Browsing by Subject "COVID-19"
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Awareness and Attitudes of Older Adults in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka towards the Practice of Donning Facemasks during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2021)The increase in the number of patients with COVID-19 has led to the public donning facemasks. The aged population is more prone to suffer from severe complications due to COVID- 19. As a country with a rapidly ageing ... -
Compact City as a Response to the New Normal
(2021)The Coronavirus is a pandemic that defined the greatest crisis of the modern world, and it is the most critical challenge that the world has faced since World War II. Considering the effect and the scale of the outbreak, ... -
Compact City as a Response to the New Normal: Designing Resilience to Encounter Pandemics
(2021)The Coronavirus is a pandemic that defined the greatest crisis of the modern world, and it is the most critical challenge that the world has faced since World War II. Considering the effect and the scale of the outbreak, ... -
Correlates of Disease Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19, Admitted to Intensive Care Units of University Hospital, Kotelawala Defence University
(2023-09)COVID-19 became a pandemic affecting millions of people globally. Most patients were critically ill when admitted, requiring intensive care. Cytokine-mediated hyperinflammatory response leads to critical illness where ... -
Does Working from Home Affect Work-Life Balance? A Look into the Factors that Affect Work-Life Balance
(2021-12-20)The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered major social, political, and economic ramifications around the world. Amidst social mobility measures imposed to combat the spread of the virus, this pandemic was a major challenge ... -
Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Air Quality in the South Asian Region
(2021)Air pollution has become a common problem in most urbanized cities in the world. South Asia is a pollution hot spot since most countries in the region qualify to be categorized as developing nations with poor monitoring ... -
The Impact of COVID-19 on Major Sectors in the Sri Lankan Economy
(2023-09)The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted both public health and the economy of Sri Lanka, leading to a prolonged economic recession. Enforcement of control measures, such as lockdowns and trade restrictions, adversely ... -
Investigating Resistance to COVID-19 Vaccines and its Underlying Causes: A Descriptive Study of Young Adults in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)The coronavirus disease has posed a significant threat all over the world. Vaccination has been identified as the most effective and safest solution to recover from the pandemic. However, vaccine ... -
An investigation of the resource finding issues in highway construction projects in Sri Lanka with COVID-19 pandemic situation
(2022-09)The construction resources are most necessary for running the construction projects consistently up to their finishing stage and construction resource planning and management compulsory to ensure pro ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices with regard to the Use of Facemasks in the Prevention of Covid-19 and Other Respiratory Illnesses Among General Public in Sri Lanka
(2023-09)This study focuses on evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of the general population in Sri Lanka regarding the use of face masks for COVID-19 prevention. The research was conducted through an online ... -
Legal Spotlight for Resilience of COVID-19: Public Nuisance in Workplaces
(2021)The COVID-19 pandemic has already created reflective dreadful effects in each country diversely. Governments have taken strict measures to lessen the shocking consequences of the outbreak and with the ...