Introduction-Students are the major recipients of psychological guidance and counselling services in a university setting where each student is enable to derive optimal educational benefits so as to actualize his/ her ...
Previous research has shown that nutrition plays a significant role in successful performance in sports. The objective of this study was to assess anthropometric measurements and nutrient adequacy in competitive volleyball ...
Sri Lanka is much ahead in many health indicators when compared with other developing countries. However, this is not so with regard to indicators on nutrition, and the determinants are not only health but also economic, ...
Enicostemma littorale Blume(Gentianaceae family), which is commonly known as Mamajaka (Sanskrit),Vellarugu (Tamil) and Indian gentian (English). E. littorale isa perennial herb which grows in coastal areas of Northern and ...
Medicinal plants form the major source of drugs in all the traditional systems of medicine practiced in Sri Lanka, India viz., Siddha, Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy. There is a growing importance in medicinal plants and ...
This study investigated the anti-inflammatory potential of the Sudarshana syrup (SS) in Wistar rats after oral administration (6.5ml / kg). This was done using the carrageenan-induced paw edema method (acute inflammatory ...
The hot water extracts of leaves and stems of Psychotria sarmentosa at doses of 1015, 2039, 3885 and 5050 mg/kg were subjected to anti-inflammatory activity in a carrageenan induced paw edema model using Wistar male rats, ...
Glutathione Peroxidase 1 (GPX-1) is a seleniumdependent enzyme with antioxidant properties. Studies have shown that the GPX-1 isoenzyme of Glutathione Peroxidase (GPX) appear to be a more sensitive indicator of oxidative ...
The aim of this study was to assess three dimensional set-up errors for three dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3-DCRT) at National Cancer Institute,Maharagama (NCIM). This study included 50 patients from each head ...
War injuries in Sri Lanka resulted in many soldiers dependent on a lower limb prosthesis following below-Knee amputation. The Balance Confidence is defined as "confidence in one's ability not to fall" and is scored by the ...
Barodontalgia, a dental pain evoked by a change in barometric pressure in an otherwise asymptomatic tooth, may be severe enough to cause inflight vertigo, incapacitation, and premature cessation of flights and altitude-chamber ...
The concept of "sustainable development" (SD) has an internationally accepted definition: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." ...
Rural poverty is a concept of deprivation of basic needs in the rural area which is a geographic area located outside cities and towns. In order to have a long-term solution to such a deprivation of needs in rural human ...
The purpose of this study is to examine and evaluate Sri Lankan knowledge economy and its transformation process to assess Sri Lankan readiness to embrace a knowledge economy and further to seek the challenges that Sri ...
The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) has embarked on a development agenda based on the Mahinda Chintanaya with the objective of converting the country to a Naval, Aviation, Commercial, Energy and Knowledge hub in Asia. In ...
Traditionally printed books have been preferred as the best reading material by many of us. But with the latest advancement of the modern technology, nowadays some of us seem to appreciate E-Books (Electronic books) as the ...