Browsing 02nd Academic Sessions - 2004 by Issue Date

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  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Value of C - reactive protein in assessing adverse outcomes of dengue fever 
    Bodinayake, C.K.; Weerarathna, T.P.; Liyanage, P.L.G.C.; 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, ...
  • A preliminary chemical study on secondary metabolites present in fruits of Momordica dioica 
    Kumara, K. Nishantha; 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 ...
  • Remote sensing approach to identify salt-affected soils in Hambantota District 
    Chandana, P.G.; Weerasinghe, 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 ...
  • Physical intimidation and discourse of deceive 
    Abeyrathne, U.; Sriyani, W.G.T.; Rathnayake, R.M. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)
    Political violence is a repetitive phenomenon in Sri Lankan universities. The Students *Councils are not independent bodies, but tend to share the political ideologies o f the mainstream political parties of the Left or ...
  • 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, ...
  • 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 ...
  • Development discourse and the third world 
    Banda, R.M. Ranaweera (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 ...
  • Influence of demographic variables on the perceptions of country of origin as a quality attribute of milk powder 
    Kumara, P.A.P. Samantha; Ashan, Fazeela M.J. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)
    This paper presents the findings o f a part o f a previous study o f perception o f country o f origin as a quality attribute of milk powder in which influence of demographic variables o f rural and urban consumers such ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Effect of glyphosate on soil nitrogen mineralization 
    Walpola, B.C.; Wanniarachchi, S.D.; Liyanage, J.A. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)
    In this study, glyphosate was used to determine the effect of increasing rate of application on soil Nitrogen mineralization. The experiment comprised three glyphosate treatments (i.e. 0.3546, 3.456,and 35.46 jug/g soil) ...
  • Present status of neat cattle farming in Pelwatte Sugarcane growing settlements 
    Perera, M.M.D.S.N.; Seresinhe, R.T.; Seresinhe, Y.J.D.J.W.; Pathirana, K.K. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)
    Baseline data were collected on neat cattle farming systems in Pelwatte sugarcane growing areas. Sixty-two farmers were randomly selected from five settlement divisions and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. ...
  • Information needs and information seeking behaviour of library users in the AGRINET 
    Gammanpila, S.L.; Yapa, N.U. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)
    A survey was carried out to ascertain information needs and information seeking behavior of the users of libraries participating in the AGRINET. A mailed questionnaire with structured and open-ended questions was used as ...
  • Comparison of nuclear and non-nuclear techniques to measure the soil moisture content 
    Ratnayake, C.; Weerasinghe, K.D.N.; Heng, L.K. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)
    Soil moisture measurement helps to improve the soil water management for better irrigation scheduling and growing of appropriate crops. It is of prime importance to select the right methodology for soil water monitoring. ...
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  • Postharvest ripening and respiration of chili 
    Chaturani, G.D.G.; Wilson, S.; Perera, S.; Hettiarachchi, M.P. (University Of Ruhuna, 2004)
    Effect of exogenous ethylene application on postharvest ripening and respiratory pattern of chili (Capsicum annum Var.MI-2) harvested at different stages of maturity was examined. Chilies harvested at mature green and ...
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