Nayan Nasim Mahmud, Ramkrishna Saha, Ridwan Bin Zafar, Mohammed Belal Hossain Bhuian et al.
Usually blind people use white canes which are very limited in its ability to provide navigation assistance to the user and cannot easily detect obstacles. Mobility of visually impaired people is limited by their inability to perceive their surroundings. Therefore the purpose of this project is to b...
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, ARM Mehrab Ali, Uday Narayan Yadav, Saruna Ghimire et al.
BACKGROUND: Burgeoning burden of non-communicable disease among older adults is one of the emerging public health problems. In the COVID-19 pandemic, health services in low- and middle-income countries, including Bangladesh, have been disrupted. This may have posed challenges for older adults with n...
Md. Jamal Hossain, Foyez Ahmmed, Md. Moklesur Rahman Sarker, Sneha Sarwar et al.
Severe session jam phobia (SJP), the extent of underprivileged online education, and subsequent mental health disorders among students have emerged as distinguished global problems due to the overwhelming effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this research was to evaluate th...
Sneha Sarwar, Md. Jamal Hossain, Nafis Md. Irfan, Tamima Ahsan et al.
Objectives: The current study investigated the curative effects of two selected antioxidant-rich foods (water spinach and red grape) and probiotics on the kidney exposed to nephrotoxicity induced by gentamicin. Methods: A total of 30 Wistar Albino female rats equally divided into six groups were stu...
Kazi Meharajul Kabir, Snehadhit Mazumder, Md. Sarwar Uddin Chowdhury, M. A. Matin et al.
A quickly growing nation like Bangladesh is experiencing scarcity of efficient electricity production system. Upgrade of the electricity production system is required to keep the progress of the nation uninterrupted. Keeping this motto into consideration, in this research, a grid-connected hybrid s...
Kazi Turjaun Akhter, Habibul Bari Shozib, Md. Hafizul Islam, Sneha Sarwar et al.
L.) is the principal staple food, a fundamental component of food security, a significant source of energy and major nutrients, and a key player in the overall nutritional status in Bangladesh. Parboiling is a common rice-processing treatment in Bangladesh. Recently, polishing has also become a comm...
Mst. Maxim Parvin Mitu, Khaleda Islam, Sneha Sarwar, Masum Ali et al.
The study explored the spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity with the association of sociodemographic characteristics at the household level in Bangladesh. This study was a secondary data analysis of Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) data of 2...
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, ARM Mehrab Ali, Uday Narayan Yadav, Md. Nazmul Huda et al.
Abstract The present study aims to investigate the prevalence of loneliness and its associated factors among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study was conducted in October 2020 among 1032 older Bangladeshi adults aged 60 years and above through telephone...
Sohel Reza Choudhury, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Nazma Shaheen, Nisarga Bahar et al.
Ready-to-eat processed foods and beverages are eaten without further cooking or processing. These are generally energy-dense and contain a high amount of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar. The consumption pattern of these foods varies regionally, seasonally, and agewise. The present study aims ...
Sneha Sarwar, Nazma Shaheen, Md Musharraf Ashraf, Nisarga Bahar et al.
The study aimed to determine the trans-fat content in branded and unbranded soybean oil (SBO) and palm oil (PO) in nationally representative samples of Bangladesh. To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive study reporting the Trans fatty acid (TFA) content in commonly consumed SBO and PO in ...
Fatema-Tuz Zohora, Sneha Sarwar, Ontora Khatun, Praveen Begum et al.
Due to population growth together with extreme climate and weather change, enhancement of agricultural production and food supply has become a major concern apart from regular diet, wild plants with high nutritional potential, consumed by various ethnic communities can be an undeniable alternative t...
Masum Ali, Md. Mahbub Alam, M. A. Rifat, Sonjida Mesket Simi et al.
South Asia is observing an epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases where diabetes is an important marker. In this study, we estimate the overall prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in South Asian countries. A systematic literature review and meta-analysis is perf...
Maisha Majid Mukta, Md. Jamal Hossain, Mousumi Akter, Badhan Banik et al.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the pharmacological efficacy of 3 functional foods (Water spinach, Wood apple, and Linseed) against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity and oxidative stress in rat models. Methods: Twenty-five Wistar Albino rats (male and female) were equally class...
Nazma Shaheen, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Sneha Sarwar et al.
The present study was undertaken to identify the major nutrient content in processed foods commonly consumed in Bangladesh, their label conformity healthiness, and percent daily nutrient contribution. Twenty-four nationally representative composite samples were analyzed using AOAC and other standard...
Anika Beyer, Paula Schorgg, Nena Karavasiloglou, Sneha Sarwar et al.
Phthalates are widely used as plasticizers. Laboratory-based mechanistic and epidemiological studies suggest that phthalates are detrimental to human health. Here, we present prospective analyses on phthalate exposure and all-cause, as well as cause-specific, mortality from the National Health and N...
Jessica A. Ballantyne, G. A. Wagner D. A. Coyle, Sneha Sarwar, Tilman Kühn
There is preliminary evidence to suggest a positive association between fluoride exposure and higher blood pressure among children, but population-based biomarker studies are lacking. Thus, data from the 2013/2014 and 2015/2016 cycles of the US-based National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ...
Kazi Meharajul Kabir, Snehadhit Mazumder, Sarwar Uddin Chowdhury, Md. Rashedul Haq
Bangladesh is a developing country. Electricity shortage is the major obstacles for a developing nation. Currently, about 68% of the total population has access to electricity including public & private sectors. Electricity demand is increasing day by day. To overcome this situation, government has ...
Fatehatun Noor, Nusrat Jahan Shorovi, Sneha Sarwar, Tasmim Fahima Ahmad et al.
Background Liver enzyme abnormalities can indicate underlying liver health issues and are influenced by various factors. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of liver enzyme abnormalities and their associated factors among nonpregnant and nonlactating (NPNL) women in Bangladesh. Methodolog...
Sayma Alam, Md. Hafizul Islam, Sneha Sarwar, Kazi Turjaun Akhter et al.
• Energy, protein, and lipids content higher in large-sized Hilsa than the small ones. • No significant variation in vitamin content between small and large-sized Hilsa. • Higher magnesium, zinc, sodium, and potassium in small-sized Hilsa. • Both indispensable and dispensable amino acids content hig...
Sabuktagin Rahman, Nobonita Saha, Sneha Sarwar, Abu Ahmed Shamim et al.
Iron present in the drinking groundwater is attributed to the low burden of iron deficiency (ID) in Bangladesh. The supplemental anemia prevention strategies involving iron need a cautious approach due to the excess load of iron and the side effects. The present pilot study examined the potential of...