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Investigation of Trans Fatty Acids and Saturated Fatty Acids Presence in Selected Bakery and Fast Food Products

Hewavitharana, G. G; Perera, D. N; Navaratne, S. B. (European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2020)

Abstract: Modern trends in food habits are moving towards fast food outlets due to the busy lifestyle of people all over the world. Due to consumption of foods with excessive amount of Trans Fatty Acids (TFA), may leads ...
Determination of glycaemic response of a novel cane sugar product incorporated with Phyllanthus emblica and Zingiber officinale extracts

Samarasinghe, C. H; Jayasinghe, M. A; Senadheera, S. P. A. S; Wijesekara, I; Fernando, B; Ranaweera, K. K. D. S; Wilamune, N. H. B. (2020)

Introduction: The use of natural plant extracts to reduce blood glucose response has been practised from ancient times, although their industrial applications are rare. For the convenience of typical cane sugar consumers, ...
Optimization of Polyphenols and Carotenoids Extraction from Leaves of Cassia auriculata for Natural Health Products

Gunathilake, K. D. P. P; Ranaweera, K. K. D. S; Rupasinghe, H. P. V. (Asian Plant Research Journal, 2020)
Antioxidant, Antiglycation Potentials and Total Phenolic Content of Scoparia dulcis Decoction

Perera, P. R. D; Ekanayake, S; Ranaweera, K.K.D.S. (2020)

Long term diabetes mellitus increases the risk of many micro and macro vascular diabetic complications and oxidative stress, due to formation of excessive amounts of free radicals. Non enzymatic protein glycation is the ...
An update of distribution, habitats and conservation status of the Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) in Sri Lanka

Perera, P.; Karawita, H. (Elsevier, 2019)

The Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) is the only pangolin species present in Sri Lanka. Growing concerns over international trading and trafficking of pangolins and the recent listing of all eight extant pangolin ...
Dataset of distribution, habitats and conservation status of the Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) in Sri Lanka

Karawita, H.; Perera, P. (Elsevier, 2019)

Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) is the only pangolin species present in Sri Lanka. There is no comprehensive assessment of its ecology or conservation status carried out in the Sri Lankan context. The dataset ...
Use of two fungal species to induce agarwood resin formation in Gyrinops walla

Subasinghe, S. M. C. U. P.; Hitihamu, H. I. D.; Fernando, K. M. E. P. (Northeast Forestry University and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, 2019)

Gyrinops walla Gaertn. is the only species growing in Sri Lanka that belongs to the agarwood family, Thymelaeaceae. Although agarwood resin induction and extraction from Aquilaria species of the same family have been ...
Floristics of soil seed banks on agricultural and disturbed land cleared of tropical forests

Weerasinghe, M.; Ashton, M. S.; Hooper, E. R.; Singhakumara, B. M. P. (2019)
Quantitatively characterizing the floristics and structure of a traditional homegarden in a village landscape, Sri Lanka

Martin, M.; Geiger, K.; Singhakumara, B. M. P.; Ashton, M. S. (Springer, 2019)

Our study examined the species composition and vegetative structure of traditional homegardens within the context of the surrounding land use mosaic typical of village lands in the southwest region of Sri Lanka. We ...
Willingness to Pay for Water Quality: A Contingent Valuation Approach for Bolgoda Lake

Jayasekara, S. A. G. C; Gunawardena, U. A. D. P. (Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 2020)
Economic Value of Urban Green Space: A Travel Cost Approach for Viharamahadevi Urban Park, Sri Lanka

Karunarathne1, H. M. L. P; Gunawardena, U. A. D. P. (Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment, 2020)

Urban green spaces could bring cities and their inhabitants with vitality in terms of ecological, social, and economic benefits. Recognising and estimation of economic values of parks is important for their sound management ...
Native Floral Species for Watershed Restoration and Enrichment in Sri Lanka

Amarasinghe, A. L. K; Subasinghe, S. M. C. U. P; Hettiarachchi, M. N. (Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 2020)

Sri Lanka faces frequent floods and land degradation almost frequently which is aggravated by high rainfall intensities and poor land management practices. This problem is common in most areas because about 90% of the total ...
A novel tri-metal composite incorporated polyacrylamide hybrid material for the removal of arsenate, chromate and fluoride from aqueous media

Thathsara, S.K.T.; Cooray, A. T.; Ratnaweera, D. R.; Mudiyanselage, T. K. (Elsevier B.V., 2019)

Excessive amounts of fluoride ions and other heavy metals in drinking water instigate a solemn threat to human health. Even though materials with specific binding ability towards these ions have been developed, it is yet ...
Assessment of heavy metal contamination in the sediments of Meda - Ela canal near Karadiyana semi-controlled dumpsite, Sri Lanka

Koliyabandara, S. M. P. A; Cooray, A. T; Liyanage, S. S; Siriwardana, C. (International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2020)

The pollution of natural waterbodies with landfill leachate from dumpsites is a severe environmental issue all over the world. Karadiyana semi-controlled dumpsite in the Western province of Sri Lanka is one of the largest ...
Morphological and molecular characterization of two graminicolous Exserohilum species associated with cultivated rice and early barnyard grass from Sri Lanka

Ferdinandez, H. S; Manamgoda, D. S; Udayanga, D; Deshappriya, N; Munasinghe, M. L. A. M. S. (Ceylon Journal of Science, 2020)

The genus Exserohilum (Order Pleosporales, Class Dothideomycetes) comprises plant pathogenic hyphomycetous fungi, associated with poaceous hosts. Although numerous pathogenic species of Exserohilum are known globally, only ...
The Effectiveness of Municipal Solid Waste Management and the State Duty of Care

Ranawake, A; Wijesinghe, M. A. S; Bandara, N. J. G. J. (International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2020)
Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Western Province of Sri Lanka: Awareness, Legal Framework or Fund Allocation?

Ranawake, A; Wijesinghe, M. A. S; Bandara, N. G. J. G. (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, 2020)

The intertwined relationship of extraction of waste to its disposal could be defined as Solid Waste Management (SWM). Even a quarter of a century after the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, which recommended the 3R principle ...
Anti-proliferative and apoptotic activity of polyphenol-rich crude methanol extract of Gracillaria edulis against human Rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) and breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cell lines

Gunathilaka, T; Samarakoon, K; Ranasinghe, P; Peiris, L. D. C (MDPI, 2020)
determination of glycememic responses in a novel sugar product incorporated with selected natural plant extracts

Pavalakumar, D; Jayasinghe, M; Edirisinghe, M; Wijesekara, I; Senadheera, S. (2020)
Mercury and cadmium distribution in yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) from two fishing grounds in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka

Jinadasa, B.K.K.K.; Chathurika, G.S.; Jayasinghe, G.D.T.M.; Jayaweera, C.D. (Elsevier Ltd., 2019)

Mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd) are contaminants of great environmental concern due to their natural and anthropogenic origin, their ability of bioaccumulate through the food chain and their harmful effects on human health. ...

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