Md. Akhtarul Islam, Sutapa Dey Barna, Hasin Raihan, Md. Nafiul Alam Khan et al.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression and anxiety among Bangladeshi university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also aimed at identifying the determinants of depression and anxiety. A total of 476 university students living in Bangladesh participated in t...
Shafi Mahmud, Mohammad Abu Raihan Uddin, Gobindo Kumar Paul, Mst. Sharmin Sultana Shimu et al.
The new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) halts the world economy and caused unbearable medical emergency due to high transmission rate and also no effective vaccine and drugs has been developed which brought the world pandemic situations. The main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 may act as an effective target...
Md Khaled Mosharaf, Md. Zahid Hasan Tanvir, Md. Manjurul Haque, Md. Ashraful Haque et al.
Bacterial biofilm plays a pivotal role in bioremediation of heavy metals from wastewaters. In this study, we isolated and identified different biofilm producing bacteria from wastewaters. We also characterized the biofilm matrix [i.e., extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)] produced by different ...
Raihan Ul Islam, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Karl Andersson
It is an era of Internet of Things, where various types of sensors, especially wireless, are widely used to collect huge amount of data to feed various systems such as surveillance, environmental monitoring, and disaster management. In these systems, wireless sensors are deployed to make decisions o...
Raihan Bin Islam, Samiha Akhter, Faria Iqbal, Md. Hasnaeen Rizvi Rahman et al.
Object detection, one of the most significant contributions of computer vision and machine learning, plays an immense role in identifying and locating objects in an image or a video. We recognize distinct objects and precisely get their information through object detection, such as their size, shape...
Binoy Debnath, Muntaha Rauf Taha, Md. Tanvir Siraj, Md. Fahmid Jahin et al.
The apparel manufacturing industry (AMI) significantly contributes to the economic growth of various developing nations. However, unsustainable production practices remain a major concern in this sector. Therefore, this study investigated the most significant challenges to adopting sustainable produ...
Md. Shimul Bhuia, Tawhida Islam, Md. Rokonuzzman, Abdullah Al Shamsh Prottay et al.
The current study is designed to evaluate the antiemetic effect of the diterpenoid phytol (PHY) using in vivo and in silico studies. For this, emesis was induced in 4-day-old chicks by the oral administration of copper sulfate (CuSO 4 .5H 2 O) at 50 mg/kg. To see the possible antiemetic mechanism of...
Sushil Pokhrel, Thamer A. Bouback, Abdus Samad, Suza Mohammad Nur et al.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), also known as peptidyl-dipeptidase A, belongs to the dipeptidyl carboxydipeptidases family has emerged as a potential antiviral drug target against SARS-CoV-2. Most of the ACE2 inhibitors discovered till now are chemical synthesis; suffer from many limitations...
Meher Afroz, Md. Shimul Bhuia, Md. Anisur Rahman, Rubel Hasan et al.
Piperine is a natural alkaloid that possesses a variety of therapeutic properties, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, and anticarcinogenic activities. The present study aims to assess the medicinal benefits of piperine as an anti-diarrheal agent in a chick model by utilizing in...
Shafi Mahmud, Mohammad Abu Raihan Uddin, Meemtaheena Zaman, Khaled Mahmud Sujon et al.
Newly emerged SARS-CoV-2 made recent pandemic situations across the globe is accountable for countless unwanted death and insufferable panic associated with co-morbidities among mass people. The scarcity of appropriate medical treatment and no effective vaccine or medicine against SARS-CoV-2 has tur...
Rubel Hasan, Abdulrahman Alshammari, Norah A. Albekairi, Md. Shimul Bhuia et al.
Abstract The present study was designed to evaluate the antiemetic activity of abietic acid (AA) using in vivo and in silico studies. To assess the effect, doses of 50 mg/kg b.w. copper sulfate (CuSO 4 ⋅5H 2 O) were given orally to 2-day-old chicks. The test compound (AA) was given orally at two dos...
Raihan Chowdhury, Md. Shimul Bhuia, Md. Sakib Al Hasan, Siddique Akber Ansari et al.
This study aimed to investigate the anticonvulsant effects of citronellal (CIT) and possible underlying mechanisms through an isoniazid (INH)-induced seizure (convulsion) via in vivo and in silico studies. For this, convulsions were induced by the oral administration of INH (300 mg/kg) to the mice. ...
Raihan Chowdhury, Md. Shimul Bhuia, Asraful Islam Rakib, Rubel Hasan et al.
Quercetin (QUA), a flavonoid compound, is ubiquitously found in plants and has demonstrated a diverse range of biological activities. The primary objective of the current study is to assess the potential antiemetic properties of QUA using an in vivo and in silico approach. In this experiment, 4-day-...
Nepal C. Dey, Mahmood Parvez, Mir Raihanul Islam, Sabuj Kanti Mistry et al.
Diarrhoea, the most common disease directly related to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), still remains one of the most significant health problems among children under-five worldwide. In this reality, BRAC, the largest NGO in the world initiated a comprehensive WASH intervention in 50 upazilas ...
Md Minhas Hossain Sakib, Aktiya Anjum Nishat, Mohammad Tarequl Islam, Mohammad Abu Raihan Uddin et al.
The receptor-binding domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein plays a vital role in binding and internalization through the alpha-helix (AH) of human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2). Thus, it is a potential target for designing and developing antiviral agents. Inhibition of RBD activity ...