This paper presents the findings of a study on human activities and their socio-economic status that affect mangrove resource degradation in southern coastal belt of Sri Lanka. Southern coastal area from Dondra to Ambalangoda ...

Human resources in the work environment and ethics are valuable concepts that have a unique relationship. Simply this is the responsibility of any company and organisation. Human resources is the strength, skills, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Groundwater table behavior and physico-chemical properties of the aquifer system in Weligama bay area were studied selecting 43 dug wells distributed over an approximately IS km2 area. Weligama is located in 80°22’Lat ...

Growing plants under controlled environments able to provide optimum status for their development. Potting media is a key factor which governs the root environment of potted plants. It provides the physical support, ...

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 ...