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Analyzing the Efficacy of Salvinia Molesta and Pistia Stratiotes as Phytoremediation Agent for Heavy Metals
(2023-11)To rejuvenate our declining ecosystems, it is imperative to promptly face the issue of heavy metal contamination, which serves as the underlying cause for pollution globally. Phytoremediation, which is the ability of ... -
Application of artificial neural network for short term electricity demand forecasting
(2022-07)Many researchers around the world work on short term electricity demand forecasting (STLF) in order to establish an accurate power planning and generation system in their countries. This research, with its focus on ... -
Artificial Deprivation of Human Life: The Legal, Moral and Religious Controversy of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
(2022-11)Euthanasia or assisted suicide could be defined as the practice of artificial deprivation of human life to end unbearable and incurable suffering of a terminally ill person. Medical Historians believe that ancient Greeks ... -
Assertiveness and its associations among nursing undergraduates in General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
(2022-07)Assertiveness is considered as a valuable skill in the nursing profession as it contributes to strengthening interprofessional relationships, preventing workplace violence, reducing occupational stresses, minimizing ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of an online teaching intervention in reducing the Public Speaking Apprehension (PSA) among the second-year law undergraduates in Kotelawala Defence University
(2021-11)Public speaking skills are a mandatory requirement for law undergraduates to become competent future lawyers. Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA) is one of the crucial issues faced by law students. Therefore, the current study ... -
Assessment of groundwater quality using multivariate statistical methods at Nagadeepa area in Badulla district, Sri Lanka
(2022-07)The study area, Nagadeepa is situated in Badulla District within the dryer parts of the country. Groundwater is the main drinking water source in the area. The study was carried out from 2013 to 2016 and the main objective ... -
Autonomy in English Language Teaching and Learning During Secondary Education: A Study of Autonomous Language Learning Experience Recollections Among Engineering Students in A Sri Lankan State University
(2022-11)Autonomy is a central concern of language teaching and learning that has various sources and wide-ranging implications. There are several advantages of autonomous learning practices in a country like Sri Lanka, where ... -
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) And Sri Lanka: A Review of Literature
(2022-11)Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project is one of the most dominant trade policies initiated by the Chinese government. It connects one hundred and forty-six countries occupying more than fifty per cent of the world's ... -
Big Data and Predictive Analytics: Time Series Forecasting for Improved Decision Making in Business Applications
(2017)Predictive analytics is a significant aspect of big data analysis where large data sets are analyzed in order to give future predictions. Reliability and accuracy of the information generated through the use of predictive ... -
Challenges and Way-Forward of Non-Organic Agriculture to Organic Agriculture: A Comparative Study between China and Sri Lanka
(2023-07)The agriculture around the world is still heavily associated with chemical fertilisers, pesticides etc. and being inorganic. Although, a positive trend has been developing for organic agriculture around the world due to ... -
Corporate Governance on Financial Performance: Evidence from Listed Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka
(2023-07)Corporate governance is a widely accepted governing mechanism that is followed by a majority of organizations believing that it would help to improve the financial performance of the organization. Based on this scenario, ... -
Crop Yield Forecasting Using Machine Learning Techniques - A Systematic Literature Review
(2023-07)The utilization of machine learning has become increasingly important in the prediction of crop yields for facilitating decisions regarding crop cultivation and management during the growing season. Numerous machine ... -
The cross-cultural adaptation of the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) for use among nursing students in a Defence University, Sri Lanka
(2023-07)The ability to recognize, control, and evaluate emotions is defined as emotional intelligence (EI). EI is a vital part of ward management and patient care in nursing practice. When EI is assessed and instilled in nursing ... -
The current role of Cobalt-60 teletherapy in cancer care
(2021-11)Cobalt-60 teletherapy for cancer treatment is becoming less common. It is due to advances in Linac technology, such as beam collimation, conformal radiation therapy, and intensity modulation. Despite this, most developing ... -
Cyber bullying among undergraduates in a Nigerian university: occurrence and impact on their self-image
(2022-07)This study explored the impact of cyber bullying on undergraduates’ self-image. The study also investigated whether respondents’ views will vary based on their age, gender, purpose of using the internet, duration of internet ... -
Degradation of Malachite Green Using Green Synthesized Iron Nanoparticles by Coffea Arabica Leaf Extracts and Its Antibacterial Activity
(2023-11)The synthesis of biocompatible nanomaterials using bio-renewable plant extract has emerged as a promising alternative to traditional methods in recent years due to its cost-effectiveness, eco-friendliness, non-toxicity, ... -
Derivatives: Are They Weapons of Mass Destruction?
(2017)The growth of the amount of financial derivatives during the last fifteen years has been phenomenal. With the total notional amounts outstanding on over-the-counter derivative contracts amounting to around nine times global ... -
The determinants of migration of Sri Lankan young engineers to Australia – A case study
(2021-11)The migration of professionals or brain drain is a widely discussed issue in developing countries. Professionally qualified engineers in developing countries migrate to developed countries for different reasons. Currently, ... -
Dosimetric comparison study of three dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3dcrt) versus different intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) techniques in prostate cancer treatment
(2022-07)IMRT is a well-known and widely used treatment technique for carcinoma of the prostate (PCa) because it permits dose escalation to the tumour while sparing normal tissues. In Sri Lanka, along with IMRT, the 3DCRT technique ... -
Dynamics of Optimal Growth and Overlapping Generations Models in Economic Convergence and Inequality: a Review
(2023-11)This study explains the dynamics in the Optimal Growth [OGR] and Overlapping Generations [OGE]models and their implications for (real) GDP per capita [RGDPPC] in different countries, short-run and long-run. This analysis uses ...