Michio Hashimoto, Masanori Katakura, Yoko Tanabe, Abdullah Al Mamun et al.
We investigated whether a highly purified eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and a concentrated n-3 fatty acid formulation (prescription TAK-085) containing EPA and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ethyl ester could improve the learning ability of aged rats and whether this specific outcome had any relation with...
Yoshito Fujii, Satoshi Kaneko, Samson Muuo Nzou, Matilu Mwau et al.
BACKGROUND: A strategy to combat infectious diseases, including neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), will depend on the development of reliable epidemiological surveillance methods. To establish a simple and practical seroprevalence detection system, we developed a microsphere-based multiplex immunoa...
Tapan Kumar Nath, Makoto Inoue, Hla Myant
The potentialities of agroforestry are generally investigated through their biophysiological phenomena, cost—benefit analysis, and possible impact upon poverty reduction. There have been inadequate studies on the actual impacts of agroforestry intervention on small landholders and of farmers' attitu...
Tapan Kumar Nath, Makoto Inoue
As a strategy of social development, the Bangladeshi government has attached the highest priority to participatory forestry (PF) since the early 1980s. In this article, we examine the impacts of PF on livelihoods of ethnic people, drawing empirical data from three villages involved in two PF project...
Tapan Kumar Nath, Mohammed Jashimuddin, Makoto Inoue
Mohammed Jashimuddin, Makoto Inoue
This study was conducted to investigate the historical management system of village common forests (VCF) in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh and observe the current issues related to their sustainability. The study on historical context was based on secondary information to establish t...
Mohammed Jashimuddin, Makoto Inoue
This study follows the introduction of community forestry in Bangladesh and uses secondary information sources to analyze its effectiveness as a means of fostering sustainable forest management. We found that current forest management practices in Bangladesh have evolved from an emphasis primarily o...
Tapan Kumar Nath, N.N.H. Aziz, Makoto Inoue
Tapan Kumar Nath, Makoto Inoue, Jules Pretty
This paper examines the status and formation of social capital, and its contribution to forest resource management and to the livelihoods of Bangladeshi indigenous ethnic groups in these forest environments. We draw on empirical data from three villages associated with two participatory forestry pro...
Emmanuel Pacia Hernandez, A Anisuzzaman, Md. Abdul Alim, Hayato Kawada et al.
Blood-feeding arthropods, particularly ticks and mosquitoes are considered the most important vectors of arthropod-borne diseases affecting humans and animals. While feeding on blood meals, arthropods are exposed to high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) since heme and other blood components c...
Tapan Kumar Nath, Makoto Inoue, Shovon Chakma
Despite the trend of dwindling productivity, tribal people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) still practise shifting cultivation as a dominant hill farming system to support their livelihood. Drawing on an empirical study in Khagrachari district of the CHT, this research examined how far the produ...
Tapan Kumar Nath, Makoto Inoue
SUMMARY This study used two contrasting sample villages (one relatively successful and the other relatively unsuccessful) as case study sites to investigate the impacts of a forest-based settlement project on community livelihood. It was found that although since customary forestry practices (shifti...
Tapan Kumar Nath, Makoto Inoue, Md. Jahirul Islam, M. Kabir
ABSTRACT An exploratory survey of the Khasia tribe in Sylhet district of Bangladesh was carried out to investigate their socio-economic conditions, hill farming practices and impacts on rural livelihood and forest conservation. Farmers were classified into three categories based on their mean monthl...
Feng Chen, Makoto Takagi, Tōru Imura, Yoshihito Kawamura et al.
Zr55Al10Ni5Cu30 bulk metallic glass composite containing 10 vol% crystalline ZrC particles was prepared by an in-situ reaction between Zr-based melt and graphite powder being followed by an injection casting into a copper mould. The crystallization process of the composites during annealing at 723 K...
Tapan Kumar Nath, Makoto Inoue
Tapan Kumar Nath, Makoto Inoue
Tapan Kumar Nath, Mohammed Jashimuddin, Makoto Inoue
Abstract Forests managed through peoples' participation can help to achieve a number of sustainable development goals (SDGs). This paper, drawing data from four participatory forest management (PFM) projects in south‐eastern Bangladesh, explored: (a) the factors that influenced the outcomes of PFM; ...
* Acknowledgements * Preface * Part I: Introduction ** 1. The Twentieth Century as a Transformation Time for Women - Janet Mancini Billson and Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban ** 2. The Complexities of Defining Female Well-Being - Janet Mancini Billson ** 3. A Critique of Social Change Theories - Carolyn Flueh...
Abu Saleh Md. Golam Kibria, Makoto Inoue, Tapan Kumar Nath
Tapan Kumar Nath, Makoto Inoue, Mangala De Zoysa
South Asian upland cultivators are transitioning from subsistence production to commercial production using mainly small-scale rubber cultivation, which helps this transition and reduces poverty. This study, conducted October 2007 through February 2009, examines how small-scale rubber planting enhan...