Md. Jaker Hossain, Sheikh AftabUddin, Farjana Akhter, Nabila Nusrat et al.
The Karnafullly River, which flows through Chattogram and falls into the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, is vulnerable to microplastic contamination. In this study, we looked at microplastics in the Karnafully River's surface water (5 sites), sediment (9 sites), and biota (4 species). Microplastic concen...
Farhana Karim, Sk Masum Billah, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury, Nabila Zaka et al.
BACKGROUND: Initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth can avert 22% of newborn mortality. Several factors influence breastfeeding practice including mothers' socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics, and factors related to time around child birth. This study explores breastfeeding ...
Fahima Chowdhury, Mohammad Arif Rahman, Yasmin Ara Begum, Ashraful Islam Khan et al.
BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, increases in cholera epidemics are being documented with a greater incidence and severity. The aim of this prospective study was to identify the prevalence and importance of V. cholerae O1 and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) as causal agents of severe diarrhea in a...
Tanim Jabid Hossain, Sumaiya Islam Chowdhury, Halima Akter Mozumder, Mohammad Nazmul Ahmed Chowdhury et al.
Bacteria producing hydrolytic exoenzymes are of great importance considering their contribution to the host metabolism as well as for their various applications in industrial bioprocesses. In this work hydrolytic capacity of bacteria isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of Bombay duck (Harpadon ...
Abu Taher Sagor, Mohammed Riaz Hasan Chowdhury, Nabila Tabassum, Hemayet Hossain et al.
BACKGROUND: Ucche (Momordica charantia L. var. muricata (Willd.) Chakravarty) has been reported to possess many benefits and medicinal properties. However, the protective effect of ucche against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced hepatotoxicity have not been clarified fully yet. The aim of the pres...
Mohammed Riaz Hasan Chowdhury, Md. Abu Taher Sagor, Nabila Tabassum, Md. Abdullah Potol et al.
Citrus maxima peel is rich in natural phenolic compounds and has a long use in the traditional medicine. HPLC-DAD analysis on Citrus maxima peel powder exhibited the presence of various phenolic compounds such as caffeic acid and (-)-epicatechin. To determine the plausible hepatoprotective activity ...
Fahima Chowdhury, Alison E. Mather, Yasmin Ara Begum, Muhammad Asaduzzaman et al.
BACKGROUND: Cholera is endemic in Bangladesh, with outbreaks reported annually. Currently, the majority of epidemic cholera reported globally is El Tor biotype Vibrio cholerae isolates of the serogroup O1. However, in Bangladesh, outbreaks attributed to V. cholerae serogroup O139 isolates, which fal...
Abu Shadat Mohammod Noman, Rashed R. Parag, Muhammad Rashid, S. M. Didar-Ul Islam et al.
Abstract Overexpression of epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) has been associated with chemotherapeutic resistance, leads to aggressive tumor behavior, and results in an adverse clinical outcome. The molecular mechanism by which EpCAM enrichment is linked to therapeutic resistance via Nrf2, a...
Hafizah Hammad Ahmad Khan, Nabila Ahmad, Noorlailahusna Mohd Yusof, Mohammad Abdul Matin Chowdhury
This study critically examines the dynamic interplay between green finance and environmental sustainability using a systematic review and bibliometric analysis. The analysis is centered on 507 scholarly articles published between 2013 and 2023 in the Scopus database and leverages Microsoft Excel, Ha...
Abu Shadat Mohammod Noman, Rashed R. Parag, Muhammad Rashid, Mohammad Zeshaan Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: Sonic hedgehog (Shh) and Nrf2 play a critical role in chemotherapeutic resistance. These two genes have been found to be dysregulated in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). The purpose of this study was to analyze the expression, function and clinical prognostic relationship ...
Hasan Mahmud Reza, Nabila Tabassum, Md. Abu Taher Sagor, Mohammed Riaz Hasan Chowdhury et al.
Hepatic fibrosis is a common feature of chronic liver injury, and the involvement of angiotensin II in such process has been studied earlier. We hypothesized that anti-angiotensin II agents may be effective in preventing hepatic fibrosis. In this study, Long Evans female rats were used and divided i...
Sk Masum Billah, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury, Abdullah Nurus Salam Khan, Farhana Karim et al.
BACKGROUND: This manuscript presents findings from a baseline assessment of health facilities in Bangladesh prior to the implementation of the 'Every Mother Every Newborn Quality Improvement' initiative. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between June and August 2016 in 15 governmen...
Tilak Chandra Nath, Kazi Mehetazul Islam, Nabila Ilyas, Shyamal Kumar Chowdhury et al.
Mohammad Firoz Khan, Sabreena Aleem Nabila, Ridwan Bin Rashid, Mohammad Sharifur Rahman et al.
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an inducible enzyme that causes inflammation. COX-2 inhibitors are clinically effective anti-inflammatory agents with less gastrointestinal and renal toxicities. However, they lack anti-thrombotic activity and hence lead to increased incidences of adverse cardiovascular t...
Biplab Das, Md. Mamun Al-Amin, Nusrat Nabila Chowdhury, Md. Fakhar Uddin Majumder et al.
BACKGROUND: Our present study was carried out to explore the potential role of the methanol extract from the leavesof Phlogocanthus thyrsiflorus (PT) Nees. in central and peripheral analgesic activities using hot plate and acetic acid-induced writhing methods. We also tested the antiinflammatory eff...
Abdullah Nurus Salam Khan, Farhana Karim, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury, Nabila Zaka et al.
BACKGROUND: This study assesses the competency of maternal and neonatal health (MNH) professionals at district-level and subdistrict-level health facilities in northern Bangladesh in managing maternal and newborn complications using clinical vignettes. The study also examines whether the professiona...
M. R. C. Mahdy, Hamim Mahmud Rivy, Ziaur Rahman Jony, Nabila Binte Alam et al.
Considering the inhomogeneous or heterogeneous background, we have demonstrated that if the background and the half-immersed object are both non-absorbing, the transferred photon momentum to the pulled object can be considered as the one of Minkowski exactly at the interface. In contrast, the presen...
Syed Mohammad Khaled Rahman, Mohammad Ashraful Ferdous Chowdhury, Nabila Rezwana Sristi
Purpose The purpose of the study is to find out the impact of Digital Financial Inclusion (DFI) on economic growth [(Industrial Production Index (INDP)] of Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach Using the monthly data over the period 2018 M12 to 2021 M12, this study applied the Auto-regressive Dist...
Saadiya Razzaq, Maisam Najafizada, Sanghmitra S. Acharya, Yolanthika Ellepola et al.
Abstract The objective of this research is to explore national institutional arrangements for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), describe the roles of different stakeholders in SDG implementation, and identify where gaps may lie at national and regional level. This paper analysed initiatives take...
Nabila Islam, Rezwana Afroz, Abdul Sadat, Syeda Seraj et al.