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Recent Changes in Population and its Impact on Usage of Drinking Water Sources in Households: A Case Study of Kalutara District, Sri Lanka
(2017)The major problem that arises with the rapid growth of population is whether it is possible to fulfil basic requirements of human beings such as food, water, shelter and air (De Silva, 2007). Especially, drinking water is ... -
A rechargeable pulse oximeter for remote monitoring of multiple patients
(2022-07)Pulse oximetry is a widely used medical respiratory method that is used to measure arterial blood oxygen saturation and pulse rate. Pulse oximeters enable measurements of the oxygen saturation in blood, which is an essential ... -
Redefining the Role of Airpower for Nation Building in Peacetime
(2021)Airpower is offensive by nature. In the post conflict situation after the defeat of brutal terrorism in 2009, airpower was performing its traditional role of preserving the peace for almost a decade. However, economy and ... -
Relevance of Economics Teacher Education Curriculum Contents in The Teaching of Senior School Economics in Nigeria
(2022-11)No one subject is better than another. However, numbers and figures play a large role in how societies function. Economics is the study of the facts and figures that affect government, households, families, businesses, ... -
Removal of Microcystin-Lr using Cellular Extracts of Bacillus Cereus
(2017)Microcystin –LR (MC-LR) is considered to be the most dominant type of cyanobacterial toxins present in water bodies. The present study focuses on using cellular extracts of Bacillus cereus in removal of MC-LR in water. ... -
A revisit of National Science & Technology Policy for the development of small and medium enterprises in Sri Lanka
(2021-11)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) played a crucial part in the Sri Lankan economy and acknowledged as the country's backbone for industrial growth. However, the recent studies in this sector exhibit that Sri Lanka has ... -
Social and Economic Factors Affecting Ethnic Fertility Differentials in Sri Lanka
(2018)In the Sri Lankan context, society consists of different ethnic groups with distinctive languages, cultures, values and norms, and the behavior of people in many ethnic groups is attached to their ethnicity. Further at ... -
Strengthening Passwords Against Peeping Attacks
(2022-11)Despite a multitude of vulnerabilities of textual passwords, they are more likely to remain widespread since no scheme has become able to come close to providing all desired benefits. Among those vulnerabilities, ... -
Structural robustness of life satisfaction scale of pre-service teachers in Nigeria
(2021-11)This paper investigated the structural robustness of the Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS) among Nigerian Pre-service Teachers. The study anchors on scale development research type of non-experimental design. Participants were ... -
Study of the Influential Factors in Establishing the Environmental Framework for the Green Building Concept to the Construction Projects in Sri Lanka
(2023-11)A sustainable development idea known as "green building" aims to make better use of resources such as electricity, water, materials, and land. Green buildings offer many more financial advantages than traditional structures, ... -
A Study on Workload of a Medical Linear Accelerator at a High Throughput Cancer Treatment Centre in Sri Lanka
(2023-11)Radiotherapy bunker design depends on several factors, and among them, workload is one of the important factors. Workload is calculated from the radiation dose delivered at the isocenter. Due to the introduction of ... -
A Systematic Characterization of Structural Brain Changes in Epilepsy Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(2023-11)Grey matter and white matter changes in epilepsy detected by Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and Tensor- based morphometry (TBM) show notable similarities and differences to date. Therefore, a direct comparison of results ... -
Time Scale Variation of Some Selected General Water Quality Parameters of Batticaloa Lagoon, Sri Lanka
(2021)The present study was conducted to find out the time scale variation of some water quality parameters of the Batticaloa Lagoon in Sri Lanka from January 2019 to April 2019. Ten sampling locations in the middle part of the ... -
Tragedy of womanhood within patriarchy: An analysis of gender and sexualities in Ibsen's a doll's house
(2021-11)A Doll’s House (1879) by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) is a play that follows the trajectory of Nora, a woman belonging to the 19th century Norwegian society, who has been forced to stifle her vibrant personality to survive ... -
Translation and Cross-cultural Adaptation of Trait Emotional Intelligence Scale-short Form (TEIQue-SF) Into Sinhala
(2023-11)Despite emotional intelligence (EI) being recognized as important in all areas of a person’s life, measuring the emotional aspects of most Sri Lankans remains challenging due to the lack of suitable psychometric ... -
Trends and Determinants of Tire Export Income in Sri Lanka: An Econometric Analysis
(2022-11)The tire industry in Sri Lanka shows excellent potential for the development of the economy with a substantial contribution to export income. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to examine the determinants ... -
Use of rubberized concrete to reduce high velocity impact on walls in training bases
(2022-07)Discarded waste rubber has become a major problem to the environment due to the increase of rubber usage in the modern world. As a solution, waste rubber can be embedded in rubberized concrete by partially replacing the ...