A. S. Nazmul Huda, Saad Mekhilef, Amimul Ahsan
Katherine Moon, Shilpi Oberoi, Aaron Barchowsky, Yu Chen et al.
Background: Consistent evidence at high levels of water arsenic (≥100 µg/l), and growing evidence at low-moderate levels (<100 µg/l), support a link with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The shape of the dose-response across low-moderate and high levels of arsenic in drinking water is uncertain and cri...
Kazi Arif‐Uz‐Zaman, AMM Nazmul Ahsan
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present supply chain metrics and to propose a fuzzy-based performance evaluation method for lean supply chain. Design/methodology/approach – To understand the overall performance of cost competitive supply chain the paper investigates the alignment of market...
Masahiro Yoshinaga, Hiromasa Ninomiya, M.M. Aeorangajeb Al Hossain, Makoto Sudo et al.
Chromium (Cr) pollution caused by wastewater from tanneries is a worldwide environmental problem. To develop a countermeasure, we performed a comprehensive study using Hazaribagh, the tannery area in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, as a model. Our environmental monitoring indicated that the soluble form of ...
Yead Morshed Nibir, Ahmed Faisal Sumit, Anwarul Azim Akhand, Nazmul Ahsan et al.
Objective: To determine the total polyphenol content, antioxidant activity and antibacterial properties of the extracts of different Bangladeshi tea varieties such as flowery broken orange pekoe, broken orange pekoe, red dust and green tea. Methods: Total phenolic and flavonoid contents were determi...
Md Mujibur Rahman, Mohammad Mostafa Zaman, Jessica Y. Islam, MA Jalil Chowdhury et al.
In Bangladesh, morbidity and mortality due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has increased over the last few decades. Hypertension is an important risk factor for NCDs, specifically cardiovascular disease. The objective of this study was to assess prevalence and risk factors for hypertension and p...
Md. Abu Rayhan Khan, Muhammad Shamim Al Mamun, Md. Ahsan Habib, A.B.M. Nazmul Islam et al.
Nature is considered as biological laboratory for the abundance in plants, algae, virus, yeast, and fungi. These biological resources are being used for the green synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Biological synthesis of AuNPs is popular amongst conventional chemical and physical methods for ...
Tanvir Abir, Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Dewan Muhammad Nur–A Yazdani et al.
This study investigated the perception and awareness of risk among adult participants in Bangladesh about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). During the lockdown era in Bangladesh at two different time points, from 26−31 March 2020 (early lockdown) and 11−16 May 2020 (late lockdown), two self-admin...
Md. Abdullah Saeed Khan, Abdullah Al Mosabbir, Enayetur Raheem, Ahsan Ahmed et al.
Abstract Background The mosquito-borne arboviral disease dengue has become a global public health concern. However, very few studies have reported atypical clinical features of dengue among children. Because an understanding of various spectrums of presentation of dengue is necessary for timely diag...
Tanvir Abir, O’mezie Ekwudu, Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, Dewan Muhammad Nur–A Yazdani et al.
Dengue, the most important mosquito-borne viral disease of humans is a recurring global health problem. In Bangladesh, dengue outbreaks are on the increase despite the efforts of government and it is not clear what the understanding of the general Dhaka population towards dengue fever is. Knowledge,...
Adolphe O. Debrot, A.A. Veldhuizen, S.W.K. van den Burg, C.J. Klapwijk et al.
Mangroves of tropical and subtropical shores and deltas contribute to ecosystem functioning and human wellbeing in numerous ways but continue to be lost or degraded worldwide at a rapid pace. Overexploitation driven by poverty is often the root cause of mangrove destruction and degradation. The nega...
Nazrul Islam, Fatima Rahman, Sumona Alom Papri, Md Omar Faruk et al.
Water hyacinth (WH) is considered as the worst aquatic weed in the world because of its rapid growth and fast spread into new areas of fresh water bodies. We investigated the potentiality of using WH as a raw material for production of handmade paper and compost in Bangladesh. Potash pulping was don...
Abdun Naqib Jimmy, Nazmul Ahsan Khan, Muhammed Noor Hossain, Mohammad Sujauddin
Ahsiur Rahman Nirjhar, Sadika Jannath Tan-Ema, Miah Abdullah Sahriar, Md. Nazmul Ahsan Dipon et al.
Tanvir Abir, Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Dewan Muhammad Nur–A Yazdani et al.
Background: Feelings of isolation, insecurity, and instability triggered by COVID-19 could have a long-term impact on the mental health status of individuals. Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of mental health symptoms (anxiety, depression, and stress) in Bangladesh and...
Md. Shahinur Islam, Nazmul İslam Raju, Ahsan Uddin Ahmed
Inverter is the most important device to utilize the renewable energy sources efficiently. The Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM) technique is one of the most popular PWM techniques for harmonic reduction of inverters since there are used three sine waves displaced in 120 0 phase difference as...
Md. Abu Rayhan Khan, Md. Ahsan Habib, Jannatul Naime, Md. Mahamudul Hasan Rumon et al.
Nanotechnology has shown a promising future in material science for its enormous applications in the field of analytical, biological, catalytic, electroanalytical fields and so on. Recent nanoscience has given huge effort to enhance the applicability of nanoparticles (NPs) though modification or fun...
Ahmed Faisal Sumit, Anindya Das, Zinat Sharmin, Nazmul Ahsan et al.
Lifestyle including smoking, noise exposure with MP3 player and drinking alcohol are considered as risk factors for affecting hearing synergistically. However, little is known about the association of cigarette smoking with hearing impairment among subjects who carry a lifestyle without using MP3 pl...
Tomoyuki Tsuchiyama, Akira Tazaki, MM Aeorangajeb Al Hossain, Ichiro Yajima et al.
BACKGROUND The process for leather material production is carried out in developing countries using a large amount of trivalent chromium [Cr(III)]. Assesment of health risks for millions of workers in tanneries worldwide that are highly polluted with Cr(III) is needed. METHODS Levels of total Cr and...
M.M. Aeorangajeb Al Hossain, Ichiro Yajima, Akira Tazaki, Huadong Xu et al.
Since tannery workers in developing countries are chronically exposed to high levels of chromium (Cr), there are serious concerns about health problems. However, there has been limited study in which Cr levels were measured in tannery workers, who are chronically exposed to Cr. Our preliminary inspe...