Browsing 2013 IRC Articles by Issue Date
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Managing the impacts of higher costs of renewable energy
(2013)Certain emerging technologies to covert renewable energy to electricity come at a premium price.The reasons for these high prices are not only their higher capital costs in terms of cost per unit of capacity installed,but ... -
Need for redefining sustainable development: policies, practices and consequences in Sri Lanka focusing on to be a Hub in Asia
(2013)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." ... -
Identifying factors which increase the balance confidence of soldiers using a prosthesis following below-knee amputation attending a rehabilitation institute in Ragama, Sri Lanka
(2013)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 ... -
Crossing over to the other side:attitudes held by Sinhala medium Humanities and Social Sciences undergraduates of Sri Lankan universities towards English
(2013)In Sri Lanka, the necessity of a lingua franca like English is highly felt, specially in view of the country's vision to become a knowledge hub in Asia. Consequently English is taught to the youth at secondary and tertiary ... -
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 ... -
Has Sri Lanka worked out effective ways of fighting computer crime? - An analysis in respect of investigations under the Computer Crime Act of 2007
(2013)"Adapt yourself to the changes in the world". This is the natural rule of the world. In the light of this rule, countries of the world have accepted the revolution of technology. Information technology has entered people's ... -
Sri Lanka in changing the world order: together with BRICS
(2013)The existing world order does not demonstrate the true features of either a unipolar system in which a sole superpower controls everything by itself or a multipolar system in which several states have equal power to maintain ... -
A universal appraisal system for the promotion of officers in the military
(2013)Violence is a common phenomenon in any country especially in developing countries with multi-ethnic and multi-religious societies. However, it is essential for a country to do away with violence and establish peace and ... -
Workplace spirituality: a case of academics at state sector universities
(2013)The concept of workplace spirituality is less explored yet considered as important in the management discipline. Workplace spirituality can be defined as the "recognition that employees have an inner life which nourishes ... -
Development of electrical energy saving assistant
(2013)The main objective of the device introduced in this paper is to help reducing the peaks of daily demand curve of national power grid, with the introduction of an automatic power disconnection function. The device simultaneously ... -
South Asian security perspective
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Challenges in maintaining and extending Sri Lanka's record on health - with special reference to international trade in services
(2013)Sri Lanka is looking to the future and planning for economic growth and development. As much as it is important to innovate and introduce new and more effective policies, it is equally important to identify, maintain and ... -
Mobile and desktop based group messaging system
(2013)Communication is an essential factor in any activity and in any community. Sharing and transferring information in a group is needed in many instances addressing both personal and corporate usage. Many studies and applications ... -
Anthropometric measuremets and nutritional adequacy of elite Sri Lankan volleyball players
(2013)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 ... -
Preliminary analysis and management of specular radar signature of SLN inshore patrol craft
(2013)This paper fulfils the vacuum of research on radar Signature Management of indigenously developed Inshore Patrol Vessels. It is analyzed considering the Specular Reflections and Outer Structural Characteristics.IPCs are ... -
Constraints into IS strategic planning and IS development in the banking sector
(2013)The term Information System Strategy (ISS) encompasses a wide array of information and it brings together the business aims of a company, an understanding of the information needed to support those aims, and the implementation ... -
Acquisition of articles by Sinhalese EFL/ESL learners
(2013)Acquisition order of English articles by L2 learners has drawn much attention in second language acquisition (SLA) research since it is believed that most L2 learners of English face difficulties in acquiring English ... -
A study on employee empowerment through e-government -A meta-analysis on public sector of Sri Lanka
(2013)This paper explains specific factors which effect on the use of E-Government within Sri Lanka. Among numerous empirical research done on E-Government of Sri Lanka this paper highlights few previous research done and the ...