Arlene C. Seña, Mark Wolff, Frieda Behets, Kathleen Van Damme, David H. Martin, Peter Leone, Linda McNeil, and Edward W. Hook Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; EMMES Corporation, Rockville, Maryland; Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Madagascar, Antananarivo; Department of Medicine, Louisiana State Uni...

Background: Prevalence of hydatidiform mole is not clearly defined, partly because most studies have reported different prevalence rates from different regions. However, there is no previous study that has determined the prevalence and associated risk factors of HM among patients with incomplete abortion evacuated at Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) and Sekou Toure Regional Hospital (STRH). Methods...

Each night, around 20,000 peopleboth adults and childrenmake the streets of Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh) their home. Living amongst the noise, rubbish, and traffic, thousands of families walk down the streets of Dhaka, looking for a safe place to rest for just a few hours each night. Trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty, the pavement dwellers are amongst the most vulnerable people ...

VANETs are composed of a number of vehicles moving on city roads, able to interconnect with one another without a fixed infrastructure. Improvisation of a new vehicular communication system should entitle a node to travel safely with high speed mobility while maintaining seamless interconnectivity. To evaluate the impact of mobility models such as FTM, IDM, IDM-IM and IDM-LC on VANETs routing p...

Buriganga, an economically important river located around the industrialized urban area of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. In this study, 17 water quality parameters (EC, pH, TSS, temperature, F-, Cl-, SO42-, Cr,...

Bed bugs are resurging throughout the world, and, thus, effective pest control strategies are constantly needed. A few studies have evaluated 25(b) and other natural, or so-called "green" products, as well as over-the-counter insecticides for bed bugs, but additional studies are needed to determine efficacy of bed bug control products. This double-blinded research project was initiated to exami...

The experiment was performed to evaluate effect of heavy metals on total phytoplankton load (TPL) using water of Turag River adjacent to Ashulia locating on the north-eastern side of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Total phytoplankton load comprises of Euglena sp., Borodinella sp., Pediastrum biradiatum, Pinnularia sp., Fragillaria sp., Fragillaria crotonensis, Gloeocapsa sp., Navicula sp., Cynedra sp....