BRACU Faculty Publications: Recent submissions
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Phytochemical and hypoglycemic screening of seeds and peel of nephelium longan fruits
(© 2015 International Journal of Biochemistry, 2015-12)Phytotherapy is considered to be lowest lethal or has no side effects in contrast to current allopathic medicines. The intention of the present investigation was to assess the therapeutic efficacy of Nephelium longan extract ... -
Preliminary studies on phytochemicals and cytotoxic activity of methanolic rhizome extract of Hedychium coronarium
(© 2015 Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2015)The methanolic extract of the rhizome of Hedychium coronarium (Family- Zingiberaceae) was screened for the presence of various phytochemicals by standard procedures and the cytotoxic activity was evaluated by brine ... -
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 ... -
Phytochemical analysis, cytotoxic and in vitro antioxidant activity of erythrina variegate bark
(© 2015 European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2015-11)Aim:The objective of the present study was to investigate the phytochemical analysis, cytotoxic and antioxidant activities of the bark extracts of Erythrina variegate.Place and Duration of Study: The plant, ... -
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 ... -
An examination of the effects of adaptive selling behavior and customer orientation on performance of pharmaceutical salespeople in an emerging market
(© 2013 The Author(s), SAGE Journals, 2013)The effects of salespeople's customer orientation and adaptive selling behavior on their performance have been frequently studied in the marketing literature. However, most of the studies were conducted in the developed ... -
Explaining industrial importers' commitment from an emerging market perspective: theoretical and managerial insights
(© 2014 Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014)This study seeks to provide insights concerning the predictors of industrial importers' commitment to their foreign suppliers in a relationship paradigm involving an emerging market. Design/methodology/approach: Integrating ... -
Neuro-fuzzy based joint relay-selection and resource-allocation for cooperative networks
(© 2011 Transactions on Electrical Engineering, Electronics, and Communications, 2011-02)This paper focuses on a joint relay-selection and resource-allocation algorithm for an Amplify-and-Forward (AF) cooperative network. In a multiuser scenario, joint relay selection and power allocation is a combinational ... -
Effect of random perturbations on adaptive observation techniques
(© 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2012-05-10)An observation sensitivity (OS) method to identify targeted observations is implemented in the context of four-dimensional variational (4D-Var) data assimilation. This methodology is compared with the well-established ... -
Hypoglycemic and in vitro antioxidant effects of methanolic extract of Marsilea quadrifolia Plant
(© 2011 Pharmacognosy Journal, 2011-10)Introduction: Oxidative stress induced by alloxan has been shown to damage pancreatic beta cell and produce hyperglycemia in rats. Hence the present investigation has designed to appraise antidiabetic and antioxidant ... -
Practice of using gifts as promotional materials for marketing of pharmaceutical products in Bangladesh: a survey conducted on general physicians and representatives from pharmaceutical companies
(© 2011 Stamford Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2011)The present study was undertaken to find out the promotional strategies followed by the pharmaceutical companies, attitudes and responses of physicians towards these promotional activities and influence of using gifts as ... -
The structure and measures of service quality perceptions for multiple-encounter services: a study of hospitals in Bangladesh
(© 2014 W. S. Maney & Son Ltd., 2014)This paper examines a complex multiple-encounter service environment – hospitals in a developing country – and suggests that service quality measures ought to be tied to key actors’ performance metrics. Based on face-to-face ... -
Tsunami source uncertainty estimation: the 2011 Japan tsunami
(© 2016 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2016)This paper studies the initial sea surface displacement and its uncertainty after an earthquake based on tsunami waveforms. The spatial distribution is inferred with a Bayesian approach that provides probabilities that are ... -
Television news in Bangladesh: intersection of market-oriented journalism and perceived credibility
(© 2014 AMIC/SCI-NTU.Routledge, 2014)The television medium has occupied a dominant place in Bangladesh. With the unprecedented expansion of the television industry, questions are being raised about a palpable rise in market-oriented journalism (MOJ) in the ... -
Anti-alzheimer and antioxidant activity of celastrus paniculatus seed
(© 2011 Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2011)The crude methanolic extract of the seeds ofCelastrus paniculatus along with its organic soluble fractions were tested for their possible antioxidant and antialzheirmer (AD) activity. The extracts showed prominent DPPH ... -
A model of customer-centric banking practices for corporate clients in Bangladesh
(© 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., 2016)Customer-centric banking envisions that banks should meet both tangible and intangible satisfaction criteria of their customers. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the customer-centric banking practices that drive ... -
Early detection of lung cancer risk using data mining
(© 2013 Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2013)Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide Therefore, identification of genetic as well as environmental factors is very important in developing novel methods of lung cancer prevention. However, ... -
Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of acetophenone semicarbazone and benzophenone semicarbazone
(© 2012 Asian Pacific Tropical Biomedical Magazine., 2012-02)To study anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities in swiss albino mice, two schiff bases namely acetophenone semicarbazone (ASC) and benzophenone semicarbazone (BSC) were synthesized and characterized. Methods: Two doses ... -
Score based risk assessment of lung cancer and its evaluation for Bangladeshi people
(© 2014 Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, 2014)Background: The problem of cancer, especially lung cancer, is very acute in Bangladesh. The present study was conducted to evaluate the risk of lung cancer among Bangladeshi people based on hereditary, socio-economic and ... -
Micropropagation of environmental stress tolerant local potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) varieties of Bangladesh
(© 2014 Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue, 2014)In vitro response of four explants namely, leaf, shoot apex, nodal and internodal, in three stress tolerant Bangladeshi potato varieties, viz. Zaubilati, Shadaguti and Challisha were tested. Of all the varieties, Shadaguti ...
