INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ARTICLES (KDU IRC): Recent submissions
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Mobile Embedded Hybrid Approach for Surveillance and Remote Controlling
(2015)The importance of remote observation and controlling has been rapidly increased in recent years due to the evolution of mobility. Since mobile phones have become pre dominant at present, quite ubiquitous and increasingly ... -
Technology Adoption and Disability Digital Divide: an Empirical Study on Sri Lanka
(2015)Disabled people are not having equal opportunities in accessing Information technology and Internet access compare to the non-disabled working population in Sri Lanka. The differently-abled population in the country has ... -
Smart Tablet Based Motor Vehicle Claim Settlement Solution
(2015)In motor vehicle claim settlement procedure, the preliminary assessment depends solely on the discretion of the insurance agent. He uses his experience and knowledge to assess the damage. Typically, customers are not ... -
E-farmer Management System for Agrarian Service Centre in Sri Lanka
(2015)Agrarian service centres are established all around the country with the objective of overall improvement of agriculture sector in Sri Lanka. The major problem of the current system was identified as the lack of communication ... -
Forecasting Weekly Material Cost for a Daily Newspaper in Sri Lanka
(2015)In newspaper printing different types of costs occurred such as labour cost, material cost, and electricity expenditures. Among them material cost of a newspaper become a main key point in newspaper manufacturing cost. ... -
Designing an Information System Model for National Blood Bank of Sri Lanka
(2015)Life is a precious element from all the belongings we have. Blood is an essential asset for survival from different circumstances. Therefore, donation of blood is an essential criterion for the human beings to save the ... -
Impact of advanced technology on effectiveness of Disaster Management activities in Sri Lanka
(2016)Disasters have been a part and parcel of Sri Lankan way of life being an island exposed to vast Indian Ocean. Global warming and climate change has increased the floods, droughts, storms, earthquakes, landslides etc. Human ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Various String Matching Algorithms
(2015)String-matching is a very important subject in the wider domain of text processing. It is used in almost all the software applications starting from text editors to the complex Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) ... -
A Review of Recent Advancements of Firefly Algorithm; A Modern Nature Inspired Algorithm
(2015)Nature inspired algorithms are modern AI related algorithms which embrace natural optimization techniques to build optimization algorithms. This new field has attracted many researches and one can now see a rapid development ... -
Use of low cost information communication technologies for knowledge mobilization in agricultural communities in Sri Lanka
(2015)The potential role and significance of mobilization of scientific and indigenous knowledge to promote sustainable agriculture is well recognized. Yet, the inherent features associated with traditional agricultural extension ... -
Potential of a Herbal Preparation Used in Indigenous Medicine to Neutralize Nba nojo Venom: Example from Wet Zone, Sri Lanka
(2015)The venom neutralizing ability of a herbal preparation used in traditional medicine was characterized. The preparation is known for successful treatment of Naj a naj a and Daboia russelii envenomation, particularly in the ... -
Effective use of tour guiding in countering Tamil Diaspora: an open source response to LTTE sympathizers
(2013)Nations in the modernity are more towards the use of the efficacious tool of ‘strategic communication’ on achieving their propaganda goals. ‘Public diplomacy’ is a part of strategic communication which is an alternative ... -
The impact of non rational elements on strategy and warfare
(2013)As the world-famous critic of Strategy and Warfare General Von Clausewitz argues, much could be learned about strategies of warfare from a careful analysis of war; it could always be a highly unpredictable affair shaped ... -
Quality and Shelf Life of Minimally Processed Shredded Carrots in Modified Atmosphere Packaging
(2015)Modified atmosphere packaged Ready-to-eat shredded carrots (Daucus carota L., cv. Nantes) are an increasingly popular product, yet sales are restricted due to rapid deterioration during storage. Objective of this study was ... -
Antioxidant Potential of Selected Underutilized Fruit Species Grown in Sri Lanka
(2015)The aim of this study was to assess the potential of aqueous extracts of three underutilized fruit species namely Dialium guineense, Solanum nigrum and Carissa carandas grown in Sri Lanka. Aqueous extracts of fruits were ... -
Eliminating disability digital divide in Sri Lanka
(2013)Differently-abled People are not having equal opportunities to access information technology and systems compared to the normal population in Sri Lanka. The purpose of this research is to find reasons behind the digital ... -
Comparative Study of Tragia involucrata L. and Tragia Spp. by Using Preliminary Standardization Techniques
(2015)Since ancient times humans have been using plants as medicine in different formulations to treat various ailments. Tragiainvolucrata L. [TI] commonly known as Welkahambiliya (Sinhala) andIndian stinging nettle (English) ... -
Assessment of Consumer Awareness on Food Labels and the Effect of the Level of Awareness on Buying Behaviour of Consumers in Jaffna District
(2015)Food labels present a set of vital information such as date of expiry, nutritional data to the consumers which influence their purchasing. The present study was conducted to assess the awareness on food labels and the ... -
A universal appraisal system for the promotion of officers in the military
(2013)Violence is a common phenomenon in any country especially in developing countries with multi-ethnic and multi-religious societies. However, it is essential for a country to do away with violence and establish peace and ... -
Effect of Callus Colour Variation and Texture in Different Colchicine Concentrations on the Induction of Rice Polyploids
(2015)The abiotic stresses caused by salinity and drought are major environmental factors that determine the most serious yield reduction in rice (Oryzasativa L.). The abiotic stresses tolerant ability can be improved by changing ...