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Andrew Howard

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Mobilenets: Efficient convolutional neural networks for mobile vision applications

AG Howard, M Zhu, B Chen, D Kalenichenko… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2017 - arxiv.org
We present a class of efficient models called MobileNets for mobile and embedded vision
applications. MobileNets are based on a streamlined architecture that uses depth-wise …

Some improvements on deep convolutional neural network based image classification

AG Howard - arXiv preprint arXiv:1312.5402, 2013 - arxiv.org
We investigate multiple techniques to improve upon the current state of the art deep
convolutional neural network based image classification pipeline. The techiques include adding …

Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

…, S Han, AT Hattersley, C Herder, AG Howard… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
We assembled an ancestrally diverse collection of genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in 180,834 affected individuals and 1,159,055 controls (48.9% non…

Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals

…, M Gross, X Guo, Y Guo, S Han, AG Howard… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 240
loci that are associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) 1 , 2 ; however, most of these loci have …

The physical activity transition among adults in C hina: 1991–2011

SW Ng, AG Howard, HJ Wang, C Su… - Obesity …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies have linked work, home production, travel activities and inactivity with
weight and health outcomes. However, these focused on average physical activity ( PA ) over …

Prevalence of hypertension, awareness, treatment, and control in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

…, J Cai, ML Daviglus, AG Howard… - American journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND The prevention and control of hypertension is an essential component for
reducing the burden of cardiovascular diseases. Here we describe the prevalence of …

Effect of pregnancy on disease flares in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

…, SM Engel, N Franceschini, AG Howard… - Annals of the …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Objective Prior studies found conflicting results about whether lupus is likely to flare during or
after pregnancy. Using a large cohort of pregnant and non-pregnant women with lupus, we …

Time trends of dietary and lifestyle factors and their potential impact on diabetes burden in China

Y Li, DD Wang, SH Ley, M Vasanti, AG Howard… - Diabetes …, 2017 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To examine the secular trends in risk factors, estimate their impact on type 2
diabetes burden from 1991 to 2011, and project trends in the next 20 years. RESEARCH …

Potential impact of time trend of life-style factors on cardiovascular disease burden in China

Y Li, DD Wang, SH Ley, AG Howard, Y He, Y Lu… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Background : Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in China. Evaluation
of risk factors and their impacts on disease burden is important for future public health …

Longitudinal trajectories of BMI and cardiovascular disease risk: the national longitudinal study of adolescent health

SM Attard, AH Herring, AG Howard, P Gordon‐Larsen - Obesity, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective In adulthood, excess BMI is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD); it is
unknown whether risk differs by BMI trajectories from adolescence to adulthood. Design and …