Mahfuz Kabir, Ruhul Salim, Nasser Al-Mawali
Mohammad Humayun Kabir, Nur Hasan, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Md Ashikur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: The number of tribes present within Bangladesh has been estimated to approximate one hundred and fifty. Information on traditional medicinal practices, particularly of the smaller tribes and their clans is lacking. It was the objective of the study to document the tribal medicinal practi...
Tofazzal Islam, Dipali Rani Gupta, Akbar Hossain, Krishna Kanta Roy et al.
Abstract Wheat blast, caused by the Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum ( MoT ) lineage (synonym Pyricularia oryzae Triticum lineage), is a destructive disease in South America and Bangladesh. It is primarily a disease of wheat head, which can cause yield loss up to 100% under favorable disease conditions. ...
Mohammad Rakibul Islam, Md. Abu Jamil, Md. Siraz-Uz Zaman, Syed Asir Hamim Ahsan et al.
A novel, perfectly hexagonal lattice photonic crystal fiber (PCF) biosensor based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is proposed in this research. To design and investigate the influence of several initial geometric parameters on the sensing properties of the sensor, finite element method (FEM) base...
Erica R. Fuhrmeister, Ayşe Ercümen, Amy J. Pickering, Kaitlyn M. Jeanis et al.
increase in the concentration of the animal fecal marker (BacCow) on mothers' hands. Thus, domestic animals were important contributors to enteric pathogens in these households.
Mahfuz Kabir, Sultana Sabina Chowdhury
In a culture like Bangladesh where social trust is low and corporate philanthropy is rare, corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagements of the banking sector have been in a conspicuously upward trend. It begs the question of whether the galvanization of CSR expenditure is validated by financial...
Md. Abu Musa, Mamun Kabir, Md Iqbal Hossain, Emtiaz Ahmed et al.
Urinary excretion of two orally-administered non-metabolizable sugars, lactulose and mannitol, is a valuable marker for evaluating intestinal permeability. Usually this test involves a time consuming procedure of about 5 hour's urine collection, which makes the test incompatible to some extent. As t...
Erica R. Fuhrmeister, Ayşe Ercümen, Amy J. Pickering, Kaitlyn M. Jeanis et al.
genes on child hands was lower in the sanitation arm. Incomplete removal of child and animal feces or the compound (versus community-wide) scale of intervention could explain the limited impacts of improved sanitation.
Jannatul Nasma Rupa Moni, Md. Adnan, Abu Montakim Tareq, Md. Imtiazul Kabir et al.
Syzygium fruticosum (SF), a valuable Bangladeshi fruit, is considered an alternative therapeutic agent. Mainly, seeds are used as nutritional phytotherapy to ease physical and mental status by preventing chronic diseases. Here, we scrutinized the S. fruticosum seed’s fundamental importance in tradit...
Saifur Rahman Chowdhury, Humayun Kabir, Dipak Chandra Das, Mahfuzur Rahman Chowdhury et al.
AIMS: To investigate the prevalence of workplace violence and its associated factors among Bangladeshi registered nurses. BACKGROUND: Workplace violence is prevalent among nurses, particularly in developing countries. However, the issue has never been examined in Bangladeshi nurses. METHODS: Between...
Sajal Kumar Halder, Ive Sultana, Md Istiaq Mohhamad Shuvo, Aparna Shil et al.
SARS-CoV-2, a deadly coronavirus sparked COVID-19 pandemic around the globe. With an increased mutation rate, this infectious agent is highly transmissible inducing an escalated rate of infections and death everywhere. Hence, the discovery of a viable antiviral therapy option is urgent. Computationa...
Md. Golam Mostofa, A.S.M. Ali Reza, Zidan Khan, Mst Shirajum Munira et al.
Natural products have been important parts of traditional medicine since ancient times, with various promising health effects. Leea aequata (L. aequata), a natural product, has been widely used for treating several diseases due to its promising pharmacological activities. Therefore, the present stud...
M. M. Mahfuz Siraz, Md. Jafor Dewan, Md. I. A. Chowdhury, Jubair Al Mahmud et al.
This research assesses radioactivity in soil and coal samples around the Barapukuria coal-fired thermal power plant using a high-purity germanium detector. The range of activity of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in the studied soil samples were 14–75, 16–112, and 132–460 Bqkg−1, respectively and the respecti...
Fahad Ahmed, Tanzir Ahmed Khan, A. N. M. Fakhruddin, Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman et al.
Formation of trihalomethanes (THMs) through excessive chlorination in the supplied water and its carcinogenic nature is a public health concern in many parts of the world, including a couple of neighboring countries in Asia. However, the issue was not yet addressed either in the public health policy...
Fouzia Khanam, Md. Belal Hossain, Tridib Roy Chowdhury, Md Sajedur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: Malaria is still a major public health concern in Bangladesh in spite of mass distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) as a key preventive strategy. There might be a considerable gap between coverage and actual use of nets by the population in endemic areas. This stu...