2013 IRC Articles: Recent submissions
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Crossing over to the other side:attitudes held by Sinhala medium Humanities and Social Sciences undergraduates of Sri Lankan universities towards English
(2013)In Sri Lanka, the necessity of a lingua franca like English is highly felt, specially in view of the country's vision to become a knowledge hub in Asia. Consequently English is taught to the youth at secondary and tertiary ... -
Using musical intelligence based techniques to coach young ESL learners in acquiring grammar
(2013)Despite the facilities provided by the Sri Lankan Government, the students in most of the rural schools are not motivated to learn English due to various reasons. On the basis of this premise, this research explored the ... -
Acquisition of articles by Sinhalese EFL/ESL learners
(2013)Acquisition order of English articles by L2 learners has drawn much attention in second language acquisition (SLA) research since it is believed that most L2 learners of English face difficulties in acquiring English ... -
Impact of energy cost on foreign direct investments in Sri Lanka
(2013)Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) play a key role in the development process of a country. To attract potential FDI, Energy cost is a highly competitive determinant among the developing countries. This research study analyzed ... -
Geo information for agriculture sector in Sri Lanka
(2013)Sri Lanka is predominantly considered as agriculture based country with one third (32.9% in 2011) of the labour force working in the agriculture sector with the usage of little less than half of total available land for ... -
Adoption of agronomic practices by smallholder rice farmers in Ampara district
(2013)Sri Lanka's staple food rice is cultivated all over the country. In most part of Sri Lanka rice is grown on small holdings. Ampara district is one of the major rice producing districts in the country. The total production ... -
The impact of the grievance management on perceived job performance of employees in garment industry in Sri Lanka
(2013)An effective grievance management procedure is essential for enhanced employees work performance and organizational productivity. Grievance administration is important machinery which enables organizations or companies to ... -
Workplace spirituality: a case of academics at state sector universities
(2013)The concept of workplace spirituality is less explored yet considered as important in the management discipline. Workplace spirituality can be defined as the "recognition that employees have an inner life which nourishes ... -
Challenges to property rights of women under the Sri Lankan legal perspective
(2013)According to the prevailing patriarchal system in Sri Lanka, traditionally the male is designed as the head of the household regardless of whether he is the primary source of economic support or not. Females in families ... -
Should the Sri Lankan government develop a government-sponsored arbitration centre for the resolution of international commercial disputes? -An effort to make Sri Lanka a viable commercial hub
(2013)One of the major objectives of Sri Lanka is to achieve economic prosperity after the end of decades long conflict that ravaged the country. The desire to achieve this objective is reflected through massive development ... -
An analysis of the jurisdiction, duties and powers of an industrial arbitrator in Sri Lanka
(2013)The Industrial Disputes Act has been enacted to achieve industrial peace through maintenance of harmonious industrial relations. Industrial peace becomes increasingly important inter alia to attract investors and to provide ... -
Sri Lanka as hub of environment protection in Asia: constructing expressways while mitigating its environmental impact
(2013)Expressways are seen as an important device to stimulate "economic development", an objective which states seek to achieve. However, development in most instances, as in the case of expressways, comes at the cost of ... -
Children in criminal justice: a critical review of the contemporary penal laws in Sri Lanka
(2013)Today's children are the future of any society. If there is no proper protection and guidance for children today, the future of the country will be in dark. Therefore, it is the obligation of every generation to bring up ... -
A comparative analysis on protecting women's rights in conflict situations: Sri Lanka and Rwanda
(2013)Rwandese experience on mass-scale violations of women's human rights in the conflict shook world'ss conscience. The final outcome of the grave violations of women's human rights resulted in the development of international ... -
Challenges in maintaining and extending Sri Lanka's record on health - with special reference to international trade in services
(2013)Sri Lanka is looking to the future and planning for economic growth and development. As much as it is important to innovate and introduce new and more effective policies, it is equally important to identify, maintain and ... -
A prosperous tomorrow: the realisation of the right to development through Mahinda Chinthana goals
(2013)This paper will focus on the ways and means of using the home-grown development strategies set out in the Mahinda Chinthana for creating a society where every Sri Lankan enjoys prosperity and peace. Background: It is said ... -
Application of derived models for the prediction of municipal solid waste generation rates in developing countries
(2013)Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) is a complex process that requires a lot of information from various sources such as factors on waste generation and waste quantity forecasts. Waste generation rates are affected by ... -
Impact of hydraulic loading rate on performance of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment
(2013)Wastewater generation is increasing at an exponential rate as a result of rapid population growth and urbanization. Sri Lanka in its way forward to become a hub in Asia will have to give an immense attention for treatment ... -
Assessment of aerodynamic behaviour of the NACA 64A212 airfoil on the context of computational fluid dynamics
(2013)A comprehensive understanding of an aircraft�s fluid and flight dynamics cannot be understated from both an engineering and aircraft handling perspective. In this context, availability of such descriptive information, ... -
Distribution reliability improvement through optimal location of load break switches in 33 kV network
(2013)Distribution network is responsible for many of the interruptions in an electricity supply system. This is internationally the case due to the more exposed nature of the distribution lines which are mostly of overhead type ...