Marisa F. Naujokas, Beth Anderson, Habibul Ahsan, H. Vasken Aposhian et al.
BACKGROUND: Concerns for arsenic exposure are not limited to toxic waste sites and massive poisoning events. Chronic exposure continues to be a major public health problem worldwide, affecting hundreds of millions of persons. OBJECTIVES: We reviewed recent information on worldwide concerns for arsen...
Gail A. Wasserman, Xinhua Liu, Faruque Parvez, Habibul Ahsan et al.
Exposure to manganese via inhalation has long been known to elicit neurotoxicity in adults, but little is known about possible consequences of exposure via drinking water. In this study, we report results of a cross-sectional investigation of intellectual function in 142 10-year-old children in Arai...
Wei Zheng, Dale McLerran, Betsy Rolland, Xianglan Zhang et al.
BACKGROUND: Most studies that have evaluated the association between the body-mass index (BMI) and the risks of death from any cause and from specific causes have been conducted in populations of European origin. METHODS: We performed pooled analyses to evaluate the association between BMI and the r...
Md. Saifur Rahman, Md. Saif Hasan, Ashis Sutradhar Nitai, Sunghyun Nam et al.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is one of the most promising cellulose derivatives. Due to its characteristic surface properties, mechanical strength, tunable hydrophilicity, viscous properties, availability and abundance of raw materials, low-cost synthesis process, and likewise many contrasting aspe...
Maria Argos, Tara Kalra, Paul J. Rathouz, Yu Chen et al.
Background Millions of people worldwide are chronically exposed to arsenic through drinking water, including 35–77 million people in Bangladesh. The association between arsenic exposure and mortality rate has not been prospectively investigated by use of individual-level data. We therefore prospecti...
Gail A. Wasserman, Xinhua Liu, Faruque Parvez, Habibul Ahsan et al.
Exposure to arsenic has long been known to have neurologic consequences in adults, but to date there are no well-controlled studies in children. We report results of a cross-sectional investigation of intellectual function in 201 children 10 years of age whose parents participate in our ongoing pros...
Md Manjurul Ahsan, Shahana Akter Luna, Zahed Siddique
Globally, there is a substantial unmet need to diagnose various diseases effectively. The complexity of the different disease mechanisms and underlying symptoms of the patient population presents massive challenges in developing the early diagnosis tool and effective treatment. Machine learning (ML)...
Md. Mukhlesur Rahman, Mohamad Amran Mohd Salleh, Umer Rashid, Amimul Ahsan et al.
Nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewaters are a burning environmental issue of the present world. This review covers the studies conducted on the removal and recovery of phosphorus and nitrogen from wastewaters through struvite crystallization. Wastewater which contains a high amount of phosphorus and ...
Yu Chen, J. H. Graziano, F. Parvez, Mengling Liu et al.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between arsenic exposure and mortality from cardiovascular disease and to assess whether cigarette smoking influences the association. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study with arsenic exposure measured in drinking water from wells and urine. SETTING: General popul...
Muhammad Azeem Qureshi, Sina Kirkerud, Kim Theresa, Tanveer Ahsan
Abstract Using a large panel data set comprising 812 listed European firms, this study investigates whether sustainability disclosure (environmental, social, and governance) and female representation on boards affect firm value. We observe a positive impact of sustainability disclosure and board gen...
Edy Herianto Majlan, Dedi Rohendi, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Teuku Husaini et al.
The electrode is the key component of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The electrochemical reaction of hydrogen (fuel) and oxygen that transform into water and electrical energy occurs at the catalyst site. Attempts to improve the performance and...
Gail A. Wasserman, Xinhua Liu, Faruque Parvez, Habibul Ahsan et al.
BACKGROUND: We recently reported results of a cross-sectional investigation of intellectual function in 10-year-olds in Bangladesh, who had been exposed to arsenic from drinking water in their home wells. OBJECTIVES: We present results of a similar investigation of 301 randomly selected 6-year-olds ...
Muhammad Habib ur Rahman, Ashfaq Ahmad, Ahsan Raza, Muhammad Hasnain et al.
Agricultural production is under threat due to climate change in food insecure regions, especially in Asian countries. Various climate-driven extremes, i.e., drought, heat waves, erratic and intense rainfall patterns, storms, floods, and emerging insect pests have adversely affected the livelihood o...
Syed Ahsanuddin Ahmed, Motunrayo Ajisola, Kehkashan Azeem, Pauline Bakibinga et al.
INTRODUCTION: With COVID-19, there is urgency for policymakers to understand and respond to the health needs of slum communities. Lockdowns for pandemic control have health, social and economic consequences. We consider access to healthcare before and during COVID-19 with those working and living in...
Alexander van Geen, Yan Zheng, Roelof Versteeg, M. Stute et al.
Arsenic concentrations measured by graphite furnace atomic absorption range from < 5 to 900 μg/L in groundwater pumped from 6000 wells within a 25 km 2 area of Bangladesh. The proportion of wells that exceed the Bangladesh standard for drinking water of 50 μg/L arsenic increases with depth from 2...
Md. Nasif Ahsan, Jeroen Warner
Simanto Saha, Khondaker A. Mamun, Khawza Ahmed, Raqibul Mostafa et al.
Brain computer interfaces (BCI) provide a direct communication link between the brain and a computer or other external devices. They offer an extended degree of freedom either by strengthening or by substituting human peripheral working capacity and have potential applications in various fields such...
Paolo Boffetta, Dale McLerran, Yu Chen, Manami Inoue et al.
BACKGROUND: The occurrence of diabetes has greatly increased in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Asia, as has the prevalence of overweight and obesity; in European-derived populations, overweight and obesity are established causes of diabetes. The shape of the association of overwei...
Muhammad Ahsan Altaf, Rabia Shahid, Ming‐Xun Ren, Safina Naz et al.
Tomato is an important vegetable that is highly sensitive to drought (DR) stress which impairs the development of tomato seedlings. Recently, melatonin (ME) has emerged as a nontoxic, regulatory biomolecule that regulates plant growth and enhances the DR tolerance mechanism in plants. The present st...
Yu Chen, Faruque Parvez, Mary V. Gamble, Tariqul Islam et al.
The contamination of groundwater by arsenic in Bangladesh is a major public health concern affecting 35-75 million people. Although it is evident that high levels (>300 microg/L) of arsenic exposure from drinking water are related to adverse health outcomes, health effects of arsenic exposure at low...