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  • Investigation of water consumption pattern in University of Kelaniya 
    Lekamge, M.L.D.; Dayananda, M.D.N.R.; Shanthamareen, M.; Weerasinghe, V.P.A. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Water Consumption is an environmentally and socially concerned aspect. Close observation of the water consumption pattern, help to apply water conservation measures effectively. The main objective of this study is to ...
  • Isolation and characterization of rhizobia from leguminous plants 
    Wijesundera, S.H.; Halmillawewa, A.P. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Rhizobia play a significant role in agriculture. Their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen through formation of root nodules in leguminous plants contributes in increasing legume yield. The present study was carried out ...
  • Isolation and identification of naphthalene degrading bacteria from a polluted environment 
    Bandara, M.M.K.; Bamunuarachchige, T.C. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Hydrocarbon pollution is one of the major environmental problems and this has led to studies on use of hydrocarbon degrading bacteria for bioremediation. Isolation of hydrocarbon degrading bacteria from a polluted ...
  • Isolation and identification of some members of skin flora 
    Thushani, B.G.V.; Edirisinghe, E.A.A.D. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Skin is the largest organ of the human body and provides habitat for a diverse flora of microorganisms although it is an inhospitable place for many microorganisms because of the acidity and antimicrobial secretions of ...
  • Localized modes of an electron by topological insulator defect 
    Kumara, R.D.M.M.; Hewageegana, P. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Topological insulators, a new class of materials discovered recently, have very unique topological properties. While the surface states are gapless and are topologically protected by the time reversal symmetry, the bulk ...
  • Management of coastal resources: Lessons learnt from two coastal communities occupying the west coast of Sri Lanka 
    Kodituwakku, K.A.R.K.; Wazir, S.R.; Aththanayake, A.M.H.L.; Silva, T.M.S.D.G.; Malshani, E.M.S.; Partheepan, K.; Thevendran, K.; Udayanga, N.W.B.A.L.; Sumanapala, A.P.; Jayanga, B.H.N.; Chandrasekara, W.U. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The livelihood of the coastal communities is mostly dependent upon the natural coastal resources. Questionnaire based field surveys were carried out focusing on the communities in two coastal towns on the west coast of ...
  • Mapping and suitability study of existing locations of waste collection bins at University of Kelaniya 
    Handapangoda, H.M.A.K.; Jayawardana, H.A.D.A.K.; Weerasinghe, V.P.A. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Solid waste management is one of the major environmental and social problems in Sri Lanka. Waste without proper segregation is the one of the main roots of barrier to implement solid waste management systems. University ...
  • A masking method for resisting key attacks on AES 
    Perera, P.S.L.; Wijesiri, G.S. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Cryptography is the science of securing data. It makes us easy to store sensitive data and transmit across insecure networks. Modern cryptography is applied in smart cards, computer passwords, and electronic commerce. Data ...
  • Modelling the material cost of newspaper industry in Sri Lanka 
    Jayasinghe, J.M.T.N.; Abeygunawardana, R.A.B. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Pricing of a product is the most critical issue that confronts most of firms. In order to make a product price, the company has to master all product cost information as well as the product cost structure. In newspaper ...
  • “MySight” – A Mobile based Solution for the blind community 
    Nimalarathna, L.B.O.D.; Senanayake, S.H.D. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Reading is an ultimate goal of human beings which is unfortunately not available for people affected by blindness. They can only read things which are in Braille system. But we all know that every book has not been ...
  • Natural language processing framework: WordNet based sentimental analyzer 
    Jayakody, J.R.K.C. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Sentimental analysis is a technique which is used to classify different types of documents as positive, negative or neutral. Hand written form, mails, telephone surveys or online feedback forms are used to get customer ...
  • A novel, ultra-fast electrochemical tool to study speciation of trace metals in aqueous solution 
    Pathirathna, P.; Siriwardhane, T.; McElmurry, S.P.; Morgan, S.L.; Hashemi, P. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Trace metals play important roles in biological and ecological systems. In biology, trace metals act as catalytic or structural cofactors and regulate biochemical processes. In the environment, natural and anthropogenic ...
  • An online news crawling framework for an aggregated news site 
    Wagawaththa, W.A.I.K.; Wijayanayake, W.M.J.I. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The internet has become one of the most widespread platforms for information exchange and retrieval as the number of news websites is increasing rapidly. During the last decade, most of the major newspapers have developed ...
  • Optimization and application of a gel polymer electrolyte in redox capacitors 
    Bandaranayake, C.M.; Weerasinghe, W.A.D.S.S.; Perera, K.S.; Vidanapathirana, K.P. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Energy production via renewable sources and saving it efficiently has become timely needed issues all around the globe. Supercapacitors have been identified as a class of suitable energy saving devices with respect to ...
  • Optimization of a genomic DNA extraction technique for genetic diversity studies of selected orchid cvs. with ornamental values 
    Farook, F.; Attanayake, R.N.; Senanayake, S.P. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Orchidaceae is one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants and a major export ornamental crop. Cultivar development is the key for the success of ornamental flower industry and therefore, it is vital ...
  • Photosynthesis: Synthesis of what? 
    Gunawardane, M.M. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The term photosynthesis is often used to mean the entire chain of biochemical reactions, which is initiated by light and concluded by the synthesis of carbohydrates. This series of reactions has two clearly distinct ...
  • Plagiarism detection educational tool: A student’s assessments similarity checker 
    Jayakody, J.R.K.C. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Plagiarism is very common among students in higher education institutes due to many reasons such as lack of knowledge about the subject, poor academic writing skills or difficulty in meeting a given deadline. The most ...
  • Plasmonic effects of gold nanoparticles on the performance of organic photovoltaic devices 
    Wanninayake, A. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Extracting energy from sun light is one of the most promising ways to solve today’s energy crisis. Direct conversion of sun energy to electrical energy using nanostructured organic/inorganic hybrid structures has attracted ...
  • Pleurostomophora richardsiae associated with decaying woods in a dry zone forest of Sri Lanka 
    Bandara, R.H.; Deraniyagala, S.R.A.S.; Attanayake, R.N. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Wood decay is a biological process by which cellulose and lignin are converted into carbon dioxide and water. This process is important for forest sustainability since it uses cellulose and lignin, the two most abundant ...
  • Possibility of applying Industry 4.0 as a business process re-engineering tool: Case study from an apparel production plant 
    Jayatilake, H.S.B.; Withanaarachchi, A.S.; Peter, S. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The industrial revolution began with the mechanization of the textile industry, followed by the age of mass production and subsequently manufacturing going digital. The world is now gradually moving to the fourth industrial ...

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