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Usage of academic libraries: the role of service quality, resources, and user characteristics
(© Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001)
Competitive pressures from different information providers; widely
available information resources; rising costs of books, serials, and electronic
resources; and emerging new technologies and services providing
information ...
Understanding the lives of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in rural Bangladesh: use of mixed methods
(© 2015 Action for Disability Regional Rehabilitation Centre, 2015-06)
Cerebral palsy is the most prevalent health condition linked to childhood
disability in Bangladesh, yet support and rehabilitation for this group is limited.
Understanding the impact of cerebral palsy at family level is ...
Socio-economic inequality of chronic non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh
(© 2016 Public Library of Science, 2016-11)
Introduction Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major public health challenge, and undermine social and economic development in much of the developing world, including Bangladesh. Epidemiologic evidence on the ...
The economic impact of e-commerce
(© 2005 BRAC University Journal, BRAC University, 2005)
E-commerce has a significant impact on business costs and productivity. E-Commerce has a chance
to be widely adopted due to its simple applications. Thus it has a large economic impact. It gives
the opportunity for ...
Evaluation of different temporal disaggregation techniques and an application to Italian GDP
(BRAC University, 2009)
In this paper temporally disaggregation is conducted through regression-based models, namely by Chow-Lin (1971) and Fernandez (1981). The disaggregation is carried out using four GDP series of Italy, collecting data from ...
Choice and evaluation of hospitals in Bangladesh: insights from patients and policy implications
(© University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Health Policy & Administration., 1998)
Various aspects of health care services in Bangladesh, especially in the public sector, are not well documented. Based on a survey, this paper attempts to gain insights into the health care area from the perspectives of ...
Towards a socially just model: balancing hunger and response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
(BMJ Global Health 2020, 2020-06-01)
Stakeholder insights for effective higher education management
(© 2008 published jointly by BAFED and BU-IED, 2008)
This paper looks at human development in higher education through the lens of its users (the
alumni). Tertiary education in Bangladesh has recorded over a five-fold growth since its
birth in 1971. Yet, the participation ...
Same old, same old: from boring to creative presentation
(© 2011 BRAC University Journal, 2011)
This study compares attitudes of tertiary-level students in Australia and Bangladesh towards the use of technology in lectures and seminars. Students were shown audiovisual recordings of two seminars. The content and teacher ...
A controlled before-and-after perspective on the improving maternal, neonatal, and child survival program in rural Bangladesh: an impact analysis
(© 2016 Public Library of Science, 2016-09)
Objectives We evaluated the impact of the Improving Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Survival (IMNCS) project, which is being implemented by BRAC in rural communities in Bangladesh. Methods Four districts received program ...