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11th Academic Session - 2014: Recent submissions

  • Causes of Child Sexual Abuses in Matara District of Sri Lanka 
    Amarasinghe, S.W.; Pannilage, U.; Wijepala, N.G.U.S. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Child sexual abuses have become a contemporary social issue in the present Sri Lankan society. The effects of child sexual abuse can include physical injury to the child, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety ...
  • Constitutional Crises in Sri Lanka 
    De Zoysa, I. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Sri Lanka has been undergoing a conflict, a protracted one at that, which essentially goes back to the pre and post colonial times. The texture of the conflict is different and critics have analyzed it in different ...
  • Effects of Herbal Anti-microbial Amendments on Ammonia Emission from Broiler Litter 
    Perera, P.W.A.; Atapattu, N.S.B.M.; Sandarawan, I.M.I. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Emission of ammonia (NH3) from poultry litter has a range of negative effects both on animals and employees who work in poultry houses. Meanwhile emissions of NH3 to the atmosphere are considered a threat to the environment. ...
  • Present Status of Dairy Calf Management in Semi Intensive System in Welimada, Sri Lanka 
    Gunawardana, H.G.T.N.; Samarakoon, T.S.; Gunawardena, W.W.D.A. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    ''Young calves stock requires greater attention, particularly under stressful tropical conditions to obtain a productive adult animal. Objective of this study was to investigate the different aspects of calf management ...
  • Determination of Optimum Dietary NaCl Requirement for Growth of Broiler Finishers using Choice Feeding Method 
    Pethiyagoda, N.A.; Wickramasinghe, K.P.; Atapattu, N.S.B.M. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Choice feeding has been used to determine the requirements of some nutrients of poultry. This study adopted the choice feeding method to determine the optimum dietary NaCl level that maximizes the growth performance of ...
  • Preference and Welfare Status of Broilers i Exposed to Different Litter Substrates 
    Senaratna, D.; Madusanka, A.A.P.; Atapattu, N.S.B.M.; Gunawardena, W.W.D.A. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Behaviour and welfare of broilers are affected by the type and the quality of litter substrate. Objective of the study was to determine the most suitable litter material for broilers in terms of preference, welfare ...
  • Effect of Standardizing Milk Base Using 5 Fold Ultrafiltered Cow Skim Milk Retentate on Quality Characteristics of Plain Set Yoghurt 
    Narayana, N.M.N.K.; Gupta, V.K. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Plain set yoghurts were prepared by varying milk solids levels viz. 13.5%, 13.9% and 14-3% (w/w) in the yoghurt milk base, while maintaining the fat content at 3.3% by the addition of calculated amount of 5 fold ultrafiltered ...
  • Determinants of Job Satisfaction of Non Academic Employees : With Special Reference to University of Ruhuna 
    Yapa, P.M.S.P.; Rathnayake, R.M.; Senanayake, S.G.J.N.; Premakumara, P. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    The government introduced reforms in higher education sector enabling private and foreign entities to establish fully accredited universities in Sri Lanka in 2012. This has made education market in Sri Lanka highly ...
  • Determinants of Potential Tax Payers’s Perception Towards of Income Tax Evasion in Sri Lanka 
    Liyanage, P.D.H.; Abeywickrama, H.V.D.I. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Tax evasion has become one of the critical issues faced by the governments in majority of developing countries all over the world. Importantly, not many of these countries have made sufficient efforts to identify the ...
  • Impact of Management Skills on the Success of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Sri Lanka : With special reference to Matara District. 
    Liyanage, D.M.; Madhumani, A.M.; Abeygunawardana, K.S.S.; Rathnayaka, R.M. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Fostering Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) are paramount of economic development in any country. In Sri Lanka, the SMEs have become the backbone of the country as they furnish a significant contribution to the ...
  • Determinants of Employee Retention Intention 
    Garsha, W.G.N.; Ramawickrama, J. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Employee retention refers to the ability of an organization to retain its employees. Apparel industry plays a major role in Sri Lankan economy. High level of employee absenteeism and turnover is a chronic disease of this ...
  • Causes of Boredom at Work in Brandix Essentials Hambantota 
    Kumari, W.G.N.P.; Rathnayake, R.M.D.D. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    The purposes of this paper are to investigate whether boredom is in the organization, identify which are the factors cause to boredom and give the suggestions to mitigate the boredom. Every one can experiences of boredom ...
  • Impact of Reward on Employees’ Performance : With special reference to an apparel sector organization. 
    Jayasundara, K.W.R.S.; Ganewatta, G.K.H. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Rewards are one of the important elements to enhance performance of employees This study investigated the impact of rewards on employees’ job performance. Rewards were looked at from the perspective of financial non ...
  • Impact of Group Emotional Intelligence on Team Effectiveness: With Special Reference to Brandix Essentials Limited, Rathmalana 
    Lakmali, U.G.S.; Priyashantha, K.G. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    In today’s business world, the usage of concept of emotion can be identified as one of most familiar business trends. Researchers have found that emotional intelligence at the group level as an important and fundamental ...
  • Identifying the Consumer Expectations from Fast Food Outlets in Sri Lanka 
    Perera, R.L. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Identifying the consumer expectations is very important to any industry as all the industries depend on consumers. Consumer expectations change from time to time and sellers should know what consumers really need from ...
  • Effect of Temperature on Acid Esterification of Free Fatty Acids in Chicken Fat 
    Pathmasiri, K.; Kalpage, C.S. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    In biodiesel production, use of low cost feedstock such as rendered animal fats may reduce the biodiesel cost. One of the low cost feedstock is the chicken fat for biodiesel production. However, chicken fats often contain ...
  • Development of Flood Damage Estimation Functions 
    Kulathunga, S.P.S.P.; Ransara, N.D.P.; Silva, G.H.A.C. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Flood damage estimation and providing compensation for victims are important post flood procedures. In Sri Lanka the common practice is to conduct post flood survey and estimate flood damage. This consumes more time and ...
  • Real Time Human Gesture Simulation 
    Konara, K.M.S.Y.; Colombage, N.S.; Dassanayake, D.M.W.A.; Vijesiri, R.A.D.M. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    In this paper design and implementation of a real time human gesture simulation system is reported. We consider developing a 3D computer model as well as a mechanical robotic hand operates simultaneously according to the ...
  • Investigation of RF Based Wireless Energy Transmission for Micro-Scale Electronics Devices 
    De Silva, D.S.; Gunawickrama, S.H.K.K.; Pirapaharan, K. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Wireless energy transmitting is an interesting research topic with design challenges due to low power density in the scale of nano/micro-watt range. In the day to day life, primary and secondary batteries are used in low ...
  • Modeling and Developing an Interactive Map for Galle Fort, Sri Lanka 
    Banduthilake, B.M.S.; Kariyawasam, C.; Alagiyawanna, A.M.N. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2014-03-19)
    Three dimensional models can be used to express information of a physical appearance-of an object compared with images and other two dimensional (2D) media. Sharing details through 3D models can be considered as an ...

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