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Phylogenetic and Conservational Analyses of Dengue Non-Structural Protein 1
(2015)The variability in the host immune responses against infections by different strains of Dengue virus (DENV), due to their sequence heterogeinity, is a huge obstacle in disease management and development of an effective ... -
Potential of a Herbal Preparation Used in Indigenous Medicine to Neutralize Nba nojo Venom: Example from Wet Zone, Sri Lanka
(2015)The venom neutralizing ability of a herbal preparation used in traditional medicine was characterized. The preparation is known for successful treatment of Naj a naj a and Daboia russelii envenomation, particularly in the ... -
Potentialities of Bioinformaticaly Predicted Linear B-cell Epitopes on Dengue prM Protein
(2015)Predicting linear B-cell epitopes using bioinformatic tools is attractive as an initial step for screening such epitopes with potential use in Dengue (DENV) diagnosis and therapeutics, for their high speed and low cost. ... -
Quality and Shelf Life of Minimally Processed Shredded Carrots in Modified Atmosphere Packaging
(2015)Modified atmosphere packaged Ready-to-eat shredded carrots (Daucus carota L., cv. Nantes) are an increasingly popular product, yet sales are restricted due to rapid deterioration during storage. Objective of this study was ... -
Radioactivity Levels in Beach Sand from Hambantota to Dondra, Sri Lanka
(2015)This study aims to evaluate the activity concentrations of 232Th, 238U and 40K in beach sand along the southern coastal strip from Hambantota to Dondra, Sri Lanka. The results of this study serve as a database for radioactivity ... -
A Review on Pharmacological Activities and Medicinal Properties of Vitex negundo
(2015)Vitex negundo which belongs to Verbenaceae family is a commonly used plant in both Ayurveda and traditional medicine system in Sri Lanka. It is also known as the 'Nika' in sinhala and 'Nirgundi' in sanskrit. This review ... -
Time Series Models to Forecast Dengue Fever Incidences in Western Province of Sri Lanka
(2015)Dengue is one of the most dangerous mosquito viral infections in the world. In the recent past dengue has become the number one killer mosquito infection in Sri Lanka. Each year the number of incidences of dengue is ...