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Background: World Health Organization (WHO) has classified drowning as a major public health problem. The most vulnerable victims of drowning are children from low and middle-income countries. Previously, it was the primary cause of death among children aged between 1 and 17 years in Bangladesh.

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This data article contains a quality assurance dataset for training the chatbot and chat analysis model. This dataset focuses on NLP tasks, as a model that serves and delivers a satisfactory response to a user's query. We obtained data from a well- known dataset known as "The Ubuntu Dialogue Corpus" for the purpose of constructing our dataset.

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Dengue is a vector-borne viral disease caused by multiple serotypes (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4) of the dengue virus. It has been a public health concern since 2000 in Bangladesh. However, Bangladesh experienced a higher prevalence and death rate in the year 2022 than the previous year surpassing the COVID-19 situation.

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Viral epidemics of variable frequency and severity have wreaked havoc and panic across the world. The Nipah virus (NiV), which has been linked to multiple outbreaks, mostly in South and Southeast Asia, is regarded as one of the deadliest in the world. In Bangladesh, seasonal outbreaks of encephalitis caused by the NiV have occurred annually since 2003.

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Objectives: Numerous earlier studies have stated an association between major depressive disorder (MDD) and altered expression of inflammatory process. However, it still needs to determine whether the alteration of cytokines is the causative factor or a consequence of this disorder. Therefore, we attempted to evaluate the role of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-2 in the pathophysiology of depression.

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Background And Aims: Monkeypox (Mpox) has become a concern worldwide after spreading into nonendemic countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared this a public health emergency of international concern and recommended to get vaccinated first who are at the highest risk. Risk perception and subjective norms can influence the decision of vaccine uptake.

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  • Mpox (monkeypox) has become a global health concern, leading to a public health emergency declaration by the WHO, with smallpox vaccines recommended for prevention.
  • A web-based survey conducted among adult males in Bangladesh assessed their perception of the Mpox vaccine and their intention to get vaccinated, revealing that over 60% had a favorable perception and medium intention.
  • The study found that sociodemographic factors, such as education level, age, and marital status, significantly influenced perceptions and intentions regarding the Mpox vaccine.
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This study reports the performance of non-aerated and aerated unplanted, planted, microbial fuel cell planted wetlands for stabilizing septage and treating the drained wastewater. The wetland systems of this study were dosed with septage for a relatively shorter period, i.e.

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The data presented here relate to the article with the following title, "Prevalence and associated risk factors for mental health problems among female university students during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study findings from Dhaka, Bangladesh" [1]. This article provides a dataset on the prevalence of psychological distress among 451 female university students during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We collected their responses from October 15, 2021, to January 15, 2022, using Google survey tools (Google Forms).

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Bangladesh is located in Southeast Asia that has a high population density. It is a lower-middle-income country. The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted the nation that slowed its economic growth.

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Breast cancer is considered the most frequent cause of mortality from malignancy among females. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 () gene polymorphisms are highly related to the risk of breast cancer. However, no investigation has been carried out to determine the association of gene polymorphisms in the Bangladeshi population.

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Objective: There is a lack of established biological, psychological, social, and digital markers for the prediction, identification, and stratification of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). We therefore aimed to evaluate serum nerve growth factor (NGF) in MDD patients.

Methods: In this case-control study, we recruited MDD patients and age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs).

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Background And Aims: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by the occurrence of one or more depressive episodes lasting a minimum of 2 weeks and is marked by a persistently low mood and a lack of enjoyment in daily activities. The diagnosis of MDD is not possible by a well-established laboratory test or biomarker. A wide range of potential biomarkers for depression have been proposed by many studies, but none of them has adequately described the correlation between the biomarkers and depression.

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  • * Researchers screened 184 derivatives of usnic acid, leading to the identification of fifteen compounds with strong potential for antibacterial effects through molecular docking studies.
  • * The lead compounds, compound-277 and compound-276, showed significant binding affinity to key bacterial enzymes, with further simulations confirming their stability and promising characteristics for developing new antibacterial treatments.
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Students' severe affective mental distress has emerged as significant public health attention globally because of the disastrous effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The current study aimed at exploring the prevalence of two alarming psychological distresses, depression and anxiety, among university students following a prolonged shutdown of educational institutions in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional online-based study was conducted by deploying two standard scales to assess the depression and anxiety among Bangladeshi students from various universities amid the 2nd stream of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Scientists identified SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019 in Wuhan city of China. Soon after its identification, Covid-19 spreads almost everywhere. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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The race between classical microbial fuel cells, sediment-microbial fuel cells, plant-microbial fuel cells, and constructed wetlands-microbial fuel cells: Applications and technology readiness level.

Sci Total Environ

June 2023

Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India; CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar 751013, Odisha, India; Department of Chemical and Environmental Technology, Rey Juan Carlos University, Móstoles 28933, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is an interesting technology capable of converting the chemical energy stored in organics to electricity. It has raised high hopes among researchers and end users as the world continues to face climate change, water, energy, and land crisis. This review aims to discuss the journey of continuously progressing MFC technology from the lab to the field so far.

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Piper betle L. leaves are very popular and traditionally used to chew with betel nut in many Asian countries. In this study, P.

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