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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 ...