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  • Depressive Symptoms in a Group of Sri Lankan Women Exposed to Traumatic Intimate Partner Violence 
    Soundararajan, D.; De Silva, O. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health concern affecting approximately one third of women globally. South Asia has the second highest prevalence (41.73%) for IPV. Evidence from Sri Lanka on IPV is ...
  • A Descriptive Analysis on Political Motivation for Illegal Migration in Post War Period (A Case Study on Illegal Immigration to Australia) 
    Edirisinghe, S.L.; Samarasinghe, K.N.; Rukshan, D.G.R.N. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Illegal migration is a growing trend everywhere in the world than ever before. Migration takes place from one place to another for the different purposes. Illegal immigration can be occurred in various circumstances. Illegal ...
  • A Descriptive Study on Antibiotic Resistant, Clinically Significant Coliform Species Isolated from the Patients at Colombo North Teaching Hospital (CNTH), Ragama, Sri Lanka 
    Wijesooriya, L.I.; Namalie, K.D.; Sunil-Chandra, N.P. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Introduction: Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a great therapeutic challenge globally and locally today. The rate of development of AR is far ahead compared to the discovery of a new class of antibiotics, which has not been ...
  • Design and Implementation of Smart Standalone Gas Fire Security System for Domestic Usage 
    Rajapaksha, R.M.I.U.; Perera, P.S.H.; Nandasena, P.K.D.M.; Gunarathna, E.P.G.T.K.; Pieris, T.P.D.; Kanishka, G.; Ranaweera, A.L.A.K.; Kalingamudali, S.R.D. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) fire security system for domestic gas cylinders has been designed and prototype is implemented. The proposed system automatically takes preventive measures in case of gas leakage. It includes an ...
  • Detection of Dengue Viral Migration to Sri Lanka 
    Withanage, G.P.; Hapuarachchi, H.C.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Hapugoda, M.D. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Dengue is one of the most important mosquito-borne viral infectionsin Sri Lanka.The causative agent is Dengue Viruses (DENV) and the primary vector of the virus is Aedesaegypti(Linnaeus) while Ae. albopictus (Skuse) is the ...
  • Determinants of Tourists’ Destination Loyalty; (With Special Reference to the Sacred Areas at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka). 
    Udurawana, Y.M.W.G.P.K. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Tourism has been identified as the major industry to develop the world economy through regional development. Though all the almost countries, use same resources to cater for its tourists, some countries are in higher ...
  • Determination of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Psidium guineense Sw. Leaf Extracts Fractioned Based on Polarity 
    Munaweera, R.R.K.W.; Senanayake, C.; Algama, H.; Seneviratne, K.; Jayathilaka, N. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Psidium guineense Sw. is a guava species distributed in South America, some parts of Africa and South Asia including Sri Lanka. Our previous studies have shown that Psidium guineense Sw. leaves contain 195.25±9.56 mg g-1 ...
  • Developing and Pilot- Testing A Post - Stroke Dysphagia Screening Protocol for Speech and Language Therapists in the Sri Lankan Context 
    Elilnangai, T.; Hettiarachchi, S.; Pillay, M. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Background-Accurate and timely evaluation of swallowing is necessary to determine how to safely administer medications, maintain adequate nutrition and hydration in a person with dysphagia. Unfortunately, dysphagia is a ...
  • Does The Entire Science Enclosed by Scientific Method? 
    Wijeyeratne, L.D.S. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The fundamental principles of the scientific method are essential for enhancing perspective, increasing productivity, and stimulating innovation. These principles include deductive and inductive logic, probability, parsimony, ...
  • Effect of Maternal Condition on Autism Spectrum Disorde (ASD): In Sri Lankan Context 
    Serasinghe, H. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a spread problem of whole the countries and it was estimated that the global prevalence of ASD to be one child in 160, which accounts 0.3% of the global burden of disease (World Health ...
  • Effective Domain Specific Stopwords Generation for Sinhala Text 
    Gunasekara, S.V.S.; Haddela, P.S. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Sri Lankans mainly use three languages: Sinhala, Tamil and English in day-to-day life. However, Sinhala is the mother tongue of about 15 million Sinhalese, while it is spoken by 19 million people in total. As a result, ...
  • The Effectiveness of the Modulation of Lessons for the Sri Lankan ESL Learning Undergraduates at a State University based on Content-Based Language Teaching in ESL Teaching and Learning 
    Gunasinghe, M.P.D. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Content-based instruction (CBI) is a significant approach in language education (Brinton, Snow, & Wesche, 1989), designed to provide second-language learners instruction in content and language (hence it is also called ...
  • Effects of Music Listening and Its Relationship on Music Preferences 
    Sudarshani, K.G.M. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Individual differences of music preferences are among the most intricate psychological phenomena. While one person gets on successfully another person pays more attention on listening music on occasional preferences. They ...
  • Effects of Myroxylon balsamum on Regeneration of Native Species in Udawatta Kele Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka 
    Dayarathna, G.D.N.N.; Aluvihare, S.; Gunaratne, A.M.T.A. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Invasive species negatively affect the regeneration of native species, degrade catchment areas, cause species extinction and alter ecosystem functions world over by reproducing their next generation more rapidly than the ...
  • The Effects of Working Capital Management on the Profitability of Plantation and Power Energy Sector in Sri Lanka 
    Kankanamge, C.A. (. 19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    This study seeks to establish the influence of Working Capital Management (WCM) towards the profitability of Sri Lanka’s Plantation and Power energy firms. Plantation, Power and energy sectors are the sectors which showed ...
  • Electrodeposited ZnS Thin Films for NO2 Gas Sensing Applications 
    Wickramathilaka, P.A.K.Y.; Namawardana, D.G.K.K.; Atapattu, H.Y.R; De Silva, D.S.M. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Sensors are becoming a consequential part in human’s daily life. Typically, they are classified based on the physical parameter sensed itself namely; thermal, mechanical, magnetic, chemical, and optical. Gas sensors are ...
  • ESL Teacher Challenges in Dealing with Heterogeneity among Undergraduates 
    Dissanayake, P.D.S.N.; Jayavindi, A.M.S. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Heterogeneity refers to various proficiencies of students in a classroom where the learners are endowed with mixed abilities and intellectual variety along with knowledge extremes can be seen. Teaching heterogeneous students ...
  • The Ethno-Musicological Aspects of Sri Lankan Music during the period of King Dutugemunu (161-137 BCE). 
    Kumara, J.C.R. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    This research examines the historical background and the significance of Sri Lankan music during the period of King Dutugemunu (161-137 BCE). The literary evidence and the data analysed in the present study is significant ...
  • Evaluating Temporal Patterns of Snakebite in Sri Lanka: The Potential for Higher Snakebite Burdens with Climate Change 
    Ediriweera, D. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Background: Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that has been overlooked by healthcare decision makers in many countries. Previous studies have reported seasonal variation in hospital admission rates due to snakebites ...
  • Evaluation of Glycemic Index of a Product of Saccharum officinarum 
    Muthumala, C.H.; Fernando, W.S.M. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The fasting blood glucose level of a healthy individual should be less than 100 mg/dl. The condition where the fasting blood glucose level rises above 126 mg/dl is known as diabetes. Diabetes can cause failure and dysfunction ...

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