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Credibility of TV news in a developing country: the case of Bangladesh
(© 2012 AEJMC., 2012)Television has recently experienced unprecedented expansion in Bangladesh. Given its popularity and influence, and with more people using it for their information, research on the credibility of TV news is warranted. ... -
The cronulla riots: Muslims’ place in the white imaginary spatiality
(© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015-09)On 11 December 2005 at Sydney’s Cronulla Beach about 5000 Australians, mostly young men from Sutherland Shire, wrapped themselves in Australian flags and asserted that Cronulla Beach belonged to them through abusive language ... -
Cross-country analysis of strategies for achieving progress towards global goals for women’s and children’s health
(© Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2016, 2016-02-21)OBJECTIVE: To identify how 10 low- and middle-income countries achieved accelerated progress, ahead of comparable countries, towards meeting millennium development goals 4 and 5A to reduce child and maternal ... -
Cultural attitudes toward postpartum depression in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(© 2017 Taylor and Francis Inc., 2017-05-15)Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, yet in many cultures, it remains unaddressed and unacknowledged. Postpartum depression is particularly delicate because of its association with gender and expectations ... -
The culture of mobile lifestyle: reflection on the past - the Afghan camel drivers, 1860-1930
(© 2009 Taylor & Francis., 2009-12)In modern times when we speak of a mobile lifestyle we think of backpackers, fruit pickers, tourists, bikies or people living in caravans. Some people, of course, deliberately choose such a lifestyle. In the context of the ... -
Current-voltage characteristics of ballistic schottky barrier GNRFET and CNTFET: effect of relative dielectric constant
(© 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015)Graphene Nanoribbon (GNR) and Carbon Nanotube (CNT) are currently being considered as two of the most promising options to replace silicon technology. Silicon technology is faced with scaling limits and other material ... -
Customer satisfaction in the restaurant industry: an examination of the transaction-specific model
(© 2006 Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2006)Purpose – To determine the factors that explain customer satisfaction in the full service restaurant industry. Design/methodology/approach – Secondary research and qualitative interviews were used to build the model ... -
Customer satisfaction with complaint resolution in the power sector in a developing economy
(© 2012 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC., 2012)Public services play a critical role in helping nations evolve into modern societies. The power sector is especially vital because of its profound influence on other sectors of the economy. Unfortunately, the power sector ... -
Ćuk topology based single phase AC-DC converter wih low THD and high power factor
(© 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2011)To topologies of single-phase Ćuk AC-DC converters with low input current THD and high input power factor are proposed. Instead of using a single phase rectifier followed by a boost DC-DC converter, or using a bridge ... -
Defining and measuring literacy: facing the reality
(© 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011-08)Increasing recognition of a broadened concept of literacy challenges policy-makers and practitioners to re-define literacy operationally, develop and apply appropriate methods of assessing literacy and consider and act ... -
Defining self and other: Bangladesh’s secular aspirations and its writing of islam
(© 2013 Sameeksha Trust, 2013-12)Bangladesh’s experience with secularism has been a checkered one. Beginning with a strong constitutional mandate and political rhetoric, the word secularism has been changed, removed and restored, while Islam remains the ... -
Delivering primary education in Bangladesh: enabling the field personnel
(© 1998 Published by MCB UP Ltd., 1998)To transform the population of Bangladesh into a more literate and numerate group so that higher‐order nation building objectives can be attained, primary education has a vital role to play. Its effective delivery depends ... -
Dependence relations and the moderating role of trust: implications for behavioral intentions in marketing channels
(© 1995 Published by Elsevier Inc., 1995)This paper examines how the behavioral intentions of channel members are likely to be moderated by trust perceptions when dependence is high or low. An experimental research methodology using a 2 × 2 factorial design was ... -
Design and analysis of hierarchically modulated BICM-id receivers with low inter-layer interferences
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Design and implementation of a simple electromechanical system to reduce domestic gas wastage and accidents in South-Asia
(© 2012 IEEE, 2012)This paper elaborates design and implementation aspects of a system design project which aims at modernizing the current design of domestic gas-stoves with a simple electromechanical sensor-integrated system in order to ... -
Design challenges and scope for cognitive radio wireless networks in Bangladesh
(© 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2011)Standards groups and regulatory bodies around the world are increasingly seeking new ways of using and allowing access to allocating spectrum. In most parts of the world, cellular network bands are overloaded, but amateur ... -
Design of a solar powered LED street light: effect of panel's mounting angle and traffic sensing
(© 2013 IEEE Computer Society, 2013)In this work, the effect of mounting angle of solar panels and traffic sensing on the requirement of system size, i.e., panel size and battery capacity, for a solar powered street light system is investigated. Street lights ... -
Design, implementation and performance of a controller for uninterruptible solar hot water system
(© 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2011)This paper describes a novel design and implementation of an automatic control system for solar hot water system in both domestic and industrial purpose. The project consists of one 150 liters evacuated tube solar collector, ... -
Designing novel antibacterials: application of omics science
(© 2013 AVES Ibrahim Kara, 2013)Antibacterials are agents that act against pernicious bacterial pathogens by killing or inactivating them. At present, designing antibacterials have been assisted greatly by omics sciences-genomics, proteomics, metabolomics ... -
Detection and classification of speed limit traffic signs
(© 2014 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014-10)This paper presents a novel traffic sign recognition system which can aid in the development of Intelligent Speed Adaptation. This system is based on extracting the speed limit sign from the traffic scene by Circular Hough ...