Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Manobendro Sarker, Tiejun Li, Jie Yin
Probiotics are microbial strains that are beneficial to health, and their potential has recently led to a significant increase in research interest in their use to modulate the gut microbiota. The animal gut is a complex ecosystem of host cells, microbiota, and available nutrients, and the microbiot...
Emily S. Gurley, Joel M. Montgomery, M. Jahangir Hossain, Michael Bell et al.
An encephalitis outbreak was investigated in Faridpur District, Bangladesh, in April-May 2004 to determine the cause of the outbreak and risk factors for disease. Biologic specimens were tested for Nipah virus. Surfaces were evaluated for Nipah virus contamination by using reverse transcription-PCR ...
Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Manobendro Sarker, Dan Wan
Probiotics confer immunological protection to the host through the regulation, stimulation, and modulation of immune responses. Researchers have shifted their attention to better understand the immunomodulatory effects of probiotics, which have the potential to prevent or alleviate certain pathologi...
Md Ileas Pramanik, Raymond Y.K. Lau, Haluk Demirkan, Md. Abul Kalam Azad
M. Jahangir Hossain, Emily S. Gurley, Joel M. Montgomery, Michael Bell et al.
BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, 4 outbreaks of Nipah virus infection were identified during the period 2001-2004. METHODS: We characterized the clinical features of Nipah virus-infected individuals affected by these outbreaks. We classified patients as having confirmed cases of Nipah virus infection if t...
Muhammad Baqer Mollah, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Athanasios V. Vasilakos
Md. Hazrat Ali, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, K. A. Khan, Md. Obaidur Rahman et al.
In this cutting-edge research era, silver nanoparticles impose a substantial impact because of their wide applicability in the field of engineering, science, and industry. Regarding the vast applications of silver nanoparticles, in this study, the crystallographic characteristics and nanostructures ...
Md Shoaib Ahmed, Tanjim Taharat Aurpa, Md. Abul Kalam Azad
Fish diseases in aquaculture constitute a significant hazard to nutriment security. Identification of infected fishes in aquaculture remains challenging to find out at the early stage due to the dearth of necessary infrastructure. The identification of infected fish timely is an obligatory step to t...
Muhammad Baqer Mollah, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Athanasios V. Vasilakos
Over the last few years, smart devices are able to communicate with each other and with Internet/cloud from short to long range. As a consequence, a new paradigm is introduced called Internet of Things (IoT). However, by utilizing cloud computing, resource limited IoT smart devices can get various b...
Akhtar Hussain, Muhammad Abdur Rahim, Abul Kalam Azad Khan, S Ali et al.
AIMS: To describe differences in prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus with its associated risk factors between rural and urban populations in Bangladesh. Diagnostic criteria [fasting blood glucose (FBG) and oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT)] were compared and reviewed for both populations. METHO...
Bishwajit Bhowmik, Tasnima Siddiquee, Anindita Mujumder, Faria Afsana et al.
Dyslipidemia is commonly associated with diabetes (T2DM). This has been demonstrated for the Caucasian population, but few data are available for Asian Indians. The paper aims to investigate serum lipids (separately or in combination) and their association with glucose intolerance status (T2DM and p...
Md. Faizul Huq Arif, Kawsar Ahmed, Sayed Asaduzzaman, Md. Abul Kalam Azad
Abstract This paper proposes a hexagonal photonic crystal fiber (H-PCF) structure with high relative sensitivity for liquid sensing; in which both core and cladding are microstructures. Numerical investigation is carried out by employing the full vectorial finite element method (FEM). The analysis h...
Abul Kalam Azad, Khondoker Mokaddem Hossain, Mahbuba Nasreen
This study examines flood-induced vulnerabilities among women in northern Bangladesh. Poor and disadvantaged women are more vulnerable to disasters than men due to the conditions that predispose them to severe disaster impacts. Women suffer from physical injuries and are often evicted from their dwe...
M. T. H. Aunkor, Topu Raihan, Shamsul H. Prodhan, Hendrik Simon Cornelis Metselaar et al.
Graphene oxide (GO) is a derivative of graphene nanosheet which is the most promising material of the decade in biomedical research. In particular, it has been known as an antimicrobial nanomaterial with good biocompatibility. In this study, we have synthesized and characterize GO and checked its an...
Md. Siddiqur Rahman, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Md. Hasanuzzaman, Roquia Salam et al.
The transmission of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) can be reduced by implementing a lockdown policy, which has also been proven as an effective control measure for air pollution in the urban cities. In this study, we applied ground- and satellite-based data of five criteria air pollutants (PM2.5, NO2,...