Hettiarachchi, A.H.P.; Rajapakse, C.S.K.(Research Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2018)
The possible utilization of tea industry waste activated carbon (TIWAC) as an inexpensive, eco-friendly bio adsorbent for methylene blue (MB) removal from wastewater was studied. Phosphoric acid was used as the activating ...
Mahalingam, T.; Guruge, B.M.A.; Somachandra., K.P.; Jayasekara, E.A.E.S.S.; Rajapakse, C.S.K.; Attanayake, R.N.(Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka 2018 46 (2): 159 – 164, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v46i2.8416, 2018)
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a cosmopolitan, necrotrophic and soil borne plant pathogen, capable of infecting many economically important crops. Although it is a well-studied pathogen elsewhere, there is no research conducted ...
De Alwisl, A.C.S.; Atapattu, H.Y.R.; De Silva, D.S.M.(Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (2018) 29:12419-12428 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9358-8, 2018)
Owing to the greater efficiency in energy conversion by absorbing energy in a wider range of the solar spectrum, thin film CdSICdTe solar cells have been popularized as a prominent application of photovoltaics and the ...
The nesting sites of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) were studied in 10 irrigation reservoirs of Sri Lanka from April 2014 to April 2016 to understand the influencing factors. The optimal nesting depth and nest ...
Amarasinghe, U.S.; Jayasinghe, R.P.P.K.; Moreau, J.(An International Journal for Ichthyology and Fisheries, 2017)
Background. Gillnets of mesh sizes (6.9 to 12.7 cm) are used in individual boats in Sri Lankan reservoirs targeting exotic cichlid species, Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) and Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758), ...
Gammanpila, M.; Amarasinghe, U.S.; Wijeyaratne, M.J.S.(Environmental Biology of Fishes., 2017)
Brush park fishery in Negombo estuary, Sri Lanka is a traditional fishing practice which relies on fishes attracted to artificial woody fish aggregation devices. This study investigates whether constituent species in these ...
Weliange, W.S.; Leichtfried, M.; Amarasinghe, U.S.; Füreder, L.(International Review of Hydrobiology, 2017)
The benthic macroinvertebrate fauna and main abiotic parameters were studied to understandthe patterns of diversity and structure along the temporal and longitudinal gradients in twotropical lotic ecosystems in the wet and ...
Jayasinghe, R.P.P.K.; Amarasinghe, U.S.; Newton, A.(Ocean and Coastal Management, 2016)
Most of the fish stocks in the world, including European fish stocks, are threatened by overfishing and/or degraded environmental conditions. Although the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is the main policy instrument managing ...
De Zoysa, H.B.H.; Guruge, P.A; Kalingamudali, S.R.D; Kularatna, N.; Kanishka, G.(2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics for Sustainable Energy Systems (IESES), 2018)
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This paper outlines the methodology of designing and implementation of a solar powered system which can be used to make a human comfort zone during day time without using battery backup but with the use of ...
Kumarasinghe, K. D. M. S. P. K.; De Silva, D. S. M.; Pathiratne, K. A. S.; Salim, H. I.; Abdul-Manaf, N. A.; Dharmadasa, I. M.(Ceylon Journal of Science, 45(2), 53–59. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v45i2.7388, 2016)
Thin films of CdTe semiconductor materials were grown on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) conducting glass substrates using the technique of electrodeposition. CdSO4 at high concentrations and CdCl2, TeO2 at low concentrations ...
Kiridena, K. M. S. D.; De Silva, D. S. M.; Wimalasena, S.(Ceylon Journal of Science, 46(4), 21–25. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v46i4.7465, 2017)
The selenium (Se) content in meals consumed by Sri Lankans for lunch, composed of fixed and random menus, was determined using Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometer. The samples were obtained from five districts ...
Background Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) later in life compared to women with no GDM. This study was aimed to determine the risk of ...
Krishnananthasivam, S.; Jayathilaka, N.; Sathkumara, H.D.; Corea, E.; Natesan, M.; De Silva, A.D.(PLoS Negl Trop Dis 11(6), 2017)
Melioidosis is a life threatening infectious disease caused by the gram-negative bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei predominantly found in southeast Asia and northern Australia. Studying the host transcription profiles in ...
Polyphenolic antioxidants are mainly absorbed through passive paracellular permeation
regulated by tight junctions. Some fatty acids are known to modulate tight junctions. Fatty
acids resulting from the digestion of ...
Munasinghe, J.; Gunasekera, H.D.S.(International Conference on Computational Modelling and Simulation-2017 (ICCMS 117), Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
The present study was carried out in an attempt to observe and analyze the tidal height changes due to the motion of the sun, moon and earth, in the west coastal area of Sri Lanka. Tidal height deviations from the Mean Sea ...
Jayaweera, I.M.L.N.; Perera, K.K.K.R.; Munasinghe, J.(IOSR Journal of Mathematics (IOSR-JM), Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
This study presents a graph theoretical approach to identify the traffic congestion on a road network. Problem address on a city called Kiribathgoda situated in the western province of Sri Lanka. In the analysis of social ...
Munasinghe, J; Kekulawala, K.I.S.(Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science Proceedings of the 73rd Annual Sessions - 2017 , Department of Mathematics, University of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka., 2017)
The word 'tide' is a prevalent term used to define the alternating rise and fall in the sea level wit respect to the land, produced by the gravitational attraction of the moon and the sun. To a bett understanding of the ...
Arjunan, K.(International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
Plastic and polythene frequently chronicled with environmental pollution and health hazards to human, animals as well as on plants. It has been realized as a wide spreading and worsening environmental scenario among developed ...
Radhika, N. M. L.; Padmalal, U. K. G. K.(International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
Thalangama tank is considered as one of “the shelters for animals and plants inhabiting in and around the city of Colombo” of Sri Lanka, and declared as an Environmental Protection Area (EPA) in 2007. It was built by the ...
Thiruchittampalam, S.; Weerasinghe, S.(International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
Gaining understanding of neurological disorders affecting a large number of people worldwide, contemplating lower quality of life of patients and their caregivers, would reduce the burden on the society. Neurodegenerative ...