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Parasite Profile and Trends in Parasite Composition in Yellow-Billed Babblers (Turdoides affinis taprobanus) in Low Land Wet Zone, Sri Lanka
(2022)The study's primary objectives were to characterize the parasitic spectrum in Yellow-billed Babblers and investigate trends in parasitism in individuals from different habitat types, flock sizes, and according to the ... -
Physico-chemical and Microbial Analysis of Morinda Citrifolia (Noni/ Indian Mulberry) Fruit Extract
(2022)Indian Noni or Indian Mulberry is the common name for Morinda citrifolia, a tropical fruit that is one of the most important traditional medicinal plants used in folk remedies for its broad range of therapeutic and ... -
A Preliminary Study Conducted on a Traditional Formulation used for the Treatment of Dengue
(2022)Currently, around the globe, there are no effective drugs for the treatment of acute dengue infection. Even though a vaccine was licensed recently, it was found to have limited efficacy. Scientists are currently seeking ... -
Preparation and Characterization of Starch – Cellulose Biodegradable Polymer Composites for Property Enhancement
(2022)Recently, the production of natural biodegradable polymer composites using renewable sources has become an important research area. These biopolymer composites possess enhanced properties than biopolymers. In this study, ... -
Presence of Collagen X in the Dentine of the Developing Tooth
(2022)In physiological conditions, collagen X is mainly found at the hypertrophic cartilage. Hypertrophic chondrocytes transiently produce collagen X as their major extracellular product. This is shortly followed by the ... -
Protein-Ligand Docking for Atherosclerosis to Uncover Phytochemicals as Therapeutic Exercise
(2022)Atherosclerosis is one of the primary reasons of the global leading cause of death, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and stroke, the world’s second cause of mortality. It is an advancing disease with lipid and fibre ... -
Relationship between Selected Anthropometric Parameters and 50m Freestyle Swimming Time in Teenage Swimmers
(2022)Swimming is an Olympic sport, and it is a very popular endurance development activity around the world. Anthropometry is one of the main factors that influence the swimming performance of teenagers. This study aimed to ... -
A Review on Wastewater Treatment using Constructed Wetland Systems: Implications from Sri Lanka
(2022)The Constructed Wetlands (CWs) are engineering designs that improve wastewater quality in a harmless way to the ecosystem. Even though it is a low-cost method of water quality improvement, it is not widely used in Sri ... -
Screening of Phytochemical and Biomedical Effects of some Selected Psidium sp Leaf Ethanol Extractions
(2022)Psidium sp leaves have traditionally been used to manipulate several diseases over the last decades. Exploring the potential bioactive metabolites from fruit plant leaves has widely increased. There are many approaches ... -
Selection of RNA Aptamers to Distinguish the V600E Mutation Status of BRAF Protein: A Potential in silico Approach
(2022)The valine to glutamate substitution at the 600th residue of B-type rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma protein (BRAF V600E) is the most common mutation in the BRAF gene. Due to its high prevalence in a number of cancers, ... -
Silver Nanoparticles as SERS-Active Probes for Detecting Melamine
(2022)Milk is one of the essential food items throughout the world. Intentional adulteration of milk products with melamine falsely increases the apparent protein content in milk and it is a health concern associated with ... -
A Solvent Polymeric Membrane Ion-Selective Electrode Based on N, N’-bis(Salicylaldehyde)-4-Chloro-O Phenylenediamine Ligand
(2022)Schiff bases are one class of supermolecules that has their applications in biochemical and analytical reagents. They have proven to play an important role as ionophores of potentiometric membrane sensors which are used ... -
Survey on How Many People in Sri Lanka are Interested in Fish Oil Dietary Supplements
(2022)Consumption of fish or fish oil containing ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) reduces the risk of coronary heart diseases, decreases mild hypertension, lowers the incidents of diabetics, and is important during ... -
Treatment of Aquaculture Effluent through Combined Phytoremediation and Biosorption Techniques
(2022)Aquaculture has significant effects on the environment, the discharge of aquaculture wastewater without treatment causes several environmental impacts such as destruction of natural habitats, reduction in the abundance ...