{"id":8729,"date":"2024-04-04T22:48:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T16:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.cu.ac.bd\/v2\/?page_id=8729"},"modified":"2024-08-18T14:33:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T08:33:41","slug":"research-highlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.cu.ac.bd\/v2\/research-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Effects of fragmentation and shifting cultivation on soil carbon and nutrients: A case study in Sitapahar forest, Bangladesh<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe consequences of converting primary forests to agriculture and pasture on soil carbon (C) and nutrient stocks are important. The Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences evaluated soil C... <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Effects of shipwrecks on spatiotemporal dynamics of metal\/loids in sediments and seafood safety in the Bay of Bengal<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMetal\/loid pollution from shipbreaking activities has drawn significant concern due to their persistent threat to the marine ecosystem and human health. The study suggested anthropogenic activities... <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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KEAP1\/NRF2 Mutations in Stem Cells Define an Aggressive Subset of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Who Have a Poor Prognosis, Lung Metastasis, and Therapeutic Failure<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t
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An enemy of our own making: 47% children in port city resistant to antibiotics, finds study of CU<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMultidrug-resistant (MDR) clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kpn) have been increasingly documented in community-acquired and nosocomial infections all around the globe. Extended-spectrum -lactamases... <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Microbiome of Hilsha is unique: First study of Bangladesh by CU researchers<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHilsha (locally known as Ilish), the fish has been designated as the national fish of Bangladesh. The host-microbe interactions are complex, dynamic and context-dependent. In this regard, migratory... <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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A gamechanger for shrimp farming: Whole genome decode of WSSV<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Quantifying the potential contribution of urban trees to particulate matters removal: A study in Chattogram city, Bangladesh<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Carbon stocks of homestead forests have a mitigation potential to climate change in Bangladesh<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Human exposure assessment of mixed metal\/loids at and near mega-scale open beaching shipwrecking activities in Bangladesh<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t
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