Dina F. Katowah, Mahmoud A. Hussein, M. M. Alam, Sameh H. Ismail et al.
In this work, a unique network core-shell structure based poly(Pyrrole-co-O-Toluidine) (PPCOT) - NiFe2O4 (NF) nanoparticles (NPs) and decorated with cross-linked single-walled carbon nanotubes (C-SWCNTs) has been synthesized as an electrochemical sensor for Fe3+ ions. The results revealed that the e...
Peter Kim Streatfield, Wasif Ali Khan, Abbas Bhuiya, Syed Manzoor Ahmed Hanifi et al.
BACKGROUND: Mortality from external causes, of all kinds, is an important component of overall mortality on a global basis. However, these deaths, like others in Africa and Asia, are often not counted or documented on an individual basis. Overviews of the state of external cause mortality in Africa ...
Sana Mahtab, Dianna M. Blau, Zachary J. Madewell, Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu et al.
BACKGROUND: The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Network programme undertakes post-mortem minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS), together with collection of ante-mortem clinical information, to investigate causes of childhood deaths across multiple countries. We aimed ...
Mohammad Ashraf, Abu Zafar Rashed Osman, Sarker Rafij Ahmed Ratan
Purpose – The purpose of the present study is to identify the determinants that potentially influence quality education in private universities in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach – To attain this objective, 234 data were collected through face-to-face interviews on campus during February-Mar...
Peter Kim Streatfield, Wasif Ali Khan, Abbas Bhuiya, Syed Manzoor Ahmed Hanifi et al.
BACKGROUND: Childhood mortality, particularly in the first 5 years of life, is a major global concern and the target of Millennium Development Goal 4. Although the majority of childhood deaths occur in Africa and Asia, these are also the regions where such deaths are least likely to be registered. T...
Anne CC Lee, Lian V. Folger, Mahmoodur Rahman, Salahuddin Ahmed et al.
BACKGROUND: Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (>20 mg/dL) affects ∼1 million infants annually. Improved jaundice screening in low-income countries is needed to prevent bilirubin encephalopathy and mortality. METHODS: The Bili-ruler is an icterometer for the assessment of neonatal jaundice th...
Israt Jahan, Md. Faisal Ahmed, Md. Osman Ali, Yeong Min Jang
This technical paper proposes an activation function, self-gated rectified linear unit (SGReLU), to achieve high classification accuracy, low loss, and low computational time. Vanishing gradient problem, dying ReLU, noise vulnerability are also resolved in our proposed SGReLU function. SGReLU’s perf...
Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, Najmul Haider, Emily S. Gurley, S. Ansar Ahmed et al.
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute, highly contagious disease responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates in susceptible sheep and goats. Adequate knowledge of the diversity of circulating strains of PPR virus will help livestock authorities choose appropriate vaccines. The objectiv...
Nazneen Ahmed
AbstractThis article aims to unsettle the now accepted correlation of novel/nation within postcolonial studies by demonstrating that poetry can be a "national" form in societies with limited literacy such as East Pakistan/Bangladesh, due to its capacity for oral dissemination. Drawing my examples fr...
Md Abdullah Al Jubayer Biswas, M. Tasdik Hasan, Nora Samir, Sayma Islam Alin et al.
Background: Whilst very limited studies have demonstrated a correlation between the COVID-19 pandemic and depressive symptoms amongst Bangladeshi medical students, the prevalence and associated factors of depressive symptoms as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) remains widely unkn...
Mahmoud Taher El-Mougi, Ehab Hegazi, Osman Galal, Nayyera El Akkad et al.
We report a controlled clinical trial of rice powder-based oral rehydration solution (ORS) versus glucose ORS on the outcome of acute diarrhea in infants. The rice ORS group (n = 30) received ORS containing 50 g rice powder instead of standard WHO solution (20 g glucose, n = 30). Formula-fed male in...
Meaghan Lunney, Mona Alrukhaimi, Gloria Ashuntantang, Aminu K. Bello et al.
An international survey led by the International Society of Nephrology in 2016 assessed the current capacity of kidney care worldwide. To better understand how governance and leadership guide kidney care, items pertinent to government priority, advocacy, and guidelines, among others, were examined. ...
Md. Jahid Hasan, Jalal Ahmed, Md. Mahmudul Alam, Mohammad Liaquat Osman Mojumder et al.
The present study was carried out to investigate the status of different reproductive parameters of Black Bengal in a rural area of Mukterpur under Charghat Upazilla of Rajshahi district during the period of July to December/2012. A total of 200 Black Bengal goats under both semi-intensive (n=100) a...
Lauren E. Schaeffer, Salahuddin Ahmed, Mahmoodur Rahman, Rachel Whelan et al.
BACKGROUND: In low-income settings, community health workers (CHWs) are frequently the first point of contact for newborns. Mobile technology may aid health workers in classifying illness and providing referral and management guidance for newborn care. This study evaluates the potential for mobile h...
Emily See, Mona Alrukhaimi, Gloria Ashuntantang, Aminu K. Bello et al.
Development and planning of health care services requires robust health information systems to define the burden of disease, inform policy development, and identify opportunities to improve service provision. The global coverage of kidney disease health information systems has not been well reported...
Ashoka Sarker, Md. Abul Kashem, Khan Towhid Osman, Imam Hossain et al.
An incubation study was conducted in laboratory to determine the effect of lime (L) as CaCO3 and phosphorus (P) as TSP on soil pH and available soil P in an acid soil. Four rates of L equivalent to 0, 1, 2 and 3 ton CaCO3 ha-1 and four rates of P equivalent to 0, 25, 50 and 75 mg P kg-1 were applied...
Mofijul Hoq Masum, Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff, Mohammad Noor Hisham Osman
The study aims to investigate the impact of ownership structure on corporate voluntary disclosure in the listed companies of Bangladesh. While many studies on the impact of ownership structure on voluntary disclosure have looked at developed and developing countries, few studies have been carried ou...
Alexander van Geen, Matilde Trevisani, John Immel, Md Jakariya et al.
The Bangladesh Arsenic Mitigation and Water Supply Program (BAMWSP) has compiled field-kit measurements of the arsenic content of groundwater for nearly five million wells. By comparing the spatial distribution of arsenic inferred from these field-kit measurements with geo-referenced laboratory data...
Mofijul Hoq Masum, Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff, Mohammad Noor Hisham Osman
Corporate voluntary disclosure becomes a burning issue in the literature of accounting throughout the last two decades. The study aims to explore the most crucial determinants that influence corporate voluntary disclosure in a transition economy. A cross-sectional study based on the pharmaceutical a...
Afra Binth Osman, Faria Tabassum, Muhammed J. A. Patwary, Ahmed Imteaj et al.
Mental soundness is a condition of well-being wherein a person understands his/her potential, participates in his or her community and is able to deal effectively with the challenges and obstacles of everyday life. It circumscribes how an individual thinks, feels and responds to any circumstances. M...