Mohitosh Biswas, Shawonur Rahaman, Tapash Kumar Biswas, Zahirul Haque et al.
<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Although severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection is causing mortality in considerable proportion of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients, however, evidence for the association of sex, age, and comorbidities on the risk of ...
Wasif Ali Khan, David A. Sack, Sabeena Ahmed, Chai Shawi Prue et al.
BACKGROUND: Until recently the Chittagong Hill tracts have been hyperendemic for malaria. A past cross-sectional RDT based survey in 2007 recorded rates of approximately 15%. This study was designed to understand the present epidemiology of malaria in this region, to monitor and facilitate the uptak...
Mohammad Ali, Zakir Uddin, Nawara Faiza Ahsan, Muhammad Zahirul Haque et al.
BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the high workload, risk of infection, and safety issues for family members may pose a threat to the mental health of healthcare workers (HCWs) working in hospital settings. The study aimed to find out the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and insomnia sympt...
Sudhir Yadav, Manoranjan K. Mondal, Aaron M. Shew, S. V. Krishna Jagadish et al.
Protim Sarker, Evana Akhtar, Rakib Ullah Kuddusi, Mohammad Mamun Alam et al.
Background: The adaptive immune response is a crucial component of the protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2, generated after infection or vaccination. Methods: We studied antibody titers, neutralizing antibodies and cellular immune responses to four different COVID-19 vaccines, namely Pfizer-BioNT...
M. Mazbah Uddin, Jahir Bin Alam, Zahirul Haque Khan, G. M. Jahid Hasan et al.
Mathematical models have advancement to a point where they are considered to be an effective tool for simulating natural phenomena in coastal regions. This paper discusses the development of Bay of Bengal Model (BoBM), updating of the model with the recent bathymetry and shore line of islands and co...
Zahirul Haque Khandaker, Mohammad Mohı Uddın, Mst. Nadira Sultana, K.J. Peters
The objective of this study was to analyse the effects of different levels of rumen-degradable protein (RDP) on intake, digestibility and microbial protein synthesis by supplementing mustard oil cake (MOC) on rice straw-based diet of cattle (Bos indicus) in Bangladesh. A 4 × 4 Latin square design wa...
Faisal Hossain, Zahirul Haque Khan, C. K. Shum
Rubhana Raqib, Protim Sarker, Evana Akhtar, Tarique Md. Nurul Huda et al.
BACKGROUND: Seroprevalence studies have been carried out in many developed and developing countries to evaluate ongoing and past infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Data on this infection in marginalized populations in urban slums are limited, which may offer...
Ziaul Haque, Asabur Rahman, Zahirul Islam Khan, Mohammad Tufazzal Hussan et al.
Fixation is a crucial step in processing of tissue specimen for preservation of cellular architecture and composition of cells. Alcohol-based fixatives are considered some of the most promising alternatives to formalin. We evaluated the performance of alcohol-based fixatives (EthMeth and methacarn) ...
Mohammad Zahirul Haque, Mohammad Reza, Sahibin Abd Rahim, Md Pauzi Abdullah et al.
The change in climate has been observed over comparable periods of time. Mangrove ecosystem and its biodiversity are threatened due to climate change. Sundarbans mangrove ecoregion situated in Bangladesh (~62%) and India (~38%) is a bioclimatic zone. Sundarbans is one of the largest reserves for the...
To Phuc Tuong, E. Humphreys, Zahirul Haque Khan, Andrew Nelson et al.
The coastal polders of Bangladesh are characterized by extremes in terms of both challenges and opportunities. The polders are home to about 8 million people, where 85% of rural householders live under the national poverty line. The polders are subjected to flooding during the rainy season; drought ...
Dilip Mathai, AbulKhair Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, AhrarAhmed Feroz, AminR Virani et al.
is a common pathogen isolated from patients with pneumonia and respiratory tract infections during Hajj. There is a significant burden of pneumococcal disease in India, which can be prevented. Guidelines for preventive measures and adult immunization have been published in India, but the implementat...
Mohitosh Biswas, Shawonur Rahaman, Tapash Kumar Biswas, Zahirul Haque et al.
Background: Evidence for the associations of sex, age and comorbidities on the risk of death and infection caused by 2019-nCoV is not well-established. It was aimed to build a robust evidence by estimating aggregated risk for sex, age and comorbidities on the death and infection cases of COVID-2019....
Mohd Harun Or Rashid, Md Zahirul Haque, Md Khalilur Rahman, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Khan
AIM: Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents one of the major lifestyle-related pathological conditions; the incidence and prevalence of DM have reached an epidemic level around the world. Diabetes mellitus is usually associated with obesity, coronary diseases, and cerebral pathologies. However, more insi...