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Alleviation of drought stress on immature tea (Camellia sinensis) plants by exogenous application of Abscisic acid (ABA)

Damayanthi, M. M. N.; Wijeratne, T. L.; Damunupola, J. W. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

Phytohormones are chemical substances regulating various physiological and biochemical processes in plants. Abscisic acid (ABA) plays a major role in response to drought stress. This study was done to identify the role of ...
Alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activities of a novel compound isolated from Murraya koenigii

Sampath, S. N. T. I.; Jayasinghe, J. M. S.; Attanayake, A. P.; Karunaratne, V. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

Herbal plants are composed of a vast amount of novel antidiabetic drugs for the management of diabetes mellitus. The leaves of Murraya koenigii L. Sprengel. which belongs to Family- Rutaceae (Common name- curry leaves) ...
Alternative gelling agents to develop cost effective medium for in vitro propagation of Dendrobium cv. “Big Jumbo White”

Kanishka, W. S.; Lakmali, G. B. T.; Umesha, M. S. P.; Priyadarshan, A. I. S.; Senanayake, S. P. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

In vitro propagation is the most common method of Dendrobium propagation. Commonly, agar is used as an effective gelling agent though, it is expensive. However, the developing a cost-effective method is beneficial for ...
Analyse and design for water distribution network in community water supply using different simulation techniques

Sutharsan, M. E. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

The water supply scheme mainly supplies potable water to houses, commercial and industrial institutions. Supplying water to the consumers at the required quantity with adequate pressure is the prime purpose of any water ...
Assessment of human health risk of cylindrospermopsin by consuming Oryza sativa (rice) from selected CKDu endemic areas in Sri Lanka

Bandara, W. M. S. N.; Wanigatunge, R. P.; Rajapaksha, A. U.; Vithanage, M. S.; MaganaArachchi, D.N. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

The proliferation of toxic cyanobacterial blooms in freshwater bodies can seriously threaten human health. Many studies have been carried out on cyanotoxins in water sources, but studies on cyanotoxins in terrestrial plants ...
Assessment of pollutant removal efficiencies of municipal landfill leachate treatment techniques in the tropics

Pathirana, K. P. J. J.; Yatawara, M. D. M. D. W. M. K. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

Leachate generation is a major problem for municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills and causes a significant threat to surface and groundwater. Therefore, the treatment of leachate is essential to ensure the protection of ...
Assessment of the potential distribution areas for two endemic plant species of Sri Lanka under climate change by species distribution modelling

Kodikara, K. N.; Vidanage, S. P.; Kadupitiya, H. K. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

Climate Change is arising as a major threat on biodiversity. Long term climatic conditions have direct links with the occurrence or prevalence of a species in a particular locality. Early predictions facilitate making ...
Assessment of the potential utility of sugarcane distillery spent wash as a liquid nutrition source for agricultural crops

Kuruppuarachchi, H. D.; Ruvinda, K. M. S.; Manathunga, J. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

Spent wash generated from sugarcane molasses-based ethanol industries has the potential to be used as an organic fertiliser for various crop types due to its nutritional qualities. The present study evaluated the potential ...
Assessment of water quality status in a tropical river mouth: Special reference to Kalu Ganga, Sri Lanka

Batugedara, B. D. I. M.; Senanayake, S. A. M. A. I. K. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

Land-based pollutants are released into rivers and eventually reach coastal waters. As a result, these pollutants contaminate coastal waters in a non-point manner. Therefore, assessing river mouth water quality is crucial ...
Atmospheric chemical composition of bulk precipitation in different regions of Gampaha District

Edirisinghe, E. A. C. P; Deeyamulla, M. P. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

Wet and dry deposition, both referred to as bulk precipitation, are the two methods of removing gases and particulates from the atmosphere. This research primarily focuses on bulk precipitation analysis to evaluate the ...
Attitudinal and behavioural changes in Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil consumption with the occurrence of Aflatoxin contamination in Sri Lanka

Sandupama, M. W. P.; Munasinghe, H. M. D. H.; Silva, M. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

In the recent past, there was a serious controversy within the Sri Lankan community since certain imported coconut oil brands were detected unsafe for consumption as they exceeded the permissive aflatoxin levels. The present ...
Comparative study of recycled papers to be used as an alternative for food packaging: quality assessment and heavy metal migration testing

Indunil, G. M.; Bandra, W. R. T. W. R. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

The permanence and durability of recycled papers are important as virgin papers are chosen for the definitive end-use. The main objective of this study was to assess the paper quality of recycled papers used as an alternative ...
Comparison between the Machine Learning Algorithms to determine the suitable input features for personal theft, sexual assault, and house burglary victimization prediction

Lakshan, W. S. V.; Weerakoon, W. A. C. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

The crime-related predictions can be vastly supported by most of the available supervised machine learning models. The possibility of becoming a victim increases daily in each crime category. The main difficulty is to find ...
Comparison of sensitivity of Lemna perpusilla (minute duckweed) to chromium, nickel, and zinc ions

Ariyawansha, J. M. M. S.; Pathiratne, A. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

In recent times, the pollution of tropical aquatic ecosystems due to heavy metals has become a great issue. The major sources of heavy metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems are effluents from metal-based industries and ...
Computational assessment of novel derivatives of epigallocatechin gallate as potential anti-Alzheimer agents

Rajapaksha, R. P. G. A. P.; Dahanayake, J. N. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic, neurodegenerative disease that affects memory, thinking, and behaviour problems. The neuroprotective effects of natural products against AD have been studied in preclinical and clinical ...
Computational assessment of novel derivatives of gingerol as potential anti Alzheimer agents

Disanayaka, D. M. I. M.; Dahanayake, J. N. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is commonly used as a spice and folk medicine, which helps to prevent heart diseases, high blood pressure and lung diseases. Gingerols, zingiberene, shogaols and monoterpenes are the principal ...
Design of heat sink and simulation of electronic cooling of power transistor circuit

Gunasinghe, L. M.; Samaranayake, W. J. M.; Hansameenu, W. P. T. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

Heat sinks are utilized in industrial equipment to disperse surplus heat from heat-generating components to the surrounding environment. In recent years, efforts have been made to develop mechanical or electronic devices ...
Design of novel perfect metamaterial absorber for Radio Frequency energy harnessing

Karunathilaka, M. G. M. T.; Ranaweera, A. L. A. K.; Jayathilaka, K. M. D. C.; Seneviratne, J. A. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

Due to the rapidly growing wireless communications and sensing applications, the frequency spectrum has already been saturated. Consequently, the abundance of Radio Frequency (RF) signals in the ambient environment made ...
Detecting abrupt changes in thermal electricity production data in Sri Lanka

Sumathipala, P. L. N. S.; Hewaarachchi, A. P.; Dissanayaka, D. M. P. V. (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022)

A changepoint or an abrupt change is a distributional change in a time series data structure. Over the past years, many studies have been conducted to search these changepoints and many researchers proposed several multiple ...

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