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  • A low cost mass culture medium for Trichoderma spp. to be used in the control of damping off disease of big onion (Allium cepa L.). 
    Gunaratna, L.N.R.; Deshappriya, N.; Rajapaksha, R.G.S.A.S. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Big onion (Allium cepa L.) is a condiment grown for its flavorful bulbs in Sri Lanka. The most common soil-borne seedling disease of big onion seen at the nursery stage is damping off caused by Fusarium solani which results ...
  • Machine learning based model for Android malware analysis and detection. 
    Kavneth, G. A. S.; Jayalal, S. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Rapid advancement of technology has enabled smartphones to become extremely powerful. They are capable of attracting a considerable amount of users with new features provided by mobile device operating systems such as ...
  • A mathematical model for a lubricant approximation of the wet thin tear film. 
    Ranathunga, G. P.; Karunathilake, N. G. A. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The classical description of the tear film resides on the anterior surface of the eye between the upper and lower lids is a wet thin film. Various fluid dynamic model have been developed for the evolution of the surfactant ...
  • Method validation of surface sampling. 
    Chamikara, H. J. M. P.; Abeygunawardena, G. A. S. I. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Various types of solid surfaces are used by the manufacturers to carry out packaging of their healthcare products. In order to control microbial hazards, these surfaces are subjected to de-contamination processes to avoid ...
  • Microcystin -LR Contamination status of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) collected from reservoirs in Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka. 
    Abeysiri, H.A.S.N.; Manage, P.M. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is a cyanotoxin derived from some cyanobacteria. Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is the most popular freshwater fish in Sri Lanka. MC-LR accumulation in Nile tilapia from four reservoirs; Parakrama ...
  • Model study on the adsorptive removal of nickel and cobalt ions from waste water using clay soil as a natural adsorbent. 
    Kumarihami, C. A. U. K.; Kulathunga, S.; Subramanium, S. S. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Requirement for developing strategies for employing cost effective and efficient adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals from waste streams has been steadily increasing over the past years. Naturally occurring clay is ...
  • Modeling Non-Isothermal wire-coating from a bath using Giesekus fluid. 
    Karunathilake, N. G. A.; Panda, S.; Mallawaarachchi, D. K.; Wijesiri, G. S.; Hansameenu, W. T. P. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    In this paper we extend the recent analysis of Giesekus isothermal viscoelastic fluid model by inclusion of temperature in the uni-axial flow which occurs in the wire-coating process. The wire-coating flow of incompressible ...
  • Molecular diagnosis of Williams syndrome using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in a cohort of Sri Lankan patients. 
    Ranaweera, D.M.; De Silva, D.; Panchananthan, N.; Samarasinghe, D.; Perera, S.; Morawakkorala, R.; Gunewardene, S.; Chandrasekharan, N.V. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Williams Beuren Syndrome (WBS) is a genetic cause of congenital heart defects associated with developmental delay, hypercalcaemia and characteristic facial features. Its cause is a 1.5 to 1.8 Mb hemizygous deletion of ...
  • Molecular identification of selected Dendrobium cultivars. 
    Silva, W.E.R.; Attanayake, R.; Senanayake, S.P. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The family Orchidaceae includes more than 25,000 species, and the genus Dendrobium consists of over 1,450 species around the world. Today many unidentified Orchid cultivars are available in the market and growers use ...
  • Molecular phylogeny of Bipolaris and Curvularia species associated with browntop millet. 
    Manamgoda, D. S.; Bauchan, G. R.; Berry, A.; Walker, S.; Castlebury, L.A. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Browntop millet (Urochloa ramosa, Poaceae) is a warm season grass commonly used as a cover crop in pasture management systems. This species is inexpensive compared to other forage crops and its ability to easily reseed and ...
  • Molecular systematics and comparative draft genome analysis of strawberry leaf blight fungus. 
    Udayanga, D.; Castlebury, L.A. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The leaf blight fungus, formerly known as “Phomopsis” obscurans originally described from the United States, is a severe pathogen of strawberry. Morphological characters are often inadequate for identification of this ...
  • Monitoring the accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the water bodies around Kelanitissa and Kerawalapitiya power plants in Sri Lanka. 
    Chandrasiri, H. M. H. B.; Doole, F. T.; Subramanium, S. S. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of environmental contaminants which are formed due to natural processes such as forest fires and anthropogenic activities including incomplete combustion of organic matter ...
  • A multi-pronged approach to assess informational efficiency of the Colombo Stock Exchange. 
    Upeksha, P. G. S.; Peter, S. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    With the dynamic nature of the capital market environment, understanding informational efficiency of financial markets has become crucial. Efficient market is one in which prices fully reflect the available information. ...
  • A new cosmological model including inflation, deceleration, acceleration and deceleration again. 
    Perera, P. V. N. M. C.; Katugampala, K. D. W. J. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Since Perlmutter and Riess (1997; 1998) observed that the Universe expands with an acceleration, many models involving dark energy have been proposed to explain this phenomenon. A family of cosmological models with both ...
  • New records of ant taxa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in four subfamilies from Sri Lanka. 
    Dias, R.K.S.; Wackhoo, A.A.; Akbar, S.A. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Ants belonging to 11 subfamilies have been recorded from Sri Lanka. In subfamily Amblyoponinae two genera, Stigmatomma and Myopopone, were previously known from the country. We report here new records of two genera and ...
  • Nutraceutical properties of Garcinia zeylanica fruit rinds and leaves. 
    Lansakara, L.M.O.D.K.; Jayawardena, B.M. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Garcinia L. (Family Clusiaciae) is a large genus distributed mainly in tropical evergreen areas of South-east Asia and Africa. It consists of about 180 species, of which ten species are observed in Sri Lanka including five ...
  • Nutrient leaching of selected invasive plant materials. 
    Ranasinghe, E.H.A.A.; Jayasekera, L.R.; Kannangara, S.D.P.; Ratnayake, R.M.C.S. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Thithonia diversifolia, Sphagneticola trilobata, Mikania scandens, Lantana camara, Chromolaena odorata, Panicum maximum and Mimosa pigra are fast growing invasive plants in Sri Lanka. In this study, the nutrient release ...
  • Nutritional status and lifestyle practices of undergraduates of Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya. 
    Fernando, B. T. J.; Fernando, G. W. A. A. N.; Fernando, K. R. K.; Fernando, M. R. A. S.; Fernando, W. G.; Kasturiratne, A. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The current nutrition and lifestyle of University undergraduates will determine the future health and productivity of the nation. This study was done to describe the nutritional status, dietary practices and the physical ...
  • Occurrence of dengue vectors in school premises in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. 
    Radhika, N.M.L.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Kasturiratne, A.; Abeyewickreme, W. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are the vectors responsible for the transmission of dengue virus in Sri Lanka. During the past decade, Gampaha district has been ranked the second on the number of reported dengue cases. ...
  • Offline analysis of web logs to identify offensive web crawlers. 
    Algiriyage, N. (International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    With the continuous growth and rapid advancement of web based services, the traffic generated by web servers have drastically increased. Analyzing such data, which is normally known as click stream data, could reveal a lot ...

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