Browsing 2018 IRC Articles by Title
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A Study on 'Aawa Gang` : Measures to Overcome Future Threats to National Security of Sri Lanka
(2018)Three decades of civil war marked the end of the defeat of LTTE terrorism through a war victory in 2009. Since then, Sri Lanka has been experiencing a post-conflict phase throughout past nine years. The ‘conflict trap ... -
Study on Awareness of Cyber Security Among Primary Teacher Trainees in Addalaichenai Govt. Teachers` College
(2018)Cyber Crime is on the increase everywhere in the world. A large number of people have become victims to this crime. It has affected not only the dealer, but also teachers and students to a great extent. Small children are ... -
A Study on the Effect of online System of Sri Lanka Customs on Shipping Lines` Satisfaction
(2018)Sri Lanka Customs performs a vital role in the country. The functions performed by them include collection of government revenue as customs duty and other levy on behalf of a number of other government authorities and ... -
A Study on the Effectiveness of Tsunami Warning System in Sri Lanka
(2018)The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 was the greatest natural disaster ever to hit Sri Lanka. This is considered as the world`s first Internet-mediated natural disaster as it got extensive coverage with the power ... -
A Study on the Relationship between Collective Efficacy and Coaching Behavior of Elite Female Volleyball Players in Sri Lanka
(2018)Collective efficacy plays an important role in the successful performance of team sports. The main objective of this survey study was to investigate the relationship between collective efficacy and coaching behavior ... -
Sustainable Water Supply Management System for Panagoda Army Cantonment
(2018)Sustainable water management is identified as an important strategic approach to minimize unnecessary costs and for proper utilization of water resources. The Panagoda army cantonment was established five decades ago and ... -
The Symptom of Situational Consciousness in Third-World Literature: Exploring Salman Rushdie`s Midnight`s Children
(2018)-This study claims that Fredric Jameson`s (1986) situational consciousness is prevalent in Salman Rushdie`s Midnight`s Children (2006) to the extent that it is identified as a 'symptomatic deadlock` (Žižek, 1994) from which ... -
Testimony Through Skype Promotes Best Interest of Justice
(2018)Courts are gradually adopting new technologies to enhance and strengthen the administration of justice system. An emerging area with respect to promoting justice is the use of skype for the purpose of giving testimony in ... -
Time-Series Analysis of Monthly Rainfall Data for the Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka
(2018)One of the most important climatic element is Rainfall, that directly influences on the agriculture. As a real world practice, the rainfall data has a seasonal trend with short term and long term oscillations; especially, ... -
Tourist Motivational Factors That Affect Tourist Visiting Decision-A Case of Sri Lanka
(2018)With the globalization and the open market policies of different nations, the movement from one country to another has been drastically increased among the people. Out of the most sustainable industries in the world, the ... -
Traditional Techniques of Dyeing Textiles with Natural Dyes: a Case Study of Southern Province in Sri Lanka.
(2018)Dyeing with plant-based extracts has a long tradition in the world. The desire for more bright and stable colours can be seen as one of the strong driving forces in the historical development of natural dyes. Today synthetic ... -
Translational Research from an Australasian Perspective
(2018)Research performed in tertiary educational institutions has historically concentrated on the improvement of knowledge. This has been gradually changing over recent years where there is a movement for “translational ... -
A Unit Cell Approach to Reduce Computational Time of Meshfree Based Plant Tissue Models
(2018)Plant tissue modelling and simulation has become one of the popular research topics in the field of computational mechanics. In this regard, numerous numerical modelling techniques are being researched to study real tissue ... -
Upper Limb Motion Recognition Based on Electromyography Signals and Support Vector Machine
(2018)The increasing requirements of the society to help physically disabilities, the old and the injured individuals to avoid many difficulties to do their dayto-day activities and increase their living condition. The upper ... -
Urbanization and Solid Waste Management Challenges: a Review of Literature
(2018)The aim of this study is to find out the Challenges of urbanization and Solid Waste Management urbanized city areas in developing countries most of these urbanizing cities and also a commercial hub, providing employment ... -
Use of Computer Assisted Language Learning for Improving Esl Learners` Academic Writing Skills
(2018)Poor performance in academic writing skills, lack of innovative strategies and technology for language teaching and learning (Embogama, 2010, Maharoof, 2014, Ratwawatte, 2012) are some of the major areas which should be ... -
Using Visual Spatial Intelligence Based Activities to Develop Writing Skills
(2018)Lack of interest and motivation on writing activities can be noticed among undergraduates, and it hinders the development of their writing skills. The focus of this study is to explore the effectiveness of the use of visual ... -
Validity and Reliability of the Multi Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) in Cancer Patients
(2018)Social support (SS) is considered an important component in cancer patients’ quality of life. The measurement and evaluation of SS in cancer patients is not well understood in the Sri Lankan context. This study examined ... -
Volume Estimation for Highway Curves Using End-Area Rule
(2018)The volume calculation of road sub surface materials in highways is important in project cost estimation prior to the construction, and in investigations after the construction. Usually it is done with the linear measurements ...