• Effects of Gymnema lactiferum leaf on glycemic and lipidemic status in type 2 diabetic subjects 

  Bandara, Thushari; Rokeya, Begum; Khan, Sakina; Ali, Liaquat; Ekanayake, Sagarika; Jansz, Errol R; Balasubramanium, Kandiah (Bangladesh Pharmacological Society, 2008-10-04)

  Gymnema lactiferum var. lactiferum is a climber distributed in many South Asian countries. It is reported that the diabetic patients in Sri Lanka use G. lactiferum leaves as a treatment for diabetes. However, scientific ...
• Proper hydration is central for the health and wellness of children 

  Bandara,Thushari; Fenando, G.H.S (The Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2022-11-15)
• Psychological disturbances encountered by the healthcare professionals, military professionals and general public in Sri Lanka during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study 

  Sundarapperuma,Thamudi Darshi; Gamage, Madushika Wishvanie Kodagoda; Rathnayake, Nirmala; Weeratunga, Eranthi Bimalee; Jagodage, Hemamali Madhushanthi Hirimbura (BMC springer nature, 2023-05-31)

  Background The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious global health concern, posing a greater risk of psychological vulnerabilities for frontline healthcare workers (HCWs), military professionals and the general public around ...
• Consumers' Knowledge and Perception of Food Additives: A Study of Galle Municipal Area in Sri Lanka 

  Nayanajith, M.; Bandara, W. (International Journal of Health System, 2022)

  Food additives are substances added to food in order to maintain or improve the taste, texture, safety, freshness or appearance. Food additives have been found to cause various health problems such as allergies, hormone ...
• A Cross-sectional Study on the Vitamin D Status in a Group of Indoor and Outdoor Workers in Galle, Sri Lanka 

  Madusanka, M. A. I. S.; Dissanayake, M.; Akalanka, H. M. K.; Bandara, T. (The Kandy Society of Medicine, 2022-12-31)

  Vitamin D deficiency influences various disease conditions; thus, it is important to evaluate the social groups for vitamin D deficiency to reduce the risk. Occupation-related factors are believed to be contributing to ...
• Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors and erythrocytosis: a review 

  Shah, Najeeb; Bandara, Thushari; Deshmukh, Harshal; Batten, Lucy; Walton, Chris; Sathyapalan, Thozhukat (British Journal of Diabetes, 2022-12-02)

  Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are a class of anti-hyperglycaemic agents widely used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). They function by reducing renal glucose reabsorption and ...
• An assessment of the sleeping pattern in healthy infants 

  Madhushika, N. G. H. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2021-09-05)

  Background: Sleep plays a significant role in good physiological state and well-being throughout life. Sleep is necessary for children because it directly impacts mental and physical development. Objective: To ...
• Metabolic and Endocrine Complications of Long-COVID-19: A Review 

  Bandara, T.; Deshmukh, H.A.; Abdalla, M.; Sathyapalan, T. (Thieme, 2023-05-17)

  Over the past two years, the outbreak of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syn drome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has centralized the interest of the health care systems and the ...
• Are Incident Reporting Systems in Healthcare Systems a Requirement for Improving Patient Safety? A Review 

  Fernando, G.H.S.; Bandara, Thushari; Purva, Makani (International Journal of Health System Resilience, 2023-02-05)

  Adverse events such as medical errors, injuries, or equipment failures which could harm patients, caregivers, or other individuals or has the potential to harm them are known as medical incidents. Avoidance of unintended ...
• A cross-sectional study of popularity and usage of skin care products among users in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka 

  Edirisinghe, J.U.; Napagoda, M.T.; Wijesekera, K. (University of Ruhuna, 2020)

  Industries offer a vast range of skincare products (SCPs) to maintain and improve the general appearance of the skin. Currently, consumers are moving towards herbal-based cosmetics even though there are several synthetic ...
• Evaluation of Antibacterial activity in Nelumbo nucifera white flower 

  Mohanasundaram, T.; Wijesekera, K.; Napagoda, M.T. (University of Ruhuna, 2020)

  Nelumbo nucifera is commonly known as “Lotus” which is highly valued in aquatic horticulture in Sri Lanka, and broadly used in the Ayurveda and Siddha systems of medicines. Extracts of different parts of this plant ...
• Determination of Total Phenolic Content (TPC) of Nemphaea nouchali and Nymphaea pubescens by Folin Ciocalteu method 

  Sundaram, T. M.; Napagoda, M.T.; Wijesekera, K.D.; Wijayaratne, Gaya B. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020)

  Nymphaea nouchali (Nil Manel) and Nymphaea pubescens (Olu) are aquatic plants, and have a long history of use as food and folk medicine in many countries. Many phenolic compounds isolated from these two plant species ...
• Evaluation of photoprotective property and antioxidant property of Clitoria ternatea (Katarolu) 

  Jayashan, T. W. K. S. S.; Napagoda, M.T.; Wijesekara, K.A.K.D. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020)

  Cumulative lifetime dose of ultra violet (UV) radiation has increased significantly due to many natural and artificial consequences. UV-A and UV-B radiation are considered as the major risk factors for photo dermal ...
• Perceptions held by selected Allied Health Sciences academics on Student Centered Learning and barriers to their adoption 

  Akalanka, H.M.K.; Wijesekera, K. (Sri Lanka Association for Improving Higher Education Effectiveness (SLAIHEE), 2021)

  Despite presence of novel learning techniques, many academics are still using traditional teaching methods and how many adopt Student centered learning (SCL) approaches is not reported. Thus, the aim of the study was ...
• Antibacterial activity of a herbal deodorant formulated with Nymphaea pubescens flower petals against isolated human skin microflora 

  Wanigasekara, D.N.; Samarathunga, S.A.D.I.H.; Wijesekera, K.; Wijayaratne, W.M.D.G.B.; Napagoda, M.T. (National Science and Technology Commission, 2022)

  Introduction Deodorants are personal hygienic products that are used to avoid distinctive malodorous scents, simple “body odour” of an axillary area of the human body. The body odour is caused by the interaction of ...
• Metabolite diversification by cultivation of the endophytic fungus Dothideomycete sp. in halogen containing media: Cultivation of terrestrial fungus in seawater 

  Wijesekera, K.; Mahidol, C.; Ruchirawat, S.; Kittakoop, P. (Elsevier, 2017-03-20)

  The endophytic fungus, Dothideomycete sp. CRI7, isolated from the terrestrial plant, Tiliacora triandra, was salt tolerant, capable of growing in the culture medium prepared from seawater; salts in seawater did not have ...
• First Vesicular Self‐Assembly of Crotocembraneic Acid, a Nano‐Sized Fourteen Membered Macrocyclic Diterpenic Acid 

  Bag, B.G.; Barai, A.C.; Wijesekera, K.; Kittakoop, P. (Wiley, 2017-06-19)

  Study of the spontaneous self-assembly of molecules in aqueous binary solvent mixture yielding vesicular self-assem blies has been an area of intense research in recent years because of its tremendous potential application ...
• A bioactive diterpene; Nasimalun A from Croton oblongifolius Roxb 

  Wijesekera, K. (Prayogik Rasayan, 2017-09-08)

  A clerodane type diterpene, nasimalun A was isolated from a dichloromethane extract of the leaves of Croton oblongifolius Roxb. Nasimalun A showed moderate cytotoxicity toward MOLT- 3 cell line with IC50 value of ...
• Cembrane type diterpenoids from the leaves of Croton oblongifolius Roxb. and their bioactivities 

  Wijesekera, K. (Ruhuna Journal of Medicine, 2017-12-07)

  Current study focused on the isolation, characterization and evaluation of biological activities of secondary metabolites from C. oblongifolius. Two cembrane type ditepenes; crotocembranal and crotocembraneic acid were ...
• Critical vesicular concentration (CVC) of arjunolic acid in DMSO-water using hydrophobic pyrene as a fluorescent probe 

  Ghorai, S.; Wijesekera, K.; Napagoda, M.T.; Bag, B.G. (Prayogik Rasayan, 2018-01-22)

  Self-assembly of arjunolic acid, a naturally occurring 6-6-6-6-6 trihydroxytriterpenic acid, in bilary liquid mixtures has been reported yielding vesicles of nano to micrometer diameters (B.G. Bag, R. Majumdar, RSC ...

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