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Accidents Involving Guilty Car Drivers in Sri Lanka
(2014)Car drivers are only second to motorcycle riders in getting involved in traffic accidents in Sri Lanka. Therefore car drivers are the majority of the drivers who have been guilty of the traffic accidents in the country in ... -
Airplane Performance Analysis through CFD Results: Assessment of a NACA 64A212 Wing-body Combination
(2014)A comprehensive understanding of fluid and flight dynamics of an aircraft cannot be understated from both an engineering and aircraft handling perspective. In this context, availability of such descriptive information, ... -
Analysis of Power Quality Issues due to the Proposed Solar Power Plants in Hambantota
(2014)solar power plants, despite their high initial investment, are fast spreading in Asian countries owing to the availability of higher solar radiation throughout the daytime. In Sri Lanka, two grid-connected small-scale solar ... -
Analysis of Radiological Request Forms for Radiological Examinations in Conjunction with Optimization of Exposure Parameters
(2014)All radiological request forms (RRFs) should be adequately and legibly completed, when performing radiological examination exposure parameters (EPs) should be within the standard level to maintain patient care and high ... -
Analysis of the Household Demand for Dairy Products in Sri Lanka: An Almost Ideal Estimation with a Censored Regression
(2014)Being the leading segment in the livestock sector in Sri Lanka, the dairy sector still is incapable of meeting at least half of the domestic requirement. Moreover, the annual per capita consumption of milk remains lower ... -
Analysis of Thermal Effectiveness in Sri Lankan Context a Research based on Vertical Greeneries of Multi-storied Buildings
(2014)Thermal energy, which comes from the heat, makes the great influence state-of-the-art of global climate simulations. This effect feels especially for multi-stored buildings and concept of greenery has been introduced as a ... -
Analysis of Thermal Shock Resistance of Ceramic Article
(2014)The thermal shock resistance (TSR) is one of the most important parameters for many ceramic article, since it determines their performances in many applications. Due to their inherent brittleness and poor TSR performance, ... -
An Analysis on Effective Outdoor Mobile Phone Jamming Using Radio Frequency Channels
(2014)This paper investigates the design and implementation of mobile phone jammers for GSM (900MHz AND 1800MHz) and 3G (2100MHz) for outdoor use in a high signal reception zone. A mobile phone jammer is a device that blocks ... -
An Anatomical Study of the Jugular Foramen and Its Variations in Dried Adult Human Skulls in Sri Lanka
(2014)The jugular foramen has a wide ethnic variation in the anatomy and is a well known area for pathological lesions such as glomus tumours, Schwannomas etc, where such lesions are approached by drilling the bone around the ... -
Animal Figures found from Mosaic designs at Karagampitiya Subodharamaya
(2014)The main objective of this research paper is to explicate about animal figures found in Sri Lankan mosaic designs with special reference to mosaics at Karagampitiya Subodharamaya. The methodology of this research paper ... -
Anti-Glycation and Glycation Reversing Potential of Salacia Reticulata L. (Kothala Himbutu) Root, Stem, Leaf and Twig Extracts
(2014)Glycation is a series of complex reactions between reducing sugars and proteins. This reaction ultimately produces multitude of detrimental advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Formation and accumulation of AGEs have ... -
Antihistamine Effect of Bee Honey in Wistar Rats
(2014)According to the Ayruveda classic Ashtanga Hridaya, written around 500 AD, honey can be used to treat many diseases. Eight types of honey are mentioned in Ayurvedic authentic texts. Out of these eight types of honey, the ... -
Antioxidant Activity of Ingredients of Mathumeha Chooranam and Mathumeha Chooranam used in Mathumeham (Dibetes mellitus)
(2014)In the Siddha system of Medicine, various 'chooranams' are used to treat 'Mathumeham' (Diabetic mellitus). 'Mathumeha chooranam' is prepared from Terminalia chebula, Phyllanthu sembelica, Murrya keonigii, and Gymnema ... -
Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Air Operations: a special focus of the air power application in Sri Lanka Air Force
(21/08/2014)From the Stone Age humans have immensely worked to convert the physical environment to a more conducive environment. On the contemporary scenario the machine utilization for physical, analytical and logical process have ... -
Assessing the Validity of the Threefold Conversion between Hemoglobin and Hematocrit for the Determination of Anemia in Pregnancy
(2014)Introduction: The worldwide prevalence of anemia is higher among pregnant women. Anemic status is determined by the measurement of Hemoglobin (Hb) or Hematocrit (Hct). Hct (%) is usually defined as three times the value ... -
Assessment of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) among graduate Radiographers
(2014)Evidence-based practice (EBP) offers the integration of the best research evidence with clinical knowledge and expertise and patient values. EBP is considered to be an essential component of clinical service delivery in ... -
An Assessment on Integration of Single-Sign-On Technologies for Military Environment: A Fit- Viability Model
(2014)With the creation of web-based technologies, single sign-on has emerged as an important and central architecture solution for enterprise applications. As security breaches become increasingly more frequent, Minimizing user ... -
Awareness, Associated Factors, Practices and Myths Regarding Acne among the Students of University of Sri Jayewardenepura
(2014)Background- Acne is one of the most common multifactorial skin conditions beginning in adolescence and often resolving spontaneously but remains as a significant problem in discuss within the society. Methodology - This ...