Mohammad Abdul Kader, Ashutus Singha, Mili Amena Begum, Arif Jewel et al.
Abstract Agricultural water resources have been limited over the years due to global warming and irregular rainfall in the arid and semi-arid regions. To mitigate the water stress in agriculture, mulching has a crucial impact as a water-saving technique in rain-fed crop cultivation. It is important ...
Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Md. Shafiur Rahman, Mohammad Mubarak Hossain Khan, Mohammad Nazrul Islam Mondal et al.
Objective To identify the prevalence and risk factors of child malnutrition in Bangladesh. Study design Data was extracted from the Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey (2011). The outcome measures were stunting, wasting, and underweight. χ(2) analysis was performed to find the association of outcom...
M. A. Rahman Bhuiyan, Maimur Hossain, Mohammad Zakaria, Md. Nazrul Islam et al.
Md. Nazrul Islam, Mohsin HOSSAIN, Syed Atiqul Haq, Mohammad Noor A Alam et al.
Abstract Aim: A prospective open‐label study comparing the efficacy and safety of methotrexate (MTX) and chloroquine (CQ) in articular and cutaneous manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods: Consecutive SLE patients were randomly assigned to either 10 mg MTX weekly or 150 mg CQ ...
Mohammad Nazrul Islam, Khandkar Shaharina Hossain, Sourav Sarker, Jannatul Ferdous et al.
Nigella sativa seed and its active compounds have been historically recognized as an effective herbal panacea that can establish a balanced inflammatory response by suppressing chronic inflammation and promoting healthy immune response. The essential oil and other preparations of N. sativa seed have...
Md. Faizul Huq Arif, Mohammad Mobarak Hossain, Nazrul Islam, Shah Mostafa Khaled
This paper presents a nonlinear Photonic Crystal Fiber (PCF) based sensor to detect liquid analytes. An extensive analysis has been presented at wide range of wavelength (0.6 μm−1.6 μm) in order to investigate the impact of some design parameters. The numerical investigation has been done using the ...
M.S. Rahman, Anirban Chakraborty, Santosh Mazumdar, N. C. Nandi et al.
In this article, the effect of poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) stabilized platinum nanoparticles (Pt:PVP) on seed germination and growth performance of Pisum sativum (Pea) was investigated. Healthy mature Pea seeds were immersed for 1, 2 and 3 h into 1.0 mM concentrated Pt:PVP hydrosol and were sowed i...
Mohammad Alamgir Hossain, Mohammed Quaddus, Nazrul Islam
Mohammad Morshad Alam, Nazrul Islam, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Shakil Ahmed et al.
ABSTRACT Introduction: Multidrug resistance (MDR) is threatening the adequate coverage of antibiotics. This study aimed to analyze the antimicrobial resistance pattern of bacterial isolates from wound infection and the scenario of multidrug resistance. Methods: Microbiological culture results script...
Md. Junaid, Nazrul Islam, Md. Kamal Hossain, M. Obayed Ullah et al.
Among neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common disorders showing slow progressive cognitive decline. Targeting acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is one of the major strategies for AD therapeutics, as cholinergic pathways in the cerebral cortex and basal forebrain are...
Kazi Nazrul Islam, Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, Mohammed Jashimuddin, Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain et al.
Forest protected area co-management, which is viewed as an effective forest conservation strategy in many parts of the world, got rooted in Bangladesh in 2004. Nevertheless, its success in maintaining healthy status of forest landscapes is subject to strong challenges in Bangladesh where anthropogen...
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 ...
Mohammad Naim, Farhad Mohammad Amjad, Sania Sultana, Sheikh Nazrul Islam et al.
Diabetes is classified as a metabolic disorder manifested by elevated level of glucose in the blood. An attempt has been made to compare the antidiabetic activity of hexane extract of lemon peel (Citrus Limon) with that of a marketed product, glimepiride, in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. The study ...
Monira Ahsan, Mohammad Rashedul Haque, Md. Belayet Hossain, Sheikh Nazrul Islam et al.
Four quinolone-terpene alkaloids, chelerybulgarine (1), 2'-episimulanoquinoline (3), 2,11-didemethoxyvepridimerine B (4), and rhetsidimerine (5) were isolated from the root bark of Zanthoxylum rhetsa DC. Chelerybulgarine (1) is a C-C linked terpene alkaloid where the C-6 of dihydrochelerythrine is l...
Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Mohammad Hamiduzzaman, Mst. Saleha Akter, Zaki Farhana et al.
BACKGROUND: Frailty is associated with healthy ageing, and it has been identified as a means of measuring older adults' physio-psychosocial health. We know about the ageing trends and common diseases of older adults living in South Asia, but literature to date does not widely feature their health st...
Md. Moshfekus Saleh‐E‐In, Nasim Sultana, Md. Matiur Rahim, Md. Aminul Ahsan et al.
Medicinal herbs are used for the treatment of different ailments since antiquity. Different parts of Anethum sowa L. is used in folk medicine as a carminative for the treatment of flatulence, colic and hiccups of infants and children, antioxidant, antimicrobial and antispasmodic agent. The aim of ou...
Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal, Nazrul Hoque, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Md. Sabbir Hossain
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic continues to be associated with misconceptions and misinformed opinions, which increase the risk of HIV transmission. Therefore, the present study aimed to identify the determinant factors among different socioeconomic and demographic factors affecting...
Mohammad Abu Taher, Mohammad Abu Bin Nyeem, Md. Monir Ahammed, Md. Mobarak Hossain et al.
The Tree of Life' or 'Miracle Tree' is the name of the plant of Moringa oleifera (Shajna). Moringa oleifera is one of the important plants in plant kingdom. Its leaves and fruits are used as vegetable in Indian sub continent, at the same time each part of the plant rich with some important medicina...
Emily S. Gurley, Mahmudur Rahman, M. Jahangir Hossain, Nazmun Nahar et al.
BACKGROUND: An outbreak characterized by vomiting and rapid progression to unconsciousness and death was reported in Sylhet Distrct in northeastern Bangladesh following destructive monsoon floods in November 2007. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We identified cases presenting to local hospitals and described ...
Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, Arittra Bhattacharjee, Md. Tabassum Hossain Emon, Zeshan Mahmud Chowdhury et al.
BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiologic agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is rapidly acquiring new mutations. Analysis of these mutations is necessary for gaining knowledge regarding different aspects of therapeutic development. Previously,...