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Culture-Dependent Characterization of Marine Bacteria from Ussangoda Coast, Sri Lanka

Hettiarachchi, H.H.; Wanigatunge, R.P.; Magana-Arachchi, D.N. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Marine bacteria play a vital role in marine ecosystem structure and ocean biogeochemistry. Ussangoda has identified as a serpentinite site, situated along the Southern coastal zone of Sri Lanka. In the past, few studies ...
Assessment of the Heavy Metals in Rice Grains Grown in Paddy Soil in CKDu Endemic Area in Eppawala, Anuradhapura

Perera, W.P.R.T.; Dissanayake, D.M.U.C.; Kannangara, A.T.; Liyanage, J.A. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Global public health attention is being focused on Chronic kidney disease due to significant prevalence and the enormous cost of the treatment process. It was revealed that longterm consumption of bioavailable metals in ...
Comparative study on Proximate and Mineral composition in Vernonia cinerea

Weerasinghe, P.; Abeysinghe, T.; Paranagama, P.A. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Vernonia cinerea is a herb having several medicinal properties such as antidiabetic, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiinflammatory and anticarcenogenic. This work investigated the proximate and mineral composition in different ...
Study on Hepatitis B immunization and Antibody Level in Health Care Workers, District Base Hospital, Wathupitiwala

Wijesooriya, L.I.; Jayawardana, G.P.C.; Rupasinghe, R.A.L.S. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Introduction Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a blood born pathogen leading to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. It is transmitted mainly through contaminated blood or blood products from an infected person. It has the ...
Antifungal Activity of Methanolic Extracts of Ceylon Green Tea and Black Tea against Candida tropicalis, Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis

Navaratnasingham, C.; Wijeyaratne, C.; Gunasena, D.K. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

‘Ceylon’ tea is one of the popular beverages around the world. Its wide range of organoleptic and chemical characteristics is partly due to the topographic differences in the cultivating regions. In this research antifungal ...
Efficiency of Biofilm Biofertilizer in Increasing Plant Growth Parameters of Rice Cultivation In Sri Lanka

Meepegamage, S.W.; Seneviratne, G.; Rajapakse, R.G.S.C. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Agricultural land per unit area needed to obtain the highest productivity and quality products, in order to win the challenging need for food products to feed a growing world population. For that, excessive chemical ...
Personality Trait Model to Assess Creditworthiness

Mawela, M.R.T.D.; Peter, S.; Niwunhella, H. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Despite the fact that financial institutions evaluate the creditworthiness of loan applicants a significant number of them fail or fall behind on their promised payments. While in some cases, this could be due to unforeseen ...
A Model To Determine Factors Influencing the Decision-Making Process of Consumer Online Purchasing in Sri Lanka

Wickramasinghe, D.M.; Peter, S.; Niwunhella, H. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

There are a wide range of products and services available online where the consumers can conveniently shop anytime from anywhere in the world. Despite the steady growth in e-commerce over the past few years, the rate of ...
Synthesis of Surface-Modified Graphene-Based Sand for Fluoride Removal from the Drinking Water

Perera, W.P.R.T.; Fernando, W.S.K.; Premasinghe, N.; Liyanage, J.A.; Kumarasinghe, A.R. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Graphene and graphene-based material such as graphene oxide (GO) are materials of great interest for potential applications in nanoelectronics, nanoelectromechanical systems, sensors, polymer composites, catalysis. As ...
Model to Grab the Digital Natives’ Purchasing Behaviour

Nadeesha, K.; Suren, P.; Niwunhella, H. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Generation Z is considered to be the most puzzling consumers as they appear to behave as tech-savvy and educated users of technologies in the marketplace. These digital natives are predicted to account for around 40% of ...
Adsorption of Chromium (III) from Aqueous Solutions Using Activated Carbon Derived from Wood Waste of Cinnamomum verum

Samaraweera, I.D.H.T.; Rajapakse, C.S.K. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Contamination of water by heavy metals has readily increased as a result of urbanization and industrialization. Among the available techniques of contaminant removal, adsorption has widely been used for the removal of ...
A Fuzzy Linear Model Using Possibilistic Linear Regression with Least Squares Method: An Application to Dengue and Rainfall Data

Attanayake, A.M.C.H.; Perera, S.S.N.; Liyanage, U.P. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Fuzzy linear models deal with vague and imprecise phenomenon in order to represent better models. These type of models are especially suitable in modelling and predicting dengue disease as the disease associated with various ...
Photocatalytic Activity of Biosynthesized of Silver Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Annona glabra

Paragodaarachchi, Y.L.; Wickramarachchi, P.A.S.R.; De Silva, C.; Amarasinghe, L. D. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Recently metallic nanoparticles were found to possess photocatalytic activity on organic molecules under visible radiation a phenomenon which will be useful in degrading and removing hazardous organic dyes. During this ...
Modeling and Forecasting Selected Climatic Factors Influenced on Sustainable Cultivation Plan: A Case Study for Dompe-Gampaha District

Hakmanage, N.M.; Chandrasekara, N.V.; Jayasundara, D.D.M. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

The agriculture is the back born of economy of the most Asian countries. Although the country is moving towards industrialization, the agricultural sector still continues to be an important sector in the economy in Sri ...
Effect of Biofilm Biofertilizer on Availability of Soil Diazotrophs, Plant Endophytic Diazotrophs and Increasing of Grain Yield in Rice (Oryza sativa) Cultivation of Sri Lanka

Rathnathilaka, A.T.D.; Seneviratne, G.; Madawala, H.M.S.P.; Rizvi, E.M.J.M. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Diazotrophs are microorganisms that are able to grow without external sources of fixed nitrogen and play a vital role in the persistence of microbial communities in the soil while increasing the crop productivity. ...
A Behavioural Model to Assess the Risk Perception and Behaviour of Individuals in Investment Decisions

Mendis, M.N.M.Y.; Peter, S.; Niwunhella, H. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Risk behaviour is the controlled conduct of people in contexts with uncertainty, where there is a possibility of the outcome received deviating from the outcome expected. As any kind of investment bears a certain proportion ...
Speciation Distribution of Analyzed Drinking Water in a CKDu Endemic Area in the Anuradhapura District

Weerasinghe, A.A.V.N.; Perera, W.P.R.T.; Liyanage, J.A. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown etiology (CKDu) has been showing a spreading tendency among the agricultural zones in the North Central Province since the mid-1990s. Even though most of the studies have identified that ...
Spatial Analysis of Monthly and Seasonal Rainfall in Sri Lanka

Kaveendri, D.H.D.; Chandrasekara, N.V.; Arunashantha, H.A.S. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Climate change is a critical factor that effect on the variability of environment in many countries globally. Sri Lanka being a country where agricultural sector contributes to the highest proportion of its economy, it is ...
Antioxidant Effect of Coconut Milk on Oxidative Damage in Commensal Lactobacilli in the Gastrointestinal Tract

Karunasiri, A.N.; Gunawardena, M.; Seneviratne, K.; Jayathilaka, N. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Coconut milk (CM) is the aqueous extract of coconut endosperm which is rich in polyphenols. Coconut milk is commonly used in culinary applications in South Asia. In this study, protective effect of phenolic antioxidants ...
Identification and Disease Assessment of Begomovirus Infecting Capsicum frutescens (Kochchi) in Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka

Jayathilaka, S.A.S.D.; Wanigatunge, R.P.; Attanayake, R.N.; Edirisinghe, P. (International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)

Leaf curl of Capsicum frutescens (Kochchi) is a common problem in many Capsicum growing regions of the country including Minuwangoda area in Gampaha. Water stress, poor soil drainage or viral infection are some of the ...

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