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The Port Policy of Small Island Powers: Sri Lankan Perspective
(2021)This paper discusses the requirement of reorienting the port policy of Sri Lanka. The port policy directly concerns national interest and the fundamental values of the state that are strategically significant for ... -
Portfolios as a Student-Assessment Tool: A Study Based on HNDE Students at Advanced Technological Institute, Anuradhapura
(2023-09)The current research was conducted to measure the impacts of the Portfolio Assessment on HNDE learners in using it as a continuous assessment method for the module, Language Structure Usage and Linguistics. The sample ... -
Portfolios as a Student–Assessment Too
(2023-09-07)The current research was conducted to measure the impacts of the Portfolio Assessment on Higher National Diploma in Engineering Program (HNDE) learners using it as a continuous assessment method for the module Language ... -
Positive Finding and Risk Factors for prediction of Breast Cancer: A Study from Mammographic X - Ray Examination at a Selected Private Hospital, Sri Lanka
(2016)Mammography is the x-ray examination of the human breast and most effective examination for detection of breast cancer. Our main aim of this study was to identify the more predicted risk factors to positive finding for ... -
The Possibility of Adopting the Proportionality Test as a Balancing Tool between Development Needs and Individual Rights: A Critical Review in respect of Recent Development Projects in Sri Lanka
(2014)In 2014, Sri Lanka has closely marked five years since the conclusion of the armed conflict. During the same period, considerable economic and social progress was hindered because Sri Lanka is assertively reshaping its ... -
The post conflict role of security forces in Sri Lanka
(2013)The emergence of the prolonged conflict in Sri Lanka occurred due to narrow political ideologies ignited in the minds of our communal leaders. As a result, certain sectors of the society breached the strong bond that they ... -
Post Legislative Scrutiny generates people friendly laws
(2016)Post-Legislative Scrutiny is, relatively, a novel concept. An effective mechanism of Post-Legislative Scrutiny will contribute to review the laws in force, making the laws people-friendly. An institutionalized Post- ... -
Post Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Threat in Sri Lanka; Change in Modus Operandi
(2023-09)This paper discusses the ongoing threat posed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its supporters, following its defeat in Sri Lanka’s civil war in 2009. The paper explores the LTTE’s new tactics, including ... -
Post war civil-military relations in the north of Sri Lanka: a way forward for peace
(2013)The civil-military relationship in post-war northern Sri Lanka is a prerequisite towards sustainable peace. The empirical information so far has not provided evidence for such a harmony. Therefore, there is a need for an ... -
Post war reconstruction and peacebuilding in Sri Lanka:Tamil Diaspora as a decisive factor
(2013)Since the beginning of the Internal War in Sri Lanka, many people of the International community including Tamils supported the concept of a separate state in Sri Lanka due to their lack of confidence in the availability ... -
Post-Cold War Nuclear Weapons and Safety Culture in South Asia:Its impact on Security of Non-Nuclear Weapon States
(21/08/2014)Although one of the desired expectations of ending the Cold- War was the total elimination of nuclear weapons, the threat of nuclear weapon menace still persists. Additionally the ending of the Cold- War has earmarked a ... -
Post-conflict Sri Lanka: nation building and impediments to reconciliation and sustainable peace and security
(2013)This paper briefly reflects on the concept and operational strategies for a reconciliation process of Sri Lanka. -
Postural Control and Sensorimotor Functions in Older Adults With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
(2018)Older adults with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) have a higher incidence of falls compared to type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients without DPN(NDPN). The study aim was to compare postural control and sensorimotor ... -
Potential of Architecture on Therapeutic Educational Spaces for School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition known by deficiencies in social communication and the expression of repetitive or/and unusual behaviours. The prevalence of ASD ... -
Potential Applicability of Just-in-Time to Improve Procurement Efficiency Reference to Sri Lanka Navy
(2018)Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) required to be equipped with resources by new acquisitions whilst upgrading inventory in hand. Meantime acquisitions are challenging as many constraints in spending government funds in peace time ... -
Potential Expansion of Sri Lanka’s Ports to Optimize Advantages from Global Supply Chain
(2023-09)Sri Lanka is located strategically at a historic east-west shipping passageway. Since historic times, the Sri Lankan ports acted as transits for cargo travelling across the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. The ... -
Potential of a Herbal Preparation Used in Indigenous Medicine to Neutralize Nba nojo Venom: Example from Wet Zone, Sri Lanka
(2015)The venom neutralizing ability of a herbal preparation used in traditional medicine was characterized. The preparation is known for successful treatment of Naj a naj a and Daboia russelii envenomation, particularly in the ...