Md. Nurul Amin, Mohammad Anwar Hossain, K.C. Roy
This study was carried out to determine the effect of moisture content on some physical properties of lentil seeds. Four levels of moisture content ranging from 10.33% to 21.00% (wet basis) were considered in this study. The shape of the lentil seed was a disc shape with dimensions of diameter and t...
Md. Ashraful Islam, Mohammad Nurul Amin, Shafayet Ahmed Siddiqui, Md. Parvez Hossain et al.
Trans Fatty acids (TFAs) have long been used in food manufacturing due in part to their melting point at room temperature between saturated and unsaturated fats. However, increasing epidemiologic and biochemical evidence suggests that excessive trans fats in the diet are a significant risk factor fo...
Mohammad Nurul Amin, Shafayet Ahmed Siddiqui, Md Ibrahim, Md Lukman Hakim et al.
Inflammatory cytokines are highly inducible small glycoproteins or regulatory proteins of low molecular weight secreted by different cell types. They regulate intercellular communication and mediate a number of physiological functions in the human immune system. Numerous prospective studies report t...
Amdad Hossain Roky, Mohammed Murshedul Islam, Abu Mohammed Fuad Ahasan, Md Saqline Mostaq et al.
Skin cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in the world, and its incidence and mortality rates are increasing continuously, mostly in regions with white-skinned inhabitants. The types of skin cancer vary in their origin and clinical appearances and also differ in their extensiveness. The conti...
Mohammad Nurul Amin, Md. Saddam Hussain, Md Shahid Sarwar, Md. Mizanur Rahman Moghal et al.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Obesity is associated with metabolic dysfunction and over nutrition. Increased body mass index and obesity are strongly amalgamated with changes in the physiological function of adipose tissue, leading to altered secretion of adipocytokines, inflammatory mediators release a...
Md Sohel, Habiba Sultana, Tayeba Sultana, Md. Al Amin et al.
BACKGROUND: Cancer has become a significant concern in the medical sector with increasing disease complexity. Although some available conventional treatments are still a blessing for cancer patients, short-and long-term adverse effects and poor efficiency make it more difficult to treat cancer patie...
Ahmed Rakib, Arkajyoti Paul, Md. Nazim Uddin Chy, Saad Ahmed Sami et al.
A pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and the number of newly reported cases continues to increase. More than 19.7 million cases have been reported globally and about 728,000 have died as of this writing (10 August 2020). Recently...
Md. Moshiur Rahaman, Ahmed Rakib, Saikat Mitra, Abu Montakim Tareq et al.
The Curcuma genus has been extensively used for therapeutic purposes in traditional or folk medicine worldwide, including for its anti-inflammatory activity. Curcuma spp.’s active constituents, such as alkaloids, flavonoids, and terpenoids, can act on various targets in the signaling pathway, restra...
Mohammad Nurul Amin, Kaniz Fatema Liza, Md Shahid Sarwar, Jamiuddin Ahmed et al.
The exact etiology and pathogenesis of eczema are not yet fully understood, although different factors are considered as pathogenic mechanisms in the development of eczema. Our study was designed to determine extent of serum lipid peroxidation, antioxidants, macro minerals and trace elements in pati...
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Gang Feng, Md Nurul Amin Khan, James W. Barlow et al.
BACKGROUND: The present study documents the ethnomedicinal knowledge among the traditional healers of the Pangkhua indigenous community of Bangladesh. The documented data from this area was quantitatively analyzed for the first time. We aimed to record ethnomedicinal information from both the tradit...
Mohammad Ashiqul Islam, Md Khorshed Alam, Md. Nurul Islam, Momen Khan et al.
The aim of the present study was to get a total physical and chemical characterization and comparison of the principal components in Bangladeshi buffalo (B), Holstein cross (HX), Indigenous cattle (IC) and Red Chittagong Cattle (RCC) milk. Protein and casein (CN) composition and type, casein micella...
Md. Mazadul Islam, S. Naznin, Afroz Naznin, Md. Nasir Uddin et al.
To make potato production more sustainable for smallholder farmers, product diversification through processing is critical. On the other hand, the processing sector mandated some stringent standards in order to maintain product quality, hence potato quality evaluations are required for chip processi...
Nuhu Amin, Mahbubur Rahman, Suraja Raj, Shahjahan Ali et al.
Rapid urbanization has led to a growing sanitation crisis in urban areas of Bangladesh and potential exposure to fecal contamination in the urban environment due to inadequate sanitation and poor fecal sludge management. Limited data are available on environmental fecal contamination associated with...
Shahariar Chowdhury, Kazi Sajedur Rahman, Vidhya Selvanathan, A. K. Mahmud Hasan et al.
Organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have recently emerged as a potential candidate for large-scale and low-cost photovoltaic devices. However, the technology is still susceptible to degradation issues and toxicity concerns due to the presence of lead (Pb). Therefore, investigation on ide...
A B Kamrul-Hasan, Ajit Paul, Mohammad Nurul Amin, Md Abu Jar Gaffar et al.
INTRODUCTION: Diabetes mellitus is highly prevalent in Bangladesh and insulin is often needed for diabetes control. We lack sufficient data on the insulin injection technique and injection-related complications. METHODS: The Bangladesh Insulin Injection Technique Survey (BIITS) was conducted in 2018...