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A sociological study on elderly care in an urban community in Sri Lanka

Perera, R. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)

rt is expected that the world will fe e l an implication o f population ageing in the near future ever than before. It is also estimated that 48.2% o f the world ageing population belongs to Asian countries. Furthermore, ...
Impact of globalization on entertaining, knowledge of information technology and sexuality among men and women in Sri Lanka

Silva, Dushmanthi K.D.; Kariyakarawana, Saman M. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)

Over the past two decades, globalization has brought tremendous opportunities along with serious challenges to many societies around the world. This paper briefly reviews how the concept o f globalization affects the Sri ...
Remote sensing approach to identify salt-affected soils in Hambantota District

Chandana, P.G.; Weerasinghe2, K.D.N.; Subasinghe, S.; Pathirana, S. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)

Present research deals with the problem o f monitoring saline soils o f Hambantota district, southern Sri Lanka, based on Remote Sensing data o f TM sensor o f Landsat 7 satellite, using ILWIS 3.2 'functions. Effectiveness ...
සිංහල භාෂාව නැගෙනහිර ඉන්දීය ප්‍රාකෘත්‍යක් ද

ප්‍රේමසිරි, සුනන්දා (University Of ruhuna, 2004)

ඓතිහාසික හා තුලනාත්මන වාග්විද්‍යාව අනුව මහාචාර්ය සෙනරත් පරණවිතාන සූරීන්ගේ මත අනුව සිංහල භාෂාව බටහිර ප්‍රාකෘත්‍යක් මුල් කරගෙන වයඹ, නැගෙනහිර ප්‍රාකෘත වලත් ආභාසයෙන් සංවර්ධනය වූ ඉන්දු ආර්ය භාෂාවක් බව පිලිගෙන ඇත. මේ පිළිබඳව ...
A study of social consequences of ethnic conflict in the North-East of Sri Lanka

Dissanayake, P.K.M (University Of ruhuna, 2004)

This paper discusses social consequences o f the north- east conflict. It is a well-known fa c t that Sri Lanka in recent time, has become synonymous with political violence and terror. Therefore, traditions of civil society ...
Application of geographical information systems for flood risk mapping

Liyanarachchi, P; Chandana, P.G. (University Of ruhuna, 2004)

The objective o f this study was to assess the risk o f different flo o d scenarios fo r Ratnapura town due to flash floods and estimate the flo o d inundation areas according to the ward wise o f the town area. The data ...
Development discourse and the third world

Ranaweera Banda, R.M. (University Of ruhuna, 2004)

This article presents a critique on the development discourse within the context o f post colonial relations between the West and the ‘Third World'. The author views the concept o f development and the notion o f 'Third ...
A preliminary chemical study on secondary metabolites present in fruits of Momordica dioica

Nishantha Kumara, K.; Bulugahapitiya, V.P. (UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA, 2004)

Results o f isolation and identification o f secondary metabolites present in fruits o f Memordicadioica are reported in this paper.M. dioica (Family Cucurbitaceae) is a dioecious perennial plant with tuberous roots and ...
A correlation study of algal diversity with reef characteristics of Akurala reef in the Southwest coast of Sri Lanka

Mallikarachchi1, M.U.; de Silva, M.P. (UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA, 2004)

Akurala (N 06°. l l l-E 80°. 04l) reef is located approximately 90.5 km south o f Colombo. The reef forms part o f a fringe o f sandstone. It is about 35 m wide and does not slope gently from land to sea. The seaward face ...
Evaluation of indigenous entomopathogenic virus against larvae of Helicoverpa armigera

Wegiriya, H. C. E. (UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA, 2004)

Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV) was isolated from larvae o f Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner), avoracious polyphagous pest attacking wide variety o f economically important crops in Sri Lanka.Effects o f this entomopathogenic ...
Value of C - reactive protein in assessing adverse outcomes of dengue fever

Bodinayake, C.K.; Weerarathna, T.P.; Liyanage, P.L.GC.; Basnayake, L.S. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)

Dengue fever is a mosquito borne infection endemic to Sri Lanka. Its incidence is rapidly rising and 7900 cases were reported from January to July 2004. Dengue is associated with many adverse and fatal outcomes including, ...
Prevalence of Insulin Resistance Syndrome (IRS) among young patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Weerarathna, T.P.; Dissanayake, A S. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)

Incidence o f type 2 diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions in the South Asian region1. A notable feature among subjects affected with type 2 diabetes is the presence o f features o f insulin resistance. Insulin resistance ...
Corriandrum sativum: Does it protect the mouse liver in paracetamol poisoning

Hewawasam, R P; Jayatilaka, K A P W; Pathirana and, C; Mudduwa, L K B (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)

Acetamenophen (paracetamol) is one o f the most commonly used and recommended non prescription analgesic and antipyretic medication. It is frequently consumed and its indiscriminate ingestion can lead to poisoning and ...
Efficacy of rice flour fortification in Sri Lanka

Hettiarachchi, Manjula; Liyange, Chandrani; Hilmers, David C.; Abrams, Steven A (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)

Rice flour has been proposed as a vehicle fo r iron and zinc fortification in Sri Lanka. Although widely consumed, rice flour has not been previously evaluated as a fortifiedfood. We conducted a mini efficacy trial on ...
Do the consultant judicial medical officers in Sri Lanka hide behind the euphemous statement, “ the cause of death is under investigation, but the body may be released for burial

Chandrasiri, Niriellage (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)
Assessment of root growth pattern of Cinnamon

Malavipathirana, I.; Subasinghe, S. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)

A series experiments were conducted to study the below ground growth performance o f Cinnamon. The experimental design o f the pot experiment was Completely Randomized Design with five replicates and each replicate consisted ...
Effect of rainfall on cropping pattern of farmers in Hambantota District

Gunarathna, MHJP; Navaratne1, CM; Weerasinghe, KDN (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)

The effect o f rainfall on cropping pattern among farm ers in the Hambantota district was studied by analyzing the spatial and temporal variation o f rainfall, with respect to rainfall magnitude, risk and onset. The rainfall ...
Assessment of the feeding value of five shrub legumes of local interest

W.Seresinhe, Y.J.D.J.; Seresinhe, R.T.; Pathirana, K.K. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)

The intake and digestibility o f tree and shrub foliage by ruminants are limited due to the presence o f undesirable secondary plant metabolites. In particular, tannins have been implicated in the failure o f ruminants to ...
Market entry requirements for herbal medicinal products in Sri Lanka: A case study

Jayalath, C.C; Hettiarachchi, M.P.; Kodikara, K.D.N. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)

The herbal medicinal product sector has been identified as one o f the key areas o f promoting exports in Sri Lanka. Developed countries have changed dietary habits into herbal products, resulting from increased health ...
Yield and quality of Gliricidia septum grown in live fence in relation to frequency of defoliation and method of harvesting

Manawadu, A; Sirisena, D.G.A.K.; Pathirana, K.K. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)

Small farmers in Sri Lanka have used Gliricidia sepium as a multipurpose tree in traditional agricultural systems. A mixture offodder grass and Gliricidia sepium forage provide appropriate mixed dietfor ruminants, especially ...

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