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Antidiarrheal, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the musa sapientum seed
(© 2011, Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology., 2011)
Musa sapientum (M.sapientum) commonly known as 'banana' is widely used in Bangladeshi folk medicine for the treatment of various ailments including diarrhea. Hence, the present study was designed to investigate antidiarrheal, ...
Detection of multiple elements in coal samples from Bangladesh by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
(© 2011 Elsevier Ltd., 2011-11)
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) was used to analyze the coal samples from the Barapukuria coal mine of Bangladesh and coal from eastern India. Besides the major elements carbon and silicon, a number of minor ...
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 ...
A single phase buck-boost AC-AC converter with low input current THD and high input power factor
(© 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2011)
Two new topologies of Buck-Boost single-phase ac-ac conversion are proposed. In one of the circuits a bi-directional switch with a single buck-boost inductor is used, whereas, in the other circuit a bi-directional switch ...
Square diaphragm CMUT capacitance calculation using a new deflection shape function
(© 2011 Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2011)
A new highly accurate closed-form capacitance calculation model has been developed to calculate the capacitance of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) built with square diaphragms. The model has been ...
Noninstitutional births and newborn care practices among adolescent mothers in Bangladesh
(© 2011 JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 2011)
Objective: To describe home-based newborn care practices among adolescent mothers in Bangladesh and to identify sociodemographic, antenatal care (ANC), and delivery care factors associated with these practices. Design: The ...
Biomechanics for inclusive urban design: effects of tactile paving on older adults' gait when crossing the street
(© 2011 Published by Elsevier Inc., 2011-05-17)
In light of our ageing population it is important that the urban environment is easily accessible and hence supports older adults' independence. Tactile ‘blister’ paving was originally designed to provide guidance for ...
Design, implementation and performance of a controller for uninterruptible solar hot water system
(© 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2011)
This paper describes a novel design and implementation of an automatic control system for solar hot water system in both domestic and industrial purpose. The project consists of one 150 liters evacuated tube solar collector, ...
In vitro study on interaction of ketotifen fumarate with metformin hydrochloride
(© 2011 Latin American Journal of Pharmacy, 2011)
The present study was designed to study the in vitro interaction of ketotifen fumarate and metformin hydrochloride in aqueous media at different pH values using Job's continuous-variation analysis and Ardon's spectrophotomeric ...
Feasibility and importance of an automatic controller for solar hot water system
(© 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2011)
Being a developing country, Bangladesh has a very poor condition in terms of generating electricity. Alongside, natural resources like fuel and coal are in limited amount and will not be able to sustain forever. As a result, ...