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A review of sustainable biofuels from waste materials: development and challenges
(Brac University, 2021-12)
Biofuel is a fuel derived from living things or their wastes (biomass) that is considered as the most potential and alternative energy source. It includes bioethanol biodiesel, biohydrogen, biogas, etc. Due to its environmental ...
Use of antibiotics leading the occurrence of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria on hydroponically grown Mung bean sprouts.
(BRAC University, 2021-06)
Antibiotics are used to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria that can cause plant disease
or associate to human disease during the development of food crops. The goal of this study was to
observe the effect of ...
Carbapenem resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in community wastewaters of Dhaka, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-12)
Background: Carbapenems are beta-lactams that include some of the most widely used antibiotics worldwide, with inhibition of its treatment posing an alarming risk to healthcare. Resistance to this drug is determined by the ...
A review on the causative agents, risk factors and management of ventilator associated Pneumonia: from South Asian perspective
(Brac University, 2021-09)
Ventilator Associated Pneumoniae (VAP) is a common hospital acquired pneumoniae in ICU patients. Patients with pneumoniae after 48 hours of mechanical ventilation is considered VAP. INICC found that VAP rates between 2003 ...
The landscape of drug resistant Tuberculosis in South-East Asia (SEA) region: a burden of disease and challenges in detection
(Brac University, 2021-10)
Tuberculosis, mainly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a serious bacterial infection that primarily infects the respiratory system but can spread to other organs of the body. Approximately one-third of the world’s ...
Overview of Listeria monocytogens and its epidemiology : a potential threat for pregnant women
(Brac University, 2021-12)
Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive intracellular, aerobic, and facultative anaerobic bacteria that is mostly transferred to humans through food. Thousands of people have died as a result of listeriosis outbreaks. ...
A review on association between respiratory infections and diabetes
(Brac University, 2021-05)
Respiratory disease is a major cause of elevated morbidity and mortality worldwide. Between 1990
and 2017, the mortality rate from chronic respiratory diseases increased by 18%, from 3.32 million
to 3.91 million. Several ...
Follow-Up of practiced treatment regimens & health conditions of recovered patients of COVID-19 residing in Dhaka city: A survey-based descriptive cross-sectional study
(Brac University, 2021-04)
Background and aim: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread worldwide like
wildfire since late December 2019. Caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus2 (SARS-CoV-2), this pandemic has induced a sense ...
Malaria: transmission, diagnosis and treatment: A Review
(Brac University, 2021-11)
Malaria is an ancient vector-borne human diseases that is caused by the plasmodium parasite. Anopheles mosquitoes are the vector that contains the plasmodium parasite sporozoites. There are 5 most common Plasmodium parasite ...
Isolation and characterization of high stress tolerance yeast from various sources in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-05)
Bioethanol is becoming popular day by day because of its increasing demand as a renewable
resource. A single celled eukaryotic living organism called yeast plays a vital role in producing
alcohol. Though there are many ...