Browsing 2020 IRC Articles by Title
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Occupational Engagement In Prisons: an evaluation of time-use in Sri Lankan correctional settings.
(2020)Abstract: Sri Lankan prison system has shown marked overcrowding for decades. It is a common issue worldwide which contributes poor care, loss of privacy, limited resources and occupational deprivation. A lack of ... -
Occupational risk factors related to Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A descriptive study
(2020)Abstract:-Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is an endemic disease in Sri Lanka and it is considered as a notifiable disease from year 2008. Anuradhapura has been one of the areas shows highest incidences of Leishmaniasis ... -
An Ontology-Based Data Mining Approach for Predicting the Research Ideas using Past Research in the Wildlife Sector of Sri Lanka
(2020)Sri Lanka being a global biodiversity hotspot, places great value for biodiversity owing to ecological, socioeconomic, and cultural factors. However, the wildlife of Sri Lanka is critically threatened due to several ... -
Ontology-Driven Decision Making for Subfertility of Female
(2020)Abstract - Failure to conceive after 12 months of unprotected and regular sexual intercourse is called as subfertility. In the medical domain, at first, males are checked for subfertility causes. Then, females need to ... -
Optimization of Conventional Land Survey Techniques Using Modern Technology
(2020-10)As far as a land surveying project is being considered, the knowledge about the accuracy, precision, time consumption and the cost efficiency are factors that must be equally taken into consideration before conducting ... -
Optimum Locations Suitability: Analysis for Tsunami Warning Centres
(2020)More than 35,000 lives were lost due to the Tsunami disaster, occurred in 2004. That time, early warning towers had not been established to warn people before this kind of a disaster. After the disaster, 77 early warning ... -
Optimum Shirt Design Prediction Tool for Apparel Industry
(2020)Abstract: The apparel industry is one of the world’s major upcoming trends of industrial, economical science. Apparel industry has interconnected design producing and manufacturing issues have become a greater concern. ... -
Parental Feeding Styles Of Preschoolers In A Semi-Urban Setting In Kurunegala District
(2020)Abstract: Parental feeding style influences the nutritional status, growth, development, health and survival of preschool children. The objective of this study was to describe the parental feeding styles in selected ... -
Parenting-related Stress In Mothers OF Toddlers (1-3 Years) at Piliyandala MOH Area
(2020)Abstract: Parents of toddlers are at risk of increased parenting-related stress as toddlerhood is considered as a period with challenging behaviors due to significant physical and emotional development of the child. ... -
Patterns and Challenges of Social Identity: An Analysis of Third Space Perspective on Afro-Sri Lankans in Sirambiadiya
(2020)This study explores a community that is less known in Sri Lanka – Afro-Sri Lankan community or Kaffirs, that is considered as the smallest ethnic minority in the country. Earlier their members were scattered in few ... -
Pedestrian Movement Tracking and Tracing in Public Space
(2020)Abstract: Population increase in the Urban areas made crowd management a hot topic today. Pedestrian decision making and movement patterns are critical in a variety of application domains. Mass event planning, ... -
Perceived Work-life Balance for the Job Satisfaction of Banking Employees in Sri Lanka
(2020)Human capital generates greater value for an organization and presently modern organizations highly focus on their human capital. Work-life balance is common in employee job satisfaction. The main objective of this study ... -
Performance Comparison of Solid Tires and Non-Pneumatic Tires Using Finite Element Method: Application to Military Vehicles
(2020)Tire technologies are growing rapidly due to the high demand for applications in harsh environmental conditions. Solid and non-pneumatic (NP) tires are utilized in such conditions as transporting excessive loads, ... -
Performance evaluation of coconut estates: developing an index to evaluate performance of coconut estates managed by Kurunegala Plantations Ltd.
(2020)Abstract — Coconut industry plays a vital role in the economy of Sri Lanka and in rural livelihood. Over 497,000ha of lands are cultivated with coconuts in Sri Lanka. Estate sector accounts for 25% of the land area for ... -
Perpetrators and Victims of Torture: Case Reports and Literature Review
(2020)Abstract— Perpetrators of torture (torturers) are forgotten victims. Psychological and physical pain is inflicted deliberately by torturers to control victims or to fulfill certain requirements such as confession. The ... -
Plant Recognition System based on Leaf Images:
(2020)Abstract: Plant plays a vital role in the environment. Nature has enormous members of plants, identifying them and classifying them is an important task for botanists. They are still finding difficulties in recognizing ... -
Prevalence And Association Of Overweight With Major Non- Communicable Diseases Among Elderly People Living In Kesbewa Secretariat Division, Colombo, Sri Lanka
(2020)Abstract:-Non-Communicable diseases (NCDs) have become a major global health problem. Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases are considered as major NCDs. Those conditions ... -
Prevalence of forward head posture and its’ relationship with neck pain among sewing machine operators in two selected garment factories in Kaluthara district
(2020)Abstract: Neck pain is one of the very common musculoskeletal symptoms among sewing machine operators. Sewing machine operation which is carried out in a forward inclined position over prolonged period makes them ... -
Prevalence of Unintentional Home Injuries and Awareness of Child Safety among the Parents of Inpatient Children at Sirimavo Bandaranayake Specialized Children’s Hospital Peradeniya
(2020)Abstract: Unintentional injuries are estimated to cause 389,000 annual child deaths in Southern Asia resulting in an annual loss of 74 healthy lives per 1000 population. In Sri Lanka, childhood injuries have been ...