Nurshad Ali, Rasheda Perveen, Shahnaz Rahman, Shakil Mahmood et al.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Recent studies have shown that hyperuricemia is commonly associated with dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and metabolic syndrome. Elevated serum uric acid has been demonstrated to be associated with obesity in the adult population in many countries; howe...
Abul Hasnat Milton, Md Mijanur Rahman, Sumaira Hussain, Charulata Jindal et al.
The Rohingya people are one of the most ill-treated and persecuted refugee groups in the world, having lived in a realm of statelessness for over six generations, and who are still doing so. In recent years, more than 500,000 Rohingyas fled from Myanmar (Burma) to neighboring countries. This article...
Abul Hasnat Milton, Sumaira Hussain, Shahnaz Akter, Md Mijanur Rahman et al.
Exposure to arsenic has a number of known detrimental health effects but impact on pregnancy outcomes is not as widely recognized. This narrative review examines existing epidemiological evidence investigating the association between arsenic exposure via drinking water and adverse pregnancy outcomes...
Shahnaz Sultana, Sumonta C. Paul, Samia Parveen, Saiful Alam et al.
Growth and productivity of rice are negatively affected by soil salinity. However, some salt-tolerant rhizosphere-inhabiting bacteria can improve salt resistance of plants, thereby augmenting plant growth and production. Here, we isolated a total of 53 plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) fro...
Nurshad Ali, Shakil Mahmood, Farjana Islam, Shahnaz Rahman et al.
Experimental evidence suggests a causal role of serum uric acid (SUA) in hypertension development. Currently, there are few data available on the association between SUA and hypertension; data from Bangladeshi adults are not available yet. This study evaluated the association of SUA with hypertensio...
Rahat Khan, Md. Shohel Parvez, Yeasmin Nahar Jolly, Md. Abu Haydar et al.
Nowadays developing countries around the globe have been undergoing rapid industrialization which is eventually responsible for environmental contamination. For proper assessment of the level of pollution and the proper application of remediation measures, it is imperative to know the pristine geoch...
Ahamed Ismail Hossain, Mohammad Shah Faisal, Shahnaz Rahman, Rownak Jahan et al.
BACKGROUND: Alternanthera sessilis is used by folk medicinal practitioners of Bangladesh for alleviation of severe pain. The objective of this study was to scientifically analyze the analgesic (non-narcotic) property of aerial parts of the plant along with antihyperglycemic activity. METHODS: Antihy...
Mohammed Rahmatullah, Imrul Sadeak, Sitesh Chandra Bachar, Tozammal Hossain et al.
Twenty three Bangladeshi medicinal plants used in traditional medicines were evaluated for brine shrimp lethality toxicity. Different solvent extracts of Abroma augusta, Acanthus ilicifolius, Alstonia scholaris, Calotropis procera, Catharanthus roseus, Citrus grandis, Coccinia grandis, Croton tigliu...
Shahnaz Parvin Nina, Mahmudur Rahman, Khairul Islam Bhuiyan, Khandakar Ahmed
This paper provides a comprehensive idea about the pattern discovery of web usage mining. Web site designers should have clear understanding of user’s profile and site objectives, as well as an emphasized knowledge of the way users will browse web pages. The designers can study the visitor’s activit...
M. Rafiqul Islam, Arslan Iqbal, John Attia, Mark McEvoy et al.
AIMS: To determine serum zinc level and other relevant biological markers in normal, prediabetic and diabetic individuals and their association with Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) parameters. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted between March and December 2009. Any patient aged ≥ 3...
Molla Rahman Shaibur, Shahnaz Parvin, Ishtiaque Ahmmed, Md. Hasibur Rahaman et al.
Salinity intrusion affects the soils and water for irrigation and drinking purpose severely in coastal Khulna District. Therefore, current research was done to find out the salinity gradients in different sources of surface water e.g.- river water, canal water, pond water, together with deep tube we...
Shahnaz Akter, Roy Sk, Swagata Thakur, Masuda Sultana et al.
BACKGROUND: Maternal malnutrition and poor gestational weight gain are the most important causes of low birth weight and high rates of newborn mortality. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of nutrition counseling in the third trimester of pregnancy on maternal weight gain, birth weight of newborn, and...
Faiyaz Ahmed, Shahnaz Rahman, Md Nasir Ahmed, Md. Motaher Hossain et al.
Neolamarckia cadamba (Rubiaceae) leaf is used in folk medicine of Bangladesh for the treatment of diabetes, but so far no scientific study has been done which may support its use in traditional medicine. The present study was carried out to evaluate the possible glucose tolerance efficacy of methano...
Mohammad Habibullah, Shahnaz Sarkar, Mohammad Mahbub Islam, Kamal Ahmed et al.
Sesame is sensitive to waterlogging, and its growth is devastatingly impacted under excess moisture conditions. Thus, waterlogging tolerance is crucial to alleviate yield constraints, particularly under expected climate change. In this study, 119 diverse sesame genotypes were screened for their tole...
Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain, Kypros Kypri, Bayzidur Rahman, Arslan Iqbal et al.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and identify correlates of smokeless tobacco consumption among married rural women with a history of at least one pregnancy in Madaripur, Bangladesh. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey using an interviewer administered, pre-tested, semi...