Mohammad Khalid Imam Rahmani¹, Fahmina Taranum², Reshma Nikhat³, Md. Rashid Farooqi³, Mohammed Arshad Khan^4,*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.42, No.3, pp. 1181-1198, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.022014

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is a virus that has disastrous effects on human lives globally; still spreading like wildfire causing huge losses to humanity and economies. There is a need to follow few constraints like social distancing norms, personal hygiene, and masking up to effectively control the virus spread. The proposal is to detect the face frame and confirm the faces are properly covered with masks. By applying the concepts of Deep learning, the results obtained for mask detection are found to be effective. The system is trained using 4500 images to accurately judge and justify its accuracy. The aim is… More >

Amy Sanyahumbi¹, Andrea Beaton², Danielle Guffey³, Mina C. Hosseinipour⁴, Melissa Karlsten¹, Charles G. Minard³, Daniel J. Penny¹, Craig A. Sable⁵, Peter N. Kazembe⁶

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.4, pp. 614-618, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12756

Abstract Background: In asymptomatic children, screening echocardiography has been used to attempt to diagnose rheumatic heart disease (RHD) at an early stage (latent RHD). World Heart Federation guidelines have standardized categorization of “definite,” “borderline,” or no RHD by echo findings. The progression of RHD diagnosed through echo screening is not known. In 2014, we screened 1450 schoolchildren in Malawi.
Objective: Our objective was to evaluate 2‐year RHD evolution among those diag‐ nosed through screening.
Methods: Two‐year follow‐up echocardiograms of those diagnosed with latent RHD were read by a primary, secondary, then third reader if there was disagreement. Progression or regression of… More >

Kriti Puri¹, Peter Kazembe², Treasure Mkaliainga³, Msandeni Chiume³, Antonio G. Cabrera¹, Amy Sims Sanyahumbi¹

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.2, pp. 334-341, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12573

Abstract Malawi is one of the poorest nations in the world, ranked 151st among 195 countries by the World Bank, with an under-5-year mortality rate of 63 per 1000 live births. There are no previous studies describing the spectrum of inpatient pediatric cardiology consultations in sub-Saharan Africa. A descriptive cohort study was performed at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), a tertiary care hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. Demographic, anthropometric, and clinical information for all cardiology consults patients aged 0–18 years admitted to the children’s wards over a period of 1 month was reviewed. Seventy-three consults and 69 echocardiograms were performed on 71 patients… More >