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Effects of Daily Probiotics Supplementation on Anxiety Induced Physiological Parameters among Competitive Football Players

Adikari, A.M.G.C.P; Appukutty, M; Kuan, G. (Nutrients, 2020)

Competitive football players who undergo strenuous training and frequent competitions are more vulnerable to psychological disorders. Probiotics are capable of reducing these psychological disorders. The present study aimed ...
Synthesis of Hematite Nanodiscs from Natural Laterites and Investigating Their Adsorption Capability of Removing Ni2+ and Cd2+ Ions from Aqueous Solutions

Gunawardhana, B. P. N; Gunathilake, C. A; Dayananda, K. E. D. Y. T; Dissanayake, D. M. S. N; Mantilaka, M. M. M. G. P. G; Kalpage, C. S; Rathnayake, R. M. L. D; Rajapakse, R. M. G; Manchanda, A. S; Etampawala, T. N. B; Weerasekara, B. G. N. D; Fernando, P. N. K; Dassanayake, R. S. (Journal of Composites science, 2020)

Inthiswork,disc-likehematite(Fe2O3)nanoparticleswerepreparedusingareadilyavailable inexpensive earth material, ferruginous laterite, via a low-cost synthesis route. Prepared hematite nanoparticles were characterized using ...
Macro, colloidal and nanobiochar for oxytetracycline removal in synthetic hydrolyzed human urine

Ramanayaka, S; Kumara, M; Etampawala, T; Vithanage, M. (2020)
High Performance 128-Channel Acquisition System for Electrophysiological Signals

MANNATUNGA, K. S; ALI, S. H. M. D; CRESPO3, M; CICUTTIN, A; SAMARAWIKRAMA, J. G (IEEE Access, 2020)
Modeling an auditory stimulated brain under altered states of consciousness using the generalized Ising model

Kandeepan, S; Rudas, J; Gomez, F; Stojanoski, B; Valluri, S; Owen, A. M; Naci, L; Nichols, E. S; Soddu, A. (2020)
Determination of oscillation frequencies and stellar properties of three Delta Scuti variable stars using Kepler data

Adassuriya, J; Jayaratne, K. P. S. C; Cooray, P. T. L. V; Attygalle, M. L. C. (J.Natn.Sci.Foundation Sri Lanka, 2019)

Asteroseismology is the science that deals with the oscillations in the stars with the goal of understanding the stellar structure. In this study, photometric data of Kepler mission have been used for the asteroseismic ...
Electronic Nose Technologies in Monitoring Black Tea Manufacturing Process

Sharmilan, T; Premarathne, I; Wanniarachchi, I; Kumari, S; Wanniarachchi, D. (Journal of Sensors, 2019)
Applicability of a Single Depth Sensor in Real-Time 3D Clothes Simulation: Augmented Reality Virtual Dressing Room Using Kinect Sensor

Adikari, S. B; Ganegoda, N. C; Meegama, R. G. N; Wanniarachchi, I. L. (Advances in Human-Computer Interaction, 2020)
REPLICATION OF THE SURFACE WETTABILITY OF PLANT LEAVES WITH DIFFERENT SURFACE MORPHOLOGIES USING SOFT LITHOGRAPHY

Senarathna, R. M. D. M; Wanniarachchi, W. K. I. L; Jayawardhana, S. (2019)

Naturally occurring surfaces such as in most aquatic plants display interesting surface wetting properties such as superhydrophobicity, superoleophobicity and directional wettability. These phenomena arise from the ...
Effects of physical orientation of dye molecules and molecular orbitals on performance of solid-state dye sensitized solar cells

Pitigala, P. K. D. D. P; Henary, M. M; Perera, A. G. U (2019)
Qualitative Determination, Quantitative Evaluation and Comparative Insecticidal Potential of Ruta Graveolens Essential Oil and Its Major Constituents in the Management of Two Stored Pests Sitophilus Zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) And Corcyra Cephalonica (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Perera, A. G. W. U; Karunaratne, M. M. S. C; Chinthaka, S. D. M. (Sustainable Development Research, 2019)

Eco-chemical control based on essential oil mediated plant-insect interactions is an alternative method to the unsystematic use of insecticides, due to advanced structural diversity and allelopathic potential of essential ...
Combining insights into reproduction and gear selectivity to enhance management advice for Encrasicholina heteroloba (Engraulidae) in the west coast of Sri Lanka

Navarathne, N. M. P. S; Dissanayake, D. C. T. (Sri Lanka J. Aquat. Sci., 2019)

Encrasicholina heteroloba belonging to the family Engraulidae is a commercially important fish species in the smallscale artisanal fisheries in Sri Lanka. Fishery, reproductive biology and gillnet selectivity pattern of ...
Bioacoustics of Sri Lankan Amphibians: a Review of Current Knowledge and Conservation Significance

De Silva, S; Wijayathilaka, N. (Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment, 2019)

Acoustic inventory of Sri Lankan amphibians is still in a primitive stage. So far, only 20 amphibian species are known acoustically and are about 16% of the island amphibian fauna. Altogether, twelve publications provide ...
Toxicity evaluation and volatile component analysis of tropical marine sponge Clathria sp. (Schmidt, 1862)

Weerasinghe, R. L; Ranatunga, R. R. M. K. P; Chinthaka, S. D. M; Marasinghe, M. M. K. I. (International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2019)

Marine sponge Clathria sp. holds a significant position in marine natural product research due to its wide range of secondary metabolites. Extensive distribution of genus Clathria in the world causes variances in chemical ...
Development of gonads and evidence of protogyny in Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) from the coastal waters off Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Ranatunga, R. R. M. K. P; Rathnayaka, S. (Sri Lanka J. Aquat. Sci, 2019)

Gonad development and maturation of the spangled emperor Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775) inhabiting coastal waters off Negombo, Sri Lanka was investigated to understand the reproductive strategies. Sexual ontogeny was ...
Microhabitat Utilisation of Endemic Lizard Calotes nigrilabris in the Grasslands of Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka

Jayasekara, E. G. D. P; Prabhath, M. C; Mahaulpatha, W. A. D. (Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment, 2019)

The endemic endangered agamid lizard Calotes nigrilabris inhabits the grasslands of Horton Plains National Park (HPNP) and it is restricted to a few localities in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. In this study, the ...
Distribution of colour and pattern polymorphism in montane frogs of Sri Lanka

Silva, G. K. V. P. T; Mahaulpatha, W. A. D (Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 2019)

Amphibian body colouration and pigment patterns play a vital role on their survival in the environment. Anuran polymorphism were studied in and around the five lentic water bodies of within and outside the Horton Plains ...
Frugivory of Yellow-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) and Seasonal Variation of Fruiting Phenology in Tropical Montane Cloud Forests of Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka

Chandrasiri, P. H. S. P; Mahaulpatha, W. A. D. (International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2019)

This study was conducted on a frugivorous bird species, Yellow-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) which is an endemic and threatened species, at Horton Plains National Park (HPNP), from September 2015 to November 2017. ...
Seasonal distribution of Sri Lanka bush warbler (Elaphrornis palliseri) in the Horton plains national park

Fernando, R. I. T. K; Silva, G. K. V. P. T; Prabhath, M. C; Mahaulpatha, W. A. D (Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 2019)

Seasonal distribution of E. palliseri was investigated from January to November 2017 at the Horton Plains National Park (HPNP). In CF, three 50m additional transects were placed to cover three different forest areas as ...
Cyanotoxins: A hidden cause of Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka - A review

Manage, P. M (Sri Lanka J. Aquat. Sci., 2019)

CKDu has been identified as a major public health issue in countries such as Sri Lanka, India and Nicaragua, which causes significant deaths per year. Significant similarities have been observed among these endemic ...

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