Browsing 2014 IRC Articles by Title
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Modification of ID3 Algorithm to Explore Students' Performance with their Attributes
(2014)Classification is one of the influential techniques in data mining process which can apply to accurately predict the target class for each case in a dataset. Particularly, in the field of education, the object of classification ... -
Monitoring of Air Pollution due to Vehicles at Ratmalana, Sri Lanka
(2014)Urbanization and industrialization are the main causes of air pollution in most of the areas in Sri Lanka. Air pollution is occurred due to natural and manmade activities. Monitoring of air quality especially in urban areas ... -
Multi-homing to Provide Reliable Connectivity
(2014)There have been tremendous advances over the past decades when it comes to wireless access technologies. Nowadays, several wireless access technologies are available everywhere. Even mobile devices have evolved to support ... -
Nation Development by Bridging the Disability Digital Divide in Sri Lanka
(2014)The differently abled population in the country has increased due to the 30 years of humanitarian operations.T he Sri Lankan development strategy focuses on rebuilding the nation after having completed operations in 2009. ... -
National Security Implications of Climate Change for Sri Lanka Naval Forces
(2014)Climate change, both natural and man-induced, will cause the most serious environmental problems that will impact the national security of Sri Lanka in 21st Century. Climate change affects the national security of Sri Lanka ... -
Need or Greed? An Analysis of White Collar Crime in the Sri Lankan Context
(2014)White Collar Crimes are a significant type of criminal behaviour which renders the traditional notions of criminal justice inadequate to define the causes of this crime. This paper seeks to analyse the areas in which the ... -
Online Shopping Behaviour of Young Adults in Higher Education Sector: How Brand Matters
(2014)The purpose of this study is to find out the online shopping behaviour of Sri Lankan young adults with special emphasis on brand loyalty. Building and maintaining brand loyalty is a vital part of establishing sustainable ... -
Optimizing Energy Output at Canyon Hydro Power Station, a Case Study
(2014)Due to the rainfed central hills in Sri Lanka, the country enjoyed low cost, renewable hydroelectricity generation since 1950's. With the completion of nearly all major hydro site developments and the growth in electricity ... -
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 ... -
Overview of the Cloud Computing for Big Data
(2014)In the last few years, there has been a growing interest in Big Data technologies with cloud Infrastructure. Hadoop software tool is an open source platform that allows for the distributed processing of huge data sets ... -
Perceived Stress and Associated Factors among BSc Nursing Undergraduates in University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
(2014)Nursing education has shifted to the conventional universities in Sri Lanka during the past two decades. Since there is a significant difference between school education and university education, new nurse undergraduate ... -
Perception on Credit Cards for E-Payments in E-Government Service in Sri Lanka
(2014)n competitive and complicated context, people look for quick, short and quality services. Government as well needs to provide competitive services by integrating new technologies. In an e-government, a solid and trusted ... -
The Possibility of Adopting the Proportionality Test as a Balancing Tool between Development Needs and Individual Rights: A Critical Review in respect of Recent Development Projects in Sri Lanka
(2014)In 2014, Sri Lanka has closely marked five years since the conclusion of the armed conflict. During the same period, considerable economic and social progress was hindered because Sri Lanka is assertively reshaping its ... -
Post-Cold War Nuclear Weapons and Safety Culture in South Asia:Its impact on Security of Non-Nuclear Weapon States
(21/08/2014)Although one of the desired expectations of ending the Cold- War was the total elimination of nuclear weapons, the threat of nuclear weapon menace still persists. Additionally the ending of the Cold- War has earmarked a ... -
The Potential of Inter Operator Roaming for the future of Mobile Communication Industry in Sri Lanka
(2014)This paper presents the potential towards developing the green mechanism in infrastructure and spectrum development of mobile communication industry in Sri Lanka. It outlines the mobile communication industry of Sri Lanka ... -
Poverty and Perception: Driving Sri Lankan Children's Homes at Multiple Levels
(2014)In Sri Lanka, many children are housed in institutions for economic, social and cultural reasons, as well as the impacts of the civil war and global climatic change. Children's homes house almost 20,000 children, a huge ... -
Power Sharing, Economic Development and National Security- Sri Lanka' s Crisis of Executive Convenience
(2014)'Stability' through national security and economic development is arguably a dominant model for governance in the contemporary world order. In transitional societies such as Sri Lanka the claims made on the basis of ... -
Prevalence of Escherichia coli and Salmonella on Different Cuts of Retail Chicken Meat in Badulla District
(2014)The present study was undertaken to determine the Escherichia coli and Salmonella contamination on different cuts of retail chicken meat from Badulla district. Twenty retail shops were randomly selected from seven secretary ... -
Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pains among Three Wheel Drivers in Galle Municipality area of Galle District in Sri Lanka
(2014)The number of three wheelers on the roads in every part of the country has increased during past two decades in Sri Lanka. Three wheel driving is one of the common options for thousands of youth who dropped out from schools. ... -
Promoting Entrepreneurship and Protecting Copyright of Authors: Revisiting to the Traditional Meanings of Originality and Authorship of Copyright Law
(2014)In this paper, it is argued that even today's changing face of objectives of copyright protection and its underlying rationale have a direct bearing on some issues of copyright law. For example, from the very inception of ...