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White-collar crime is a type of nonviolent crime that typically involves deception or concealment to acquire or protect assets or to achieve a personal or business benefit. It is on the rise in various sectors of Bangladesh due to its challenging identification, the prevalence of upper-class perpetrators, and their complex techniques. The previous laws and regulations were inadequate in addressing the increasing criminal activity and its negative impact on social and State life due to upper-class society's financial and professional dominance. This research paper examines the causes of the increase in white-collar crime in different sectors and its impact on Society in Bangladesh and finds a feasible reform for preventing it. The researcher also tries to provide a legal framework for preventing white-collar crime, especially in various sectors of Bangladesh. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To assess the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its associated factors among medical students residing in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College, Faisalabad, Pakistan from July 2023 to December 2023. All medical students aged 18 years and above were included. HRQOL was assessed using the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36), covering eight domains: Physical Functioning, Role Limitations due to Physical Health, Role Limitations due to Emotional Problems, Vitality, Mental Health, Social Functioning, Bodily Pain, and General Health Perception. Each domain was scored from 0 (low) to 100 (high). Physical and Mental Component Summary scores were also calculated. Results: Of total 300 students, SF-36 domains showed higher mean scores in Bodily Pain and Physical Functioning i.e., 66.6 ±24.9 and 61.6 ±29.1. Males reported significantly higher mean scores in General Health Perception (pvalue < 0.001) and Vitality (p-value 0.013), while females had significantly higher Physical Functioning scores (pvalue <0.005). Students >21 years had significantly higher mean scores in Physical Functioning (p-value 0.017). Furthermore, day scholars showed significantly better mean scores in Physical Functioning (p-value <0.001), Bodily Pain (p-value 0.020), Social Functioning (p-value 0.030), and Physical Component Summary (p-value <0.001) than hostelites. Students who exercised (p-value 0.020), had strong family relationships (p-value 0.003), and faced no distressing family events (p-value <0.001) reported significantly higher SF-36 scores. Conclusion: Overall, SF-36 domains showed higher mean scores in Bodily Pain and Physical Functioning, with significant differences in HRQOL based on age, gender, residence, and lifestyle factors among medical students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Over the past decade, plant derived herbal medicines have become a worldwide concern. This study explored the anti-oxidant, cytotoxic and hepatoprotective potential of the fruit of Bridelia tomentosa. The ethanolic extract of Bridelia tomentosa fruits was evaluated for in-vitro antioxidant, cytotoxic and hepato-protective properties in Sprague-Dawley male rats. Total phenol, flavonoid and antioxidant capacity of the plant extract were extimated as 99.04145 ± 1.195mg/g GAE, 126.5046 ± 3.095mg/g QE and 372.094 ± 3.148 mg/g AAE. The extract showed good inhibitory potential of DPPH free radical (IC50 = 30.579 ± 1.895 µg/ml) and exhibited poor cytotoxic potential (LC50 = 537.693 ± 70.099 µg/ml). The fruit extract of Bridelia tomentosa was found safe at 6000mg/kg BW dose in rats. Bridelia tomentosa fruit extract was administered at two different doses (250mg/kg-body weight and 500mg/kg-body weight) in Sprague-Dawley male rats and improved all the hepatic parameters in paracetamol induced hepatic injury and highest effect was observed at 500mg/kg BW dose. At 500mg/kg BW dose, the fruit extract, reduced the ALT, AST and ALP level to 38.250 ± 1.652, 25.500 ± 2.754 and 139.250 ± 10.515 µ/L (p< 0.05) respectively. The fruit extract also moderately decreased total bilirubin level. The fruit extract was able to reverse the effect of hepatic damage caused by paracetamol significantly as evidenced from histopathological examination. Fruits of Bridelia tomentosa could be a good source of newer antioxidant and hepato-protective agents and isolation of potent bioactive compounds are highly suggested. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]