Mohammad Didar Hossain, Afzal Aftab, Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Ilias Mahmud et al.
Work related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are one of the most common occupational diseases which mainly affects the lower back, neck and upper and lower extremities. The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of WMSDs in nine body regions among Ready Made Garment (RMG) workers in Banglad...
Mohammad Ilias, Iftekhar Rafiqullah, Bejoy Chandra Debnath, Khanjada Shahnewaj Bin Mannan et al.
Two chromium-resistant bacteria (IFR-2 and IFR-3) capable of reducing/transforming Cr(VI) to Cr(III) were isolated from tannery effluents. Isolates IFR-2 and IFR-3 were identified as Staphylococcus aureus and Pediococcus pentosaceus respectively by 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses. Both isolates can ...
Muhammad Aziz Rahman, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Patraporn Tungpunkom, Farhana Sultana et al.
BACKGROUND: The current pandemic of COVID-19 impacted the psychological wellbeing of populations globally. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to examine the extent and identify factors associated with psychological distress, fear of COVID-19 and coping. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study across 17 coun...
Russell Kabir, Ilias Mahmud, Mohammad Tawfique Hossain Chowdhury, Divya Vinnakota et al.
This article reports the intent to receive a SARS-COV-2 vaccine, its predictors and willingness to pay in Bangladesh. We carried out an online cross-sectional survey of 697 adults from the general population of Bangladesh in January 2021. A structured questionnaire was used to assess vaccination int...
Khalequ Zaman, David A. Sack, Kathleen M. Neuzil, Mohammad Yunus et al.
BACKGROUND: Rotavirus vaccines are now globally recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), but in early 2009 WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization reviewed available data and concluded that there was no evidence for the efficacy or effectiveness of a two-dose schedule of...
M A Wahed, Dulaly Chowdhury, Barbro Nermell, Shafiqul Islam Khan et al.
The high prevalence of elevated levels of arsenic in drinking-water in many countries, including Bangladesh, has necessitated the development of reliable and rapid methods for the determination of a wide range of arsenic concentrations in water. A simple hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrom...
Khalequ Zaman, Mohammad Yunus, ASG Faruque, Shams El Arifeen et al.
Rotavirus was detected in 33% of 4519 children less than 5 years of age admitted with diarrhoea to treatment centres at Matlab in rural Bangladesh from 2000 to 2006. Highest rotavirus detection rates were in children aged 6-11 months with 56% being less than 1 year old. The peak seasonal detection w...
Muhammad Aziz Rahman, Pritimoy Das, Louisa Lam, Sheikh Mohammad Alif et al.
BACKGROUND: The ongoing global crisis of Higher Education (HE) institutions during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period has increased the likelihood of enduring psychological stressors for staff. This study aimed to identify factors associated with job insecurity, burnout, psychological distress and co...
Ashfaqul Hoque, Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohammad Shahidullah, Anowar Hossain et al.
Cronobacter spp. formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii is an occasional contaminant of powdered infant formula (PIF). This pathogen has been associated with out-breaks of a rare form of infant meningitis, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), bacteremia and neonate deaths. The organism is ranked by th...
Tarannum Naz, Ashik Mosaddik, Md. Motiur Rahman, Ilias Muhammad et al.
The petroleum ether and chloroform extracts of the root of Piper chaba showed antimicrobial, antileishmanial and cytotoxic activities. Further bioactivity-guided fractionation led to the isolation of Bornyl piperate (1), piperlonguminine (2) and piperine (3). This is the first report of isolation of...
Ilias Mahmud, Mohammad Tawfique Hossain Chowdhury, Divya Vinnakota, Shah Saif Jahan et al.
Aim: This article reports the intent to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, its predictors and willingness to pay in Bangladesh. Subject and Methods: We did a cross-sectional survey of 697 adults in January 2021. A structured questionnaire was used to assess vaccination intent. Questionnaire included potent...
Mohammad Ilias, Tom Young
Streptococcus gordonii DL1(Challis) soluble inorganic pyrophosphatase was shown to be a homo dimer with a subunit molecular mass of 33407. In solution, in the presence of Mn(2+), the protein is ellipsoidal with an axial ratio of 3.37 and molecular mass of 67000. In the absence of the divalent cation...
Sherief Ghozy, Wendy Cross, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Adhra Al‐Mawali et al.
Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) have been impacted psychologically due to their professional responsibilities over the prolonged era of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The study aimed to identify the predictors of psychological distress, fear, and coping during the COVID-19 p...
Matieu Henry, Zaheer Iqbal, Kristofer Johnson, Mariam Akhter et al.
Abstract Background National forest inventory and forest monitoring systems are more important than ever considering continued global degradation of trees and forests. These systems are especially important in a country like Bangladesh, which is characterised by a large population density, climate c...
Khalequ Zaman, Mohammad Yunus, Shams El Arifeen, Tasnim Azim et al.
An efficacy clinical trial with pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (PRV), RotaTeq(®), was conducted at Matlab field site of ICDDR,B, Bangladesh from March 2007 to March 2009. The methodology, including operation logistics, and lessons-learned are described in this report. Vaccination was organized at 41 ...