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  • Banking System Distress: Causes, Impact and Diagnosis 
    Bachama, Y.N. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    The Nigerian banking sector has experienced a number of banking distresses that have led to the liquidation of quite a number of banks before the banking ordinance of 1952, and after. The tenacity of banking distress in ...
  • A Biological System with Bristle Fiber of Coconut to Reduce COD Level of Synthetic Rubber Waste 
    Prasanna, M.A.U.U.; Ganepola, K.; Mendis, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    It is a great problem to reduce COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) levels of water soluble synthetic rubber waste which comes from rubber factories. Solid waste can be removed by using alum and lime. After removing solid waste ...
  • Blood-feeding patterns of Anopheles mosquitoes in malaria-endemic areas of Sri Lanka 
    Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Fernando, M.A.S.T.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Wijeyerathne, P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Abeyewickreme, W. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    Background: Studies on host preference patterns in blood-feeding of anopheline mosquitoes are crucial for incriminating them as malaria vectors. However, little information is available on the host preferences of ...
  • Breeding of Anopheles culicifacies in different waterbodies in the district of Trincomalee 
    Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Fernando, M.A.S.T.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Wijeyerathne, P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Abeyewickreme, W. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    Introduction: Anopheles culicifacies (Diptera: Culicidae), the major vector of malaria in Sri Lanka is known to breed in clean and clear water. This study was focused to understand the larval habitats of the major malaria ...
  • Can Rehearsing Lead to Over-rehearsing? 
    Ferdinando, I. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    This paper is based on personal observation and the researcher as participant in action research. As a theatre director, the researcher has always endeavoured to achieve precision in a theatre production in order to ...
  • Capital Market Securities in Retrospect: A Shift into Properties 
    Bruce, A.A.A. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    Securities investors in the 21st century seem to change the trend of investment for fear of the effects of the global financial crises and executive fraud scandals which account for the quick fall in the value of shares ...
  • Challenges in Selecting Humanities and Social Science Journal articles for Bibliometric Analysis at University Level in Sri Lanka 
    Navaneethkrishnan, S.; Weerasooriya, W.A. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    The century we live in is witnessing a huge disparity between the developed countries and the developing countries. This is also true in creating knowledge. The disparity is especially clear between pure sciences and ...
  • Challenges in Technical Translations 
    Wanasinghe, W.M.S.P.K. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    As human beings are social animals, people have the instinct to communicate with others, to share their feelings and thoughts and as a result translations have become popular among people in order to make communication ...
  • Challenges of Defending Maritime Domain of Sri Lanka 
    Kotakadeniya, H.M.S.K.B.; Kalingamudali, S.R.D.; Bulathsinghala, G. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    The Indian Ocean is rapidly surpassing both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as the world’s busiest and most critical trade corridor, triggering several dramatic changes in the region. With the growth in legitimate ...
  • Cloud Computing Efficiency in Developing Economics 
    Yuvaraj, M.; Nawarathne, I.M. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    Cloud Computing has unfurled a new panorama replacing the traditional IT practices for the organizations striving to cut down computing costs as well as to execute painless IT. With the influx of IT, organizations have ...
  • Common Errors in English Essays of the Undergraduates of the University of Kelaniya: A Case Study 
    Kamalawansha, B.R.D.W.M.T. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    Learning a language as in any other learning process involves making errors. Analyzing these errors done by language learners is a part of applied linguistics research related to L2 (Second Language) learning processes. ...
  • Communication Model of Epistemology Theory 
    Hapuarchchi, A. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    This is a special type of presentation, and a research paper, which is an introduction to a new communication model as the first Eastern model of communication from Sri Lanka. Over the years, communication models and ...
  • Community Responses at Environmental Injustice: A case of Sedawattha, Kelani River Reservation, Sri Lanka 
    Abenayake, C.; Perera, H. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    Researchers in the field of environmental justice are widely focused on policy studies on mainstreaming environmental rights of vulnerable communities and their social movements. This research is placed in the Sri Lankan ...
  • Comparative Advantage of Sri Lanka: A Study with Special Emphasis on Leading Exports 
    Sachitra, K.M.V.; Sajeevi, G.A.C.; Withanawasam, M.P.K.; Jayathilake W.M.S.A. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    The export and import economic policy has both advantages and disadvantages. In Sri Lanka, however, export and import economy led to unsymmetrical export portfolio which has continuously earned deficit trade balances. ...
  • A Comparative Study of ESL Learning and Teaching styles 
    Premarathne, K. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    This study is an attempt to investigate the most favored learning style and the most commonly used teaching style of ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers to investigate whether there is a mismatch between the two. ...
  • Comparative Study of Global Stock Market Volatility with an Emerging Economy 
    Wijesinghe, B.H.; Pieris U.I. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    Globalization is nothing new, but the interconnection between societies is new. Furthermore, globalization took different forms to different economies either by giving a positive impact or a negative impact. Therefore, ...
  • Comparison of Meanings in Discourse among the Sinhala Speaking Aphasic and Non-aphasic Individuals 
    Rathnayake, S.P.; Shadden, B.B.; Chang, T. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    Background: Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that affects the individual’s use of language at all levels including the use of discourse. Aphasia can be diagnosed using clinical language assessment tools. In ...
  • Concept of Mass in General Relativity 
    Perera, K.L.M.M.; de Silva, L.N.K. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    The General Theory of Relativity formulated by Albert Einstein, is a widely accepted description of “gravitation” in modern physics. We discuss the concept of mass in General Relativity using the interior Schwarzschild ...
  • The Conflict between the Socio-cultural Body and the Performance Body of the Sri Lankan Female Actor 
    Subasinghe, A. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    When the freedom of the Sri Lankan female actor’s performance body is maximised in support of the artistic treatment of a character, the socio-cultural body may suffer once she has left the performance. As a socio-cultural ...
  • Consumer Market Purchase Decision: An Application to Durable Goods in Jaffna District 
    Vaikunthavasan, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2012)
    Consumers’ decision-making process was based on their evaluations of the multiple attributes associated with the product. Now all products are in a competitive market, consumers require an understanding of the critical ...

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