Road traffic crash, tenth-leading cause of all deaths, kills around 1.24 million people globally.... more Road traffic crash, tenth-leading cause of all deaths, kills around 1.24 million people globally. Although developed countries have shown significant progress in preventing this burden, fatality rate is considerably increasing in developing countries. In Bangladesh, around 21 000 people are killed annually in RTI whereas almost 43% of national highway crashes are concentrated on 5% of the total road length. It’s clearly perceptible that hazardous risky locations are clustered; hence intervention in small road length could save many lives. Considering this factor, Roads and Highways Department (RHD) of Bangladesh has recently implemented a project of 144 black spots improvement. 10 of these spots were in the district of Narsingdi, of Dhaka-Sylhet national highway (N2), one of the deadliest highways of Bangladesh which killed around 391 people and injured more than 1104 people within the year from 2008 to 2015. Majority of the victims of these crashes were pedestrians. Within the 45 kilometer project length, 40 fatal crashes occurred during the year 2006 to 2014. The major crash types were hit pedestrian, head-on and rear-end collision. Most of the time, human factor such as over speeding and over taking induces those crashes. After rigorous field visit and safety audit, proper engineering interventions were implemented within one year tine period that cost around 2 million USD. Majority of the works included curvature correction, delineation improvement, road widening, road divider and rumble strips construction. Out of the total expense, 71% cost were related to new pavement construction whereas road divider construction cost around 16% and delineation improvement cost around 11%. After the intervention, no fatal crashes have occurred yet which is a major success of the intervention. However, the intervention scheme could be improved through considering social intervention in the project area. Considering the short implementation period and cost effectiveness, this initiative could be replicated in many other LMICs.
Background: Mastalgia and fibroadenomas are common among the women in reproductive age group. Thy... more Background: Mastalgia and fibroadenomas are common among the women in reproductive age group. Thyroid dysfunction has been implicated as the etiology. Objective: To identify the relationship of Hypothyroidism in the causation of developing Mastalgia. Methods: This case-control study was carried out in the Department of General Surgery, BSMMU, Dhaka, between January 2019 to June 2019. A total of 90 patients with mastalgia due to nonadherence to antithyroid therapy, out of which 60 patients with Hypothyroidism were considered as a group I and 30 without Hypothyroidism were considered as group II. For statistical analyses of the results generation, using window-based computer software devised with Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS-23). Results: The majority 96.7% of patients were married in group I and 85.0% in group II. Nearly three fourth 73.3% of patients had not a history of oral contraceptives in group I and 15.0% in group II. The mean TSH was 9.23±8.84 mlu/l in group...
Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 2021
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is an important tropical fruit that is grown commercially in many cou... more Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is an important tropical fruit that is grown commercially in many countries of the world. Nowadays, fruit powder is a great alternative source of healthy nutrient and exceptional value-added products. An effective extraction condition can play an important role in minimizing the loss of nutrients, which depends on its perfect selection of effective parameter conditions. In this study, the effects of temperature, the concentration of ethanol, extraction time, and material ratio on the flavonoid contents in mango powder have been investigated. The Response Surface Methodology along with Central Composite Design, was used to get the optimum value of Total Flavonoid Content extracted from mango powder. We have observed from the model that the amount of secondary metabolites (flavonoids) has reached its maxima 501.08 mg QE/100 g extracted at 80ºC for 4 h. by using 80% ethanol with a material ratio of 1:1. The accuracy of the developed model was validated by conducting the extraction process of flavonoids in the laboratory using the derived optimum conditions. The experimental value of the total flavonoid content is 498.96 ± 3.45 mg QE/100 g (N = 3), which was very close to the predicted score of the model. This indicates that the model is adequate to optimize the extraction of flavonoids from mango powder.
The 7th International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics... more The 7th International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics (IWACIII2021) Beijing, China, Oct.31-Nov.3, 2021 1 Abstract: The conventional automatic drug dispenser can significantly contribute to numerous services such as medicine industries, pharmacy shops and medical assistance by reducing the workload of medical workers and allowing patients to take their timely medication. In this paper, we use a segmentation technique to identify the location of drug pillboxes from the medicine shelves with the automatic counting of spiral pillboxes. The proposed method is a solution to a dynamic segmentation framework for recognizing objects from large datasets. Firstly, the picture is filtered to remove the noise to recognize the boundary line. Following that, projection lines are drawn in the center to divide the segments of pillboxes by utilizing the midpoint formula, which supports smooth counting of line detection among objects. Besides, we applied the...
This research investigates the relationship between enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) and p... more This research investigates the relationship between enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) and programme management (PgM) resources, and subsequently how PgM resources and sustainability integrate into social enterprise. With a resource-based view (RBV) concept as the theoretical starting point, a systematic literature review identified EEFs relating to PgM resources, and PgM resources relating to sustainability in private and public organisations. A mixed-method research approach was used that is founded on a sequential exploratory strategy. In the preliminary phase, meta qualitative analysis was conducted; in the second phase, 16 semi structured interviews were undertaken to customise and confirm the concepts by using thematic analysis within 4 selected case studies. In the final phase, the model was validated by a survey that returned (n = 302) completed questionnaires from around Pakistan, and the used method of analysis was PLS-SEM. These research findings highlight that PgM r...
ATP and other metabolites, which are necessary for the development, maintenance, and functioning ... more ATP and other metabolites, which are necessary for the development, maintenance, and functioning of bodily cells are all synthesized in the mitochondria. Multiple copies of the genome, present within the mitochondria, together with its maternal inheritance, determine the clinical manifestation and spreading of mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The main obstacle in the way of thorough understanding of mitochondrial biology and the development of gene therapy methods for mitochondrial diseases is the absence of systems that allow to directly change mtDNA sequence. Here, we discuss existing methods of manipulating the level of mtDNA heteroplasmy, as well as the latest systems, that could be used in the future as tools for human mitochondrial genome editing. ARTICLE HISTORY Received 4 April 2018 Accepted 28 April 2018
Road traffic crash, tenth-leading cause of all deaths, kills around 1.24 million people globally.... more Road traffic crash, tenth-leading cause of all deaths, kills around 1.24 million people globally. Although developed countries have shown significant progress in preventing this burden, fatality rate is considerably increasing in developing countries. In Bangladesh, around 21 000 people are killed annually in RTI whereas almost 43% of national highway crashes are concentrated on 5% of the total road length. It’s clearly perceptible that hazardous risky locations are clustered; hence intervention in small road length could save many lives. Considering this factor, Roads and Highways Department (RHD) of Bangladesh has recently implemented a project of 144 black spots improvement. 10 of these spots were in the district of Narsingdi, of Dhaka-Sylhet national highway (N2), one of the deadliest highways of Bangladesh which killed around 391 people and injured more than 1104 people within the year from 2008 to 2015. Majority of the victims of these crashes were pedestrians. Within the 45 kilometer project length, 40 fatal crashes occurred during the year 2006 to 2014. The major crash types were hit pedestrian, head-on and rear-end collision. Most of the time, human factor such as over speeding and over taking induces those crashes. After rigorous field visit and safety audit, proper engineering interventions were implemented within one year tine period that cost around 2 million USD. Majority of the works included curvature correction, delineation improvement, road widening, road divider and rumble strips construction. Out of the total expense, 71% cost were related to new pavement construction whereas road divider construction cost around 16% and delineation improvement cost around 11%. After the intervention, no fatal crashes have occurred yet which is a major success of the intervention. However, the intervention scheme could be improved through considering social intervention in the project area. Considering the short implementation period and cost effectiveness, this initiative could be replicated in many other LMICs.
Background: Mastalgia and fibroadenomas are common among the women in reproductive age group. Thy... more Background: Mastalgia and fibroadenomas are common among the women in reproductive age group. Thyroid dysfunction has been implicated as the etiology. Objective: To identify the relationship of Hypothyroidism in the causation of developing Mastalgia. Methods: This case-control study was carried out in the Department of General Surgery, BSMMU, Dhaka, between January 2019 to June 2019. A total of 90 patients with mastalgia due to nonadherence to antithyroid therapy, out of which 60 patients with Hypothyroidism were considered as a group I and 30 without Hypothyroidism were considered as group II. For statistical analyses of the results generation, using window-based computer software devised with Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS-23). Results: The majority 96.7% of patients were married in group I and 85.0% in group II. Nearly three fourth 73.3% of patients had not a history of oral contraceptives in group I and 15.0% in group II. The mean TSH was 9.23±8.84 mlu/l in group...
Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 2021
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is an important tropical fruit that is grown commercially in many cou... more Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is an important tropical fruit that is grown commercially in many countries of the world. Nowadays, fruit powder is a great alternative source of healthy nutrient and exceptional value-added products. An effective extraction condition can play an important role in minimizing the loss of nutrients, which depends on its perfect selection of effective parameter conditions. In this study, the effects of temperature, the concentration of ethanol, extraction time, and material ratio on the flavonoid contents in mango powder have been investigated. The Response Surface Methodology along with Central Composite Design, was used to get the optimum value of Total Flavonoid Content extracted from mango powder. We have observed from the model that the amount of secondary metabolites (flavonoids) has reached its maxima 501.08 mg QE/100 g extracted at 80ºC for 4 h. by using 80% ethanol with a material ratio of 1:1. The accuracy of the developed model was validated by conducting the extraction process of flavonoids in the laboratory using the derived optimum conditions. The experimental value of the total flavonoid content is 498.96 ± 3.45 mg QE/100 g (N = 3), which was very close to the predicted score of the model. This indicates that the model is adequate to optimize the extraction of flavonoids from mango powder.
The 7th International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics... more The 7th International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics (IWACIII2021) Beijing, China, Oct.31-Nov.3, 2021 1 Abstract: The conventional automatic drug dispenser can significantly contribute to numerous services such as medicine industries, pharmacy shops and medical assistance by reducing the workload of medical workers and allowing patients to take their timely medication. In this paper, we use a segmentation technique to identify the location of drug pillboxes from the medicine shelves with the automatic counting of spiral pillboxes. The proposed method is a solution to a dynamic segmentation framework for recognizing objects from large datasets. Firstly, the picture is filtered to remove the noise to recognize the boundary line. Following that, projection lines are drawn in the center to divide the segments of pillboxes by utilizing the midpoint formula, which supports smooth counting of line detection among objects. Besides, we applied the...
This research investigates the relationship between enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) and p... more This research investigates the relationship between enterprise environmental factors (EEFs) and programme management (PgM) resources, and subsequently how PgM resources and sustainability integrate into social enterprise. With a resource-based view (RBV) concept as the theoretical starting point, a systematic literature review identified EEFs relating to PgM resources, and PgM resources relating to sustainability in private and public organisations. A mixed-method research approach was used that is founded on a sequential exploratory strategy. In the preliminary phase, meta qualitative analysis was conducted; in the second phase, 16 semi structured interviews were undertaken to customise and confirm the concepts by using thematic analysis within 4 selected case studies. In the final phase, the model was validated by a survey that returned (n = 302) completed questionnaires from around Pakistan, and the used method of analysis was PLS-SEM. These research findings highlight that PgM r...
ATP and other metabolites, which are necessary for the development, maintenance, and functioning ... more ATP and other metabolites, which are necessary for the development, maintenance, and functioning of bodily cells are all synthesized in the mitochondria. Multiple copies of the genome, present within the mitochondria, together with its maternal inheritance, determine the clinical manifestation and spreading of mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The main obstacle in the way of thorough understanding of mitochondrial biology and the development of gene therapy methods for mitochondrial diseases is the absence of systems that allow to directly change mtDNA sequence. Here, we discuss existing methods of manipulating the level of mtDNA heteroplasmy, as well as the latest systems, that could be used in the future as tools for human mitochondrial genome editing. ARTICLE HISTORY Received 4 April 2018 Accepted 28 April 2018
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