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  • Nematicidal activity of Annona glabra aqueous plant extract and extracellular metabolites of two Trichoderma species on root knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita 
    Lakmini, W. V.; Amarasinghe, L. D. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, is the most widespread and serious nematode pest damaging root systems of a variety of agricultural and ornamental crops in tropical and subtropical countries throughout the ...
  • Nitric oxide biosynthesis in Arabidopsis: Amine oxidases are potential candidates 
    Wimalasekera, R. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Nitric oxide (NO) regulates an array of developmental and physiological processes in plants including germination, flowering, and senescence. NO plays an important role as a signaling molecule in abiotic and biotic stresses. ...
  • A novel potentiometric ion selective sensor based on piperine for determination of Fe3+ ions 
    Haputhanthri, M.; Perera, L.H.R. (2018)
    Iron plays a vital role in humans as iron deficiency cause anemia and overload of iron leads to haemochromatosis. In plants, chlorosis is a common plant disorder that arises as a result of iron deficiency, whilst excess ...
  • Nutritional and hormonal effect of Sargassum wightii (a seaweed) extract on in vitro sub-culturing medium of Gerbera 
    Silva, M. M. M.; Herath, H. M. I.; Kumara, G. D. K. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Seaweed extracts are considered as bio-stimulants in agriculture. However, in agriculture and horticulture industry, it has not been fully exploited and adapted in crop production systems. Hence, the present study was ...
  • Observation of surface potential on evaporated mixed films of TPBi with CBP as function of the film thickness 
    Gunawardana, H. D. C. N.; Osada, K.; Koswattage, K. R.; Noguchi, Y. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Organic light emitting devices have been extensively investigated for many promising applications. Surface Potential (SP) is essential to characterize the fabrication process of Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED). In the ...
  • Off-line signature verification system using artificial neural networks 
    Ambegoda, A. L. T. P.; Perera, B. B. U. P. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Handwritten signature recognition method is the most popular recognition method of a personal identity. But it is easy to misuse that the signature forgery has become a great threat to the accuracy of the documentary. In ...
  • Okra leaf curl disease: an emerging threat to okra cultivation in Northern Sri Lanka 
    Jeyaseelan, E.C.; Sharmya, M.; Jeyaseelan, T.M.; Shaw, M.W. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is cultivated in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions for its edible fruits. During the last few years okra cultivation in South Asia has been severely affected by okra yellow ...
  • Optimal parameter values for Respondent-Driven Sampling 
    Kularathna, N. J.; Ramanayake, K. P. A. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) is a new link tracing sampling technique which is used to collect data from hard to reach or hidden populations such as sex workers, HIV infected people, homeless people, etc. In RDS, ...
  • Optimization of monoplex and multiplex PCR assays to detect meat species and adulteration of meat products in the Sri Lankan market 
    Kothalawala, S. D.; Karaliyadda, S.; Fernando, A. L.; Karaliyadda, M.; De Silva, V. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Meat identification testing, detecting intentional adulteration of meat and detecting meat contamination due to poor processing practices are essential to ensure good quality of meat products. Incidence of meat adulteration, ...
  • Photocatalytic degradation of microcystin-LR using nanostructured rutile and coir fibre 
    Idroos, F. S.; Kottegoda, N.; Manage, P. M. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Microcystins (MCs) are secondary metabolites of cyanobacteria, which tend to persist in the aquatic environment. Among 70 recorded analogues of MCs, Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is the dominant and the most toxic cogener. ...
  • Phylogenetic re-assessment of the genus Curvularia 
    Ferdinandez, R. S. K. H. S.; Udayanga, D.; Manamgoda, D.S. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The fungal genus Curvularia (Dothideomycetes, Pleosporales) consists of important pathogens, which cause devastating diseases globally on plants and human beings. Recently, the generic limit was re-defined and as a ...
  • Plankton diversity in Bomburuella reservoir, Nuwara-Eliya: A preliminary survey 
    Hettige, N. D.; Weerasekara, K. A. W. S.; Chandrasiri, E. G. D. N.; Jayawardene, J. M. C. K. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Bomburuella is a perennial reservoir located in the Nuwara-Eliya district. This reservoir is mainly used for fisheries, agriculture and drinking purposes. Although, a number of studies have been carried out to assess the ...
  • Predator-prey model with fuzzy initial conditions 
    Ravindran, U. M.; Perera, B. B. U. P. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Predator-prey model, an initial value problem which is found in real life describes the relationship between predators and preys in an ecosystem, consisting of two nonlinear, autonomous differential equations. As it is an ...
  • Predicting dengue incidences using rainfall and temperature 
    Pushpakanthi, U. B. N.; Perera, S. S. N. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Dengue fever is a serious illness caused by a virus, which is transmitted through the infected female mosquito, namely Aedes aegypti (principal vector) and Aedes albopictus, through bites or blood meals on human hosts. ...
  • Prediction of type 2 diabetes risk factor using machine learning in Sri Lanka 
    Menike, R. M. S. D.; Jayalal, S. G. V. S.; Algiriyage, N. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Diabetes mellitus is in third place in the index of 20 major diseases affecting deaths in Sri Lanka. Diagnosis of diabetes is a key and insipid task. A successful, easy and correct method has not been identified to identify ...
  • Preliminary study on starch extraction ratio and nutritional composition of two cassava cultivars 
    Weerasinghe, R. K. L.; Wickramasinghe, I.; Somendrika, M. A. D. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Cassava (Manihot esculanta) is one of the most important food crop among tropical countries. Cassava has higher carbohydrate content and its tapioca starch and modified tapioca starch is highly used as an ingredient of ...
  • Prevalence of micro-fauna associated in rice field habitats in Kurunegala district in Sri Lanka and potential mosquito larvicidal effect of Vorticella microstoma 
    Ranasinghe, H. A. K.; Amarasinghe, L. D. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Micro-fauna are associated with most of the mosquito larval breeding habitats in tropical climate. There may be parasitic, pathogenic or even predatory species among these biota to mosquito larvae and their potential use ...
  • Properties of cellular automata on a group 
    Liyanage, T. C.; Perera, K. K. K. R. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    A cellular automaton (pl. Cellular Automata(CA)) is a discrete model studied in the fields of Computer science, Mathematics and Theoretical Biology with different purposes such as simulation of natural phenomena and modeling ...
  • Relationship between angina and physical activity to the Quality of Life (QOL) of patients following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) 
    Aberathna, A. M. I. S.; Danasekara, D. R. S. R.; Wickramarachchi, W. A. T. R.; Jayathissa, S. N. E.,; Bandara, S. M. K. B.; Karunaratna, N. G. K. D.; De Silva, H. M. Y. R.; Senevirathna, N.; Wijesinghe, R. A. N. K. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Coronary artery disease has been identified as the most common cardio vascular disease. Prevalence of coronary artery disease is on the rise in Sri Lanka resulting in high hospital admission, morbidity and mortality. ...
  • Review of business analytics maturity assessment models 
    Ariyarathna, M. H. K.; Peter, P. L. S. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Business Analytics (BA) refers to use of computing to gain insight from data and includes Business Intelligence (BI) and statistical analysis. Organizations are increasingly using BA at strategic and operational levels in ...

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