Browsing 2022 IRC Abstracts by Title
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Challenges Encountered in Teaching English in Rural Sri Lankan Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Bandaranayake Secondary School in Kiriibbanwewa, Moneragala District
(2022-09)English language competency is a necessary skill in Sri Lanka. With this in mind, successive governments have implemented various approaches to strengthen English Language Education in the rural outskirts of ... -
Characterization of Grey Matter and White Matter Abnormalities in Epilepsy Using Voxel-Based Morphometry and Tensor-Based Morphometry
(2022)White matter and grey matter changes in epilepsy detected by Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and Tensor-based morphometry (TBM) shows notable similarities and differences to date. Therefore, a direct comparison of results ... -
Characterizing Surfactant Effect on Phytoremediation of Carcinogenic Anthracene by Eichhornia crassipes Plant
(2022)Anthracene is a mutagenic and carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mainly found in crude oil. Anthracene shows bioaccumulation and biomagnification due to its high lipid solubility. Therefore, anthracene has the ... -
Circulating Dengue Strains During the Covid 19 Pandemic in the Western Province of Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)Dengue has been considered endemic to Sri Lanka since 1989 with regular dengue epidemics. We sought to identify the dengue strains and the circulating serotypes from July 2019 to December 2021. 299 consenting patients ... -
Comparative Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistant Alert Organisms Detected from COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 Patients during Pandemic and Pre-Pandemic Era
(2022-09-29)Antibiotic resistant alert organism surveillance is essential for early prediction of outbreaks, timely investigation, and for implementation of control measures. The aim was to compare the rates of seven specified ... -
Comparative Study of Hexavalent Chromium [Cr(VI)] Removal Efficiency of Natural Adsorbent, Planktonic Bacillus subtilis KCB07C10, and their Biofilm
(2022-09-29)Chromium is a widely used raw material in textile, tanning, electroplating, and wood preservative industries, which releases significant amounts of hexavalent chromium contaminated wastes into inland waters and aquatic ... -
A Comparative Study on Growth Performance at Seedling Stage in Response to Different Particle Compositions of Coir-based Nursery Substrates
(2022)Coco pith is widely used as a growing substrate and the particle composition of the substrate can substantially affect plant growth and productivity. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of seven different ... -
A Comparative Study on Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant Activity and Photoprotective Property of Ethanolic Extracts of Peel and Pulp of Mango (Mangifera indica L. cv. TomEJC)
(2022)Less research has been conducted to investigate the bioactivity of peel and pulp of locally grown TomEJC mango cultivar. Therefore, this research was mainly focused on the exploration of phytochemicals, antioxidant ... -
Comparison of Printed Circuit Board Fabricated by using Conventional Method and Laser Cutting Method
(2022-09-29)There are multiple methods of manufacturing printed circuit boards (PCB). The approach used by electronic enthusiasts is ironing the circuit from the glossy paper onto the copper plate (the homemade method). ... -
A Comparison of ABC/2 Formula with a Semiautomated Software-Based Hematoma Volume Measurement Technique in Intracranial Haemorrhage
(2022)Intracranial haemorrhage has been reported as a cause of all kinds of strokes while causing high mortality and disability for a longer duration and the accuracy of volumetric measurement of the hematoma has a considerable ...