Ki‐Hyun Kim, Shamin Ara Jahan, Ehsanul Kabir, Richard J. C. Brown
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a large group of organic compounds comprised of two or more fused benzene rings arranged in various configurations. PAHs are widespread environmental contaminants formed as a result of incomplete combustion of organic materials such as fossil fuels. The oc...
Ki‐Hyun Kim, Ehsanul Kabir, Shamin Ara Jahan
Pesticides are used widely to control weeds and insect infestation in agricultural fields and various pests and disease carriers (e.g., mosquitoes, ticks, rats, and mice) in houses, offices, malls, and streets. As the modes of action for pesticides are not species-specific, concerns have been raised...
Ki‐Hyun Kim, Ehsanul Kabir, Shamin Ara Jahan
Bioaerosols consist of aerosols originated biologically such as metabolites, toxins, or fragments of microorganisms that are present ubiquitously in the environment. International interests in bioaerosols have increased rapidly to broaden the pool of knowledge on their identification, quantification...
Ki‐Hyun Kim, Ehsanul Kabir, Shamin Ara Jahan
Exposure to mercury is a silent threat to the environment and human life. It has the potential to harm almost every organ and body system. Mercury compounds are classified in different chemical types such as elemental, inorganic, and organic forms. The most significant source of ingestion-related me...
Ki‐Hyun Kim, Shamin Ara Jahan, Ehsanul Kabir
The increase in cases of asthma and allergies has become an important health issue throughout the globe. Although these ailments were not common diseases a few short decades ago, they are now affecting a large part of the population in many regions. Exposure to environmental (both outdoor and indoor...
Ki‐Hyun Kim, Ehsanul Kabir, Shamin Ara Jahan
The impact of climate change has been significant enough to endanger human health both directly and indirectly via heat stress, degraded air quality, rising sea levels, food and water security, extreme weather events (e.g., floods, droughts, earthquakes, volcano eruptions, tsunamis, hurricanes, etc....
Ki‐Hyun Kim, Ehsanul Kabir, Shamin Ara Jahan
Hair dye products now represent one of the most rapidly growing beauty and personal care industries as both men and women commonly change hair color to enhance youth and beauty and to follow fashion trends. Irrespective of economic and education status, people dye their hair to emphasize the importa...
Ki‐Hyun Kim, Ehsanul Kabir, Shamin Ara Jahan
Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS, also known as hookah, shisha, narghile, and many other names) involves passing tobacco smoke through water prior to inhalation by the consumer. As the number of waterpipe smokers is rising rapidly, there is growing concern over the use of WTS, particularly as there ha...
Ki‐Hyun Kim, Ehsanul Kabir, Shamin Ara Jahan
The rapid evolution of mobile phone technology has raised public concern about its possible association with adverse health effects. Given the huge number of mobile phone users at present days, even simple adverse health effects could have major implications. This article reviews the present knowled...
Ki‐Hyun Kim, Ehsanul Kabir, Shamin Ara Jahan
Electronic cigarettes (ECs) are devised to deliver nicotine in a vapor rather than in smoke without tar. ECs are hence advertised as being safer than tobacco cigarette products as the chemical compounds inhaled in the former are believed to be fewer and less toxic than those of the latter. Hazardous...
Md. Murshed Hasan Sarkar, M. Shaminur Rahman, M. Rafiul Islam, Arafat Rahman et al.
Abstract Background The next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology facilitates in-depth study of host-pathogen metatranscriptome. We, therefore, implicated phylodynamic and transcriptomic approaches through NGS technology to know/understand the dengue virus (DENV) origin and host response with deng...
Md. Murshed Hasan Sarkar, M. Shaminur Rahman, M. Rafiul Islam, Arafat Rahman et al.
Abstract Objectives The lack of a dengue disease animal model and the complex immune interaction in dengue infection hinders the study of host response and immunopathogenesis. The development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology allowed the researchers to study the transcriptomic profiles ...
Dr. M. Mojibul Haque, Dr. Syeda Shayan Zehr, Dr. Shamin Ara Jahan Tonny
Background: Anal fissure is a common anorectal disorder characterized by pain, constipation, and rectal bleeding, often impairing daily activities. While surgical sphincterotomy is considered the standard treatment for chronic fissures, conservative strategies are increasingly explored as safer alte...
Sharmin Chowdhury, Ifat Ara Begum, Shamina Alam, Israt Jahan Khiljee et al.
Background: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with its rising prevalence, especially in South Asia. Dyslipidemia is a well-established risk factor for CAD. Recent research has focused on novel lipid indices like atherogenic Index (AI), atherogenic ...
M. Shaminur Rahman, Nishat Jahan, M M Hoque, Mohammad Monir Hossain et al.
The pandemic Covid-19 affects mainly adult causing fatal illness specially who have co-morbidities. But as days pass by with increasing surveillances it's gradually obvious that this devastating disease also affects the children as well as neonates with greater number. The aim of study was to determ...