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The Role of Education as a Source of Human Capital on Rural Poverty: A Review of Literature
(2014)
Rural area is a geographic area located outside cities and towns. In order to have long term sustainability in rural sector, education as a source of human capital formation plays a major role by empowering the rural people ...
Disciplinary Enculturation in Critical Thinking: Do we adopt a Strategic Approach?
(2014)
As critical thinking is a key of higher education, academics in various disciplines in Western universities strive to cultivate disciplinary based critical thinking by introducing subject specific knowledge and allowing ...
Military Training Improves Lipid Profile
(2014)
The effect of physical exercise during military training on plasma lipid levels has not been investigated in Sri Lankan military establishments. This study examined the effect of military training on lipid profiles of ...
Outcome of Pregnancy Complicated by Infective Endocarditis: A Review of Published Literature over Past Three Decades
(2014)
Background - Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare complication during pregnancy but it associates with high maternal and foetal mortality. Our aim was to study maternal and foetal outcomes in published cases of IE during ...
Evaluation of Solar Thermal Drying Potential Related with Fish Drying Product in Sri Lanka
(2014)
Sri Lanka is situated close to the equator; therefore most of the parts of the country receive an abundant solar radiation throughout the year. As estimated in the solar resource map developed by the National Renewable ...
The Crisis of Low Conviction rate in Sri Lankan Criminal Justice System, A Critical Analysis of the Root-causes
(2014)
The function of the "Criminal Justice System" is to deliver justice for all, by prosecuting suspects before the competent courts based on evidence and convicting them if they proved to be guilty while protecting the innocent. ...
Investigation on Functions and Product Structure of Islamic Banking vs. Conventional Banking in Sri Lanka: a Case Study
(2014)
Islamic banks (IBs) were originated to satisfy the financial needs of Muslim community by rejecting interest and following Profit-Loss sharing paradigm while conforming to Shariah principles. IB is increasingly gaining ...
The Impact of Tax Avoidance in the context of Economic Development in Sri Lanka: A Critique of Income Tax and Tax Avoidance
(2014)
Income tax is a tax on income. The very important financial obligations of the country are bound by the revenue of the country. Tax avoidance and Tax evasion are very similar words which could be more affected to the Tax ...
Protection of the Rights of Copyright Users with Special Attention to Visually Handicapped People under Sri Lankan Intellectual Property Regim
(2014)
Today, the validity of intellectual property has been trumped the validity of all kinds of movable and immovable property. Due to its importance, a specific international organization which was known as World Intellectual ...