Firdausi Qadri, Marjahan Akhtar, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Mohiul Islam Chowdhury et al.
BACKGROUND: Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli causes diarrhoea, leading to substantial mortality and morbidity in children, but no specific vaccine exists. This trial tested an oral, inactivated, enterotoxigenic E coli vaccine (ETVAX), which has been previously shown to be safe and highly immuongenic...
Marjahan Akhtar, Mohiul Islam Chowdhury, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Joanna Kaim et al.
The safety and immunogenicity of the second generation oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) vaccine ETVAX, consisting of inactivated recombinant E. coli strains over-expressing the colonization factors (CFs) CFA/I, CS3, CS5 and CS6 and the heat labile toxoid LCTBA, were evaluated in Banglade...
Afroza Akter, Tasnuva Ahmed, Imam Tauheed, Marjahan Akhtar et al.
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 ranges from asymptomatic to severe disease and can cause fatal and devastating outcome in many cases. In this study, we have compared the clinical, biochemical and immunological parameters across the different disease spectrum of COVID-19 in Bangladeshi pati...
Marjahan Akhtar, Md. Rashedul Islam, Fatema Khaton, Umma Hany Soltana et al.
Background: Understanding the characteristics of the humoral immune responses following COVID-19 vaccinations is crucial for refining vaccination strategies and predicting immune responses to emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. Methods: A longitudinal analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain (...
Md. Rokon-Uz-Zaman, Anica Bushra, Tanjida Akter Pospo, Monika Akter Runa et al.
The study was conducted to identify the antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in Lactobacillus spp. from poultry probiotic products and their potential to spread among Escherichia coli. Lactobacillus spp. were isolated and identified from 35 poultry probiotic samples based on the cultural, biochemic...
Rahnuma Tasnim, Sadia Tasnuva Pritha, Annesha Das, Ashim Dey
Visually impaired people face extreme difficulties in recognizing paper currencies for day-to-day transactions as the texture and shape of many currencies are very similar. In this paper, an automated system for identifying the Bangladeshi banknotes using a convolutional neural network has been prop...
Sharifa Sultana, Sadia Tasnuva Pritha, Rahnuma Tasnim, Anik Das et al.
The challenge of designing against child sexual abuse becomes more complicated in conservative societies where talking about sex is tabooed. Our mix-method study, comprised of an online survey, five FGDs, and 20 semi-structured interviews in Bangladesh, investigates the common nature, location, and ...
Imam Tauheed, Tasnuva Ahmed, Afroza Akter, Md Golam Firoj et al.
Background Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and Vibrio cholerae O1 are most common bacterial causes of diarrheal diseases in Bangladesh. This analysis projected distribution of ETEC and V. cholerae O1 among diarrheal patients of icddr,b, Dhaka hospital in two diarrheal peaks of 2022. Methodol...
Monir Uzzaman, Kaniz Fatema, Shamima Akhter, Md. Rezaul Hossain et al.
Tanzia Islam Tithi, Md. Rafat Tahsin, Juhaer Anjum, Tasnuva Sharmin Zaman et al.
INTRODUCTION: The liver, the most important metabolic organ of the body, performs a wide variety of vital functions. Hepatic cell injury occurs by the activation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are generated by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), xenobiotics, and other toxic substances through cytoch...
Mohammad Jahid Hasan, Md. Abdur Rafi, Nahida Hannan Nishat, Ima Islam et al.
Abstract Background Efficient healthcare delivery and access to specialized care rely heavily on a well-established healthcare sector referral system. However, the referral system faces significant challenges in developing nations like Bangladesh. This study aimed to assess self-referral prevalence ...
Anica Bushra, Md. Rokon-Uz-Zaman, ASM Sadequr Rahman, Monika Akter Runa et al.
Herd health management is a planned program to optimize health, welfare, and production of dairy cows. A cross-sectional study focused on herd health management of dairy farms, was carried out to assess the biosecurity, health, and disease management practices with associated socio-demographic facto...
Muhammad Ashad Kabir, Rahnuma Tasnim, Sadia Tasnuva Pritha, Sumaiya Amin et al.
The objectives of this study are understanding the requirements of a CSA education app, identifying the limitations of existing apps, and providing a guideline for better app design. An electronic search across three major app stores(Google Play, Apple, and Microsoft) is conducted and the selected a...
Sadia Tasnuva Pritha, Rahnuma Tasnim, Muhammad Ashad Kabir, Sumaiya Amin et al.
The objectives of this study are understanding the requirements of a child sexual abuse (CSA) education app, identifying the limitations of existing apps, and providing guidelines for better app design. An electronic search across three major app stores was conducted and the selected apps were rated...
Sadia Tasnuva Pritha, Rahnuma Tasnim, Muhammad Ashad Kabir, Sumaiya Amin et al.
The objectives of this study are understanding the requirements of a CSA education app, identifying the limitations of existing apps, and providing a guideline for better app design. An electronic search across three major app stores(Google Play, Apple, and Microsoft) is conducted and the selected a...