Browsing 2015 IRC Articles by Title
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Promoting Pahiyangala Cave as a Tourist Attraction
(2015)Pahiyangala Cave at Bulathsinhala is a prehistorical site that dates back 43,000 years by present. Research problem was how to attract domestic and foreign visitors to Pahiyangala site. Major objective was to identify the ... -
A Proposal of Law Reform for the Prevention of Children Being Used for Begging by Adults in Streets of Sri Lanka
(2015)The rate of children being used for unlawful activities by adults has increased rapidly in many fields. Using children for begging on streets by an adult or a guardian to earn money has now become a common practice. On the ... -
Protection of the Rights of Sri Lankan Women from Street Harassment
(2015)Street harassment is a form of discrimination against women which directly affects women's rights and dignity. When women experience verbal or physical harassment done by unknown men in public streets it results in limiting ... -
Protection of the Rights of the People with Disabilities in Sri Lanka Need for New Legislation
(2015)The right of every person to be treated with equality and human dignity is globally accepted. However, this common acceptance has not been able to sufficiently protect vulnerable groups, who need special care and attention ... -
Pungency in the Amusement
(2015)This research paper intends to discuss the negative impact of cellular phones in the perception of cellular phone crimes. Today the increasing rate of so said crimes is seen to be considerably high parallel to the development ... -
Quality and Shelf Life of Minimally Processed Shredded Carrots in Modified Atmosphere Packaging
(2015)Modified atmosphere packaged Ready-to-eat shredded carrots (Daucus carota L., cv. Nantes) are an increasingly popular product, yet sales are restricted due to rapid deterioration during storage. Objective of this study was ... -
Radioactivity Levels in Beach Sand from Hambantota to Dondra, Sri Lanka
(2015)This study aims to evaluate the activity concentrations of 232Th, 238U and 40K in beach sand along the southern coastal strip from Hambantota to Dondra, Sri Lanka. The results of this study serve as a database for radioactivity ... -
Railway Warning and Control Systems
(2015)This paper presents overall system description of the implemented system on the sensor network based railway warning and control system. With the main objective of providing the protection to the public at the unmanned ... -
Reforming Security Sector to Inculcate Professionalism: An Integrated Security Policy for Sri Lanka
(2015)Security is a pre request for any sovereign state in its way towards the prosperity of its citizens. Sound security policies have made grate states remarkably stand as iconic. To reach this magnitude of success, Security, ... -
Reject Analysis of Intra-Oral Periapical (IOPA) Radiographs of Department of Radiology, Dental Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
(2015)Intra-oral Periapical (IOPA) X-rays are the most common dental radiographs taken at the Department of Dental Radiology and which require considerable intervention of radiographer compared with the other modes of radiation ... -
A Review of Recent Advancements of Firefly Algorithm; A Modern Nature Inspired Algorithm
(2015)Nature inspired algorithms are modern AI related algorithms which embrace natural optimization techniques to build optimization algorithms. This new field has attracted many researches and one can now see a rapid development ... -
A Review of Research on Green Logistics Distribution Practices
(2015)Due to increased focus on environmental pollution through transport activities, organizations, transport providers and governments have taken various initiatives towards reducing the environmental impact of transport and ... -
A Review of the International Trading Environment in Sri Lanka in the Context of Shipping Hub
(2015)Shipping is a derived demand of international trade in economic terms. Therefore, while there are many emphases on developing Sri Lanka as a shipping hub it is imperative to examine the real situation that prevails in the ... -
A Review on Pharmacological Activities and Medicinal Properties of Vitex negundo
(2015)Vitex negundo which belongs to Verbenaceae family is a commonly used plant in both Ayurveda and traditional medicine system in Sri Lanka. It is also known as the 'Nika' in sinhala and 'Nirgundi' in sanskrit. This review ... -
Right to Access to Information, is an Avenue for Strengthening the Sovereignty of People in Sri Lanka?
(2015)As per the constitution of Sri Lanka, sovereignty which includes powers of government, franchise and fundamental rights, is in the people and is inalienable. Further it elaborates the way in which the sovereignty exercised. ... -
Right to Information and Sustainable Development: a Development Agenda for Sri Lanka
(2015)Right to Information has been accepted as a fundamental right in International Law. In the modern democracies right to information has emerged as a sine qua non of transparency and public participation and to encourage ... -
The Role of a Judge - What It Is and what It Ought to Be: The Independence of Judiciary and Judicial Activism Clothed in Judicial Review in Sri Lanka
(2015)On 24th March 2015, the Indian Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act 2000, and termed it 'unconstitutional'. In this landmark judgment which perpetuates the freedom of expression, the ...