2017 IRC Articles
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Exploring the Awareness of Waste Disposal and Suggesting Future Suggestions for managing waste: A Case Study in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna
(2017)Abstract- Wastes are categorized into several types such as commercial waste, solid waste, construction waste and medical waste. Waste management is currently one of the most important aspects in each society that should ... -
Crop Farm baseline Survey in Eravur Pattu of Batticaloa District with Special Reference to Socioeconomic Factors, Cultivation Practices, Extension Services and Constraints
(2017)Abstract- The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing the adoption of agricultural practices among small holder farmers in Eravur Pattu of the Batticaloa District. Agriculture is the principal source of ... -
The impact of Academic Emotions on Language Learning in the university context: a Narrative Review
(2017)Abstract - Emotions affect learning in general and language learning (LL) in particular since they contain useful information that guides human cognition, behaviour and motivation. As such, emotions experienced in an ... -
Key actors in Agenda- Setting on LGBTQ rights: positive and negative role
(2017)I. INTRODUCTION We are in an era that generally accepts that every human being is born free and deserves equal rights to live their lives as they wish with freedom. But this is an almost unrealistic dream for LGBTQ groups ... -
Exclusion within Exclusion: Gender Stereotyping of Vocational Training in Prison
(2017)Abstract – The main objective of the study is to examine the gender differences in implementing vocational training programmes in prison. Sri Lanka has come to believe that prisoners should be economically rehabilitated ... -
Presentation and correlates of moral injury as a response to Past transgression
(2017)The concept of moral injury has been researched mostly on military personnel who have either witnessed or engaged in acts generally deemed to be moral transgressions, during combat. Although, it is explored mostly among ... -
The Factors that Affect the Demand for Private University Education in Sri Lanka
(2017)In Sri Lanka, university entrance is highly competitive with only two percent of students having the opportunity for admission. This situation manipulates a severe competition among students and it gives rise to the ... -
University learners’ performance in using the definite article in definite contexts versus the indefinite article in indefinite contexts.
(2017)Interlanguage errors have long been a field of interest for a number of studies over the years. Errors in article usage, a kind of interlanguage errors are a persistent problem that teachers of English as a second/foreign ... -
A Small-Scale Genre Analysis Study of the Introductions of a Corpus of Postgraduate Essays in the Field of Applied Linguistics
(2017)Most English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses focus on developing general academic writing skills. Swales (1990) argues that prominence should be given not only to the general writing skills but also to discipline related ... -
The Impact of Parental Involvement on Students’ Attitude and Performance in Science in Batticaloa Educational Zone, Sri Lanka.
(2017)This study was carried out to find the impact of parental involvement on student’s attitude and their performance in science subject. A sample survey design was adopted for this study. The study was directed at the ... -
Prolonged computer use and its effects on vision among undergraduates in University of Colombo, School of Computing
(2017)Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) is a group of visual symptoms experienced in relation to the use of computers. Nearly 60 million people suffer from CVS globally, ranging from 64% to 90%, resulting in reduced productivity ... -
Sinhala and Tamil influence on Sri Lankan English particle use: A corpus-based study on the case of ‘for
(2017)Colonial expansion brought English into contact with different languages. In Sri Lanka, English has been in contact with Sinhala and Tamil for over 200 years. Today, all users of Sri Lankan English (SLE) are either bilingual ... -
Clinical Audit on Effective Usage of Partogramin Obstetric Unit B of DGHKalutharafrom 01stof March to 31st of May 2016
(2017)WHO recommend partogram for universal use during labour as a necessary tool. Continuous monitoring during labour provides a safe care. Further it prevents adverse outcomes relating to child birth. The tool helps to ident ... -
Dental Fluorosis, Drinking Water and Participant Perspectives: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Students of a National School in Anuradhapura
(2017)Dental fluorosis is caused by excessive fluoride intake mainly via drinking water during the development stage of teeth. Anuradhapura is a region where fluoride levels in drinking water is high. Thambuttegama divisional ... -
The Contact between Sinhala and English Orthography in Online Text Messages
(2017)Abstract-At present, using English characters to represent Sinhala words appears to be a common feature in online texting among Sinhala-English bilinguals. This study examines the contact between Sinhala and English ... -
A study on the prevalence of high cholesterol among aircrew members of Sri Lanka Air Force
(2017)Flying involves a complex interaction between the aviator and a sophisticated machine in a highly challenging environment. Thus the physical fitness of aircrew should be maintained at the highest level when flying an air ... -
The Gaze, Image, and (Hi)stories: A critical review of the representation of the rape and murder of Vithya Sivaloganathan
(2017)Abstract- Media construction, representation and discourse of rape have a considerable power in shaping public understanding and knowledge of rape, and the use of images has a significant impact on this as a "photograph ... -
Purpose Driven Education
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