E-Repository Kotelawala Defence University: Recent submissions
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Assessment of Soil Erosion Using GIS Base Erosion Potential Method. Case Study of Victoria Reservoir Watershed
(2023-09)Soil erosion is a serious environmental problem that adversely affects ecosystem health and land productivity. Effective land management and erosion control strategies depend on accurate assessment and identification ... -
Role of Social Media and Online News in 2022 Sri Lankan Riots and Utilization of OODA Loop Based OSINT Framework
(2023-09)Prolonged riots that violate legal rights and peaceful limits, turning violent with the potential to lead to anarchical social unrest, are perceived as threats to national security. In the digital age, these threats are ... -
Study of Solar Radiation Variation Over an Area Using GNSS Observations – Spatial Reference to KDU Southern Campus
(2023-09)At present, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are used to study the behavior of the atmosphere including the ionosphere and the troposphere by calculating the time taken for a GNSS satellite signal to reach ... -
Geopolitical Struggle in Indo-Pacific A Case Study on AUKUS
(2023-09)Indo-Pacific region has become one of the key strategic hubs where geopolitical confrontations evolve and develop day by day. These confrontations are influenced not only by the regional stakeholders but also by the ... -
SMALL TEAM AS A SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY TO WIN THE WAR AGAINST LTTE
(2023-09)Sri Lanka's Armed Forces have used many war strategies to win the protracted war against LTTE. In the fourth stage of the war, which erupted under the cause of securing humanitarian needs against LTTE, the Sri Lankan Army ... -
Resurgence of Islamic State in Iraq & Syria and Its Propaganda
(2023-09)A terrorist organization with a strong ideological presence is not totally vanquished just by the death of its members and the group's dormancy. According to multiple works of literature, ISIS is considered an inspiration ... -
Changing Threat Dimensions; Preventing Extremism in The Digital Age
(2023-09)Extremism poses a persistent and significant threat to the stability of a nation. It is a complex psychological phenomenon that gradually leads to tangible actions, extending beyond its narrow military aspects. Countering ... -
An Investigative Study on the Recent Geopolitical Tension in the Indian Ocean Region; With Special Reference to String of Pearls & Necklace of Diamond Strategies
(2023-09)This paper examines whether India's necklace of diamond strategy has been successful to counter China's string of pearls strategy in the Indian Ocean region China’s string of pearls strategy ensures establishing maritime ... -
Heating the Battle Space Consequences of Climate Change on Air Operations
(2023-09)Climate change is not a prediction, it is a present-day ground reality. It has been accelerated by man-made reasons primarilyby the emission of greenhouse gases and deforestation. This study is focused on the consequencesof ... -
Two-Dimensional Road Traffic Noise Mapping: A Case Study of Matara City in Sri Lanka
(2023-09)Road traffic noise pollution is increasing year by year due to urbanization. Road traffic contributes to 80% of a city's noise pollution. Noise mapping is a comprehensive method for measuring and analyzing environmental ... -
A Clustering Method to Identify Mental Health Patient Groups with Similar Treatment Outcomes
(2023-09)A person's complete emotional, psychological, and social well-being is referred to as their mental health. It has an impact on how people feel, think, and act, as well as how they act and react to obstacles in life. ... -
Unleashing the Power of Strategic Communication: A Shield Fortifying National Security
(2023-09)This research paper explores the role of strategic communication as a defence mechanism in the context of national security in Sri Lanka. The paper aims to analyse the significance of strategic communication in shaping ... -
Development of an Intelligent Software Solution for AI -Enabled Stethoscope: Accurate CAD Diagnosis and Real-time Feedback System
(2023-09)Although the classic stethoscope has long been a crucial diagnostic tool for cardiac conditions, it has an elementary level of accuracy in diagnosis capability. And mainly the diagnostic capability of traditional stethoscope ... -
Investigating the Features of Academic Writing in Research among Undergraduates
(2023-09)In academic settings, academic writing is a specialized style of writing that adheres to specific rules and guidelines. As noted by Smith (2019), it is characterized by a formal and unbiased tone, precise terminology, and ... -
The Effect of Seasonal Variability in Mean Sea Level and Tidal Constituents: A Case Study in Sri Lanka
(2023-09)The seasonal fluctuations cause water level variations in coastal regions. This research aims to investigate the seasonal variability of tidal constituents and Mean Sea Level (MSL). Seven years tidal data from the ... -
Factors to Consider: Promoting Speaking Competence of National Languages of Sri Lanka
(2023-09)Incompetency of verbal communication in national languages is a national-level problem in Sri Lanka when the two main language groups do not use a common language or when the citizens do not know both national languages ... -
Teaching of Idiomatic Expressions in Teaching English as a second Language in Sri Lanka
(2023-09)Idioms are one vital component every language around the world owns which entails an intended meaning behind them. Idioms and idiomaticity enable one to develop figurative competency, a component of communicative competency, ... -
The Digital Transformation of Higher Education in Sri Lanka due to Covid -19
(2023-09)Digitalization in education can be defined as the implementation of digital technologies to transform knowledge for learners and as well as educators. Digital technology has made a phenomenal entrance into Sri Lankan higher ... -
Investigating the Integration of Blended Learning Tools to Provide Formative Feedback on Students‘ Writing in Secondary level ELT Textbooks in Sri Lanka
(2023-09)Blended learning is an educational model which makes use of both traditional face-to-face classroom settings and online learning environment. Blended learning approach provides more freedom to adjust the learning process ... -
Portfolios as a Student-Assessment Tool: A Study Based on HNDE Students at Advanced Technological Institute, Anuradhapura
(2023-09)The current research was conducted to measure the impacts of the Portfolio Assessment on HNDE learners in using it as a continuous assessment method for the module, Language Structure Usage and Linguistics. The sample ...