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A novel parallel texture feature extraction method using log-gabor filter and singular value decomposition (SVD)
(© 2017 ACM, 2017-01)
Texture feature extraction consolidated with texture feature detection and feature matching solves many typical problems of image processing and computer vision; such as, texture classification, pattern recognition, object ...
Globalising Southern approaches to reducing extreme poverty: Policy adoption of BRAC’s targeting the ultra poor graduation program
(Taylor and Francis, 2024-03-30)
This paper explores how BRAC’s Targeting the Ultra Poor graduation program was globally adopted as a successful pathway for extremely poor households to build sustainable livelihoods and improve their conditions. It explores ...
School to work transition: Employment and expectations of former madrasa students in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
(Elsevier, 2024-04)
We document the dynamics of the school-to-work transition of former madrasa students in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – the host community of the Rohingya refugees. We conduct a phone survey using a respondent-driven sampling ...
Economic recovery of the new poor created by COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh
(Taylor and Francis, 2023-11-06)
The COVID-19 shock resulted in a large number of people becoming newly poor in Bangladesh, for whom recovery was slow and difficult. In response, BRAC implemented a nationwide program – credit, business planning support, ...
The impact of entrepreneurship training and credit on the labour market outcomes of disadvantaged young people
(Taylor and Francis, 2024-02-23)
This paper estimates the impact of a program providing classroom and on-the-job entrepreneurship training followed by the provision of a loan to disadvantaged youth. We find that the program increases employment by seven ...
Labour market outcomes and child marriage: Evidence from BRAC's skills training programme
(Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2023-05)
Inadequate employment opportunities and child marriage are major challenges for female adolescents in many developing countries. Using panel data on a group of 14-18-year-old Bangladeshi adolescents receiving vocational ...
Food security in rural Bangladesh: A comparative study of scientific and grassroots perceptions
(Sage Journals, 2024-03-29)
The literature provides a comprehensive understanding of the scientific definition of food security in terms of its conceptual meaning, measurement and analysis. However, this definition contrasts significantly with the ...
International migration and the religious schooling of children in the home country: Evidence from Bangladesh
(Springer Link, 2022-07-09)
This paper investigates whether international migration increases the religious schooling of children in the home country. I find that migration by a household member from Bangladesh to a Muslim-majority country increases ...
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to healthcare among people with disabilities: Evidence from six low- and middle-income countries
(BMC, 2023-08-31)
Background
The pandemic has placed considerable strain on health systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), leading to reductions in the availability of routine health services. Emerging evidence ...