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Fabrication of gold nanoparticles in water by laser ablation technique and their characterization
(© 2011 Springer-Verlag., 2011-11)A colloidal solution of gold nanoparticles in deionized nanopure water was produced by laser ablation technique without the use of any chemical/surfactant. Spectral characterization and morphological studies of these ... -
Fabrication of silver nanoparticles by laser ablation technique: their characterization and uses
(© 2013 Nova Science Publishers, 2013)Nano structure materials have generated much interest in recent years. Nanotechnology involves the fabrication of particles at the nano scale level and subsequent use of those nano structure materials for better, more ... -
Factors affecting consumers preferences on fast food items in Bangladesh
(Journal of Applied Business Research (JABR), 2010-08)Fast food industry is a high growing sector of Bangladesh. It is concerned with the tastes and habits of the people. The food-taking habit especially in fast food segment has been changing very fast over last decade among ... -
Factors affecting the uptake of HIV testing among men: a mixed-methods study in rural burkina faso
(© 2015 PLoS ONE, 2015-07-01)Background This study aimed to explore factors shaping the decision to undergo Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing among men in rural Burkina Faso. Methods The study took place in 2009 in the Nouna Health District ... -
Factors affecting the utilisation of postpartum care among young mothers in Bangladesh
(© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2011-03)This article addresses the hypothesis that predisposing, enabling and need factors of households influence utilisation of postpartum care among the young mothers according to the timing and type of providers. To reach our ... -
Factors influencing consumer service experience in private hospitals: a study from Bangladeshi perspective
(© 2011 Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), 2011-09)Private hospitals and clinics are privately managed organizations in which sick and injured persons are given medical or surgical treatments. A clinic usually provides treatments to non-resident patients, while a ... -
Factors influencing customer trust in salespersons in a developing country
(© 1996 American Marketing Association, 1996)Research on trust is limited in the context of developing countries. Because of its importance in facilitating exchange, this study attempts to assess the determinants of customer trust in salespersons in a developing ... -
Factors influencing the Bangladeshi consumers’ purchase decision regarding fast moving consumer goods: an exploratory study
(© 2012 The IUP Journal of Brand Management, 2012-10-01)Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector is one of the largest sectors in the economy of Bangladesh. In the last few years, the FMCG industry in Bangladesh has experienced a dramatic growth; both qualitative and quantitative ... -
False and real, but avoidable, dichotomies
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Family businesses that produce counterfeits: what is stopping them from creating their own brand?
(© 2012 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd, 2012)Established brands are prone to attacks by counterfeits, especially in emerging economies where trademark protection laws are loosely enforced. Businesses, usually family owned SMEs, which are engaged in this unscrupulous ... -
Family planning field workers in Bangladesh as influence agents: some policy implications
(© Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health University of North Carolina, 2011-10)The family planning program in Bangladesh is one of the country’s success stories. However, in the quest to gain cost efficiencies, there are suggestions to scale back the role of the family planning field workers so ... -
Feasibility and importance of an automatic controller for solar hot water system
(© 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2011)Being a developing country, Bangladesh has a very poor condition in terms of generating electricity. Alongside, natural resources like fuel and coal are in limited amount and will not be able to sustain forever. As a result, ... -
Financial aid for the rehabilitation of individuals with spinal cord injuries in Bangladesh
(© 2012 Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, 2012)In Bangladesh, a majority of individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) are either poor or very poor. In most cases, their families undergo extreme hardship as they lose the income of the only or main earning member, and ... -
FIR filter design using modified lanczos window function
(© 2012 Advanced Materials Research, 2012)Attenuated side lobe peak in the range of around ~-45dB is required in many applications of signal processing and measurements. However, the problem is usual window based FIR filter design lies in its side lobes amplitudes ... -
Flood shelters in Bangladesh: some issues from the user's perspective
Flood is an integral part of Bangladesh and so is the suffering of the people living in flood-prone areas. Unlike cyclone shelters, very few designated flood shelters exist in Bangladesh; this is because of the difference ... -
Food adulteration and consumer awareness in Dhaka city, 1995-2011
(© 2014 International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 2014)We conducted this study to investigate the magnitude of food adulteration during 1995-2011 and consumer awareness in Dhaka city. We reviewed results of food sample testing by Public Health Food Laboratory of Dhaka City ... -
Foreword
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A framework for balancing MFI regulation
(© 2015 International Journal of Business and Management Study, 2015-04)Private investments for Microfinance are a major fuel for its growth. Inadvertently, the role of the MFI regulatory body in inducing private investments remains a conspicuous issue. The paper aims to provide basic building ... -
Free radical-scavenging activities and cytoprotective effect of polyphenol-rich ethyl acetate fraction of guava (Psidium cattleianum) leaves on H2O2-treated HepG2 cell
(© 2013 Springer Link, 2013-12)Total phenolic contents of different fractions of the Psidium cattleianum leaf extract and their antioxidant capacity against several free radicals were examined. Protective effect of the ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) on ... -
Free speech: creating the ‘Us and Them’ debate
(© 2014 Ashgate Publishing, 2014)Developed countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom and America take pride in their democratic institutions, personal freedoms and secular ethos. However, these conditions and their eects can become highly contested ...
