, but the focus on healthcare resources to meet the current spread is not discussed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurrent physical activity (PA) guidelines indicate that moderate-intensity (MPA) and vigorous intensity (VPA) PA provide similar benefits when total volume is equal. The present study examined the associations of MPA and VPA with body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in free-living young adults. A total of 197 young adults (52.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe examined the association of body composition and body mass index (BMI) with submaximal systolic blood pressure (SSBP) among young adult men. The analysis included 211 men with BMI between 20 and 35 kg/m(2). Total lean mass and fat mass were measured using dual x-ray absorptiometry and lean mass percentage was calculated from the total lean mass.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardiorespiratory Fitness, Body Fatness, and Submaximal Systolic Blood Pressure Among Young Adult Women.
J Womens Health (Larchmt)
September 2016
Article Synopsis
- The study explored how cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), body fat percentage (BF%), and body mass index (BMI) relate to submaximal systolic blood pressure (SSBP) in young adult women.
- Significant findings show that higher BF% and BMI correlate with increased SSBP, while better CRF is linked to lower SSBP during lower intensity exercise.
- The impact of CRF and BF% diminishes at higher exercise intensity, with BMI showing a stronger association during these stages.
Objectives: Exercise blood pressure is a marker of future cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among individuals with or without high resting BP or any other cardiovascular disease (CVD) signs and symptoms at present. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between SBP during submaximal exercise and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) among young men. Further, we investigated the trend displayed by submaximal SBP (SSBP) across different levels of CRF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To examine the association of heart rate (HR) responses at rest, during exercise, and after exercise with incident hypertension (HTN) in men.
Participants And Methods: A total of 10,418 healthy normotensive men without abnormalities on electrocardiography or a history of myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer, or diabetes underwent a maximal exercise test and were followed up for incidence of HTN. Heart rate reserve was defined as the maximal HR minus resting HR.
Recent data show that people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are at a greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which could possibly be explained by an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) due to the known toxicities associated with antiretroviral therapy (ART). The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between physical activity (PA) and components of MetSyn in a sample of PLWHA taking ART. A total of 31 males and 32 females living with HIV and currently taking ART were enrolled in a home-based PA intervention aimed to reduce risk factors for CVD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The Energy Balance Study (EBS) was a comprehensive study designed to determine over a period of 12 months the associations of caloric intake and energy expenditure on changes in body weight and composition in a population of healthy men and women.
Method: EBS recruited men and women aged 21 to 35 years with a body mass index between 20 and 35 kg/m2. Measurements of energy intake and multiple objective measures of energy expenditure, as well as other physiological, anthropomorphic and psychosocial measurements, were made quarterly.