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  • Hand Washing Practice among Intern House Officers (IHOs) during Working Hours at Colombo North Teaching Hospital (CNTH), Ragama. 
    Kendawala, A.; Kodithuwakku, A.; Kondasinghe, N.; Kaumadie, N.; Karunathilaka, S.; Wijesooriya, L.I. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Contaminated hands of healthcare workers (HCWs) are known to crosstransmit microorganisms causing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Hence, hand hygiene (HH) is the simplest and the most effective method to prevent HAIs. ...
  • Health Rights of Estate Workers Provided by Health Policy of Sri Lanka: A Study Conducted in Madampe Estate 
    Somarathna, D.H.A.S. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    It has been universally accepted that Health and Human Rights are reinforced and interconnected. If a man is to enjoy Human Rights, he must have a healthy life. Due to this reason, health rights have been given a focal ...
  • Historical Novels as a Source in Constructing History of Sri Lanka 
    Nanayakkara, N.I. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Historians as a rule hesitate or do not prefer to use soft sources viz; novels, short stories as those are not considered as more than literary pieces. In the nineteenth century it was highly accepted historical inquiry ...
  • How Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Concept is Practiced by Sri Lankan Universities? Comparison Study between 2008 and 2017. 
    Tilakasiri, K.K. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Researcher has identified in 2008 corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in universities in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, he concludes that lecturers, students and non-academics in universities do CSR activities to ...
  • Identify the Travel Destination Attributes that Attract International Tourists to Visit Galle Tourism Zone 
    Kodithuwakku, D.S.; Gunarathna, K.M.L.M.M. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    International tourism has become the world‘s largest export earner in developed and developing countries including Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka entered the international tourism market in the 1960, however because of North and East ...
  • Impact of Community Based Health Promotion Activities on Developing Health Practices in Horowpothana Divisional Secretariat Division 
    Wijesingha, W.A.U.M. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Improved health has been one of the main benefits of development. Better health is the key of human happiness and well-being. From this perspective, health promotion is directly caused for developing health education through ...
  • The Impact of HR Key Result Areas on Intention to Quit from the Job of Production Floor Workers in Sri Lankan Garment Industry. 
    Saparamadu, S.; Weerakkody, W.A.S. (2017)
    In today‘s competitive environment, employee retention has become important to thrive and achieve success. HR departments focus on key results areas such as recruitment, rewarding, training and development. Therefore, the ...
  • The Impact of Infrastructure Development on Urban Poverty Reduction 
    Kanchana, R.A.C. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon and it is clear that there are aspects of poverty which go beyond the conventional measures of monetary income. Urban poverty has gained acceptance as a major issue that warrants a ...
  • The Impact of L1 on L2 Writing Style 
    Dilshani, W.S.M. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    In a multi-lingual society, native speakers tend to learn second languages (L2). Phonological features of the first language (L1) affect the second language acquisition (James E Flege,1980 & Ucheoma Owhoeli,2011). Sri Lanka ...
  • The Impact of Labour Constrains on Productivity: A Study Based on Handloom Industry in Western Province. 
    Mayadunne, V.; Weerakkody, W.A.S. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2017)
    Human factors are the very critical factors concern with other resources which can be contributed for the production process. Due to considerable amount of labors have been employed at the weaving industry in Sri Lanka, ...
  • The Implementation of Management Information System and its Impact on Performance Management of Employees: With Special Reference to Apparel Industry of Sri Lanka 
    Pitigala, P.K.G.C. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Performance Management (PM) is an assessment of efficiency of a worker by the respective persons in the organization or providing an accurate and relevant rating of an employee performance as compared to pre-established ...
  • Incidental Extra Spinal Findings in Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Spine: Beyond the Focus. 
    Siriwardana, S.R.; Herath, S.; Wijesooriya, L.I. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine is a special imaging modality to evaluate various symptoms in spine including low back pain. However, extra spinal incidental findings (IF) which detect additionally during the ...
  • Indigenousknowledge of Medical Depicted in Palm Leaf Manuscripts in Sri Lanka 
    Abayarathna, C. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Palm Leaf Manuscript culture in Sri Lanka has a long history. According to Sri Lankan chronicles which were composed in 5th century A.C, writing on palm leaves has been started at least in the 1st century B.C. As mentioned ...
  • Influence of Selfie on Enhance Adolescent‟s Self-Image (With Special Reference to GCE (A/L) Students Who Participated to the Private Tuition Classes in Mawanella Area) 
    Suraweera, S.A.N.P. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The revolution of information and communication technology has been influenced with regardless of religion, creeds, nationality, caste, culture or any other forms. With help of this technology has been introduced new ...
  • An Initial Study on Understanding the Effect of Question Surface Features on Students' Responses 
    Rupasinghe, T.P.; Samarasekere, P.W.; Wijesinghe, S. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Assessment is one of the key feedback mechanisms in measuring the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process of science education. One of the challenges in evaluating through the assessments is that students often ...
  • Inquiry Based Learning Approach in Introductory Level Science Education. 
    Rupasinghe, T.P.; Samarasekere, P.W.; Wijesinghe, S. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    In today‘s world, science education has been shifted from the traditional ―Passive Learning‖ to the ―Active Learning‖ approach. Although traditional teaching is effective in disseminating large body of content to a large ...
  • Job Satisfaction and the Employees‟ Perception of Their Performance in Small and Medium IT companies in Coimbatore City of India. 
    Thangavelu, A.; Sudhahar, J.C.; Fernando, W. R. P. K. (2017)
    The Indian IT industry is having many challenges in managing their employees such as turnover, skill updates, performance management etc. While performance management is done in a more structured way in large IT companies, ...
  • Knowledge and Practices towards Prevention of Dengue Fever in a Cohort of Advanced Level Students. 
    Mathangasinghe, Y.; Jayasooriya, U.G.L.B. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and practices towards Dengue fever (DF) of a group of Sri Lankan students. Materials and methods: This was a combined qualitative and quantitative study from June ...
  • Lack of Knowledge in Understanding Colour: A Case Study Based on University Students 
    Peduruhewa, C.D. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    As a basic element of art, color plays an indispensable role in visual arts and design. It sets the mood and evoke the desired feelings of an artwork or a design. Thus the knowledge about color should be an integral part ...
  • Low Cost Method for Prototyping Printed Circuit Boards. 
    Wanigasekara, R.M.G.; Agalawaththa, J.C.; Chrandrasena, B.G.D.R.; Jayatissa, N.W.K. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) are very commonly used in almost all of the electronic applications, due to ease of use. There are several modern methods of transferring circuit wiring diagrams to circuit board. Many of these ...

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