Browsing 2016 IRC Articles by Title
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Factors Affecting Technological Competitiveness in the Green Practices in the Hotel Industry of Sri Lanka
(2016)Tourism is recognized as one of the world's largest industries and continues to expand at a rapid rate. However, negative environmental impacts and social impacts are results of this rapid growth. The Sri Lankan ... -
Factors Affecting the Buying Behaviour of an Individual Who Holds Several Loyalty Cards
(2016)Recently many Supermarkets, Insurance companies, and similar products or service providers started giving loyalty cards to their consumers as a marketing strategy to retain their loyal customers, due to this reason ... -
Feasibility of Introducing Sole English Medium Instruction in Social Sciences
(2016)English as a medium of instruction in Social Sciences has long been a subject of debate in the education system of Sri Lanka. It is extremely significant to link the University education to employment. As a direct cause ... -
Feasibility of long term bulk paddy storage method for local conditions
(2016)a study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of silo method for long term bulk paddy storage and the effect on grain quality during storage period. A hopper bottom type meal silo of seven ton capacity was used for the ... -
A Feasible Action copying Exoskeleton upper limb for Partially paralysed polio patients in Sri Lanka
(2016)Although the WHO declared Sri Lanka as a country that is free from polio, many people who had previously been attacked by poliomyelitis are still left out in our society. Most of these patients belonging to flaccid paralysis ... -
Financial Management Practices and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Sri Lanka
(2016)This research was conducted to recognize the relationship between financial management practices and performances of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka. In order to support the findings of the research, the ... -
Finite Element Analysis of a vehicle chassis cross - member spot weld design
(2016)This paper addresses the analysis of LDV light commercial van chassis cross member spot weld design. First the experimental test was conducted to measure the deflection and strain values under different load conditions. A ... -
Forecasting Tourist Arrivals from Asian Countries to Sri Lanka
(2016)Sri Lanka is considered as a wonderful tourist destination in the world. The Asian region is the leading tourist producer to Sri Lanka for many years. To gain maximum benefits and minimize the risk, forecasting of arrivals ... -
Foreign Travelers’ Perspective towards Service Quality of Railway Service in Sri Lanka; a Study Based on Kandy Railway Travelers
(2016)Quality of the product or service is considered as a primary indicator of organizational performance. Every organization make an attempt to put their maximum effort to cater better goods and services which fulfills ... -
A GIS based Approach for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping
(2016)A methodology for landslide susceptibility mapping using an integrated GIS approach is presented under this study. Imbulpe Divisional Secretariat Division in Ratnapura district of Sri Lanka was selected as the study area. ... -
Helicopter Main Rotor aerodynamic simulation with CFD
(2016)The Bell 212 helicopter is one of the major general purposes utility rotorcraft currently in use in SLAF which is containing NACA 0012 aerofoil in the two blades of main rotor. The primary objective of this research project ... -
Human-monkey (Macaca sinica) conflict in Sri Lanka: A narrative review
(2016)With the deforestation, human population growth and expansion of various rural development projects, the incidence of human- monkey conflict is being increased.This overview aimed to summarize the findings of the projects ... -
Hydrodynamic Interaction Effects on Tugs Operating within the Midship Region alongside Large Ships
(2016)This paper presents the findings of a numerical and experimental study to investigate the interaction effects induced on a tug operating within the midship region of a large ship at varying drift angles and lateral distances ... -
Hydrodynamics Design Considerations for Underwater Vehicles
(2016)Underwater vehicles, such as Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) and submarines, require a number of considerations during their design, such as operational requirements including range, speed and profile; weight balance; ... -
HydroGIS Tool Structure : Neogeography Application Model
(2016)The basic two interesting areas of the GIS are community based GIS application developments and complex process automations. The HydroGIS tool development laid on the complex process automation research side as it based ... -
Identifying the Core Challenge in the Post - War Peace Setting in Sri Lanka: A focus on Peace Attitudes
(2016)Since the end of three decade civil war in 2009, Sri Lanka is now experiencing post - conflict phase throughout late seven years. During this stage, several implications have been tested in peace building process thus many ... -
The Impact of 3PL Service on Total Quality Management of Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka
(2016)Total Quality Management (TQM) is one of the key approaches towards realizing the goal of meeting customer satisfaction, hence it is extensively adapted by organizations and, among them apparel industry occupies a prominent ... -
Impact of advanced technology on effectiveness of Disaster Management activities in Sri Lanka
(2016)Disasters have been a part and parcel of Sri Lankan way of life being an island exposed to vast Indian Ocean. Global warming and climate change has increased the floods, droughts, storms, earthquakes, landslides etc. Human ... -
The Impact of Big Five Personality Dimensions on Contextual Performance of the Employees of Postal Department in Sri Lanka
(2016)The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of big five personality dimensions on Contextual Performance of the employees of Postal Department in Sri Lanka. Contextual Performance was considered as the dependent ... -
The impact of Civil Military Cooperation on Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia
(2016)Nuclear Weapons are a powerful tool in contemporary international politics, since they act as a crucial element in deciding the strategic bearings of national, regional, and global security. (De Silva, 2012) However ...