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Applicability of Allium cepa test system in toxicity characterization of used lubricant oil contaminated soil

Wickramanayake, I.U.; Masakorala, K. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2015-01-28)

Contamination of soil with used lubricant oil is an emerging environmental problem in most of the cities across the world. Accidental spills, illegal dumping and careless handling of used lubricant oil have been ...
Prediction of dengue fever cases in Sri Lanka using time series model

Gnanapragasam, S.R.; Cooray, T.M.J.A. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-22)

The number of dengue fever, one of the most dangerous mosquito viral infection, cases has dramatically increased in recent years. Since the first reported case of dengue fever in 1965, there had been occurrences on and ...
Forecasting of weekly demand for a daily newspaper in Sri Lanka

Jayasinghe, J.M.T.N.; Abeygunawardana, R.A.B. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-22)

Uncertainty in the demand for a newspaper is a major problem that newspaper companies come across because the printing process of a newspaper highly depends on the newspaper demand. Better forecast is very essential ...
Formulation and Evaluation of Instant Herbal Porridge Mixtures from Ranawara (Cassia auriculata Linn) Leaves

Jayasekara, N.W.D.T.; Gunathilake, K.D.P.P. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

Ranawara (Cassia auriculata Linn) based herbal porridge is a well reputed dietary remedy for treating diabetes among Sri Lankans. Studies were conducted to develop instant herbal porridge which containing Ranawara ...
An investigation of soil and litter macrofauna of different habitats in Mawarala MAB forest reserve in Matara

Chandrapathma, W.P.N.S.; Amarasinghe, N.J. De S.; Wickramasinghe, M.G.V.; Guruge, W.A.H.P. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

A preliminary study was conducted to find out the diversity of soil and litter macrofauna in three different habitats namely natural forest area (NF), disturbed forest area (DF) and riverine forest area (RF) in Mawarala ...
Correlation between gelatinization percentage and viscosity of gelatinized rice flour using FIR source

Abhiram, G.; Amaratunga, K.S.P. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

Rice flour based food processing industries pay more attention on the parameters which affect the final quality of the product. In this context gelatinization and viscosity are the two main quality parameters needed ...
Cage culture of GIFT fish in Sri Lankan conditions; mono sex or mixed sex?

De Silva, M.P.K.S.K.; Senaarachchi, W.A.R.K. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

Mono sex tilapia fish (males) culture is gaining more concern over mixed sex fish in variety of culture systems due to faster growth and larger size than their counterpart. Mono sex culture of tilapia is not practiced ...
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition by flavonoid-rich defatted crude extracts of Actinidia macrosperma fruit

Hettihewa, S.K.; Rupasinghe, H.P.V. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

Actinidia macrosperma which belongs to the genus Actinidia of the Actinidiaceae family is a non-commercial type kiwifruit. This plant has its reputation to treat various diseases within Chinese traditional medicine. ...
Taxonomic assessment of Puntius thermalis in Sri Lanka using DNA barcoding

Wijesurendra, L.M.; Gunawickrama, K.B.S. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

Puntius chola (sensu lato) Hamilton 1822, (family Cyprinidae) is a widely distributed fish species in the Asian region. The recent taxonomic revision of the genus Puntius revived the name Puntius thermalis (sensu ...
Effect of intensity control of Bharathanatyam dance training on pulmonary function

Sabaananth, S.; Thevanthy, T. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

Breathing is one of the critical bodily function which the lungs deliver oxygen to the blood, and expire carbon dioxide out of the body. Dance training can help to strengthen and make this system more efficient. The ...
Noise level exposure in school classrooms

Sethunga, S.M.N.; Bodhika, J.A.P.; Dharmaratna, W.G.D. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

Noise exposure inside classrooms may affect several ways to school children and teachers. According to the literature, high noise levels in classrooms minimize a wide range of attainments and performances in the areas ...
Improved greedy approach for travelling salesman problem to be used as a teaching tool

Wijeweera, K.R.; Ilayperuma, T.S. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

The travelling salesman problem (TSP) is a NP-hard problem in combinatorial optimization. A solution to this problem can be successfully used in touring airports to find shortest routes through selections of airports ...
Electricity Consumption Patterns in Households in selected regions of Sri Lanka

Dharmaratna, W.G.D.; Balalla, L.J.M.S.S.B. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

The electricity consumption patterns of 61 households selected from Matara, Anuradhapura, Rathnapura, Nuwaraeliya and Kaluthara were studied using the monthly meter readings and calculating the energy consumption of ...
Effects of Soil Moisture Stress on the “Free Proline” and “Chlorophyll a” Contents of Selected Tomato (Solanum esculentum Mill.) Cultivars in the Sandy Regosols

Mahendran, S.; Sujirtha, N. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

Moisture deficit is often the major factor inhibiting crop yields in semi–arid and arid regions. An induction of moisture stress in plants is known to trigger several biochemical changes. Free proline accumulation and ...
Molecular identification of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma cynodontis’ associated with Bermuda grass white leaf disease in Sri Lanka

Dickinson, M.; Abeysinghe, S. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactlylon (L.), is a grass of the family Poaceae. Bermuda grass white leaf (BGWL) caused by a phytoplasma belonging to the 16SrXIV group, has been reported from many countries including Asia. ...
Morphological and Anatomical responses of Rhizophora mucronata Lam. to water stress under green house condition

Madhurangi, H.M.T.; Dissanayake, N.P.; Kodikara, K.A.S.; Perera, A.J.D.; Jayatissa, L.P. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

Importance of mangrove restoration has been recognised all over the world due to the ecological services and products derived from them. Nevertheless, higher failure rates in restoration attempts are recorded in many ...
Morphological, Anatomical and Biochemical Characterization of Salacia reticulata and Salacia oblonga

Darshani, A.D.S.; Abeysinghe, P.D.; Marasinghe, P. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

The genus Salacia belongs to family Hippocrateaceae and consists of climbing woody plants. S. reticulata plays a significant role in Ayurveda medicine due to their anti-diabetic properties. However, due to depletion/overuse ...
Potential of substituting wheat flour with ‘Kiri-ala’ (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) flour in bread making

Nanayakkara, R.; Gunathilake, K.D.P.P. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

Bread made with imported wheat flour plays a vital role in typical Sri Lankan diet. To reduce wheat importations, there is a trend of using locally available underutilized crops as a substitute. This study was aimed ...
Practice of self-medication among the nursing students of a college of nursing in the northern part of Sri Lanka

Viniththira, V.; Kamalarupan, L. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

Self-medication is defined as the use of medications by a patient on his own initiative or on the advice of a pharmacist or a lay person instead of consulting a medical practitioner (WHO 2008). Self-medication practice ...
In vitro regenerative efficacy of different explants of sandalwood (Santalum album L.)

Vanajah, T.; Seran, T.H. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)

Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) is a commercially and culturally important plant species, known for its fragrant heartwood and oil. Due to the high value of heartwood and oil, this species is illegally harvested in ...

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