Synthetic pesticides can cause deleterious effects on human health and the environment. The rapid spread of invasive alien plants (IAPs) threatens biodiversity and the natural and semi-natural ecosystems. A strategy to ...

It is undeniable that modern computers are incredibly fast and accurate. However, computers cannot ‘think’ (act intelligently) as humans unless it is trained to learn from the past knowledge. Despite their intelligence, ...

Fish recognition is one of the important tasks under object detection due to its prominence in oceanography or marine science. This paper proposes a method for multi-class classification using the hybrid feature and support ...

Medicinal plants contain phyto-constituents which show pharmacological effects. This study is focused on identification and quantification of marker compounds and determination of the antioxidant activity of T. chebula ...

Betel is an export agriculture crop grown as an intercrop throughout Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan betel growers are disorganized and not adhering to standard production practices recommended by the Department of Export ...

The Paspanguwa herbal formulation is commonly consumed as a traditional medicine in Sri Lanka. Paspanguwa consists of five ingredients, namely the rhizome of Zingiber officinale (Inguru), leaves and stem of Hedyotis corymbosa ...

Spondias pinnata (L. f.) Kurz is a medicinal plant used in complementary medicine. Decoctions prepared using stem-bark of S. pinnata find applications in treating diabetes mellitus. However, low bioavailability of bioactive ...

Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel, (Diptera: Tephritidae) is one of the most serious fruit pests in Sri Lanka. There has been a dearth of documented records of infestation and damages of fruit flies on commercially important fruit ...

Kottawa forest is an isolated patch of lowland rain forest and its buffer zone is threatened by invasive alien plants ((IAS). Among IAS, wind dispersed seeds of both Alostonia macrophylla and Pinus caribaea may invade the ...

Information Security (IS) has emerged as an essential aspect of all organisations. Universities have an enormous amount of information collected, analysed, and stored daily, which is paramount. Therefore, beyond doubt, ...