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Anxiety and Depression among the Field Midwives in Selected MOH Areas in Matara District, Sri Lanka during Covid-19 Pandemic
(2022)
COVID-19 outbreak was a novel experience for the mankind and it generated a
psychologically difficult period for Field Midwives (FMs) who provide care to
mothers and children in the community, in Sri Lanka. Hence, this ...
Level of Physical Activity and Changes in Lifestyle-Related Behaviour during COVID -19 Pandemic, among Undergraduate Medical Students of Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka: A Cross-sectional Study
(2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown could prevent students from achieving the recommended levels of physical activity due to home confinement, and it also could lead to changes in lifestyle related behaviour. Medical ...
The Impact of Leader Images in Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy Making from 2005 to 2019
(2020)
Any leader of a country, as its
foreign policy executive (FPE), may perceive
systemic stimuli with surgical precision,
hence positioning his country in a foreign
policy trajectory, which in turn facilitates the
realization ...
Mitigating the Effects of E-learning in Higher Education Sector in Sri Lanka during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2021)
This study sets out to examine the efficacy of e-learning in the Sri Lankan higher
education sector that was ignited by the emergency created by the COVID-19
pandemic. Drawing a random sample of 350 undergraduates from ...
Challenges Allied to the Effectiveness of the Environmental Impact Assessment in the Construction Industry of Sri Lanka
(2022-09)
‘Environmental Impact Assessment’ is a structured programme for evaluating and
inspecting environmental factors, in order to support and aid the decision-making
or the planning stage of a development process. Basical ...
Cervical Spine Injury of Sri Lankan Origin
(2020)
Abstract— According to the World Health
Organization, 250,000 – 500,000 people suffer
from spinal cord injuries around the world
every year, of which up to 90% are traumatic
and preventable. Here we discuss a unique ...
Does Institutionalization Influence Negatively on the Quality of Life of Elders? A Comparative Cross-sectional Study in Galle, Sri Lanka
(2021)
In Sri Lanka, the relationship between quality of life (QoL) and the living arrangements of the elderly has not been adequately studied. The aim of this study was to access the QoL of institutionalized and non-institutionalized ...
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 ...