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Beyond "More Economics - Based Approach" : a Legal Perspective on Competition in Sri Lanka
(2018)The Competition and consumer policy of a nation could play an important role in promoting economic growth and reducing poverty. In the absence of perfect competitive market conditions, there must be a competition policy ... -
The Bitter Cookie: Right to Cyber Privacy in Sri Lanka Vs. the Misappropriation of Data Gathered Using Cookies
(2018)Success and progress in the technological age is dependent on the ability to collect, process and disseminate information at lightning speeds, with incredible efficiency. Ironically, the same technology which improves life ... -
Braille Blood Pressure Interpreter for Home Blood Pressure Measurement for Visually Challenged Individuals
(2018)Hypertension has slowly secured its place as the severest disease burden in the world among Global Burden of Diseases (GBD). Hypertension management programs which are employed to control the disease have identified Home ... -
Buddhist Practices in Rehabilitating War-Affected Children: a Sociological Study of How Buddhist Practices Contribute to the Rehabilitation of War-Affected Children in Sri Lanka
(2018)The purpose of this paper is to examine the role that Buddhist practices for war-affected children in Sri Lanka can play in the overall scheme of rehabilitation and reconciliation. After 1970, more research paved way for ... -
Catalan Independence From the Perspective of International Law
(2018)In the modern international system, state recognition is given much importance due to the issues relating to statehood. The recognition of states is a legal issue associated with international law. According to the ... -
Causal Attributions of Product Harm Crisis and Consumer Moral Reputation Toward the Wounded Company- How Does Societal Damage Matter?
(2018)Despite large body of research on product harm crisis, wide spreading crises in the global market place induce the study to investigate the matter through a new empirical angle, i.e., company`s moral responsibility ... -
Characteristics of Male Illicit Drug Users in Rehabilitation Centres in Sri Lanka
(2018)Illicit drug users are people who use psychoactive substances that the production, sale or use is prohibited by law and for long term on regular basis for non-medical purposes. Illicit drug use has become a significant ... -
Characterization of Banana Pith as Electrolytic Media of a Bio-Battery Using Electrochemical Techniques
(2018)A bio-battery made from the pith of ambun banana variety has been used to characterize its material using Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) and Impedance Spectroscopy (IS) to have an expanded knowledge about reversible behaviour ... -
Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Prostitution in Sri Lanka: a Legal Perspective
(2018)Child sexual exploitation and child prostitution are some of the major challenges which Sri Lanka is facing as a developing tourist destination. Poverty, lack of education and inequality are some of the main causes for ... -
Clinical Patterns of Acute Radiation Dermatitis among Patients Attending Dermatology Outpatient Department at District Government Hospital of Gulbarag – A Study
(2018)Radiation dermatitis (RD) is a commonly encountered adverse effect of definitive radiation therapy. The severity of RD is influenced by multiple patient and treatment-related factors. Radiation depletes the basal cell ... -
Cloud Based Power Consumption Estimation for Electric Vehicles
(2018)Inaccurate range estimation is a major problem which comes with Electric Vehicles. Because of this many people face issues when planning long trips and short trips with limited battery capacity. To overcome this issue, it ... -
Collaborative Biomedical Device Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Sri Lanka
(2018)Biomedical Device Development is a rapidly growing multi-billion dollar industry worldwide. Asia Pacific region in particular shows great prospects as an emerging market for consumer medical technology. Sri Lanka, as ... -
A Comparative Study on Anthropometric Measurement of Sri Lanka Defence Service (Sl Army, Sl Navy and Sl Air Force) Male Soccer Teams
(2018)Anthropometry is a branch of anthropology and is concerned with the measurement of the human body. The intent to do this research was because there was no comparison on the anthropometric measurements of Sri Lankan defence ... -
Comparative Study on Methods For 3D Modelling with Traditional Surveying Technique and Total Station Technique
(2018)Three-dimensional modelling of the natural surface of the Earth is very important in understanding the irregularities of the Earth surface. It is a vital tool in planning large development projects such as designing of ... -
Comparison of Hip Range of Motion (ROM) In Individuals with and Without Low Back Pain (LBP) In National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL)
(2018)LBP is a leading cause of disability among people worldwide. Due to the close anatomical proximity of the hip joint with the lumbopelvic region, it is believed that the hip joint function is related to low back pain. ... -
Comparison of the Effectiveness of Five ‘A’ Plan to Quit Smoking by Sailors in Two Population Samples in Sri Lanka Navy
(2018)Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, and tobacco use is a recognized causal factor in the genesis of NCDs. The current smoking prevalence is 39% among males and ... -
Comparison on Virus Dynamics Models with Different Functional Responses Including Time Delays
(2018)A virus can be identified as an infectious mediator consisting a core of genetic material and an envelope of protein. The behavior of viruses can be modelled through mathematics, and those viral dynamics can consist a class ... -
A Computer-Based Analysis of Acoustic Properties of Sri Lankan Pirith Chants Using Voiced to Unvoiced Ratio and Probability Distribution Functions
(2018)Pirith is a special type of chanting; believed to be a protective doctrine preached by the Load Buddha in Pali language. Generally, a voice signal consists of the fundamental frequency, F0 and a series of harmonic frequencies ... -
Consistency in Multiplayer Online Game in Continuous Domain
(2018)This paper describes the ways to maintain the consistency in Multiplayer Online Games (MPOGs) in continuous domain. The involvement of computer networking, computer graphics, multimedia, artificial intelligence makes the ...