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Addressing sustainability through public procurement for sustainable development of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2014-12)
Purpose: Achieving sustainable development is one of the many challenges confronting Bangladesh in its attempt to attain the middle-income country status by 2021. Recognizing the important role that public procurement can ...
Breast cancer in South Asia: a Bangladeshi perspective
(© 2014 Elsevier Ltd., 2014)
South Asian countries are facing a hidden breast cancer epidemic. A significant proportion of the breast cancer cases occur in premenopausal women. Knowledge of the various aspects of breast cancer in different geographical ...
Combination of community-based vulnerability and adaptation to storm surges in coastal regions of Bangladesh
(© 2014 World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd, 2014)
Bangladesh has been identified as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change and rising sea-level. This is because it is located at the northern end of the funnel-shaped Bay of Bengal, and as a consequence it ...
Recognition of and response to neonatal intrapartum-related complications in home-birth settings in Bangladesh
(© 2014 International Centre For Diarrhoeal, Disease Research, Bangladesh, 2014)
Intrapartum-related complications (previously called 'birth asphyxia') are a significant contributor to deaths of newborns in Bangladesh. This study describes some of the perceived signs, causes, and treatments for this ...
Economic burden of influenza-associated hospitalizations and outpatient visits in Bangladesh during 2010
(© 2014 Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2014)
Objective: Understanding the costs of influenza-associated illness in Bangladesh may help health authorities assess the cost-effectiveness of influenza prevention programs. We estimated the annual economic burden of ...
Meaning of death: an exploration of perception of elderly in a Bangladeshi Village
(2014-06-25)
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of meaning of death
among the elderly in a Bangladeshi community, and to understand how the meaning of death
affects one’s overall well-being. Understandings ...
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 ...
Effect of vitamin D, calcium and multiple micronutrients supplementation on lipid profile in pre-menopausal Bangladeshi garment factory workers with hypovitaminosis D
(© 2014 International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 2014)
Elevated total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in sera are both well-known risk factors of coronary heart disease. Adequate vitamin D status is important for optimal function of many organs and tissues ...
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 ...
Health in Bangladesh: lessons and challenges
(© 2014 Elsevier Limited, 2014)