Wijekoon, W.M.C.D.; Wegiriya, H.C.E.; Bogahawatta, C.N.L.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
Taxonomic research especially on insects are very time consuming, poorly funded and
have not given sufficient priority. Since it is one of the important basic aspects in
understanding the diversity of any organism, it ...
Madarasinghe, D.A.; Mahanama, G.D.K.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
Solid state photoelectrochemical cells were made by depositing a p-CuSCN
layer on n-Cu2 0 . n-Cu2 0 was made by boiling a copper plate in a 1CT4 M C11SO4
solution and then immersing in a 10‘4 M KSCN solution to deposit ...
Rathnasiri, H.; Dananjaya, S.H.S.; Edussuriya, M.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
Rice hulls and Coconut shells are used as raw materials to prepare activated carbon by
chemical activation, as well as by physical activation, using phosphoric acid and steam
as activating agents respectively. The effect ...
Rajapaksha, A.C.D.; Wickramasinghe, M.G.V.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Jayatissa, L.P.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
Sonneratia caseolaris ( ‘Kirala ’ in Sinhala and ‘Mangrove apple’ in English) is a
true mangrove species abundant in low saline mangrove areas of Sri Lanka. It
has a distribution throughout Southeast Asia and many other ...
Madkuranga, B.K.S.; Jayatissa, L.P.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
Actiniopteris dichotoma Bedd (ACTINOPTERIDACEAE), locally known as
‘Sanjeewani’, is a rare medicinal plant in Sri Lanka. Botanically it is a small, drought
resistant fern (2-15cm high) with fan-like fronds, hence very ...
Chathurikci, D.P. Jeewan; Jayasekara, L.A.L.W.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
Meta-analysis is a quantitative technique that is used to integrate the outcome
measures of multiple independent studies addressing the same research question.
This is the widely used method to handle medical data in ...
Jayathilakci, R.M.R.M.; Yapa, K.K.A.S.; Dharmarathna, W.G.D.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulation is a technique for computing equilibrium
and dynamic properties of a classical many-body system. The key ingredients in
carrying out a MD simulation are the potentials used to model ...
Damayanthi, E.K.N.; Jayatilaka, K.P.S.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
The most basic problem in quantum mechanics is to solve the stationary Schrodinger
equation for the energy eigenvalues and the associated energy eigenfunctions. There are
number of important cases for which the stationary ...
Rajapaksha, A.C.D.; Wickraamsinghe, M.G.V.; Jciyatissa, L.P.; Dahdouh- Guebas, F.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
The main objective of the present study was to describe the life cycle of the fruit
borer in mangrove apples, a prerequisite for controlling the major pest of
mangrove apple fruits as it will pave the way to commercialize ...
Gomas, D.I.; Abeyratne, M.K.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
Numerical simulation nowadays has become an effective tool to obtain
quantitative information of flow field (velocity, pressure, etc) in real life fluid
dynamics applications. Simulation of free surfaces is an essential ...
Gunawickrama, K.B. Suneetha; Dilrukshana, D.A.M.; Gunawickrama, S.H.N.P.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
Intraspecific variation in selected morphometries was studied in Puntius chola, a
freshwater Cyprinid commonly reported Sri Lanka. Linear data on 18 morphometries
were obtained from individual fish collected from localities ...
Thushari, G.G.N.; Munasinghe, D.H.N.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
Macrobrachium rosenbergii and Penaeus monodon are two commercially
important prawn species in Sri Lanka. Macrobrachium rosenbergii is mainly a
fresh water prawn while P. monodon is a marine form. In this study, protein ...
Weerasinghe, W.M.B.P.; Dharmarathna, W.G.D.; Ranatunga, E.M.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
A practical low cost device was invented to reduce the wastage of cooking gas.
The device can be used in cooking with spherical bottom pans like,
"thachchiya”, which are used in many Sri Lankan households. The main
objective ...
Kariyawasam, N.M.B.; Shanthidevi, K.C.N.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
Malaria is a parasitic disease that is spread by the Anopheles mosquitoes. There
are 2 million deaths from Malaria each year, making it one of the world's
deadliest diseases. Most of the fatal cases of Malaria are in ...
Asha, R.L.; De Silva, M.P.K.S.K.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
Devario also known as Danio is a fish Genus that contributes to the diversity of
freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. Devario species is also important in aquarium
trade mainly because of their bright colouration, body shape ...
Abeykoon, A.M.R.M.; Hemamali, K.K.G.U.; Ketipearachchi, Y.; Edirisinghe, E.S.C.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
Ambul banana is an important fruit crop and popular commercial cultivar in the
wet zone and the intermediate zone in Sri Lanka. The only improved variety
available today is “Nadhe” which is also a local selection o f ...
Hemalika, D.V.D.; Bulugahapitiya, Vajira P.(Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2010-12-15)
The aquatic plant water spinach, Ipomea aquatica either wild or cultivated, is a
widely consumed vegetable throughout the Southeast Asia. Due to the
unplanned dumping of the garbage to the environment, industrialization ...