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Declining Renal Functions among Fishing and Sugarcane Farming Communities: Implications on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDU) in Sri Lanka
(2018)Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) also named as Chronic Interstitial Nephritis in Agricultural Communities (CINAC) is a rapidly growing public health concern in Sri Lanka (SL). Heat stress and ... -
The Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Bacteria Isolated from Urine of Cancer Patients
(2018)Antibiotic resistance is a major concern among cancer patients. This study was carried out to assess the microbial spectrum and the antibiotic susceptibility pattern (ABST) of bacteria isolated from urine of cancer ... -
Collaborative Biomedical Device Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Sri Lanka
(2018)Biomedical Device Development is a rapidly growing multi-billion dollar industry worldwide. Asia Pacific region in particular shows great prospects as an emerging market for consumer medical technology. Sri Lanka, as ... -
Academic and Industry Collaboration to Spark Innovation for Real World Impact
(2018)There are major challenges in life sciences and healthcare that only a multi-disciplinary team with combined technical skills, knowledge and resources can address. A team comprise of faculty from academic institutions ... -
Malaria Elimination in Sri Lanka : A Successful Multi-Sector, Multi-Professional Collaboration
(2018)The last case of indigenous malaria was reported Sri Lanka in October 2012 and the country was certified as “malaria-free” by the World Health Organization in September 2016. This is truly a great achievement for a ... -
Translational Research from an Australasian Perspective
(2018)Research performed in tertiary educational institutions has historically concentrated on the improvement of knowledge. This has been gradually changing over recent years where there is a movement for “translational ... -
Public Health Burden Caused By Zika Virus: Need for A Multi-Professional App Roach
(2018)Zika virus (ZIKV) belongs to the genus Flavivirus of the family Flaviviridae, and is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. The virus was first isolated from a monkey in Uganda in 1947 while ... -
Use of Computer Assisted Language Learning for Improving Esl Learners` Academic Writing Skills
(2018)Poor performance in academic writing skills, lack of innovative strategies and technology for language teaching and learning (Embogama, 2010, Maharoof, 2014, Ratwawatte, 2012) are some of the major areas which should be ... -
Using Visual Spatial Intelligence Based Activities to Develop Writing Skills
(2018)Lack of interest and motivation on writing activities can be noticed among undergraduates, and it hinders the development of their writing skills. The focus of this study is to explore the effectiveness of the use of visual ... -
Effect of Language Proficiency on Academic Performance: Special Reference to the Undergraduates of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
(2018)English language plays an important role in education, obtaining employment and even gaining power and special privileges in Sri Lanka. With the introduction of Official Languages Act of 1956, prominence given to English ... -
Disaster Management, Measures and Facts in India: Needs to Improve
(2018)'Disaster` is defined as a crisis situation causing wide spread damage which far exceeds our ability to recover. Thus, by definition, there cannot be a perfect ideal system thatprevents damage, because then it would not ... -
Consumer Purchase Intention Towards Organic Food; with Special Reference to Undergraduates in Sri Lanka
(2018)Sri Lanka is a country rich with full of natural resources which can cater a considerable portion of ever-growing market demand for organic products in the World. Identifying this fact is important for the Sri Lankan food ... -
A Study on the Effectiveness of Tsunami Warning System in Sri Lanka
(2018)The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26th December 2004 was the greatest natural disaster ever to hit Sri Lanka. This is considered as the world`s first Internet-mediated natural disaster as it got extensive coverage with the power ... -
Dynamics in Productivity with theIntervention of Human Resource Management (Hrm): An Exploratory Review on Manufacturing Industry
(2018)Dynamics in productivity with the intervention of Human Resource Management (HRM) was identified as a significant area in the manufacturing sector. Through-out the research history many of studies have been launched related ... -
The Impact of Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction with Regard to Divisional Secretariats
(2018)The aim of the study was to measure the service quality levels of divisional secretariats and to analyze its impact on customer satisfaction. This study, further, help suggest strategies for the quality of service offered ... -
Knowledge Management Involvement in Improving Human Resource Management of the Organizations
(2018)Human Resource Management is identified as essential for driving the human resource of any organization towards the success. Since they possess the knowledge required to execute job functions and create new knowledge to ... -
Emerging of Army Bulk Petroleum Reserve as a Critical Supply Chain Infrastructure in Sri Lanka Army
(2018)The present military logistics system would be planning in such a manner that military forces should be able to sustain the men and material for any type of war scenarios. Oil is the main energy source of all running equipment ... -
Analysis of Health and Safety Practices Affecting the Productivity of HumanResources in the Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka
(2018)The apparel industry contributes a significant amount to Sri Lanka`s economy and GDP. It is one of the fastest growing industries in Sri Lanka and it is a major employment generator. As it is relying highly on human capital, ... -
Causal Attributions of Product Harm Crisis and Consumer Moral Reputation Toward the Wounded Company- How Does Societal Damage Matter?
(2018)Despite large body of research on product harm crisis, wide spreading crises in the global market place induce the study to investigate the matter through a new empirical angle, i.e., company`s moral responsibility ... -
The Impact of Transactional Contract Fulfillment on Organizational Commitment in Selected Banks in Batticaloa District
(2018)Employees are the essence of success in every bank. In order to be successful, a bank must ensure the organizational commitment among the employees. Transactional Contract Fulfillment has been considered as one of the most ...