Nazma Shaheen, Nafis Md. Irfan, Ishrat Nourin Khan, Md. Saiful Islam et al.
The presence of toxic heavy metals such as As, Cd, Pb, Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, and Zn in nationally representative samples of highly consumed fruits and vegetables was determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Their concentrations exceeded the maximum allowable concentration (MAC)...
Nafis Subhani, Zazilah May, Md Khorshed Alam, Irfan Khan et al.
This paper introduces an improved quadratic DC-DC boost converter to provide an ultra-high level voltage gain with the switched-capacitor cell based structure. The proposed converter has the ability to excel the output voltage gain to the ultra-high level without any voltage doubler circuit. Hence, ...
Shahad Saif Khandker, Brian Godman, Md. Irfan Jawad, Bushra Ayat Meghla et al.
COVID-19 vaccines are indispensable, with the number of cases and mortality still rising, and currently no medicines are routinely available for reducing morbidity and mortality, apart from dexamethasone, although others are being trialed and launched. To date, only a limited number of vaccines have...
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, ARM Mehrab Ali, Md. Belal Hossain, Uday Narayan Yadav et al.
Depression, one of the most common mental disorders, is up-surging worldwide amid the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, especially among the older population. This study aims to measure prevalent depressive symptoms and its associates among older adults amid the COVID-19 pandemic...
Sneha Sarwar, Md. Jamal Hossain, Nafis Md. Irfan, Tamima Ahsan et al.
Objectives: The current study investigated the curative effects of two selected antioxidant-rich foods (water spinach and red grape) and probiotics on the kidney exposed to nephrotoxicity induced by gentamicin. Methods: A total of 30 Wistar Albino female rats equally divided into six groups were stu...
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, ARM Mehrab Ali, Nafis Md. Irfan, Uday Narayan Yadav et al.
BACKGROUND: Depression is globally a crucial communal psychiatric disorder, which is more common in older adults. The situation is considerably worse among millions of older (forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals or FDMNs) Rohingya adults, and the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may exac...
Darrin A. Thompson, Dana W. Kolpin, Michelle L. Hladik, Hans‐Joachim Lehmler et al.
A pilot study among farming households in eastern Iowa was conducted to assess human exposure to neonicotinoids (NEOs). The study was in a region with intense crop and livestock production and where groundwater is vulnerable to surface-applied contaminants. In addition to paired outdoor (hydrant) wa...
Nazma Shaheen, Marjia Sultana, Towhid Hasan, Ishrat Nourin Khan et al.
Heavy metal contamination of fish is a serious public health concern worldwide, including in Bangladesh. In this study, six commonly consumed fish species namely Hilsha (Tenualosa ilisha), Kachki (Corica soborna), Punti (Puntitus ticto), Taki (Channa punctatus), Meni (Nandus nandus), and Tengra (Mys...
Mohammad Mamunur Rashid, Nafis Abir, Shafat Ahmed Bin Kamal, Md. Al-Amin et al.
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Md. Belal Hossain, Nafis Md. Irfan, Manika Saha et al.
The present study aims to comprehensively analyse trends in complementary feeding indicators (Introduction of solid, semi-solid, and soft foods at 6–8 months (INTRO), Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD), Minimum Meal Frequency (MMF) and Minimum Acceptable Diet (MAD)) among children aged 6–23 months in B...
Nazmul Hassan, Nafis Md. Irfan, Sanjit Kumar Roy, Nazma Shaheen
Abstract As with most Asian countries, rice dominates Bangladesh in terms of food production and consumption. However, with sustained increase in income, persistent commendable GDP growth, urbanization, and significant reduction in poverty, people tend to consume more diversified food, ready to eat ...
Nazma Shaheen, Towhid Hasan, Marjia Sultana, Kazi Turjaun Akhter et al.
The study aimed to assess the level of potentially toxic elements (As, Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, Mn, and Ni) and associated health implications through commonly consumed rice cultivars of Bangladesh available in Capital city, Dhaka. The range of As, Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, Mn, and Ni in rice grains were 0.04-...
Mohammad Mamunur Rashid, Nafis Abir, Md. Arafat Hossain, Mohammad Irfan Iqbal et al.
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, ARM Mehrab Ali, Uday Narayan Yadav, Nafis Md. Irfan et al.
<ns3:p>Background</ns3:p> <ns3:p>The COVID-19 has been appeared as the most remarkable global calamity of this century. Just as the COVID-19 spread throughout the world, so as the rumour and misconceptions related to it. The present study aimed to explore the prevalence of COVID-19 related misconcep...
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Fahmida Akter, Md. Belal Hossain, Md. Nazmul Huda et al.
Digital fingerprints are increasingly used for patient care and treatment delivery, health system monitoring and evaluation, and maintaining data integrity during health research. Yet, no evidence exists about the use of fingerprinting technologies in maternal healthcare services in urban slum conte...