Nicky Gregson, Mike Crang, Farid Uddin Ahamed, Nazneen Akhter et al.
Senjuti Kabir, S. M. Mazidur Rahman, Shakil Ahmed, Md Shamiul Islam et al.
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children. Though stool is a potential alternative to respiratory specimens among children, the diagnostic performance of Xpert Ultra on stool is unknown. Thus, we assesse...
Helen McConachie, S Huq, Samia Munir, Kamrunnahar et al.
Given the numbers of disabled children in Bangladesh and the lack of trained professionals, innovative forms of service delivery are required. The Bangladesh Protibondhi Foundation has developed an outreach parent training service based at two centres, one urban and one rural. Mothers are shown how ...
Md Nazmul Karim, Kazi Rumana Ahmed, Mohammad Sadaat Bukht, Jesmin Akter et al.
Dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for macro-vascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Present study explored pattern and predictors of dyslipidemia in Bangladeshi T2DM patients. The cross-sectional study is conducted among 366 consecutive eligible T2DM patients aged ...
Sadika Akhter, Iqbal Anwar, Rashida Akter, Feroza Akhter Kumkum et al.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In Bangladesh, postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality accounting for 31% of all blood transfusions in the country. Although safe blood transfusion is one of the 8 signal functions of Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care (CEmOC) strategy, m...
Stephen P. Luby, Amal Halder, Samir K. Saha, Aliya Naheed et al.
We piloted a low-cost approach to measure the disease burden of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Hib and Salmonella Typhi by leveraging the existing infrastructure of high performing microbiology laboratories at two large paediatric hospitals in Dhaka Bangladesh, and assessing the hospital utilization of t...
Maruf Hasan, Md. Abdur Rashid, Niaz Makhdum, Nesur Nahid et al.
The stream of globalization is impelling Bangladesh to adopt the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR). This study examined the opportunities and problems created by the adoption of FIR in Bangladesh. Findings show that the adaptation of FIR can create enormous difficulties for the ...
Zakia Akhter, MLA Banu, MM Alam, Samira Hossain et al.
Facial anthropometry has well-known implications in health-related fields. Measurement of human face is used in identification of person in Forensic medicine, Plastic surgery, Orthodontics, Archeology, Hair-style design and examination of the differences between races and ethnicities. Facial anthrop...
Nazneen Akhter, Shanto Rahman, Kazi Abu Taher
Poor software design and coding tend the software programs to be buggy at a massive rate. To enhance the code quality this paper proposes an automatic anti-pattern detection technique, which identifies anti-patterns from source code using Machine Learning (ML) classifiers. Here, four anti-patterns a...
Afra Zaman, Syeda Sunjida Ferdous, Nazneen Akhter, Tabassum Ibnat Ena et al.
Depression stands out as the most commonly occurring psychiatric disorder worldwide. Extreme levels of depression can make people take drastic steps. However, early-stage depression detection and treatment can save many lives. Different social media platforms play a vital role in analyzing depressio...
Md. Anisur Rahman, Syeda Afroza, A.R.M. Lutful Kabir, Nazneen Akhter Banu et al.
Background: Patients with nephrotic syndrome are susceptible to numerous bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. To design preventive measures, it is vital to identify the various types of infections, their causative organisms, and sensitivity patterns in the local settings. Methods: From January 2...
Sultana Afroj, Mahbuba Akhter Banu, Sufia Sultana, Raunak Jahan et al.
Background: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women in our country. .It is a preventable disease and early carcinoma cervix can be cured by proper treatment. Lack of countrywide well accepted screening program of cervical cancer may be a cause of this hidden advancement of ...
Aminur Rahman, Sadika Akhter, Monjura Khatun Nisha, Syed Shariful Islam et al.
Purpose: Of the 99% maternal deaths that take place in developing countries, one-fourth is due to postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). PPH accounts for one-third of all blood transfusions in Bangladesh where the transfusion process is lengthy as most facilities do not have in-house blood bank facilities. In...
Nazneen Akhter
Salma Akter Asma, Nazneen Akhter, Shayla Sharmin, Md. Sazzadur Rahman et al.
Depression is the most prevalent mental health disorder, which is spreading like an epidemic. With the rise of the internet, people from all over the world now express their daily lives on social media, which can be utilized to analyze their mental health condition. Automated approaches like Machine...