BRACU Faculty Publications: Recent submissions
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A study on the microbiological status of mineral drinking water
(© 2017 Bentham Science Publishers B.V., 2017-04-01)Introduction: Water-borne diseases constitute a major health burden in Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to assess the overall quality of mineral water samples that obtained from different shops of Dhaka city. ... -
Protection against shigellosis caused by shigella dysenteriae serotype 4 in Guinea pigs using escherichia albertii dm104 as a live vaccine candidate strain
(© 2017 Akadémiai Kiadó, 2017-06)Recently, we reported the induction of protective immunity by environmental Escherichia albertii strain DM104 against Shigella dysenteriae in Guinea pig model. In this study, we assessed three different immunization routes, ... -
Strategic value contribution role of HR
(© 2016 Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd, 2016-06)This article aims to challenge the perceived lack of a strategic value of human resource (HR) function and seeks to focus on the devolution of HR from its transactional role to strategic effectiveness. Utilizing a range ... -
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Software test estimation tool: comparable with COCOMOII model
(© 2016 IEEE, 2016-12)This study illustrates an estimation tool for software test that provides the estimated time and the cost of any sort of software test project. There are different well-recognized estimation tools for software development ... -
Low Carbon Freight Services analysis: a review study
(© 2017 ExcelingTech Pub, UK., 2017)The analysis of Low Carbon Freight Services is relatively recent. However, the topic has become one of the most popular in freight services research literature. A review of 80 Low Carbon Freight Services papers, published ... -
A proposed supply chain management model for teacher education institutions: a structural equation modeling
(© 2017 ExcelingTech Pub, UK., 2017)The higher education system has been facing major challenges, especially in matching its outcomes to the market (society) needs. These challenges are increasing as the job market becomes more globally competitive. Anchored ... -
Impact of fortified biscuits on micronutrient deficiencies among primary school children in Bangladesh
(© 2017 Plos One, 2017-04-05)Background Micronutrient deficiencies can compromise the development potential of school-aged children, and their later health and productivity as adults. School feeding and school-based fortification approaches have been ... -
Lost in care pathway: a qualitative investigation on the health system delay of extra pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Bangladesh
(BRAC Univeristy, 2017-03-28)Background: Although extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) has long been known as a major public health concern globally, the complex healthcare-seeking pathways of EPTB patients are not widely studied. This study aims ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Role of spatial tools in public health policymaking of Bangladesh: opportunities and challenges
(© 2016 Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2016-02)In spite of the increasing efforts to gather spatial data in developing countries, the use of maps is mostly for visualization of health indicators rather than informed decision-making. Various spatial tools can aid ... -
Transitions between informal and formal employment: results from a worker survey in Bangladesh
(© 2017 RAND Corporation, 2017-07)We document transitions between different types of formal and informal employment using retrospective job histories from a new survey of 2,000 workers in two metropolitan areas of Bangladesh. We find that workers transitioning ... -
Service quality of private passenger vehicles and satisfaction of the passengers: a case study of Dhaka city
(© 2007 South Asian Management Forum, 2007-02)The use of different modes of private passenger vehicles ( PPVs) such as, yello11' cab, black cab, CNC auto rickshaw etc. are very essential for the dwellers of Dhaka city. These private vehicles are running at the street ... -
Continuous learning : the career challenge for the new century
(© 1999 Centre For Social Stdies, 1999)Today's business environment is highly turbulent and complex. Job requirements, work group dynamics, and organisational structures are evolving rapidly in response to rapid ohanges in technological, market, and economic ... -
Synthesis of managerial fairness and its effects on perceived leader quality: the case of nationalised commercial banks of Bangladesh
(© 2005 D. U. Journal of Marketing, 2005-06-08)The concept of fairness and justice has received much allen/ion in recent literature on organisational behaviour and human resource management as a way of motivating employees for achieving organisational success. ... -
Managerial fairness and its effects on employees' job commitment in the nationalised commercial banks of Bangladesh
(© 2006 Journal of Business Studies, 2006-06)The study of fairness in organisations, and in panicufar, procedural fairness, has given researchers fresh insights about management. In business organisations, considerations of fairness appeal to managers, employees, ... -
Employee perception of managerial leadership power bases in the nationalised commercial banks of Bangladesh : an empirical study
(© 2004 Journal of Business Administration, 2004)The problems of job performance in the nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) of Bangladesh arise from both physical and managerial sources. While most of the branch offices of the these banks are poorly equipped to ... -
Effects of managerial leadership power bases on employees' job commitment in the nationalised commercial banks of Bangladesh
(© 2005 Bank Parikrama, 2005-03)Lack of efficiency in the Nationalised Commercial Banks (NCBs) of Bangladesh can be attributed to a multitude of sources. Absence of adequate infrastructure facilities, lack of modern technology and the use of conventional ... -
Seqdev: an algorithm for constructing genetic elements using comparative assembly
(© 2016 Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue, 2016)With the availability of recent next generation sequencing technologies and their low cost, genomes of different organisms are being sequenced frequently. Therefore, quick assembly of genome, transcriptome, and target ...
