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...
Firdausi Qadri, Thomas F. Wierzba, Mohammad Ali, Fahima Chowdhury et al.
BACKGROUND: A single-dose regimen of the current killed oral cholera vaccines that have been prequalified by the World Health Organization would make them more attractive for use against endemic and epidemic cholera. We conducted an efficacy trial of a single dose of the killed oral cholera vaccine ...
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...
Mohammad Mafijul Islam, Morshed Alam, Md Tariquzaman, Mohammad Alamgir Kabir et al.
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is one of the principal causes of child mortality in developing countries including Bangladesh. According to our knowledge, most of the available studies, that addressed the issue of malnutrition among under-five children, considered the categorical (dichotomous/polychotomou...
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...
M. Atikur Rahman, Sayed Syful Islam, Md Ali Rayhan, Alamgir Kabir et al.
Mohammad Mahbub Kabir, A. N. M. Fakhruddin, Muhammed Alamgir Zaman Chowdhury, Md. Kamruzzaman Pramanik et al.
In the present investigation, five novel Cr(VI) reducing bacteria were isolated from tannery effluents and solid wastes and identified as Kosakonia cowanii MKPF2, Klebsiella pneumonia MKPF5, Acinetobacter gerneri MKPF7, Klebsiella variicola MKPF8 and Serratia marcescens MKPF12 by 16S rDNA gene seque...
Russell Kabir, Hafiz T. A. Khan, Mohammad Alamgir Kabir, Mizanur Rahman
In Bangladesh as in other regions of the world, the population ages 60 years and older is growing faster than the total population. Growth in the elderly population relative to other age groups challenges existing health services, family relationships and social security. With continued population a...
Abu Al-Salauddin, Mohammad Alamgir Hossain, Amit Dutta, Shahin Mahmud et al.
Background: The present study was carried out for the isolation, identification of Salmonella and Escherichia coli from broiler meat samples (leg muscle, breast muscle and drumstick) which were collected from different upazilla markets of Mymensingh, Gazipur, and Sherpur districts during the period ...
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...
Most. Hosney Ara Begum, Md. Mokarrom Hossain, M. A. Gafur, Alamgir Kabir et al.
Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Al‐Mahmnur Alam, Kyung‐Min Kim, Sang Hak Lee et al.
A rapid and sensitive chemiluminescence (CL) system coupled with a microfluidic chip has been presented to determine vitamin B12 (VB12) based on the reaction of luminol and silver nitrate (AgNO(3)) in the presence of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). A microfluidic chip was fabricated by a soft-lithograph...
Sharif A. Mukul, Shekhar R. Biswas, A. Z. M. Manzoor Rashid, Md. Danesh Mıah et al.
In tropical developing countries, reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is becoming an important mechanism for conserving forests and protecting biodiversity. A key prerequisite for any successful REDD+ project, however, is obtaining baseline estimates of carbon in for...
Faridul Islam, Md. Amran Hossain, Nur Mostaq Shah, Hridika Talukder Barua et al.
We represent a metal complex which has been synthesized by the simple reaction with Ni(II) chloride and pyridine (as a lignd) affording a complex having the molecular formula [], characterized on the basis of elemental analyses, electronic, infrared, 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR spectra, magnetic susceptibilit...
Mohammad Alamgir Kabir, Kim‐Leng Goh, Mobarak Hossain Khan
BACKGROUND: Tobacco consumption (TC) among youths poses significant public health problem in developing countries. This study utilized the data of Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS), 2007 to examine and compare youth TC behavior in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. METHODS: The GYTS covered a total o...