Nuhu Amin, Rehnuma Haque, Md Ziaur Rahman, Mahbubur Rahman et al.
The detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA in wastewater can be used as an indicator of the presence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in specific catchment areas. We conducted a hospital-based study to explore wastewater management in healthcare facilities and analyzed ...
Rehnuma Haque, Christine L. Moe, Suraja J. Raj, Li Ong et al.
The ongoing pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a public health crisis of global concern. The progression of the COVID-19 pandemic has been monitored in the first place by testing symptomatic individuals for SARS-CoV-2 virus in the respiratory samples. Concurrently, wastewater car...
Protim Sarker, Akhirunnesa Mily, Abdullah Al Mamun, Shah Jalal et al.
Antibiotics exert several effects on host cells including regulation of immune components. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), e.g., cathelicidins and defensins display multiple functions in innate immunity. In colonic mucosa, cathelicidins are induced by butyrate, a bacterial fermentation product. Here,...
Akhirunnesa Mily, Protim Sarker, Inin Taznin, Delwar Hossain et al.
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM) may impede immune responses in tuberculosis (TB) and thus contribute to enhanced disease severity. In this study, we aimed to evaluate DM-mediated alterations in clinical, radiological and immunological outcomes in TB disease. METHODS: Newly diagnosed pulmon...
Protim Sarker, Atanu Banik, Roger Strömberg, Guðmundur H. Guðmundsson et al.
ABSTRACT We have shown previously that oral treatment with sodium butyrate or phenylbutyrate in an experimental model of shigellosis improves clinical outcomes and induces the expression of the antimicrobial peptide CAP-18 in the large intestinal epithelia. In a subsequent study, we found that entin...
Debasısh Pandıt, Mohammad Mahfujul Haque, Md. Simul Bhuyan, Ahmed Harun‐Al‐Rashid et al.
For decades, rivers have been used for transporting pollutants loaded with heavy metals (HMs) causing severe pollution in downstream. The current study aimed to review the levels and sources of 10 HMs, viz. As, Pb, Cd, Cr, Fe, Mn, Cu, Co, Ni, and Zn in the surface water of the rivers in Bangladesh. ...
Sadia Sharmin, Aflatun Akter Jahan, S. M. Mostofa Kamal, Protim Sarker
Chromobacterium violaceum is a Gram-negative bacterium, found in tropical and subtropical regions. C . violaceum infection rarely occurs, but once occurs, it is associated with significant mortality due to severe systemic infection. Since the first human case from Malaysia in 1927, >150 cases of ...
Mohammad Sayem, Shaikh Meshbahuddin Ahmad, Rokeya Sultana Rekha, Protim Sarker et al.
Shigella dysenteriae type 1 causes devastating epidemics in developing countries with high case-fatality rates in all age-groups. The aim of the study was to compare host immune responses to epidemic (T2218) and endemic strains of S. dysenteriae type 1. Shigellacidal activity of serum from rabbits i...
Mark Manak, Luc Gagnon, Steven Phay-Tran, Philipa Levesque-Damphousse et al.
BACKGROUND: Accurate quantitation of immune markers is crucial for ensuring reliable assessment of vaccine efficacy against infectious diseases. This study was designed to confirm standardised performance of SARS-CoV-2 assays used to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine candidates at the initial seven laborato...
Protim Sarker, Akhirunnesa Mily, Anjuman Ara, Farjana Haque et al.
BACKGROUND: We demonstrated in a randomized placebo-controlled trial that WRSS1, a live oral Shigella sonnei vaccine candidate, is safe in Bangladeshi adults and children, and elicits antigen-specific antibodies. Here, we describe functional antibody and innate immune responses to WRSS1. METHODS: Ad...
Protima Sarker, Sabikun Nahar, Runa Begum, S. K. Sayed Reza et al.
Groundwater is an essential and valuable natural source of drinking water. But sometime ground water contains different types of chemical or biological substance which make water unsuitable for consumption. Quality of the ground water varies in different location. The recent study emphasized on moni...
Rubhana Raqib, Protim Sarker, Evana Akhtar, Tarique Md. Nurul Huda et al.
BACKGROUND: Seroprevalence studies have been carried out in many developed and developing countries to evaluate ongoing and past infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Data on this infection in marginalized populations in urban slums are limited, which may offer...
Pantha Protim Sarker, Farihal Abedin, Farshina Nazrul Shimim
In this paper, a low-cost gesture-controlled robotic arm system, namely R3Arm (Remote Rescue Robotic arm) is developed for the remote rescue operation. It offers remote manipulation with ease of portability. The robot can be deployed to places where no humans can go and has the ability to become par...
Atkeeya Tasneem, Protima Sarker, Samia Akter, Snigdha Setu Paul Mouna et al.
In the present investigation, coagulation-flocculation and fenton process in conjunction with phytoremediation by water hyacinth (Eicchornia crassipes) were applied to treat the most frequently occurred contaminants in textile wastewater. The mean values of EC, TDS, turbidity, pH, DO, BOD, COD and T...
Mohammad Nazrul Islam, Khandkar Shaharina Hossain, Partha Protim Sarker, Jannatul Ferdous et al.
Black cumin (Nigella sativa) seed and its active compounds have been historically recognized as an effective herbal panacea that can establish a balanced inflammatory response by suppressing chronic inflammation and promoting healthy immune response. The essential oil and other preparations of N. sa...