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Derivatives: Are they weapons of mass destruction?
(2017)The growth of the amount of financial derivatives during the last fifteen years has been phenomenal. With the total notional amounts outstanding on over-the-counter derivative contracts amounting to around nine times global ... -
Design of an IoT based indoor air quality monitoring system
(2020)Indoor air pollution is receiving widespread attention as it can endanger people's health. The advantage of ending indoor environmental monitoring is the detection and improvement of indoor air quality. However, many ... -
Developing an Academic Institutional Repository: A Case at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
(2019)An institutional repository is defined as an online locus for collecting, preserving, and disseminating the intellectual output of an institution in digital form, particularly a research institution (New World Encyclopedia, ... -
Development and validation of the Electronic Information Resources usage scale
(2015-03)The purpose of the study was to develop and validate the EIR use scale. The research took place in several empirical phases. Fist, a list of 97 items was developed by the researcher and was sent to the panel of experts for ... -
Disarmament, Indian Ocean and Strategic Externalities: The Case of Sri Lanka
(2021-12-20)ABSTRACT South Asia, surrounded by the Indian Ocean, is a favorite theatre to continue with the contemporary global strategic power competi- tion of nuclear states. The non-nuclear states in South Asia simply cannot ... -
Drivers of customer satisfaction in libraries: a case study of the FNU Libraries
(2013-12)Although the provision of facilities and staffing at Fiji National University (FNU) Libraries appear to be adequate, there seems to be less emphasis on quality service delivery in the customers’ eyes. This study therefore ... -
Duty towards environmental protection: companies’ role under the Companies Act No 07 Of 2007
(2017)The Brundtland Commission's report defined sustainable development as “development which meets the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. In this ... -
Effect of respiratory muscle strengthening on rowing performance
(2020-11)Background: Respiratory muscle training (RMT) has been proposed as a beneficial means of improving respiratory muscle strength (RMS) and respiratory muscle fatigue (RMF) in athletes. Aims and Objective: The aim of this ... -
The Effects of Country-level Population Policy for Enhancing Adaptation to Climate Change
(2013-10-02)Abstract. The effectiveness of population policy in reducing the combined impacts of population change and climate change on water resources is explored. One no-policy scenario and two scenarios with population policy ... -
Electronic Information Resources Utilization by Medical Students in General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
(2016)This study evaluated the utilization of electronic information resources in General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Library by Medical students by addressing four objectives namely; identifying the awareness of ... -
Elements of Sri Lanka’s Geopolitics: Impact on United States’ Foreign Policy
(2017)This article examines whether the physical determinants of Sri Lanka have a significant impact on the formulation of the United States’ foreign policy. It also analyses whether Sri Lanka’s close proximity to the sea lines ... -
Emerging Complexity of Nuclear South Asia
(2021-11-19)Abstract South Asia is a geo-political system which has its unique security characters. The emerging complex nature of a system could lead either to the security or insecurity of that system. India and Pakistan are the ... -
Enhancing Students’ Skills Through Technology (ESST) : a one-to-one computer solution at Fiji National University
(2014-01)Fiji National University has come a long way from its time of inception in terms of information and communication technological resources and capabilities. Achievement of its primary responsibility of human capital development ... -
Ethical Issues Surrounding the Use of Information in Health Care
(2004-07)As a result of rapid technological and economic expansion throughout the world, society is confronted with new requirements. For the success of the medical practice, even with the rapid changes in technology and the medical ...