The world is experiencing environmental problems due to the environmental pollution and degradation happening in a major scale due to the waste generated both by public and industries. Among the industrial waste generators, ...

Positive expiratory pressure (PEP) therapy is used by respiratory physiotherapists to prevent post-operative pulmonary complications such as atelectasis and pneumonia. PEP therapy involves breathing out against a resistor ...

To cope with the new technologies driven by the fourth industrial revolution such as Cloud based systems, Internet of Things, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, skill development is vital in order to enhance the ...

Heavy metal concentration and total nitrogen content were surveyed using moss as a bioindicator. The effect of NOX emissions from traffic on moss tissue nitrogen and tissue concentrations of Pb, Cu, Cd and Cr were determined. ...

Sand is conventionally used in water treatment plants to control water turbidity. This research work was aimed for improving its performance using a chemical modification to remove other water contaminants as well. Thus ...

Air pollution is a common issue faced by both urban and rural areas due to many factors. Heavy metals are one of the major types of air pollutants that can cause different health issues in humans including kidney diseases. ...

Lack of open space, shortage of clean water, and pollution are major concerns of higher population densities. In 2015, United Nations (UN) identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) expected to fulfill by 2030 with ...

Global agricultural production is barely sufficient to appease the hunger of the world population. Greater part of agricultural production gets spoiled on the way to the consumer. As a consequence, agricultural logistics ...

Urban sanitation demands prior consideration in a developing city with tourists’ destinations. As Kegalle town attracts many local and foreign visitors, it is vital to maintain proper quality sanitation. Therefore, the ...

Curcumin, a pigment from turmeric is a monobasic bidentate ligand with an α, β-unsaturated β-diketo moiety, which makes it an excellent chelating agent. Due to the presence of the diketo group it can undergo keto-enol ...