Bamboo stumps that are artificially in use put pressure on dengue and chikungunya vector control in Dhaka city, Bangladesh.

Background Objectives: Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes breed in natural and artificial containers, and they transmit dengue and chikungunya. A study was conducted to identify the contribution of bamboo stumps to these disease vectors that were used in the flower garden as pillars to hold the bamboo flex fence.

Bamboo stumps that are artificially in use put pressure on Dengue and Chikungunya vector control in Dhaka City, Bangladesh.

Background Objectives: Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes breed in natural and artificial containers, and they transmit dengue and chikungunya. Therefore, a study was conducted to identify the contribution of bamboo stumps to these disease vectors that were used in the flower garden as pillars to hold the bamboo flex fence.

Impact of various extraction methods on fatty acid profile, physicochemical properties, and nutritional quality index of Pangus fish oil.

Marine fish are high in essential omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for human health. This study evaluated the effects of four extraction methods (soxhlet extraction, SE; wet rendering, WR; acid silage, AS; microwave-assisted extraction, MAE) on the oil yield, physicochemical properties, fatty acid profile, and nutritional quality index (NQI) of pangus fish oil. The oil yield ranged from 13.

Optimization of Drying Parameters for Total Phenolic Content of Papaya Using Response Surface Methodology.

An optimum condition of the drying process can minimize nutrient losses and maximize the shelf life of food products. Thus, this study is aimed at developing an optimized system for the process conditions to determine the total phenolic content (TPC) of oven-dried papaya slices. The response surface method and central composite design were used to design the experiment, and it was found that the drying conditions had a significant impact on the total phenolic content of papaya slices.

Insecticide-treated bed nets in rural Bangladesh: their potential role in the visceral leishmaniasis elimination programme.

Objective: To analyse the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of insecticide-treated bed nets with slow-release insecticides (KO Tab 123) as an option for kala-azar vector management in Bangladesh.

Methods: Intervention study involving an insecticide dipping programme through village health workers supervised by public health officers covering 6967 households in Mymensingh and 8287 in Rajshahi district. In a subsample of households, sandfly densities at baseline, 1, 12 and 18 months were measured with CDC light traps both in intervention and control areas.