Benjamin Kilian, Hannes Dempewolf, Luigi Guarino, P. Werner et al.
Plant domestication and crop improvement have resulted in reduced genetic diversity in most of our cultivated crops, thus limiting their potential to adapt to future challenges (Byrne et al., 2018; Keneni, Bekele, Imtiaz, & Dagne, 2012; Tanksley & McCouch, 1997; Swarup et al., 2020). One response to...
Sakir Ahmed, Rebecca Grainger, Anindita Santosa, Asal Adnan et al.
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic led to rapid and widespread adoption of telemedicine in rheumatology care. The Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR) working group was tasked with developing evidence-based recommendations for rheumatology practice to guide maintenance of th...
Md. Sakir Hossain, Naim Hasan, Md Abdus Samad, Hossain Md. Shakhawat et al.
Among the prevalent cyberattacks on Android devices, a ransomware attack is the most common and damaging. Although there are many solutions for detecting Android ransomware attacks, existing solutions have limited detection accuracy and high computational complexity. This paper proposes a new Androi...
Syed Abid Sahdman, Kazi Shihabul Islam, SK Shahabuddin Ahmed, Samir Sakir Siddiqui et al.
Terahertz band communication is considered to be one of the most potential aspects of networks beyond 5G. However, it has been observed that antennas designed for this region still have very high losses. Dielectric substrate plays a key role in determining the antenna parameters like Sparameter, VSW...
Mamun Al‐Mahtab, Salimur Rahman, Sheikh Mohammad Fazle Akbar, Sakirul Khan et al.
Abstract Asymptomatic chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers are at risk of developing complications of liver disease, but these patients are not recommended for treatment with antiviral drugs. In fact, antiviral drugs are ineffective in these patients in the immune tolerance phase, when they have...
Ahmed Lutful Moben, Faiz Ahmad Khondaker, Masuda Mohsena, Masuda Begum et al.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To assess the safety and efficacy of stem cell therapy in patients with cirrhosis of the liver (LC) in the context of developing country with limited facilities for cell-based therapy and advanced technologies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 34 patients received granulocyte c...
M. Al-Mahtab, S Rahman, Sheikh Mohammad Fazle Akbar, Sakirul Khan et al.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is mainly transmitted during birth or perinatal period, however, treatment is not usually recommended for pediatric patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Twelve pediatric patients with CHB in Bangladesh were treated with both lamivudine and interferon. Lamivudine was given...
Shoaib Ehsan, Md. Sakir Hossain, Reefat Ahmed Ar Rafi, Srijon Barua et al.
Presently, wireless communications have become a very popular and technologically advanced sector in the realm of telecommunications. Due to their comparatively lower cost and higher mobility, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV s) are now being considered as substitutes for traditional terrestrial base s...
Md. Sakir Hossain, Md. Imran Ahmed, Rayhan Khan Ridoy, Mirza Hasibul Hasan et al.
Sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks are envisioned to be ubiquitous. To ensure ubiquity and seamless connectivity, networks with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are envisioned as a potential solution. However, many challenges are still ahead to make such networks practically feasible. Recently, ...
Sakir Ahmed, Latika Gupta, Masataka Kuwana, John D Pauling et al.
This study aimed to assess the incidence, predictors, and outcomes of breakthrough infection (BI) following coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), a risk group associated with an immune-suppressed state and high cardiopulmonary disease burden. Cross-sec...
Mohammad Ashraful Alam, Sheikh Mohammad Noor-E-Alam, Md Abdur Rahim, Faiz Ahmad Khondaker et al.
BACKGROUND: Although there are thousands of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Bangladesh, almost there is no nationwide recommendations for therapeutic maneuver for HCC patients. As most of the HCC patients of Bangladesh are diagnosed late, patients with advanced HCC with large and mul...
Md. Sakir Hossain, Sabbir Ahmed, Ullah, Enayet, Md Atiqul Islam
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) based multi-carrier systems can support high data rate wireless transmission without the requirement of any extensive equalization and yet offer excellent immunity against fading and inter-symbol interference. But one of the major drawbacks of these ...
Md. Golzar Hossain, Mahfuz Islam, Yusha Araf, Shyamal Kumar Paul et al.
This investigation delineates an exhaustive analysis of the clinical, immunological, and genomic landscapes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection across a cohort of 22 verified patients. The demographic analysis unveiled a pronounced male bias (77.27%), with patient ages spanning 20 to 85 years and d...
Sadia Mahmud Trisha, Sanjana Binte Ahmed, Md Fahim Uddin, Tahsin Tabassum et al.
Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic, self-medication (SM) has become a critical element in the healthcare system. SM can ease the burden on hospitals and medical resources by treating minor illnesses. However, inappropriate SM practices can lead to adverse drug reactions, drug resistance, and ...
Sadia Mahmud Trisha, Sanjana Binte Ahmed, Md Fahim Uddin, Tahsin Tabassum et al.
Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, self-medication (SM) has become a critical element in the healthcare system. SM can ease the burden on hospitals and medical resources by treating minor illnesses. However, inappropriate SM practices can lead to adverse drug reactions, drug resistanc...