Change in cyclone disaster vulnerability and response in coastal Bangladesh - Alam E, Collins AE, Islam ARMT, Paul A, Islam MK.
The number of deaths by tropical cyclones in Bangladesh has significantly reduced. Category 4 Cyclone Gorky in 1991 and Sidr in 2007 caused 147,000 and 4,500 deaths respectively and Cyclone Mora six in 2017. This is considered internationally to be an outs... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Crash factors analysis resulted child fatalities using logistic regression model - Mahmud SMS, Islam M.
Children fatalities due to road traffic crashes are a concerning issue for a long time in Bangladesh, particularly in an urban area like the megacity Dhaka. Several studies have been found in the literature on this problem but almost all of them are mainly... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
A dataset on social media users' engagement with religious misinformation - Al-Zaman MS, Noman MMS.
This dataset comprises Facebook data on five cases of religious misinformation in Bangladesh. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first publicly accessible dataset on Facebook-based religious misinformation in the country, featuring 7350 comments contr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Media, Marketing, and Internet Issues Source Type: news
Effect of Covid-19 lockdown on traffic and the crash rate of national highway: evidence from Bangladesh - Islam MA, Hanif F, Suma SA, Raihan MA, Hadiuzzaman M.
This study aims to evaluate the impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on traffic volume of national highways connecting Dhaka with other divisional cities considering pre, during and post-lockdown periods during COVID-19. Bangladesh Government imposed countrywi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh sparks alarm after 364 people die this year and infections rise
Bangladesh is recording a higher number of casualties and infections from dengue as more than 360 people have died this year and infections of the mosquito-borne illness rise (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - August 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Paratransit service quality modeling reflecting users' perception-a case study in Dhaka, Bangladesh - Rahman F, Islam MA, Hadiuzzaman M.
Increasing usage of private cars and low service quality of public transport is an acute problem in many developing cities. The prerequisite is to meet the mobility needs, especially for low-income people, to ensure adequate capacity by the service provide... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Modelling injury severity of victims in collisions involving public transit in Dhaka, Bangladesh - Saha B, Fatmi MR, Rahman MM.
This study investigates the injury sev... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Saving the unsaved: combating rape against females in Bangladesh - an analytical review - Biswas AK.
Rape is a violent crime that is widely regarded as the most terrible kind of sexual assault on the planet. Victims of rape suffer from psychological trauma in addition to physical traumas, which affects not only their lives but also the lives of those arou... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Combatting workplace violence against nurses in Bangladesh - Ferdousi S, Rony MKK.
This letter aims to respond to Tosepu et al. that workplace violence against nurses increases dramatically in developed and developing countries. This leads to a frustrating and unsustainable work environment. Furthermore, workplace violence has the potent... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Researchers launch free AI x-ray dataset for bone fracture diagnosis
A team of researchers in Bangladesh has launched a dataset of x-ray images calle...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Fracture risk tool validated in men with prostate cancer (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 9, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Bangladesh to tone down law critics accuse of crushing dissent
Bangladesh will tone down its Digital Security Act, criticised by many as a draconian curb on dissent, to allow bail for suspects and halt the jailing of journalists for defamation, the law minister said on Monday. Journalists and rights activists have long demanded the repeal of the act to…#digitalsecurityact #cybersecurityact #anisulhuq #officialsecretsact #sheikhhasina #western (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Factors of cyclone disaster deaths in coastal Bangladesh - Alam E.
Bangladesh's success in disaster risk management is often evidenced by referencing the reduction of deaths caused by tropical cyclones - the Cyclone Gorky 1991 caused 147,000 deaths, the Cyclone Sidr 2007 caused 4500 deaths and only 6 deaths by the Cyclone... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
A review on landslide susceptibility mapping research in Bangladesh - Chowdhury MS.
Landslide susceptibility mapping is a common practice for landslide susceptibility assessment across the world. Like many other mountainous areas of the world, Bangladesh is facing frequent catastrophic landslides causing severe damage to the economy and s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Bangladesh election tensions rise as protests erupt, economy dims
DHAKA -- Tensions are running higher in Bangladesh as opposition parties push the government to step aside ahead of a national election, Western critics condemn violence and the economic outlook darkens. Opposition activists clashed with security forces over the weekend as they sought to stage a…#dhaka #western #sheikhhasina (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nonnative English researchers take 91% longer in reading: study
TOKYO -- Non-English-speaking environmental researchers take nearly twice as long to read English-language papers, compared with native English speakers, according to a study published in the scientific journal Plos Biology last week. The subjects of the study had varying levels of English…#tokyo #plosbiology #nepal #bolivia #ukraine #spain #nigeria #bolivian #spanish #bangladeshi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
