Browsing 2014 IRC Articles by Title
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Sociological Study on the Female Stereotypes in Sri Lankan TV Commercials
(2014)Common female stereotypes found in the media have a powerful influence over how society views women and how women view themselves as a whole. A Stereotype is a rigid and inflexible image of the characteristics a group. It ... -
Sri Lanka's Defence Relations with Pakistan Post LTTE Conflict
(21/08/2014)Sri Lanka and Pakistan have been close friends ever since they won independence from the British. The defence partnership between Sri Lanka and Pakistan constitutes a key component in the bilateral relationship between the ... -
Sri Lankan Fishermen: A Potential Maritime Security Concern
(21/08/2014)End of LTTE terrorism was a key factor in the rapid growth of fisheries activities in Sri Lanka. The relaxation of various restrictions imposed on fishermen helped the expansion of fisheries activities to a greater extent. ... -
Stakeholder needs in English for Legal Purposes (ELP) for Sri Lankan Undergraduates
(2014)Studies on needs analysis in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) have focused their attention on identifying contradictory stakeholder needs. This study is aimed at identifying needs of stakeholders with regard to the ... -
Statistical Analysis and Forecasting Model for Monthly Mean Temperature in Colombo
(2014)Colombo is an industrial city in the western province of Sri Lanka which has a high population density. Also, it is one of the cities which is warming faster due to industrial processes and lack of forestry. According to ... -
Strategy for Winning Medals at Elite Competitions in Athletics for Sri Lanka
(2014)This paper is a critical evaluation concerning numerous aspects of elite level athletics in Sri Lanka. It is focused on identifying a strategy for the development of athletics by adapting the existing systems that have led ... -
The Study on Factors Affecting the Decline of Freight Movement: The Case of Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)
(2014)The freight movement by the Sri Lanka Railways has had a dramatic decline over the last three decades. The freight market share of the Sri Lanka Railways(SLR) has come down to 0.7% in the recent past, which was 32% in 1979 ... -
The Substantial Requisite of Stabilizing Rights for Academic Works; Intellectual Property Law Reflections
(2014)Intellectual Property (IP) rights are recognized as a regime which had been established by law to safeguard the creativity of mankind, in the atmosphere of fast moving global economy. In the present context, all most all ... -
Survival of a State in the Face of International Hegemony; Sri Lankan Perspective
(21/08/2014)Sri Lanka encounters many challenges due to significance of geographical positioning in the Indian Ocean. As a result of this geopolitical situation time to time this littoral states tranquility was hampered by the great ... -
Tertiary Englisg Education: Are we Producing Lifelong Learners?
(2014)Given the importance of the English language as a pre-eminent international language today, the competency in the English language, maintaining continuous passion to learn English, and acquiring the skills associated with ... -
Testicular Radiation Dose during KUB Radiography
(2014)Radiographic imaging plays a major role in diagnosing various kinds of diseases and in detecting unknown medical conditions. Ionizing radiation can cause tissue changes starting from cellular level. Genital organs are ... -
Threats to On-line Privacy
(2014)The further development of the World Wide Web is threatened by the lack of online privacy and efforts to destroy net neutrality, says the father of the Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee. He believed the world had to think about ... -
Total Maritime Surveillance- An Integrated Approach
(2014)The vision of the Sri Lanka Navy with regard to Maritime surveillance is to be able to detect, identify and classify all players in the maritime domain within Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone. The major threats perceived ... -
Transforming from Conventional to Unconventional: How Theory of Naval Warfare was applied for a Successful Naval Campaign
(21/08/2014)This paper discussed some theories of naval warfare and how those theories was applied for a successful Naval Campaign when Transforming from Conventional to Unconventional -
Trends in Collective Bargaining Coverage and Union Membership Level in Sri Lanka
(2014)Collective bargaining is a powerful weapon in the labour field as the 'Contract of employment' is a negotiation between two unequal parties. In a contract of employment employer is the powerful and decision making party ... -
Trucking Industry Perceptions of Congestion Problems and Potential Solutions to Container Transportation in Sri Lanka
(2014)Inland Container transportation is coordinated and interacted between port terminals, Container Freight Stations, exporters, consignees, clearing agents, freight forwarders and primarily container transport companies. The ... -
Tuberculous and Toxoplasma Lymphadenitis in Lymph Node Biopsies Received at THP Laboratory from 2011 to 2013
(2014)Background-Lymph node biopsy is an important investigation which is helpful in coming to a diagnosis when patients present with lymphadenopathy. Tuberculous and Toxoplasma lymphadenitis are frequent findings in lymph node ... -
An Unconstrained Traffic Flow Paths Solution for Evacuating from Multiple Regions to Safer Regions Using Graph Theory and Dynamic Programming
(2014)During disasters such as natural disasters, fires, wars, industrial accidents or viral outbreaks, it is important to guide the people to safer zones from hazardous zones. Usually, the trapped people are guided through safer ... -
Understanding the Nexus between Traditional Security and Human Security through Indo-Bangla Relations
(21/08/2014)Security is of profound importance to state and humans alike. The concept of security can be defined as absence of threat. Security was seen primarily in terms of state security and national power, the state as the single ...