Mujahid Mohiuddin Babu, Shahriar Akter, Mahfuzur Rahman, Md Morsaline Billah et al.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of every industry. With the emergence of big data, the industries, and more especially textile and apparel (T&A) industry, are on the brink of relationships with consumers, suppliers, and competitors. They need to handle different scenarios wi...
Tariqul Islam, Yanliang Li, Md. Mahfuzur Rob, Hefa Cheng
Microplastics are omnipresent in the terrestrial and aquatic environment, and are considered as a potentially serious threat to the biodiversity and ecosystem. Pollution of plastic debris and microplastics in the inland and marine environment has raised concerns in Bangladesh, which is one of the mo...
Md Al Amin Sikder, Ridwan Bin Rashid, Tufael Ahmed, Ismail Sebina et al.
Poor maternal diet during pregnancy is a risk factor for severe lower respiratory infections (sLRIs) in the offspring, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we demonstrate that in mice a maternal low-fiber diet (LFD) led to enhanced LRI severity in infants because of delayed plasmacyto...
Md. Mahfuzur Rob, Kawsar Hossen, Arihiro Iwasaki, Kiyotake Suenaga et al.
The phytotoxic potential of plants and their constituents against other plants is being increasingly investigated as a possible alternative to synthetic herbicides to control weeds in crop fields. In this study, we explored the phytotoxicity and phytotoxic substances of Schumannianthus dichotomus, a...
Rusab Sarmun, Muhammad E. H. Chowdhury, M. Murugappan, Ahmed Aqel et al.
Abstract Diabetes mellitus (DM) can cause chronic foot issues and severe infections, including Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) that heal slowly due to insufficient blood flow. A recurrence of these ulcers can lead to 84% of lower limb amputations and even cause death. High-risk diabetes patients require...
Mahadi Hasan, Chanchal Saha, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Mahfuzur R. Sarker et al.
Balancing of an inverted pendulum robot by moving a cart along a horizontal track is a classical problem in the field of Control Theory and Engineering, for the beginners to understand its dynamics. Several physical models can also be simplified as elastic inverted pendulums like rockets and walking...
Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Md. Mominur Rahman, Mahfuzur Rahman, Md. Abdul Kaium Masud
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of trade openness on the cost of financial intermediation and bank performance. Developed and developing countries are currently pursuing trade openness to achieve higher bank performance with less intermediation costs. Design/methodology/ap...
Sayera Banu, Farhana Haque, Shahriar Ahmed, Sonia Sultana et al.
BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, about 80% of healthcare is provided by the private sector. Although free diagnosis and care is offered in the public sector, only half of the estimated number of people with tuberculosis are diagnosed, treated, and notified to the national program. Private sector engagemen...
Mahfuzur Rahman, Solaiman Chowdhury, Mohammad Shorfuzzaman, Mohammad Kamal Hossain et al.
The advancement of mircogrids and the adoption of blockchain technology in the energy-trading sector can build a robust and sustainable energy infrastructure. The decentralization and transparency of blockchain technology have several advantages for data management, security, and trust. In particula...
Zannatun Nyma, Mahfuzur Rahman, Syed Mojiz Hasan, Naym Uddin Roby et al.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of sepsis among neonates admitted into neonatal intensive care units (NICU) of public hospitals in Dhaka. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 173 neonates admitted into the NICUs of Dhaka Medical College Hospita...
Dawn M. Norton, Mahfuzur Rahman, Andi L. Shane, Mohammad Zahid Hossain et al.
We introduced flocculant-disinfectant water treatment for 12 weeks in 103 households in Bangladesh to assess if drinking water would be chemically and microbiologically improved and the body burden of arsenic reduced. The median concentration of arsenic in tubewell water decreased by 88% after intro...
Muhammad Aslam Baig, Donghong Xiong, Mahfuzur Rahman, Md. Monirul Islam et al.
With climate change, hydro-climatic hazards, such as floods in the Himalayas regions, are expected to worsen, thus likely to overwhelm humans and socioeconomic system. Precisely, the Koshi River basin (KRB) is often impacted by floods over time. However, studies on estimating and predicting floods a...
Md. Mahfuzur Rob, Kawsar Hossen, Mst Rokeya Khatun, Keitaro Iwasaki et al.
The allelopathic potential of plant species and their related compounds has been increasingly reported to be biological tools for weed control. The allelopathic potential of Garcinia xanthochymus was assessed against several test plant species: lettuce, rapeseed, Italian ryegrass, and timothy. The e...
Md. Mahfuzur Rob, Delara Akhter, Tariqul Islam, Debu Kumar Bhattacharjya et al.
Copper (Cu) is an indispensable micronutrient for plants, animals, and microorganisms and plays a vital role in different physiological processes. However, excessive Cu accumulation in agricultural soil, often through anthropogenic action, poses a potential risk to plant health and crop productivity...
Ahmad Khairul Abrar, Xiao Hu, Jubaida Akhtar, Shamim Jubayer et al.
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes the HEARTS technical package for improving hypertension control worldwide, but its effectiveness has not been rigorously evaluated. OBJECTIVE: To compare hypertension outcomes in clinics implementing HEARTS versus clinics continuing usual hype...
Tania Khatun, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman Utsho, Md. Ashiqul Islam, Mst. Fatematuz Zohura et al.
Nowadays, breast cancer is the most emerging diseaseamong women both in developed as well as developing countries. Due to increased life prospects, increased urbanization, and therelinquishment of western societies, the rareness of breast cancer is supersizing in the developing world. Even it became...
Mahfuzur Rahman, Md Mehedi Hasan, Md Anuwer Hossain, Utpal Kanti Das et al.
The increasing impacts of climate change on global agriculture necessitate the development of advanced predictive models for efficient water management in crop fields. This study aims to enhance the forecasting of evapotranspiration (ET), potential evapotranspiration (PET), and crop water stress ind...
Mahir Tajwar, Mahfuzur Rahman, Mahmudul Hasan, Nazmus Sakib et al.
Groundwater quality is under increasing threat in rapidly urbanizing Southeast Asian megacities, where unregulated expansion and industrial activity are altering subsurface geochemical conditions. In Dhaka, Bangladesh, groundwater serves as a crucial source of potable water for millions, necessitati...
Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Mahfuzur Rahman, Md. Abdul Kaium Masud
This study examines the determinants of financial intermediation costs of banks in ten Emerging Economies (EEs) in the period 2000–2018 using panel data of 1335 banks. Empirically, this study applies the single-stage dealership model and its extensions by introducing new bank and country-level varia...
Md. Mahfuzur Rob, Md. Mahfujul Haque Pappu, Md. Shoaib Arifin, Tahsin Nusrat Era et al.
Abstract Edible coatings for fruits and vegetables are the subject of intensive agro-based research. These coatings provide value to the product due to their multifunctionality and sustainability. The current study focuses on the development and evaluation of plant-based edible active coatings for J...