Browsing Cycle 14 - 2015 by Title

Adoption of Green Supply Chain Practices in Manufacturing Companies in Sri Lanka

Jayarathna, B.C.P. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The concept of Green Supply Chain Management is being discussing by the researchers today more than ever before. It is because of environmental issues raised through the process of delivering the products to end user. ...

An Analytical Study on the Role of the Woman in Käma-Sütra

Jayawardhana, K.B. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Käma-sütra (the science of sensual gratification) that is the principle of acquisition of trivarga such as dharma (Ethical behaviour), artha ( Acquisition of valuable things) and käma (Sense gratification) was compiled ...

Awareness of Sexual Education to Conceived Women and all through Enriching Dramatic Dance of ‘Sabaragamu Dola Upatha’ by Charmer

Salgamuwa, D.W. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

‘Sabaragamuwa Dola Upatha’ which is cited as an inspiring dramatic shanthikarma has been conducted in the Sabaramuwa Province of Sri Lanka for centuries. This provides counseling and awareness on issues and complications ...

Bile Reflux and Quality of Life after Retro gastric Retro colic Gastrojejunostomy in Whipple Procedure

Siriwardhana, R. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Introduction: Whipple surgery is a complex procedure done for pancreatic cancer. Main problem in long term survivors is delayed gastric emptying and bile reflux which is to cause chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers, reflux ...

Characterization of the Temperate Phage vB_RleM_PPF1 and its Site-Specific Integration into the Genome of Rhizobium leguminosarum Strain F1

Halmillawewa, A.P.; Restrepo-Córdoba, M.; Perry, B.J.; Yost, C.K.; Hynes, M.F. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The presence of prophages in a genome can contribute in increasing the bacterial fitness and ecological success in an environment that contains closely related phages. The temperate phage PPF1 was isolated from a lysogenized ...

Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: A Study of Sri Lankan Bank, Finance and Insurance Companies

Kawshalya, P. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Corporate governance is a highly discussed topic which received the attention of corporate world during the last decade due to the paramount importance embodied within it for the company performance and stability. Basically ...

Correlation of Ligand Donicity with Catalytic Activity in a Series of Gold (I) Carbene and Phosphine Complexes

Mathota Arachchige, Y.L.N.; Slaughter, L.M. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Catalytic activities of transition metal complexes are influenced by both steric and electronic effects arising from ancillary ligands. In the case of linear gold (I) complexes, the available evidence suggests that ligand ...

Culture in Translation: Shyam Selvadurei’s Funny Boy in Sinhala and French

Jayawardena, H.S.M.M. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Shyam Selvadurei is one of the better known writers in English of the Sri Lankan Diaspora. Funny Boy, his first novel was translated in to French by Frédéric Limare and Susan Fox-Limare in 1998. The Sinhala translation ...

Development and Standardization of Dichotic Speech Tests in Sinhala

Jayasena, B. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Dichotic speech tests involve simultaneous presentation of auditory stimuli to both ears, with the stimulus presented to each ear being different. The stimuli utilized in dichotic speech tasks include digits, nonsense ...

Devolution of Power, Gender and Female Representation in Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka: Special References with Southern Provincial Council

Damayanthi, M.K.N. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Reduce or avoid gender based discrimination and gender issues, equity and high level of participation are some of key expectations of the power devolution. To fulfil the requirement of power devolution the Provincial ...

The Effect of Germination on Quality of Protein of Selected Legumes

Amarakoon, R. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Legumes are the major source of plant protein. The presence of anti-nutritional factors in legumes, limits the availability of nutrients. The aim of this study is primarily to find the best use of legumes to alleviate ...

Fostering Technological Capabilities in the Wind Power Sector of Sri Lanka via Effective Technology Transfer

Withanaarachchi, A.S. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Globally, harnessing wind energy for electricity generation is one of the fastest growing technologies for the last decade or so and has become well developed and mature (REN21, 2012). The wind-mapping studies performed ...

Genetic modifier of Hereditary Hemochromatosis gene (HFE) in transfusion dependent thalassemia: phenotype genotype relationship in a Sri Lankan population

Padeniya, A.G.P.M. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Background and Purpose: Iron overload is a major complication in patients with transfusion dependant thalassaemia and co- existence of Hereditary Haemochromatosis (HH) aggravates this complication. Two common missence ...

Impact of Job Satisfaction on Job Performance with Reference to Public Banks in Sri Lanka

Jayarathna, S.M.D.Y. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

To attain a competitive advantage and remain in the competitive market, organizations should focus on the employee job satisfaction and job performance. Job Satisfaction is one of the most significant attitudes of the ...

Impact of Multichannel Brand Trust on Behavioral Intention

Bandara, B.S.S.U. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Purpose- trust and commitment are major tents for a successful relationship with the customer. This is vital in both offline and online retailing spheres. Even the customer have interact with retailors face to face in ...

Impact of Social Networking Sites on Academic Engagement and Performance

Hettiarachchi, H.A.H. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

There is no question that social networking sites (SNS) have gained wider acceptance and probably become key interacting tools among students specially at the higher level of educational pursuit. In fact, the quick rise ...

Internet-mediated Market Orientation towards Customer Perceived Value: Empirical Evidence from Hotel Industry in Sri Lanka

Gamage, T.C.; Ahsan, F.J. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Market orientation (MO) has long been stressed as an essential concept in the marketing discipline. Despite the emerging role of the Internet as a crucial topic in the marketing discipline, the nature of MO on the Internet ...

Lexico-Syntactic Retrival and Cohesive Speech in Sinhala-English Speaking Bilingual Aphasics

Atapattu-Bakmeewewa, A.D.S. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Introduction: The asymmetrical effects on the languages of an aphasic bilingual and the subsequent patterns of recovery have continually questioned the underlying representation and control of language. The linguistic ...

Measurement Assisted Robotic Assembly of Fuselage Skin Panels

Jayaweera, N. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Geometrically complex structural components are extensively used in the assembly of airframe structures. Currently the application of robotics to the assembly of such structures has been limited and the assembly of ...

Sri Lankan University Students’ Smartphone usage to enhance Their Educational and Skill Development and the Features (Apps) Used by them

Jayawardhana, K.G.L.A.N.S. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

A smartphone (or smart phone) is a mobile phone with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than basic feature phones. By now, smart phone has become indispensable tool for university students as it facilitates ...

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