Browsing 2020 IRC Articles by Title
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A Comparative Study of the Characteristics of Domestication and Foreignization in the Sinhalese First Translation and the Retranslation of Chinua Achebe's 'No Longer at Ease
(2020)'Retranslation' is a new-born concept still under the research process, which has a number of research gaps to be fulfilled. The most curious part is that the latter is still in hypothetical form, which implies that ... -
A Comparison of Nonlinear Material Models Used in Pavement Response Modelling
(2020)The numerical modelling of pavement responses is very much influenced by structural properties of pavement. The structural properties are modelled by material models. Clear understandings of pavement responses with respect ... -
Computer Vision Based Approach for Traffic Violation Detection
(2020)Abstract -The ever growing number of vehicles in a country present a variety of problems including but not limited to; infrastructural problems, air and water pollution and accidents with the latter being the most ... -
Conceptual Design of Boom Mounted Inverted V-Tail in the Searcher MK II UAV
(2020)Abstract: Long endurance surveillance drones are preferred in both military and meteorological applications. Designers aim to enhance vehicle aerodynamics in view of increasing endurance by introducing methods of drag ... -
Conceptualizing Local Governance in the Context of Citizen Participation: Towards a Participatory Approach of Local Government Institutions in Sri Lanka
(2020)This paper, provides a conceptual basis for institutionalizing citizen participation in the local government system under the existing constitutional structure. To achieve this objective, the study employs the assumption ... -
Construction workers Motivation and Skill Development: A strategy for improving Construction Produtivity in Sri Lanka
(2020-10)Human factors are important sources of increasing efficiency and performance in the construction industry which contribute to project success Human resource today has a strategic role for productivity increase in ... -
Consumer Intention Towards Self-Banking Services in Sri Lanka: A Study Based on Peoples’ Bank
(2020)Bankers in Sri Lanka recently introduced new self-banking technologies including automated teller machines, cash/cheque deposit machines and bill payment machines where customers can directly engage with banking services ... -
Consumer Preference Towards Own Brands with Special Reference to Own Brands of Cargills & Keells Supermarkets
(2020)The supermarkets in Sri Lanka operate in an oligopolistic market in which the players have head to head competition. In order to win such competition, several supermarkets introduced their own brands, which are available ... -
Contracts formed during Frustrations and Force Majeures: An Anti-Crisis Shield for Consumer Protection against Boilerplate and Limited Liability Clauses
(2020)All productions and consumptions are outcomes of various contracts between producers, intermediates (whole-sellers, retailers, brokers, dealers, suppliers) and consumers. In a force majeure or frustrating situation barging ... -
Contribution of Built Environment on Inclusive Urban Design: with Special Reference to Selected Transport Related Public Spaces in Galle, Sri Lanka
(2020-10)Designing architectural spaces is thought to contribute to social inclusion, eventually satisfying all components of the society. The building and space characteristics have a powerful impact on the quality on peoples ... -
Controlling Parked Vehicle Interior Temperature Using Renewable Energy
(2020)A parked vehicle cabin can be treated as a nearly closed volume. So, when an automobile is parked under sunlight the solar radiation heats the interior to extensive temperatures of above 60°C. These extreme temperatures ... -
Copyright Protection of Application Programme Interfaces: An Analysis of the Sri Lankan Position
(2020)Application program interfaces (APIs) are ubiquitous in our digital experience as they are responsible for ensuring interoperability between software. However, the applicability of copyright law to APIs has become a point ... -
Correlation between Hemoglobin Concentration and Absolute Reticulocyte count of adolescent female iron deficient patients at Colombo north teaching hospital.
(2020)Abstract:-Iron deficiency can be identified as the most common micro-nutrient disorder and cause of anemia. Most frequently occurred in children under the age of 5 years, females of childbearing age and pregnant women. ... -
Corruption Circle of Sri Lanka:The Second Largest Enemy to the State
(2020)A set of fundamental principles and core values are required to govern any state. However, the deep-seated causes and effects of corruption in a system kill people’s satisfaction. Notwithstanding, the stagnation or ... -
A Critique of Available Remedies for Industrial Disputes Arising out of COVID-19: A Comparative Analysis
(2020)The recent pandemic due to COVID-19 has affected the whole world at large. Aside from the obvious health issues arising from COVID-19, there is also another less obvious issue; unemployment. Sri Lanka initiated curfews on ... -
Definitional and Interpretational Approach towards Economic Development on the Word ‘Income’ under Current Laws of Income Tax: A Comparison of Sri Lanka and India
(2020)The research paper looks at the vital role of income tax as a major income of the country and impact to the economic development, through the lens of interpretation. Hence, the primary aim of this paper is to set out the ... -
Design and Fabrication of an Automatic Ruler Printing Machine
(2020)Automation has been popular among most manufacturing and production systems due to improved efficiency, high production rates and low wastage. The project was focused on Designing and Fabrication of an Automated Ruler ... -
Design and Implementation of a Remote-Controlled Reliability Analysis and Energy Management System
(2020)The electricity distributed to any house, school, or industries comes from either Ceylon Electricity Board or Lanka Electricity Company (Pvt.) Ltd. Electricity is bought from LECO or CEB by its consumers under various ... -
Design of a Wind Propelled Planning Hull Craft for Shallow Water Operation
(2020)During recent flash floods, Sri Lanka Navy rescue teams met with many circumstances where they could not use their Dinghies even with a short tail Out Board Motors (OBM) due to submerged obstacles at unprecedented depths. ...