Dr. Shahnawaz Anwer
@polyu.edu.hk
Research Assistant Professor, BRE/FCE
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Ergonomics; Occupational Health and Safety; Exoskeleton Devices; Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Fatigue; Wearable sensors; Rehabilitation
Scopus Publications
Scholar Citations
Scholar h-index
Scholar i10-index
Scopus Publications
Qihan Jiang, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Sina Fadaie, Hao-Yang Mi, Shahnawaz Anwer, and Jie Liu
Elsevier BV
Yanxue Li, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Shahnawaz Anwer, Imran Mehmood, Waleed Umer, Saeed Reza Mohandes, Ibrahim Yahaya Wuni, Mohammed Abdul-Rahman, and Heng Li
MDPI AG
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as an effective solution to alleviate excessive carbon emissions in sustainable building projects. Although there are numerous applications of AI, there is no state-of-the-art review of how AI applications can reduce net-zero carbon emissions (NZCEs) for sustainable building projects. Therefore, this review study aims to conduct a systematic literature and science mapping review of AI applications in NZCEs for sustainable building projects, thereby expediting the realization of NZCEs in building projects. A mixed-method approach (i.e., systematic literature review and science mapping) consisting of four comprehensive stages was used to retrieve relevant published articles from the Scopus database. A total of 154 published articles were retrieved and used to conduct science mapping analyses and qualitative discussions, including mainstream research topics, gaps, and future research directions. Six mainstream research topics were identified and discussed. These include (1) life cycle assessment and carbon footprint, (2) practical applications of AI technology, (3) multi-objective optimization, (4) energy management and energy efficiency, (5) carbon emissions from buildings, and (6) decision support systems and sustainability. In addition, this review suggests six research gaps and develops a framework depicting future research directions. The findings contribute to advancing AI applications in reducing carbon emissions in sustainable building projects and can help researchers and practitioners to realize its economic and environmental benefits.
Imran Mehmood, Heng Li, Waleed Umer, Jie Ma, Muhammad Saad Shakeel, Shahnawaz Anwer, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Salman Tariq, and Haitao Wu
Elsevier BV
Ma Jie, Heng Li, Shahnawaz Anwer, Waleed Umer, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, and Eric Bo Xiao
Informa UK Limited
Objectives. This systematic review aims to report the evaluation of wearable biosensors for the real-time measurement of stress and fatigue using sweat biomarkers. Methods. A thorough search of the literature was carried out in databases such as PubMed, Web of Science and IEEE. A three-step approach for selecting research articles was developed and implemented. Results. Based on a systematic search, a total of 17 articles were included in this review. Lactate, cortisol, glucose and electrolytes were identified as sweat biomarkers. Sweat-based biomarkers are frequently monitored in real time using potentiometric and amperometric biosensors. Wearable biosensors such as an epidermal patch or a sweatband have been widely validated in scientific literature. Conclusions. Sweat is an important biofluid for monitoring general health, including stress and fatigue. It is becoming increasingly common to use biosensors that can measure a wide range of sweat biomarkers to detect fatigue during high-intensity work. Even though wearable biosensors have been validated for monitoring various sweat biomarkers, such biomarkers can only be used to assess stress and fatigue indirectly. In general, this study may serve as a driving force for academics and practitioners to broaden the use of wearable biosensors for the real-time assessment of stress and fatigue.
Shahnawaz Anwer, Heng Li, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Aquil Maud Mirza, Mohammed Abdul Rahman, Imran Mehmood, Runhao Guo, and Arnold Yu Lok Wong
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Weihao Sun, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Imran Mehmood, Shahnawaz Anwer, and Waleed Umer
Elsevier BV
Imran Mehmood, Heng Li, Waleed Umer, Aamir Arsalan, Shahnawaz Anwer, Mohammed Aquil Mirza, Jie Ma, and Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari
Elsevier BV
Waleed Umer, Yantao Yu, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi Afari, Shahnawaz Anwer, and Arshad Jamal
Elsevier BV
Jie Ma, Heng Li, Xinge Yu, Xin Fang, Bo Fang, Zeyu Zhao, Xingcan Huang, Shahnawaz Anwer, and Xuejiao Xing
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Jos Runhaar, Melanie A Holden, Miriam Hattle, Jonathan Quicke, Emma Louise Healey, Danielle van der Windt, Krysia S Dziedzic, Marienke van Middelkoop, Sita Bierma-Zeinstra, Nadine E Foster,et al.
BMJ
ObjectivesTo evaluate mediating factors for the effect of therapeutic exercise on pain and physical function in people with knee/hip osteoarthritis (OA).MethodsFor Subgrouping and TargetEd Exercise pRogrammes for knee and hip OsteoArthritis (STEER OA), individual participant data (IPD) were sought from all published randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing therapeutic exercise to non-exercise controls in people with knee/hip OA. Using the Counterfactual framework, the effect of the exercise intervention and the percentage mediated through each potential mediator (muscle strength, proprioception and range of motion (ROM)) for knee OA and muscle strength for hip OA were determined.ResultsData from 12 of 31 RCTs of STEER OA (1407 participants) were available. Within the IPD data sets, there were generally statistically significant effects from therapeutic exercise for pain and physical function in comparison to non-exercise controls. Of all potential mediators, only the change in knee extension strength was statistically and significantly associated with the change in pain in knee OA (β −0.03 (95% CI −0.05 to −0.01), 2.3% mediated) and with physical function in knee OA (β −0.02 (95% CI −0.04 to −0.00), 2.0% mediated) and hip OA (β −0.03 (95% CI −0.07 to −0.00), no mediation).ConclusionsThis first IPD mediation analysis of this scale revealed that in people with knee OA, knee extension strength only mediated ±2% of the effect of therapeutic exercise on pain and physical function. ROM and proprioception did not mediate changes in outcomes, nor did knee extension strength in people with hip OA. As 98% of the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise compared with non-exercise controls remains unexplained, more needs to be done to understand the underlying mechanisms of actions.
Jie Ma, Heng Li, Xingcan Huang, Bo Fang, Zeyu Zhao, Imran Mehmood, Yiming Liu, Guo Zhang, Xin Fang, Mehrdad Arashpour,et al.
Elsevier BV
Melanie A Holden, Miriam Hattle, Jos Runhaar, Richard D Riley, Emma L Healey, Jonathan Quicke, Danielle A van der Windt, Krysia Dziedzic, Marienke van Middelkoop, Danielle Burke,et al.
Elsevier BV
Shahnawaz Anwer, Heng Li, Waleed Umer, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Imran Mehmood, Yantao Yu, Carl Haas, and Arnold Yu Lok Wong
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Melissa Leung, Mandy M. P. Kan, Hugo M. H. Cheng, Diana E. De Carvalho, Shahnawaz Anwer, Heng Li, and Arnold Y. L. Wong
MDPI AG
Laptop use appears to contribute to poor working postures and neck pain among university students. Postural braces have the potential to improve upper back/neck posture and therefore might have a role as an ergonomic aid for this population. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the short-term effects of scapular bracing on pain, fatigue, cervicothoracic posture, and the activity of the neck and upper-back muscles in healthy college students. A randomized controlled crossover trial was conducted to evaluate the self-reported pain and fatigue, the amplitude and median frequency of surface electromyography in neck extensors, upper trapezius, and lower trapezius, as well as the neck and shoulder sagittal alignment (measured by inertial sensors and digital photographs) during a 30-min typing task in a sample of young, healthy university students with or without a scapular brace. The brace condition resulted in significantly smaller levels of bilateral trapezius muscle activity (p < 0.01). Rounded shoulder posture was slightly better in the brace condition, but these differences were not significant (p > 0.05). There were no significant immediate differences in pain or fatigue scores, neck alignment, or the electromyographic activity of the other muscles tested between brace and non-brace conditions (all p > 0.05). However, bracing appears to immediately reduce the electromyographic activity of the lower trapezius muscles (p < 0.05). These findings shed some light on the possible advantages of scapular bracing for enhancing laptop ergonomics in this group of individuals. Future studies are warranted to evaluate the effects of different types of braces, the importance of matching the brace to the user, and the short- and long-term effects of brace use on computer posture and muscle activity.
Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Heng Li, Alan Hoi Shou Chan, JoonOh Seo, Shahnawaz Anwer, Hao-Yang Mi, Zezhou Wu, and Arnold Yu Lok Wong
Elsevier BV
Imran Mehmood, Heng Li, Yazan Qarout, Waleed Umer, Shahnawaz Anwer, Haitao Wu, Mudasir Hussain, and Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari
Elsevier BV
Tiffany H. T. Wong, Kaden S. K. Lee, Sharon M. C. Lo, Mandy M. P. Kan, Crystal Kwan, Emmanuelle Opsommer, Shahnawaz Anwer, Heng Li, Arnold Y. L. Wong, and Veronika Schoeb
MDPI AG
Background and Objectives: Although chronic low back pain (CLBP) is known to negatively affect multiple aspects of the lives of older people, prior qualitative studies mainly focused on the lived experiences of older people with CLBP in Western countries. Given cultural and contextual differences and poor understanding of CLBP in older women with CLBP, it is important to better understand the concerns and lived experiences of Chinese older women with CLBP. The current study aimed to investigate the experiences, challenges, concerns, and coping strategies of older women with CLBP in Hong Kong. Research Design and Methods: A total of 15 community-dwelling older women with CLBP aged ≥60 years were recruited from a physiotherapy clinic or a community center for semi-structured interviews. The interviews were audio recorded and transcribed ‘verbatim’. The transcription was imported to NVivo 12 software. Thematic analysis was conducted using Braun and Clarke’s method. Results: Five themes were identified: (1) physical impacts of CLBP on daily life; (2) psychological influences of CLBP; (3) management of CLBP; (4) family support; and (5) social activities and support. Discussion and implications: Negative physical and psychosocial impacts of CLBP were common among older women, and they adopted diverse pain management strategies, although some of their treatment options were influenced by the Chinese culture. Misbeliefs and responses of family and friends also affected their management strategies. Elderly community centers are a significant source of social support for older women with CLBP, making it an ideal platform for establishing self-help groups to facilitate their self-management of CLBP.
Mohammed Abdul-Rahman, Wale Alade, and Shahnawaz Anwer
MDPI AG
Globally, most higher educational institutions can no longer house their students within their campuses due to the increased number of enrolments and the unavailability of land for spatial expansion, especially in urban areas. This leads to studentification which negatively impacts university towns. Developing resilience against the negative impacts of studentification will make university towns more sustainable. However, there is no existing community resilience index designed for that purpose. Thus, this study develops a composite resilience index for university towns, using Akoka, a university town in Lagos, Nigeria, as a case study. The composites of the index were determined by prioritizing online user-generated content mined from Twitter between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2021 using artificial intelligence, while the elements of resilience and risk reduction were developed through the Delphi and analytic hierarchy process. The research outcomes showed that the physical, economic, social, and cultural criteria subjected to comparisons represented ≥70% of the total weights. These criteria made up the outcome indicators, while the integrated community-based risk reduction program model was adopted for the process indicators. Both outcome and process indicators formed the localized composite resilience index for Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria. This proposed composite resilience index would help the town to assess and build resilience against the negative impacts of studentification and provide a methodology for other university towns to create theirs using similar methods.
Dephanie Cheok Ieng Chiang, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Shahnawaz Anwer, Saeed Reza Mohandes, and Xiao Li
Emerald
PurposeGiven the growing concern about employees' well-being, numerous researchers have investigated the causes and effects of occupational stress. However, a review study on identifying existing research topics and gaps is still deficient in the extant literature. To fill this gap, this review study aims to present a bibliometric and science mapping approach to review the state-of-the-art journal articles published on occupational stress in the construction industry.Design/methodology/approachA three-fold comprehensive review approach consisting of bibliometric review, scientometric analysis and in-depth qualitative discussion was employed to review 80 journal articles in Scopus.FindingsThrough qualitative discussions, mainstream research topics were summarized, research gaps were identified and future research directions were proposed as follows: versatile stressors and stress model; an extended subgroup of factors in safety behavior; adaptation of multiple biosensors and bio-feedbacks; evaluation and comparison of organizational stress interventions; and incorporation of artificial intelligence and smart technologies into occupational stress management in construction.Originality/valueThe findings of this review study present a well-rounded framework to identify the research gaps in this field to advance research in the academic community and enhance employees' well-being in construction.
Shahnawaz Anwer, Heng Li, Dilshad Anwar, and Arnold Yu Lok Wong
Elsevier
Shahnawaz Anwer, Heng Li, Mohammed Abdul-Rahman, and Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari
International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC)
Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Shahnawaz Anwer, Waleed Umer, Hao-Yang Mi, Yantao Yu, Sungkon Moon, and Md. Uzzal Hossain
Elsevier BV
Pratyakshi Munshi, Moazzam Hussain Khan, Nitin Kumar Arora, Shibili Nuhmani, Shahnawaz Anwer, Heng Li, and Ahmad H. Alghadir
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
AbstractWhile many studies suggested the isolated effects of plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises on physical performance variables, only few studies have compared the acute effects of plyometric and whole-body vibration on the occurrence of post-activation potentiation and the resultant improvements in performance. Therefore, we aimed to compare the acute effects of plyometric exercises and whole-body vibration training on physical performance in collegiate basketball players. Twenty-four collegiate male basketball players (age 20.8 ± 2.02 years, height 1.79 ± 0.7 m, and weight 71.2 ± 7.6 kg) participated in this randomized crossover study. Subjects were received both plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises after a 48-h washed-out period. Countermovement Jump height, sprint, and agility time were measured at baseline, 4- and 12-min post-plyometric, and whole-body vibration exercises. The result suggests a positive effect of both the plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises on countermovement jump and agility time (p = 0.001). While the countermovement jump height and agility were higher in the plyometric group (mean difference 1.60 cm and 0.16 s, respectively), the sprint performance was higher in the whole-body vibration group. However, these differences were statistically non-significant between the two groups (p > 0.05). This study suggests that both plyometric and whole-body vibration exercises may improve post-activation potentiation, which leads to better physical performance.Trial registration CTRI/2019/05/019059. Registered with the Clinical trials registry, India on 10/05/2019. http://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/advsearch.php.