BRACU Faculty Publications: Recent submissions
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A rule based approach for implementation of bangla to english translation
(© 2012 IEEE, 2013)An initiative to model a Bangla to English (B2E) translation using Natural Language Processing (NLP) was proposed in our previous research. Here we implemented the model with a lot of modifications. A very successful ... -
Making a commitment to ethics in global health research partnerships: a practical tool to support ethical practice
(© 2015 Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2015)Global health research partnerships have many benefits, including the development of research capacity and improving the production and use of evidence to improve global health equity. These partnerships also include many ... -
Breast cancer in low-resource settings: Prioritizing the awareness and access programmes to overcome sociocultural and economic barriers for early detection and improved outcomes
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A simple tele-robotic lunar excavator
(© 2012 IEEE, 2013)An excavation tele-robotic system is developed to excavate and collect lunar regolith. The excavator has been developed by the team BRACU ChondroBot consisting students from BRAC University for NASA's 2nd Annual Lunabotics ... -
Automatic will enabled system of multi-modal operation
(© 2013 IEEE, 2013)AWESOMMO(Automatic Will Enabled System of Multi-Modal Operation)uses Sony PS3 Eye image sensor for high speed image processing and a microphone for voice recognition commands. Armed with 3 degrees of freedom of operation, ... -
Trends and inequities in use of maternal health care services in Bangladesh, 1991-2011
(© 2015 Public Library of Science, 2015)Background and Methods Monitoring use-inequity is important to measure progress in efforts to address healthinequities. Using data from six Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (BDHS), we examine trends, inequities ... -
Adherence to multiple micronutrient powder among young children in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study Global health
(© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)Background: Multiple micronutrient powder (MMNP) can be sprinkled onto any semisolid food and can be given to young children to address iron deficiency anemia. The female community health volunteers of BRAC (an NGO) known ... -
Nutritional status and its association with quality of life among people living with HIV attending public anti-retroviral therapy sites of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
(© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)Background: Little evidence exists on the connections between nutrition, diet intake, and quality of life (QoL) among people living with HIV (PLHIV). The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of under-nutrition among PLHIV ... -
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 ... -
Digitization of the entire traffic system and mitigation of the ongoing traffic crisis across cities of developing nations
(© 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016-01)This paper focuses on a novel approach for handling the present traffic situation in perspective of Bangladesh. The initial plan is to moderate the ongoing traffic predicament that currently plagues Dhaka city and gradually ... -
An automated fire fighting system
(© 2015 IEEE, 2016)This paper presents the implemented procedure and result of a new ceiling mount firefighting system which uses computer vision theory to detect fire in an indoor environment and subdue it in root level. A domestic home or ... -
A distanced machinery controlling and monitoring guardian
(© 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016-01)Every machine has a safe range of operation which includes heat emission, produced sound and vibration which an expert technician can troubleshoot most of the problems just by observing the behavior (sound, vibration, ... -
Development and feasibility evaluation of a low cost smart voyage data recorder: marine black box
(© 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016)Dating from the dawn of water transportation, marine accidents have been major causes of concern for governments of nations regardless of being developed, developing or underdeveloped. Recalling the recent ferry sinking ... -
Electrical pole climbing robot: for wiring and repairing distribution lines
(© 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016-06)The basis of this project is to create an electrical pole climbing robot which can be used to reduce the risk of an electrician to connect the distribution lines for supplying purposes. Pole climbing robot, nowadays, is a ... -
Espionage: a voice guided surveillance robot with DTMF control and web based control
(© 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015-06)This paper proposes a research that was taken up in the wake of increasing awareness of security crisis all over the world. An effort has been made to briefly demonstrate the proof of concept of using a mobile surveillance ... -
A qualitative study of factors influencing retention of doctors and nurses at rural healthcare facilities in Bangladesh
(© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)Background: Bangladesh is a highly populous country with three-quarters rural population. Pressing national shortages in health professionals has resulted in high vacancy rates in rural areas. These are compounded by ... -
Learning qur'anic arabic through interactive web-based software: a pragmatic approach in language for specific purpose
(© 2013 IEEE., 2013-03)About 80 percent of the world's Muslim populations are non-native speakers of the Arabic language. Since it is obligatory for all Muslims to recite the Qur'an in Arabic during regular prayers, an extraordinary social ... -
A looking-out portal (LOP) approach to enhance qualitative aspects of bandwidth utilisation in academic networks
(© 2011 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2011-11)Campuses of educational institutions periodically need to increase network bandwidth to keep up with increased demand and this decision is based on the quantitative aspects of the network bandwidth utilisation. The qualitative ... -
Exploring the context in which different close-to-community sexual and reproductive health service providers operate in Bangladesh: a qualitative study
(© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)Background: A range of formal and informal close-to-community (CTC) health service providers operate in an increasingly urbanized Bangladesh. Informal CTC health service providers play a key role in Bangladesh's pluralistic ... -
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 ...