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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 ...
Assessment of Consumer Awareness on Food Labels and the Effect of the Level of Awareness on Buying Behaviour of Consumers in Jaffna District
(2015)
Food labels present a set of vital information such as date of expiry, nutritional data to the consumers which influence their purchasing. The present study was conducted to assess the awareness on food labels and 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. ...
Developing a Thermochromic Material and Study of Kinetics of Degradation of Anthocyanin from Local Grapes
(2015)
Thermochromic materials undergo a colour change with temperature which finds numerous practical applications in food and medical industry. Since most thermochromic materials contain at least one toxic compound, their ...
Characterization of Novel Mini STR Loci to Aid the Analysis of Degraded DNA Evidence in Sri Lankan Forensic Casework
(2015)
Miniaturized Short Tandem Repeat (miniSTR) markers have become increasingly useful in the analysis of degraded DNA specimens from mass disaster or forensic evidence during the past few years. Improved success of these ...
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 ...
Antioxidant Potential of Selected Underutilized Fruit Species Grown in Sri Lanka
(2015)
The aim of this study was to assess the potential of aqueous extracts of three underutilized fruit species namely Dialium guineense, Solanum nigrum and Carissa carandas grown in Sri Lanka. Aqueous extracts of fruits were ...
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 ...
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 ...