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  1. Article ; Online: Convolutional neural network based data interpretable framework for Alzheimer's treatment planning.

    Parvin, Sazia / Nimmy, Sonia Farhana / Kamal, Md Sarwar

    Visual computing for industry, biomedicine, and art

    2024  Volume 7, Issue 1, Page(s) 3

    Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurological disorder that predominantly affects the brain. In the coming years, it is expected to spread rapidly, with limited progress in diagnostic techniques. Various machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) ...

    Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurological disorder that predominantly affects the brain. In the coming years, it is expected to spread rapidly, with limited progress in diagnostic techniques. Various machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms have been employed to detect AD using single-modality data. However, recent developments in ML have enabled the application of these methods to multiple data sources and input modalities for AD prediction. In this study, we developed a framework that utilizes multimodal data (tabular data, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images, and genetic information) to classify AD. As part of the pre-processing phase, we generated a knowledge graph from the tabular data and MRI images. We employed graph neural networks for knowledge graph creation, and region-based convolutional neural network approach for image-to-knowledge graph generation. Additionally, we integrated various explainable AI (XAI) techniques to interpret and elucidate the prediction outcomes derived from multimodal data. Layer-wise relevance propagation was used to explain the layer-wise outcomes in the MRI images. We also incorporated submodular pick local interpretable model-agnostic explanations to interpret the decision-making process based on the tabular data provided. Genetic expression values play a crucial role in AD analysis. We used a graphical gene tree to identify genes associated with the disease. Moreover, a dashboard was designed to display XAI outcomes, enabling experts and medical professionals to easily comprehend the prediction results.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-01
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2524-4442
    ISSN (online) 2524-4442
    DOI 10.1186/s42492-024-00154-x
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  2. Article ; Online: Examining challenges and multi-strategic approaches in waste management during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.

    Ali, Sk Ajim / Parvin, Farhana

    Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA

    2022  Volume 40, Issue 9, Page(s) 1356–1380

    Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has a negative impact on the environment. Waste generation and improper management during the COVID-19 pandemic posed a major threat to human health and the environment. Irregular and improper waste collection, handling, suspension ... ...

    Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has a negative impact on the environment. Waste generation and improper management during the COVID-19 pandemic posed a major threat to human health and the environment. Irregular and improper waste collection, handling, suspension of waste recycling and unsanitary disposal were all important issues in the processing and management of generated waste. This study emphasised a systematic review and content analysis to categorise all types of waste management (WM) during the COVID-19 pandemic to accomplish a well understanding of the relation between the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on WM within the literature. In this systematic review, a number of published papers on different aspects of WM during March 2020 to February 2021 were considered in order to identify major challenges in handling WM during the pandemic time and highlight multi-strategic approaches suggested. A content analysis of the 58 relevant papers was carried out by incorporating different types of WM at local as well as global scales. The present review results revealed that the COVID-19 has impacted the quantity and composition of waste, and the crisis caused by the pandemic has also altered the nature of global WM system. A comprehensive analysis on how the systems of WM were affected through the advancement of COVID-19 and what would be the healthier solutions was also highlighted in this systematic review. The results of this systematic review would be beneficial for better policymakers to holistically address potential future pandemics, if any.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/epidemiology ; Humans ; Pandemics ; Recycling ; Waste Management/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Systematic Review
    ZDB-ID 1480483-9
    ISSN 1096-3669 ; 1399-3070 ; 0734-242X
    ISSN (online) 1096-3669 ; 1399-3070
    ISSN 0734-242X
    DOI 10.1177/0734242X221079303
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  3. Article ; Online: Staphylococcus aureus

    Parvin, Farhana / Rahman, Md Arifur / Deva, Anand K / Vickery, Karen / Hu, Honghua

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 5

    Abstract: Staphylococcus ... ...

    Abstract Staphylococcus aureus
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Staphylococcus aureus ; Chlorine ; Water ; Proteomics ; Disinfectants ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Staphylococcal Infections ; Biofilms ; Cell Wall
    Chemical Substances Chlorine (4R7X1O2820) ; Water (059QF0KO0R) ; Disinfectants ; Anti-Bacterial Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-05
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms24054983
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  4. Article: Efficacy of Surgical/Wound Washes against Bacteria: Effect of Different In Vitro Models.

    Parvin, Farhana / Vickery, Karen / Deva, Anand K / Hu, Honghua

    Materials (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 15, Issue 10

    Abstract: Topical antiseptics are often used to treat chronic wounds with biofilm infections and during salvage of biofilm contaminated implants, but their antibacterial efficacy is frequently only tested against non-aggregated planktonic or free-swimming ... ...

    Abstract Topical antiseptics are often used to treat chronic wounds with biofilm infections and during salvage of biofilm contaminated implants, but their antibacterial efficacy is frequently only tested against non-aggregated planktonic or free-swimming organisms. This study evaluated the antibacterial and antibiofilm efficacy of four commercial surgical washes Bactisure, TorrenTX, minimally invasive lavage (MIS), and Betadine against six bacterial species:
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-19
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2487261-1
    ISSN 1996-1944
    ISSN 1996-1944
    DOI 10.3390/ma15103630
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  5. Article ; Online: Staphylococcus aureus Cell Wall Phenotypic Changes Associated with Biofilm Maturation and Water Availability

    Farhana Parvin / Md. Arifur Rahman / Anand K. Deva / Karen Vickery / Honghua Hu

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 24, Iss 4983, p

    A Key Contributing Factor for Chlorine Resistance

    2023  Volume 4983

    Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus biofilms are resistant to both antibiotics and disinfectants. As Staphylococci cell walls are an important defence mechanism, we sought to examine changes to the bacterial cell wall under different growth conditions. Cell walls of S. ...

    Abstract Staphylococcus aureus biofilms are resistant to both antibiotics and disinfectants. As Staphylococci cell walls are an important defence mechanism, we sought to examine changes to the bacterial cell wall under different growth conditions. Cell walls of S. aureus grown as 3-day hydrated biofilm, 12-day hydrated biofilm, and 12-day dry surface biofilm (DSB) were compared to cell walls of planktonic organisms. Additionally, proteomic analysis using high-throughput tandem mass tag-based mass spectrometry was performed. Proteins involved in cell wall synthesis in biofilms were upregulated in comparison to planktonic growth. Bacterial cell wall width (measured by transmission electron microscopy) and peptidoglycan production (detected using a silkworm larva plasma system) increased with biofilm culture duration ( p < 0.001) and dehydration ( p = 0.002). Similarly, disinfectant tolerance was greatest in DSB, followed by 12-day hydrated biofilm and then 3-day biofilm, and it was least in the planktonic bacteria––suggesting that changes to the cell wall may be a key factor for S. aureus biofilm biocide resistance. Our findings shed light on possible new targets to combat biofilm-related infections and hospital dry surface biofilms.
    Keywords Staphylococcus aureus ; biofilm ; cell wall ; peptidoglycan ; biocide resistance ; disinfectant tolerance ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5 ; Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: A district-level vulnerability assessment of next COVID-19 variant (Omicron BA.2) in Uttarakhand using quantitative SWOT analysis.

    Khan, Zainab / Ali, Sk Ajim / Mohsin, Mohd / Parvin, Farhana / Shamim, Syed Kausar / Ahmad, Ateeque

    Environment, development and sustainability

    2022  , Page(s) 1–30

    Abstract: COVID-19 has had an impact on the entire humankind and has been proved to spread in deadly waves. As a result, preparedness and planning are required to better deal with the epidemic's upcoming waves. Effective planning, on the other hand, necessitates ... ...

    Abstract COVID-19 has had an impact on the entire humankind and has been proved to spread in deadly waves. As a result, preparedness and planning are required to better deal with the epidemic's upcoming waves. Effective planning, on the other hand, necessitates detailed vulnerability assessments at all levels, from the national to the state or regional. There are several issues at the regional level, and each region has its own features. As a result, each region needs its own COVID-19 vulnerability assessment. In terms of climate, terrain and demographics, the state of Uttarakhand differs significantly from the rest of India. As a result, a vulnerability assessment of the next COVID-19 variation (Omicron BA.2) is required for district-level planning to meet regional concerns. A total of 17 variables were chosen for this study, including demographic, socio-economic, infrastructure, epidemiological and tourism-related factors. AHP was used to compute their weights. After applying min-max normalisation to the data, a district-level quantitative SWOT is created to compare the performance of 13 Uttarakhand districts. A COVID-19 vulnerability index (normalised
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-03
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2015291-7
    ISSN 1573-2975 ; 1387-585X
    ISSN (online) 1573-2975
    ISSN 1387-585X
    DOI 10.1007/s10668-022-02727-3
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  7. Article ; Online: Removal of Congo Red by Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) Fish Bone Powder

    Shahanaz Parvin / Md. Manjur Hussain / Farhana Akter / Biplob Kumar Biswas

    Journal of Chemistry, Vol

    Kinetics, Equilibrium, and Thermodynamic Study

    2021  Volume 2021

    Abstract: Powdered form of bones of silver carp fish, an available species in Bangladesh, was investigated as a prominent bioadsorbent for the removal of Congo red from synthetic solution. Experiments were conducted in batch process, and a number of influencing ... ...

    Abstract Powdered form of bones of silver carp fish, an available species in Bangladesh, was investigated as a prominent bioadsorbent for the removal of Congo red from synthetic solution. Experiments were conducted in batch process, and a number of influencing parameters, such as solution pH, adsorbent dosage, contact time, and initial Congo red concentration, were thoroughly investigated for optimization. Kinetic and equilibrium data were well described by pseudo-second-order model and Langmuir isotherm, respectively. Suitability of pseudo-second-order model to best fit with the adsorption process was corroborated by squared sum of errors analysis. Mass transfer mechanism was confirmed by intraparticle pore diffusion and Bangham’s diffusion models. Maximum sorption capacity of fish bone powder was found to be 666.67 mg·g−1. The optimum condition (adsorbent dose: 5 g·L−1; pH: 2.0; operating time: 4 h) for maximum sorption was determined as well. The increasing negative value of Gibbs free energy (ΔG) with temperature rise indicated spontaneous nature and feasibility of adsorption. The positive values of ΔH and ΔS suggested that the adsorption reaction is endothermic and random (at the solid/liquid interface) in nature. The activation energy (29.84 kJ·mol−1) indicated that the sorption process was of physisorption type. A considerably high adsorption capacity pointed towards utilization of this apparently useless biomaterial as an effective adsorbent.
    Keywords Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Subject code 660
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Hindawi Limited
    Document type Article ; Online
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  8. Article ; Online: One Step Forward with Dry Surface Biofilm (DSB) of

    Rahman, Md Arifur / Amirkhani, Ardeshir / Parvin, Farhana / Chowdhury, Durdana / Molloy, Mark P / Deva, Anand Kumar / Vickery, Karen / Hu, Honghua

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2022  Volume 23, Issue 20

    Abstract: The Gram-positive ... ...

    Abstract The Gram-positive bacterium
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Staphylococcus aureus ; Proteomics ; Argininosuccinate Synthase ; DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded ; Peptidoglycan ; Biofilms ; Staphylococcal Infections ; Glucosamine ; Transferases ; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters ; Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative ; Transaminases ; Alanine ; Uridine Diphosphate
    Chemical Substances Argininosuccinate Synthase (EC 6.3.4.5) ; Peptidoglycan ; Glucosamine (N08U5BOQ1K) ; Transferases (EC 2.-) ; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters ; Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative ; Transaminases (EC 2.6.1.-) ; Alanine (OF5P57N2ZX) ; Uridine Diphosphate (58-98-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms232012238
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  9. Article: Urban flood vulnerability assessment in a densely urbanized city using multi-factor analysis and machine learning algorithms

    Parvin, Farhana / Ali, Sk Ajim / Calka, Beata / Bielecka, Elzbieta / Linh, Nguyen Thi Thuy / Pham, Quoc Bao

    Theoretical and applied climatology. 2022 July, v. 149, no. 1-2

    2022  

    Abstract: Flood is considered as the most devastating natural hazards that cause the death of many lives worldwide. The present study aimed to predict flood vulnerability for Warsaw, Poland, using three machine learning models, such as the Bayesian logistic ... ...

    Abstract Flood is considered as the most devastating natural hazards that cause the death of many lives worldwide. The present study aimed to predict flood vulnerability for Warsaw, Poland, using three machine learning models, such as the Bayesian logistic regression (BLR), the artificial neural networks (ANN), and the deep learning neural networks (DLNNs). The perfomance of these three methods was assessed in order to select the best method for flood vulnerability mapping in densely urbanized city. Thus, initially, thirteen flood predictors were evaluated using the information gain ratio (IGR), and eight most important predictors were considered from model training and testing. The performance of the applied models and accuracy of the result was evaluated through the area under the curve (AUC) and statistical measures. By using the testing dataset, the result reveals that DLNN (AUC = 0.877) is the more performant model in comparison to ANN (AUC = 0.851) and BLR (AUC = 0.697). However, the BLR model has the lowest predictive capability. The results of the present study could be effectively used for the urban flood management strategies.
    Keywords Bayesian theory ; climatology ; data collection ; death ; flood control ; regression analysis ; risk assessment ; urbanization ; Poland
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-07
    Size p. 639-659.
    Publishing place Springer Vienna
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1463177-5
    ISSN 1434-4483 ; 0177-798X
    ISSN (online) 1434-4483
    ISSN 0177-798X
    DOI 10.1007/s00704-022-04068-7
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  10. Article: Appraisal of infrastructural amenities to analyze spatial backwardness of Murshidabad district using WSM and GIS-based kernel estimation

    Parvin, Farhana / Najmul Islam Hashmi, S / Ali, Sk Ajim

    GeoJournal. 2021 Feb., v. 86, no. 1

    2021  

    Abstract: Backwardness is the result of different factors that exist in a society. The present study focused on infrastructural facilities and basic amenities to estimate the spatial distribution of backward areas in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal, India. ...

    Abstract Backwardness is the result of different factors that exist in a society. The present study focused on infrastructural facilities and basic amenities to estimate the spatial distribution of backward areas in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal, India. An adequate supply of infrastructure has long been essential for economic development for both academicians and policymakers. Improved infrastructure has an aggregate impact on income and economic development. From this point of view, the present study aimed to appraise the infrastructural facilities and basic amenities to analyze the spatial extension of backwardness. For the same, 17 decision criteria under four parameters including physical infrastructure, medical and health service, educational amenities and recreational facilities were selected and geospatial technique i.e. kernel density estimation was used for spatial mapping of those decision criteria to show the spatial density of available services. Concurrently, weight sum model as a multi-criteria decision approach was applied for map overlaying and displaying backward areas by considering reverse scale factor from 1 to 5. 5 indicate the high spatial density of infrastructural facilities and low backward areas and 1 indicates the low density of infrastructural facilities and high areas of backwardness. Using the above rating scale, the spatial extension of backwardness was estimated. Unlike using the traditional method to estimate backwardness, the present study applied a geospatial technique which is quite new in this type of study. The present study also measured the accuracy of the result using prediction accuracy. The result revealed that the overall prediction accuracy signifies 82% (Pa = 0.82) which validates the weight sum model and kernel density applied in spatial analysis of backwardness. The present study evidences the efficiency of geospatial technique which may also helpful for applying in different fields of research.
    Keywords economic development ; health services ; income ; infrastructure ; models ; prediction ; statistical analysis ; India
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-02
    Size p. 19-41.
    Publishing place Springer Netherlands
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-AP-2-clean
    ZDB-ID 715360-0
    ISSN 1572-9893 ; 0343-2521
    ISSN (online) 1572-9893
    ISSN 0343-2521
    DOI 10.1007/s10708-019-10057-7
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