F. Ahmed

Publication List Details

Period

1987 - 2009

Number

43

Co-Authors

Towards a virtual research environment for paediatric endocrinology across Europe (2009)

Jiang, J., Sinnott, R.O., Stell, A., Watt, J., Ahmed, F.

Paediatric endocrinology is a medical specialty dealing with variations of physical growth and sexual development in childhood. Genetic anomalies that can cause disorders of sexual development in...

Iron status among Australian adults: findings of a population based study in Queensland, Australia (2008)

Ahmed, F., Coyne, T., Dobson, A., McClintock, C.

Objectives: To describe the concentrations of serum ferritin among Australian adults by age and sex. Further, the relationships of various social, lifestyle and health factors with serum ferritin...

Randomized, controlled trial of a best-practice individualized behavioral program for treatment of childhood overweight: Scottish childhood overweight treatment trial (SCOTT). (2008)

Hughes, A.R., Stewart, L., Chapple, J., McColl, J.H., Donaldson, M.D.C., Kelnar, C.J.H., ...

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether a generalizable best-practice individualized behavioral intervention reduced BMI z score relative to standard dietetic care among...

Brucellosis in Local Chickens in North Western Nigeria (2006)

A.U. Junaidu, M.D. Salihu, F. Ahmed, M.A. Ambursa, M.L. Gulumbe

A study to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis in local chickens in Sokoto State of Northwestern Nigeria was carried out. A total of one thousand serum samples were collected over a period of...

Efficacy of twice-weekly multiple micronutrient supplementation for improving the hemoglobin and micronutrient status of anemic adolescent schoolgirls in Bangladesh (2005)

Ahmed, F, Khan, MR, Akhtaruzzaman, M, Karim, R, Marks, GC, Banu, CP, ...

Background: Although iron deficiency is a major cause of anemia, other micronutrient deficiencies may also play a role. Objective: We examined whether multiple micronutrient supplementation is more...

Impaired bone marrow homing of cytokine-activated CD34+ cells in the NOD/SCID model (2004)

Ahmed, F., Ings, S.J., Pizzey, A.R., Blundell, M.P., Thrasher, A.J., Ye, H.T., ...

The reduced engraftment potential of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) after exposure to cytokines may be related to the impaired homing ability of actively cycling cells. We tested this...

Performance of Broiler on Phytase Supplemented Soybean Meal Based Diet (2004)

F. Ahmed, M.S. Rahman, S.U. Ahmed, M.Y. Miah

An investigation was made on the performance of 144 unsexed Van Cobb broiler chicks from 21 days to 42 days of age. The chicks were fed on soybean meal (SM) based iso-nitrogenous and iso-energetic...

Vitamin A deficiency in poor, urban, lactating women in Bangladesh: factors influencing vitamin A status (2003)

Ahmed, F, Azim, A, Akhtaruzzaman, M

Aims: To investigate the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among lactating women in a poor urban population of Bangladesh, and to examine the relationship between various factors and vitamin A...

Anaemia and vitamin A deficiency in poor urban pregnant women of Bangladesh (2003)

Ahmed, F, Mahmuda, I, Sattar, A, Akhtaruzzaman, M

This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of anaemia and vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among pregnant women in a poor urban population of Bangladesh. It also examined the association of...

Effect of Different Pathotypes of Bipolaris sorokiniana on Leaf Blight Severity and Yield Contributing Characters of Wheat Cv. Kanchan Inoculated at Maximum Tillering Stage (2003)

F. Ahmed, I. Hossain, F.M. Aminuzzaman

A total of representatives eleven isolates of six different pathotypes of Bipolaris sorokiniana were compared for their effect on leaf blight severity and yield contributing characters by inoculating...

Quality of Marketed Metronidazole Preparations in Bangladesh- An Analytical Overview (2003)

F. Ahmed, A.K. Das, U.K. Karmakar, T. Khaleque, M.C. Shill

In Bangladesh, about 100 pharmaceutical companies are manufacturing about 160 products of metronidazole. Of them 40 products (30 tablet and 10 suspension) were analyzed. Potency of the selected...

Vitamin A deficiency in poor, urban, lactating women in Bangladesh: factors influencing vitamin A status (2003)

Ahmed, F, Azim, A, Akhtaruzzaman, M

Aims: To investigate the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among lactating women in a poor urban population of Bangladesh, and to examine the relationship between various factors and vitamin A...

Anaemia and vitamin A deficiency in poor urban pregnant women of Bangladesh (2003)

Ahmed, F, Mahmuda, I, Sattar, A, Akhtaruzzaman, M

This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of anaemia and vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among pregnant women in a poor urban population of Bangladesh. It also examined the association of...

Novel foods across the lifespan: From infant formula to impact on ageing (2002)

Ahmed, F

The purpose of the present paper was to examine the scope of novel foods in improving and/or preventing the nutritional disorders in different stages of lifespan. First, attempts were made to review...

Novel foods across the lifespan: From infant formula to impact on ageing (2002)

Ahmed, F

The purpose of the present paper was to examine the scope of novel foods in improving and/or preventing the nutritional disorders in different stages of lifespan. First, attempts were made to review...

Efficacy of Fungicides and Botanicals in Controlling Leaf Blight of Wheat and its Cost Benefit Analysis (2001)

I. Hossain, M.H. Rahman, F.M. Aminuzzaman, F. Ahmed

The efficacy of three fungicides viz. Tilt 250 EC, Bavistin, Pencozeb and botanicals viz. Allium sativum (clove), Nigella sativa (seed), Lawsonia alba (leaf) and Cymbopogon citratus (oil) were...

Effect of Nitrogen Rate and Time of Leaf Cutting on Green Fodder as Well as Seed Yield of Rice (2001)

M. Ahmed, F. Ahmed, M.D. Hossain, B.M.Z.

The experiment was conducted with three nitrogen levels (N1-50 kg N ha 1, N2-75 kg N ha 1, N3-100 kg N ha 1) and four times of leaf cutting (C0-no cutting, C1-cutting at 21 DAT-Day After...

Quantification of the common deletion in human testicular mitochondrial DNA by competitive PCR assay using a chimaeric competitor (2001)

Mehmet, D., Ahmed, F., Cummins, J.M., Martin, R., Whelan, J.

The `common' 4977 bp deletion in mitochondrial DNA (Δ4977) is commonly used as an indicator of tissue deterioration in ageing and bioenergetic diseases. Deletion levels are normally measured by a...

Anaemia and iron deficiency among adolescent schoolgirls in peri-urban Bangladesh (2000)

Ahmed, F., Khan, M.R., Islam, M., Kabir, I., Fuchs, George J.

To investigate the prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency among adolescent schoolgirls in peri-urban Bangladesh, and to identify various factors associated with anaemia in this population. DESIGN:...

Comparison of anthropometrical indicators between malnourished children admitted to a nutrition rehabilitation unit and their counterparts in a community (1998)

De Francisco, A., Chakraborty, J., Ahmed, F.

Objective: Relate z-scores of malnourished children treated in a Nutrition Rehabilitation Unit (NRU) with that of their counterparts in a community. Methodology: The Matlab MCH-FP Programme regularly...

Impaired immune response to natural infection as a correlate of vaccine failure in a field trial of killed oral cholera vaccines (1995)

Clemens, J., Rao, M., Sack, D., Ahmed, F., Khan, M.R., Chakraborty, J., ...

In a field trial carried out in 1985 in Matlab, Bangladesh, the authors evaluated whether subjects who developed Vibrio cholerae 01 infections during the first year after earlier receipt of B...

Impaired Immune Response to Natural Infection as a Correlate of Vaccine Failure in a Field Trial of Killed Oral Cholera Vaccines (1995)

Clemens, J., Rao, M., Sack, D., Ahmed, F., Khan, M. R., Chakraborty, J., ...

In a field trial carried out in 1985 in Matlab, Bangladesh, the authors evaluated whether subjects who developed Vibrio cholerae 01 infections during the first year after earlier receipt of B...

Impact of B subunit killed whole-cell and killed whole-cell-only oral vaccines against cholera upon treated diarrhoeal illness and mortality in an area endemic for cholera (1988)

Clemens, John D., Sack, David A., Harris, Jeffery R., Chakraborty, J., Khan, M.R., Stanton, Bonita F., ...

The impact of B subunit killed whole-cell (BS-WC) and killed whole-cell-only (WC) oral cholera vaccines was assessed in a randomised double-blind trial in rural Bangladesh. 62,285 children aged 2-15...

B subunit-whole cell and whole cell-only oral vaccines against cholera: studies on reactogenicity and immunogenicity (1987)

Clemens, John D., Stanton, Bonita F., Chakraborty, J., Sack, David A., Khan, M.R., Huda, S., ...

We conducted a randomized trial among persons in rural Bangladesh to evaluate the side effects and immunogenicity of orally administered B subunit-killed whole cell (BS-WC) and killed whole cell-only...

Excessive faecal losses of vitamin A (retinol) in cystic fibrosis.

Ahmed, F, Ellis, J, Murphy, J, Wootton, S, Jackson, A A

Vitamin A (retinol) deficiency is a recognised complication of cystic fibrosis and is presumed to be a consequence of an impairment in the digestion and absorption of dietary fats. The dietary intake...

The effect of caffeine on postprandial blood pressure in the frail elderly.

Heseltine, D., El-Jabri, M., Ahmed, F., Knox, J.

In a double-blind, random-order, cross-over study the effects of placebo and 100 mg of caffeine on postprandial sitting and erect blood pressure and heart rate were studied in 20 frail elderly...

Urban-suburban differences in the incidence of low birthweight in a metropolitan black population.

Ahmed, F.

To study the urban-suburban differences in low birthweight among black Americans, 54,870 single births occurring to black mothers in the hospitals of Washington, DC, from 1980 to 1984 were analyzed....

Leading causes of infant deaths in the District of Columbia.

Ahmed, F., Shisana, O., Saadatmand, F.

Causes of infant deaths were analyzed from the linked vital records of 1988 for the District of Columbia. According to a new cause-of-death classification, 57% of the deaths were attributed to...

Initiation of food supplements and stopping of breast-feeding as determinants of weanling shigellosis.

Ahmed, F., Clemens, J. D., Rao, M. R., Khan, M. R., Haque, E.

The association between the period elapsed since weaning and the risk of shigellosis was assessed between 1 November 1987 and 30 November 1989 for a cohort of 1085 Bangladeshi children aged < 3...