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• On Rare Events in T Cell Activation 

  Wedagedera, Janak R. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna Matara, Sri Lanka, 2004-08-11)

  T cell activation is a stochastic process occurring over a finite time interaction with an anti-gen presenting cell (APC). The T cell commits to activation based on a finite number of T cell receptor phosphorylation events; ...
• Population dynamics of Oreochromis mossambicus, Oreochromis niloticus and their hybrids/ introgressed individuals in three reservoirs of Sri Lanka 

  De Silva, M.P.K.S.K. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna Matara, Sri Lanka, 2004-08-11)

  Introduced cichlids Oreochromis mossambicus and Oreochromis niloticus are the major contributors to the reservoir fishery of Sri Lanka. Studies have shown hybridization/ gene introgression between these two species has ...
• Changes of the mangrove cover of Rekawa lagoon, Sri Lanka, over a 38 year period: mitigating the significance of a surface increase 

  Hettiarachi, S.; Jayatissa, L.P. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna Matara, Sri Lanka, 2004-08-11)

  From an economic and ecological point of view, Rekawa lagoon is one of the most important brackish water bodies on the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The change of its floristically rich mangrove belt, over a 38-year ...
• A preliminary study of the utility of sequences from two mitochondrial protein coding genes for phylogeographic studies of marron (Cherax cainii) from southwest of western Australia. 

  Munasinghe, D.H.N.; Burridge, C.P.; Whisson, G.; Austin, C.M. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna Matara, Sri Lanka, 2004-08-11)

  Marron, Cherax tenuimanus and Cherax cainii (Austin) being two of the largest freshwater crayfish species in the world, are highly sought after by recreational anglers and form the basis of an expanding aquaculture ...
• Development of a rainfall forecasting model for Sri Lanka using artificial feed-forward neural network 

  Dharmaratna, W.G.D.; Premarathna, L. D. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna Matara, Sri Lanka, 2004-08-11)

  A rainfall forecasting model for Sri Lanka is constructed using artificial feed-forward back-propagation neural network. The data obtained from meteorological station in Colombo is used. The rainfall data with the ...
• The role of Pondweed (Potamogeton spp) beds as an important micro-ecosystem in Embillakala lagoon of Bundala National Park; A Ramsar wetland in Sri Lanka 

  Chandana, E.P.S.; Amarasinghe, N.J.De.S.; Samayawardhena, L.A. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna Matara, Sri Lanka, 2004-08-11)

  The present study focused on the ecological role of aquatic macrophytes on micro ecosystem diversity of pondweed beds in Embillakala lagoon of Bundala National Park. The taxonomic investigation indicates that pondweed ...
• Suppression of Collar-rot caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. in chilli by antagonistic bacterial treatments 

  Abeysinghe, S. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna Matara, Sri Lanka, 2004-08-11)

  Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) is an important crop in Sri Lanka. However, chilli cultivation is severely affected in many areas due to several soil-borne pathogens. Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. has been identified as one of ...
• Cobra-repellent activity of Eryngium foetidum L. (Andu) and Aquilaria ugallocha (Agil) 

  Indurugalla, D.; Wimaiaratne, P.D.C.; Bandaranayake, L.D.J.L.M.; Bodhipala, D.G.S.C.; Attanayake, A.P. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna Matara, Sri Lanka, 2004-08-11)

  Foliage of Andu, Eryngium foetidum L., is traditionally used in Sri Lanka to repel cobras, Naja naja naja L. Application of aqueous suspension of crushed Andu leaves, spreading dried leaves and growing Andu plant in ...
• Inhibition of growth of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus sp. and Proteus sp. by mangrove plant extracts 

  Abeysinghe, P.D.; Wijesekara, D.; Pathirana, R.N. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna Matara, Sri Lanka, 2004-08-11)

  Mangrove plants Avicennia marina, Bruguiera sexangula, Derris trifoliata, Excoecaria agallocha, Lumnitzera racemosa and Rhizophora apiculata were used to obtain plant extracts by grinding and sequential Soxhlet extraction ...
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• Hybrid modifications of Bacterial Foraging Optimization: A Survey 

  Kumari, D.W.C.P.; Ranasinghe, D.N. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2013-01-09)

  Other than using traditional methods, Meta-heuristics are very popular in solving complex and intricate problems. Among the meta-heuristics, Bacterial Foraging Optimization is a newly introduced nature inspired algorithm ...
• Classification of Candida Cells with Morphological Identification 

  Hameed, Pathima N.; Yapa, Roshan D.; Panagoda, Gehan J. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2013-01-09)

  Candida causes fungal infections in human and animals. Since a large number of Candida cells can be found in one sample, manual quantification and classification has become a tedious task for technicians. Moreover, it ...
• Exploring geographic and age variation in cancer incidence in Sri Lanka 

  Kumarapathirana, K.P.S.D.; Guruge, D.B. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2013-01-09)

  Cancer is worldwide recognized as an uncontrollable, incurable and fatal disease, caused by the spread of abnormal cells. The main objective of this study which has been conducted as a collaborative research with ...
• A case study of frictional damping of a physical pendulum 

  Rajapakshe, R.T.N.; Jayathilaka, K.P.S. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2013-01-09)

  The harmonic motion is a prominent motion in nature. Pendulums are made for demonstrating harmonic oscillations and they are applied in various physical systems. Damping of a pendulum with time is due to frictional forces ...
• An automated, low cost device for feeding grains into a grinding mill 

  Senani, H.W.L.; Ranatunga, E.M.; Yapa, K.K.A.S.; Bogahawaththa, U.K.L. (Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2013-01-09)

  A simple automated device has been constructed to feed grains into a regular manually fed grinding mill. It is capable of feeding grains with desirable constant rates according to the size and type of grains as well as ...

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