Publications by authors named "Bidisha"

Chondro-osseous respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartomas (COREAHs) are benign hamartomas very rarely seen in the nasal cavity. We are presenting a case of COREAH in a 39-year-old female that was managed surgically. As the clinical history and gross and radiological features of COREAH resemble those of other aggressive diseases, this case report puts emphasis on considering COREAH as a differential diagnosis to avoid unnecessary surgical interventions.

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Purpose: Rapid proliferation and nutrition starvation in the tumor microenvironment pose significant challenges to cellular protein homeostasis. The accumulation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum lumen induces stress on cells and causes irreversible damage to cells if unresolved. Emerging reports emphasize the influence of the tumor microenvironment on therapeutic molecule efficacy and treatment outcomes.

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Background And Purpose: Nurse engagement in quality improvement (QI) is critical in the delivery of safe high-quality care, yet few studies have evaluated frontline nurses in this area. The purpose of this study was to identify and compare levels of self-reported QI engagement and QI competence among frontline nurses and nurse leaders.

Methods: This study used a cross-sectional descriptive design.

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There is no denying the fact that, for a developing country like Bangladesh, the economic consequences of lockdown for containing COVID-19 pandemic can be far reaching affecting livelihoods of millions of households. Given that the share of food consumption expenditure to total expenditure is higher in the lower income groups of Bangladesh, this shock is expected to directly affect affordability of consumption of basic food items of these households. Using nationally representative household survey data of Bangladesh, and while following the Feasible Generalized Least Square method, this paper attempts to examine food poverty, food consumption inequality along with vulnerability to food poverty of households and explores the importance of different socio-demographic and environmental factors in this connection.

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Although globalization has created ample opportunities and spaces to share experiences and information, the diffusion of ideas, especially in global health, is primarily influenced by the unequal distribution of economic, political and scientific powers around the world. These ideas in global health are generally rooted in High-Income Countries (HICs), and then reach Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). We argue that acknowledging and addressing this invisible trend would contribute to a greater degree of open discussions in global health.

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