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  • Handwritten Character Recognition using Convolutional Neural Network in the Context of Sinhala Language 
    Janotheepan, M.; Vasanthapriyan, S.; Banujan, K. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2021-02-17)
    Handwritten character recognition is widely used for the English language. Among other South Asian languages, Sinhala characters are unique, because of their shape, which are having mostly curves and dots. These unique ...
  • Hearing threshold shift of workers in metal quarries and crushers due to high occupational noise exposure 
    Sethunga, S.M.N.; Abeysuriya, U.; Bodhika, J.A.P.; Dharmaratne, W.G.D.; Wickramasinghe, S.A. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2018-02-15)
    Occupational noise causes both auditory and non-auditory health effects. This study is focused on the variation of hearing threshold level of a sample of workers as Metal Crushers (MC) and Metal Quarries (MQ) at eleven ...
  • Heavy metal contamination in soils of a selected mapping unit in dry-zone of Sri Lanka 
    Sanjeevani, U.K.P.S.; Indraratne, S.P.; Weerasuriya, R.; Vitharana, W.A. U.; Rosemary, F. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-01-22)
    Assessing the level of heavy metal pollution in soil is imperative to evaluate the potential risks to human health. This study aimed to assess the level of heavy metal pollution in three land uses of the Madawachchiya, ...
  • Heavy metal contamination in the vicinity of a landfill site at Weligama, Sri Lanka 
    Marasinghe, M.G.T.T.; Amarasinghe, S.R.; Wanniarachchi, S.D.; Fernando, K.R. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2017-01-26)
    Environmental pollution due to landfill leachate has given rise to a number of studies in recent years. Heavy metals are a source of environmental pollution affecting the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Main sources ...
  • Heavy metal pollution effects on photosynthetic characteristics of Fucus vesiculosus and Ulva lactuca 
    Wickramasinghe, W.A.A.D. Lanka; Mubiana, Valentine K.; Blust, Ronny (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-01-22)
    Heavy metals caused environmental pollution is a world-wide problem in estuarine, coastal and marine waters. Metal pollution affects different organisms in different ways and the degree of the impact is site-specific. ...
  • HEC-HMS model for runoff simulation from Tittawella tank catchment 
    Sampath, D.S.; Weerakoon, S.B.; Mishra, B.K.; Herath, S. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-01-22)
    The paper describes a case study of event based and continuous hydrologic modeling of inflows to the Tittawella tank in Kurunegala using the Hydrologic Engineering Center – Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC– HMS). A ...
  • Herbal cream formulation enriched with extracts of Pterocarpus marsupium (Gammalu) bark 
    Nawarathna, T.P.H.; Dissanayake, A.S.; Hettihewa, S.K. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2024-01-24)
    The potential use of Pterocarpus marsupium in cosmetics and cosmeceutical or in sun screening products has not been investigated. This study was to formulate an herbal cream enriched with extracts of Pterocarpus marsupium ...
  • Heteroatom rich mesoporous carbon supported gold nanoparticles – An efficient catalyst for benzyl alcohol oxidation 
    Thambiliyagodage, C.J.; Bakker, M.G. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2018-02-15)
    Oxygen and nitrogen rich hierarchically porous carbons (NC/O and NC/O,N respectively) were synthesized by using furfuryl alcohol and furfuryl amine respectively as the carbon precursors by nanocasting into hierarchically ...
  • Histopathological changes in the pancreas of high-fat diet fed streptozotocin induced Wistar rats 
    Wickramasinghe, A.S.D.; Attanayake, A.P.; Mudduwa, L.K.B.; Kalansuriya, P. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2023-01-18)
    Histopathological changes in the pancreatic tissue of diabetic animal models are important to elucidate pancreatic mechanisms of novel antidiabetic agents. This study aimed to describe histopathological changes of ...
  • Homegardens in Ampara district 
    Thirumarpan, K. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2022-01-19)
    Rapid increase in population and urbanization coupled with climate change has major consequences for global food production and food security. Thus, Sri Lanka is no exception. The livelihoods of the rural poor in Ampara ...
  • Homeostatic model assessment of a Sri Lankan polyherbal mixture in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats 
    Sampath, S. N. T. I.; Jayasinghe, J. M. S.; Attanayake, A.P.; Karunaratne, V. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2021-02-17)
    The homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and homeostatic model assessment of β-cell functions (HOMA-β) are being recognized as important indices in evaluating the preclinical efficacy of novel ...
  • How nano science technology contributes for a better life 
    Fernando, C.A.N. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2024-01-24)
    Nanoscience and nanotechnology have the potential to contribute significantly to various aspects of life, leading to advancements in numerous fields.
  • HTTP-based real-time HD to SD adaptive video streamer for mobile devices 
    Ajward, A.M. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2024-01-24)
    Real-time video streaming in mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets is used in a wide variety of applications, and it has become very popular in the present era. Because of their smaller screen resolutions and ...
  • A hybrid CNN-SVM model for Tamil handwritten character recognition 
    Nemitha, R.; Ramanan, M.; Yasotha, R. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2024-01-24)
    Recognizing offline Tamil handwriting is a very challenging task because of the complex linguistic structures used by writers, and similarities in the appearance of Tamil characters and individual differences observed in ...
  • A hybrid method for solving the model of human immunodeficiency virus infection of CD4+ T cells 
    Weerakoon, S.H.; Wimaladharma, N.A.S.N. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2022-01-19)
    The present study describes the application of a new method called Laplace Padé Differential Transform Method (LPDTM), which combines Differential Transform Method (DTM) with Laplace-Padé approximation for a system of ...
  • Hydraulic architecture and hydraulic conductivity of Rhizophora mucronata Lam. in response to water stress 
    Dissanayake, N.P.; Premachandra, G.S.D.; Kodikara, K.A.S.; Jayatissa, L.P. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2017-01-26)
    Planting mangroves out of their natural habitat (intertidal zone) cause soil water stress in mangrove seedlings. Anatomical variations in the hydraulic architecture were extensively studied. However we argue that hydraulic ...
  • Hypoglycaemic activity of aponogeton cryspus in normal rats 
    Isuru, R.G.A.; Jayasuriya, W.J.A. Banukie N.; Suresh, T. S. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2016-01-28)
    This study investigates the oral hypoglycaemic activity of Aponogeton cryspus (kekatiya), an endemic protected aquatic plant commonly found in Sri Lanka. Fresh plant material was collected from two sources (Gampaha ...
  • Identification and classification of Coryza infected chickens in poultry using machine learning 
    Zulmi, Z.M.; Wijerathna, E.H.M.P.M. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2023-01-18)
    Chicken is the most famous meat in society and the apparently the most salable meat in the markets. The most of the farmers are raising chickens to get eggs and meat for commercial purposes. There is a disease called ...
  • Identification of dominant sesarmid crab species of a mangrove ecosystem in Southern Sri Lanka using DNA barcoding 
    Dedunupitiya, H.M.M.D.; Gamage, L.M.P.; Bandara, K.V.S.N.; Munasinghe, D.H.N. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2024-01-24)
    Among the herbivorous macroinvertebrates, sesarmid crabs play an important role in maintaining the stability of the mangrove ecosystems. The taxonomic identification of sesarmid crabs in Sri Lankan mangroves is important ...
  • Identification of Gall midge (Orseolia oryzae) resistant genes in selected rice varieties/ lines by molecular markers 
    Fernando, G.R; Dhammika, W.A.R.; Hemamali, K.K.G.U.; Perera, A.J.D.; Madduma, M.A.R.B. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2023-01-18)
    Asian Rice Gall Midge (Orseolia oryzae) (RGM) is a major insect pest, that affects at tillering stage of rice and causes about 30%-40% of yield loss. Cultivation of resistant rice varieties is the most successful approach ...

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