Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNS): Recent submissions
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Assessing the interspecies and intraspecies diversity of Cas1 and Cas3 proteins of the CRISPR-Cas system in vibrio cholera and Escherichia coli strains
(Brac University, 2021-12)Cholera is an extremely virulent waterborne disease caused by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with pathogenic strains of Vibrio cholerae. On the other hand, pathogenic strains of E. coli, particularly Shiga-toxin ... -
In silico modelling and structural dynamics of PSY1R kinase domain and its interaction with SERK1 kinase
(Brac University, 2021-09)Due to plants’ immobility, they are continuously faced with different challenges from their surroundings that also include a wide range of pathogens dealing in the environment. Hence by unraveling the mystery behind how ... -
Overview of Listeria monocytogens and its epidemiology : a potential threat for pregnant women
(Brac University, 2021-12)Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive intracellular, aerobic, and facultative anaerobic bacteria that is mostly transferred to humans through food. Thousands of people have died as a result of listeriosis outbreaks. ... -
Derivation of the Hawking radiation for the four dimensional Schwarzschild black hole in anti de Sitter space
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Bio-sorption studies of chromium (VI) ions with modified chicken feathers
(Brac University, 2021-12)Adsorption is one of the most important methods for cleaning industrial waste effluents. Adsorbents such as activated carbon have been used for a long time to remove heavy metal ions from wastewater. However, such adsorbents' ... -
Malaria: transmission, diagnosis and treatment: A Review
(Brac University, 2021-11)Malaria is an ancient vector-borne human diseases that is caused by the plasmodium parasite. Anopheles mosquitoes are the vector that contains the plasmodium parasite sporozoites. There are 5 most common Plasmodium parasite ... -
Multiple drug resistance activity of Clove extract by extraction solvents
(Brac University, 2021-09)Clove extraction is produced from dried clove flower buds, Eugenia caryophyllata L. Merr. & Perry (Myrtaceae), is utilized in the fragrance and flavoring industries, as well as as a topical therapy to reduce pain and promote ... -
Current practice and approaches of immunotherapy in Cancer treatment
(Brac University, 2021-09)Cancer has been and continues to be one of the leading causes of human deaths. Thousands lose their lives to the different types of cancer each year. Cancer remains one of those invincible barriers in the health sector ... -
The landscape of drug resistant Tuberculosis in South-East Asia (SEA) region: a burden of disease and challenges in detection
(Brac University, 2021-10)Tuberculosis, mainly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a serious bacterial infection that primarily infects the respiratory system but can spread to other organs of the body. Approximately one-third of the world’s ... -
A review on the causative agents, risk factors and management of ventilator associated Pneumonia: from South Asian perspective
(Brac University, 2021-09)Ventilator Associated Pneumoniae (VAP) is a common hospital acquired pneumoniae in ICU patients. Patients with pneumoniae after 48 hours of mechanical ventilation is considered VAP. INICC found that VAP rates between 2003 ... -
Study on the frequency of single nucleotide polymorphism (rs766432) in BCL11A gene and its association with hematological parameter and HbF level among HbE/β -thalassemia patients in Bangladeshi population
(Brac University, 2021-10)Background: Thalassemia is a genetic disorder that causes malformed globin chains in hemoglobin and is the most prevalent blood disorder worldwide with high incidence rates even in Bangladesh. When β-thalassemia is inherited ... -
Development of in-vitro bio-assay for The bioactivity determination of human Erythropoietin (rHuEPO) bio-pharmaceutical products (November 2020 - August 2021)
(Brac University, 2021-10)Erythropoietin is mainly secreted by the kidney and involved in the growth and maturation of erythroid cells from precursors (Jelkmann, et al, 2013). Insufficient production of EPO could result in anemia. Considering ... -
Prevalence of Tuberculosis and associated factors in Sylhet, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-08)In recent years, tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) are increasing in several areas of this world. This study was conducted to provide a brief of recent findings and solutions for the underlying causes ... -
Developing a novel multi-epitope vaccine against Dengue virus targeting the Envelope protein using an Immunoinformatics approach
(Brac University, 2021-08)Every year during the rainy season in Bangladesh severe Dengue infection is widespread throughout the country. Aedes aegypti and Ae. Albopictus are the two vectors that are responsible for the transmission of the virus. ... -
Bacterial biofilm significance and implication in the epidemiology of waterborne disease
(Brac University, 2021-09)In the epidemiology of WBDOs, assessing the possible risk of biofilm and studying it is crucial. In this study, we look at the epidemiology of waterborne diseases as well as the diseases altogether. WB disease outbreaks ... -
A review paper on developing novel antiviral strategies against pathogenic RNA viruses
(Brac University, 2021-02)Human disease causing RNA viruses are a major concern for people worldwide as many of the diseases caused by pathogenic RNA viruses pose great threat to health and exhibit significant mortality. Some of the dangerous RNA ... -
Osteoarthritis: a multi-disciplinary factual review
(Brac University, 2021-09)Osteoarthritis is a complex multimodal disease. It requires the involvement of different discipline of science to better define and explain the pathobiology and also to design the best treatment method reducing drug toxicity ... -
Comprehensive study of antibacterial activities of medicinal plants and essential oils against Staphylococcus aureus
(Brac University, 2021-10)Recently it has been observed that an increasing number of bacteria are building resistance to synthetic antibiotics which hampers controlling infective health conditions. It’s familiar to everyone that most antibiotics ... -
Effect of d122n mutation in bak1 on structural integrity of protein complex consisting Haesa, Ida and bak1 Ectodomain- an in-silico study
(Brac University, 2021-08)Plants display immunity towards invading pathogens through layers of immunity. The pattern triggered immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana is the first layer of immunity against pathogens. Pattern Recognition Receptor Kinase, ... -
Biased acquisition of spacers by the CRISPR System of the V. cholerae
(Brac University, 2021-09)Cholera is a deadly waterborne disease that is caused by the serogroup of O1 or O139 of Vibrio cholerae. Also, there are many non-pathogenic Vibrio cholerae strains known as non-O1 and non-O139. Bacteriophages are bacteria ...
