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  • Assessment of Life Style Modifications among Diabetes Patients Attending Primary Medical Care Unit, Yatiyana, Matara. 
    Amarabandu, H.G.I.; Hewage, D.C. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Diabetes mellitus is a major non-communicable metabolic disorder worldwide. With the sedentary life style, prevalence of diabetes is rapidly increasing. Diabetes Mellitus is not curable but can be controlled with diet, ...
  • Assessment of Physicochemical Parameters of Water in Cooling Towers and Boilers: Testing and Comparisons. 
    Premaratne, W.A.P.J.; Maithreepala, K.L.U. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Scaling and corrosion effects of cooling towers and boilers can be identified by analyzing their water quality parameters. Cooling tower mainly has a refrigeration system, providing cooling in a wide range of applications ...
  • Assessments of Drinking Water Quality and Water Treatment Process in Kalatuwawa Reservoir in Sri Lanka. 
    Premaratne, W.A.P.J.; Senarathne, K.S.D. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Kalatuwawa is one of the major water treatment plants which supplies water to Colombo city and it‘s sub-urban. Raw and treated water samples were collected from the Kalatuwawa water treatment plant located at 6 85‘ latitude ...
  • Behavioural Modelling Approach to Simulate Collaboration in Apparel Supply Chains. 
    Lakmal, R. D. S.; Rupasinghe, T. D. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    With the rapid evolution of technology and competition in the current business context, supply chain collaboration has become a widely spoken and researched topic. It has become a greater challenge to achieve the optimum ...
  • Butchering Practices of Veddah; the Indigenous People of Sri Lanka 
    Weliange, W.S.; Dandeniya, A.S.; Dewage, D.; Algiriya, A.K.P.P. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The Veddah are an ethnic group of people living in Sri Lanka whose population is limited to around 5000 people according to cense carried out in 2011. They live in several villagers adjacent to their original homeland ...
  • Case report: Edwardsiella tarda Sepsisfollowing Abortion. 
    Wijesooriya, L.I.; Weerawardana, A.; Mohamed, R. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Edwardsiella tarda is a Gram negative bacterium of Family Enterobacteriaceae - primarily a pathogen of fish. Human infections with E. tarda are rare. Reports of E. tarda septicemia is exceptional (<5%) with mortality of ...
  • Clinical Pharmacists‟ Interventions to Improve Inhaler Use among Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients. 
    Wickramasinghe, N.D.D.; Lynch, C.B.; Coombes, J.; Jayamanne, S.F.; De Silva, S.T. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Inappropriate use of asthma inhalers can lead to increased hospitalizations, reduced quality of life (QOL), loss of productivity and increased health related costs. Pharmacist-led interventions have shown an improvement ...
  • Cluster-based Transportation Optimization – A Case Study from Pharmaceutical Supply Chains (PSC). 
    Niwunhella, D. H. H.; Rupasinghe, T.D. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Transportation planning attempts to allocate fixed logistics capacity in the best possible way, for particular business requirements. This study focuses on the pharmaceutical supply chains, as optimization of medicine ...
  • A Comparative Study of Indefinite Pronouns in Hindi and Sinhala Noun Phrases 
    Senevirathna, W. N. S. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Syntax can be identified as a broader academic area in linguistics. According to syntactic theory, a sentence can be divided into two main parts, as noun phrase and verb phrase. Sinhala and Hindi Languages are two languages ...
  • A Comparative Study on Anger Management in Buddhism and Western Perspective 
    Dissanayake, A. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    American Psychological Association (APA) has defined anger as ―completely a normal, usually healthy, human emotion. But, when it gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to problems-problems at work, in the ...
  • Comparative Study on Decentralized Cloud Collaboration (DCC). 
    Selvanathan, N.; Poravi, G. (2017)
    Cloud collaboration is a billion-dollar industry, for sharing and co-authoring files, in which the files are uploaded to a remote storage. In the current age of information technology, cloud collaboration expects to see a ...
  • Comparison of Methods for miRNA Extraction from Plasma and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. 
    Hapugaswatta, H. P. H.; Seneviratne, K.N.; Jayathilaka, N. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    miRNAs are small non-coding RNA that are known to regulate gene expression at transcription level. Altered expression levels of miRNAs due to the infections can serve as clinically relevant biomarkers. Reproducible and ...
  • Correlates of Employees‟ Psychological Contract Fulfillment: A Proposed Study Model 
    Ariyaratne, B.S.K. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Leader member exchange (LMX) theory (2016) provides a framework to understand the formation of vertical dyadic work place relationships between leaders and subordinates. The goal of LMX is to explain the effect of leadership ...
  • Cost-Effectiveness of Three Approaches to Hysterectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 
    Ekanayake, C.D.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Pieris, R.; Wijesinghe, P.S. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Hysterectomy is the commonest major gynaecological surgical procedure. There are many approaches in performing a hysterectomy which depend on clinical criteria. However certain patients are suitable to be operated through ...
  • Credit Risk Assessment and Credit Default Behaviour in Sri Lanka. 
    Sandagiri, S.P.N.; Thilakaratne, P.M.C. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    This research investigates effectiveness of credit risk assessment in identifying credit default behaviour of bank borrowers. Accordingly, this research aims to examine the credit risk assessment variables used in credit ...
  • Dengue: The Cost of Illness 
    Kalansooriya, W. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Dengue is a viral infection transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. It is an endemic in Sri Lanka especially in urban and suburban settings with higher transmission rates happening during the rainy season. ...
  • Depiction of Gender Discrimination through Cinema: Related to Prasanna Vitanage's Cinematic Approach of the Film "Anantha Rathriya" 
    Wijayasinghe, A.M. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    According to the Critics, cinema can be considered as the most powerful medium of art which can be used to deliver powerful messages towards the human society. In that aspect, the director of the film has a major responsibility ...
  • Detection of Dengue Co Infections Using a Novel Single Tube Multiplex Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction. 
    Jayathilake, E.K.S.; Jayarathne, J.A.J.C.; Muhandiramlage, T.P.; Fujii, Y.; Gunasekara, K.A.D.C. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Co-infection in individuals by more than one Dengue Virus (DENV) serotype has been reported in regions where multiple serotypes co-circulate. Co-infections can be detected using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Semi-nested ...
  • Development of A Duration Pattern Test to Assess Temporal Processing Abilities in Normal Hearing Young Adults. 
    Balasuriya, B.M.L.K. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Introduction:Duration Pattern Test (DPT) is a test that can be used for evaluating central auditory processing disorder (CAPD). (Majak, Zamysłowska-Szmytke, Rajkowska, & Śliwińska-Kowalska, 2015). The current dissertation ...
  • Duties of Directors in Relation to Corporate Governance in Sri Lanka: Its Adequacies and Weaknesses. 
    Thilakarathna, K.A.A.N. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017). Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The concept of corporate governance can be defined simply as how companies should be managed. The Companies Act No 07 of 2007 made significant changes to the then existing company law legislation and departed from the roots ...

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