International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS): Recent submissions

  • Establishing Settlement of Homo sapiens around Belilena: An Analysis of Environment 
    Sumangala, P. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Belilena Cave is located at Yatiyanthota divisional secretariat area (Kithulgala) in kegalle district. According to current excavation researches, the settlement dates back 31,000 years. Belilena cave is recognized as one ...
  • Impact of Chinese soft power strategies in determining the triangular relationship among China, India and Sri Lanka 
    Gunasena, J.T. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The Chinese soft power usage in South Asia has strategic influence over the triangular relationship among China, India and Sri Lanka. India’s nostalgia for its dominance over the South Asian region in the past is still ...
  • Risk factors for poor blood pressure control among hypertensive patients attending medical clinics teaching hospital, Batticaloa 
    Karthijekan, K.; Kartheepan, K. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    High Blood Pressure is one of the major risk factors for Coronary Heart Disease and Cerebrovascular Disease. It is estimated that one quarter of all the adults in the world have hypertension (HT). HT is responsible for at ...
  • The National Strategy for small and medium enterprise sectors development in Sri Lanka 
    Vijayanathan, S.; Arulchellakumar, J.A. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) generate large number of of employment, contributing to the evolution of GDP, begin on inventions and inspiring of other economic event. When analyzing the current contribution of this ...
  • A Study on the cult of Goddess Pattini: with special reference to the left bank of Kelani River 
    Embuldeniya, P. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The cult of goddess Pattini is famous in Sri Lanka and highly connected with Sri Lankan culture in many aspects. The main objective of this research is to explicate the cult of goddess Pattini with special reference to ...
  • Independent Judiciary System of Sri Lanka from 1978 to up to date 
    Priyadarshani, R.D. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Idea of Separation of Power introduced by Montesquieu in his book on “the spirit of the law” in 1748. He emphasized that if legislative, executive and judicial functions own of one person it leads to tyrannical manner. In ...
  • Sri Lanka and Northern India relations: An Archaeological study (3rd century B.C. to 9th century A.D.) 
    Bandara, N. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    According to the archaeological evidences, the Balangoda culture is considered as the earliest civilization in Sri Lanka. The aim of this paper is to present archaeological evidences to prove northern Indian association ...
  • The impact of employee job satisfaction by different perspectives on employee productivity in Apparel Industry of Sri Lanka 
    Embuldeniya, A. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Employee Productivity measuring the output relative to the input per person with reference to a point of time is a major dynamic and vigorous concern of any organizations. The organizations in Apparel Industry is highly ...
  • The utility of spiritual psychology to reduce mental disorders 
    Chandaratana, D.; Pagngnarathana, W. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Since in early history, the word “spiritual” has used in religious context as well as it has represented the concept soul or matters relating to the soul. The word “spiritual” originated from the word “spirit” which means ...
  • Effect of Tax Revenue on Unemployment in Sri Lanka 
    VGunasekara, H.; Fernando, A.K.; Padmasika, T.; Muthugoda, N.S. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments represent 93.2%(Central Bank Annual Report, 2015) public total income. The main roles of taxation are finance government expenditure, resource mobilization, income distribution and ...
  • Impact of Technology on the Customer Satisfaction - A Study with Reference to Sri Lankan Banking Sector 
    Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Developments in information technology, telecommunication and internet utilization has changed drastically the relationship focused activities into data oriented operations. Sri Lankan Bnaking sector is one such sector ...
  • Sri Lankan Undergraduates’ E- Learning Experiences on the Aspects of Technical, Social and Pedagogy 
    Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Educationalists argue that e-learning would shift towards a model of undergraduate-centered learning. The accentuation is on e-learning through an active gregarious process rather than a passive process of erudition ...
  • Human Ecology of Leprosy; Medical Geographical analysis 
    Rathnasekara, S.R.L.S.; Jayasekara, I. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Leprosy is one of a skin diseases that caused by a slow multiplying bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae. It can be transmitted by droplets, from the nose and mouth and it has been highly damage to the skin, the peripheral nerves, ...
  • A Case Study on Determinants and Structural Incompatibility in the Graduand Employment in the University of Colombo in Year 2012 
    Ranwala, L.; Sooriyarachchi, R.; Ramanayake, K.P.A. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This study aims to understand the determinants and structural incompatibility in the graduate employment in University of Colombo (UoC) in 2012. Secondary data analysis has been carried out by using the data set of the ...
  • Preserve the Peace in Malaysia: The Role of Government and the Community 
    Khairi, A.; Jamaluddin, M.K.A.M. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Based on previous studies, the conflict still happened even after Malaysia achieved its independence on 1957 and the climax of ethnic conflict raised on 13th May 1969 between the Chinese and the Malay. The racial riot ...
  • The Comparative Study of the Influences of International labour Migration in Sri Lanka 
    Amaratunga, G.; Wickramarachchi, W. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The purpose of this paper is to discuss the influences caused by the International labour migration imposed on the institution of the family. After introducing the open economy in 1977 in Sri Lanka a large number consisting ...
  • A Study of Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Anxiety Amongst Sri Lankan Undergraduates 
    Pathiratne, S.; Amarathunga, P.A.B.H. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    It is important to study the emotional Intelligence level of individual and how this emotional Intelligence on play a paramount role to surmount high academic anxiety. A moderate level of academic anxiety in Undergraduates ...
  • Prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity among adults in urban areas in Batticaloa district 
    Laavanya, M.; Sadeera, S.D.H.; Premachandra, W.M.C.M.; Priyangani, T.R.A.; Dahanaka, D.R.N.S.; Josepha, J.; Karthijekan, K.; Kartheepan, K. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Obesity is a chronic condition and the prevalence of adult obesity is increasing rapidly worldwide due to environmental and behavioral changes such as urbanization and modernization. Data on prevalence and determinants of ...
  • Educational Status of Totos: India’s Smallest Ethnic Tribe 
    Biswas, A.K. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This paper aims to analyse the educational status of the Toto tribal community, a primitive tribe numbering only 1575 people with 810 male and 765 female located in west Bengal. It discusses the impact of various educational ...
  • A study on the psychological roots in Early Buddhist psychology with reference to the abnormal behaviors of modern society 
    Wijayawialma, S. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Buddhism in its efforts to analyse the worldly phenomenon have worked on the issues of mind both from the philosophical and ethical point of view. In line of its acceptance of mind –body relationship, Early Buddhism has ...

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