IPRC - 2017: Recent submissions

  • Butchering Practices of Veddah; the Indigenous People of Sri Lanka 
    Weliange, W.S.; Dandeniya, A.S.; Dewage, D.; Algiriya, A.K.P.P. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The Veddah are an ethnic group of people living in Sri Lanka whose population is limited to around 5000 people according to cense carried out in 2011. They live in several villagers adjacent to their original homeland ...
  • Pressured Water Extraction and Solvent Extraction of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (L.) Bark and Evaluation of Anti-Diabetic Properties. 
    Wariyapperuma, W. A. N. M.; Kannangara, S. D. P.; Wijayasinghe, Y. S.; Skandaraja, S.; Jayawardena, B. M. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Pressured water extraction (PWE) is an environmentally friendly technique that has been used to extract anti-diabetic substances than solvent extraction. In the present study, Ceylon Cinnamon(CC, Cinnamomum zeylanicum)was ...
  • Significance of Fish in Culture of Veddah; The Indigenous People of Sri Lanka. Short running title; FISH IN VEDDAH CULTURE. 
    Weliange, W.S.; Algiriya, A.K.P.P.; Dandeniya, A.S.; Dewage, D. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Archaeological excavations have disclosed the remains of nine species of freshwater fish from rock shelter sediments that confirms the consumption of fish by prehistoric man in Sri Lanka 40,000 years before now. The ...
  • MATLAB Based Software Tool for Grain Classification and Their Quality Identification 
    Atapattu, H.R.S.; Jayatissa, N.W.K. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    At present, the field of agriculture is the most prevalent and enduring industry in the world. Among the existing food crops, grain varieties have attracted more attention of farmers since they play a major role in providing ...
  • Nutritional Effect of Consumption of Domestic and Commercially Available Coconut Milk Preparations in Wistar Rats. 
    Senanayake, C.M.; Seneviratne, K.N.; Jayathilaka, N.; Ekanayaka, S. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The use of both domestic coconut milk (CM) preparations and commerciallyavailable CM preparations in cooking has become popular. The present study involves evaluating In vivo effect of domestic CM prepared by blending ...
  • Analysis of Photo - degradation Behavior of Poly Vinyl Chloride Based Products. 
    Alahapperuma, K.G.; Samarasekara, A.M.P.B. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Polymers are organic materials composed of large molecules and made of many repeating units. Polymers are widely used in industrial applications today. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a type of thermoplastic which is used in ...
  • Low Cost Method for Prototyping Printed Circuit Boards. 
    Wanigasekara, R.M.G.; Agalawaththa, J.C.; Chrandrasena, B.G.D.R.; Jayatissa, N.W.K. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) are very commonly used in almost all of the electronic applications, due to ease of use. There are several modern methods of transferring circuit wiring diagrams to circuit board. Many of these ...
  • Smart White Cane. 
    Kaushalya, K. W. A.; Fernando, A. P. N.; Ekanayake, H. M. P. K.; Jayatissa, N. W. K. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Blindness or visual impairment affects many people around the world. There are nearly 14 % visual disables in Sri Lanka. Blind people use white canes to identify obstacles by moving the cane. Over the years, blind people ...
  • Analysis of Water and Sediment in Attanagalu Oya in Sri Lanka: Pollution Levels and Effects 
    Premaratne, W.A.P.J.; Perera, H.S.M. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The Attanagalu Oya plays a major role in national water supply since it contains four major national water supply and drainage board intakes. This study intends to investigate the water quality variation and pollution ...
  • Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Negombo Lagoon and Achchankulam Estuary in Mannar District. 
    Handagiripathira, H. M. N. L.; Deeyamulla, M. P.; Chandrajith, R. L. R. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Coastal water bodies such as lagoons and estuaries receive various types of pollutants due to anthropogenic influences resulted from rapid economic growth and urbanization. During the last decays, heavy metal contamination ...
  • Assessments of Drinking Water Quality and Water Treatment Process in Kalatuwawa Reservoir in Sri Lanka. 
    Premaratne, W.A.P.J.; Senarathne, K.S.D. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Kalatuwawa is one of the major water treatment plants which supplies water to Colombo city and it‘s sub-urban. Raw and treated water samples were collected from the Kalatuwawa water treatment plant located at 6 85‘ latitude ...
  • Green Synthesis of TiO2 Nanoparticles: A Cost Effective Approach. 
    Fernando, S.S.N.; Peiris, M.M.K.; Gunasekara, T.D.C.P.; Arachchi, N.D.H.; Jayaweera, P.M. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) are very useful for many purposes due to their unique physical and chemical properties. Biological synthesis of TiO2 NPs is poorly understood compared to chemical and physical ...
  • Cluster-based Transportation Optimization – A Case Study from Pharmaceutical Supply Chains (PSC). 
    Niwunhella, D. H. H.; Rupasinghe, T.D. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Transportation planning attempts to allocate fixed logistics capacity in the best possible way, for particular business requirements. This study focuses on the pharmaceutical supply chains, as optimization of medicine ...
  • Assessment of Physicochemical Parameters of Water in Cooling Towers and Boilers: Testing and Comparisons. 
    Premaratne, W.A.P.J.; Maithreepala, K.L.U. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Scaling and corrosion effects of cooling towers and boilers can be identified by analyzing their water quality parameters. Cooling tower mainly has a refrigeration system, providing cooling in a wide range of applications ...
  • Physicochemical Analysis of Ground Water Quality and Soil in Ja-Ela Area in Sri Lanka. 
    Premaratne, W.A.P.J.; Anuruddha, I.G.G.U. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Water pollution has become a common problem with the reduction of the availability of drinking fresh water resources. Hydrochemical parameters of groundwater and soil play a significant role in classifying and assessing ...
  • Addressing the Problem in Applying Recently Using Relative Humidity Equation as a Ratio of Saturation Pressures, For Closed Systems and Deriving the Correction Ratio for Closed Systems. 
    De Silva, P.S.N. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    This article has brought to consideration a problem about the applicable situations of the recently using relative humidity equation which is in terms of saturation pressure of a system in a certain temperature and saturation ...
  • Comparison of Methods for miRNA Extraction from Plasma and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. 
    Hapugaswatta, H. P. H.; Seneviratne, K.N.; Jayathilaka, N. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    miRNAs are small non-coding RNA that are known to regulate gene expression at transcription level. Altered expression levels of miRNAs due to the infections can serve as clinically relevant biomarkers. Reproducible and ...
  • Effect of Selected Aquatic Macrophytes in Controlling Some Human Enteric Pathogens of Sewage Sludge Collected from Common Waste Water Treatment Plant at Biyagama EPZ. 
    Kodituwakku, K. A. R. K.; Yatawara, M. D. M. D. W. M. M. K. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The macrophyte based constructed wetlands (CWs) are economically feasible, easy to manage and an effective phyto-remediation method to treat sewage sludge safely. These wetlands have also been used for the removal of human ...
  • Protective Effect of Coconut Cake Phenolic Antioxidants on Oxidative Stress Induced Macromolecular Damage in HEp-2 Cells. 
    Karunasiri, M. G. A. N.; Seneviratne, K.N.; Jayathilaka, N. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Coconut cake, a by-product of the coconut oil manufacturing is a rich source of phenolic antioxidants. The majority of research dealing with phenolic antioxidants is primarily focused on the extraction of phenolic substances ...
  • Hand Washing Practice among Intern House Officers (IHOs) during Working Hours at Colombo North Teaching Hospital (CNTH), Ragama. 
    Kendawala, A.; Kodithuwakku, A.; Kondasinghe, N.; Kaumadie, N.; Karunathilaka, S.; Wijesooriya, L.I. (In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Contaminated hands of healthcare workers (HCWs) are known to crosstransmit microorganisms causing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Hence, hand hygiene (HH) is the simplest and the most effective method to prevent HAIs. ...

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