Development of outreach skills is critical for researchers when communicating their work to non-e... more Development of outreach skills is critical for researchers when communicating their work to non-expert audiences. However, due to the lack of formal training, researchers are typically unaware of the benefits of outreach training and often under-prioritize outreach. We present a training programme conducted with an international network of PhD students in quantum physics, which focused on developing outreach skills and an understanding of the associated professional benefits by creating an outreach portfolio consisting of a range of implementable outreach products. We describe our approach, assess the impact, and provide guidelines for designing similar programmes across scientific disciplines in the future.
Background: This study was carried out to see the association of the low total cholesterol level ... more Background: This study was carried out to see the association of the low total cholesterol level with primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) in Bangladeshi population.Materials and Methods: This was a case–control study carried out in the department of Neurology, Chittagong Medical College and Hospital from January 2013 to December 2013. Total of 132 patients were enrolled where 67 patients of hemorrhagic stroke were in the experimental group and 65 age and sex matched persons were in the control group. Low total cholesterol was designated as level less than 200mg/dl. Data were analyzed and compared by SPSS version 19.Results:The proportion of ICH patients with low total cholesterol was significantly higher than the controls (74.6% vs. 32.3%). Mean total cholesterol was also significantly low in ICH patients compared with controls (180 mg/dL vs. 217 mg/dl; P-value = 0.001). Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and triglycerides were also significantly low in ICH patients comp...
Background: By the dawn of this modern era of science, the prime challenge of physician is cardio... more Background: By the dawn of this modern era of science, the prime challenge of physician is cardiovascular disease (CVD). The most important modifiable risk factors of CVDs are unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and tobacco use. The effects of unhealthy diet and physical inactivity include abnormal blood lipid, obesity and hypertension. We tried to evaluate and correlate the pattern of lipid profile in obese and non-obese hypertensive patients. Objectives: This study was conducted at medicine department of Cumilla Medical College Hospital. The principal aim was to evaluate the lipid profile in obese and non-obese adult hypertensive patients. Methodology: During this cross sectional analytical study, a total of 100 adult hypertensive patients were taken by purposive sampling. Among them 50 (group 1) patients were taken those were obese and 50 (group 2) patients taken those were non-obese according to BMI measurement on operational definition. Diagnosis of hypertension would be established with the help of ambulatory BP measurements two occasions few minutes apart. The staging of hypertension was done according to JNC7 Criteria. Morning blood samples were taken after 8-12 hours of fasting and lipid profiles were done on authentic laboratories. The laboratory values were interpreted according to the operational definition of dyslipidaemia. The ethical research and review committee approved the study protocol and signed informed consent was obtained from the participants.
Development of outreach skills is critical for researchers when communicating their work to non-e... more Development of outreach skills is critical for researchers when communicating their work to non-expert audiences. However, due to the lack of formal training, researchers are typically unaware of the benefits of outreach training and often under-prioritize outreach. We present a training programme conducted with an international network of PhD students in quantum physics, which focused on developing outreach skills and an understanding of the associated professional benefits by creating an outreach portfolio consisting of a range of implementable outreach products. We describe our approach, assess the impact, and provide guidelines for designing similar programmes across scientific disciplines in the future.
Background: This study was carried out to see the association of the low total cholesterol level ... more Background: This study was carried out to see the association of the low total cholesterol level with primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) in Bangladeshi population.Materials and Methods: This was a case–control study carried out in the department of Neurology, Chittagong Medical College and Hospital from January 2013 to December 2013. Total of 132 patients were enrolled where 67 patients of hemorrhagic stroke were in the experimental group and 65 age and sex matched persons were in the control group. Low total cholesterol was designated as level less than 200mg/dl. Data were analyzed and compared by SPSS version 19.Results:The proportion of ICH patients with low total cholesterol was significantly higher than the controls (74.6% vs. 32.3%). Mean total cholesterol was also significantly low in ICH patients compared with controls (180 mg/dL vs. 217 mg/dl; P-value = 0.001). Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and triglycerides were also significantly low in ICH patients comp...
Background: By the dawn of this modern era of science, the prime challenge of physician is cardio... more Background: By the dawn of this modern era of science, the prime challenge of physician is cardiovascular disease (CVD). The most important modifiable risk factors of CVDs are unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and tobacco use. The effects of unhealthy diet and physical inactivity include abnormal blood lipid, obesity and hypertension. We tried to evaluate and correlate the pattern of lipid profile in obese and non-obese hypertensive patients. Objectives: This study was conducted at medicine department of Cumilla Medical College Hospital. The principal aim was to evaluate the lipid profile in obese and non-obese adult hypertensive patients. Methodology: During this cross sectional analytical study, a total of 100 adult hypertensive patients were taken by purposive sampling. Among them 50 (group 1) patients were taken those were obese and 50 (group 2) patients taken those were non-obese according to BMI measurement on operational definition. Diagnosis of hypertension would be established with the help of ambulatory BP measurements two occasions few minutes apart. The staging of hypertension was done according to JNC7 Criteria. Morning blood samples were taken after 8-12 hours of fasting and lipid profiles were done on authentic laboratories. The laboratory values were interpreted according to the operational definition of dyslipidaemia. The ethical research and review committee approved the study protocol and signed informed consent was obtained from the participants.
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