Marjorie J Haskell, Kazi Jamil, Janet M Peerson, Mohammed A Wahed et al.
The estimated average requirement (EAR) for vitamin A (VA) of adult males is based on the amount of dietary VA required to maintain adequate function and provide a modest liver VA reserve (0.07 μmol/g). In the present study, the paired-deuterated retinol dilution technique was used to estimate chang...
Md Gulam Musawwir Khan, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Milka Patracia Podder, Makoto Itoh et al.
Diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) by demonstration of parasites in tissue smears obtained from bone marrow, spleen or lymph nodes is risky, painful, and difficult. The rK-39 strip test is widely used for the diagnosis of VL using blood/serum samples in endemic countries. The aim of the study ...
Partho Ghose, Khondokar Oliullah, Md. Kawsher Mahbub, Milon Biswas et al.
Kazi Nazrul Islam, Mohammed Jashimuddin, Kazi Jamil Hasan, Md. Ismail Khan et al.
Co-management of forest protected areas (PA) in Bangladesh was initiated in 2004 with the aim of involving forest-dependent people in the PA governance for the conservation of forest resources. This study was conducted in two deliberately selected PA (Lawachara national park and Teknaf wildlife sanc...
Lena Davidsson, Shafiqual Alam Sarker, Kazi Asif Jamil, Shamima Sultana et al.
Background Non-water-soluble iron compounds have been reported to be less well absorbed than ferrous sulfate in young children, and concern has been raised about their usefulness as food fortificants. Objective The objective was to evaluate the usefulness of ferrous fumarate and ferric pyrophosphate...
Milad Ahmed, Foeaz Ahmed, Jamil Ahmed, Mst Rubaiat Nazneen Akhand et al.
including functional annotation of specific gene targets. Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) based homology search of 3350 known miRNAs of dicotyledons were allowed against 763 non-redundant ESTs of jute genome, resulted in the prediction of 5 potential miRNA candidates belonging five different miRNA fa...
Abdul Mujeeb Kazi, Niaz Ali, Amir M. H. Ibrahim, Abdul Aziz Napar et al.
In view of the emerging population trends and that wheat crop is the major unequivocally recognized conduit towards addressing the food security challenges of 2050 this discourse embraces various research options that are viewed as possible solutions toward delivering those targets for providing nut...
Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Joanne E Arsenault, M Munirul Islam, Tahmeed Ahmed et al.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the adequacy of polyunsaturated fatty acid intake by rural Bangladeshi children 24 to 48 months old in relation to their breast-feeding status. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Multistage sampling was used to select a representative sample of children 24 to 48 mon...
Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohamed Ali Azam, Nusrat Armed, Kazi M. Jamil et al.
The level of circulating endotoxin was determined in the sera from children hospitalized for treatment of diarrhea at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh. A significant level of endotoxin was detected in the sera from 23 (54%) of 42 children. On the other hand...
Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohamed Ali Azam, Nusrat Armed, Kazi M. Jamil et al.
The level of circulating endotoxin was determined in the sera from children hospitalized for treatment of diarrhea at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh. A significant level of endotoxin was detected in the sera from 23 (54%) of 42 children. On the other hand...
Lena Davidsson, Kazi Asif Jamil, Shafiqual Alam Sarker, Christophe Zeder et al.
Background Iron bioavailability from traditional complementary foods based on cereals and legumes can be expected to be low unless ascorbic acid-rich foods are incorporated into the diet. Objective We evaluated human milk as a source of ascorbic acid for enhancing iron bioavailability from khichuri,...
Sudipta Das, Abdullah Al Zubayer, Marzia F. Snigdha, Md. Forhad Uddin et al.
ABSTRACT Background Social media (SM) use has gained much popularity among young adults, which could impact their mental health. The association between SM use time and young adults' mental health in Bangladesh has been less researched. Aim To determine the association between SM use time and mental...
Moazzem Hossain, Kazi M. Jamil
Naznin Parvin, Kazi Md. Abu Sayeed, Md. Shahariar Jaman, Sumaiya Akter et al.
Mahmud Shahriare Atiq, A K Jamil Shajib, Kazi Naimul Hoque