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Insecticide Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti in CMC Area for a Commonly used IRS Agent, Lambda Cyhalothrin
(2022)
Being a predominantly abundant area for primary vector of dengue, Colombo
Municipal Council (CMC) has often exposed to chemical vector control strategies in
successive periods of outbreaks to control Aedes aegypti density ...
Validation of Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire and Physical Activity Log Using the Gold Standard Doubly- Labelled Water Technique in 11-13 Year-Old Sri Lankan Children
(2022)
As, commonly used physical activity questionnaires and activity logs validated against energy expenditure are not available for Sri Lankan children, this study aimed to validate physical activity recall questionnaire (PAR-Q) ...
A Modified Green Building Rating System to Evaluate Sustainability Aspects in Residential Apartments in Sri Lanka
(2022-09-29)
Residential apartments have been identified as the most popular solution for the
rapid increase of population in urban cities. However, in some cases, sustainability
aspects (environmental, social and economic) of these ...
Identifying the Removal Efficiencies of As3+ in Wastewater by Functionalized Nanocellulose
(2022)
Nanocellulose (NC) gains significant attention as a promising candidate in water
purification and environmental remediation studies due to its superior chemical
and physical properties. The present study explored the ...
Home Automation Application using Raspberry Pi 3 and Windows 10 IoT
(2022-09-29)
In the present situation demand for electricity stack, up with population growth, is one of the major challenges all over the world. Inadequate amounts of electricity create an awareness to conserve energy in all viable ...
Identifying an Air-Conditioned Room’s Comfortable Zone with Respect to the Room Dimensions and Position of A/C Unit Mounted
(2022-09-29)
The goal of the study project is to assess the thermal comfort in the Mechanical
Lecture Room (MLR) at Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna in order to find
the comfortable zone in that air-conditioned room. The ...
Improving Turbidity Removal Efficiency in Slow Sand Filter during the Occurrence of High Turbidity Levels in Surface Water
(2022-09-29)
The prominent drinking water treatment process practised to eliminate turbidity
from surface water, especially during high turbidity occurrence in the surface water,
is coagulation, sedimentation and rapid sand filtration ...
Overweight and Obesity: Knowledge, Attitudes and Recognition by Patients and Medical Practitioners
(2022-09-29)
The World Health Organization describes obesity as the most visible but neglected public health
problem. We assessed the knowledge, perception and attitudes towards obesity among
overweight/obese patients and the recognition ...
The Attitudes toward and Willingness to Work with Older People among Nurses at University Hospital, Kotelawala Defence University (UHKDU), Sri Lanka
(2022)
Due to the fact that older people are more prone to chronic illnesses and disabilities,
there is an increasing need for nurses with positive attitudes and a willingness to
work with them. In this study, nurses at University ...