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Understanding the lives of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in rural Bangladesh: use of mixed methods
(© 2015 Action for Disability Regional Rehabilitation Centre, 2015-06)
Cerebral palsy is the most prevalent health condition linked to childhood
disability in Bangladesh, yet support and rehabilitation for this group is limited.
Understanding the impact of cerebral palsy at family level is ...
Input switched single phase buck and buck-boost AC-DC converter with improved power quality
(© 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2012)
Two new topologies of single-phase AC-DC converter using Buck and Buck-Boost conversion with low input current THD and high input power factor are proposed. Instead of using a single phase rectifier followed by a boost ...
Growing electrostatic modes in the isothermal pair plasma of the pulsar magnetosphere
(© 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2012)
It is shown that a strongly magnetized isothermal pair plasma near the surface of a pulsar supports low-frequency (in comparison to electron cyclotron frequency) toroidal electrostatic plasma modes in the equatorial region. ...
Quality with equity in primary education: implications of high stakes assessments on teacher practice in Bangladesh
(© 2015 Springer Netherlands, 2015-01)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the teacher change process and understand how the variability of primary school teachers' in Bangladesh implementation of innovative pedagogies, such as active learning, refl ...
The scope for trade restrictions to address the lack of compliance with fire safety standards in garment factories of Bangladesh
(© 2015 Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands., 2015)
The frequent incidents of fire attributable to systemic lack of compliance with fire safety standards in garment factories of Bangladesh has been a recurring problem taking away lives of many workers over the years.The ...
Antioxidant, anti-inflannnatory and anti-pyretic activities of trichosanthes dioica roxb. fruits
(© 2011 Academic Journals Inc., 2011)
The present study was designed to investigate the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic potential of the methanolic extract along with its organic soluble fractions of the fruits of Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. ...
Costs of hospitalization with respiratory syncytial virus illness among children aged < 5 years and the financial impact on households in Bangladesh, 2010
(© 2017 University of Edinburgh, 2017-06-13)
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of acute respiratory illness in young children and results in significant economic burden. There is no vaccine to prevent RSV illness but a number of vaccines ...
Socio-economic inequality of chronic non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh
(© 2016 Public Library of Science, 2016-11)
Introduction Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major public health challenge, and undermine social and economic development in much of the developing world, including Bangladesh. Epidemiologic evidence on the ...
Output regulated one-switch three-phase boost and boost-buck (SEPIC) PFC rectifiers
(© 2016 IEEE, 2016-11-22)
New output regulated one-switch boost and boost-buck three phase rectifiers are presented in this paper. Proposed three phase ac-dc converters have power factor correction (PFC) and input current shaping facility in one ...
In vitro antioxidant and anti-neoplastic activities of Ocimum sanctum leaves in Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma bearing mice
(© 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 ...