Publications by authors named "Sharmin Zaman"

Objectives: The experiment was undertaken to investigate the performances of broilers with respect to meat yield traits, leg bone quality, blood metabolites, and economic profitability fed conventional diets supplemented with L-methionine (L-Met).

Materials And Methods: Day-old broiler chicks ( = 144) of either sex were used to conduct the experiment from d1 to 33 days in a battery cage rearing system. Birds were distributed randomly into four dietary treatments, i.

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  • This study tested a low-cost pasteurization device using sunlight to kill harmful pathogens in rural water sources, aiming to provide safe drinking water in low-resource countries.
  • The process involved heating water in polyethylene bags with UV radiation, effectively inactivating pathogens like Escherichia coli when maintained under specific conditions for about 30 minutes.
  • Results showed that the treated water met most safety standards and could be stored for up to 6 months at room temperature without losing quality, highlighting the device's potential for improving water safety in underserved areas.
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The street foods play an important socioeconomic role in meeting food and nutritional requirements of city consumers at affordable prices to the lower and middle income people. The number of food poisoning notifications rose steadily worldwide since the inception of E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in the 1980s to date.

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