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In memory of Galina Nikolaevna Shvetsova-Vodka (1943–2023)
Authors: Stolyarov Yu. N.
Published: July 2023

The article is a tribute to the prominent Soviet and Ukrainian documentologist and bibliography scientist Galina N. Shvetsova-Vodka. Upon her graduation from the East-Siberian State Institute of Culture (Ulan-Ude) in 1966, Galina Shvetsova-Vodka studied at Leningrad State Institute of Culture under Master’s Program (1967–1971), and taught at the Institute’s bibliography chair till 1979. She moved to the city of Rovno, Ukrainian SSR, and served as an assistant professor at the bibliographic studies chair of Rovno State Institute of Culture (1979– 1987), and headed the chair till 1995. In 1995–1998, Galina Shvetsova-Vodka served as the professor of the chair, and then, to the end of her life – the professor of Rovno State Humanitarian University. In 2002, she defended her doctoral thesis “The document and book within the system of social communications” and thus became the first Doctor of Science in documentology in the Commonwealth of Independent States. She became a professor in 2005. Galina N. Shvetsova- Vodka died on May 1, 2023, in Rovno, Ukraine. The range of her interests in science, as reflected in her 260 publications, comprised documentology, bibliography, library science, bibliology. Her principal works are “Defining the document in the documentary and information studies” (1991), “The general theory of document and book” (2009), “The document in the light of noocommunicology” (2010). In the area of documentology, Galina Shvetsova-Vodka was a pioneer in many senses. She was one of the first of those who supported the idea of document – noosphere interconnection, and the concept of Bibliologos introduced by Arkady V. Sokolov. She made a significant contribution to the bibliographic science by publishing the textbook “The general bibliographic science: The basics of the theory of bibliography” (1995); “The bibliographic resources in Ukraine” (2000); “The introduction to the bibliography” (2004) (2004). She also studied the history of critical bibliographic periodicals of 1920s, many other aspects of the bibliography theory, history, and practice.
The General Staff Library in the second half of the 19-th century
Authors: Kanev I. A.
Published: July 2023

The author investigates into the history of the main military library of the Russian Empire. In the mid 19-th century, the General Staff Library became one of the largest book depositories in Russia. The author sets the goal to review the main events related to the library during the period when F. F. Kruse and A. N. Petrov were heading the institution. This period was characterized by consistent collection development and collaborations with military historians, and by the new trends of expanding openness of the institution. Owing to the reform by Dmitry Milyutin, Minister of War, the library became accessible for all military personnel a nd, through s pecial o rder, f or c ivilians. T he s ources f or the s tudy a re unpublished materials from the Russian State Military Historical Archive.Based on these sources and literature, the author describes the efforts of the librarians F. F. Kruse and A. N. Petrov, analyzes the internal structure of the institution, the sources for collection development and structure. Despite the fact that the institution was run by professional soldiers – the above-mentioned librarians had a military education, and Petrov even took part in the Crimean War – the library was developed properly and performed efficiently.
Positioning services at the official websites of central libraries of RF constituent territories
Authors: Gendina N. I. , Kolkova N. I. , Ryabtseva L. N.
Published: July 2023

Positioning of the libraries’ services on their official websites is seen as an important way to increase their competitiveness and ensure the growth of the number of readers and remote users.The results of the study conducted in 2021–2022 on the positioning of the services of the central libraries of 77 subjects of the Russian Federation on their official websites are presented.The contradiction is revealed between the diversification of services provided by the central libraries of the subjects of the Russian Federation and the difficulty of finding complete and accurate information about services provided to remote users, and the difficulty of finding specific services on the official websites of libraries.The authors provide evidences that information about services on library websites is often scattered across different headings and subheadings, with no hyperlinks. The duplication of services accessed via banners has a disorienting effect on users, too.The authors conclude that there is currently no logically predictable and well-structured information about library services on the official websites of the central libraries of the RF constituent subjects. Consequently, the libraries’ huge efforts of services diversifying are not reflected on their official websites, and remote users are not aware of the wide range of services provided by modern libraries.The authors emphasize that success of library service positioning is determined not only by the presence of the heading “Services” on the website main page, but also by intelligent reflection of the whole range of services provided to the library users both in traditional and electronic forms.
Virtual reality platforms to support decision-making in multilevel educational systems
Authors: Pavlicheva E. N. , Zhiltsov V. A.
Published: July 2023

The authors endeavor to develop an approach toward designing academic digital shadows and twins for efficient management of educational processes in training professionals in the real-time mode, as well as for strategic and immediate decisions. They suggest a model for direct management of multilevel educational processes and development of individual educational trajectories (IET) through using digital twins (DT) within the educational process in the years 3–4, master’s programs, and within the framework of continuing professional education. The general concept of DT application in educational organization is developed, i. e. student-oriented model with IET as a core. The authors also examine IET as an instrument of mobile and rapid re-engineering of educational processes scaled t o t he a ctual n eeds o f t he e conomy a nd e mployers’ c urrent d emands; as well as general approaches to IET support, in particular, through online educational technologies and virtual educational platforms and resources. The virtual reality platforms may be used in distance learning when developing IET in multilevel educational systems. The authors compare several virtual reality platforms, metauniverses, their tools and applications in educational processes.
Promoting open science in the libraries: The case study of RAS SB SPLST (the initial stage)
Authors: Rykhtorova A. E.
Published: July 2023

The author argues that research community is more interested in the open access (OA) initiatives rather than in the open science in general. She points out the insufficient methodological support of the open science research, civil science research ethics, and other components of open scientific knowledge and engagement of social actors. The author relates these factors to the urgency of intensified efforts to promote the ecosystem of open science. The analysis findings enable to suggest three main units to organize library efforts within the framework of open science, i. e. methodological support and education; outreach activities and marketing; law and business information processing. Depending on the library structure and staffing, the functions can be divided between its departments – from methodological and public relations department to technology and innovations support departments, – or, optionally, concentrated in just one. The author illustrates the first steps in promoting open science as a whole with the experience of “The library for open science” platform being designed by the research department of the State Public Scientific Technological Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 2022.
O impacto de programas de reabilitação da marcha no tempo de internamento hospitalar – Scoping Review
Authors: Alves Sobral Sousa Eunice Salomé , Valente Sara , Lopes Marisa , Ribeiro Sílvia , Abreu Nuno , Alves Eduardo
Published: July 2023

Introdução: O internamento prolongado e a falta de atividade durante a hospitalização estão associados a um declínio funcional, maiores complicações e a um aumento dos custos em saúde. Os programas de marcha são estratégias promotoras de níveis de mobilidade que permitem inverter estes resultados. Com este estudo pretende-se mapear a literatura sobre o impacto de programas de marcha no tempo de internamento hospitalar.
Método: Revisão do tipo scoping baseada no modelo do Instituto Joanna Briggs. A formulação da questão de investigação baseou-se no acrónimo PCC – população: pessoas internadas; conceito: programas de marcha, com impacto no tempo de internamento; contexto: hospital. A pesquisa foi realizada nas bases de dados PubMed, Scielo e PsyInfo, limitando-se a artigos redigidos em português e inglês, no intervalo temporal 2017 a 2022.
Resultados: Dos 53 estudos identificados, 24 incluíram-se na revisão. Foram encontrados programas de marcha em diferentes contextos de internamento hospitalar, inseridos em protocolos de intervenção multimodal, em programas de exercícios globais que incluem a marcha e em programas exclusivos de marcha. Verificou-se que programas de marcha têm impacto em indicadores clínicos e não clínicos, refletindo-se no tempo de internamento. Um terço dos artigos analisados concluem que os programas de marcha reduzem a estadia hospitalar entre 1 a 3 dias.
Conclusão: Os programas de marcha são estratégias pouco dispendiosas, exequíveis em ambiente hospitalar, que melhoram níveis de mobilidade, funcionalidade e podem estar associados a menor tempo de internamento.
Traçado da intervenção do Enfermeiro de Reabilitação – organização de cuidados para um envelhecimento saudável e ativo
Authors: Vieira Mónica Sofia Martins , Martins Maria Manuela Ferreira Pereira da Silva , Martins Ana Rita Silva , Fernandes Carla Silvia
Published: July 2023

Introdução: O envelhecimento ativo é uma preocupação europeia que exige aos profissionais de saúde e sociais repensar as suas práticas.
Metodologia: Procuramos compreender o modelo de assistência dos idosos num Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde (ACES) do Norte de Portugal para deduzir o papel dos enfermeiros de reabilitação na comunidade. Realizamos um estudo qualitativo, do tipo fenomenológico. A amostra não probabilística intencional foi constituída por oito Médicos, oito Enfermeiros e oito Assistentes Sociais que desenvolvem a sua atividade para pessoas com mais de 65 anos num ACES. A recolha de dados foi elaborada através de uma entrevista semi-estruturada, constituindo os resultados do corpo da análise que sustenta esta pesquisa.
Resultados: 83% dos participantes não possuíam formação em gerontologia. Havia focos de avaliação da assistência, em que todos os profissionais estimavam os mesmos dados, mas havia dados necessários ao acompanhamento dos idosos que não eram avaliados por nenhum profissional. A partilha da informação para a assistência, quando ocorria, recaía nas situações de doença ou de alterações do contexto social.
Discussão: Foi possível verificar que em todas as temáticas há informação que converge nos três grupos de profissionais, principalmente nos dados colhidos na avaliação inicial. Tal como defendem alguns autores a partilha de informação e divisão do trabalho de equipa é importante para uma intervenção mais especializada e dirigida principalmente nesta faixa etária.
Conclusão: Desta forma foi possível perceber que o trabalho dos três grupos de profissionais entrevistados muitas vezes se cruza e que há necessidade de partilha de dados entre a equipa multidisciplinar, sendo valorizado e importante o trabalho especializado do Enfermeiro de Reabilitação.
Estrutura da qualidade dos cuidados nas Unidades de Medicina Física e Reabilitação: perceção dos enfermeiros
Authors: Silva Martins Ana Rita , Ribeiro Olga Maria , Padilha José Miguel , Ferreira Pereira da Silva Martins Maria Manuela , Martins Vieira Mónica Sofia , Fernandes Carla Sílvia
Published: July 2023

Introdução: Com o desenvolvimento da sociedade, o conceito de qualidade tornou-se fundamental no âmbito das organizações de saúde. Contudo pouco ainda se sabe sobre o impacto da componente estrutura do modelo de Donabedian na qualidade dos cuidados prestados pelos Enfermeiros Especialistas em Enfermagem de Reabilitação (EEER). O objetivo deste estudo consiste em identificar e analisar os fatores relacionados com a qualidade dos cuidados de enfermagem de reabilitação nas Unidades de Medicina Física e Reabilitação (MFR) à luz do modelo de Donabedian na dimensão estrutura. Metodologia: Estudo de caso de natureza qualitativa. Utilizamos uma amostra não probabilística de conveniência, sendo todos os participantes, EEER do mesmo serviço. Os dados foram recolhidos através de uma entrevista semiestruturada, constituída por oito perguntas abertas e um conjunto de oito perguntas para a caraterização sociodemográfica e profissional. Na análise dos dados utilizamos as orientações para a análise de conteúdo propostas por Bardin (2009) com recurso ao software Atlas.ti. Resultados e Discussão: Da análise dos discursos dos 16 participantes, à luz do modelo de Donabedian na área temática Estrutura emergiram as seguintes categorias: gestão de pessoas e liderança no serviço e ambiente físico e condições para funcionamento das práticas de enfermagem. O modelo de Donabedian suportou a discussão em conjugação com outros referenciais. Encontramos discrepâncias nos discursos dos participantes, especificamente em relação às metodologias de trabalho e de distribuição da carga de trabalho relativa aos cuidados de enfermagem de reabilitação. O método de trabalho surge como contributo dificultador para alguns enfermeiros, enquanto, para outros é uma mais-valia para a responsabilização das práticas autónomas desenvolvidas. Conclusão: Podemos concluir que os enfermeiros identificam fatores facilitadores e dificultadores no âmbito da estrutura do serviço, que interferem com a qualidade dos cuidados.
Heated Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula (HHHFNC): A non-invasive respiratory support in Neonates
Authors: Yasmin Most Sabina
Published: July 2023

Abstract not available 

The Journal of Ad-din Women's Medical College; Vol. 10 (1), Jan 2022; p 1-3
Antibacterial Effect of Aqueous and Methanolic extract of Indian bay leaves (Cinnamomum tamala) against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Authors: Rasna Shompa Sharmin , Saha Sanjoy , Jahan Sharmin , Taleb Md Abu , Sultana Sanjida , Aktar Mahmuda
Published: July 2023

Objective: To investigate the antibacterial activities of Indian bay leaf extracts against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Methods: This Experimental study was carried out during the period of July 2019 to June 2020 in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics with the collaboration of Department of Microbiology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The antibacterial activity was tested at different concentrations (20, 10, 5,2.5, 1.25 & 0.625 mg/ml) of both extracts of spice by using disc diffusion & broth dilution method. The extracts were prepared by using solvents aqueous & methanol. The test microorganisms were also tested for their activity against a standard antibiotic Gentamicin (80 mg) by broth dilution method and the result was compared with that of Aqueous and Methanolic extracts.
Results: Among different concentrations of the ALE, 15mg/ml & above concentration showed inhibitory effect against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In case of MLE, 15mg/ml & above concentration showed inhibitory effect against aforesaid bacteria. In disc diffusion method, Zone of inhibition (ZOI) in case of ALE ranged between 6-25mm at different concentration of extracts. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of ALE were 15 mg/ml and MLE were 7.5 mg/ml against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This result was also compared against a standard antibiotic Gentamicin where the MICs of Gentamicin were lower in comparison to MICs of ALE & MLE. The present study showed that aqueous and methanolic extracts of leaves demonstrated antibacterial effects against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Conclusion: From the study it is clearly observed that there is definite antibacterial effect of both the aqueous and methanolic extract of leaves of Cinnamomum tamala against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Further studies are required to detect and isolate the biologically active ingredients present in the Cinnamomum tamala which are responsible for this antibacterial effect. Hopefully, that would lead to the discovery of new and more potent antimicrobial agents isolated from Cinnamomum tamala.
The Journal of Ad-din Women's Medical College; Vol. 10 (1), Jan 2022; p 4-11
Psychological Distress and Perceived Burden among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Solaiman Mahjabeen Aftab , Morshed ASM , Morshed Nahid Mahjabin , Mullick MSI , Harun HM Mahmud
Published: July 2023

Taking care of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is extremely demanding, both physically and mentally, and can have a negative impact on the family. It takes a lot of time, effort, and patience to meet the extra care needs of the aflicted children. This often causes their parents to experience psychological distress, depression, and other mental health issues. Therefore, we designed the study to investigate the caregiver burden and psychological distress among parents of children with ASD and the associated sociodemographic factors influencing parental burden. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with parents of 180 children with ASD in three tertiary hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A pre-validated structured questionnaire was used to collect data, and the caregiver burden was assessed using Zarit Burden Interview and scored to estimate the burden level. The mean age of the children in the sample group was 4.68 ± 0.96 years; 62.8% were boys. Nearly half of the children (46.1%) were diagnosed with ASD in the second year of birth, and comorbidities were present in 31.7%. It was determined that the burden level was significantly higher among mothers of children with ASD than fathers (p<0.01). Single parents experienced higher (p<0.05) psychological distress than those who were married. Spending long hours on caregiving resulted in poorer caregiving outcomes and increased parenting stress (p<0.05). The findings highlight the urgent need for the development of interventions and social support systems to help the parents of children with ASD combat mental health issues.
The Journal of Ad-din Women's Medical College; Vol. 10 (1), Jan 2022; p 12-20
Determinants of Inappropriate Complementary Feeding Practice among 6 months-2 years old children attending Institute of Child and Mother Health (ICMH), Dhaka
Authors: Hossain Md Amir , Khanam Wahida , Parven Rubaiya , Islam Tauhidul , Hossain Nazmul , Manik Zamil Ahmed , Poly Kamrun Nahar , Habib Rahat Bin
Published: July 2023

Background: Nutritional status of infants and young children chiefly depends on proper feeding practice; despite child rearing that often vary across population. Childhood malnutrition remains one of the major underlying causes of morbidity and mortality among younger children particularly from lower and mid income countries (LMIC) like Bangladesh.
Objective: To identify determinants of practicing inappropriate complementary feeding (CF) among the infants and young children and to find out if these CF-determinants are associated with socio-demographic characteristics of child‟s families.
Methods: This cross-sectionally designed study hybrid with some analytical methods were conducted among 6-24 months old children attending the out-patient and indoor departments of Pediatric, Institute of Child and Mother Health (ICMH).
Results: Of total 273 children, only 20% received CF appropriately but 80% got it „inappropriately‟ based on all parameters studied, on an average. Good CF practice were significantly associated with child‟s age group (P<0.01), gender (0.02), parental education (<0.01) and monthly income (<0.01). None of the factors like time of starting CF (right after 6 months), type of food groups (carbohydrate, protein, fat, vegetables, vitamin) introduced to young children were not associated with any of 6 types of major food groups, significantly, except for citrous fruits (p>0.01). Frequency of feeding per day was also not significantly associated with CF-feeding practice (p>0,83). Similarly, none of the consistency of food (p>0.95), its amount (p>0.28), feeding technique (p>0.72) and mother‟s motivation for child‟s self-feeding (p>0.27) were not significantly associated with CF practices. Most common reason for delayed CF was „tried but failed‟ in 53% and „did not know‟ the reason exactly in 10.5%. However, 10.5% mother‟s felt that breast milk was enough for the child to feed, early starting of CF being mothers‟ insuflcient breast milk in 63% and the rest 24% were ignorant on earlier starting the CF.
Conclusions: Major findings of this study revealed that factors like, gender, paternal education, monthly family income, citrus food significantly differed between appropriate and inappropriate CF practices. However we strongly recommend further muti-center studies involving larger sample size before refuting or accepting our findings that this study yielded based in one hospital set up only.
The Journal of Ad-din Women's Medical College; Vol. 10 (1), Jan 2022; p 21-27
Neonatal Outcome of Anemic Pregnant Mother at Private Hospital in Dhaka City
Authors: Jahangir Muhammad
Published: July 2023

Objective: This cross sectional study carried out among the anemic pregnant women to determine their neonatal outcome at a private hospital in Dhaka city.
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted among 110 pregnant women after 28 weeks of gestation was selected purposively. Data were collected by interviewing the with a structured pre-tested questionnaire.
Place and Period of Study: The study was conducted at Obstetrics department of the Ad-Din Barrister Rafiquil-Huq Hospital, Jurain, Dhaka and Bashundhara Ad-Din Medical College Hospital South Keranigonj, Dhaka during November 2019 to February 2020.
Results: Most of the respondents (38.2%) belonged between 16-20 years age group. The mean age was 23.74±5.127 years. Almost (49.1%) up to primary & (38.2%) were up to secondary/higher secondary level. Most of the respondents were homemaker (87.3%); Monthly family income means was 19340.91±12459.647. More than one third (37.3%) of the respondents were from low income family followed by 40.9% by middle income and high income family (21.8%).  Age at marriage mean 17.79±3.400 and age at the time of first conception mean 20.12±3.173 years. Most (90.9%) of the respondents had received ANC during pregnancy. Hemoglobin level shows that 20.9% of the respondents had 10-10.9 gm/dl, 66.4% had 8-9.9 gm/dl and rest 12.7% of the respondents had 6-7.9 gm/dl.  This study reveals that 12.7% of the respondents had congenital anomaly of newborn highest 90.9% of the respondent’s fetal outcome were health & alive baby. More than half (51.8%) of the respondent’s baby were ≤ 2.5 kg birth weight and 48.2% baby were more than 2.5 kg birth weight. There was a significant relation between low birth weight (LBW) less higher education.
Conclusion: All pregnant women should be given proper advice regarding their diet during pregnancy particularly on iron rich with details of foods. Dietary changes alone are not suflcient to correct an existing iron deficiency in pregnancy, and, thus, iron supplements may be necessary.
The Journal of Ad-din Women's Medical College; Vol. 10 (1), Jan 2022; p 28-32
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Pregnancy with Estimation of Feto-Maternal Outcome in a Tertiary Hospital in Bangladesh
Authors: Ali Md Akmat , Hassan Zakiul , Yeasmin Farida , Begum Khadija , Imam AHM Khairul , Shohid Mohammad Moin , Keya Nila Akter , Anwar Kazi Selim
Published: July 2023

Background: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a growing public health concern globally. NAFLD has been linked with adverse pregnancy outcome. The prevalence of NAFLD among women in childbearing age is 10%. During pregnancy both physiologic and pathologic fluctuation in estrogen as well as rapid weight gain plays an important role in the development of NAFLD in mother and infant.
Objective: To find out clinical and laboratory profile and pregnancy outcome of patients with fatty liver disease.
Methods: We conducted this observational study between January through December 2017 in (pro-women, pro-poor) Ad-din Women Medical College Hospital in Maghbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. We enrolled 103 pregnant women who signed the consent (verbal) to participate in the study. Demographic and clinical information was collected using a pre-tested questionnaire.
Results: Mean age of the patients was 27 years. During first trimester 18 patients were enrolled, 32 in second and 53 in third trimesters. Of 103, 3 (2.91%) patients had known history of fatty liver disease, 11 (10.68%) had hypertension, 11 (10.68%) had Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) but none had previous history of Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Among all, 8 (7.76%) patients had previous pregnancy related complications and 32 (31%) had foetal complications including still birth, abortion, neonatal death and Intrauterine Device (IUD). Beside, 92 (89.3%) had grade 1, 10 (9.7%) had grade 2 and one (0.97%) patient had grade 3 fatty liver. 35 (32.4%) patients had high Fasting Blood Sugar level and 26 (24.1%) patients had positive Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT). And, 31% patients had a high cholesterol level, none had abnormal HDL, 5.8% had high LDL and 78.6% had high TG. USG identified 3 patients with abnormal fetal profile and only 2 patients had adverse pregnancy outcome: one IUD and one abortion.
Conclusions: Non-alcoholic fatty liver Disease increases the risk of maternal and fetal complications. Pregnant women should regularly screen for fatty liver disease for early detection and intervention.
The Journal of Ad-din Women's Medical College; Vol. 10 (1), Jan 2022; p 33-37
Steps of Distal Radical Gastrectomy for Carcinoma of the antrum and Roux-en-Y gastro-jejunostomy: A case presentation
Authors: Islam Sardar Rezaul , Hanif Mohammad , Vashkar Shaikh Mahmud Kamal , Hossain Shahadat
Published: July 2023

A 75 year old man presented with gastric outlet obstruction with a history of vomiting and weight loss for a period of 4 months. He had severe electrolyte imbalance, anemia and malnutrition. CT-scan revealed a huge antral carcinoma occupying the distal half of stomach. Firstly, his anemia and electrolyte imbalance was corrected, followed by preoperative parenteral nutrition. Stapler assisted distal radical gastrostomy and Roux-y gastro-jejunostomy was performed. The patient had excellent post-operative recovery. He was discharged on resumption of oral feeding and referred to the oncologist for adjuvant therapy. This case report, is on steps of stapler assisted distal radical gastrectomy with high resolution operative picture from the Department of Surgery, AWMCH.
The Journal of Ad-din Women's Medical College; Vol. 10 (1), Jan 2022; p 38-41
Trailing Nocardiosis- A Non-healing Wound Infection: Where does Bangladesh stand? An Updated Review!
Authors: Hasan Sadah , Delwar Umama Binte , Dilshad Khadiza , Anwar Kazi Selim , Lutfor Afzalunnessa Binte
Published: July 2023

Abstract not available
The Journal of Ad-din Women's Medical College; Vol. 10 (1), Jan 2022; p 42-47
Scabies- Major Childhood Skin Infestation in Bangladesh - An Updated Review
Authors: Rahman Kaniz , Karim Syed Afzalul , Khan M Azraf H , Hasan Sadah , Delwer Umama Binte , Rizwana Kashfi , Keya Nila Akter , Rahman Farhana , Tasnim Nosheen , Kabir ARM Luthful , Anwar Kazi Selim
Published: July 2023

Background: Globally distributed scabies- a highly prevalent contagious skin disease particularly infests children and elderly population. Since scabies often remain un-recognized/un-diagnosed or under-reported, but >130 million people suffer from scabies, WHO listed it under neglected tropical disease (NTD).
Objective(s): This updated review focus on scabies etiology and association with socio-economic profile, water sanitation, personal hygiene, poor living condition, and environmental pollution. However, few plausible risk factors of childhood scabies have also been covered in this review.
Methodology: A through computer-based literature search was performed for the period of ~two decades (2000 through 2022) utilizing four familiar search engines: Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus and Elsevier. The search topics covered: „childhood/adult scabies‟, „etiology‟, „risk factors‟, „monthly income‟, „water sanitation „personal hygiene‟, „living conditions‟ and few others (optional).
Findings: Of total 28 published articles reviewed conducted in major lower/mid income countries (LMICs) including some rich and Western ones. Overall findings revealed <12 years-old children were infested more, which was reported in more higher portions from Bangladesh alike other Afro-Asian countries. Scabies is attributed to overcrowded lower socioeconomic community, lack in knowledge/practice of poor personal hygiene, polluted environment/water-sanitation. Clinically, it is associated with intense generalized pruritus causing rash, itching/scratching, particularly during winter season. One of our community-based studies in residential Madrasahs in and around Dhak city/outskirts yielded that sharing habits of daily personal belongings (personal clothing, bed linen /towels, pajamas/lungis, etc.) were main sources of scabies transmission/scabies mite: Sarcoptes Scabiei. Alike our observations, treatment of scabies included Lot. Benzyl benzoate, Monosulfirum cream/soap, Permethrin cream, and, Lot. Ivermectin/cream for severe cases as best effective drugs to eradicate scabies mites which most of the literature agreed to irradicate scabies in  ~90% children.
Conclusion: Scabies, more in children and elderly people, remains associated with overcrowding, bizarre living, moist/stuffy environment, poor personal hygiene, sharing personal cloths/towels, including other factors like parental sociodemographic status and poorer household income. Public Health policy makers should address immediate intervention to mitigate these factors to ensure effective prevention and control of scabies, both among the children and elderly people.
The Journal of Ad-din Women's Medical College; Vol. 10 (1), Jan 2022; p 48-62
Common Ocular Diseases: Recent Observation from a Community Based Ophthalmological Clinic in Shaymoli, Dhaka
Authors: Kafi Md Abdullah Al
Published: July 2023

Abstract not available
The Journal of Ad-din Women's Medical College; Vol. 10 (1), Jan 2022; p 63-64
Success of Medical Research Unit (MRU)
Authors: Anwar Kazi Selim
Published: July 2023

Abstract not available
The Journal of Ad-din Women's Medical College; Vol. 10 (1), Jan 2022; p 65-66
Optimal allocation schemes in mixed ANCOVA models for longitudinal data
Authors: Xu Xiaojian , Sinha Sanjoy K
Published: July 2023

We discuss the construction of optimal allocation schemes for the linear mixed model with clustered outcomes or repeated measurements often encountered in longitudinal studies. We consider both treatment and covariate effects in the mixed model, where latent pro- cesses are used to describe random cluster or subject effects. A goal of optimal design schemes is to determine proportions of sample units allocated to each treatment for a given total sample size. We develop the optimal designs in a general setting using both D- and A- optimal design criteria. Specifically, we propose a two-stage design approach to deal with unknown parameters in the linear mixed model, where the variances of the random effects across the treatment groups are considered different. We study the empirical properties of the proposed designs using Monte Carlo simulations. An application is also provided using actual clinical data from a longitudinal study.

Journal of Statistical Research, Vol 56, No 2, p101-114
Debias random forest regression predictors
Authors: Chen Lihua , Gamage Prabhashi Withana , Ryan John
Published: July 2023

The random forest can reduce the variance of regression predictors through bagging while leaving the bias mostly unchanged. In general, the bias is not negligible and consequently bias correction is necessary. The default bias correction method implemented in the R package randomForest often works poorly. Several approaches have been developed which in general outperform the R default. However, little work has been done to com- prehensively evaluate the performance of these methods and thus guide users to select an appropriate method for bias correction. This paper fills this gap by providing an informa- tive ranking of these bias correction methods based on an extensive numerical study. We further offered practical suggestions on the application of the winner of these methods and suggested a visualization technique to help users decide when bias correction is needed.

Journal of Statistical Research 2022, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 115-131
Properties of inverse probability of adherence weighted estimator of the per-protocol effect for sustained treatment strategies under different data-generating mechanisms and adherence patterns
Authors: Mosquera Lucy , Karim Mohammad Ehsanul , Hossain Md Belal
Published: July 2023

Inverse Probability (of Adherence) Weighted per-protocol (IPW-PP) estimators are get- ting popular in addressing medication non-adherence while analyzing pragmatic trial data. However, their finite sample properties under different data generating mechanisms (DGMs) have not been investigated comprehensively. In the current work, we investigated the finite sample performances of such estimators in the context of a pragmatic random- ized controlled trial. We compared the performances of IPW-PP estimators with commonly used naive and baseline-adjusted per-protocol estimators, under different DGMs emulating pragmatic trials, comparing two sustained treatment strategies, possibly with a non-null effect. DGMs include (i) different roles of a baseline variable; whether future time-varying prognostic factors are impacted by past adherence; and whether the baseline variable is measured, (ii) whether adherence patterns observed in two arms are differential, and when we have access to measurements of adherence and confounders that are recorded infre- quently (sparsely). When baseline confounders are adjusted, we generally obtain unbiased estimates, but if some necessary variables are not measured, the IPW-PP estimator may still be preferable. High non-adherence patterns might negatively impact IPW-PP effect estimators, particularly when DGMs include confounding that may be influenced by previ- ous adherence history. We used the above estimators to analyze a case study from the Lipid Research Clinics Coronary Primary Prevention Trial data in the presence of non-adherence.

Journal of Statistical Research 2022, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp.134-154
Penalized logistic normal multinomial factor analyzers for high dimensional compositional data
Authors: Tu Wangshu , Subedi Sanjeena
Published: July 2023

Model-based clustering utilizes a finite mixture model to identify underlying patterns or clusters across samples. A finite mixture model is a convex combination of two or more distributions, where appropriate distributions are chosen depending on the type of the data. Recently, there has been a great interest in clustering human microbiome data. Microbiome data are compositional (yielding relative abundance) and are high-dimensional. Previously, a family of logistic normal multinomial factor analyzers (LNM-FA) for model-based clus- tering of high-dimensional microbiome data was proposed via a factor analyzer structure. This reduced the number of parameters and computation overhead compared to a traditional mixtures of logistic normal multinomial models. Here, we propose a penalized LNM-FA (PLNM-FA) model by utilizing lasso regularization to each entry of the loading matrix. This introduces further parsimony compared to LNM-FA and also estimates the number of latent factors simultaneously. Parameter estimation is done using a variational variant of the alternating expectation conditional maximization algorithm to maximize the penalized maximum likelihood. The performance of proposed algorithm is evaluated using simula- tion studies and real data.

Journal of Statistical Research 2022, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp.185-216
Morphogenetic divergence in Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annum L.) Genotypes
Authors: Nadim M K A , Islam M M , Mitu M , Atiq N B , Hasan M J , Islam M M , Uddin M I
Published: July 2023

Sweet pepper is one of the most important vegetable crops and its demand is increasing day by day in Bangladesh indicating need for varietal improvement program. Eleven sweet pepper genotypes from native and exotic sources were characterized for twenty-five morphological traits using vegetative and reproductive appearances at Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh, from November 2021 to March 2022. Noticeable variation was observed among twenty-five qualitative traits (25) studied. Nineteen (19) traits showed undisputable variation. Higher number (9 genotypes) of light purple, purple and dark purple color at node indicated high amount of anthocyanin content. Leaf shape is used as genotypes identifier at vegetative stage and three types of leaves were found with dark green color (6 genotypes) that is highly correlates with yield. In case of flower, 100% white color corolla indicates higher number of fruit set. Entire genotypes exhibited one or more exclusive characters especially fruit shape and color which could be used as important breeding materials. CKN-1 and CKN-8 had the highest yield per plant (367.6 and 362.04 grams, respectively), making them potentially good for cultivation, whereas plant height, fruit number, weight, length, and diameter varied among the selected genotypes. A positive Correlation was observed among the traits and genetic distance value ranged from 0.17 to 0.68 among the selected genotypes. However, selection of genotypes with desirable morphological characteristics can be used for their exploitation of future research program.
SAARC J. Agric., 21(1): 13-24 (2023)
Productivity gap and comparative advantage of BADC Boro rice seed production in Bangladesh
Authors: Mia M S , Uddin M T , Kabir H , Miah M A M , Salam M A S
Published: July 2023

Productivity gap in this study is the difference between the productivity of BADC Boro seed and non-BADC Boro seed at the farm level. Again, the economic competitiveness of hybrid Boro seed produced by Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) is measured through Domestic Resource Cost (DRC). Therefore, the study was examined the productivity gap and the comparative advantage of producing BADC hybrid Boro seed. Primary data were collected from 240 adopters and 240 non-adopters of BADC Boro seed from eight districts of Bangladesh. The average productivity of adopters and non-adopters of BADC Boro seed was 5274 and 4885 kg ha-1, respectively. The average productivity gap between adopters and non-adopters was positive (389 kg ha-1). The average productivity of adopters was 1.08 times higher than that of non-adopters. The study pointed out that 9.51% productivity gap was identified due to the difference in observable characteristics and 90.49% gap to the difference in the yields of such characteristics. The DRC of hybrid Boro seed was 0.87 which is implying that BADC has a comparative advantage in producing hybrid Boro seed. The study revealed that an adequate supply of BADC Boro seed to the farmers will enhance Boro rice productivity in Bangladesh. Therefore, BADC should take necessary steps to increase hybrid Boro seed production to decrease imports and save foreign currency of Bangladesh.
SAARC J. Agric., 21(1): 115-126 (2023)
Intercropping of mukhikachu and papaya with pineapple
Authors: Khan M A H , Rahman M M , Sultana N
Published: July 2023

The experiment was carried out at the farmers’ field condition under On-Farm Research Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Tangail during 2016-18 and 2018-20 to find out suitable intercropping system for increasing crop productivity and profitability of pineapple + mukhikachu + papaya  intercropping system. The treatments were viz. T1 = Pineapple (100%) + Mukhikachu (40%), T2 = Pineapple (100%) + Papaya (66%) and T3 = Pineapple (100%) + Papaya (66%) + Mukhikachu (40%), T4 = Pineapple (100%), T5 = Mukhikachu (100%), T6 = Papaya (100%). Pineapple (Honey queen), Mukhikachu (Bilashi) and Papaya (Shahi) were used as test materials. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with six dispersed replications. Pineapple was the main crop, mukhikachu and papaya were intercrop in the study. Among three intercropped treatments, pineapple (100%) + papaya (66%) + mukhikachu (40%) within two paired rows of pineapple (T3) showed higher equivalent yield of pineapple, mukhikachu and papaya 70.37, 46.91 and 58.64 tha-1, respectively which provided yield advantages of 57, 138 and 92 % over their respective sole crops. The highest land equivalent ratio (1.83), gross return (Tk 7,03,700 ha-1) and benefit cost ratio (2.04) were achieved in this treatment (T3) compared to other cropping systems. The higher values of all competition functions were also exhibited in Pineapple (100%) + Papaya (66%) + Mukhikachu (40%) intercropping system.  Thus, it could be stated that papaya (66%) and mukhikachu (40%) in between two paired rows of pineapple was the most productive and profitable intercropping system for the farmers of Madhupur Tract (AEZ-28).
SAARC J. Agric., 21(1): 25-38 (2023)
Potential uses of underutilized plant species for the mass production of Trichoderma harzianum L.
Authors: Perera R S M T I , Jayawardana H H , Mubarak A N M , Nashath M N F , Shafna A M
Published: July 2023

Several plant diseases can be controlled biologically using Trichoderma spp. However, the mass production and storage of Trichoderma spp. is highly expensive. Therefore, this research was carried out at Fruit Crop and Development Center, Horana, Sri Lanka to screen the effects of leaves of four different crops and another 13 underutilized wild plant species on their suitability in the mass production of Trichoderma harzianum L. Seventeen different media were prepared using green leaves (5g) of individual plant species comprised with glucose (5g/L) and distilled water (50ml). Treatments were arranged in Complete Randomized Design (CRD) with five replications. Spore counts of fungus were recorded using hemocytometer at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th week after inoculation. Different treatments showed significant variations in spore counting of T. harzianum after 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th week of inoculation (p<0.05). Castor (9.8x107 CFU/ml), gadapana (9.64x107 CFU/ml) and erabadu (9.64x107 CFU/ml) had significantly higher spore count at the 1st week while kappettiya (25.31x107 CFU/ml) and habarala (25.21x107 CFU/ml) had the highest values at 2nd week. Significantly increased spore count of 61.5x107 CFU/ml and 61.2x107 CFU/ml were resulted from castor and kappettiya during 3rd week after inoculation. However, a sharp increase in spore count was found at 4th week, particularly in wal sooriya kantha (157.17x107 CFU/ml) while in contrary, the lemon, rambutan, bovitiya, jack and mango leaves showed poor performances in the mass production of T. harzianum. Based on these results, wal sooriya kantha can be successfully used as growing media for T. harzianum.
SAARC J. Agric., 21(1): 79-87 (2023)
Evaluation of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for agro-morphological and yield related traits under normal and late sowing conditions at Chitwan, Nepal
Authors: Thapa A , Neupane R , Srivastava A , Panthi B
Published: July 2023

A field investigation was carried out during wheat season of 2019-2020 under normal and late sowing conditions at the research farm of the Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal to evaluate the agro-morphological and yield related traits of spring wheat. A set of thirty elite spring wheat genotypes were evaluated. The experiment was laid out in an Alpha lattice design with three replications. Each replication consisted of 30 treatments of wheat with altogether 90 treatments in three replications. Wheat was sown in two sowing dates that normal sowing date (22nd November, 2019) and late sowing date (23rd December, 2019). Significant differences were observed between two sowing dates for heading and maturity days, plant height, grains spike-1, thousand kernel weight, grain yield, biomass yield, harvest index and SPAD reading. Generally, almost all the traits manifested superiorly on normal sowing date. The mean plant height was 92.71 cm for normal and 88.3 cm for late sown condition. The mean grain yield was 2.94 t ha-1 in normal and 1.91 t ha-1 in late sown condition. Gautam had maximum grain yield that 3.84 t ha-1 followed by Bhrikuti, Vijaya and Aditya under normal sown condition. Bhrikuti had maximum grain yield (2.34 t ha-1) followed by Vijaya, Gautam and NL 297 under late sowing conditions. Significant positive correlation was found between grain yield and investigated attributes. Days to maturity, plant height, spikes per m2, grains per spike, and thousand kernel weight showed significant positive correlations with grain yield.
SAARC J. Agric., 21(1): 167-174 (2023)
Performance of different fertilizers and plant spacing on the growth of mungbean
Authors: Sarker S C , Hosen M S , Hossain H M M T , Roy M , Afroz T , Hasanuzzaman M , Rahman A
Published: July 2023

The experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of nutrient combinations and spacing on the growth performance of mungbean (BARI mung 5) using split plot design. The experiment comprised of 3 levels of spacing; S1- 20 cm × 10 cm, S2- 30 cm × 10 cm and S3- 45 cm × 15 cm; and 6 levels of fertilizers; F0- Control (without fertilizer), F1- Recommended dose of NPK, F2- 5 t ha-1 cowdung, F3- 5 t ha-1 cowdung + Recommended dose of NPK, F4- 2.5 t ha-1 cowdung + Recommended dose of NPK and F5- 2.5 t ha-1cowdung + ½ Recommended dose of NPK. Among different treatments maximum number of leaves (13.70), branches (2.44) and dry weight (10.97g) was recorded from S3 at 60 DAS on the other hand highest number of leaves (13.83) found in F4 and dry matter (8.89g) in F3 at 60 DAS. However, when combined with fertilizers and spacings, the S3F4 treatment had the highest dry matter weight (12.7g) before harvest. In terms of yield performance, applying cowdung @ 2.5 t ha-1 along with recommended NPK resulted in the highest seed yield (1156.7 kg ha-1). The number of plant populations was higher in S2 (30 cm 10 cm) than in S3 (45 cm × 15 cm), so S2 produced the highest grain yield (1022.8 kg ha-1). It is clear that different fertilizer combinations and spacings have a significant impact on mungbean growth performance. S2F4 combinations may be the best choice for improved mungbean cultivation.
SAARC J. Agric., 21(1): 189-201 (2023)