Browsing 2019 IRC Articles by Title
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Investigating the Spatial Efficacy of Healthcare Facilities Dedicated to the Care of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Patients in Sri Lankan Military Hospitals
(2019)Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been identified as one of the most commonly occurring mental illnesses in combatants. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ... -
Investigation of Debilitation of Tea and Technology Adoption in Small Holders in Mathugama Division in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka
(2019)Tea is the main foreign exchange earning crop in Sri Lanka, which provides greater strength to the national economy. Smallholders are the major producers of the tea industry. It was reported that tea bushes in ... -
IoT Based Smart Solution for Waste Collection and Recycle
(2019)Solid waste generation has become a dreadful challenge for municipal councils of Sri Lanka. Increase in the Population, Urbanization, and Tourism are some of the major causes for this enormous increase in waste, although ... -
Is a Non-aligned Defence Policy the Best Option for Sri Lanka`s Economic Prosperity?
(2019)Despite international warnings on a possible ISIS attack, the ‘Easter Sunday Attack’ on Sri Lanka confirmed the fact that political agendas and state security must never be tangled. Though in 2009, Sri Lanka was a country ... -
Landslide Susceptibility Mapping using Association Rule Mining Based Apriori Algorithm and Multiple Clustering Algorithms
(2019)Haphazard development activities on mountain slopes and inadequate attention to construction aspects have led to increasing landslides and sustaining damages to the lives and the infrastructure. According to the National ... -
Let He who Pollutes Pay the Price: An Analysis of the Application of the Polluter Pays Principle in Sri Lanka, India and International Law
(2019)The Polluter-Pays principle is a wellestablished principle in environmental law that is embedded in several celebrated international declarations, international standard setting documents and in national law of many ... -
Literature Analysis on the Importance of Converting the Dysfunctional Conflicts to Functional Conflicts in the Construction Industry through Team Building Concept
(2019)Due to the prevailing tendency of key professions in Sri Lankan construction industry to diversify into other professions, the professionalism in the key personnel are significantly & gradually down streaming. Also, ... -
Local Democracy: The Reality of the Electoral System of Local Authorities in Sri Lanka
(2019)This study critiques the reality of the overall nature, content and scope of the Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Act no 22 of 2012 and the subsequent amendments thereto, in light of the concept of local-level ...