Md. Ashiqul Islam, Shamima Akter, Md. Sagar Hossen, Sadia Ahmed Keya et al.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasing medical issue that declines the productivity of renal capacities and subsequently damages the kidneys. CKD is very common nowadays; cardiovascular infection and end-stage renal illness are two life threatening diseases that can be caused as after-effects...
Abu Naser Md Ahsanul Haque, Nigar Sultana, Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem, Shamima Akter Smriti
The extensive use of dyes in numerous industries results in massive dye discharge in the wastewater, which is a major cause of water pollution. Globally, the consumption of dyes is near seven hundred thousand tons across different sectors, of which around 10–15% goes into the wastewater. Among the d...
Shafi Mahmud, Suvro Biswas, Gobindo Kumar Paul, Mohasana Akter Mita et al.
Currently, a worldwide pandemic has been declared in response to the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a fatal and fast-spreading viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The low availability of efficient vaccines and treatment options has ...
Shamima Akter, Subrina Jesmin, Md Mizanur Rahman, Md. Majedul Islam et al.
BACKGROUND: Parity increases the risk for coronary heart disease; however, its association with metabolic syndrome among women in low-income countries is still unknown. OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the association between parity or gravidity and metabolic syndrome in rural Bangladeshi women. M...
Shamima Akter, Md Mizanur Rahman
The purpose of this study was to assess the duration of breastfeeding and the sociodemographic factors affecting it. Data for the study were drawn from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2004. In total 5,364 mothers were included in the study. The life table and Cox's proportional hazards ...
Shamima Akter, Subrina Jesmin, Md. Mazedul Islam, Sayeeda Sultana et al.
BACKGROUND: Early age at menarche is associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome in both China and the West. However, little is known about the impact of age at menarche and metabolic syndrome in South Asian women, including those from low-income country, where age at menarche is also falli...
Shafi Mahmud, Mohasana Akter Mita, Suvro Biswas, Gobindo Kumar Paul et al.
BACKGROUND: ) of SARS-CoV-2 can act as a potential target due to its role in viral replication and conservation level. METHODS: of SARS-CoV-2. RESULTS: The selected three ligands, Flemichin, Delta-Oleanolic acid, and Emodin 1-O-beta-D-glucoside had a binding energy of -8.9, -8.9, -8.7 KJ/mol respect...
Suvro Biswas, Shafi Mahmud, Mohasana Akter Mita, Shamima Afrose et al.
The spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a pandemic due to the high transmission and mortality rate of this virus. The world health and economic sectors have been severely affected by this deadly virus, exacerbated by the lack of sufficient efficient vacc...
Md Mizanur Rahman, Stuart Gilmour, Shamima Akter, Sarah Krull Abe et al.
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and associated risk factors in the Bangladeshi adult population. METHODS: The data for this study were extracted from the nationally-representative 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. Socio-demog...
Shamima Akter, Md. Rashedul Islam, Md Mizanur Rahman, Thomas Rouyard et al.
Importance: Smoking causes considerable noncommunicable diseases, perinatal morbidity, and mortality. Objective: To investigate the associations of population-level tobacco-control policies with health outcomes. Data Sources: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Heal...
Eunüs S. Ali, Shamima Akter, Sarker Ramproshad, Banani Mondal et al.
MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) or ERK (extracellular-signal-regulated kinase) pathway is an important link in the transition from extracellular signals to intracellular responses. Because of genetic and epigenetic changes, signaling cascades are altered in a variety of diseases, including c...
Subrina Jesmin, AM Shahidul Islam, Shamima Akter, Md. Majedul Islam et al.
BACKGROUND: Prevalence of non-communicable diseases are a challenging problems among menopausal women specially in a least developed country like Bangladesh, where majority of women suffering from at least one chronic diseases after menopausal age. So, the main objective of this study was to determi...
Shamima Akter, Tapos Kumar Chakraborty, Gopal Chandra Ghosh, Md. Simoon Nice et al.
Microplastics (MPs) pollution and its associated toxicity raising concerns among scientists as a result of their toxicological impacts on human health and the ecosystem. This study aims to investigate the microplastics and heavy metals (HMs) contamination in seventeen freshwater fish species collect...
Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Md. Saifuddin Khalid, Shamima Akter, Shati Dey
Influenza is a viral disease that usually affects the nose, throat, bronchi, and seldom lungs. This disease spreads as seasonal epidemics around the world, with an annual attack rate of estimated at 5%-10% in adults and 20%-30% in children. Thus, influenza is regarded as one of the critical health h...
Md Mizanur Rahman, Md. Rashedul Islam, Md. Shafiur Rahman, Fahima Hossain et al.
BACKGROUND: Ensuring access to health services for all is the main goal of universal health coverage (UHC) plan. Out-of-pocket (OOP) payment still remains the main source of funding for healthcare in Bangladesh. The association between barriers to accessing healthcare and over-reliance on OOP paymen...