Social Network Analysis (SNA) is a research method which focuses on patterns of relations among people and entities such as organizations and states. They are worthwhile for examining an individual’s or organization’s ...

The quality and properties of engine oil play a crucial role in the case of efficiency of car motors where such oil is involved in lubrication and cooling of internal combustion of engines. The thermal properties of ...

Global Supply Chains (SCs) are highly vulnerable to unpredictable disruptions, which occur in a greater frequency and with numerous consequences on SCs. However, resilient SCs can recover from disruptions and achieve ...

The contribution of small-scale fisheries (SSF) to nutrition, food security, employment generation, and poverty eradication in the developing world is substantial. Co-management, which is a participatory management ...

Listing companies on the stock exchange offer many benefits for the companies, investors and the economy. However, few companies have gone public in Sri Lanka. This study explores the reasons and factors affecting the ...

The mechanization of field practices has been recognized by tea sector experts to solve worker scarcity and to reduce the cost of production in tea plantations. However, the adoption of mechanization is lower than expected. ...

Anthocyanins, a group of water-soluble, low-toxic substances with a wide range of colours, are one of the widespread natural pigments used in colouring foods. However, they are highly unstable and easily susceptible to ...

Ompok ceylonensis is an endemic food fish distributed in the dry zone of Sri Lanka and has been a good protein source for rural fishing communities. Selective fishing pressure, habitat losses and many anthropogenic reasons ...

Soil phosphorus (P) loss from agricultural systems in Sri Lanka limits food production. Phosphorous is mainly removed from the soil with the harvested portion of the crop. Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) is one of the main ...

Medical students had to cope with numerous challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Such challenges are known to result in significant psychological distress and psychiatric disorder. We conducted a quantitative study ...