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Post war civil-military relations in the north of Sri Lanka: a way forward for peace
(2013)
The civil-military relationship in post-war northern Sri Lanka is a prerequisite towards sustainable peace. The empirical information so far has not provided evidence for such a harmony. Therefore, there is a need for an ...
Impact of education on rural poverty: a review of literature
(2013)
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 ...
A prosperous tomorrow: the realisation of the right to development through Mahinda Chinthana goals
(2013)
This paper will focus on the ways and means of using the home-grown development strategies set out in the Mahinda Chinthana for creating a society where every Sri Lankan enjoys prosperity and peace. Background: It is said ...
Challenges to property rights of women under the Sri Lankan legal perspective
(2013)
According to the prevailing patriarchal system in Sri Lanka, traditionally the male is designed as the head of the household regardless of whether he is the primary source of economic support or not. Females in families ...
Application of derived models for the prediction of municipal solid waste generation rates in developing countries
(2013)
Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) is a complex process that requires a lot of information from various sources such as factors on waste generation and waste quantity forecasts. Waste generation rates are affected by ...
From vision to mission:transforming to yield from hub status
(2013)
Sri Lanka has been a clear & conscious maritime trading hub ever since commencement of trade by sea. The Arabs & South Indian traders called on Sri Lankan ports on their quest towards east whilst the Chinese & Malays ...
Association of Glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX-1) activity with severity of coronary artery diseases
(2013)
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 ...
Analysis of random and systematic errors in three dimensional conformal radiation therapy - a study at National Cancer Institute, Maharagama
(2013)
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 ...
Non-alignment at the crux of Sri Lanka's foreign policy since 2009
(2013)
Sri Lanka under different heads of state had witnessed and experienced diverse foreign policies from a post-independent pro-western policy to a cold war non-aligned policy. Subsequent to the dénouement of the protracted ...
Student responses to e-books: a study carried out at the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
(2013)
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 ...