M. Tasdik Hasan, Tasnim Anwar, Enryka Christopher, Sahadat Hossain et al.
Mental health is a significant factor for a sound and productive life; nevertheless, mental disorders do not often receive adequate research attention and are not addressed as a serious public health issue in countries such as Bangladesh. Part 1 of this two-part profile describes the current situati...
Armand Van Deun, K. J. M. Aung, Md Anwar Hossain, Pim de Rijk et al.
SETTING: Greater Mymensingh area, Bangladesh. OBJECTIVES: To document among new tuberculosis (TB) patients the proportions and treatment outcomes of silent, non-disputed and disputed (generally missed by rapid drug susceptibility testing [DST]) rpoB mutations, and their detection by commercial molec...
Leen Rigouts, Nele Coeck, Mourad Gumusboga, Willem Bram de Rijk et al.
OBJECTIVES: Mutations in the gyrase genes cause fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, the predictive value of these markers for clinical outcomes in patients with MDR-TB is unknown to date. The objective of this study was to determine molecular markers and breakpoints pr...
Md. Ramjan Ali, Mohammad Salim Hossain, Md. Ariful Islam, Md. Saiful Islam Arman et al.
Thrombolytic therapy, also known as clot busting drug, is a breakthrough treatment which has saved untold lives. It has been used in the clinical area to treat venous and arterial thromboembolic complaints which are a foremost cause of death. In 1761, Morgagni lead the way of thrombolytic therapy. N...
Sayera Banu, Arman Hossain, Mohammad Khaja Mafij Uddin, Muhammad Reaj Uddin et al.
BACKGROUND: There are limited data on TB among prison inmates in Bangladesh. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), its drug resistance and risk factors in Dhaka Central Jail, the largest prison in Bangladesh. METHODS: Cross sectional survey with, active...
Shifat E. Arman, Md. Abdullahil Baki Bhuiyan, Hasan Muhammad Abdullah, Shariful Islam et al.
Bananas, one of the most widely consumed fruits globally, are highly susceptible to various leaf spot diseases, leading to significant economic losses in banana production. In this article, we present the Banana Leaf Spot Diseases (BananaLSD) dataset, an extensive collection of images showcasing thr...
A Hamid Salim, K. J. M. Aung, M A Hossain, Armand Van Deun
SETTING: Damien Foundation tuberculosis (TB) control project in Bangladesh. OBJECTIVE: Early diagnosis of true TB treatment failure and multidrug resistance (MDR) for more efficient DOTS-Plus. DESIGN: Prospective comparison of performance on smear-positive sputum of fluorescein diacetate (FDA) vital...
Md. Siddikur Rahman, Arman Hossain Chowdhury, Miftahuzzannat Amrin
Accurate predictive time series modelling is important in public health planning and response during the emergence of a novel pandemic. Therefore, the aims of the study are three-fold: (a) to model the overall trend of COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in Bangladesh; (b) to generate a short-term f...
Md. Kowsher, Anik Tahabilder, Md. Zahidul Islam Sanjid, Nusrat Jahan Prottasha et al.
Machine learning is getting more and more advanced with the progression of state-of-the-art technologies. Since existing algorithms do not provide a palatable learning performance most often, it is necessary to carry on the trail of upgrading the current algorithms incessantly. The hybridization of ...
Mofiz Mojib Haider, Md. Arman Hossin, Hasibur Rashid Mahi, Hossain Arif
The significance of text summarization in the Natural Language Processing (NLP) community has now expanded because of the staggering increase in virtual textual materials. Text summary is the process created from one or multiple texts which convey important insight in a little form of the main text....
Md. Arban Hossain, Saadman Sakib, Hasan Muhammad Abdullah, Shifat E. Arman
Over the last decade, the use of machine learning in smart agriculture has surged in popularity. Deep learning, particularly Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), has been useful in identifying diseases in plants at an early stage. Recently, Vision Transformers (ViTs) have proven to be effective in ...
Sayera Banu, Asif Mahmud, Md. Toufiq Rahman, Arman Hossain et al.
BACKGROUND: This study was set out to investigate the magnitude, patterns and molecular characterization of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains at a tertiary referral hospital in Bangladesh. METHODS: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients admitted at National Institute of Diseases of the...
M. Tasdik Hasan, Tasnim Anwar, Enryka Christopher, Sahadat Hossain et al.
This is the second of a two-part profile on mental healthcare in Bangladesh. It describes the state of mental health research in the country and presents a set of priorities for addressing improvements to the fundamental gaps in mental healthcare highlighted in part 1. Focus on building infrastructu...
Polash Dey, Emam Hossain, Md. Ishtiaque Hossain, Mohammed Armanuzzaman Chowdhury et al.
Investors in the stock market have always been in search of novel and unique techniques so that they can successfully predict stock price movement and make a big profit. However, investors continue to look for improved and new techniques to beat the market instead of old and traditional ones. Theref...
S. M. Mostafa Kamal, Md Anowar Hossain, Salma Sultana, Vikarunnessa Begum et al.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) drug resistance in Bangladesh. DESIGN: Weighted cluster sampling among smear-positive cases, and standard culture and drug susceptibility testing on solid medium were used. RESULTS: Of 1480 patients enrolled during 2011, 12 falsified multid...
Md. Siddikur Rahman, Ajlina Karamehić-Muratović, Miftahuzzannat Amrin, Arman Hossain Chowdhury et al.
As other nations around the world, Bangladesh is facing enormous challenges with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. To design a prevention and control strategy for this new infectious disease, it is essential to first understand people’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding CO...
Mobasshsirin Rahman, Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Sanjay Singh Rathore, Shishir Kumar Nandi et al.
Spirulina is a popular edible blue-green alga that has piqued the interest of aqua-feed formulations due to its high concentration of micronutrients, macronutrients, and antioxidants. To investigate the impacts of natural Spirulina as a feed additive on Stinging catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) gro...
Md Arman Hossain, Md. Shariful Islam
This study reports the results of investigating the information behavior of print media journalists in the city of Rashahi, Bangladesh. It attempts to identify how successful the journalists are in finding information and what information sources are preferred. The Internet was the most frequently u...
Armand Van Deun, A Hamid Salim, K J M Aung, M. Anwar Hossain et al.
SETTING: A field project in Bangladesh. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of commonly used carbolfuchsin staining variations. DESIGN: Routine hot Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) 1% basic fuchsin staining for 15 min in 75 field clinics. Blind reading of duplicate smears stained by ZN 1% vs. 0.3% basic fuchs...
Arman Hossain Chowdhury, Dana Rad, Md. Siddikur Rahman
Abstract Background and Aims Mental health problem is a rising public health concern. People of all ages, specially Bangladeshi university students, are more affected by this burden. Thus, the objective of the study was to use tree‐based machine learning (ML) models to identify major risk factors an...