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A Review on Wastewater Treatment using Constructed Wetland Systems: Implications from Sri Lanka
(2022)
The Constructed Wetlands (CWs) are engineering designs that improve wastewater
quality in a harmless way to the ecosystem. Even though it is a low-cost method of water
quality improvement, it is not widely used in Sri ...
Challenges Encountered in Teaching English in Rural Sri Lankan Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Bandaranayake Secondary School in Kiriibbanwewa, Moneragala District
(2022-09)
English language competency is a necessary skill in Sri Lanka. With this in mind,
successive governments have implemented various approaches to strengthen
English Language Education in the rural outskirts of ...
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment in Non-Menopausal and Post-Menopausal Women with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using the World Health Organization- International Society of Hypertension Risk Prediction Chart and Framingham Risk Score
(2022)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a leading cause of mortality among women with
T2DM. In Sri Lanka, the performance of CVD risk assessment tools among women
with T2DM in different reproductive stages is not yet studied. ...
An Approach to Establish Local Diagnostic Reference Level (DRL) for Coronary Angiography Procedures in Sri Lanka
(2022)
Among many interventional procedures performed in a cardiac catheterization
laboratory, Coronary Angiogram (CAG) is the most frequently performed cardiac
interventional procedure. A Diagnostic Reference Level (DRL) is ...
Evaluation of Growth, Yield and Nitrogen Losses from Leafy Red Onion Cultivation with Different Fertilizer Practices in Kalpitiya Peninsula
(2022-09-29)
Intensive agriculture practices together with increased fertilizer use have a greater
impact on groundwater quality in Kalpitiya. Water demand in Kalpitiya is 70%,
fulfilled by groundwater extractions. The permeable ...
Stem Cell Manipulation with Plasmid-Based Transcription Factor Over-Expression Systems to Successfully Generate Pre-Specified Cells Fates in-vitro; Proof of Concept of in-vitro Stem Cell Fate Reprogramming Using cDNA Vectors
(2022-09-29)
The differentiation of stem cells in a controlled fashion is essential to achieve a predefined
daughter cell types required for research or regenerative therapies. Transcription factors play a
key role in switching ...
Cytotoxic Effects of Syzygium aromaticum Leaf Extract against Aedes albopictus Cells
(2022-09-29)
Syzygium aromaticum consists of anti-microbial and anti-parasitic activity. S. aromaticum is rich
in many phytochemicals such as eugenol, terpenes, and phenolic compounds. In this research, we
tested the cytotoxicity of ...
Towards IoT
(2022-09)