KDU Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies: Recent submissions
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A Literature Review On Factors Affecting the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Nursing Students in A Sri Lankan University Context
(2022-11)This article explores various cutting-edge strategies Sri Lanka might use to modernize its nursing curriculum in order to tackle contemporary issues. Employers search the world over for nursing experts who have the ... -
Evaluation of Set-Up Errors and Set-Up Margin in Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy for Pelvic Tumours by Using Electronic Portal Imaging Device
(2022-11)A set-up error is defined as any deviation between the predetermined and actual treatment positions, and is determined by measuring the displacement of the treatment field position by comparing the treatment image to ... -
Artificial Deprivation of Human Life: The Legal, Moral and Religious Controversy of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
(2022-11)Euthanasia or assisted suicide could be defined as the practice of artificial deprivation of human life to end unbearable and incurable suffering of a terminally ill person. Medical Historians believe that ancient Greeks ... -
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) And Sri Lanka: A Review of Literature
(2022-11)Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project is one of the most dominant trade policies initiated by the Chinese government. It connects one hundred and forty-six countries occupying more than fifty per cent of the world's ... -
Heart Disease Risk Identification Using Machine Learning Techniques for A Highly Imbalanced Dataset: A Comparative Study
(2022-11)Heart disease has become one of the most prevailing universal diseases in the world today. It is estimated that 32% of all deaths worldwide are caused due to heart diseases. One of the major causes for this is that its ... -
Relevance of Economics Teacher Education Curriculum Contents in The Teaching of Senior School Economics in Nigeria
(2022-11)No one subject is better than another. However, numbers and figures play a large role in how societies function. Economics is the study of the facts and figures that affect government, households, families, businesses, ... -
Autonomy in English Language Teaching and Learning During Secondary Education: A Study of Autonomous Language Learning Experience Recollections Among Engineering Students in A Sri Lankan State University
(2022-11)Autonomy is a central concern of language teaching and learning that has various sources and wide-ranging implications. There are several advantages of autonomous learning practices in a country like Sri Lanka, where ... -
Plankton Diversity in Coastal Waters Near Kalu Ganga River Mouth; Sri Lanka
(2022-11)The plankton community plays a significant role in the stability of coastal ecosystems. They serve as key players in marine food webs. The present study investigated the plankton diversity in coastal waters near Kalu Ganga ... -
Intracoronary Transplantation of Autologous Haematopoietic Stem Cells in Ischaemic Endstage Left Ventricular Failure
(2022-11)The prevalence of end-stage heart failure is rising despite presence of successful reperfusion strategies for treating acute myocardial infarction and advancements made in pharmacological and device therapy optimized for ... -
The determinants of migration of Sri Lankan young engineers to Australia – A case study
(2021-11)The migration of professionals or brain drain is a widely discussed issue in developing countries. Professionally qualified engineers in developing countries migrate to developed countries for different reasons. Currently, ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of an online teaching intervention in reducing the Public Speaking Apprehension (PSA) among the second-year law undergraduates in Kotelawala Defence University
(2021-11)Public speaking skills are a mandatory requirement for law undergraduates to become competent future lawyers. Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA) is one of the crucial issues faced by law students. Therefore, the current study ... -
A revisit of National Science & Technology Policy for the development of small and medium enterprises in Sri Lanka
(2021-11)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) played a crucial part in the Sri Lankan economy and acknowledged as the country's backbone for industrial growth. However, the recent studies in this sector exhibit that Sri Lanka has ... -
The current role of Cobalt-60 teletherapy in cancer care
(2021-11)Cobalt-60 teletherapy for cancer treatment is becoming less common. It is due to advances in Linac technology, such as beam collimation, conformal radiation therapy, and intensity modulation. Despite this, most developing ... -
Impact of Covid-19 on us dollar exchange rate in Sri Lanka: A time series analysis
(2021-11)The exchange rate is considered a key financial variable that affects the decisions of exporters, importers, investors, bankers, tourists, and policymakers in developed and developing countries. Exchange rate fluctuations ... -
Food and feeding habits of wild guppy (Poecilia reticulata), in natural water bodies of Sri Jayewardenepura canal system, Sri Lanka
(2021-11)Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is a small freshwater fish belonging to the family Poeciliidae, first introduced to Sri Lanka in 1928 and used to control malaria mosquito vectors during1940-1950. The present study investigates ... -
Tragedy of womanhood within patriarchy: An analysis of gender and sexualities in Ibsen's a doll's house
(2021-11)A Doll’s House (1879) by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) is a play that follows the trajectory of Nora, a woman belonging to the 19th century Norwegian society, who has been forced to stifle her vibrant personality to survive ... -
Nexus of Emotional Intelligence (EI), need for affiliation (naff), integrating style of conflict resolution: A case study of dispute resolution among undergraduates in Sri Lankan state universities
(2021-11)Emotions and motivational desires play a significant role in human behaviour. Accurate comprehension and management of those factors influence the behaviour of people. University undergraduate disputes are a heading in ... -
Evaluation of the law relating to medical negligence in Sri Lanka
(2021-11)Reasonable competent and skilled medical practitioners owe a duty of care to their patients. Medical negligence and malpractice are expressions that are used in the medical community very often. It is hard to collect a ... -
Producer responsibility in managing plastic packaging waste in Sri Lanka: a legal framework based on lessons learned from Germany
(2021-11)The life cycle of plastic packaging ends in polluting the environment and negatively impacting wildlife, marine life, and human health. In Sri Lanka, manufacturers and distributors are not responsible for the end life cycle ... -
Structural robustness of life satisfaction scale of pre-service teachers in Nigeria
(2021-11)This paper investigated the structural robustness of the Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS) among Nigerian Pre-service Teachers. The study anchors on scale development research type of non-experimental design. Participants were ...