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Analysis of Test Section Flow Conditions of Low Speed Wind Tunnel
(2017)Abstract - Low speed wind tunnels are preferred in experimental aerodynamics due to their ability of including the full complexity of real fluid flow while providing accurate, reliable data in the most economical manner. ... -
Aviation Demand for the Construction of a Runway in Kandy
(2019-08-01)— Analysis of the aviation demand is one of the pre-requirements to decide the construction of a new runway. It revealed that the aviation demand was not investigated through a proper study with relevance to Kandy. The aim ... -
Awareness of Information Retrieval in Online Environment: A Study on Newcomers to the Faculty of Engineering of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
(2017-06)Undergraduates, in their first year, usually perform poorly in their studies and it has been attributed to the inability of students to effectively retrieve information for academic work. At present, there are many problems ... -
Challenges Faced in Formulating a New Faculty Library: With Special Reference to Allied Health Sciences Library, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
(2016)The aim of this paper is to discuss and bring out challenges faced in formulating a faculty library with special reference to Allied Health Sciences Library, Kotelawala Defence University. Issues occurred in collection ... -
A Comparison of Classical Time Series Models and Machine Learning LSTM Model to Forecast Paddy Production in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)The most common & effective traditional methods of univariate time series forecasting are Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) family models and Exponential Smoothing family models. With the recent advancement ... -
Development and validation of the Electronic Information Resources usage scale
(2015-03)The purpose of the study was to develop and validate the EIR use scale. The research took place in several empirical phases. Fist, a list of 97 items was developed by the researcher and was sent to the panel of experts for ... -
The Effects of Country-level Population Policy for Enhancing Adaptation to Climate Change
(2013-10-02)Abstract. The effectiveness of population policy in reducing the combined impacts of population change and climate change on water resources is explored. One no-policy scenario and two scenarios with population policy ... -
Electronic Information Resources Utilization by Medical Students in General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
(2016)This study evaluated the utilization of electronic information resources in General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Library by Medical students by addressing four objectives namely; identifying the awareness of ... -
Evaluation of Sri Lankan Wild Fruits based on Free Radical Scavenging Activity, Polyphenolic Content and Cytotoxic Activity
(2022-09)The study of free radical chemistry has been of recent interest in the scientific community and represents an emerging paradigm in nutraceuticals and disease management. The objective is to incorporate phytochemicals into ... -
Forecasting of Female Labor Force Participation Rate data with missing values imputation, Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Female Labour Force Participation Rate (Female LFPR) is defined as the proportion of the female labor force to the total working-age population. This study was based on the female LFPR quarterly data published by the ... -
A gap analysis to measure service quality of university libraries through user perspectives: a case study at the university of Colombo
(2010-01)User expectations and perceptions are important measures of service quality in academic libraries and service quality is frequently defined in terms of reducing the gap between user expectations and the service provided. ... -
Information Sources Used by Postgraduate Students in General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University: A Citation Analysis of Theses
(2014-11)This study is based on 2627 citations, appended in sixty five M.Sc. theses submitted to the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) during the time period from 2008 to 2013. The objectives of the study ... -
Internet Use and Its Impact on Library Usage by Trainees at Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), Sri Lanka
(2016)This study focused on the impact of Internet on Library usage in the Navel and Maritime Academy (NMA), Sri Lanka. In this study, two hundred trainees attached to NMA were given a semi structured questionnaire to collect ... -
Perceived organizational citizenship behavior: a study of its antecedents
(2021-12-03)Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) is a dynamic construct that defines employees' voluntary participation with a business. It is, nonetheless, a great factor that is generally disregarded. The acknowledged importance ... -
Relationship between selected Anthropometric Parameters and 50m Freestyle Swimming Time in Teenage Swimmers
(2022-09)Swimming is an Olympic sport which is a very popular endurance development activity around the world. Anthropometry is one of the main factor that influences the swimming performance of teenagers. This study aimed to examine ...