Proceeding Articles: Recent submissions
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Relationship between English Proficiency and Academic Performance among Nursing Undergraduates in a Defence University, Sri Lanka; A Correlational Study
(2021-06-30)English as a second language (ESL) has gained much popularity during the past decades, especially in nursing education. Previous studies suggest that English language proficiency is an essential factor in determining the ... -
Learner Satisfaction and Autonomy via Distance Education; A Study Conducted among Selected Advanced Level Students in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
(2021-06-30)Learner autonomy is when students take control and responsibility for their learning. It is an essential factor in academic achievement among the students who are learning English via online education. This study assessed ... -
Assessing the Students’ Perception on the Effectiveness of Using Padlet in English Language Learning
(2021-06-30)In the modern era where technology has reached its pinnacles, the strategies employed in English Language teaching have shifted beyond the borders of the walls of classrooms. ‘Padlet’ is an interactive platform used for ... -
Creating Value for Museums, Academia and Communities: Overview from Sri Lanka
(2015)Digitized museums have overcome the physical barriers and provided a golden opportunity for everyone who wants to access formation about the past. New technologies have changed the traditional ... -
Sharing Maritime Boundary with India Sri Lankan Experience
(2008)India is Sri Lanka‟s immediate neighbor. Although the Island is considered a small state it has played an important role in regional affairs from ancient times. Indo – Lanka relations run back to pre-historic times. The ... -
Maritime Control: An Outline on Sri Lanka
(2012)The maritime boundary between Sri Lanka and India is divided at three different sea areas: Bay of Bengal in the North, the Palk Straits in the Middle, and the Gulf of ‘Mannar’ in the South. It is about 45km maximum ... -
The cross cultural adaptation of Morisky Green Levine Medication Adherence Scale for use with diagnosed patients of Ischemic Heart Disease in Sri Lanka
(2019-10-25)Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) has been classified as one of the major cardiovascular diseases in the world and it has become the main cause of death in Sri Lanka. Medication adherence is defined as the level to which the ... -
Knowledge and Attitudes on Smoking among Adult Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease
(2014-03-19)Background: Smoking is a major etiological factor for Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD). According to the statistics, IHD has become the leading cause of hospital deaths in Sri Lanka.The knowledge and the attitudes of general ... -
Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Job Satisfaction among the Nursing Officers in General Hospital, Kalutara
(2020-10-02)Background: Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Job Satisfaction (JS) are two critical elements in the Nursing profession. Therefore, proper identification of these characteristics is important to upgrade the nursing ... -
The Relationship Between Learning Styles and Academic Performance among BSc. Nursing Undergraduates in a Sri Lankan Defence University
(2020-07)Introduction and Objectives: Learning Styles are considered as a key determinant of academic performance among undergraduates. This study aimed to determine the correlation between learning styles and academic performance ... -
Awareness on legal aspect of physical restraining among psychiatric nurses working in National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Sri Lanka.
(2018-06-10)Background: Physical restrain was one of the ancient interventions used to control psychiatric patients and it is used as an injury preventing measure now. Physical restrain should be used for a short period, not as a ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices on Basic Life Support (BLS) among traffic police officers, Police Division-Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
(2018-04-07)Introduction: Basic Life Support (BLS) is the only known effective method to keep a cardiac arrested person alive until he or she receives advanced medical management. Traffic police officers can be the first responders ... -
Comparative Study of Prevalence of Migraine among Defence and Non- Defence Undergraduate Students in General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Sri Lanka
(2018-04-07)Introduction: Epidemiological studies have revealed its high prevalence, high socio-economic and personal impacts of migraine; it was ranked as the third most prevalent disorder and the seventh-highest specific cause of ... -
Psychological distress among Sri Lankan Army servicemen with a permanent physical disability due to battle injuries in the civil war of Sri Lanka
(2019-10-15)Background: The Sri Lankan civil war existed for nearly three decades and military operations were initiated in the areas that were under the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE). Majority of military servicemen affected ... -
The Relationship Between Learning Styles and Academic Performance among BSc. Nursing Undergraduates in a Sri Lankan Defence University
(2020-07-26)Introduction and Objectives: Learning Styles are considered as a key determinant of academic performance among undergraduates. This study aimed to determine the correlation between learning styles and academic performance ...