Browsing 2019 IRC Articles by Title
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Right to Water in a Humanitarian Perspective: A Comparative Legal Analysis between Sri Lanka and South Africa
(2019)Right to water is essential for human survival. Thus, this research aims at identifying the importance of right to safe drinking water and sanitation in a humanitarian perspective. Therefore, this study mainly focuses ... -
Rohingya Refugees in Nepal: Going beyond the Discourse on Integration
(2019)Refugee is a person who flee from their own country due to the well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality or political opinions. Customary laws and treaty obligations which ... -
The Role of Agent Based Modelling for Fulfilling Pitfalls of Urban Planning Process: Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of Sri Lanka
(2019)After 30 years long ethnic crisis, Sri Lanka was recognized as a place for development due to its inherent potentials as an island nation. Currently, Colombo and main city centers are experiencing the development boom ... -
Role of Military Professionals in Dealing with Construction Industry of Sri Lanka
(2019)Construction industry is one of the main industries which contributes to the national economy. This paper is focused to identify the role of military professionals such Civil Engineers, Architects, Quantity Surveyors ... -
A seasonal ARIMA model to forecast monthly potato yield in Sri Lanka
(2019)–The potato is an extensively cultivated tuber crop in the world. In Sri Lanka, cultivation has been established in four regions: Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Jaffna and Puttalam. The objective of this paper is to analyze and ... -
Selected Liver Markers and its Association with the Severity in Acute Organophosphate and Carbamate Poisoning
(2019)Intentional ingestion of pesticides [organophosphate/carbamate] has become a major health issue globally. In addition to cholinergic outcomes, harmful effects on liver have also been Aminotransferase (AST), Alanine ... -
Smart Water Reading System Using GPS Technology
(2019)Water is one of the most essential needs of every living being and every nation take necessary steps to make sure clean, accessible water for all. All countries have official centralized water distribution bodies and they ... -
Social Media Influence on Sri Lankan Young Adults` Sense of SelfExpression
(2019)This qualitative study examines how self-expression and creativity in Sri Lankan young adults’ is influenced by social media on four aspects: the types of social media chosen for expression; how the chosen types encourage ... -
Sociocultural Correlates of Health-Related Quality of Life of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in Sri Lanka
(2019)Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder of women. Chronic complex symptomology and long-term comorbidity risk associated with PCOS may have negative effects on the quality of life of women. Current ... -
Species Composition of Medically Important Mosquitoes in Selected Areas of Kurunegala, Gampaha, Kegalle and Kandy Districts in Sri Lanka
(2019)Mosquito borne diseases are one of major health problems in almost all tropical and subtropical countries including Sri Lanka. Knowledge on breeding places and the larval distribution are important parameters for risk ... -
Sri Lankan English Teachers` Attitudes and Perceptions towards Sri Lankan English
(2019)While Sri Lankan English has been established as a standard variety of English for many years, the speakers of various social groups in Sri Lanka perceive different views towards Sri Lankan English. Law, administration ... -
Sri Lankan Traditional Rice Varieties: Their Ability on Controlling Postprandial Glycaemic Response
(2019)The current popularity of Sri Lankan traditional rice varieties stem from the many health benefits, specially the suitability for people with non communicable diseases (NCD) such as diabetes etc. Staples which produce ...