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Perceived Level of Clinical Competency Among Graduate Nursing Students in Eastern University, Sri Lanka: A Comparative Study Between Male and Female Students
(2017)Background: The contemporary health professional education greatly emphasizes on competency based education. Clinical skill is an essential competency of Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Nursing programme. Clinical competencies ... -
Experience as a Factor Influencing Upper Basic School Teachers’ Perception of Social Studies Orientations in South-West, Nigeria
(2017)This study investigated the Upper Basic School Teachers’ perception of three social studies orientations in South –West of Nigeria. Survey type of research design using questionnaire was adopted for the study. The population ... -
Exploratory Survey of Human Factors on Offshore Patrol Vessels
(2017)Spending up to six months or more aboard a ship, occasionally subject to harsh weather, the life of a seafarer is heavily dependent on the design of the ship. A good ship design, thus, has to take account of socio-technical ... -
A New Model towards Sustainable Socio-Economic and Political Stability: Case Study Based on the Experience of Sri Lanka
(2020)Abstract: The concepts of economic growth, development and sustainable development in the contemporary world are subjected to criticism mainly because of the problems and issues being faced by both developed and developing ... -
Discourse Process and Discursive Practices in th
(2020)Abstract: The discourse on profession of quantity surveying exhibits a multi-dimensional role in the construction industry. The defined vital role entails the significance of mounting the scope in contrary to the ... -
A Study on Conflict Management Styles for Decision Making in Sri Lankan Construction Projects
(2020)Abstract: Traditional project managers believe that the conflicts among project stakeholders are a threat to project deliverables. This is because the traditional project managers believe that the conflicts may bring ... -
The Indo-Pacific: An Examination of Regional Instruments for Improved Coordination
(2020)The Indo-Pacific has become the focal point of discussion among strategists in the 21st century, which is evident from the implementation of different instruments such as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue and the ... -
Prospects of Improving Civil-Military Integration to Address Maritime Drug Trafficking in Sri Lanka
(2020)Centrality of its location in east west sea lanes has placed Sri Lanka in both advantageous and disadvantageous positions in the context of national security. Though Sri Lanka does not have an immediate threat for ... -
Pedestrian Movement Tracking and Tracing in Public Space
(2020)Abstract: Population increase in the Urban areas made crowd management a hot topic today. Pedestrian decision making and movement patterns are critical in a variety of application domains. Mass event planning, ... -
Healing Through Martial Arts: Reconstruction of Bodymind in Actor Training
(2020)Abstract: The bodymind work is a vulnerable subject with relevance to actor training methodologies. Especially, if the body is perceived as an actor’s main instrument, which is a common viewpoint in major actor ... -
Perpetrators and Victims of Torture: Case Reports and Literature Review
(2020)Abstract— Perpetrators of torture (torturers) are forgotten victims. Psychological and physical pain is inflicted deliberately by torturers to control victims or to fulfill certain requirements such as confession. The ... -
Two Unusual Cases of Complete Suicidal Hanging
(2020)Abstract— Hanging is mostly considered as suicidal. Literature pertaining to forensic medicine is very rich for various methods of unequivocal and atypical suicidal hanging. This abstract describes such two cases. ... -
Cervical Spine Injury of Sri Lankan Origin
(2020)Abstract— According to the World Health Organization, 250,000 – 500,000 people suffer from spinal cord injuries around the world every year, of which up to 90% are traumatic and preventable. Here we discuss a unique ... -
A review of KDU Support Centre
(2020)Abstract: The aim of this study is to find the nature of problems and the demographic characteristics of the service seekers of KDU support centre which was established 2019. It will also look at the required future ... -
Iron and Vitamin C Content in Green Leafy Vegetables
(2020)Abstract—Commonly available green leafy vegetables (GLV) are rich sources of minerals and vitamins. Nutrient analysis of green leafy vegetables contributes to determine the health benefits that can be achieved by ... -
Factors Affecting Young Consumers’ Online Purchase Intention in Sri Lanka with Special Reference to Undergraduates in General Sir John Kotelawela Defence University
(2020)The continued growth of technological advancements and improved Internet comprehension has converted the nature of day-to-day customer activities, and most offline operations have moved to online operations. In this context, ... -
An Examination of the Social Level Predictors of Cyberbullying Victimisation
(2020)With the increasing use of information & communication technologies, and the popularity of various social media applications, incidents of cyberbullying have also increased. A number of studies have been conducted ... -
Public Intention towards Mobile Money Transactions in Sri Lanka
(2020)Mobile Money Transaction (MMT) is an innovative technology, which is freshly introduced by several business entities in Sri Lanka. Though this service is useful and relatively easy, an initial study revealed that it ... -
Language Practices in Bilingual Mathematical Classrooms: The Role of Linguistic Diversity
(2020)The aim of this study was to explore how Sri Lankan bilingual students in public sector middle schools use their two languages – Sinhalese and English – to support learning of Mathematics in small groups with their ... -
Impact of Green Attributes of Hotels on Re-Visit Intention: Moderating Impact of Customer Environmental Consciousness
(2020)Increasing awareness on environmental issues among customers’ demands businesses to become more environmentally friendly. Due to dependency on natural environment in service co-creation hotel sector is also influenced ...