2014 IRC Articles: Recent submissions
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How can we learn to Work Together? Perceptions on Teaching / Learning Methods of Inter Professional Education (IPE) amongst Pre-Registration Students from Different Health Professions in Sri Lanka
(2014)Inter-professional education (IPE) is important in developing good working relationships between different health professionals. One of the key determinants of successful IPE is identifying the teaching / learning methods ... -
Contract of Employment in Sri Lanka: A Contract like Any Other, But a Contract Not like Any Other!
(2014)Contract of employment is a contract relating to employer and employee relationship. The traditional common law considered it as a contract made with free will of the parties. It paved the way for exploitation of employees ... -
Trends in Collective Bargaining Coverage and Union Membership Level in Sri Lanka
(2014)Collective bargaining is a powerful weapon in the labour field as the 'Contract of employment' is a negotiation between two unequal parties. In a contract of employment employer is the powerful and decision making party ... -
Effect of Degree of Chlorination on Chlorophenols Dechlorination Water Treatment with Zero Valent Iron
(2014)Chlorophenols (CPs) are known for causing water pollution. Zero-Valent Iron (ZVI) can be used to treat water via CP dechlorination. Incorporation (sorption, co-precipitation and/or physical entrapment) of CPs with iron ... -
Gender Stereotypes in South Asia: Legal Perspectives by U.N. Based Mechanisms
(2014)Stereotypes on gender have long been deeply rooted as societal norms in the culture. However, the global phenomenon is that in any given time, or in several instances of women's lives, either in their professional lives ... -
An Analysis on Effective Outdoor Mobile Phone Jamming Using Radio Frequency Channels
(2014)This paper investigates the design and implementation of mobile phone jammers for GSM (900MHz AND 1800MHz) and 3G (2100MHz) for outdoor use in a high signal reception zone. A mobile phone jammer is a device that blocks ... -
Extraction of Montmorillonite nano Particles from Clay Deposits in Nachchaduwa Area
(2014)Clay deposits in Nachchaduwa, located in the Anuradhapura district, have been used for generations in brick, tile, and traditional cookware manufacturing industries. In modern industries, Montmorillonite clay has applications ... -
RFID Localization Estimation Techniques for Indoor Environment
(2014)The purpose of wireless sensor network (WSN) has made real-time tracking of objects through the use of a radio frequency identification (RFID) system possible. Localization techniques in an RFID system affect on accurate ... -
Feasibility Studies on Sustainable Fisheries Infrastructure Development
(2014)A need exists for the development of appropriate fisheries infrastructure to meet the demands of the expanding fisheries sector in the country. With such developments, however, a possibility exists for the coastal constructions ... -
Nation Development by Bridging the Disability Digital Divide in Sri Lanka
(2014)The differently abled population in the country has increased due to the 30 years of humanitarian operations.T he Sri Lankan development strategy focuses on rebuilding the nation after having completed operations in 2009. ... -
Job Satisfaction and Organisational Commitment of Soldiers in Sri Lanka Army
(2014)This study aimed to explore the relationships between job satisfaction and organisational commitment of the soldiers in Sri Lanka Army. Within the course of this study, it has been discovered that the main factors that ... -
Israel Defence Force: a Retrospective Study for Prospective Regional Defence Challenges
(2014)Israel Defence Forces (IDF) comprises of Army Command, Navy, Air Force, Corps, Brigades and Advisory units. The underlying Doctrine is Prepare for Defence and moves to counter-attack. Military heritage, democratic principles, ... -
Combat Exposure and Cannabis Use: Are they associated?
(2014)Cannabis also known as marijuana is an illicit psychoactive substance derived from the Cannabis sativa plant. Regular cannabis use is associated with cannabis dependence syndrome. Cannabis users are also more likely to use ... -
An Assessment on Integration of Single-Sign-On Technologies for Military Environment: A Fit- Viability Model
(2014)With the creation of web-based technologies, single sign-on has emerged as an important and central architecture solution for enterprise applications. As security breaches become increasingly more frequent, Minimizing user ... -
The Missing Link in Joint Warfare Practices: A Conceptual Analysis of Military Transformation
(2014)Military services have over the years been far more likely to resist cooperation, and this reality has been expressed in the analysis of strategic thought. Although some critics discussed amphibious warfare and the specific ... -
The Galle Dialogue and Maritime Security Cooperation: Present Status and Future Possibilities
(2014)The Galle Dialogue maritime security forum was initiated by Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defence and the Sri Lanka Navy in 2010. Since then the Galle Dialogue has become an annual event. This paper examines the contribution of ... -
Total Maritime Surveillance- An Integrated Approach
(2014)The vision of the Sri Lanka Navy with regard to Maritime surveillance is to be able to detect, identify and classify all players in the maritime domain within Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone. The major threats perceived ... -
National Security Implications of Climate Change for Sri Lanka Naval Forces
(2014)Climate change, both natural and man-induced, will cause the most serious environmental problems that will impact the national security of Sri Lanka in 21st Century. Climate change affects the national security of Sri Lanka ...