Md Saiful Islam, Tonmoy Sarkar, Sazzad Hossain Khan, Abu-Hena Mostofa Kamal et al.
Infodemics, often including rumors, stigma, and conspiracy theories, have been common during the COVID-19 pandemic. Monitoring social media data has been identified as the best method for tracking rumors in real time and as a possible way to dispel misinformation and reduce stigma. However, the dete...
Shams El Arifeen, Lauren S. Blum, Dewan Md Emdadul Hoque, E. Chowdhury et al.
Background We report the preliminary findings from a continuing cluster randomised evaluation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy in Bangladesh. Methods 20 first-level outpatient facilities in the Matlab sub-district and their catchment areas were randomised to either I...
Md Mizanur Rahman, Marie Vahter, Mohammad Abdul Wahed, Nazmul Sohel et al.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess prevalence of arsenic exposure through drinking water and skin lesions, and their variation by geographical area, age, sex, and socioeconomic conditions. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Skin lesion cases were identified by screening the entire population above 4 years o...
Firdausi Qadri, Mohammad Ali, Fahima Chowdhury, Ashraful Islam Khan et al.
Background Cholera is endemic in Bangladesh with epidemics occurring each year. The decision to use a cheap oral killed whole-cell cholera vaccine to control the disease depends on the feasibility and effectiveness of vaccination when delivered in a public health setting. We therefore assessed the f...
Md. Arif Chowdhury, Md. Khalid Hasan, Syed Labib Ul Islam
Geographical location and socioeconomic dynamics have increased the vulnerabilities of the people of Bangladesh to the impacts of climate change. Effective adaptation practices would reduce the adverse effects on livelihood, health, agriculture, and the environment- particularly in the coastal areas...
Shams El Arifeen, Jennifer Bryce, Eleanor Gouws, A. H. Baqui et al.
OBJECTIVE: The multi-country evaluation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) effectiveness, cost and impact (MCE) is a global evaluation to determine the impact of IMCI on health outcomes and its cost-effectiveness. MCE studies are under way in Bangladesh, Brazil, Peru, Uganda and th...
Sayeed Shafayet Chowdhury, Rakib Hyder, Md Samzid Bin Hafiz, Mohammad Ariful Haque
Heart rate (HR) monitoring using photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals recorded from wearers' wrist greatly facilitates design of wearable devices and maximizes user experience. However, placing PPG sensors in wrist causes much stronger and complicated motion artifacts (MA) due to loose interface betw...
Quique Bassat, Dianna M. Blau, Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu, Solomon Samura et al.
Importance: The number of deaths of children younger than 5 years has been steadily decreasing worldwide, from more than 17 million annual deaths in the 1970s to an estimated 5.3 million in 2019 (with 2.8 million deaths occurring in those aged 1-59 months [53% of all deaths in children aged <5 years...
Md. Ashik Molla, Abu Asad Chowdhury, A. Islam, Sheikh Ariful Hoque
Mohammed Rahmatullah, Ariful Haque Mollik, Md Nasir Ahmed, Zobaer Ahmed Bhuiyan et al.
Folk medicinal practitioners (Kavirajes) of Bangladesh are consulted for treatment of various ailments by a substantial segment of the rural and urban population of the country. The major element that distinguishes the folk medicinal practitioners from other forms of medical practices is their use o...
Md. Arif Chowdhury, Md. Khalid Hasan, Md. Robiul Hasan, Tahmina Bintay Younos
Every year thousands of people are being displaced in coastal areas of Bangladesh due to natural calamities associated with climate change, known as Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs). Climate change adaptation measures play a significant role in coping with the alteration of climatic components, w...
Solveig A. Cunningham, Nida Shaikh, Ariel Nhacolo, Pratima L. Raghunathan et al.
Health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSSs) provide a foundation for characterizing and defining priorities and strategies for improving population health. The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) project aims to inform policy to prevent child deaths through generating...
Firdausi Qadri, Mohammad Ali, Julia Lynch, Fahima Chowdhury et al.
BACKGROUND: A single-dose regimen of inactivated whole-cell oral cholera vaccine (OCV) is attractive because it reduces logistical challenges for vaccination and could enable more people to be vaccinated. Previously, we reported the efficacy of a single dose of an OCV vaccine during the 6 months fol...
Md Quamrul Ahsan, Abdul Hasib Chowdhury, Shakeel Ahmed, Imamul Hassan Bhuyan et al.
Abnormal condition in a power system generally leads to a fall in system frequency, and it leads to system blackout in an extreme condition. This paper presents a technique to develop an auto load shedding and islanding scheme for a power system to prevent blackout and to stabilize the system under ...
Fariha Binte Hossain, Gourab Adhikary, Arif Chowdhury, Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon
Abstract Background Although there has been a well-established association between overweight-obesity and hypertension, whether such associations are heterogeneous for South Asian populations, or for different socioeconomic groups is not well-known. We explored the associations of overweight and obe...
Mohammed S. Chowdhury, Zahurul Alam, Md. Ifttekhar Arif
In order to assess the factors that affect the success of entrepreneurs of small and medium sized enterprises of Bangladesh, survey data were collected from eighty entrepreneurs from the southern region of Bangladesh selected through random sampling technique. Success factors here refer to demograph...
Sukanta Chowdhury, Shafiq Rheman, Nitish Debnath, Jérôme Delamare‐Deboutteville et al.
Background: Irrational and inappropriate use of antibiotics in aquaculture can contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance. Objectives: In this study, we aimed to assess antibiotic usage in inland and coastal fish farms in Bangladesh and identify factors associated with this practice. Met...
Mohammad Abdul Momin Siddique, Mahfuzur Rahman, Shahriar Md. Arifur Rahman, Md. Rubel Hassan et al.
Sediment samples were collected from ten selected sites of the lower Meghna River estuary, and six heavy metals were analyzed with Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS) to assess the contamination level and the metals’ association with sediment grain size. The current results revealed that the m...
Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Afrin Iqbal, Dewan Md Emdadul Hoque, Md Moinuddin et al.
INTRODUCTION: Sepsis is dysregulated systemic inflammatory response which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. With an estimated 30 million cases per year, it is a global public health concern. Severe infections leading to sepsis account for more than half of all under five deaths an...
Md Mahmudul Hasan, Zidan Khan, Mohammed Salahuddin Chowdhury, Md. Arif Khan et al.
Progression in computational research has made it possible for the in silico methods to offer epochal benefits to both regulatory needs and the pharmaceutical industry to assess the safety profile. Myriad amounts of flavonoids are present in the human diet. They showed potential therapeutic effects ...