Introduction: Smoking is prevalent among Muslims in this country despite public knowledge regarding smoking as haram (unlawful). This may be due to ignorance of the consensus of the ' mufti ' on the ' fatwa ' on smoking or a result of poor education and understanding of health-related risks of smoking. Methods: A cross-sectional, qu

The use of nitrogen fertilizer as a source of nitrogen for the growth of plant is very common in Bangladesh even all over the world. In fact the inherent supplies of readily available nutrients for Bangladesh soil are limited. The crops absorb nutrients from these insufficient supplies and the soil become exhausted. So, soil needs additional chemic

A thorough laboratory investigation is carried out to determine the characteristics of decomposed waste of municipal solid waste dumping site of Rajshahi City Corporation. Samples are collected from various depths by driving PVC pipe in different locations of the dumping site. A rigorous laboratory analysis on collected samples reveals that the con

A total of 45 clinically suspected cases of meningitis of all ages, admitted at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH), were studied to find out the etiological agents of meningitis. Among the cases, 32 (7l.1oh) were diagnosed as aseptic meningitis and L3 (ZS.Sgoh) as bacterial meningitis by the conventional CSF study. But out of total 45 cases,

Achilles tendon rupture is a not uncommon injury, however, the incidence of open Achilles tendon injury is frequently reported. It is generally perceived that open Achilles tendon injury is associated with a poor outcome and severe complications. In this study, we review the demographic feature of open Achilles injury and their functional outcome f

Wavelet transform has been applied in this research for removing noise from the surface electromyography signal (SEMG). The effectiveness of the noise removal is quantitatively measured using Root Mean Square (RMS) Error. This paper reports on the effectiveness of the wavelet transform applied to the SEMG signal as means of removing noise to retrie

This guide book will take the visitors to the capital city of the Selçuk Empire where is the centre of the night of colour of turquoise with its modern buildings, Konya is an Anatolian city, which whispers peace and calm to the ear of people. A modern and a young viewpoint of the city stands like a promenade areas in the middle of the city. It is

Bone cyst is a rare benign bone tumour which normally affect the vertebral region or long bones. Despite its benign in nature, this lesion is expansile and may cause local compression and destruction of bones and soft tissues. Involvement of facial bones is very uncommon, and the lacrimal bone is very rare. Diagnosis usually achieved by radiologica

Rajshahi city, the divisional headquarters of Bangladesh, generates between 300-350 tons of solid wastes every day. In order to protect the hazardous effects, this large quantity of wastes requires to be managed properly. Recycling of such wastes is a challenging task in the contemporary world, especially in developing countries. This study is carr

Objectives: This paper presents an outcome of pharmacist counseling among Malaysian smokers for their awareness of and willingness to quit smoking. Method: It was a cross-sectional study during a 3-day public health campaign at a shopping complex. Each self-referred participant was asked to complete a questionnaire apart from the question regarding