Md. Abu Sayeed, Kamrul Islam, M. Anowar Hossain, Noor Jahan Akter et al.
Recognizing cholera cases early, especially in the initial phase of an outbreak and in areas where cholera has not previously circulated, is a high public health priority. Laboratory capacity in such settings is often limited. To address this, we have developed a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) termed C...
Md Taufiqul Islam, Ashraful Islam Khan, Md. Abu Sayeed, Jakia Amin et al.
BACKGROUND: Cholera remains a substantial health burden in Asia and Africa particularly in resource poor settings. The standard procedures to identify the etiological organism V. cholerae are isolation from microbiological culture from stool as well as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Both the proce...
Md. Iqbal Hassan Khan, Jahid M. M. Islam, Wasifa Kabir, Ataur Rahman et al.
Bio-active bi-layer thin film having both bio-adhesive and non-adhesive end composed of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and gelatin/chitosan/polyethylene glycol (PEG) blend was developed for biomedical applications especially as an alternative of advanced tissue scaffold. The developed composite film was su...
Md. Abu Sayed Jewel, Md. Ayenuddin Haque, Ruhul Amin, Jakia Hasan et al.
Metal contamination of sediment of Ganges River (Northwestern Bangladesh) and its possible health risk to the local people were evaluated at four different sites during three seasons (summer, monsoon, winter) in the year 2016. Followed by wet digestion, the samples were analysed by Flame Atomic Abso...
Ata Aditya Wardana, Laras Putri Wigati, Vincensius Marcellino, Gracella Kusuma et al.
The potential alternative of exploring the development of nanocomposites through a single-molecule approach, such as combining chitosan nanoparticles (ChiNP) with chitosan (Chi), remains to be investigated. To maintain the insolubility of the ChiNP filler in the system, the protonation of weakly bas...
M. A. Hossain, Md Nurul Amin, Jakia Sultana, M. N. A. Siddique
Sustainable land management (SLM) is an effective climate adaptation technique in the present world. Bangladesh is listed in long-term Climate Risk Index 2019 due to its unicorn geographic features (e.g. low-lying riparian lands, big rivers, dense population and coastal settings). The livelihoods of...
Md Nurul Amin, H. M. Solayman, S. S. Snigdha, Jakia Sultana
This study identifies the prospect of climate resilient alternative livelihood activities to reduce the effect of climate change. For this study five focus group discussion (FGD) and 120 questionnaire surveys were conducted and interpreted. Results show that housework and fishing are the most import...
Iqbal Khan, Md. Abu Sayeed, Nishat Sultana, Kamrul Islam et al.
Enteric fever is a systemic infection caused by typhoidal strains of Salmonella enterica and is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in many parts of the world, especially in resource-limited areas. Unfortunately, currently available diagnostic tests for enteric fever lack sensitivity and/...
Jakia Hasan, Zahidul Islam, Ahmad Fazley Rabby, Saima Sultana Sonia et al.
This paper presents the data on the growth pattern, amino acid, and fatty acid profile of five (5) selected indigenous marine microalgae (Chaetoceros sp.; Isochrysis sp.; Skeletonema sp.; Nannochloropsis sp.; and Tetraselmis sp.) of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. The microalgae species were cultured in ...
Jakia Mustary Lina, M. Mostafa, Samia Yeasmin, Nishat Tasnim et al.
105 ppm for chemical AgNPs, compared to 1.98 ppm in hydroprimed seeds). Enhanced water uptake was also evident, with an 82% increase in seed mass after green AgNP priming compared to 44% in hydroprimed seeds. A preliminary techno-economic analysis confirmed the superior cost-effectiveness of the gre...
Noortaj Begum, Jakia Sultana Shila, Sabreena Mohtarin, Sharmin Sultana et al.
Background: Overweight and obesity are recognized as “escalating epidemics” affecting both developed and developing countries. Of the factors contributing to obesity, stress seems to be particularly important as stressful condition leads to irregularity in diet, lack of exercise and addiction. Medic...
Zahidul Islam, Jakia Hasan, Turabur Rahman, Shafiqur Rahman
Microalgae are an important part of the ecosystem that absorbs carbon dioxide and produces oxygen. They also have potential use in the fields of food, feed, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals. This chapter has described the growth, nutritional, and application of five selected commerciall...
Md. Mahbubul Haque, Neela Rani Das, Prokriti Roy Sristi, Jakia Sultana et al.
Sabreena Mohtarin, Noortaj Begum, Jakia Sultana Shila, Sharmin Sultana Shila et al.
Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19) is a novel infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It emerged in Wuhan and has quickly spread across the world. In Bangladesh, the mortality rate in critically ill patients with COVID-19 is high. T...
Jakia Sultana Shila, Sharmin Sultana, Noortaj Begum, Sabreena Mohtarin et al.
Background: Overweight and obesity are well recognized as “escalating epidemic” in both developed and developing countries. Obesity can cause many health related problems, like cardio vascular diseases (CVD). Both obesity and serum lipids are modifiable factors for CVD. Serum lipid profile of young ...
Sharmin Sultana, Md. Matiur Rahman, Rinky Rani Saha, Md Golam Ahad et al.
Background: Overweight and obese individuals may have no cardiometabolic risk whereas normal weight individuals may present with cardiometabolic risk. The term‘Metabolic obesity’ has been floated to identify hidden metabolic risks irrespective of BMI. The pathophysiology of metabolic obesity can be ...
Md. Abu Sayed Jewe, Md. Ayenuddin, Ruhul Amin, Most. Hamida Kha et al.
Background and Objective: Intrusion of wide range of antibiotics through the pollutants in river water makes the bacteria resistance to some specific antibiotics over a short period of time. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine antibiotic resistant pattern of Escherichia coli and Vibri...
Jakia Sultana, Md. Aminul Islam, Md. Fahami Ahsan Mazmum
-Social Networking is a buzzword in modern communication for eradicating the distance barrier. Due to the advancement in Information and Communication Technology, peoples can communicate with each other from anywhere in anytime. Different way of communication tools exits; Social networking is one of...
Ranjit Ranjan Roy, Farhana Rahman, Jahanara Arju, Jakia Sultana et al.
Background The aim of this study was to know the spectrum of histopathology in children who underwent a renal biopsy for difficult NS in a tertiary care pediatric nephrology center. Method This prospective observational study took place in Pediatric Nephrology department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib ...
Jakia Sultana Shila, Shirin Akter Begum, Md Aminul Haque Khan, Noortaj Begum et al.
Background: B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) a neurohormone synthesized in ventricular myocardium and released into the circulation in response to ventricular dilatation and pressure overload, is a current biomarker used for identifying patients at high risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). High le...