Kumara, W. G. C.; De Zoysa, P.; Balasuriya, A.; Fernando, N. F. J.(4th International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) has been classified as one of the major cardiovascular diseases in the world and it has become the main cause of death in Sri Lanka. Medication adherence is defined as the level to which the ...
Weerasinghe, W.R.H.; Attanayake, R.N.; Weerakoon, G.; Paranagama, P.A.(Proceedmgs of the Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress. Sri Lanka, 2019)
From the ancient past, natural products have been in use to fulfill a variety of human needs,
from sustenance to pharmaceutical necessities. With the discovery of Endolichenic fungi
(ELF) as a novel source prominent ...
Somarathna, G.M.T.K.; Somachandra, K.P.; Jayalath, W.G.H.; Attanayake, R.N.(First National Symposium of Sri Lanka Association for Mycology and Plant Pathology (SLAMPP), 2019)
Agrobacterium is a Gram negative, rod shaped, aerobic and motile soil inhabiting
bacterium of the family Rhizobiaceae. It is well known as the causative agent of crown
gall disease of many plant species around the ...
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a homothallic plant pathogen, undergoes sexual reproduction via haploid selfing (equivalent to clonal
reproduction), and produces long-lasting surviving vegetative structures called sclerotia, ...
Rajapaksha, R. M. D. M.; Dhananjaya, S.S.; Wijesuriya, M. W. A. S. H.; Fernando, K. M. S.; Ranaweera, A. L. A. K.; Kalingamudali, S. R. D.(proceedings of the 4th International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences 2019, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
An automated heat shrink cutting process for industrial usage has been designed and a
prototype model implemented. The designed system consists of a microcontroller, a keypad,
a stepper motor, and an ac synchronous ...
Piyumal, P. L. A. K.; Ranaweera, A. L. A. K.; Kalingamudali, S. R. D.; Kularatna, N.(proceedings of the 4th International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences 2019, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
Electricity consumers in remote areas where the grid connection is not available rely on
diesel generators or off grid photovoltaic (P V) systems. These PV systems uses battery banks
as backup energy storage. Those ...
Pandithavidana, D. R.; Deshan, T. M. V.(International Journal of Science, Environment and Technology, 2019)
The chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) has been a major health issue in Sri Lanka within the last three decades. Many investigative efforts have been carried out to identify its unknown origin and several ...
Pandithavidana, D. R.; Munaweera, R. K. W.(Global Journal of Engineering Science and Research Management, 2019)
Ashwagandharishta is a famous Ayurveda medicine (in Asian countries) that is used to treat psychiatric conditions, dullness, memory related diseases, anxiety, schizophrenia sluggishness, epilepsy, depression and etc. Memory ...
Pandithavidana, D. R.; Jayalath, W. I. M.(International Journal of Science, Environment and Technology, 2019)
Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) are group of non-ionic surfactants commonly known as Tergitol NP surfactants. The hydrophilic-lipophilic-balance (HLB value) is used as the key parameter by surfactant formulators to study ...
Nadarajah, S.; Wijenayake, W.M.H.K.; Amarasinghe, U.S.(Lakes & Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use, 2019)
Many reservoirs provide multiple benefits to people around the world, in addition to primary
uses such as irrigation. Thus, reservoir management should address their multiple uses. The
water quality of ten irrigation ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...