bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Sarmatyzm i biedermeier. Granice, cezury, przepływy. W kręgu galicyjskich spadkobierców Soplicy
Authors: Węgrzyn Iwona Barbara 
Published: June 2021

Prezentowany tekst jest propozycją interpretacji dostrzeżonej interferencji dwóch nurtów dziewiętnastowiecznej kultury polskiej: romantycznego sarmatyzmu i biedermeieru jako przykładu dyfuzji kulturowej, której efektem staje się zredefiniowana kulturowa tożsamość polskiego ziemiaństwa drugiej połowy XIX w. Na przykładach dzieł literackich, określonych jako krąg spadkobierców Pamiątek Soplicy Henryka Rzewuskiego, pokazuję nie tylko ewolucję dawnej tradycji szlacheckiej w kontekście zmian społecznych i kulturowych, jakie przynosi XIX w., ale przede wszystkim wydobywam znaczenie biedermeieru jako ważnego impulsu kulturowego, który modernizował tradycję szlachecką i otwierał ją na kulturowe procesy zachodzące w dziewiętnastowiecznej Europie.
Kulturowa dyfuzja zachodząca między romantycznym sarmatyzmem a biedermeierem pozwala mi wskazać niezbyt wyraźnie dostrzegane z perspektywy typowych ujęć historii kultury polskiej XIX w. geograficzne granice występowania zjawisk kulturowych oraz czasowe cezury ich trwania, zwracam też uwagę na wydarzenia społeczne, które inicjowały kulturowe przepływy w obrębie kultury polskiej XIX w.
Design and Implementation of an IoT Based Greenhouse Monitoring and Controlling System
Authors: Nath Shablu Deb , Hossain Mohammad Shahadat , Chowdhury Imtiaz Akber , Tasneem Sabiha , Hasan Mehedi , Chakma Rocky 
Published: June 2021

Environment is the key factor in the greenhouse system. To provide monitoring and controlling facility inside the greenhouse, IoT based system is more flexible and suitable solution. To maintain the proper environment inside the green- house, we have designed the system with heating, cooling and water supply facility by integrating the system with heater, cooling fan and water pump. The temperature, humidity and the soil moisture inside the greenhouse continuously monitored and controlled over online platform.
Parallel impelementation of RC6 algorithm
Authors: Berisha Artan , Kastrati Hektor 
Published: June 2021

Data security is very important in the field of Computer Science. In this paper the encryption algorithm called RC6 will be analyzed and its standard and parallel implementation will be done.
First the field of Cryptology is discussed in general terms, then the classification of encryption algorithms according to operation and techniques is explained.
RC6 is a symmetric block algorithm derived from the RC5 algorithm. RC6 operates on 128-bit blocks and accepts 128, 192, 256-bit keys until 2040 bytes. In the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) competition, RC6 managed to rank among the five finalists.
The structure of the RC6 algorithm will be analyzed also the encryption and decryption methods. The comparison between standard and parallel implementation will be made.
SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMMES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
Authors: Oyedepo John A. , Oyedepo E. O. , Adeola A. A. , Omotayo A. M. 
Published: June 2021

The paper examines the relevance of geospatial maps and technics in execution of livelihood support projects among rural poor. Previous attempts towards driving the poor along prosperity pathways in Nigeria have failed because of incorrect deployment of interventions in time and space. Global positioning systems and Geographical information systems were employed in this study to provide insight to the challenges faced by previous livelihood support projects in the country while also providing a robust spatial decision support system for geographical targeting of interventions to vulnerable households. The study selected 1,459 households from the 42,000 households adopted for the Feed the Future Project in 3 northern States namely; Sokoto, Kebbi States and the Federal Capital Territory. Acquired survey data were converted into GIS maps so as to expose hidden trends in the characteristics of target population and to suggest the best options for interventions. The data were subjected to spatial analysis such as simple distance analysis. The outcomes revealed 86% of sampled households to be largely below the poverty line. This is mainly due to poor access to facilities like health care, markets, good roads, agricultural inputs, agricultural information and advisory services. 10 % of children’s absolute score of Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) revealed acute malnutrition. 42 % of the household however now have stronger safety nets as a result of the interventions. The study found Spatial Information technology highly useful in social intervention project as the one by the Feed the Future project
Spectrum of Neurological Manifestations in COVID-19: A Review
Authors: Quraishi Firoz Ahmed , Rahman Aminur , Twinkle Furial Quraishi 
Published: June 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV- 2) is causing a worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 within a short span of time. Although patients with COVID-19 primarily present with fever and respiratory illness; a wide range of symptoms involving different systems have been described. While the neurological sequelae of the virus remain poorly understood, there are a growing number of reports of neurological manifestation of COVID-19.The neurological manifestation including both central and peripheral nervous system are increasingly reported in a very subset of COVID-19 patients. The SARS-CoV-2 enters the body mainly via the ACE- 2 receptors within the respiratory system, which causes the body to initiate an immunologic response against potential damage to non-renewable cells. There’s increasing evidence of accumulating that COVID-19, particularly in severe cases, can have neurological consequences although respiratory symptoms nearly always develop before neurological ones. Patients with pre-existing neurological conditions could also be at elevated risk for COVID-19 associated neurological symptoms. The neurological presentations of COVID-19 patients maybe acute and post-acute state. The acute presentations are classified into specific (such as stroke, encephalitis, acute polyneuropathy, etc.) and nonspecific (such as delirium, headache, dizziness, etc.) symptoms with anatomical involvement of either central nervous system including brain or spinal cord, and/or peripheral nervous system, neuromuscular junctions or muscles. Several neurological symptoms have also been demonstrated in post-acute or long covid-19 syndrome. There is a possibility to overlook or misinterpretation of, neurological symptoms in some COVID-19 patients. In infants and young children, the foremost common CNS phenomena are febrile seizures; in adults, non-focal abnormalities will be either neurological or constitutional. To date, neurological manifestations of COVID-19 are described largely within the disease trajectory, and also the long-term effects of such manifestations still remain unexplored and unfolded. This article is intended to review the possible neuro-invasive routes of SARS-CoV-2 and its mechanisms which initiate the neurological damage with neurological presentations of COVID-19 patients.
Bangladesh J Medicine July 2021; 32(2) : 120-137
Therapeutic Aspects of Hydrotherapy: A Review
Authors: Chowdhury Ranajit Sen , Islam Md Daharul , Akter Khaleda , Sarkar Mohammad Abdus Sattar , Roy Tanima , Rahman SM Tajdit 
Published: June 2021

Hydrotherapy is a procedure where water of different temperatures are used to relieve pain and treat illness. This review describes about different conditions of water treatments. Hydrotherapy can help treat a variety of conditions, including arthritis, stomach problems, sleep disorders, stress and depression. The theory behind hydrotherapy is that water has healing properties that can mitigate various ailments and conditions. Different states of water such as ice, liquid, and steam is used in the treatment of various conditions. Water cure therapies comprise enema therapy, gel therapy etc. and also includes colonic hydrotropic, sitz bath, hydro-massage, wraps and compress methods. Cryotherapy, cold water immersion or ice bath could be a new treatment method thatis used by physical therapists, sports medicine facilities and rehab clinics.
Bangladesh J Medicine July 2021; 32(2) : 138-141
Use of Allopurinol in Slowing the Progress of Chronic Kidney Disease Stage III and IV
Authors: Osmani Abdus Salam , Khatun Momena , Chowdhury Nasreen , Akter Khaleda , Islam Md Daharul 
Published: June 2021

Background: Hyperuricemia is associated with the event of hypertension and renal disease progression. The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of allopurinol in slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage III and IV.
Methods: This study was prospective interventional study was carried out in department of Nephrology, Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka, during the period of January 2014 to December 2014. On the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria a total of 80CKD patients were enrolled in this study.80 patients were distributed in two groups. 40 patients were placed in treatment group and 40 patients were placed in control group. Purposive sampling method was followed.40 patients of treatment group were administered allopurinol 100 mg daily. Clinical, hematologic, and biochemical parameters were measured at baseline, at 4th month and 8th month of treatment.
Results: No significant differences were seen between baseline SBP, DBP, Hb and HbA1c with 4th month and 8th follow up in both treatment group and control group. eGFR was significantly less declined at 4th months and 8thmonths in patient treated with allopurinol (treatment group). A negative Pearson’s correlation (r= -0.104; p=0.524) was found between uric acid with eGFR at 8th month in treatment group and significant positive Pearson’s correlation (r= 0.559 p=0.001) was found with CRP level. eGFR was significantly more declined at 4th months and 8th months in patient of control group. In control group a negative Pearson’s correlation (r= -0.126 p=0.437) was found between uric acid with eGFR at 8th month and positive Pearson’s correlation (r= 0.275 p=0193) was found with CRP level.
Conclusions: Uric acid and CRP were significantly declined at 8th months in treatment group. Thus eGFR progression was significantly slow in treatment group at 4thmonths and 8th months from baseline due to positive effect of allopurinol by reducing inflammatory process that causes by high uric acid.
Bangladesh J Medicine July 2021; 32(2) : 85-89
Acute Kidney Injury in Crush Syndrome and Renal Disaster-Experience in Bangladesh after garment factory collapse
Authors: Gupta Ratan Das , Islam Nazrul , Debnath Dilip Kumar , Morshed Syed Mahbub , Rahman Aminur 
Published: June 2021

Background: Crush-syndrome usually resulting from earthquake and other natural disaster causes mortality and morbidity. A multistoried garment factory collapsed in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 24th April 2013 with about 4000 workers. Among the rescued victims, many of them develop crush – syndrome and AKI that led to a man-made renal disaster in Bangladesh. We analyzed outcome of severe AKI patient who required renal replacement therapy.
Methods: Victims from accident site were first treated in primarily local hospital and primary care center. Suspected crush syndrome patients were rapidly transferred to tertiary hospital for dialysis and ICU support. We collect data of severe AKI patient by a standard questionnairebased onrenal disaster relief force – crush syndrome patient questionnaire.
Results: We had experienced many AKI and crush syndrome after collapsed garment factory with 3500 workers which created a manmade renal disaster. We observed 27 severe AKI due to crush syndrome of Rana plaza with mean age 25.12 years, most of them were female (51.85%). Victims rescued as early as possible, average rescue time was 20.30 hours, 62.96% developed compartment syndrome and required fasciotomy. All of them got dialysis treatment; some of them required ICU support. Among all, 67% recovered completely and 26% died. Main causes of death were infection and DIC with MOF.
Conclusions: Crush injury victims who developed severe AKI, required dialysis. Severe AKI patients who required dialysis had high mortality and morbidity. Early intervention to prevent AKI and complications may reduce mortality and morbidity.
Bangladesh J Medicine July 2021; 32(2) : 107-112
Guillain-Barre Syndrome in a Case of Typhoid Fever: an Uncommon Association
Authors: Momen Abdul Basit Ibne , Twinkle Furial Quraishi , Rahman Aminur , Quraishi Firoz Ahmed 
Published: June 2021

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) following typhoid is extremely uncommon and only few case reports are available in literature. The importance of this case report is to highlight upon the fact that a diagnosis of GBS should always be kept in mind whenever a patient of typhoid fever develops weakness. We report a young girl with blood culture proven typhoid fever that developed this very rare neurological complication quite early in the course of the disease. Following treatment with intravenous antibiotics and intravenous immunoglobulin, she was improved.
Bangladesh J Medicine July 2021; 32(2) : 142-144
Post-COVID Pulmonary Mucormycosis: first case report from Bangladesh
Authors: Afroz Farhana , Barai Lovely , Rahim Muhammad Abdur , Kanta Shamima Sharmin , Hossain Mohammad Delwar 
Published: June 2021

Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection caused by different saprophytic environmental fungus occurring predominantly among immunosuppressed patients. Pulmonary mucormycosis is the second most common form after rhino-cerebral mucormycosis and may accompany with other infections. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) itself and its treatment with immunosuppressive drugs and oxygen delivery systems etc. are setting the scenes for opportunistic and co-infections with fungus and other pathogens. A middle aged Bangladeshi man, with background diabetes mellitus, hypertension, bronchial asthma and COVID-19, presented with fever, respiratory symptoms and cavitary lung lesion. Diagnostic work-up confirmed pulmonary mucormycosis and he responded with liposomal amphotericin B. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of post-COVID mucormycosis reported from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh J Medicine July 2021; 32(2) : 156-160
The Association of Vitamin D with Metabolic Syndrome in Adults with Prediabetes
Authors: Morshed Md Shahed , Haq Tahniyah , Selim Shahjada , Ghani Habibul , Faisal Ibrahim , Yadav Anil , Shah Anil Kumar , Md Fariduddin - 
Published: June 2021

Background: Vitamin D may play important role in the pathogenesis of several components of metabolic syndrome (MS). The aim of this study was to observe the association of vitamin D with MS and its components in Bangladeshi adults with prediabetes.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was done among 117 newly detected nonpregnant adults with prediabetes [age (years): 36.30±9.99; BMI (kg/ m2): 28.89±4.35, mean±SD; M/F: 23/94] based on American Diabetes Association 2018 criteria. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed by any three of five criteria: central obesity; elevated blood pressure, fasting blood glucose & triglyceride (TG) and lower HDL cholesterol. Glucose was measured by glucose oxidase, lipid by glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase-peroxidase and vitamin D by high performance liquid chromatography method. Vitamin D <20 ng/ml was considered as deficiency (VDD).
Results: Among all the variables only TG was significantly higher in patients with VDD than those without VDD (³20 ng/ml) [163.0 (135.50, 224.50) vs. 143.50 (101.25, 190.0), median (IQR), p=0.048]. There were no significant correlations [p=NS for all] and associations of vitamin D with MS or its components in linear and logistic regression [p=NS for all].
Conclusions: Except TG vitamin D has no associations with MS or its components in Bangladeshi adults with prediabetes.
Bangladesh J Medicine July 2021; 32(2) : 170-174
Molecular evidence for the status of Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd. and B. decipiens Warnst. in the old and new World
Authors: Galkina Maria , Razumova Olga , Yatsenko Igor , Yatsenko Olga , Vinogradova Yulia 
Published: June 2021

Earlier, we have established that the European blackjack, which in many literary sources is cited as an invasive North American Bidens connata, was described by Carl Warnstorf back in 1895 as B. decipiens and had a hybrid origin (B. frondosa × B. cernua). In this study, we continue to compare the genomes of B. connata and B. decipiens by molecular genetics and cytological methods. The objects are the F1 offsprings of B. frondosa, B. connata, and B. cernua collected in 2018 from Minnesota and Wisconsin (USA), grown from seeds in the greenhouse conditions of N.V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden of Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as samples of B. decipiens, B. frondosa and B. cernua collected from Eastern Europe (Belarus and European Russia). The nucleotide sequences of nuclear (ITS 1–2) and chloroplast (trnL– trnF and rpl32–trnL) DNA were studied. Analysis of the ITS 1–2 site showed that B. connata individuals of North America are not hybrids. Analysis of the chloroplast DNA regions confirmed that both taxa, B. connata and B. decipiens, are evolutionarily close to B. cernua.
Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 28(1): 1-10, 2021 (June)
ISSR markers and population differentiations in Erodium ciconium (L.) L'hér ex Aiton
Authors: Fei Xi , Xuejun Ruan , Minaeifar Amir Abbas 
Published: June 2021

Erodium ciconium is an important grazing plant and a source of protein supplements to straw for ruminants in semideserts and wastelands of the Middle East. There is no information on its population genetic structure, genetic diversity, and morphological variability in Iran. We performed molecular data for knowing the population differentiation in this species. For this study, we used 110 randomly collected plants from 15 geographical populations in 6 provinces of Iran. AMOVA test revealed significant genetic difference among the studied populations and also revealed that, 63% of total genetic variability was due to within population diversity while, 37% was due to among population genetic differentiation. Mantel test showed positive significant correlation between genetic distance and geographical distance of the studied populations. Networking, STRUCTURE analyses revealed some degree of gene flow among these populations.
Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 28(1): 61-73, 2021 (June)
Floristic composition of the coastal district Satkhira, Bangladesh
Authors: Hossain Gazi Mosharof , Khan Saleh Ahammad , Rahim Md Abdur , Rahman Mohammad Sayedur , Islam Khandaker Mohammad Noor 
Published: June 2021

This study presents elementary taxonomic data on the composition of vascular flora in the disaster prone coastal district Satkhira of Bangladesh. The results of this study show that this district houses 664 species under 468 genera and 133 families of vascular plants. The Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms are represented by 21 and five species, whereas, the Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons) and Liliopsida (monocotyledons) of Angiosperms by 494 and 144 species, respectively. About 59.64% of these species are herbs, 15.96% shrubs, 21.69% trees, 2.26% palms and 0.45% bamboos. Total 73.04% of the species are wild, 19.88% planted and 7.08% cultivated. In this area, Fabaceae with 31 species is the largest family, followed by Asteraceae with 27 species, Apocynaceae with 26 species and Malvaceae with 25 and Acanthaceae with 22 species. Ficus with seven species is recorded as the largest genus, which is followed by Solanum, Hygrophila, Euphorbia, Senna, Phyllanthus, Ipomoea, Hibiscus and Alternanthera. Most of the species are found in fallow lands, roadsides, woodlands, homesteads and scrub jungles and useful as medicine, ornamental, fibre, fruit, livestock feed, soil binder and timber. The floristic composition of this district is still rich, though most of its habitats and ecosystems are vulnerable to natural disasters. Effective conservation plan and measures should be adopted for the precious flora of this coastal district.
Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 28(1): 97-124, 2021 (June)
Leaf epidermal anatomy of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. in relation to ecotypic adaptation
Authors: Nitu SK , Tarique H , Islam SMS 
Published: June 2021

Qualitative and quantitative studies were done on leaf epidermal characteristics with special reference to stomatal features to find out the impact of environmental condition on twenty four accessions of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. collected from different ecological habitats of Bangladesh. The foliar epidermal peels from both surfaces of mature leaves were observed under microscope. The leaves were found to be amphistomatic and stomata were paracytic type. The epidermal cells in this study were found to be sinuous. Silica bodies were found to be saddle and cross shaped. Prickles angular were pointed at the tip. Macro-hairs were present in all the accessions, but no micro-hair was found both adaxially or abaxially. Stomatal frequency and stomatal index were found to vary from accession to accession on both adaxial and abaxial surface of leaves, and the differences were statistically significant in most of the cases.
Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 28(1): 171-193, 2021 (June)
Contribution to the flora of Ulziit Mountain in forest steppe region of Mongolia
Authors: Batdelger Gantuya , Bazarragchaa Badamtsetseg , Janchiv Agiimaa , Enebish Ganbold , Yang Seungah , Peak Woon Kee , Lee Joongku 
Published: June 2021

The Ulziit Mountain has a unique ecosystem which is one of northern branch mountains of Khangai mountain range in Mongolia. Several field survey were conducted in summer in all habitats in different altitudes. A total of 314 taxa were registered belonging to 161 genera from 52 families in Ulziit Mountain flora. The family Asteraceae was found to be the largest with 37 taxa, followed by Poaceae with 30 taxa, Ranunculaceae with 24 taxa, Cyperaceae, Caryophyllaceae and Rosaceae each with 17 taxa, Salicaceae with 16 taxa, and Fabaceae with 15 taxa; in total, these comprised 55.1% of all flora complements in this mountain. During the investigation, 5 species were newly recorded in the Khangai mountains forest-steppe region. The most represented life forms in the flora are hemicryptophytes (71.97%), which are common for mountain steppe vegetation. In a time of climate change, effective conservation of nature is needed at an ecosystem such as a single mountain particularly for endemic, relict and other salient species. Furthermore, such a detailed floristic survey is important for finding new records in the field of plant taxonomy and conservation of nature in these specific areas.
Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 28(1): 195-215, 2021 (June)