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In vitro study on the use of natural iron chelation sources incorporated to the diet for control of iron overload condition

Liyanapathirana, N. N; Ranaweera, K. K. D. S; Gunathilake, K. D. P. P (Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2019)
Multi-Step-Ahead Prediction of Exchange Rates Using Artificial Neural Networks: A Study on Selected Sri Lankan Foreign Exchange Rates

Samarawickrama, A. J. P.; Fernando, T.G.I. (IEEE, 2019)

The exchange rate is a very important economic indicator for countries with market economies as its fluctuations heavily affect the most areas in the economy. Accordingly, predicting future values of foreign exchange ...
Komposer – Automated Musical Note Generation based on Lyrics with Recurrent Neural Networks

Dias, D. S.; Fernando, T. G. I. (2019)

Musical creativity being one of the strong-hold characteristics that differentiate humans from computers in today’s technologically advanced society, algorithmic composition and song writing are the research areas that ...
Effect of Maturity Stage on Physicochemical Properties of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) Flesh

Ranasinghe, R. A. S. N; Marapana, R. A. U. J. (World Journal of Dairy & Food Sciences, 2019)

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) is one of the popular crops in Sri Lanka. This study was carried out to investigate the changes in physicochemical properties including colour, texture, moisture content, total ...
Smoking Treatment in Enhancing Banana Ripening and its Effects on Physical and Biochemical Attributes of Ambul Banana (Musa acuminata, AAB)

Maduwanthi, S. D.T; Marapana, R. A. U. J. (Journal of Food and Agriculture, 2019)
Optimizing the Electrical Wire Routing through Multiple Points using Multi-Objective Ant Colony Algorithms for Electrical Wire Routing (MOACSEWR

Pemarathne, W.P.J.; Fernando, T.G.I. (2019)

Ant colony optimization algoritlun is a remarkable nature-inspired algoritlun which produces outstanding optimization solutions. During the recent years these algorithms have been appliedto various difficult combinatorial ...
Characterization and ranking of commercial vanilla flavoured set yoghurt marketed in Sri Lanka

Narayana, N. M. N. K; Edirimanna, E. A. P. S; Marapana, R. A. U. J; Piyaratne, M. K. D. K. (International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, 2019)

Vanilla flavoured sweetened set yoghurt manufactured by few commercial scale processors dominates the yoghurt market in Sri Lanka. Despite the comparable production technologies, the quality of the final product differs ...
Analysis of pesticide residue concentration in exported quality ceylon black tea by GC-MS.

Amaraweera, O. H. H; Wickramasinghe, I. (journal-food-nutrition-health, 2019)

Contamination of food commodities with pesticide residues have become a major concern throughout the world as it causes adverse health effects to the humans. Different regulatory bodies have been established MRLs for ...
Sensory Profile, Nutritional and Shelf-Life Analysis of Cassava Par-Fried Frozen Slices Developed with Raw Cassava Roots

Somendrika, M. A. D; Wickramasinghe, I; Wansapala, M. A. J.; Peiris, S. (Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 2019)

Cassava (Manihot esculanta Crantz) is nutritionally strategic famine reserve crop in areas of unreliable rainfall, poor soil or unfavourable climate. Presence of toxic compounds and high perishability has limited the ...
Physico-chemical Characterization of Cookies Supplemented with Sugarcane Bagasse Fibres

Vijerathna, M. P. G; Wijesekara, I; Perera, R; Maralanda, S. M. T. A; Jayasinghe, M; Wickramasinghe, I. (Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 2019)

Sugarcane bagasse is a by-product of sugarcane processing and it is rich in insoluble dietary fibers. The objective of this study was to develop cookies enriched with sugarcane bagasse as a fiber source with no added sugars. ...
Development of a Naturally Flavored Ready to Serve (RTS) Fruit Beverage

Karunarathne, K. N; Liyanage, R. P; Wickramasinghe, I. (European Journal of Engineering Research and Science, 2019)

Fruit based beverages are one of the foremost categories of beverages that are consumed globally. Since fruit beverages are easily digestible, health conscious, highly refreshing, thirst quenching, appetizing and nutritionally ...
Determination of changes occurrence in chemical properties of antioxidant incorporated palm olein during deep-fat frying

Wijewardhana, U. S; Gunathilaka, U. G. S. A; Navaratne, S. B. (Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2019)
PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN COW MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM THE MAJOR MILK PRODUCING AREA OF SRI LANKA

JAYASINGHE, J; PATHIRANA, S; DILHANI, D; NAVARATHNA, S; SINHAPURA, M; JAYASINGHE, C; CHANDRAJITH, R; MARAPANA, U. (AGROFOR International Journal, 2019)

Nuwara Eliya district is the leading fresh milk producing area in Sri Lanka. In the district, pesticides are widely applied for intensive cultivation of vegetables which leads to contamination of water and material used ...
Impact of Demographic Factors on the Snacking Behavior of Individuals

Gunathilaka, U. G. S. A; Wijewardhana, U. S; Nawarathne, S. B. (International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development, 2019)

Snacking behavior of the consumers has a great impact on their dietary behavior and health. Therefore this research was conducted to assess the relationship of snacking time and the snacking preferences with the age and ...
Impact of Demographic Factors on the Snacking Behavior of Individuals

Gunathilak, U. G. S. A; Wijewardhana, U. S; Navaratne, S. B. (International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development, 2019)

Snacking behavior of the consumers has a great impact on their dietary behavior and health. Therefore this research was conducted to assess the relationship of snacking time and the snacking preferences with the age and ...
Determination of Total Phenolic Content, Radical Scavenging Activity and Total Antioxidant Capacity of Cinnamon Bark, Black Cumin Seeds and Garlic

Wijewardhana, U. S; Gunathilaka, U. G. S. A; Navaratne, S. B. (International Research Journal of Advanced Engineering and Science, 2019)

Spices and herbs are enriched with natural antioxidant compounds which impart a higher antioxidant vigor for those products. Garlic, cinnamon and black cumin seeds are commonly used spices and their total phenolic content, ...
Impact of Age and Gender on the Perceptual Response of Sri Lankan Consumers for different types of Biscuits

Gunathilaka, U. G. S. A; Wijewardhana, U. S; Navaratne, S. B. (International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, 2019)

The perceptual response of persons in demographic settings is an important deciding factor in consumer food choice. This paper explores the effect of a person’s age and gender on the sensorial response using five types of ...
Impact of Age on Sensorial Response of Sri Lankan Consumers on Biscuit Types

Gunathilaka, U. G. S. A; Wijewardhana, U. S; Navaratne, S. B. (International Research Journal of Advanced Engineering and Science, 2019)

Sensory evaluation associates with the psychophysics behavior of the consumer. Hence, this research was conducted to study the effect of individual’s age on the sensory profile such as appearance, odor, texture, taste and ...
Finding the Gender of Personal Names and Finding the Effect of Gana on Personal Names with Long Short Term Memory

Lekamge, T.C.; Fernando, T.G.I. (2019)
MORINGA OLIFERA PLANT AND THE NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF Moringa olifera LEAVES

Rathnayake, A. R. M. H. A; Navaratne, S. B; Uthpala, T. G. G (Trends & Prospects in Processing of Horticultural Crops, 2019)

Moringa oliferais the most widely cultivated species in Moringaceae family and is mostly distributed in subtropical regents of the world. Unfortunately, those are the areas where most of the people suffering from malnutrition ...

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