Md. Shahidul Islam, Md. Samiul Haque, Mohammad Moinul Islam, Emdadul Mannan Emdad et al.
BACKGROUND: Macrophomina phaseolina is one of the most destructive necrotrophic fungal pathogens that infect more than 500 plant species throughout the world. It can grow rapidly in infected plants and subsequently produces a large amount of sclerotia that plugs the vessels, resulting in wilting of ...
M. Anwar Hossain, Iqbal Kabir Jahid, K M Amran Hossain, Lori Maria Walton et al.
The study aims to determine the level of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) related to COVID-19 preventive health habits and perception of fear towards COVID-19 in subjects living in Bangladesh. DESIGN: Prospective, cross-sectional survey of (n = 2157) male and female subjects, 13-88 years of a...
Md. Shahidul Islam, Jennifer A. Saito, Emdadul Mannan Emdad, Borhan Ahmed et al.
Abstract Jute ( Corchorus sp.) is one of the most important sources of natural fibre, covering ∼80% of global bast fibre production 1 . Only Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis are commercially cultivated, though there are more than 100 Corchorus species 2 in the Malvaceae family. Here we d...
Md. Zakir Hossain, Md. Nasim Akhtar, R. Badlishah Ahmad, Mostafijur Rahman
<span>Data mining is the process of finding structure of data from large data sets. With this process, the decision makers can make a particular decision for further development of the real-world problems. Several data clusteringtechniques are used in data mining for finding a specific pattern...
Md Bayejid Hosen, Md. Rakibul Islam, Firoza Begum, Yearul Kabir et al.
BACKGROUND: Sperm DNA damage is an important factor in the etiology of male infertility. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the association of oxidative stress induced sperm DNA damage with the pathogenesis of male infertility. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study comprised a total of 66 su...
Brian Godman, Mainul Haque, Salequl Islam, Samiul Iqbal et al.
Background: Countries have introduced a variety of measures to prevent and treat COVID-19 with medicines and personal protective equipment (PPE), with some countries adopting preventative strategies earlier than others. However, there has been considerable controversy surrounding some treatments. Th...
Mohammad Anwar Hossain, K M Amran Hossain, Karen Saunders, Zakir Uddin et al.
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of long COVID symptoms in a large cohort of people living with and affected by long COVID and identify any potential associated risk factors. METHODS: A prospective survey was undertaken of an inception cohort of confirmed people...
Christine Marie George, Yan Zheng, Joseph H. Graziano, Shahriar Bin Rasul et al.
Exposure to arsenic in groundwater via drinking remains unabated for millions of villagers in Bangladesh. Since a blanket testing campaign using test kits almost a decade ago, millions of new wells have been installed but not tested; thus affordable testing is needed. The performance of the Arsenic ...
Md Mujibur Rahman, Mohammad Mostafa Zaman, Jessica Y. Islam, MA Jalil Chowdhury et al.
In Bangladesh, morbidity and mortality due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has increased over the last few decades. Hypertension is an important risk factor for NCDs, specifically cardiovascular disease. The objective of this study was to assess prevalence and risk factors for hypertension and p...
Md Raisul Islam, Md Zakir Hossain Zamil, Md. Eshmam Rayed, Md. Mohsin Kabir et al.
Ensuring product quality and integrity is paramount in the rapidly evolving landscape of industrial manufacturing. Although effective to a certain degree, traditional quality control methods often fail to meet the demands for efficiency, accuracy, and adaptability in today’s fast-paced production en...
Anne Cockcroft, Neil Andersson, Deborah Milne, Md Zakir Hossain et al.
BACKGROUND: Supported by development partners, the Government of Bangladesh carried out a comprehensive reform of health services in Bangladesh between 1998 and 2003, intended to make services more responsive to public needs: the Health and Population Sector Programme (HPSP). They commissioned a ser...
Popy Rani Roy, Md. Tahjib‐Ul‐Arif, Mohammed Arif Sadik Polash, Md. Zakir Hossen et al.
Being more sensitive to salt stress among the cereals, growth of rice ( Oryza sativa L.) has been habitually affected by salinity. Although, several practices have evolved to sustain the growth of rice under salinity, the enormous role of calcium (Ca 2+ ) as a signalling molecule in salt stress miti...
Jonathan A. Polonsky, Melissa Ivey, Md Khadimul Anam Mazhar, Ziaur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: Unrest in Myanmar in August 2017 resulted in the movement of over 700,000 Rohingya refugees to overcrowded camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. A large outbreak of diphtheria subsequently began in this population. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Data were collected during mass vaccination campaigns (...
Mainul Haque, Salequl Islam, Samiul Iqbal, Umme Laila Urmi et al.
Objective: There are concerns with increased prices and drug shortages for pertinent medicines and personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent and treat COVID-19 enhanced by misinformation. Community pharmacists and drug stores play a significant role in disease management in Bangladesh due to hi...
Sumonkanti Das, Zakir Hossain, Mossamet Kamrun Nesa
Malnutrition is a persistent problem for both children and mother throughout the world. In developing countries malnutrition is an important root of infant and young child mortality, morbidity and reduced life span. It is considered that if malnutrition cannot be reduced and prevented, it will be im...