Having 21.9 million adult smokers, Bangladesh ranks among the top ten heaviest smoking countries in the world. Correlates of unsuccessful smoking cessation remain unknown. We aimed to identify the correlates of unsuccessful smoking cessation among adults in Bangladesh. We used data from the 2009 Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) for Bangladesh. We compared socio-demographic, belief about healt...

3.24.1 An Introduction to the Cannabis Plant 1034 3.24.1.1 The Different Forms of Cannabis 1035 3.24.1.2 The Botany of Cannabis sativa 1035 3.24.1.3 A Short History of Cannabis 1037 3.24.1.4 Chemical Constituents of Cannabis 1038 3.24.2 Cannabinoids 1039 3.24.2.1 Cannabinoids Defined 1040 3.24.2.2 Biosynthesis of the Cannabinoids 1041 3.24.2.2.1 The acidic cannabinoids 1041 3.24.2.2.2 Occurrenc...

The amino acid sequences of the C-terminal domain (CTD) of the type II DNA topoisomerases are divergent and species specific as compared with the highly conserved N-terminal and central domains. A set of C-terminal deletion mutants of Leishmania donovani topoisomerase II was constructed. Removal of more than 178 amino acids out of 1236 amino acid residues from the C-terminus inactivates the enz...

BACKGROUND Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a complex, heterogeneous disorder of uncertain etiology with strong genetic background. Insulin resistance is present in the majority of PCOS cases with linkage and association between single nucleotide polymorphisms of insulin receptor (INSR) gene and PCOS. OBJECTIVE To examine whether the exon 17 of INSR gene contributes to genetic susceptibi...

BACKGROUND Although transvaginal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrievals (OR) are performed routinely worldwide, there is very little systematic data about its complications. METHODS We performed a prospective cohort study following the perioperative and post-operative complications of over 1058 ORs. Additionally, we assessed the pain experienced during the OR. RESULTS A total of 1166 OR were p...