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Reducing the health effect of natural hazards in Bangladesh
(© 2013 Published by Elsevier Inc., 2013-11)
Bangladesh, with a population of 151 million people, is a country that is particularly prone to natural disasters: 26% of the population are affected by cyclones and 70% live in flood-prone regions. Mortality and morbidity ...
Reforming a community to serve the underserved: ESP modules for midwifery course at BRAC University
(@ 2015 ULAB, 2015-12)
This paper examines the impact of an ESP
course designed by BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL) for
midwives to develop their English language skills, and to
develop them professionally. The course is expected to
reform ...
Teaching english through mobile phone: bridging teachers and students in distance learning
(@ 2014 International Asia TEFL Conference., 2014-08-30)
Managing English classes in Bangladesh like many other developing countries is difficult because most of the classrooms are overcrowded. So many learners lag behind as their teachers cannot monitor their progress along ...
Parents' personality and their expectations about child's development
(© 2016 Universal Journal of Psychology., 2016)
The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of parent's personality on their expectations about the development of their children. It was hypothesized that Big-five personality would predict parental ...
Factors affecting the uptake of HIV testing among men: a mixed-methods study in rural burkina faso
(© 2015 PLoS ONE, 2015-07-01)
Background
This study aimed to explore factors shaping the decision to undergo Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) testing among men in rural Burkina Faso.
Methods
The study took place in 2009 in the Nouna Health District ...
Factors affecting the utilisation of postpartum care among young mothers in Bangladesh
(© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2011-03)
This article addresses the hypothesis that predisposing, enabling and need factors of households influence utilisation of postpartum care among the young mothers according to the timing and type of providers. To reach our ...
The semantics of progressive aspect: a thorough study
(© 2012 Stamford Journal of English, 2012)
In English grammar, verbs have two important characteristics--tense and aspect. Grammatically tense is marked in two ways: Present and Past. English verbs can have another property called aspect, applicable in both present ...
Impact of fortified biscuits on micronutrient deficiencies among primary school children in Bangladesh
(© 2017 Plos One, 2017-04-05)
Background
Micronutrient deficiencies can compromise the development potential of school-aged children, and their later health and productivity as adults. School feeding and school-based fortification approaches have been ...
Night mode prohibitory traffic signs detection
(© 2013 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2013)
Prohibitory traffic signs play an important role in guiding, warning and regulating traffic system. As driving over the speed limit is often the major cause of accidents, detecting this group of prohibitory signs may reduce ...
How Earning Per Share (EPS) affects on share price and firm value
(© 2014 European Journal of Business and Management, 2014)
Earnings per Share (EPS) is generally considered most important factor to determine share price and firm value.
Literature shows that most of the individual investors take their individual investment decision based on the ...