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Emotional Intelligence, Academic Performances and Associated Factors among Nursing Undergraduates in Selected Government Universities in Sri Lanka
(2023-07)Background: Emotional intelligence (EI) is considered as a main aspect that impacts the academic performance of students, particularly in the health field. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of EI on the ... -
Escalation of Tensions Between China and Japan: Should There Be a Paradigm Shift in Japanese Foreign Policy?
(2018)The dispute between China and Japan is a manifestation of the growing Chinese influence in the region. China has been making steady progress on the economic and military front and the recent advances in military technology ... -
Evaluating Occupational Radiation Exposure in Interventional Cardiology: an Investigation Into Estimating Effective Dose
(2023-11)To safeguard the safety and well-being of interventional cardiology healthcare workers, monitoring their occupational radiation exposure is crucial. This study evaluates the radiation dose of interventional cardiologists using ... -
Evaluation of scatter dose received by the thyroid region in patients with breast cancer receiving adjuvant chest wall irradiation using 2-d radiotherapy
(2023-07)According to the Global Cancer Observatory 2020 report, breast cancer is the top most cancer among females in Sri Lanka. It has been reported that thyroid can receive a significant amount of radiation dose in breast ... -
Evaluation of Set-Up Errors and Set-Up Margin in Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy for Pelvic Tumours by Using Electronic Portal Imaging Device
(2022-11)A set-up error is defined as any deviation between the predetermined and actual treatment positions, and is determined by measuring the displacement of the treatment field position by comparing the treatment image to ... -
Evaluation of the law relating to medical negligence in Sri Lanka
(2021-11)Reasonable competent and skilled medical practitioners owe a duty of care to their patients. Medical negligence and malpractice are expressions that are used in the medical community very often. It is hard to collect a ... -
Experience as a Factor Influencing Upper Basic School Teachers’ Perception of Social Studies Orientations in South-West, Nigeria
(2017)This study investigated the Upper Basic School Teachers’ perception of three social studies orientations in South –West of Nigeria. Survey type of research design using questionnaire was adopted for the study. The population ... -
Exploratory Survey of Human Factors on Offshore Patrol Vessels
(2017)Spending up to six months or more aboard a ship, occasionally subject to harsh weather, the life of a seafarer is heavily dependent on the design of the ship. A good ship design, thus, has to take account of socio-technical ... -
Exploring the Fusion of Magic and Realism in Harris's Chocolat: A Beacon of Hope for Liberation
(2023-07)With an emphasis on the novel's description of magical realism and social reformation, this research paper seeks to study Joanne Harris's Chocolat and its depiction of a society in which the residents strongly regard the ... -
Exploring the Usage and Developments of the Collection of the Ceylon Room at the Library in University of Sri Jayewardenepura
(2023-11)Presently, being one of the largest universities in Sri Lanka in terms of student number, the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ) is a leading higher education institution with diverse courses, research and inventions. The ... -
Factors Affecting Exchange Rate Variability in Sri Lanka: an Autoregressive Distributed Lag Approach
(2023-11)A free float in the exchange rate has been recorded in the Sri Lankan rupee over the past few years affecting the Sri Lankan economy to a significant extent. This study intended to examine the factors affecting the exchange ... -
Factors impacting on customer promotion acceptance in the fast food industry in Sri Lanka
(2022-07)Fast food chains in Sri Lanka are a recently emerging industry which makes revolutionary transmutations within the frequent consumer patterns. The purpose of this research is to point out the factors which influence the ... -
Fall of the Water Falls: a Legal Analysis on Impacts of Mini-hydro Power Projects on Natural Springs in Sri Lanka
(2021)Mini-hydro power plants are becoming a popular method of generating power using natural streams and waterfalls. Mini-hydro power plants are targeting the areas which are high in ecological sensitivity and biodiversity. Sri ... -
Flood Hazard Assessment Using Gis-based Multicriteria Analysis: a Case Study From Downstream of Kelani River Basin, Sri Lanka
(2021)Increasing the occurrence of extreme rainfalls due to climate change has become a common feature of the climate in Sri Lanka during the past decades. According to the study on national climate change adaptation strategy ... -
Food and feeding habits of wild guppy (Poecilia reticulata), in natural water bodies of Sri Jayewardenepura canal system, Sri Lanka
(2021-11)Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is a small freshwater fish belonging to the family Poeciliidae, first introduced to Sri Lanka in 1928 and used to control malaria mosquito vectors during1940-1950. The present study investigates ... -
Geospatial Mapping of Groundwater Potentiality in Sooriyawewa Divisional Secretariat Division by Utilizing GIS
(2023-11)The dry zone of Sri Lanka is affected by drought conditions owing to a lack of rainfall. Hence, mapping the distribution of groundwater potential zones is vital for water management. The Hambantota district, which is ... -
Heart Disease Risk Identification Using Machine Learning Techniques for A Highly Imbalanced Dataset: A Comparative Study
(2022-11)Heart disease has become one of the most prevailing universal diseases in the world today. It is estimated that 32% of all deaths worldwide are caused due to heart diseases. One of the major causes for this is that its ... -
Identification Parades: an Interrogation of Identity and History in the Postcolonial Novels Ice Candy Man by Bapsi Sidhwa and Anil’s Ghost by Michael Ondaatje
(2021)Postcolonial literature becomes a source through which dominant ideologies can be challenged and deconstructed. It is a potential site of resistance that reveals the way in which imperialist power structures strive to ... -
Identification Parades: the Evidentiary Value & the Credibility of the Witness in Identifying Suspects for Criminal Investigations in Sri Lanka
(2021)The term Identification does not only refer to Fingerprint Identification but also to voice identification, footprint identification and identification parades (Rajamanickam and Kung, 2017). However, the present paper ... -
The Impact of Brand Positioning and Brand Knowledge on Impulsive Purchasing Intention With Mediating Role of Green Brand Attitude: Special Reference to Green Branded Products in Sri Lanka
(2023-11)The market for green products in Sri Lanka is small but rising. However, many green product producers adhere to the ideas of their Sustainable Living Plan (SLP) in order to manufacture green products that reduce emissions ...