Sri Lanka - Science topic

The temple dispute is not a new social phenomenon in the Southern Indian and Sri Lankan contexts where such implications are, unambiguously exposed, legally reported and undoubtedly argued in relation to power relations, ownership and status quo. The central question of this paper is in two folds: the first is to study how different effects such as...

Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic has affected lives of people in many ways. With the

Rama's Bridge, also known as Adam's Bridge, appears to be a chain of natural shoals, about 48 km long, that forms a bridge between India and Shri Lanka. This feature is off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. The Sanskrit epic Ramayana describes a bridge constructed by the god R...

The author is a hotelier and chief operating officer with over 26 years of experience in Sri Lanka and abroad and is currently employed as a Senior Lecturer. Author observed the difference between professional and academic education. The concern is whether degree holders and professionals have the necessary expertise to meet the industry's expectat...

Ruwanweli, Abayagiri, and Jetavana stupas situated in Anuradhapura, are three ancient wonders of Sri Lanka. Renovations and restorations of these stupas were started in the early parts of the 20th century and carried out until recently. Considering their geometric proportions, and cultural and social importance, there is an impending need to assess...

The report presents the preliminary results of a survey of returnee migrant workers conducted in May 2022 in the Western and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. The primary objective of the survey was to examine the living and working conditions of Sri Lankan migrant workers in their host countries and the institutional support mechanisms in place to s...

In the year 1991, School of Drama & Theatre in Northern, Sri Lanka, produced the play "Uyirthamanitharkooththu" and performed it in 21 places. The play was produced using the epic theatre concept. This play was spoke about conflicts of two ethnic groups of Nagas and Eyakkar which explores the conflict in Sri Lanka. The play was full of poetry and t...

Conservation planning of a threatened species essentially requires information on its present population and extent of distribution. Ecological niche modeling (ENM) is a suitable machine learning technique to predict potential distribution of a species enabling to identify suitable habitat for conservation action. The present study undertook distri...

A library is a social democratic institution that has been collecting, organizing , managing and maintaining knowledge for a long time. Based on the fact that all that information is not available to any library, the library industry today is rapidly advancing to new technology. In the past, writing media such as parchment, velam, papyrus and writi...

An increasing number of regions in the world are frequently facing water shortage, and water demand is likely to grow in the next 20–30 years due to intensified agriculture, population growth, urbanization and climate change. Future demand of water by all sectors will, thus, require as much as 25 to 40 percent of water to be re-allocated from lower...

The current study is designed to analyze the relationship between, environmental innovations, globalization, financial development, and CO2 emissions in the South Asian region over the period of 1996 to 2019. In this regard, the role of governance is also incorporated as a moderator along with Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis. The sampl...

culture annd benifits from seaweed farming in Sri Lanka

Language provides a means for conveying interpersonal emotions and concepts. All industries in Sri Lanka heavily join forces with English, which acts as the main global language in the world. The English language has a prominent role in strengthening better outcomes, particularly in the academic system. Transferring and receiving knowledge ought to...

This study aimed to discover the factors affecting behavioral intention to use electronic resources by distance learners of the Open University of Sri Lanka, and to develop a model explaining behavioral intention to use such resources. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as the theoretical basis, this study explored the effect of five exter...

This paper investigates the relationship between energy use and economic development in five South-Asian countries using national-level panel data from 1990 to 2014. Although many studies have already addressed the nexus between energy consumption and economic growth, there is a mixed finding. According to many researchers, South Asian countries ha...

Today, natural medication is turning out into be an ever increasing number about well known as protected also viable method considering therapy considering majority different ailments. Spices are frequently favored on grounds that they are normal also don't place unsafe synthetic substances into body. Spices are accessible new, as containers, powde...

Global climate change scenarios such as frequent and extreme floods disturb the river basins by destructing the vegetation resulting in rehabilitation procedures being more costly. Thus, understanding the recovery and regeneration of vegetation followed by extreme flood events is critical for a successful rehabilitation process. Spatial and tempora...

Traffic-related analyses are essential to implementing traffic management approaches to create mobility more convenient. In this context, Passenger Car Unit (PCU) values as a uniform measure of vehicles are instrumental in analysis such as traffic capacity estimation, traffic flow model development, level of service determination, etc. These studie...

Current agricultural production depends on very limited species grown as monocultures that are highly vulnerable to climate change, presenting a threat to the sustainability of agri-food systems. However, many hundreds of neglected crop species have the potential to cater to the challenges of climate change by means of resilience to adverse climate...

Cowpea is one of the important vegetable crop in Sri Lanka as well as many other countries. Chemical fertilizer application of cowpea production leads to hazardous effect of agro ecological system. In this regard, an experiment was conducted to study the effects of different combinations of Cow dung and Jeewamirtha on growth and yield of Vigna ungu...

Objectives Stigma towards persons with mental illness is widespread. Mindfulness may protect against stigma by cultivating accepting attitudes, non-reactivity, and prosocial emotions. This study aimed to assess whether higher trait mindfulness among nurses was linked to lower stigma towards psychiatric patients, and whether compassion mediated this...

Many nations made pledges at the Paris climate conference to eventually become carbon neutral. As a result, the effects of eco-innovations (ECO), globalization (GLO), and economic growth (GDP) on CO 2 emissions in a panel comprising India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan are assessed in this work. This study employs a unique pane...

The ideal climatic and environmental conditions for sugarcane cultivation are present all year round in the tropical island of Sri Lanka. Given the annual sugar consumption of the nation, a significant amount of sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA), a by-product with no intended commercial use but potential environmental and health risks, is produced. Nume...

The Bandagiriya reservoir is located in the Hambanthota district which is a water-stress experienced area in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. An effective fisheries management strategy is required in terms of sustainable utilization of inland reservoir fishery sustaining economic benefits to the rural community. The reservoir fishery was monitored from J...

Background: Frequent socio-political conflicts in the past decades have adversely affected the well-being of youth in Sri Lanka. There is a need to support youth development, mitigate past trauma, and promote social harmony. School-based interventions to improve character development, emotional regulation and tolerance have good evidence and may be...

Purpose The paper aims to clarify the relationship between perceived contextual issues and the self-efficacy beliefs of the employees with e-learning engagement for their competency development. It proposes a model for the banks to utilize their e-learning interventions more effectively by managing the identified contextual issues. Simultaneously,...

Silent Enemy I watched every single day during the self-imposed quarantine period that a flock of 'great white pelicans' (migrating birds) settling on a Banyan tree (ficus Benghalensis) about 30 meters across from my window. My count of them on their way to settle for the night was at least 20+. I had tried my level best to hear their call, but dis...

Institutional repositories have risen to prominence in the worldwide push towards a knowledge community, serving as a key medium for education, research, and training. In the Sri Lankan environment, institutional repositories are becoming increasingly popular in the digital age. Despite the fact that the country has made significant investments in...

About 14.5% of the world's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from the supply chains of livestock. Poultry is the fastest-growing livestock sector accounting for 64% of all livestock productions in Sri Lanka in 2019. This study compared the environmental impacts of broiler and backyard chicken productions using cradle-to-gate lifecycle approach be...

Sri Lanka demonstrates the most rapid aging process among countries in South Asia. The high prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the meanwhile results in more than 70% of deaths in the population, a factor that would curtail leisure activities of elders significantly. The objective of this study was to investigate the engagement of eld...

Lunugamwehera is a large man-made reservoir located in the South Eastern dry zone of Sri Lanka. It is the main source of drinking water, irrigation, and fisheries for more than 5000 families in the area. The occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms or high population densities in water bodies results in various environmental and health issues. Populatio...

Dengue virus infection, transmitted by Aedes aegypti (also by Ae. albopictus) mosquito, is an increasing health problem. The number of dengue cases has increased over eight-fold over the last two decades, from 505,430 cases in 2000, to over 2.4 milli on in 2010, and 5.2 million in 2019 with deaths accounting in thousands. Currently, 3.9 billion peo...

Background The prevalence of mental health disorders is known to be high among university students globally. Currently there are only a few studies on depression among university students in Sri Lanka. The aim of this study was to screen for the prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and other forms of depression, and to evaluate the factors...

Flood early warning systems (FEWS) are crucial for flood risk management; however, several catchments in the developing world are still far behind in all aspects of FEWS and thus, they encounter devastating damage recurrently due to limitations in data, knowledge, and technologies. This paper presents a catchment-scale integrated flood information...

Medical undergraduates are a unique group who gain the theoretical knowledge on prescribing antibiotics but are not authorized to prescribe till full licensure. This unique situation may result in self-medication and unauthorized prescription of antibiotics. This cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students of the Faculty of Medicine,...

This research aimed to apply the geospatial techniques and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach to find vulnerable areas in terms of flooding in the Neluwa area, Sri Lanka. The study incorporated nine relevant criteria for the vulnerability classification under three sub-criteria; the built environment, physical environment, and socio-econom...

This research aimed to apply the geospatial techniques and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach to find vulnerable areas in terms of flooding in the Neluwa area, Sri Lanka. The study incorporated nine relevant criteria for the vulnerability classification under three sub-criteria; the built environment, physical environment, and socioeconomi...

Background: Oral cancer is the number one cancer among males in Sri Lanka. Radiotherapy is a common treatment modality for oral cancer, but this can affect oral health related quality of life (OHRQOL). This study assessed the OHRQOL and its changes from baseline to the last week of radiotherapy and three months post radiotherapy among oral cancer...

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus L.) seeds are an underutilized, significantly rich source of flour that are readily available in Sri Lanka. As a little number of uses of jackfruit seeds are known, a huge postharvest loss of jackfruit seeds can be pinpointed. Since jackfruit seed flour does not contain gluten, it can be identified as a potential...

Mango is the second widely cultivated commercial fruit with great variety that is grown in Sri Lanka. TJC, Karthakolomban and Vilad are popular trading names in traditional, modern and export-oriented value chain models. This study intended to explore the mango value chain, an impact assessment on generation of income, profits, creation of employme...

Monitoring of pesticide pollution in aquatic systems is a complex process and often constrained by high costs and methodical complexities associated with pesticide measurements in many regions of the world. A trait-based Species at Risk (SPEAR) biomonitoring approach has been conducted to test the responsiveness of the SPEAR_pesticides index to pes...

The construction industry consumes a huge quantity of raw materials, some of which ends up as waste in the construction process. Among many factors, studies suggest that the inexperience of labour is one factor that generates construction material waste. However, an in-depth analysis of construction material waste generation concerning the differen...

Abstract If the firm wishes to achieve consistent high performance in business sector, it must organize its operations and products in an environmentally responsible manner. Moreover, in the context of sustainability, the green manufacturing sector organizations are the most significant sector in Sri Lanka. Therefore, it is important to explore ho...

Negombo estuary and associated waters of Sri Lanka are rich in natural resources, such as mangroves, seagrass beds, coral reefs, salt marshes, sandy beaches and commercially important fish and shellfish. However, studies have revealed that land-use patterns on adjacent ecosystems, including natural and anthropogenic activities within and upstream o...

This paper investigates the possibilities and challenges in introducing the climate smart agricultural (CSA) practices to minor irrigations, especially for the command areas and highlands of the cascades or terraced tank clusters in the Dry Zone (DZ) of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka being an Upper Middle-income country, the DZ farmers suffer climate change...

As the world faces increasing environmental challenges, the need for sustainable education has become more pressing. In recent years, technology has played an increasingly key role in promoting sustainable education. This study explores the role of technology in promoting sustainable education, with a focus on online learning platforms. Using a cas...

Introduction Accessibility and equality are issues in Sri Lankan education systems, according to education veterans. Despite the fact that the pandemic is a calamity, it has presented a chance to extend and stress test current capacities. It was a novel experience for the government schooling system because several higher education institutions, in...

In Sri Lanka, there are a lot of patients who have thyroid nodule disorders. Among them, most of the patients getting recommended to do diagnostic tests every six months. In a crisis or a pandemic situation, those patients will be unable to channel a doctor physically to check their prevailing conditions through the medical laboratory reports bough...

Article 06 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco control emphasizes the importance of implementing effective tax and price policies for Tobacco products. To fight against the Tobacco epidemic WHO has introduced the MPOWER package which R stands for raising taxes on Tobacco. According to WHO standards, 70% of the excise tax from the retail pric...

Working women are often forced to take on multiple duties, such as working at home, and at the workplace, which can lead to stressful situations. They are also conditioned to be more obedient, fearful, and incapable of dealing with obstacles, leading to a foundation for stress. The primary objective of the study is to examine the level of occupatio...

River basins are logical units interacting with geological formations and anthropological footprints while providing many rewards to humans and the associated ecosystems. Yan Oya is the primary surface water source in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The timely study focused on analyzing the present status of surface water quality in the Ya...

Large numbers of 1,398 reservoirs are identified in Sri Lanka with 167,385 ha of total water area. There is a significant amount of inland fishing craft (9870), fisheries organization (445) and active fishers (70,715) in Sri Lanka. However, local inland fisheries contribution to national GDP (0.2%) is insignificant indicating low fish productivity...

The small-scale coastal fishery is recognized as a major subsector for sustaining livelihoods in fisheries industry and it is diverse in gender roles. The objectives of this study were to identify gender roles in productive, household and community activities and to examine constraints in gender empowerment in the three aspects: active fishing, dry...

Introduction Dengue has become a major health problem in globally as well as locally. The delay in health-seeking is significantly associated with complications leading to severe dengue and active engagement of communities needs to minimize the delays in management to control epidemics. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between...

Sri Lanka is considered as one of the most vulnerable countries to the negative effects of climate change. In this context, over the last four decades, people in Sri Lanka have been experiencing different meteorological extremes of unprecedented frequencies, intensities, and durations of rainfall, drought etc. Further, such extremes affect to the c...

In 2016, the Sri Lanka Parliament passed the Office on Missing Persons Act (OMP) ‘to search for and trace missing persons.’ At the time, Sinhala Buddhist nationalist leaders strongly objected to it. In this article, I read their resistance as resistance to a truth-seeking mechanism. Locating my analysis within a global paradigm of ‘dealing with the...

Sri Lanka is gradually moving into the upper-middle-income category. The rate of growth in the country's transport demand is outpacing its GDP growth provided by the Road Department. According to previous studies, demand for transportation carried approximately 95% of traffic in 2012; the rail network carries only 5% of traffic. In addition to that...

New species of Termitomyces from wet-zone of Sri Lanka

In May 2021 Sri Lanka implemented a ban on the import of chemical fertilizers and other agrochemicals in an effort to promote sustainable agriculture and reduce environmental pollution. But what impact is this ban having on the country's vegetable production in the short term? This study explores the immediate effects of the ban, delving into the c...

Constitutionalism refers to a notion of limited government for the protection of individual rights and liberties. It has become a universal virtue in constitution making. While having a Constitution and acting according to such Constitution may provide Constitutionality of the action, Constitutionalism is a broad concept encompassing the several pr...

The culture of Indonesia undoubtedly has an impact on learning habits in higher education, particularly in Indonesia. Given that Indonesian has a diverse range of cultures, it is possible to see how different civilizations approach learning or gaining something new. The atmosphere felt by the students is to have a significant impact on their attitu...

In many developing nations, including Sri Lanka, the lack of adequate drinking water has a significant influence on people's general health and life expectancy. Groundwater supplies are vital to meeting the ever-increasing demands of the agricultural, industrial, and residential sectors of Sri Lanka. As a result, a holistic literature analysis was...

Eucalyptus grandis (EG) is one of the major lengthy construction timber in Sri Lanka. Severe weather and rough terrain restrain the continuous timber supply; some converted logs of EG plantations might be stored in outdoor yards inside the plantations for a few months. Moreover, illegal timber and timber of hazard trees have to be kept long period...

Introduction: The coir industry processes fibers from coconuts and is important for a high number of people in Sri Lanka. Coir workers handle several dangerous machines. This project has studied occupational injuries among coir workers. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in six medium-sized coir industries in Sri Lanka, each with 15-...

An exhaustive analysis of intercity passenger travel through surveys

Environmental impact of land use, land change, and climate change have been perilous around Sri Lanka during past few decades. SWAT is a small watershed to river basin-scale model used to simulate the quality and quantity of watersheds and the impacts of climate change. This study was carried out to (a) explore the performance of the SWAT in simula...

The study was conducted by HARTI to identify the effects of the import ban on fertilizer and other agrochemicals on May 2021 on the farming communities growing flowering and non-flowering live plants, foliage, and cut flowers in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka. polyphenols are considered as the most important constituents in tea, that determines the quality. polyphenol content in tea is highly influenced by the climatic conditions. 1'he ctranglng ciimatic conditions with climate change scenario may have significant impacts oi quality of tea in future. Lack of such research evidences invited the...

Study on the variation of volatile flavor compounds of black tea during the fermentation process

Honey bee value chain, one of the oldest ventures of rural communities and globally recognized as multi-faceted contribution on pro-poor and contribute to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. Medicinal benefits and consumer trends convert traditional business into modern value chain. The honey bee value chain business landscape of Sri Lanka sca...

The present study was conducted to introduce an easy, accurate and rapid method to estimate sugarcane evapotranspiration for DL1 agro-ecological zone, Sri Lanka using the version of satellite-based global model “MODIS” available at “APPEARS Earth Data Cloud-NASA”. Actual evapotranspiration data of sugarcane measured in daily basis by a weighing...

As part of monitoring, control and surveillance of marine fisheries, a logbook monitoring and vessel monitoring system (VMS) were introduced for multi-day fishing. The present study investigates the possibility of using VMS data to validate logbook records of fishing locations of multi-day fishing vessels. The data from 1,424 multiday vessels were...

Ediriweera AN, Voto P, Karunarathna SC, et al. (2023). A new species and a new record in the Agaricales from Sri Lanka. MycolObs 6:92−107 and full descriptions.

Illegal catching of fish stocks beyond the borders of India and Sri Lanka by violating the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) by the fishing communities of both countries has become a major international direct environmental conflict between both nations. Overexploitation of natural resources is a keystone environmental problem. It has bee...

Identifying and involving appropriate stakeholders is a crucial step in natural resource management. Each of these stakeholders involved in natural resource management needs to be legitimate and transparent in their collaboration with each other to sustainably manage natural resources. Mangrove forests are natural resources at the sea-land interpha...

The most salient issue faced in foreign funded (FF) projects is the project delays arising from procurement issues. Addressing these issues and finding strategies to overcome them will be helpful to FF project stakeholders. In this study, an extensive literature synthesis was conducted to identify the nature and significance of FF project procureme...

Sothyrupan, T., Kumar, V., Karunarathna, V., & Piyasena, K.G.N. P. (2001). Synthesis of Aggregation Pheromone, Ethyl 4-methyloctanoate of Coconut Rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros. Proceedings of the 57th Annual Session, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 57, 260.

Online harassment has become a growing menace worldwide for which every nation is trying to find a solution. Existing literature demonstrates that online harassment is widespread in diverse forms and so is its impact on the victims. Despite the lack of any comprehensive studies in this area, there is sufficient evidence to demonstrate the prevalenc...

This research work estimates the impacts of political risk towards carbon emissions while incorporating the role of technological innovations, financial development, economic growth, and trade, in panel data of Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. In doing so, the yearly data of 1984-2017 is analyzed by adopting an advanced econometric metho...