Publications by authors named "M Rafiqul Islam Sarder"
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- Grass carp is a nonnative freshwater fish in Bangladesh, and its seed quality is declining due to issues like inbreeding and negative selection, prompting the need for improved breeding techniques.
- This study focused on optimizing sperm cryopreservation protocols to enhance the availability of quality grass carp seed, utilizing hormone-induced mature males from a broodstock developed from imported Chinese fingerlings.
- The research found that specific conditions, such as using Alsever's solution with 10% DMSO, yielded high motility rates in sperm and viable fertilization and hatching rates from cryopreserved sperm; however, further improvements are needed in these rates for commercial hatchery success.
Agricultural soil contamination is increasing day-by-day and becoming a major problem over the globe. Trace elements accumulation in the bulk soil is frequently documented, however, there is no precise mechanism of their distribution in the different soil aggregates level. We collected twelve composite soil samples from banana fields, fallow land, rice cultivated with pond water (rice field-I), and rice cultivated with rain water (rice field-II).
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- Giant hepatic haemangioma (GHH) is a rare, large liver tumor (over 10 cm) that can cause serious blood-related issues, like low platelet counts, and was exemplified in a case involving a 39-year-old man diagnosed with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.
- The patient underwent surgery after receiving platelet transfusions, successfully removing the mass, and showed no signs of recurrence during a two-year follow-up.
- This case emphasizes the importance of surgical treatment for GHH, particularly when it complicates other health issues, marking the first documented case of its kind from Bangladesh.
Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a highly contagious virus that affects domestic and wild animals, causing severe illness with high mortality rates. Rapid monitoring and sequencing can provide valuable information about circulating CDV strains, which may foster effective vaccination strategies and the successful integration of these into conservation programs. During two site visits in Bangladesh in 2023, we tested a mobile, deployable genomic surveillance setup to explore the genetic diversity and phylogenetic patterns of locally circulating CDV strains.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Antenatal care can play an important role in reducing the death of both mothers and children. This study was designed to find out the determinants of world health organization recommended antenatal care visits in six South Asian countries to achieve the targets for Sustainable Development Goal.
Methods: This study used recent demographic and health survey data from six South Asian countries such as Afghanistan (2015), Bangladesh (2017-18), India (2015-16), Maldives (2016-17), Nepal (2016), and Pakistan (2047-18).