International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPRC): Recent submissions

  • The Adaptation and Validation of Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life (SAQOL-39) Scale for the Sinhala Language in the Sri Lankan Context. 
    Karunathilake, K.M.M.G.S.L.; Rathnayake, S.; Ranawaka, U.K. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Stroke and aphasia rehabilitation aims to improve the quality of life of the individuals affected. Aphasia is a disturbance of the language. Most of scales for measuring health-related quality of life in stroke exclude ...
  • Intestinal and Ectoparasites of Human Health Importance among Stray Dogs in Galle District, Sri Lanka. 
    Rathnayake, S.P.; Sudusinghe, H.P.; Nilaweera, T.H.W.T.; Marasinghe, M.A.P.; Sriyalatha, W.A.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Human-animal bond is a reciprocally favorable dynamic relationship which is beneficial to the health and well-being of both. Dogs have close contact with humans and play a pivotal role as definitive hosts or reservoirs for ...
  • Comparison of Three Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteria (CPE) Detection Methods 
    Kumudunie, W.G.M.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S.; Wijesooriya, W.R.P.L.I.; Sunil-Chandra, N.P.; Namalie, K.D. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Introduction: The emergence of carbapenem resistant enterobacteria (CRE) is a critical and growing health threat, causing a failure of almost all the available antibiotics and limiting the effective therapeutic options. ...
  • Quality of Life in Dementia Patients: Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Sinhala version of Dementia Specific Quality of Life (DEMQOL) in Sri Lanka. 
    Jayakody, S.; Arambepola, C. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Dementia has become a public health priority along with population ageing worldwide. Owing to its chronic progressive nature in the absence of a cure, maintaining the best possible quality of life (QOL) have become the ...
  • A Comparison of Pathogenic Bacterial Spectrum and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern in Adult Cancer and Non-Cancer Patients Who Have Received Prior Antibiotic Therapy at Two Tertiary Care Institutions – Preliminary Findings 
    Chathuranga, G.; Dissanayake, T.; Fernando, N.; Wanigatunge, C. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Infectious diseases are an important cause of increased morbidity and mortality among patients of all age groups particularly in the immunosuppressed including those with malignancies. Objective of this study was to compare ...
  • Detection of Dengue Viral Migration to Sri Lanka 
    Withanage, G.P.; Hapuarachchi, H.C.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Hapugoda, M.D. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Dengue is one of the most important mosquito-borne viral infectionsin Sri Lanka.The causative agent is Dengue Viruses (DENV) and the primary vector of the virus is Aedesaegypti(Linnaeus) while Ae. albopictus (Skuse) is the ...
  • Sterile Insect Technique for Controlling Aedes albopictus (Skuse); Sex Separation and Mating Competitiveness 
    Harishchandra, J.; Hapugoda, M.; Premaratne, R.G.; Abeyewickreme, W. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) introduced by Edward F. Knipling in 1950s has been shown as an effective and sustainable genetic approach to control populations of selected pest insects in area wide integrated pest management ...
  • Morphology and Morphometry of Purana (Old) Villages: Pidurangala, Thalkote, Nagalawewa and Diyakepilla at Sigiriya Suburbs, Sri Lanka 
    Chandimal, K. M.; Adikari, G.; Yasawardene, S.G. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The present human population living in Sigiriya suburbs with the Purana surnames such as Aluthgedara, Gamagedara, Undiyagedara, Millagahagedara, Kongahagedara etc are considered as the Purana population whose ancestry could ...
  • Possible Application of Sickling Test in Haemoglobinopathy Screening of Sri Lanka. 
    Darshana, T.; Perera, N.; Manamperi, A.; Premawardhena, A. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The national screening programme for thalassaemia in Sri Lanka is currently using Full blood count (FBC) with red cell indices as the technique to identify haemoglobinopathies. This approach is likely to miss sickle ...
  • Developing and Pilot- Testing A Post - Stroke Dysphagia Screening Protocol for Speech and Language Therapists in the Sri Lankan Context 
    Elilnangai, T.; Hettiarachchi, S.; Pillay, M. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Background-Accurate and timely evaluation of swallowing is necessary to determine how to safely administer medications, maintain adequate nutrition and hydration in a person with dysphagia. Unfortunately, dysphagia is a ...
  • Evaluating Temporal Patterns of Snakebite in Sri Lanka: The Potential for Higher Snakebite Burdens with Climate Change 
    Ediriweera, D. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Background: Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that has been overlooked by healthcare decision makers in many countries. Previous studies have reported seasonal variation in hospital admission rates due to snakebites ...
  • Potential Use of a Combined Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Wolbachia-Based Approach for the Control of the Dengue Vector Aedes albopictus in Sri Lanka 
    Wijegunawardana, N.D.A.D.; Chandrasena, T.G.A.N.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Dassanayake, R.S.; Xi, Z.; Bourtzis, K.; Gunawardene, Y. I. N.S. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    This study addresses the possibility of using a novel and environmental friendly strategy of combined sterile insect technique (SIT) and a Wolbachia-based approach in Aedes albopictus population control efforts in Sri ...
  • Impact of ERP System Characteristics for the Business Performance of Manufacturing Companies in Sri Lanka 
    Abeyratne, D.M.C.G. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Having an ERP system in a company has been identified as a mandatory requirement needed to enter the industry. Since it costs a larger amount of the budget, decision of selecting a suitable ERP system for a company was ...
  • Process Modelling and Analysis of Discrete Part Manufacturing for System Integration. 
    Pussepitiya, P.P.S.S.; Dewasurendra, S.D. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The research was carried out is essentially about system integration of discrete parts manufacturing industry. The main objective of the research is to process modelling and analysis for system integration for manufacturing ...
  • Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Cloud Storage among the Medical Students at Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya 
    Hettige, S.; Hettiarachchi, W.G.; Solangaarachch, D.I.K.; Dasanayaka, I.P.E.U.; Ediriweera, E.P.D.S. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The rise of the healthcare spending on cloud services indicates the adaptation of the cloud technology in recent past. The aim of this study is to assess the attitudes and practice of cloud storage (CS) among the students ...
  • Cellular Antenn Network Optimization based on ‘Timing Advance Profile’ of ‘dedicated mode Mobile Stations’ 
    Musthafa, K.M. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Optimization of Cellular Radio antenna network is a key factor in increasing the performance of any Cellular network, especially in GSM, GPRS, and EDGE Network architecture. Cellular Antennae networks are generally optimized ...
  • The Role of Rashomon Effect in the Success or Failure of Software Development Requirement Gathering Process 
    Rathnayaka, B.M.T.N.; De Silva, G.I.F.; Wickramatunga, M. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    A software project, whatever the size must go through defined stages which are known as the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Among five phases of the SDLC the first phase: Requirement Definition needs certain technique ...
  • Literature Review on Usability of Mobile Application. 
    Weerasinghe, W.P.G.M.; Wickramaarachchi, D.N. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Over the past few decades, mobile device penetration showed a significant growth. With the dawn of digitalization, the need to rely on mobile devices is becoming an essential component of modern-day community to improve ...
  • Effective Domain Specific Stopwords Generation for Sinhala Text 
    Gunasekara, S.V.S.; Haddela, P.S. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Sri Lankans mainly use three languages: Sinhala, Tamil and English in day-to-day life. However, Sinhala is the mother tongue of about 15 million Sinhalese, while it is spoken by 19 million people in total. As a result, ...
  • The Banking, Insurance and Finance Sector’s Contribution to Sustainable Growth: Evidence from Sri Lanka 
    Tilakasiri, K.K. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Many studies have defined the different way of sustainability development and sustainability terms. However, this study uses these terms for the environmental concerns. Sustainable development is development which meets ...

Search Digital Repository


Browse

My Account