Amit N. Pujari - Publications

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Legend: Q = Journal Quartile, * = Corresponding Author

[34] Jonathan Sinclair, Johanne Brooks-Warburton, Lauren Baker, Amit N. Pujari, Matthew Jewiss, Charlotte Lawson, Simon Anderson, Lindsay Bottoms, "Vibrational Exercise for Crohn’s to Observe Response (VECTOR): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial", PLoS ONE, (Q1), 2025, doi: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0319685

[33] Melanie Handley, Greg Windle, Elspeth Mathie, Honey-Anne Greco, Ben Underwood, Claire Surr, Karen Harrison Dening, Steve Milton, Amit N. Pujari, Reda M Lebcir, Jennifer Lynch, Lucy Beishon, Elizabeth L Sampson, Reinhold Scherer, Claire Goodman, "Living with dementia and other long-term conditions: what works for patient/caregiver dyads? A realist review", Ageing and Mental Health, (Q2), 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2478168

[32] Reinhold Scherer, Mohammadreza Jamalifard, Benjamin R. Underwood, Jonathan R. Lewis, Alison Skea, Elspeth Mathie, Karen Harrison Dening, Steve Milton, Claire Surr, Reda M. Lebcir, Amit N. Pujari, Robert C. Free, Theng Yin Leng, Michael Craven, Lucy Beishon, Victoria L. Keevil, Claire Goodman, Melanie Handley,"Understanding dynamics to Streamline Access: Systems Engineering and Agent-Based Probabilistic Modelling in Memory Assessment Services", Preprint (under review), doi: https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-5898259/v1

[31] Ganesh R. Naik, Amit N. Pujari*, "The Impact of Excessive Muscle Co-contraction on Sit-to-Stand Performance in High-Heeled Footwear" Healthcare Technology Letters (Q2), 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.1049/htl2.70011

[30] Moeez Ashfaque, Elizabeth Mills, Jamie Grant, Charlotte Vye, Alison Watt, Amy Dennis Jones, Simon F Farmer, Amit N. Pujari*, "Wearable Focal Muscle Vibration Device for Reducing Spasticity and Improving Upper Limb Function: Device Co-design and Results from a Feasibility Study in Stroke People", IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine (Q1), doi: 10.1109/JTEHM.2025.3590582

[29] Imran Khan Niazi, Imran Amjad, Irum Farooq, Hina Shafi, Usman Rashid, Nitika Kumari, Nusratnaaz Shaikh, Mads Jochumsen, Kelly Holt, Heidi Haavik, Simon F. Farmer, Amit N. Pujari*, "Wearable Focal Muscle Vibration Improves Upper Limb Function in People with Sub-acute Stroke", Preprint (under review), doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.11.24317091

[28] Heidi Haavik, Imran Khan Niazi, Imran Amjad, Nitika Kumari, Usman Ghani, Moeez Ashfaque, Usman Rashid, Muhammad Samran Navid , Ernest Nlandu Kamavuako, Amit N. Pujari and Kelly Holt, "Neuroplastic Responses to Chiropractic Care: Broad Impacts on Pain, Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life" Brain Sciences (Q2), 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14111124

[27] Kavit R. Amin, Samuel R. Smith, Amit N. Pujari*, Syed Ali Raza Zaidi, Robert Horne, Atif Shahzad, Christopher Walshaw, Christy Holland, Stephen Halpin, Rory J. O’Connor, "Remote Monitoring for the Management of Spasticity: Challenges, Opportunities and Proposed Technological Solution" IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (Q2), 2024, doi: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10817570

[26] Pradyumna G. R., Roopa B. Hegde, Bommegowda K. B., Anil Kumar Bhat, Amit N. Pujari, Gaetano D. Gargiulo,Upul Gunawardana ,Tony Jan and Ganesh R. Naik, "Recent Innovations in Footwear Sensors: Role of Smart Footwear in Healthcare - A Survey, Sensors (Q1), 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s24134301

[25] Muhammad Altaf Hussain, Asim Waris, Syed Omer Gilani, Shafaq Mushtaq, Amit N. Pujari, Niaz B. Khan, Mohammed Jameel, Gulrux Daminova, M. Ijaz Khan, "Virtual reality as a non-conventional rehabilitation for stroke: A comprehensive review", the Journal of Neurorestoratology (Q2), 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnrt.2024.100135

[24] Moeez Ashfaque, Amit N Pujari*, Imran Khan Niazi, Imran Amjad, Heidi Haavik, Simon F Farmer, "Effectiveness of Focal Muscle Vibrations in Improving Sensorimotor Performance, Mobility and Strength in Spinal Cord Injury Population: A Systematic Review, Preprint (under review), doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.22.23300431

[23] Maria Rashid, Asim Waris, Syed Omer Gilani, Faddy Al-Najjar, Amit N Pujari, Imran Khan Niazi, "Assessing the Impact of Body Mass Index on Gait Symmetry of Able-Bodied Adults Using Pressure-Sensitive Insole", Book Chapter, Biomedical Signal Processing, 246-257, CRC Press 2023, eBook ISBN 9781003201137

[22] Saba Anwer, Asim Waris, Syed Omer Gilani, Javaid Iqbal, Nusratnaaz Shaikh, Amit N. Pujari and Imran Khan Niazi, "Rehabilitation of Upper Limb Motor Impairment in Stroke: A Narrative Review on the Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Economic Statistics of Stroke and State of the Art Therapies", Healthcare (Q2), 2022, doi: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/2/190

[21] Invited Review. Heidi Haavik, Nitika Kumari, Kelly Holt, Imran Khan Niazi, Imran Amjad, Amit N. Pujari, Kemal Sitki Türker, Bernadette Murphy, "The contemporary model of vertebral column joint dysfunction and impact of high‐velocity, low‐amplitude controlled vertebral thrusts on neuromuscular function", European Journal of Applied Physiology (Q1), 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-021-04727-z

[20] Trevor S Barss, David F Collins, Dylan Miller and Amit N. Pujari*, "Indirect Vibration of the Upper Limbs Alters Transmission Along Spinal but not Corticospinal Pathways", Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (Q2), 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2021.617669

[19] Saba Anwer; Asim Waris; Hajrah Sultan; Shahid Ikramullah Butt; Muhammad Hamza Zafar; Moaz Sarwar; Imran Khan Niazi; Muhammad Shafique; Amit N. Pujari, "Eye & Voice-Controlled Human Machine Interface System for Wheelchairs Using Image Gradient Approach", Sensors (Q1), 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s20195510

[18] Muhammad Najam Dar; Usman Akram; Sajid Gul Khawaja; Amit N. Pujari, "CNN and LSTM based Emotion Charting Using Physiological Signals", Sensors (Q1), 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s20164551

[17] Amit N. Pujari*, Richard D. Neilson and Marco Cardinale, “Fatiguing Effects of Indirect Vibration Stimulation in Upper Limb Muscles- pre, post and during Isometric Contractions Superimposed on Upper Limb Vibration”, Royal Society Open Science (Q1), 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190019

[16] Amit N. Pujari*, Richard D. Neilson and Marco Cardinale, “The Effects of Different Vibration Frequencies, Amplitudes and Contraction Levels on Lower Limb Muscles during Graded Isometric Contractions Superimposed on Whole Body Vibration Stimulation”, Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering (Q2), 2019 , doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/2055668319827466

[15] Amit N. Pujari*, Richard D. Neilson, Sumeet S. Aphale and Marco Cardinale, “Upper limb vibration prototype with sports and rehabilitation applications: Development, evaluation and preliminary study”, 2017, IET Healthcare Technology Letters (Q2), doi: 10.1049/htl.2016.0069

[14] Amit N. Pujari*, Richard D. Neilson and Marco Cardinale, "A Novel Vibration Device for Neuromuscular Stimulation for Sports and Rehabilitation Applications", Proceedings of IEEE EMBS (Q1), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 2009, doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333675

Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings (selected list only)

[13] Moeez Ashfaque and Amit N. Pujari*,"Developing and Characterizing a Low-Cost, Wearable Focal Muscle Vibration Device for Neurorehabilitation", Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR 2024), November 5–8, 2024, La Granja, Spain - Volume 1, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77588-8_117

[12] Amit N Pujari*, Ales Holobar, Madeleine M Lowery, "Does indirect vibration stimulation alter beta band motor unit synchronisation in the human upper limbs- a high density EMG study?", The International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology XXIII Conference, Nagoya, Japan, 2020.

[11] Trevor S. Barss, David F. Collins, Dylan Miller and Amit N. Pujari*, “Effect of indirect vibration on sensorimotor transmission in the human upper limb”, The International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology XXII Conference, University College Dublin, Dublin, 2018.

[10] Amit N. Pujari, “Neuromuscular responses to vibration stimulation judged through surface electromyography”. 9th International Summer School in Signal Processing and Modelling in Neuroengineering: enabling technologies for rehabilitation, IEEE EMBS Conference, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, 2016.

[9] Ajit Panesar, Stefan Rennick-Egglestone, Amit N. Pujari, Ian Ashcroft, Steve Benford, Ruth Goodridge, “Anthropomorphic Design using Advanced Manufacturing”, Healthcare Technology Symposium, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK, 2016,

[8] Amit N. Pujari, Louise Jennings and John Fisher, "On experimental knee simulation", Proceedings of International Summit on Joint Implant Research, Development & Simulation’, Shanghai, China, March 2013.

[7] Amit N. Pujari*, Richard D. Neilson and Marco Cardinale, "Electromyographic Response to Maximum Voluntary Contraction with and without Vibration", Bioengineering 09, Proceedings of International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, 2009.

[6] Amit N. Pujari*, Richard D. Neilson and Marco Cardinale, "Proposed Novel Vibration Device for Muscular Stimulation with Applications in Rehabilitation and Sports Science", Bioengineering 08, Proceedings of International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK, 2008.

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