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Characterization of phytoconstituents and potential bioactivity of Annona reticulata L. leaf extract
(© 2016 Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2016)Annona reticulata (Annonaceae) is known as atafol in Bangla and custard apple in English is an important medicinal plant. It has been used traditionally in diarrhea, dysentery, cold, as abortifacient, insecticidal drug ... -
Childhood malnutrition in households with contemporary siblings: a scenario from urban Bangladesh
(© 2015 Nature Publishing Group, 2015)This study aimed to determine the effect of the presence of under-5 siblings (≥1) in a household on childhood malnutrition in urban Bangladesh. During 2000 and 2013, a total of 16 948 under-5 children were enrolled in the ... -
Choice and evaluation of hospitals in Bangladesh: insights from patients and policy implications
(© University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Health Policy & Administration., 1998)Various aspects of health care services in Bangladesh, especially in the public sector, are not well documented. Based on a survey, this paper attempts to gain insights into the health care area from the perspectives of ... -
Chondrobot-2: A simple and efficient semi-autonomous tele-robotic lunar excavator
(© 2012 IEEE, 2012)A simple, light-weight and efficient excavation system to excavate and collect lunar regolith has been developed at BRAC university. The excavation system has a dimension of 1.21m × 0.66m × 0.74m with a total weight of 65 ... -
A class of relativistic anisotropic charged stellar models in isotropic coordinates
(© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht., 2014)In this present paper, we present a class of static, spherically symmetric charged anisotropic fluid models of super dense stars in isotropic coordinates by considering a particular type of metric potential, a specific ... -
A class of super dense stars models using charged analogues of Hajj-Boutros type relativistic fluid solutions
(© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014-10)We present a spherically symmetric solution of the general relativistic field equations in isotropic coordinates for perfect charged fluid, compatible with a super dense star modeling. The solution is well behaved for all ... -
Clinical evaluation of dengue and identification of risk factors for severe disease: protocol for a multicentre study in 8 countries
(© 2016 BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016-02-18)Background The burden of dengue continues to increase globally, with an estimated 100 million clinically apparent infections occurring each year. Although most dengue infections are asymptomatic, patients can present with ... -
Close-to-community providers of health care: Increasing evidence of how to bridge community and health systems
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Cluster-randomised controlled trials of individual and combined water, sanitation, hygiene and nutritional interventions in rural Bangladesh and Kenya: the WASH benefits study design and rationale
(© 2013 BMJ Open, 2013)Introduction: Enteric infections are common during the first years of life in low-income countries and contribute to growth faltering with long-term impairment of health and development. Water quality, sanitation, handwashing ... -
Clustering and detection of good and bad rail line anchors from images
(© 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016-06)Absence of railway anchors/fasteners is a serious concern as it might lead to severe consequences such as train derailments. Hence regular inspection is an obligation to ensure safety. The third world countries choose the ... -
Cognitive efficiency in robot control by Emotiv EPOC
(© 2014 IEEE Computer Society, 2014-05)Brain Computer Interface (BCI) has opened a new era in the field of neuroscience. It has the potentiality to improve the quality of life of severely disabled patients. It allows them to regain the power of moving things ... -
Combatting Covid-19 and the planned Reopening on 31 st May 2020 Take a ‘whole of the society approach’ - A statement from Bangladesh Health Watch (The Watch)
(The Bangladesh Health Watch, 2020-05-30)Bangladesh Health Watch, a citizens’ platform for improved accountability of the country’s healthcare system through evidence based policy review and citizen feedback, is deeply concerned at the recent steep increase in ... -
Combination of community-based vulnerability and adaptation to storm surges in coastal regions of Bangladesh
(© 2014 World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd, 2014)Bangladesh has been identified as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change and rising sea-level. This is because it is located at the northern end of the funnel-shaped Bay of Bengal, and as a consequence it ... -
Commentary: sustaining progress towards comprehensive reproductive health services in Bangladesh
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Comments on information erasure in black hole
(© 2014 World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd, 2014)We analyze the Kim, Lee and Lee model of information erasure by black holes and find contradictions with standard physical laws. We demonstrate that the erasure model leads to arbitrarily fast information erasure; the ... -
Communication for behavioural impact in enhancing utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets among mothers of under-five children in rural North Sudan: an experimental study
(© 2016 BioMed Central Ltd., 2016-10-18)Background: Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Sudan. The entire population is at risk of contracting malaria to different levels. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of communication for ... -
Community participation in formulating the post-2015 health and development goal agenda: reflections of a multi-country research collaboration
(© 2014 BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)Global discussion on the post-2015 development goals, to replace the Millennium Development Goals when they expire on 31 December 2015, is well underway. While the Millennium Development Goals focused on redressing extreme ... -
Community-based management of acute malnutrition in Bangladesh: feasibility and constraints
(© 2014 United Nations University Press, 2014)Background. To achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, particularly reduction in child mortality (Millennium Development Goal 4), effective interventions to address severe and moderate acute malnutrition ... -
A comparative analysis of operating performance: evidence from the top five pharmaceutical companies of Bangladesh listed with Dhaka stock exchange
(© 2013 European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, 2013-05)This paper attempts to evaluate the financial performance of pharmaceutical industry of Bangladesh through analyzing the top 5 listed companies in this sector. The study is based on secondary data from 2005 to 2010 and ... -
The comparative effect of corruption and piketty’s second fundamental law of capitalism on inequality
(2016)We aim to investigate the comparative effects of corruption and the second fundamental law of capitalism as proposed by Thomas Piketty on the level of inequality in a nation. We hypothesize that corruption, which can be ...