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  • Factors Influence on Knowledge of Aids among First Year Students of Eastern University, Sri Lanka 
    Karthikesu, K. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    1Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has a great impact on society, both as an illness and as a source of discrimination. Numerous social and behavioral factors are involved in the spread of AIDS such as prostitution, ...
  • Fiscal Devolution and Good Governance: A Study on the Provincial Councils System in Sri Lanka 
    Mudalige, P. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Democratic republic of Sri Lanka is a country that has a democratic and unilateral governing system. In 1987, nine Provincial Councils (PCs) were introduced under the unilateral ruling system and its ambition was devolution ...
  • Folklore study about the communicative meanings revealed by ten headed (dasis) concept in the legend of rāvana in Sri Lanka 
    Somarathne, M.P.; Sampath, D. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    There are many evidences to prove that the number of myths were in rural folklores which are related to a king of Sri Lanka who was known as Rāvana, and the concept of Rāvana or the Ten Headed man (Dasis) is emerged through ...
  • Forecasting Temporal and Spatial Rainfall and Temperature Trends for Calculating Climate Variables for Land Suitability Evaluation 
    Ranasinghe, G.; Piyadasa, R.U.K. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The principle purpose of land suitability evaluation is to predict the potential and limitation of the land for crop production and other land uses. Therefore, suitability is a function of crop requirements and land ...
  • Future of Road Traffic Signs in Delhi: Application of Functional Analysis in TRIZ 
    Arjune, V.; Singh, R. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Road safety in India has had little improvement over the years with deaths per lakh population being just over 10 for the last five years. Cities in India are characterized by an increasing urban population coupled with ...
  • Gender Based Violence in Post War Situation 
    Jayathilake, H.D.Y.D.; Edirisinghe, E.A.D.A.; Subramanian, K. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The current study was conducted in the districts of Kilinochchi and Mullaitivue’ with the objective of comprehending the current situation relating to Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the aforementioned districts. Data was ...
  • Global Challenges to Development: An Analysis of the Strategic Interest of the United States in South Asia 
    Madanayake, V.; Wijayabahu, K. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This research intends to rethink the United States Defense Strategy towards South Asia after September 2001 terrorist attack to find out whether it was to combat terrorism as stipulated in US Documents or whether it had ...
  • Global Justice: A Conceptual Framework 
    Kothari, R.K. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Global justice has entered the mainframe of global intellectual discourse. In fact, the intellectual stage for theories of imperialist exploitation was set forth early in the twentieth century by Rosa Luxemburg and Lenin. ...
  • Globalization and the Developmental Role of a State: The Sri Lankan Experience from its Independence to date 
    Kanchana, D.G. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    National states have to manage their developmental activities by responding to globalization. Globalization is not a totally new thing which has come far away from the state and its behavior. It is also a result of states’ ...
  • Governance of the police and their relationship with civilians during the postwar period: special reference to Mannar District 
    Peiris, M.J.D. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The main objective of the study is to find out how far the police has been effective in their governance in the North, Sri Lanka. A sample data was collected though the junior police officers and the Officer in Charge who ...
  • The Growing Need for a SAARC-ASEAN Platform: South Asian Perspective 
    Wijesinghe, H. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Despite the fact that, today we are living in the Asian century, and the center of global economic gravity is shifting towards the Asia, not adequate effort has been made at all levels in understanding and discovering ...
  • Health Care and Sustainable Development in South India: A Study 
    Kumar, M.S. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Indian population crossed nearly 1.3 billion and to supply food grains entire population is big task and required huge amount of food grains. There are many lacunas regarding cultivation, most people ...
  • Heritage tourism and sustainability: surveying the Asian scenario 
    Dasture, P. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Tourism, has been one of the oldest forms of recreation man has ever known; the desire to explore and the longing to know more, has always led man to known and unknown territories. Today tourism is a full-fledged industry, ...
  • A Historical Analysis on the Differences in the Rites and Rituals of Sri Lankan Food Culture 
    Hewawasan, H.H.N.S. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The objective of this study is to investigate the changes undergo in Sri Lankan food culture according to the functions and festivals. This research was carried out based on the primary sources such as Mahawamsa, ...
  • A Historical Study of the Sri Lankan Economy During the Colonial Era 
    Ranasignhe, S. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The purpose of this study is to examine the exact nature of the economic forces that have been developing and affecting the country’s economy during the colonial era. In a study like this, it is important to pay attention ...
  • How abortive site planning influences to achieve target benefits of the concept of sustainable development of tourism 
    Premarathna, U.A.D. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The Concept of sustainable development of tourism is one of the appropriate concepts related to tourism in the modern global tourism industry which has to meet social, environmental and economic requirements in order to ...
  • 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, ...
  • Identify the statues of Goddess Tāra in Sri Lanka 
    Gunawardana, N. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The influence of the Mahāyāna encouraged the practice of worshipping Bōdhisattvas within the Sinhalese Buddhist ritual. Information with reference to this cult can be seen in the Mahāvaṃsa as early as the time of Jetthatissa ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...

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