• Nutritional quality of Cavendish banana (Musa acuminata, AAA) as affected by basil oil and determination of basil oil residues by GC-MS 

  Siriwardana, H.; Abeywickrama, K.; Kannangara, S.; Jayawardena., B. (Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Volume:10, 2019)

  The effectiveness of basil oil on the nutritional properties of Cavendish banana and chemical composition of basil oil and oil residue levels of treated banana fruits were evaluated in this study. Cavendish banana hands ...
• Postharvest application of defence elicitors to manage anthracnose in mango Fruit 

  Karunanayake, K.O.L.C. (Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Volume:10, 2019)

  The use of defense elicitors; which are agents that stimulate or trigger disease resistance responses in plants have proved to be attractive alternatives to hazardous chemical fungicides in recent years. The present study ...
• Analytical solutions of the time-fractional non- linear Schrodinger equation with zero and non-zero trapping potential through the sumudu decomposition method 

  Mathanaranjan, K.; Himalini, K. (Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Volume:10, 2019)

  Sumudu decomposition method is used to construct the approximate analytical solutions of time-fractional nonlinear Schrodinger equations with zero and nonzero trapping potential. The Sumudu decomposition method is a ...
• Comparison of trophic structure of fish assemblages in two tropical steams in Sri Lanka: a seasonal dry zone stream and a perennial wet zone stream 

  Weliange, W.S.; Amarasinghe, U.S.; Vijverberg, J.; Leichtfried, M.; Füreder, L. (International Review of Hydrobiology, 2019)

  Most tropical rivers especially in the Asian region, are severely impacted by various human perturbations, and the diverse habitats in streams support rich invertebrate and vertebrate communities. It is hypothesized that ...
• Assessing toxicity of two industrial zone effluents reaching Kelani River,Sri Lanka 

  Hemachandral, C.K.; Pathiratne, A. (Journal of national science foundation Sri Lanka, 2018)

  Evaluation of the effcaey of waste treatment technologies of industnal waste is a major challenge for sustainable industrial development world-wide. Hence, new strategies are needed to assess interactive toxic effects ...
• A NEW ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVE COMPOUND FROM THE ENDOLICHENIC FUNGUS, PENICILLIUM CITRINUM INHABITING THE LICHEN, PARMOTREMA SP 

  Wickramarachchi, S.A.; Samanthi, U.; Wijeratne, K.; Paranagama, P.A. (International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 2019)

  Context: Endolichenic fungi are the microorganisms living inside the thalli of the lichen and found to be a new source of bioactive secondary metabolites. This is an underutilized source of bioactive compounds and has not ...
• New Records of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Sri Lanka, Including Four Tramp Species 

  Dias, R.K.S.; Udayakantha, W.S.; Wachkoo, A.A.; Akbar, S.S. (Sociobiology, 2018)

  Five ant species are reported for the first time from Sri Lanka: Ooceraea alii (Bharti & Akbar, 2013); O. biroi (Forel, 1907); Prionopelta kraepelini Forel, 1905; Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890) and S. membranifera Em ...
• Biomarker responses of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) exposed to polluted water from Kelani river basin, Sri Lanka: Implications for biomonitoring river pollution 

  Ruvinda, K.M.S.; Pathiratne, A. (Sri Lanka J. Aquat. Sci, 2018)

  Biomarkers can be considered as early warning signals for potential adverse effects on the biota. The present study examined the feasibility of using selected biomarker responses of a model fish, Oreochromis niloticus ...
• Combining Industry 4.0 with Lean Healthcare to Optimize Operational Performance of Sri Lankan Healthcare Industry 

  Ilangakoon, T.; Weerabahu, S.; Wickramarachchi, R. (IEEE Xplore Digital Library, 2018)

  Healthcare is one of the industries that requires the highest quality services for the wellbeing of the society. Today, the demand for healthcare growing rapidly with increasing aging population, rapid urbanization, ...
• Applicability of Lean and Green Concepts in Logistics 4.0: A Systematic Review of Literature 

  Edirisuriya, A.; Weerabahu, S.; Wickramarachchi, R. (IEEE Xplore Digital Library, 2019)

  Sustainability is emerging as a main consideration throughout the industrial world due to the environmental pollution and degradation happening in a major scale as a result of industrial wastes while lean management ...
• In depth analysis of groundwater quality and use of Moringa oleifera leaf powder treatment to improve physico-chemical properties and drinkability of contaminated groundwater 

  Wijeyaratne, W. M. D. N.; Suvendran, S. (Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 2019)

  Groundwater is the major source for domestic, and other uses in the Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka. This study assessed the spatial and seasonal variation of physical and chemical parameters of water collected from domestic wells ...
• A potential habitat corridor for Western Purple-faced Langur between Forest Reserves in Sri Lanka: GIS as a tool in connectivity modelling 

  Panagoda, P.A.B.G.; Weerasinghe, V.P.A. (Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2019)

  Endemic Western purple-faced langur (Semnophithecus vetulus nestor) of Sri Lanka, is an exclusively arboreal, critically endangered primate whose habitats are severely fragmented with the human population expansion. La ...
• HOURLY SOLAR RADIATION FORECASTING USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODEL FOR COLOMBO, SRI LANKA 

  Saumyamala, M.G.A.; Chandrasekara, N.V. (Advances and Applications in Statistics, 2019)

  Sri Lanka is a tropical country located close to the equator with abundant sunlight throughout the year. For efficient utilization of this solar resource for power generation in photovoltaic (PV) systems and agricultural ...
• Critical better management practices and critical bio-security measures for prevention of entry and spread of white spot virus and pathogenic Vibrio in grow-out farms of cultured Penaeus monodon in Sri Lanka 

  Kumara, K.R.P.S.; Hettiarachchi, M. (Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 2018)

  Since the first record of white spot disease (WSD) in 1996, PCR tested, white spot virus (WSV) free post larvae of Penaeus monodon (Fabricius 1798) are stocked in grow-out farms as the major bio-security measure. However, ...
• Smart Automation System for Controlling Various Appliances using a Mobile Device 

  Gunarathne, S.B.M.S.S.; Kalingamudali, S.R.D. (IEEE Xplore Digital Library, 2019)

  This paper outlines the methodology of designing and developing a smart control system for controlling light, air conditioning and ceiling fans in a room. This system considers the requirements of the users appropriately ...
• Improving the Energy Storage of Standalone PV Systems while Enhancing the Charging Efficiency using Supercapacitors 

  Piyumal, P.L.A.K.; Ranaweera, A.L.A.K.; Kalingamudali, S.R.D.; Kularatna, N. (IEEE Xplore Digital Library, 2019)

  Usually a battery is used as the energy storage device in typical standalone solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. It is charged by a solar charge controller. The charging efficiency of the system depends on the efficiency ...
• Nutritional quality of Cavendish banana (Musa acuminata, AAA) as affected by basil oil and determination of basil oil residues by GC-MS. 

  Siriwardana, H.; Abeywickrama, K.; Kannangara, S.; Jayawardena, B. (Journal of Science 2019, Department of Botany, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

  The effectiveness of basil oil on the nutritional properties of Cavendish banana and chemical composition of basil oil and oil residue levels of treated banana fruits were evaluated in this study. Cavendish banana hands ...
• ZnS Assisted ZN Doping in CdZnS Electrodeposition 

  Sarathchandra, K. A. D. M. S.; De Silva, D. S. M.; Pathiratne, K. A. S. (Journal of Science 2019, Department of Chemistry, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

  Many reports have been published elsewhere on making thin films of cadmium zinc sulphide (CdZnS) using different techniques. This article summarizes a method developed to form CdZnS by incorporating electrodeposited Cd ...
• Factors associated with induction of labour and pregnancy outcomes in 14 healthcare facilities in Sri Lanka 

  Gunawardana, J. R. N. A.; Perera, S. S. N. (Journal of Science 2019, Department of Statistics & Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

  Induction of Labour (IOL) is an important practice that is carried out commonly in modern day obstetrics. In medium to large healthcare facilities in Sri Lanka, it is estimated that approximately 35.5% of all deliveries ...
• Occurrence of organic pollutants: pahs in water bodies around kelanitissa and kerawalapitiya power plants in Sri Lanka 

  Chandrasiri, H.M.H.B.; Doole, F.T.; Subramanium, S.S. (Journal of Science 2019, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

  Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of organic compounds with more than one benzene ring formed due to natural processes such as forest fires and anthropogenic activities. These ubiquitous contaminants ...

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