The rapid spread of Metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) producing Gram negative bacilli represents a matter of great concern worldwide. The study analyzed the occurrence of MBL production in carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter isolates over one year period. A total of 132 Pseudomonas and 76 Acinetobacter isolates were obtained from two tertiary care hospitals of Dhaka city. A total of 53 P...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Transmission of dengue virus depends on the presence of Aedes mosquito. Mosquito generation and development is known to be influenced by the climate. This study was carried out to examine whether the climatic factors data can be used to predict yearly dengue cases of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. METHODS Monthly reported dengue cases and climate data for the years 2000-2008 ...

Traditional gender norms can restrict independent migration by women, thus preventing them from taking advantage of economic opportunities in urban areas. To explore this phenomenon, we develop a model which women make marriage and decisions jointly. The shows that, response to decline the cost migration, may use marital circumvent social barriers female migration. test related hypotheses, cons...

From her London base she exhibited widely and won many public art commissions, She received the Art and Work prize for her sculptures at 99 Bishopsgate from the Wapping Arts Trust, and in 1998 won a Royal Society of Arts Award. She represented Ireland at the Paris Biennale in 1982 and the Sao Paolo Biennale in 1985. The majority of her commissions are in the United Kingdom. The most significant...

The work is a primary approach to grab attention on probability of liquefaction hazard in Rangpur City Corporation area. The investigated area of Rangpur was suspected to have high liquefaction potential since the foundation soil consists of loose sandy silt with a very shallow aquifer. Standard Penetration Test (SPT), which follows the general format of the Seed-Idriss simplified procedure for...

∗1Ateneo Innovation Center, Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108, Philippines E-mail: [email protected] ∗2Electronics Computer and Communications Engineering Department, Ateneo de Manila University ∗3Institut Catholique d’Arts et Métiers 6 rue Auber, Lille 59000, France ∗4Alsons Aquaculture Corporation 2286 Chino Roces Ave., Makati City, 1200, Philippines ∗5Environmen...

Introduction Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is endemic in Bangladesh and sporadic and epidemic outbreaks of acute hepatitis E occur in this country almost regularly. Although the real magnitude of HEV prevalence has not been documented in Bangladesh, HEV infections and HEV-related acute hepatitis of Bangladeshi origin have been reported from different parts of the world. Methods The study was conduc...

tuberculosis in Dhaka city to enhance Stop TB strategy supported by National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP), Bangladesh. Methods Data were collected from 11 DOTcenters located in 11 out of 90 wards in Dhaka city using a two-stage systematic sampling technique. All the facilities providing DOTservices were the primary sampling unit for this study. A total of 62 pulmonary tuberculosis cases selecte...

Fruit juices are regarded as the most preferred non-alcoholic beverage worldwide to all age groups. In general, microbial growth in fruit juice is restricted by using preservatives and also through other environmental factors during production. Still, the presence of some indicator organisms in fruit juice is responsible for causing food-borne diseases and even death. So, from public health poi...

Motor vehicles are one of the major sources of air pollution in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The government took various policies to convert the petroleum vehicles on road to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), which allows both air quality improvements and energy security benefits. One of the market friendly policies to encourage the fuel switch was to increase the price differential bet...