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    • In support of urban adaptation: a participatory assessment process for secondary cities in Vietnam and Bangladesh 

      Mallick, Fuad H.; McEvoy, Darryn; Ahmed, Iftekhar; Trundle, Alexei; Sang, Le Thanh; Diem, Nguyen Ngoc; Suu, Lam Thi Thu; Quoc, Tran Ba; Rahman, Rezaur; Rahman, Mohammad Aminur; Mukherjee, Nandan; Nishat, Ainun (© 1996 Taylor & Francis Online, 2014-02-26)
      Vietnam and Bangladesh are countries already impacted by weather-related extreme events. Scientific modelling projections indicate that climate change, and changes to climate variability, will increase risks for both ...

    • In support of urban adaptation: a participatory assessment process for secondary cities in Vietnam and Bangladesh 

      Rahman, Mohammad Aminur; McEvoy, Darryn; Ahmed, Iftekhar; Trundle, Alexei; Sang, Le Thanh; Diem, Nguyen Ngoc; Suu, Lam Thi Thu; Quoc, Tran Ba; Mallick, Fuad Hassan; Rahman, Rezaur; Mukherjee, Nandan; Nishat, Ainun (© 1996 Taylor & Francis Online, 2014-02-26)
      Vietnam and Bangladesh are countries already impacted by weather-related extreme events. Scientific modelling projections indicate that climate change, and changes to climate variability, will increase risks for both ...

    • In vitro and in vivo antioxidant and toxicity evaluation of different fractions of oxalis corniculata linn 

      Alam, M. Badrul; Hossain, M. Sarowar; Chowdhury, Nargis Sultana; Mazumder, M. Ehsanul Haque; Haque, M. Ekramul; Islam, Anwarul (© 2011 Academeic Journals Inc., 2011)
      In course of investigation on natural antioxidants, the present study was aimed to report the antioxidant activities, both in vitro and in vivo, of the crude methanolic extracts of the whole plant of Oxalis corniculata ...

    • In vitro antioxidant and anti-neoplastic activities of Ocimum sanctum leaves in Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma bearing mice 

      Islam, M. Saiful; Alam, M. Badrul; Zahan, Ronok; Sarker, G.C.; Chowdhury, N.S.; Khan, M. Maruf; Hasan, Mahedi; Rahman, M. Saifur; Mosaddik, M.A.; Jesmin, Mele; Haque, M. Ekramul (© 2011 Academic Journals Inc., 2011)
      The present study was designed to investigate the antioxidant and anti neoplastic activities of Ocimum sanctum Linn. (OS) leaves. Antioxidant potential of the OS extract was evaluated in vitro by DPPH (1, 1diphenyl-2-pic ...

    • In vitro free radical scavenging and thrombolytic activities of Bangladeshi aquatic plant Aponogeton undulatus Roxb 

      Chowdhury, Nargis S; Alam, Md. Badrul; Haque, A S M Tanbirul; Zahan, Ronok; Ehsanul, M; Mazumder, Haque; Haque, M Ekramul (© IDOSI Publications, 2011, 2011)
      Investigation with the crude methanolic extract of Aponogeton undulatus was carried out to evaluate its possible antioxidant and thrombolysis activity. In DPPH free radical scavenging assay, the extract exhibited potent ...

    • In vitro shoot micro propagation of medicinal applications and ornamental value of Cestrum nocturnum L. 

      Sarkar, Mohammad Khairul Islam; Jahan, Miskat Ara Akhter; Roy, Chapol Kumar; Hossain, Khaled; Rahman, Shafkat Shamim; Mia, Md Rubel; Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul; Azim, Dewan Anwarul (© 2016 Indian Society for Education and Environment, 2016)
      Background/Objectives: Cestrum nocturnum L. a night Blooming jasmine belongs to Solanaceae family widely circulated all over tropical as well as subtropical areas of the World. It is mainly popular for ornamental fragrant ...

    • In vitro study on interaction of ketotifen fumarate with metformin hydrochloride 

      Sayeed, Mohammed Aktar; Hasan, S. M. Raquibul; Rana, Md Sohel (© 2011 Latin American Journal of Pharmacy, 2011)
      The present study was designed to study the in vitro interaction of ketotifen fumarate and metformin hydrochloride in aqueous media at different pH values using Job's continuous-variation analysis and Ardon's spectrophotomeric ...

    • In vivo measurement of the surface energy of human fingernail plates 

      Zara, Sheikh,; Murdan, Sudaxshina; Poojary, Chitranjan; Patel, Dilan R; Fernandes, João; Angarju (© 2012 International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2012-03)
      The surface energy of the human nail plate is expected to influence the adhesion of microorganisms (and subsequent colonization and infections) as well as that of medicines (and subsequent drug permeation) and of cosmetics. ...

    • In vivo screening for analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of syngonium podophyllum L.: a remarkable herbal medicine 

      Hossain, Md Sarwar; Uddin, Md Sahab; Kabir, Md Tanvir; Akhter, Shammi; Goswami, Srijan; Mamun, Abdullah Al; Herrera-Calderon, Oscar; Asaduzzaman, Md D.; Abdel-Daim, Mohamed Mohamed (© 2017 SCIENCEDOMAIN international, 2017)
      Aims: Algesia and inflammation are strongly connected with several pathological conditions. Searching for natural healing agents with a better safety profile for the treatment of these conditions are ongoing due to multiple ...

    • Inclusion of slack bus in Newton Raphson load flow study 

      Kabir, Shahriar Mahmud Lutful; Chowdhury, Abdul Hasib; Rahman, Dr. Md. Mosaddequr Abdur; Alam, Jahangir (© 2014 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014)
      Load flow solution is an inevitable tool for power system planning and operation. Among various methods of load flow solution techniques Newton Raphson (N-R) and its derivatives are the most popular and widely used ones. ...

    • Indigenous identity in South Asia: making claims in the colonial Chittagong hill tracts 

      Chowdhury, Tamina M. (© 2016 Taylor and Francis., 2016-01-01)
      In the immediate aftermath of the creation of Bangladesh in 1971, an armed struggle ensued in its remote south-eastern corner. The hill people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, more commonly referred to as paharis, demanded ...

    • Inference of genetic networks using multi-objective hybrid SPEA2+ from microarray data 

      Showkat, Dilruba; Kabir, Mitra Lutful (© 2013 IEEE, 2013-07)
      Multi-objective optimization plays a significant role in optimizing many real life problems, where we desire to optimize more than one objective. Numerous multi-objective optimization algorithm exists in research. NSGA-II ...

    • The influence of eco-label knowledge and trust on pro-environmental consumer behaviour in an emerging market 

      Taufique, Khan Md Raziuddin; Vocino, Andrea; Polonsky, Michael Jay (© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group., 2017-11)
      Consumers are increasingly concerned about the negative environmental implications of purchasing goods, which in turn shape their behaviour. Yet, there are indications that consumers do not always act on these concerns, ...

    • Influence of gender roles and rising food prices on poor, pregnant women's eating and food provisioning practices in Dhaka, Bangladesh 

      Levay, Adrienne; Mumtaz, Zubia; Rashid, Sabina Faiz; Willows, Noreen D. (© 2013 Reproductive Health, 2013)
      Background: Maternal malnutrition in Bangladesh is a persistent health issue and is the product of a number of complex factors, including adherence to food 'taboos' and a patriarchal gender order that limits women's mobility ...

    • The influence of travel time on emergency obstetric care seeking behavior in the urban poor of Bangladesh: a GIS study 

      Panciera, Rocco; Khan, Akib; Jafar Raza Rizvi, Syed; Ahmed, Shakil; Ahmed, Tanvir; Islam, Rubana; M. Adams, Alayne (© 2016 BioMed Central Ltd., 2016)
      Background: Availability of Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) is crucial to avert maternal death due to life-threatening complications potentially arising during delivery. Research on the determinants of utilization of EmOC ...

    • Informal allopathic provider knowledge and practice regarding control and prevention of TB in rural Bangladesh 

      Islam, Qazi S.; Ahmed, Syed M.; Islam, Mohammad A.; Chowdhury, Anita S.; Siddiquea, Bodrun N.; Husain, Mohammad A. (International Health, 2014-06-17)
      Background: BRAC (formerly Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee), in collaboration with the National Tuberculosis Control Programme, provides one full-day training on TB to make informal allopathic providers knowledgeable ...

    • The informal health sector and health care-seeking behaviour of mothers in urban Dhaka slums 

      Caldwell, Bruce K.; Rashid, Sabina Faiz; Murthy, Shivani (Journal of Population Research, 2014-04-22)
      Infant and child mortality in Bangladesh has declined in recent years but early death rates remain high among Bangladesh’s urban poor, even in comparison to rates in rural Bangladesh. Although they live close to the ...

    • Informal markets in sexual and reproductive health services and commodities in rural and urban Bangladesh 

      Standing, Hilary; Rashid, Sabina; Akram, Owasim (© 2012 Taylor and Francis, 2012)

    • Information technology: marriage between it and social business-grameen intel social business ltd. 

      Nahiduzzaman, Kh Md; Munni, Sheikh Rubaiya Sultana
      Aiming to reduce infant mortality, improve the mother’s health, and help Bangladeshi rural farmers improve agricultural production, Grameen Intel Social Business Limited was formed in 2009 by Grameen Trust and Intel – ...

    • Innovation for universal health coverage in Bangladesh: a call to action 

      Adams, Alayne M.; Ahmed, Tanvir; El Arifeen, Shams E.; Evans, Timothy Grant; Huda, Tanvir M.; Reichenbach, Laura J.; Ahmed, Faruque S K; Ahmed, Shamim; Ahmed, Syéd Masud; Azad, Kishwar; Bhuiya, Abbas Uddin; Mahmood, Shehrin Shaila; Cash, Richard A.; Chen, Lincoln; Chowdhury, Mahbub Elahi Khan; Chowdhury, Ahmed Mushtaque Raza; Christou, Aliki; Halder, Shantana R.; Husain, Mushtuq Mushtaq; Islam, Mohammad Sirajul; Islam, Khaled Shamsul; Huq, Shireen; Hussain, Zakir; Mahmud, Simeen; Mallick, Fuad Hassan; May, Maria A.; Osman, Ferdous Arfina; Peters, David H.; Perry, Henry B.; Rabbani, Atonu; Rahman, Mijanur Aminur; Rahman, Mahmudur Ziaur; Rasheed, Sabrina; Rashid, Sabina F.; Al-Sabir, Ahmed; Standing, Hilary; Mahmud, Simeen (© 2013 The Lancet, 2013)
      A post-Millennium Development Goals agenda for health in Bangladesh should be defined to encourage a second generation of health-system innovations under the clarion call of universal health coverage. This agenda should ...