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Dasanayaka, D.M.N.K.; Weerasinghe, K.G.H.D. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The population growth and technology development has increased traffic congestion in urban areas. If people can get traffic information before starting their journey, they can use alternative routes to avoid traffic ...
Total phenolic content of leaf, stem, root and flower of Daturametel

Piratheepkumar, R.; Sivakanesan, R. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Daturametel is a medicinal plant used in indigenous system for treating bronchial asthma. In addition it is mentioned as a rejuvenating herb in Siddha texts. However there are no scientific studies carried out so far on ...
Quantification of mucosal eosinophils in histologically normal ileal, colonic and rectal biopsies

Liyanage, S.K. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Introduction: Increased gastrointestinal tissue eosinophils are noted secondary to many known disease entities and also due to primary eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. There is no general agreement with regard ...
Phenotype distribution of human serum paraoxonase 1 in a cohort of healthy Sri Lankan individuals

Marasinghe, S.S.K.; Sivakanesan, R. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Cardiovascular diseases include diseases of heart, vascular diseases of brain and diseases of blood vessels. Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for over 17.3 million deaths per year and are the leading cause of death ...
Performance of Sinhala speaking normative hearing children on Monosyllabic – Trochee – Polysyllabic Test (MTP)

Senanayake, S.M.A.I. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Development of Monosyllabic-Trochee-Polysyllabic (MTP) test in Sinhala aim is to be used in measuring auditory performances in children who are audiological rehabilitated with their native language. Participants were ...
Larvivorous Potential of Four Fish Species Against Dengue Vectors in The Kandy District of Sri Lanka

Kusumawathie, P.H.D.; Jayasooriya, G.A.J.S.K.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

There is a growing concern on the effects of insecticides that are used for the control of mosquito vectors of human diseases. Introducing a self propagating predator into the vector breeding habitats may present continual ...
Individual risk factors of snakebites in Sri Lankan community

Ediriweera, E.P.D.S.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Kasturiratne, A.; Gunawardana, N.K.; Jayamanne, S.F.; de Silva, H.J.; Diggle, P.J. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Sri Lanka has 92 identified snake species, and one of the highest snakebite incidence (SBI) rates in the world. According to hospital statistics about 37,000 patients are admitted to government hospitals annually as a ...
Impact of a native ‘natural spice mixture’ on selected biomarkers, reduction of excess weight in purposely selected overweight/obese females

Manuha, M.I.; Iqbal, N.Z.; Nageeb, B.M.; Paranagama, P.A. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The objective of this study is to explore the changes in the body weight and selected biomarkers of overweight/obese women after a four month intervention of native ‗natural spice mixture‘. This study was done at National ...
IGamma- ray irradiation as a method for sterilization of males of Aedes albopictus (skuse) for its control through Sterile Insect Technique (SIT)

Harishchandra, J.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Premaratne, R.G.; Gilles, J.R.L. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) can be integrated with other conventional control methods to suppress population of Aedes albopictus, a vector of dengue in Sri Lanka. A study was conducted to determine the effective dose ...
Explore Factors effecting elevate the Relapse Rate among Drug Users in Sri Lanka: Qualitative study

Niwarthana, H.P.G.; Pallewaththa, P.W.P.W.K.; Nanayakkara, S. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Introduction: People abuse substances such as drugs, alcohol, and tobacco reason of various determinants and drug abuse is one of the prominent problems that affect the country in many aspects including social, economic, ...
Epidemiology and clinical profile of cobra (Naja naja) envenomation in wet zone of Sri Lanka

Rathnayaka, R.M.M.K.N.; Ranathunga, P.E.A.N.; Kularatna, S.A.M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Cobra (Naja naja) is widely distributed in Sri Lanka, but its bites are less common compared to viper bites. Its envenoming could be deadly due to neurotoxicity and severe local tissue necrosis. We describe a series of ...
Emerging Spatio-Temporal Trends in Dengue Incidence in Poojapitiya Medical Officer of Health (MOH), Central province, Sri Lanka

Udayanga, N.W.B.A.L.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Iqbal, M.C.M.; Kusumawathie, P.H.D.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Dengue has emerged as one of the major threats to the health sector of many countries including Sri Lanka, due to the increasing number of reported dengue cases over time. Therefore, a statistical and geo-informatics ...
Effectiveness of early stretching exercises for range of motion of the shoulder joint, state of axillary scar and quality of recovery in burnt patients admitted to the Burns unit of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka

Perera, G.A.D.; Perera, C.; Karunanayake, A.L. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Background: Burn injuries can result in long term impairment, limitation and activity participation restrictions in a patient‘s life. The majority of burns occur in low- and middleincome countries. In axillary or shoulder ...
Differentiation of male germ cells from human umbilical cord blood derived mesenchymal stem cells

Dissanayake, D.M.A.B.; Wijesinghe, P.S.; Patel, H. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Rationale: Modelling the process of spermatogenesis is significant in elucidating important mechanisms such as reduction in ploidy, chromatin repackaging, initiation of motility, expression of different genes etc. Stem ...
Determination of appropriate positioning of the ovitraps for dengue mosquito surveillance

Wijegunawardana, N.D.A.D.; Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S.; Chandrasena, T.G.A.N.; Dassanayake, R.S.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Three months ovitrap survey was conducted to assess the suitable position in placing the ovitraps for dengue vector mosquito surveillance and this study was initiated due to loss of valuable data from our previous studies ...
Comparison of gastric emptying of a solid meal with a semi-solid meal using real-time ultrasonography in a cohort of healthy individuals

Amarasiri1, D.L.; Devanarayana, N.M.; de Silva, M.; Amaratunga, C.; Madushanka, K.B.G.; de Silva, H.J. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Aims Routine performance of solid gastric emptying (GE) to assess gastroparesis is not feasible due to prolonged test duration and cumbersome preparation of test meals. Substitution of a commercially prepared semisolid ...
Community based health promotion intervention to improve Nutritional status of children less than five years in rural community in Sri Lanaka

Heiyanthuduwage, D.S.D.; Gruruge, G.N.D.; Lakmini, P.N.; Karunanayake, R.M.D.I.N.; Dasanayaka, D.M.Y.T.; Thinesh, M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Introduction The level of child nutrition plays a crucial role in growth& development which construct lifetime effect. This study was intended to improve nutritional status of children through community based health ...
Characterization of Anopheline larval habitats and species composition of aquatic macro-invertebrates in Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka

Ranathunga, R.M.T.B.; Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Kannangara, D.N.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Hapugoda, M.D. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Malaria control methods that aim to reduce adult vector populations by targeting their aquatic immature stages. A better fundamental understanding of the biology and ecology of these essential stages could contribute to ...
Cardioprotective and cardiotoxic effects of flavonoid quercetin on rat embryonic heart-derived female H9c2 cells

Abdul, K.S.M.; Perera, H.A.S.D.; Vikram, R.; Ramachandran, R.; Dickenson, J.M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Naturally occurring flavonoid quercetin is capable of scavenging free radicals and possess antioxidant properties. Present study explores cardioprotective and cardiotoxic effects of quercetin on rat embryonic H9c2 ...
Acknowledgements: National Research Council (NRC TO 14-04) is gratefully acknowledged. Awareness among Sri Lankan first time mothers’ informal identification of newborns’ hearing difficulties and /or hearing disabilities by themselves

Senanayake, S.M.A.I. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Early identify of hearing difficulties and/or disabilities among newborns are very essential to provide or guide them to further management and/ or rehabilitation options as soon as possible. Hence it is vital step to ...

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