Analysis of Mediating Factors' Impact on Employee Job Satisfaction in a Superstore Retail Organization

Employee job satisfaction is the vital issue for an organization to catch its successful position in the competitive market saliently depends on employee devoutness to the organization. Satisfied employees are fully committed and stimulated to show their best performance which helps to create value for customers and achieve company’s objectives. Employees are satisfied in their job when they are adequately receiving different benefits like financial benefits (salary, bonus, and provident fund), allowances and insurance; better working conditions, various achievements in a company by their work performance, training and development facilities, and vacation facilities from an organization. The study is devoted to recognize the variables that affect the employee job satisfaction of an organization. The goal of the article is to measure the extent to influence the mediating factors to the employee job satisfaction. Keywords: Job Satisfaction; Mediating Factors; Superstore Retail Organization. DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/13-1-01 Publication date: January 31st 202

Trash and recyclable material identification using convolutional neural networks (CNN)

The aim of this research is to improve municipal trash collection using image processing algorithms and deep learning technologies for detecting trash in public spaces. This research will help to improve trash management systems and create a smart city. Two Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), both based on the AlexNet network architecture, were developed to search for trash objects in an image and separate recyclable items from the landfill trash objects, respectively. The two-stage CNN system was first trained and tested on the benchmark TrashNet indoor image dataset and achieved great performance to prove the concept. Then the system was trained and tested on outdoor images taken by the authors in the intended usage environment. Using the outdoor image dataset, the first CNN achieved a preliminary 93.6% accuracy to identify trash and non-trash items on an image database of assorted trash items. A second CNN was then trained to distinguish trash that will go to a landfill from the recyclable items with an accuracy ranging from 89.7% to 93.4% and overall, 92%. A future goal is to integrate this image processing-based trash identification system in a smart trashcan robot with a camera to take real-time photos that can detect and collect the trash all around it

An Enigmatic Color Change of Urine: Alkaptonuria: Alkaptonuria

Alkaptonuria is an exceedingly rare tyrosine metabolism disorder of autosomal recessiveinheritance. Only a few instances of it have been observed in Bangladeshi children. Here,we talk about a 2-year-old boy who had dark urine and was later found to have alkaptonuria

Social-ecological vulnerability to climate change and risk governance in coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, fishing communities are one of the most climate-vulnerable groups, though they play an important role in economic development. The main objective of this study was to identify vulnerability by exploring exposure (i.e., lack of regulating services or household capitals), susceptibility (i.e., lack of access to provisioning services), and lack of resilience (i.e., lack of alternative livelihoods and capacity) and to explore adaptation options, and challenges to understand risk governance. The study considered 45 published research articles for analysis following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Keywords were used in combinations (e.g., fishing communities and Bangladesh) to identify and screen published articles. Articles published in English focusing on vulnerability and/or risk governance, published between 2011 and 2022, featuring original empirical data or a comprehensive systematic review, and published in peer-reviewed journals were included. Articles were excluded if vulnerability and risk governance were evaluated but did not fit or match the definition used in this study. The study found frequent disasters and ocean warming caused different stresses, such as reduced fish catch and income, and resulted in an increased risk of fisheries conflict. Moreover, fishing communities have limited access to properties, modern fishing equipment, financial institutions, and fisher-centered organizations. Adaptation strategies include ecosystem-based (e.g., plantation, payment for ecosystem services) and non-ecosystem-based (e.g., temporary migration, getting help from neighbors) approaches. To boost fish production, the Government of Bangladesh instituted fishing restrictions and social safety net programs (e.g., distributing rice during the fishing restrictions); both initiatives were helpful. However, the conservation policies are not being implemented properly, and there is no particular social welfare, such as banking systems, and low- or no-interest loans being provided that may support fishers to buy fishing equipment or generate alternative income sources. Considering the previous evidence of risks, this paper recommends that fisheries conservation policies be implemented properly, and fishing communities be provided with insurance services and no- or low-interest loans. This will contribute to reducing the climate-induced social-ecological risk and improve sustainable livelihoods that can withstand any regional, national, or local crisis

Evaluation of mucin histochemistry in relation to p63 expression in nodular hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma of prostate

Background: Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death in men. Nodular hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma are common causes of prostatic enlargement. Diagnosis of these lesions on routine biopsies can be difficult for pathologists. Immunohistochemical stain p63 can help, but it is costly and not widely available. The present study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of mucin histochemistry in relation to p63 expression in differentiating nodular hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma of prostate. Methods: This study was conducted in the department of pathology at Dhaka medical college from July 2018 to June 2020. 50 cases of prostatic lesions (25 NHP and 25 adenocarcinoma) were examined using histomorphology. The sections were stained with periodic acid Schiff (PAS) to identify neutral mucins and Alcian blue (2.5 pH) to identify acidic mucins. Additionally, p63 antibody was used in immunohistochemistry. Results: NHP showed positivity for neutral mucin (96% with PAS stain) but not for acidic mucin (Alcian blue stain), while prostatic carcinoma showed positivity for both neutral mucin (28%) and acidic mucin (44%). The grade group 1 tumors of prostatic carcinoma showed 100% positivity for acid mucin, with a decrease in Alcian blue staining as the grade increased. P63 was positive in 100% of NHP cases and negative in 100% of prostatic carcinoma cases. Conclusions: Positivity for acidic mucins with Alcian blue stain can be a helpful diagnostic tool to differentiate well differentiated adenocarcinomas from benign lesions where facility for p63 immuno-stain is not available and poor people who cannot afford the cost of immunohistochemistry

Методы оценки объектов недвижимости в Республике Беларусь и пути их совершенствования / Бойко А.А.,ГИУСТ БГУ,кафедра управления недвижимостью;науч.рук. канд. экон. наук Ю. В. Минковская

Background: The aim of the study was to assess the association of physical activity (PA) with the presence of diabetes related complications among Bangladeshi type 2 diabetic subjects. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Out Patient Department (OPD) of BIRDEM, Bangladesh. A group of 977 subjects were randomly selected and followed up. Diabetes was diagnosed following the WHO study group criteria. The level of PA was categorized into inactive/low

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education of medical, dental and non-medical healthcare professionals in Bangladesh : findings and connotation

Lockdown measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic had an appreciable impact on the education of all medical, dental, and non-medical healthcare professional (HCP) students. These included the closure of universities necessitating a rapid move to e-learning and new approaches to practical’s. However initially, there was a lack of knowledge and expertise regarding e-learning approaches and the affordability of internet bundles and equipment. We initially con-ducted two pilot studies to assess such current challenges, replaced by a two-stage approach including a full investigation involving 32 private and public universities during the early stages of the pandemic followed by a later study assessing the current environment brought about by the forced changes. Top challenges at the start of the pandemic included a lack of familiarity with e-learning approaches, cost of the internet, lack of IT equipment and the quality of the classes. Universities offered support to staff and students to a varying degree to address identified challenges. Since then, e-learning approaches have widened the possibilities for teaching and learning at convenient times. However, challenges remain. In conclusion, there were considerable challenges at the start of them pandemic. Several key issues have been addressed with hybrid learning here to stay. Remaining challenges include a lack of ICT equipment. However, new innovations will continue

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Access to ecosystem services: Riverside informal settlement dwellers' perception in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh

This study focuses on the most river-dependent community in a riverbank city, riverside informal settlement dwellers, who need access to ecosystem services to earn livelihoods. Most urban planning strategies do not consider their use and expectations of open and green spaces, and socio-ecological research on this aspect is limited. Thus, in this research, based on face-to-face in-depth interviews with 79 riverside informal settlement dwellers from three informal settlements in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, we qualitatively reflect on their perceptions of the importance of the ecosystem services provided by the river landscape for their everyday lives and livelihoods. The research findings indicate that informal settlementdwellers value rivers for enabling their life by providing food, water, cool breeze, shades from trees, recreation, social connection, mental satisfaction, and aesthetics. Besides, they also acknowledged the economic benefits of the river landscape. In several cases, urban development has led to gentrification by limiting informal settlement dwellers access to riverside open and green spaces. Riverside informal settlement dwellers remain largely excluded in urban ecological planning, even though they are among the groups most impacted by the scarcity of open and green spaces at the riverside. The findings of this study will help urban planners, socio-ecological researchers, and landscape designers to focus on urban river management strategies from the perspective of its bank informal settlement dwellers for inclusive and sustainable urban development