Ehsanul Kabir, Ki‐Hyun Kim, Jan E. Szulejko
As an alternative source of off-grid electric power, solar home systems (SHS) stand out above all other options (e.g., wind, hydro, geo-thermal, tidal systems) because of their wide-scale potential at latitudes less than 45° north or south of the Equator where daily solar irradiance is more constant...
Ehsanul Kabir, Abdelmonaim Azzouz, Nadeem Raza, Sanjeev K. Bhardwaj et al.
Bioaerosols in the form of microscopic airborne particles pose pervasive risks to humans and livestock. As either fully active components (e.g., viruses, bacteria, and fungi) or as whole or part of inactive fragments, they are among the least investigated pollutants in nature. Their identification a...
Ehsanul Kabir, Nadeem Raza, Vanish Kumar, Jagpreet Singh et al.
For the putative diagnosis of various health disorders, the use of nanomaterial (NM)-based sensors for the detection of biomarkers in breath samples has become an emerging research field. In this work, we offer a systemic review on NM-based sensing of key breath biomarkers (mainly volatile organic c...
Ki‐Hyun Kim, Ehsanul Kabir, Shamin Ara Jahan
Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS, also known as hookah, shisha, narghile, and many other names) involves passing tobacco smoke through water prior to inhalation by the consumer. As the number of waterpipe smokers is rising rapidly, there is growing concern over the use of WTS, particularly as there ha...
Abdullah Bin Shams, Ehsanul Hoque Apu, Ashiqur Rahman, Md. Mohsin Sarker Raihan et al.
Misinformation such as on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) drugs, vaccination or presentation of its treatment from untrusted sources have shown dramatic consequences on public health. Authorities have deployed several surveillance tools to detect and slow down the rapid misinformation spread onl...
Nure Alam Siddiky, Md Samun Sarker, Md Shahidur Rahman Khan, Ruhena Begum et al.
Virulent and multi drug resistant (MDR) Salmonellaenterica is a foremost cause of foodborne diseases and had serious public health concern globally. The present study was undertaken to identify the pathogenicity and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles of Salmonellaenterica serovars recovered fro...
Rawan Jalabneh, Haniya Zehra Syed, Sunitha Pillai, Ehsanul Hoque Apu et al.
Background: Contact tracing is a widely adopted surveillance system that is used to identify, evaluate, and handle people who have been exposed to novel infectious diseases. The mobile phone apps using a digital technological system, called “proximity tracking,” is used as a surveillance system to c...
Mohammad Ehsanul Kabir, Sílvia Serrao-Neumann, Peter Davey, Moazzem Hossain et al.
This paper examines the association between slow-onset natural hazards and the temporal aspects of human mobility— that is, short-term and long-term internal migration in the context of north-west Bangladesh. The paper contributes to the current understanding on the multiple stressors influencing in...
Rawan Jalabneh, Haniya Zehra Syed, Sunitha Pillai, Ehsanul Hoque Apu et al.
Keshab Bhattarai, Md. Ehsanul Kabir, Rina Bastola, Bikash Baral
Secondary metabolites synthesized by fungi have become a precious source of inspiration for the design of novel drugs. Indeed, fungi are prolific producers of fascinating, diverse, structurally complex, and low-molecular-mass natural products with high therapeutic leads, such as novel antimicrobial ...
Ki‐Hyun Kim, Ehsanul Kabir, Shamin Ara Jahan
The rapid evolution of mobile phone technology has raised public concern about its possible association with adverse health effects. Given the huge number of mobile phone users at present days, even simple adverse health effects could have major implications. This article reviews the present knowled...
Shilpi Kundu, Mohammad Ehsanul Kabir, E. Morgan, Peter Davey et al.
This paper presents the results of a systematic literature review of climate change adaptation and resilience in coastal agriculture in Bangladesh. It explores the existing adaptation measures against climatic stresses. It investigates the extent of resilience-building by the use of these adaptation...
Ehsanul Kabir, Mohammed Ali Hussain, A. K. M. Ziaul Haque, Ki‐Hyun Kim
In this article, we analyzed the prospects for biodiesel production of Jatropha curcas. This study took place at Bangladesh Agricultural University farm in the Mymensingh district from October 2006 to November 2007. Branch cuttings, collected from mother plants in the Modhupur forest area of Tangail...
Ilias Mahmud, Mohammad Tawfique Hossain Chowdhury, Divya Vinnakota, Shah Saif Jahan et al.
Aim: This article reports the intent to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, its predictors and willingness to pay in Bangladesh. Subject and Methods: We did a cross-sectional survey of 697 adults in January 2021. A structured questionnaire was used to assess vaccination intent. Questionnaire included potent...
Mohammad Ehsanul Kabir, Sílvia Serrao-Neumann