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Microbiological qualities of some foods sold in the street and in the mid-level and high-level restaurants
(BRAC University, 2014-12)
Street foods and restaurant foods play an important role in people’s daily food options as well as their regular nutritional requirements are dependent on these foods, as their ever-growing busy schedule take away the ...
'O antigenic' polysaccharide specific memory B cell responses in Bangladeshi Cholera patients infected with Vibrio cholerae O1
(BRAC University, 2015-03)
Cholera, caused by Vibrio cholerae O1/O139, is an acute dehydrating enteric disease
with high mortality rate if untreated. Several efforts have been made to develop
effective vaccines, and effort is still continuing. The ...
Mutation patterns in the HBB gene determine the frequency and onset of blood transfusion in patients with beta-thalassemia major and HbE-beta thalassemia
(Brac University, 2019-11)
Thalassemia is a blood disorder passed down through families (inherited) in which the body
makes an abnormal form or inadequate amount of hemoglobin. Co-inheritance of beta-thalassemia
alleles from two parents results ...
The value of different red cell parameters in the diagnosis of microcytic hypochromic anaemia
(BRAC University, 2016-01)
The most common causes of microcytosis are iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and Beta thalassemia trait (BTT). BTT is an important differential diagnosis of IDA in Southeast Asian countries including Bangladesh. A definitive ...
Bioinformatic approach to predict structure, sequence motif and expression level of breast cancer biomarker molecule: protein and miRNA
(BRAC University, 2016-04)
Breast cancer is an important public health issue. It is both a heterogeneous disease and most common cancer affecting women worldwide. It has become the reason of 69% cancer death in women throughout the whole world and ...
Effect of growth regulators on shoot induction and plant regeneration in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)
(BRAC University, 2011-11)
Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Miller) is one of the most important winter vegetable crops in Bangladesh. To meet the increasing demand of tomato in Bangladesh, it is necessary to develop new varieties adapted to various ...
Comparison of Xpert MTB/RIFAssay with smear microscopy and culture for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis
(BRAC University, 2017-10)
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s most serious diseases, leading to more than one million deaths each year. The emergence of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis poses a threat to tuberculosis ...
Evaluation of the antioxidant and in vitro cytotoxic activity of Averrhoa carambola, Aegle marmelos and Spondias pinnata leaf extracts
(BRAC University, 2015-04)
Three typically grown Bangladeshi fruit trees, Averrhoa carambola L, Spondias pinnata and
Aegle marmelos possess various therapeutically important properties and their different parts
have been experimented for antioxidant ...
A study on hematological parameters of tuberculosis patients in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2018-11)
Among all the infectious diseases, tuberculosis (TB) remains the deadliest. In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) ranked Bangladesh 6th among the world’s 22 high-burden TB countries. In this study various hematological ...
In Vitro regneration of three local potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) varieties of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2011-09)
The present study was conducted to develop an efficient and reliable protocol for in vitro
regeneration of potato varieties. Experiments were conducted with a view to standardize
in vitro regeneration of three local ...