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 ...
Tetsuya Shiuchi, Mohammad Shahidul Haque, Shiki Okamoto, Tsuyoshi Inoue et al.
Hypothalamic neurons containing orexin (hypocretin) are activated during motivated behaviors and active waking. We show that injection of orexin-A into the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) of mice or rats increased glucose uptake and promoted insulin-induced glucose uptake and glycogen synthesis in s...
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...
Mohammed Shariful Islam, Mohammad Shahidul Hasan Swapan, Shamim Mahabubul Haque
Moazzem Hossain, Tania Bulbul, Kamruddin Ahmed, Ziauddin Ahmed et al.
The magnitude of animal bite and utilization of rabies vaccine was determined at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. From January 2004 to December 2008, 150,068 patients with animal bite visited the hospital, 86.2% and 13.8% of them received nerve tissue and tissue culture vaccine (T...
A.M.M. Maruf Hossain, Tasbee Monir, AM Rezwan Ul-Haque, M Kazi et al.
In Bangladesh, the tannery solid wastes are converted to protein-concentrate to be used as poultry feed, fish feed, and in production of organic fertilizers. Over the last several years it is a common phenomenon in the largest tanning area of the country, the Hazaribagh tannery area at the south-eas...
Elena Gospodarevskaya, Olivia Tulloch, Catherine Bunga, S. Ferdous et al.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the costs incurred by patients during the intensive and continuation phases of the current 6-month tuberculosis (TB) regimen in Bangladesh and Tanzania, and thus identify potential benefits to patients of a shorter, 4-month treatment regimen. DESIGN: The validated Stop TB pati...
Rafia S. Rasu, Mohammad Iqbal, SMA Hanifi, Ariful Moula et al.
OBJECTIVE: Village doctors, informal health care providers practicing modern medicine, are dominant health care providers in rural Bangladesh. Given their role, it is important to examine their prescription pattern and inappropriate use of medication. METHODS: These cross-sectional study data were c...
Mohammad Khabir Uddin Sarker, Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder, Md. Zahurul Haque, MS Hossain et al.
Physicochemical parameters are the important indicators for determining the quality of water. This study was conducted to examine the water quality of two important water bodies located in Dhaka city namely Ramna Lake and Shahidullah Hall Pond of Dhaka University. It analyzed pH, DO, EC, TDS, BOD, H...
Rahima Khatun, Md. Imtiaz Uddin, Mohammad Mahir Uddin, Mohammad Tofazzal Hossain Howlader et al.
Country bean is a grain legume extensively farmed for its multi-purpose uses, yet the traits related to yield are are poorly studied and yet unexplored. A study on the diversity of qualitative and quantitative morphological characteristics concerning yield among the country bean germplasms collected...
Md. Shahidul Islam, MS Haque, Reza Mohammad Emon, MM Islam et al.
A study was undertaken to examine the genetic diversity of 12 wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes, using 4 simple sequence repeats (SSRs). A total of 10 alleles were found. Allele number per locus ranged from 2 to 4 with an average of 2.5. The polymorphic information content (PIC) values ranged f...
Morgubatul Jannat, Mohammed Kamal Hossain, Mohammad Main Uddin, B Adhikari et al.
Forests provide direct and indirect economic benefits to forest-dependent communities in the world, especially in the developing countries contributing to the national economy. The present study aims with the socioeconomic status and factors favoring forest conservation and influencing people’s depe...
Sheikh Hasib Cheragee, Jannatul Afroj Akhi, Mishion Dev, Md. Mahfuzul Haque et al.
Lead-based perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have demonstrated significant potential; however, their use has been limited due to concerns about stability and toxicity. To address these issues, this study explores a double absorber solar cell (DASC) composed of Cs 2 TiBr 6 and La 2 NiMnO 6 as an alternat...
Jennifer A. Applegate, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Rasheda Khanam, Arunangshu Dutta Roy et al.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative risk of mortality in infants born preterm and small for gestational age (SGA) during the first and second months of life in rural Bangladesh. STUDY DESIGN: We analyzed data from a cohort of pregnant women and their babies in Sylhet, Bangladesh, assembled between 201...
Mahbuba Kaniz Hasna, Nipa Rani Paul, Mohammad Mahbubul Haque, Md. Shahidul Haque Bir et al.
Fusarium wilt of tomato caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici causes large-scale loss in yield. In vivo and in vitro studies were conducted to evaluate the potential of Trichoderma asperellum for disease suppression. The present study investigated the effect of T. asperellum on the induced...
Humayun Kabir, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Ariful Haque Tutul, Mohammad Shahidul Islam et al.
Introduction: Each year, antibiotics save hundreds of thousands of lives; nonetheless, antibiotic self-administration is a major concern all over the world. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of antibiotic self-administration among two-month adult antibiotic users as well as the factors ...
Mohammad Mahbubur Rashid, Khan Shahidul Huque, Mohammad Azharul Hoque, Nathu Ram Sarker et al.
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the growth performance and cost per gain of Brahman local crossbred bull calves receiving three diets with varying concentrate to roughage ratio (C:R) of 75:25, 65:35 and 55:45 on dry matter (DM) basis. Twelve bull calves (aging 11.5 1.2 months and 170.8 13.0 ...
Lisa G. Pell, Huma Qamar, Diego G. Bassani, Cole Heasley et al.
ABSTRACT Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ATCC 202195 (LP202195) plus fructooligosaccharide (FOS) for 7 days was previously shown to colonize the infant intestine up to 6 months of age and reduced sepsis rates among young infants in rural India. In a phase 2 randomized controlled trial in Dhaka, Bangla...
Isma Akter Epe, Md. Shahidul Haque Bir, Abul Kashem Choudhury, Asma Khatun et al.
Investigation of genetic diversity and molecular characterization in high yielding rice varieties is important for their identification.The experiment was conducted during 2016 -2017 to analyse the genetic diversity of fifteen high yielding rice varieties in Bangladesh by using random amplification ...
Mohammad Mahbub Islam, Md. Shahidul Islam, Suraya Parvin, Md. Ashabul Haque
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