Browsing 2019 IRC Articles by Issue Date
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Are They Really Poor Spellers?: A Socio-psycholinguistic Study on Sinhala Spelling Errors of Visually Impaired Language Learners
(2019)Though, a considerable amount of studies on visual impairment have supported the concept of ‘sensory compensation’, a growing body of studies has identified Visually Impaired Language Learners (VILLs) as poor spellers. ... -
Assessing the Effectiveness and the Global Trends of Virtual Reality Technology as Part of Military Training Programmes Attended by Sri Lanka Army within the Past Decade
(2019)Virtual reality (VR) is a technology which allows a user to interact with a computer-simulated environment, whether that environment is a simulation of the real world or an imaginary world. It is the key to experiencing, ... -
Identifying the Reading Habits among Secondary School Students in Northern and Eastern Provinces in Sri Lanka
(2019)Reading removes educational barriers, allowing more equal chances in education by promoting language development, intellectual training and enhancing the possibility of adjustment to one’s personal situations. Education ... -
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 ... -
Automating Urban Hydrology Models: What do Hydrologists Expect from Model Developers?
(2019)Availability of domain knowledge is significant for successful system automation. Therefore the input and output of the processes should be clearly understood. In the case of urban flood management, complex, specific and ... -
Variation of Vectorial Capacity and Life History Traits of Aedes aegypti; Main Vector for Dengue Transmission with Larval Diet Concentration
(2019)Vectorial capacity (VC) is the number of new infections disseminated per case per day by an insect vector. There are several attempts define the VC of disease vectors. Mathematical approximation using different biological ... -
Influence of the factors associated with suicides: A case study in the Kelaniya police division in Sri Lanka
(2019)Suicide is a major public health problem worldwide and moreover it is considered as a social problem. In Sri Lanka, suicides have been a major social and economic burden for the previous three decades. Hence, developing ... -
Product development and quality assessment of Pearl Millet based high calorie biscuit
(2019)-A high-calorie food gives more energy and extra nutrition for human to heal from ailments. These foods can be used to supply adequate nutrition for athletes and calamity victims who faced disaster situations and are not ... -
Identifying and Analyzing the Demand and Consumption Patterns of Water Use in Hotel Sector
(2019)Without water, we are unable to visualise a single organism, since water is the main requirement for every arrangement of the world. “Freshwater accessibility in the world is 2% of the overall stock of water in the ... -
Overvoltage Issues Due to Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Integration at Low Voltage (LV) Side
(2019)In Sri Lanka, due to the current power suspense, solar power harnessing intends to increase significantly with the support from the government renewable energy policy. As a result, deployment of Photovoltaic (PV) systems ... -
The Man versus Wild Battle: an Analysis on Wilpattu Deforestation and Illegal Resettlement Projects
(2019)“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees” said Henry Thoreall. Now a day what is happening is the opposite of this quote. People do take walks in the woods, but they never become taller than ... -
Elements of Urban Form in Defining the Elements of Collective Cognitive Map, with Special Reference to Maharagama, Sri Lanka
(2019)Cities are dynamic in nature. Image and the experience of the cities are fast changing. People perceive the cities individually. But all inhabitants navigate in the city with use of a cognitive map based on individual ... -
Introducing a cluster based concept to portfolio selection from colombo stock exchange (CSE)
(2019)Portfolio management is a compelling concept in the financial sector for strategizing investments resulting maximum return with minimum risk. Normal procedure of selecting companies to the portfolios out of the registered ... -
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 ...