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Community composition of benthic insects of the Heen Ganga tributaries in the Knuckles region

Weerasinghe, W M D; Silva, E I L; Dias, R.K.S. (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Heen Ganga is a major tributary of river Mahaweli which drains through the Knuckles forest region in Sri Lanka. The community composition of benthic insects in four tributaries of Heen Ganga was investigated from June ...
Dietary fibre content of some rice varieties under raw and parboiled conditions

Adikari, A.C.; Wimalasena, S. (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

There is a growing demand on foods rich in dietary fibre due to their beneficial health effects. Rice is the staple food for over 50% of the world population including Sri Lanka. This study reports the content of total ...
Diversity and community composition of the ground and lower canopy foraging worker ants in the Gilimale forest

Dias, R.K.S.; Perera, K A M (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Ants are a very important group of insects in the forests of Sri Lanka and their microhabitats vary from ground to the canopy. Worker ants on the ground and lower canopy of two sites in the Gilimale forest were sampled ...
Effect of application of three phosphate fertilizer sources on long term availability of different phosphorus fractions in lateritic soils in the intermediate zone of sri lanka

Duminda, D.M.S.; Pathiratne, K.A.S.; Somasiri, L.L.W. (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

The application of three different phosphorous (P) fertilizer sources, viz., Eppawela rock phosphate (ERP), Imported rock phosphate (IRP) and Triple super phosphate (TSP) on the long term availability of several different ...
An Empirical Study of the Relationship between Organizational Stress and Emotional Intelligence on Organizational Commitment: With Reference to Bank Branch Managers in the Western Province of Sri Lanka

Jayaweera, A.T. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Bank managers are a profession, which is of immense importance to the nation’s economic growth and prosperity. The contribution of banking organizations towards the progress of a country is vital. As a matter of fact, ...
Employability of Human Resource Management (HRM) Graduates in Sri Lanka

Senaratne, C. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

This study examined the impact of three factors namely skills, personality, and influences on the employability of HRM graduates passed out from the Sri Lankan state universities. Data was collected from the HRM graduates ...
Identification and characterization of dieback syndrome in Camelliasinensis (TRI 2025)

Ranasinghe, C.P.; Balasuriya, A.; Jayaratne, D.L. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

The disease has been reported in the tea cultivar TRI 2025, grown in the upcountry since 1989 (Nethaniel, 1999). Preliminary observations from different locations where the disease has already been reported showed ...
If therapeutic formalin treatment for gill fluke infestation is to be successful in goldfish, gill lamellae should not have reached the stage of telangiectasis

Hettiarachchi, M. (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Dactylogyrus sp. (a monogenean gill fluke) is one of the most common disease causing agent found in gills of goldfish, Carassius auratus reared in mud ponds. Several aquaria owners have reported that when the goldfish, ...
INDIGENOUS AND EXOGENOUS FACTORS INFLUENCING IMPORT DEMAND

Bandara, R.A.S.P. (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Import demand of Sri Lanka will be determined by number of factors closely related to the international trade, international market, household income and price level of the imports etc. The problem of this study is to ...
Induction of pollutant responsive biomarkers, ethoxyresorufin–Odeethylase, glutathione S-transferase and biliary fluorescent aromatic compounds in tilapia inhabiting Bolgoda North Lake, Sri Lanka.

Chandrasekera, L.W.H.U.; Pathiratne, A.; Pathiratne, K.A.S. (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

The presence of organic contaminants in aquatic systems poses a serious threat to environmental health. Biomarkers are sub-lethal biological measures of the response to and effect of pollutants in living organisms. Use ...
Is systemic Vibriosis a predisposing factor for white spot disease in shrimp, Penaeus monodon in grow-out ponds?

Hettiarachchi, M.; Hettiarachchi, D.C. (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Results of preliminary observations carried out and recorded by some grow out farm managers indicated that the cultured shrimp stocks predisposed to vibriosis are easily susceptible to white spot viral disease. Therefore ...
Isolation of a plasmid harbouring cellulolytic bacterial strain from decomposing rice straw

Weerakoon, D M N; Sirisena, D M (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Although rice straw can be utilized as an organic fertilizer most of the farmers are compelled to discard this valuable source of nutrients without any use because of its slow rate of decomposition which obstructs the ...
Labour Market Distortions in Sri Lanka: Have they reduced under liberalised economic policies?

Patabendige, A.J. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Studies such as Gupta (1989), Agarwala I 1983), and Little (1982), highlight that capital-Iabour ratios (technologies) are in fact sensitive to the relative cost of labour and capital. In this background, if the factor ...
Norwegian Mediation in Sri Lankan conflict

Shammika, D L A H (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

By this research paper I will presented the context of Sri Lankan conflict and how the role of Norway as the mediator relates with that. The contingency approach that I used in this paper perceives that the mediation ...
On a Special Zero of Semi-Classical Elastic S-Matrix Element

Piyadasa, R A D; Mallawa Arachchi, D K (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

A formula for semi-classical elastic s-matrix element has been derived by Brink and Takigawa (see [1]) for a potential having three turning points with a potential barrier. If Slj denotes the S-matrix element corresponding ...
'One Man's Rubbish, another Man's Treasure': the Fundamental Problems Associated with Archaeological Ceramic Analysis

Gunawardhana, Prishanta (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

The purpose of this paper is to give an introduction into archaeological pottery analysis. This paper will begin by discussing the origins of pottery. The earliest ceramic objects found are fired clay figurines from Dolni ...
Pleistophora sp. (a microsporidian) infection in an ornamental fish, swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri ? the first record of the parasite in Sri Lanka

Hettiarachchi, M.; Hettiarachchi, D.C. (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

An aquarium owner in the Western Province of Sri Lanka reported that a stock of swordtail fish that he received from a farm at Ginigathhena area in July, 2005 showed heavy mortality when the fish were kept in two holding ...
PREPARATION OF FACULTY TIME TABLE : AN ANALATICAL APPROACH

Jayasiri, M.A.A.H.; Suriyaarachchi, J.C. (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Preparation of a faculty time table is a major administrative activity in any faculty. With the introduction of course unit system, the students are given flexibility to follow course units from various departments not ...
Problems pertaining to Stagnation of Water in paddy Fields in Kelaniya area in Sri Lanka

Amarasinghe, A.G. (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Stagnation of water in paddy fields has become a common phenomenon around the country. Prosperous and economically valid paddy fields of few decades ago are being turned into marshy or barren land. These areas now serve ...
Proof for an Algorithm to Solve the Lane-Emden Equation of index m, (m?N)

Dharmawardane, P.M.N.; Piyadasa, R A D; Wickramasuriya, S B P (Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2005-Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2005)

The solution of the Lane-Emden equation is very important to understand the interior stellar structure, and is of great importance in Mathematics since the equation of index grater than one represents one class of ...

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