• Awareness of Sexual Education to Conceived Women and all through Enriching Dramatic Dance of ‘Sabaragamu Dola Upatha’ by Charmer 

  Salgamuwa, D.W. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  ‘Sabaragamuwa Dola Upatha’ which is cited as an inspiring dramatic shanthikarma has been conducted in the Sabaramuwa Province of Sri Lanka for centuries. This provides counseling and awareness on issues and complications ...
• Sri Lankan University Students’ Smartphone usage to enhance Their Educational and Skill Development and the Features (Apps) Used by them 

  Jayawardhana, K.G.L.A.N.S. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  A smartphone (or smart phone) is a mobile phone with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than basic feature phones. By now, smart phone has become indispensable tool for university students as it facilitates ...
• Measurement Assisted Robotic Assembly of Fuselage Skin Panels 

  Jayaweera, N. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Geometrically complex structural components are extensively used in the assembly of airframe structures. Currently the application of robotics to the assembly of such structures has been limited and the assembly of ...
• Internet-mediated Market Orientation towards Customer Perceived Value: Empirical Evidence from Hotel Industry in Sri Lanka 

  Gamage, T.C.; Ahsan, F.J. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Market orientation (MO) has long been stressed as an essential concept in the marketing discipline. Despite the emerging role of the Internet as a crucial topic in the marketing discipline, the nature of MO on the Internet ...
• Bile Reflux and Quality of Life after Retro gastric Retro colic Gastrojejunostomy in Whipple Procedure 

  Siriwardhana, R. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Introduction: Whipple surgery is a complex procedure done for pancreatic cancer. Main problem in long term survivors is delayed gastric emptying and bile reflux which is to cause chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers, reflux ...
• Genetic modifier of Hereditary Hemochromatosis gene (HFE) in transfusion dependent thalassemia: phenotype genotype relationship in a Sri Lankan population 

  Padeniya, A.G.P.M. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Background and Purpose: Iron overload is a major complication in patients with transfusion dependant thalassaemia and co- existence of Hereditary Haemochromatosis (HH) aggravates this complication. Two common missence ...
• Development and Standardization of Dichotic Speech Tests in Sinhala 

  Jayasena, B. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Dichotic speech tests involve simultaneous presentation of auditory stimuli to both ears, with the stimulus presented to each ear being different. The stimuli utilized in dichotic speech tasks include digits, nonsense ...
• Lexico-Syntactic Retrival and Cohesive Speech in Sinhala-English Speaking Bilingual Aphasics 

  Atapattu-Bakmeewewa, A.D.S. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Introduction: The asymmetrical effects on the languages of an aphasic bilingual and the subsequent patterns of recovery have continually questioned the underlying representation and control of language. The linguistic ...
• Validation of the Sinhala translation of ‘Low Anterior Resection Syndrome’ (LARS) Questioner 

  Chandrasinghe, P.C. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) is a collection of troublesome symptoms that patients experience after surgical removal of the rectum for rectal cancer. The LARS questioner is a self-administered tool that has ...
• Tamil Borrowings in Sinhala: a Linguistic Approach 

  Weerawardhana, V. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Background: Sinhala is an Indo - Aryan Language. Tamil is a Dravidian Language. Although these two languages belong to separate linguistic families they have interrelationships. The main reason for this situation is ...
• A Study on the Dividend Policy of Manufacturing Sector Companies Listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange, Sri Lanka 

  Chandrasena, S.M. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  This research is carried out with the intention of identifying the determinants of the dividend payout ratio and the consistency of the same with regard to manufacturing sector companies listed in the Colombo Stock ...
• Characterization of the Temperate Phage vB_RleM_PPF1 and its Site-Specific Integration into the Genome of Rhizobium leguminosarum Strain F1 

  Halmillawewa, A.P.; Restrepo-Córdoba, M.; Perry, B.J.; Yost, C.K.; Hynes, M.F. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  The presence of prophages in a genome can contribute in increasing the bacterial fitness and ecological success in an environment that contains closely related phages. The temperate phage PPF1 was isolated from a lysogenized ...
• The Effect of Germination on Quality of Protein of Selected Legumes 

  Amarakoon, R. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Legumes are the major source of plant protein. The presence of anti-nutritional factors in legumes, limits the availability of nutrients. The aim of this study is primarily to find the best use of legumes to alleviate ...
• Devolution of Power, Gender and Female Representation in Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka: Special References with Southern Provincial Council 

  Damayanthi, M.K.N. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Reduce or avoid gender based discrimination and gender issues, equity and high level of participation are some of key expectations of the power devolution. To fulfil the requirement of power devolution the Provincial ...
• Correlation of Ligand Donicity with Catalytic Activity in a Series of Gold (I) Carbene and Phosphine Complexes 

  Mathota Arachchige, Y.L.N.; Slaughter, L.M. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Catalytic activities of transition metal complexes are influenced by both steric and electronic effects arising from ancillary ligands. In the case of linear gold (I) complexes, the available evidence suggests that ligand ...
• Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: A Study of Sri Lankan Bank, Finance and Insurance Companies 

  Kawshalya, P. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Corporate governance is a highly discussed topic which received the attention of corporate world during the last decade due to the paramount importance embodied within it for the company performance and stability. Basically ...
• An Analytical Study on the Role of the Woman in Käma-Sütra 

  Jayawardhana, K.B. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Käma-sütra (the science of sensual gratification) that is the principle of acquisition of trivarga such as dharma (Ethical behaviour), artha ( Acquisition of valuable things) and käma (Sense gratification) was compiled ...
• Impact of Job Satisfaction on Job Performance with Reference to Public Banks in Sri Lanka 

  Jayarathna, S.M.D.Y. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  To attain a competitive advantage and remain in the competitive market, organizations should focus on the employee job satisfaction and job performance. Job Satisfaction is one of the most significant attitudes of the ...
• Culture in Translation: Shyam Selvadurei’s Funny Boy in Sinhala and French 

  Jayawardena, H.S.M.M. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  Shyam Selvadurei is one of the better known writers in English of the Sri Lankan Diaspora. Funny Boy, his first novel was translated in to French by Frédéric Limare and Susan Fox-Limare in 1998. The Sinhala translation ...
• Impact of Social Networking Sites on Academic Engagement and Performance 

  Hettiarachchi, H.A.H. (Staff Development Center, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

  There is no question that social networking sites (SNS) have gained wider acceptance and probably become key interacting tools among students specially at the higher level of educational pursuit. In fact, the quick rise ...

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