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Journal Publication 

  1. Paulon, G. M., Sudeesh, S., Wei, L., & Chowdhury, S. K. (2024). Firefighter helmets and cervical intervertebral Kinematics: An OpenSim-Based biomechanical study. Journal of Biomechanics, 112364. doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112364

  2. Bahreinizad, H., & Chowdhury, S. K. (2024). Implant Design and Cervical Spinal Biomechanics and Neurorehabilitation: A Finite Element Investigation. Military Medicine, 189(Supplement_3), 791-799. doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae279

  3. Zheng, L., Pan, C., Wei, L., Bahreinizad, H., Chowdhury, S., Ning, X., & Santos, F. (2024). Shoulder-assist exoskeleton effects on balance and muscle activity during a block-laying task on a simulated mast climber. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 104, 103652. doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2024.103652

  4. Bahreinizad, H., & Chowdhury, S. K. (2023). Investigating the Role of Neck Muscle Activation and Neck Damping Characteristics in Brain Injury Mechanism. bioRxiv, 2023-11.​ doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.15.567289

  5. Bahreinizad, H., Chowdhury, S. K., Wei, L., Paulon, G., & Santos, F. (2023). Development and Validation of an MRI-Derived Head-Neck Finite Element Model. bioRxiv, 2023-02, doi.org/10.1101/2023.02.12.528203

  6. Chowdhury, S. K., Zhou, Y., Wan, B., Reddy, C., & Zhang, X. (2022). Neck strength and endurance and associated personal and work-related factors. Human Factors, 64(6), 1013-1026, doi/pdf/10.1177/0018720820983635

  7. Chowdhury, S., Mubarrat, S. T., Fernandes, A., & Binkley, K. (2022). Evaluating Visual-Spatiotemporal Coregistration of a Physics-based Virtual Reality Haptic Interface, DOI: 10.36227/techrxiv.19242951.v1

  8. Mubarrat, S. T., & Chowdhury, S. (2023). Convolutional LSTM: a deep learning approach to predict shoulder joint reaction forces. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 26(1), 65-77, doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2022.2045974

  9. Chowdhury, S., Mubarrat, S. T., & Fernandes, A. (2022). A Physics-based Virtual Reality System Design and Evaluation by Simulating Human-Robot Collaboration, doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.18972773 

  10. Nasser Al Alawi, M., & Kanti Chowdhury, S. (2021, September). Occupational Fatigue Risk Assessment and Management System: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 482-483). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, doi/pdf/10.1177/1071181321651021

  11. Humphrey, Q., Srinivasan, M., Mubarrat, S. T., & Chowdhury, S. K. (2021, September). Development of a Full-body OpenSim Musculoskeletal Model Incorporating Head-mounted Virtual Reality Headset. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 477-481). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, doi/pdf/10.1177/1071181321651270

  12. Srinivasan, M., Mubarrat, S. T., Humphrey, Q., Chen, T., Binkley, K., & Chowdhury, S. K. (2021, September). The Biomechanical Evaluation of a Human-Robot Collaborative Task in a Physically Interactive Virtual Reality Simulation Testbed. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 403-407). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, doi/pdf/10.1177/1071181321651267

  13. Chowdhury, S. (2021, September). Lessons Learned While Designing A Next-Generation Firefighting Hel-met: Preliminary Data. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 1295-1296). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, doi/pdf/10.1177/1071181321651344

  14. Mubarrat, S. T., Chowdhury, S. K., & Nimbarte, A. D. (2020, December). Predicting shoulder joint reaction forces from 3D body kinematics: A convolutional neural network approach. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 939-941). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, doi/pdf/10.1177/1071181320641224

  15. Mubarrat, S. T., Opafunso, O., & Chowdhury, S. K. (2020, December). The Evaluation of User Experience and Functional Workload of a Physically Inter-active Virtual Reality System. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 2084-2086). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, doi/pdf/10.1177/1071181320641505

  16. Zhou, Y., Chowdhury, S., Reddy, C., Wan, B., Byrne, R., Yin, W., & Zhang, X. (2020). A state-of-the-art integrative approach to studying neck biomechanics in vivo. Science China Technological Sciences, 63(7), 1235-1246, doi.org/10.1007/s11431-020-1672-x

  17. Chowdhury, S., Zhou, Y., Wan, B., Reddy, C., & Zhang, X. (2019). Sex-specific differences in cervical muscle fatigue during sustained non-neutral exertions, doi = "10.1177/1071181319631417

  18. Chowdhury, S., Zhou, Y., Reddy, C. P., Wan, B., & Zhang, X. (2019, November). Sex-Specific Fatigability Rates of Neck Muscles during Sustained Non-Neutral Exertions. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 63, No. 1, pp. 1122-1125). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, doi/pdf/10.1177/1071181319631417

  19. Chowdhury, S. K., Nimbarte, A. D., Hsiao, H., Gopalakrishnan, B., & Jaridi, M. (2018). A biomechanical shoulder strain index based on stabilizing demand of shoulder joint. Ergonomics, 61(12), 1657-1670, doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2018.1499967

  20. Chowdhury, S. K., Byrne, R. M., Zhou, Y., & Zhang, X. (2018). Lumbar facet joint kinematics and load effects during dynamic lifting. Human Factors, 60(8), 1130-1145, doi/pdf/10.1177/0018720818790719

  21. Chowdhury, S. K., Zhou, Y., Reddy, C. P., Byrne, R. M., & Zhang, X. (2018, September). A Normative Database of Neck Muscular Strength and Endurance Capacity. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 858-859). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, doi/pdf/10.1177/1541931218621195

  22. Byrne, R. M., Zhou, Y., Zheng, L., Chowdhury, S. K., Aiyangar, A., & Zhang, X. (2018). Segmental variations in facet joint translations during in vivo lumbar extension. Journal of biomechanics, 70, 88-95, doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.09.026

  23. Rahman, M., Molla, M., Sarker, M., Chowdhury, S., & Shaikh, M. (2018). Snakehead fish (Channa striata) and its biochemical properties for therapeutics and health benefits. SF Journal of Biotechnology and Biomedical Engineering, 1(1), Click

  24. Chowdhury, S. K., & Nimbarte, A. D. (2017). Effect of fatigue on the stationarity of surface electromyography signals. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 61, 120-125, doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2017.05.004

  25. Chowdhury, S. K., Byrne, R. M., Zhou, Y., Gale, T., Zheng, L., Anderst, W., & Zhang, X. (2017, September). Integrating multi-modality imaging and biodynamic measurements for studying neck biomechanics during sustained-till-exhaustion neck exertions. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 986-990). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications, doi/pdf/10.1177/1541931213601728

  26. Chowdhury, S. K. (2016). Evaluation of Concavity Compression Mechanism as a Possible Predictor of Shoulder Muscle Fatigue. West Virginia University, doi.org/10.33915/etd.5364 

  27. Chowdhury, S. K. (2015). Evaluation of concavity compression mechanism as a possible predictor of shoulder muscle fatigue during dynamic exertions. Evaluation.

  28. Chowdhury, S. K., & Nimbarte, A. D. (2015). Comparison of Fourier and wavelet analysis for fatigue assessment during repetitive dynamic exertion. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 25(2), 205-213, doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2014.11.005

  29. Cutlip, K., Nimbarte, A. D., Chowdhury, S. K., & Jaridi, M. (2015). Evaluation of shoulder stability during forceful arm exertions. Industrial and Systems Engineering Review, 3(1), 49-58, doi=e33fee7ad281142cfdd16f3dd4b04f86350fa767

  30. Nimbarte, A. D., Chowdhury, S. K., & Moore, C. W. (2015). Effects of lift-assist device on trunk and shoulder kinematics. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 5(1), 1-6, doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v5i1.16632

  31. Nimbarte, A. D., Zreiqat, M. M., & Chowdhury, S. K. (2014). Cervical flexion–relaxation response to neck muscle fatigue in males and females. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 24(6), 965-971, doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2014.09.002

  32. Chowdhury, S. K., Nimbarte, A. D., Jaridi, M., & Creese, R. C. (2013). Discrete wavelet transform analysis of surface electromyography for the fatigue assessment of neck and shoulder muscles. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 23(5), 995-1003, doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.05.001

  33. Nimbarte, A. D., Chowdhury, S. K., & Cartwright, E. D. (2013). Empirical evaluation of neck muscle fatigue generated by healthcare related exertions. Safety science, 57, 100-107, doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2013.01.019

  34. Nabatilan, L. B., Aghazadeh, F., Nimbarte, A. D., Harvey, C. C., & Chowdhury, S. K. (2012). Effect of driving experience on visual behavior and driving performance under different driving conditions. Cognition, technology & work, 14, 355-363, doi.org/10.1007/s10111-011-0184-5

  35. Chowdhury, S. K., Nimbarte, A. D., Jaridi, M., & Creese, R. C. (2012, September). Assessment of neck and shoulder muscle fatigue using discrete wavelet transforms of surface electromyography. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 1145-1149). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, doi/pdf/10.1177/1071181312561249

  36. Nimbarte, A. D., Chowdhury, S. K., & Cartwright, E. D. (2012). IMPACT OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL DEMAND ON NECK AND SHOULDER MUSCLE FATIGUE.

  37. Chowdhury, S., Nimbarte, A. D., & Cartwright, D. (2012). Impact of Physical and Psychosocial Demand on the Neck and Shoulder Muscle Fatigue.

  38. Chowdhury, S. K. (2004). The effects of different treatment techniques on subluxed hemiplegic shoulder for patient with CVA (Doctoral dissertation, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.).

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