The decrease of infant mortality rates (IMR) and maternal mortality rates (MMR) in Sri Lanka has shown a remarkable improvement of healthcare over recent decades. This attainment is almost equivalent to that of some ...

Many data sources confirmed that more than 15 percent of the farmers in North Central and Uva provinces in Sri Lanka are affected by the Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu). However, dearth of empirical ...

Our main focus was to compare three selected value chains (fish, banana and cinnamon) to identify women's status in each value chain as the chain actor, activity integrator, chain partner and chain co-owner. The specific ...

Owing to the rapid development of China’s diplomatic relationships with South Asia, tendency of foreign students to learn Chinese language has equally increased. Among the Chinese language learning institutes in Sri ...

At present virgin coconut oil (VCO) is gaining worldwide popularity as a healthier and versatile oil. The existing processes of the production of VCO are the dry and wet methods. Among those methods, dry method is being ...

LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) is a modern remote sensing technology which can provide accurate elevation data for both topographic surfaces and above ground objects. Derivation of accurate digital terrain models ...

Metformin is an anti-diabetic drug which belongs to biguanide class. It is the most prescribed oral anti-hyperglycemic agent used in managing the type II diabetes mellitus. It works by decreasing glucose production by ...

Early marriage means a marriage which takes place before the age of maturity. It can be found in each and every society. The occurrence of early marriages can also be seen among the Muslims in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this ...

This study primarily aims at investigating the effect of good governance on bank lending in Sri Lanka. In this regard, the direct effect of governance on bank lending and how governance mediates bank deposits in influencing ...

Water scarcity is considered as one of the most important limiting factors in expanding betel farming under predicted climatic change. Therefore, optimization of irrigation water usage is given higher attention. As such ...