Md. Ashrafuzzaman, FA Hossen, Ismail, Ariful Hoque et al.
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are beneficial bacteria that colonize plant roots and enhance plant growth by a wide variety of mechanisms. The use of PGPR is steadily increasing in agriculture and offers an attractive way to replace chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and supplements. Her...
Abul Hasnat Milton, Ziaul Hasan, S. M. Shahidullah, Sinthia Sharmin et al.
The role of nutritional factors in arsenic metabolism and toxicity is not clear. Provision of certain low protein diets resulted in decreased excretion of DMA and increased tissue retention of arsenic in experimental studies. This paper reports a prevalence comparison study conducted in Bangladesh t...
Muhammad Jawad Nasim, SM Shahidullah, Abhijit Saha, MA Muttaleb et al.
Agricultural land use and distribution of cultivated crops expressed in cropping pattern (CP) constitute the base for increasing produtivity. An in-depth study was conducted on the existing CPs of Bangladesh in each and every upazila (sub-districts) using semi structured questionnaire and data valid...
Abul Hasnat Milton, Wayne Smith, Bayzidur Rahman, Bashir Ahmed et al.
Malnutrition among the rural Bangladeshi women of reproductive age is still very high. This high prevalence attributes to a range of adverse health consequences on the women and their offspring. A total of 2341 women aged between 20 and 45 years residing in the study area were interviewed in this cr...
Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, Md. Abdullah Al Mahmud, Mohammad Shahidullah, Tapan Kumar Nath et al.
Many forest reserves in Bangladesh have been converted to protected areas (PAs) to conserve the forests resources from further depletion. This study has investigated if such initiatives have improved the state of biodiversity of these PAs amid tremendous anthropogenic pressure on forest resources. W...
Zakia Nahar, Md Shahidullah, Abdul Mannan, Sanjoy Kumar Dey et al.
The present study was conducted to investigate the predictability of early serumbilirubin levels on the subsequent development of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. Forthis purpose 84 healthy newborn infants were enrolled and followed up for first 5 daysof life. Study subjects were divided into two groups...
S. M. Shahidullah, Mohamed Hanafi, Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman, Mohd Razi Ismail et al.
The study was conducted at Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Gazipur in 2005 to assess the genetic divergence of aromatic rices for grain quality and nutrition aspects. Forty genotypes composed of 32 local aromatic, five exotic aromatic and three non-aromatic rice varieties were used. Univa...
Sudhin Thayyil, Paolo Montaldo, Vaisakh Krishnan, Phoebe Ivain et al.
Importance: The association between place of birth and hypothermic neuroprotection after hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is unknown. Objective: To ascertain the association between place of birth and the efficacy of whole-body hypothermia for protect...
Jamil Shah, Abul Shahidullah
Intestinal parasitic infections are a major public health issue across the world and particularly in rural and urban areas of tropical and subtropical countries. Those at increased risk include inhabitants of poor and disadvantaged regions, which are more likely to have inadequate environmental sani...
SM Shahidullah, M. C. Talukder, MS Kabir, AH Khan et al.
The study was conducted in greater Noakhali district to investigate the major cropping patterns during 20002001. Information was collected through a structured interview schedule. A total of 18 major cropping patterns were identified. Most dominant cropping pattern, single T. Aman alone occupied 35...
Abul Hasnat Milton, Wayne Smith, Keith Dear, J. C. Ng et al.
Arsenic groundwater contamination in Bangladesh warrants immediate remediation. This randomised controlled intervention trial was conducted to determine the effectiveness of two possible interventions: dug wells and three-pitcher filters. A total of 640 individuals participated with 218 randomised t...
A. K. M. Shahidullah, C. Emdad Haque
The objective of this research was to explore, both theoretically and empirically, the ecological impacts of small-scale entrepreneurial ventures in developing countries. To this end, six microenterprises in rural southwestern Bangladesh established using green-microcredit strategies were evaluated ...
Abul Hasnat Milton, S. M. Shahidullah, Wayne Smith, Kazi S. Hossain et al.
The role of nutritional factors in arsenic metabolism and toxicity is yet to be fully elucidated. A low protein diet results in decreased excretion of DMA and increased tissue retention of arsenic in experimental studies. Malnourished women carry a higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Chronic ...
Jennifer A. Applegate, Salahuddin Ahmed, Meagan Harrison, Jennifer A. Callaghan‐Koru et al.
BACKGROUND: Neonatal infections remain a leading cause of newborn deaths globally. In 2015, WHO issued guidelines for managing possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) in young infants (0-59 days) using simplified antibiotic regimens when compliance with hospital referral is not feasible. Banglad...
BJ Shirazy, ABMJ Islam, MMR Dewan, SM Shahidullah
The development of agricultural planning largely depends on the reliable and comprehensive statistics of the existing cropping patterns, cropping intensity and crop diversity of a particular area, which will provide a guideline to the policy makers, researchers, extensionists and development workers...
Md. Enamul Haque, R.J. Esdaile, Enamul Kabir, W. Vance et al.
Pulse crops in Bangladesh are mainly low-input rainfed crops with broadcast sowing. Since the 1990s, rotary tillage two-wheel tractors (2WT) have largely replaced animal draft for crop establishment. However, rotary tillage causes excessive evaporation from seedbeds in rapidly-drying soils. Therefor...
Paolo Montaldo, Aubrey J. Cunnington, Vânia Oliveira, Ravi Swamy et al.
A rapid and early diagnostic test to identify the encephalopathic babies at risk of adverse outcome may accelerate the development of neuroprotectants. We examined if a whole blood transcriptomic signature measured soon after birth, predicts adverse neurodevelopmental outcome eighteen months after n...
Morgubatul Jannat, Mohammed Kamal Hossain, Mohammad Main Uddin, B Adhikari et al.
Forests provide direct and indirect economic benefits to forest-dependent communities in the world, especially in the developing countries contributing to the national economy. The present study aims with the socioeconomic status and factors favoring forest conservation and influencing people’s depe...
MH Rashid, BJ Shirazy, Mohd Hairy Ibrahim, SM Shahidullah
This study includes the existing cropping pattern, cropping intensity and crop diversity of Khulna region. A pre-designed and pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect the information and validated through organizing workshop. Single T. Aman cropping pattern was the most dominant ...
M Harun Ar Rashid, ABMJ Islam, BJ Shirazy, SM Shahidullah
Attempts have been made in this paper to overview the existing cropping patterns, crops diversity and cropping intensity in Rajshahi region. The study was conducted in all the upazilas of four districts of Rajshahi region during 2014-15 using pre-tested semi-structured questionnaires. The most predo...