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  • 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 ...
  • A review of market efficiency at the Colombo Stock Exchange 
    Fernando, W. N. C.; Peter, P. L. S. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    “In an efficient market, the current price of the asset fully reflects all the available information in its current price”. The argument was that in an efficient market, investors cannot reap abnormal profits without taking ...
  • Ridesharing android application for traffic control 
    Yeshani, R. B. (2018)
    From past few years, usage of personal vehicles was highly increased and reported heavy traffic densities in urban areas. Most of the vehicles that result to increase of traffic are personal vehicles used by just one or ...
  • Route optimization of solid waste collection in Gampaha 
    Hakmanage, N. M.; Jayasundara, D. D. M. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    For this study, we have selected Gampaha municipal area. According to the estimates and the enumerated population 2012 (census) in Sri Lanka, among the 25 districts, the highest population is reported from Colombo district. ...
  • Scalar and multi-scalar multiplication in Elliptic Curve Cryptography using Fibonacci numbers 
    Sandamali, N. P. A. A.; Wijesiri, G. S. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Cryptography is a science, which enables secure communications from various malicious adversaries using mathematical techniques. As a branch of cryptography, Neal Koblitz and Victor Miller introduced the Elliptic Curve ...
  • Screening of microcystin and microcystin-producing genes in Labugama and Kalatuwawa reservoirs in Sri Lanka 
    De Silva, I. U.; Manage, P. M. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Microcystins (MCs) are the most widely studied carcinogenic cyanobacterial hepato- and neurotoxins. The MCs are synthesized by a non-ribosomal pathway through a multifunctional enzyme complex known as microcystin synthetase ...
  • Screening of selected invasive plant extracts for antifungal activity against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides 
    Karunarathna, T.C.M.F.; Damunupola, J.W.; Bandara, B. M. R. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    High-quality ornamental plant products are needed for export-scale floriculture. A major barrier to provide high quality products is the wide prevalence of plant pathogenic diseases. Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causes ...
  • Seed dormancy, germination and soil seed bank composition of 12 common rice weeds of Sri Lanka 
    Alahakoon, A. A. C. B.; Abeysiriwardena, D. S. D. Z.; Damunupola, J. W.; Gam-Arachchige, N. S. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Weeds are a major problem that affects rice production causing heavy economic losses. This study was conducted to investigate seed dormancy and germination of common paddy weeds in Sri Lanka and their soil seed bank status. ...
  • Sensitivity of four freshwater animal species to copper and cadmium under tropical temperature exposure 
    Heshani, A.L.S.; Pathiratne, A. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Copper and cadmium are two common pollutants in Sri Lankan freshwater ecosystems. Water quality criteria for these metals focusing on the protection of freshwater species in Sri Lanka are yet unavailable. Formulating water ...
  • Service quality and customer satisfaction in a government bank in Sri Lanka 
    Aberathna, L. I. A.; Perera, W. N. N. K. (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Customer satisfaction and service quality is the most important factor in the bank. Banks are working hard to provide the quality of service to their customers in order to attain their customer satisfaction. The main purpose ...

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