BRACU Faculty Publications: Recent submissions
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Anticancer activity of alangium salvifolium flower in ehrlich ascites carcinoma bearing mice
(© 2011 Academic Journals Inc., 2011-03)The research study was conducted to determine the antitumor effect of the flower of Alangium salvifolium (crude extract and diethylether fractions) against Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma (EAC) in mice at the doses of 10 mg kg-1 ... -
Technical complexity and consumer knowledge as moderators of service quality evaluation in the automobile service industry
(© 1994 New York University., 1994)The relationship between a customer's assessment of the service quality of an automobile service/repair facility and five factors—(1) perceived fairness of the facility and its personnel, (2) empathy, (3) responsiveness, ... -
Hospital advertising: the Influence of perceptual and demographic factors on consumer dispositions
(© 1994 MCB UP Limited, 1994)Examines the factors that influence consumer dispositions toward hospital advertising. Both perceptual and demographic variables were included in the analysis. The results suggest that when hospital advertisements are ... -
How consumers view hospital advertising
(© 1994 The Haworth Press, Inc., 1994)This paper examines consumer attitudes toward hospital advertising. The results do not support recent findings in other professional fields that consumers are favorably disposed toward this marketing activity. From a ... -
Langmuir dark solitons in dense ultrarelativistic electron-positron gravito-plasma in pulsar magnetosphere
(© 2013 Springer, 2013)Nonlinear propagation of electrostatic modes in ultrarelativistic dense elelectron-positron gravito-plasma at the polar cap region of pulsar magnetosphere is considered. A nonlinear Schrödinger equation is obtained from ... -
Physician attitudes toward pharmaceutical sales representatives
(© 1995 Aspen Publishers, Inc., 1995)Physicians in northwestern Pennsylvania were surveyed to identify the factors that influenced their attitudes toward pharmaceutical sales representatives (PSRs). The results suggest that physicians' attitudes were influenced ... -
Development of sustain release matrix tablet of ranolazine based on methocel K4M CR: In vitro drug release and kinetic approach
(© 2011 Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 2011-10)In this study an attempt was made to design and evaluate oral sustained release matrix tablets of ranolazine using Methocel K4M CR as the retardant polymer. Tablets were prepared by conventional wet granulation technique. ... -
Multiplex PCR (polymerase chain reaction) assay for detection of E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella sp., Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in spiked shrimps (Penaeus monodon)
(© 2013 Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2013)The coastal aquaculture mainly shrimps constitute major export sector in Bangladesh and is increasingly shaped by international trade conditions and by national responses to those stringent quality and safety standards. ... -
Enhancement of microstructure and initial permeability due to Cu substitution in Ni0.50-xCuxZn0.50Fe 2O4 ferrites
(© 2011 Elsevier, 2011-08)Structural and magnetic properties of Cu substituted Ni 0.50-xCuxZn0.50Fe2O4 ferrites (where x=0.00.25) prepared by an auto combustion method have been investigated. The X-ray diffraction patterns of these compositions ... -
Doctors' service orientation in public, private, and foreign hospitals
(© 2007 Emerald Group Publishing Limited., 2007)The purpose of this study is to propose a doctors' service orientation (DSO) scale and uses it to compare the services received in public, private and foreign hospitals in a developing country from the patient's perspective. ... -
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 ... -
Credibility of TV news in a developing country: the case of Bangladesh
(© 2012 AEJMC., 2012)Television has recently experienced unprecedented expansion in Bangladesh. Given its popularity and influence, and with more people using it for their information, research on the credibility of TV news is warranted. ... -
Customer satisfaction with complaint resolution in the power sector in a developing economy
(© 2012 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC., 2012)Public services play a critical role in helping nations evolve into modern societies. The power sector is especially vital because of its profound influence on other sectors of the economy. Unfortunately, the power sector ... -
Antimicrobials resistance pattern of escherichia coli collected from various pathological specimens
(© 2012 Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2012)Irrational use of antibiotics is common in Bangladesh. The purpose of the present study was to know the effectiveness of various commonly used antimicrobials against Escherichia coli. Antimicrobial susceptibility test was ... -
Prospects and problems of medical tourism in Bangladesh
(© 2013 Baywood Publishing Co., Inc., 2013)The growing trend of Bangladeshi patients travelling abroad for medical services has led to some soul-searching in policy circles. While other countries of the Southeast Asia region are profiting from medical tourism, ... -
The structure of service quality perceptions for multiple-encounter services
(© 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health., 2013)The objective of this study was to examine a complex service environment-hospitals-to suggest how service quality could be reframed and measured for multiple-encounter service situations more effectively. SUBJECTS:: In ... -
Binding of desloratadine and atenolol with bovine serum albumin and their in-vitro interactions
(© 2012 Ars Pharmaceutica, 2012)Aims: The binding of atenolol a selective β1 receptor antagonist and desloratadine, an H1 receptor antagonist, to bovine serum albumin. Methods: The analysis of binding was studied by equilibrium dialysis method (ED) using ... -
In vivo measurement of the surface energy of human fingernail plates
(© 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. ... -
Impact of cadmium exposure on human health with a focus on Bangladesh
(© 2014 European Journal of Toxicological Sciences, 2014-03)The environment in which we claim to “live” in has become a huge reservoir of toxic metals. Human health is under constant risk of deterioration due to increasing chronic exposure of such metals that adversely affect the ... -
Optimizing oral drug delivery using lipid based formulations
(© 2014 International Research Journal of Pharmacy, 2014)A great challenge facing the pharmaceutical scientists is transforming the new pharmacologically active lipophilic compounds that are poorly water soluble into orally administered medications with sufficient bioavailability. ...