Although, butterflies are a group of charismatic insects, their behaviors have been rather poorly documented in Sri Lanka. Thus, present study investigated the active time period, spatial distribution in different strata ...

Nitrogen pollution is becoming a severe problem worldwide with unknown consequences on aquatic life, especially to the sensitive organisms such as amphibians. Agricultural applications of nitrogen based mineral fertilizers ...

Soil- transmitted nematode (STN) infections are a major health problem found among children and adult of low socio economic status in developing countries. The identification of the factors that affect the prevalence ...

Paramphistomes are Digenean Trematodes which are parasitic mainly on ruminants. Paramphistome infections occur in large numbers in Sri Lanka but, detailed information on the actual prevalence of the disease in Sri ...

The focus of this research was to identify the problems and constraints in Solid Wastes disposal and management in the Matara Municipal area and to make suggestions and recommendations to overcome them. Domestic and ...

Menopausal symptoms and quality of life (QOL) of pre- and postmenopausal women in Sri Lanka have not been studied adequately. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms and the QOL of ...

Context: One of the important challenges in the management of osteoporosis is to identify women who are at high risk of developing osteoporosis and fragility fractures. Objective: Our objective was to evaluate whether ...

Attempts have been made to estimate body fat using anthropometry, and most of them are country-specific. This study was designed to develop and cross-validate anthropometric predictive equations to estimate the total body ...

Matara is a major town situated in the Southern coastal belt of Sri Lanka. In this city the problems of mosquitoes increase day by day and interfere with the normal day to day life. The increase of mosquito population ...

Oliyagankele forest reserve is a lowland wet zone forest, situated between Akuressa and Kamburupitiya, which covers an area of 482.9 ha. Its fauna has not been thoroughly investigated. This study was carried out to ...