Browsing 2017 IRC Articles by Title
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Behaviour of reinforced full scale embankment on hard ground in Phitsanulok, Thailand
(2017)A full-scale test embankment (6 m height) constructed by Department of Highways, the Bureau of Road Research and Development in Phitsanulok, Thailand was simulated using FEM 2D. A surcharge fill of 1.2 m thick without re ... -
Beware if You are being a Cheap Charlie: Used Goods and Merchantable Quality
(2017)Abstract—As specified by S.15 (2) of the Sale of Goods Ordinance No 11 of 1896 (SGO of 1896), where goods are bought by description from a seller who deals in goods of that description, there is an implied condition that ... -
Bottom Trawling in Palk Bay Area: Human and Environmental Implications
(2017)Sri Lanka is an island positioned in a geo strategically decisive point in the Indian Ocean. Palk bay is a shallow and narrow strip of water between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu, Palk Bay has a rich ecosystem which is being ... -
Box-Jenkins Approach to Forecast Monthly Gold Price in Sri Lanka
(2017)Depending on recent records, the price of gold has been rising day by day more than the past; similar characteristics has been shown in Sri Lankan gold price as well. What would be the causes behind this? Basically, this ... -
Building digitally inclusive differently abled community in Sri Lanka: an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy framework
(2017)Digital inclusion (DI) is an ability of individual and groups to access and use information communication technology. In the Sri Lankan context, it is a problem among disabled people. This study investigates influencing ... -
Causation and the liability for non- disclosure of risk in Sri Lanka; vindicating rights of patients by lightening principle of causation
(2017)Informed consent is considered as one of the corner stones in medical practice and it is a socio legal obligation of medical professionals. Failure to disclose risk is considered as one aspect of medical negligence. ... -
Challenges relating to cross border flows of data
(2017)Developments in technology are gradually changing the manner in which trade conducted throughout centuries. Trade of goods and services are gradually been replaced by trade of data across borders. Taking into consideration ... -
Changing Dynamics in the Global Environment: The Maldives Story
(2017)This paper analyzes the paradigm shift in the national security and the impacts this global change to the Maldives, how the nation could overcome the changing dynamics. While national security has traditionally been cent ... -
Changing Dynamics in the Indian Ocean: Geostrategic Competition and Challenges for Sri Lanka
(2017)The Indian Ocean has become an area for geostrategic competition since there ere are strategic security groupings and contest for influence. The uni-polar world dominated by the word`s sole super power, the USA, is being ... -
Characteristics of Railway-Roadway Level Crossings at Coastal Railway Line in Sri Lanka
(2017)Rail transportation is a safe, efficient, continuously operating sustainable transportation mode, in all-weather conditions, and light conditions. Along with these advantages, the role of rail transport has become increa ... -
Chatbots: The next generation in computer interfacing – A Review
(2017)Computer interfacing is now moving towards more machine driven communications than the Command-line or graphical user Interfacing. HumanComputer speech through communication is now gaining momentum as a technique of comp ... -
Clinical Audit on Effective Usage of Partogramin Obstetric Unit B of DGHKalutharafrom 01stof March to 31st of May 2016
(2017)WHO recommend partogram for universal use during labour as a necessary tool. Continuous monitoring during labour provides a safe care. Further it prevents adverse outcomes relating to child birth. The tool helps to ident ... -
Communicable disease surveillance and response system
(2017)The latest studies estimate in Sri Lanka around 5 million people living in areas of dengue risk, over 32,000 infections so far in this year and more than 50 deaths. Though government of Sri Lanka has spent millions, prec ... -
A Comparison of Classical Statistical & Machine Learning Techniques in Binary Classification
(2017)Predicting a precise response for previously unseen input variables is a vital and challenging task, as precise predictions can minimize the risks related to different domains by making correct decisions. The main objec ... -
A Comparison of Delta-Communication Technologies and Techniques
(2017)Delta-Communication can be seen as the power of Rich Internet Applications, and there are different Techniques and Technologies available for the development of Delta-Communication, which should be selected carefully int ... -
Conceptual Approach Towards Stateful Computation Offloading in Resource Constraint Android Devices
(2017)Cyber Foraging is an approach to resolve the performance and resource limitations of small portable hand-held devices, through offloading heavy processes to nearby stationary devices called Surrogate Devices, which have ...