The homegarden systems developed and nurtured by farmers through generations of innovation and experiment are often cited as the epitome of sustainability. The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of ...

Among the rubber producing plant species, Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg., commonly known as rubber tree, is almost the sole source of natural rubber. Currently, the rubber industry of Sri Lanka contributes about 1.0 % ...

This study examined the dynamic impact of macroeconomic variables on All Share Price Index (ASPI) volatility. Data were collected for the period spanning from January 2006 to December 2015 using annual reports of the ...

Population ageing is an universal phenomenon and it is expected to be among the most prominent global demographic trends of the 21st century. In Sri Lanka there was a rising trend of ageing population throughout the past ...

This research was aimed to investigate the occurrence of heavy metal contaminations (Ni, Cd, Cr, Pb and Cu) in five key Sri Lankan green leafy vegetables (GLV) ["Kankun" (Ipomoea aquatica), “Mukunuwenna (Alternanthera ...

Chitin, a biopolymer of β-1,4-glycosidic linked GlcNAc residues, is an abundant source of carbon and nitrogen for microorganisms. Chitin degradation by microorganism is achieved using a complex pathway including various ...

Software development is conceptually a complex, knowledge intensive and a collaborative activity, which mainly depends on knowledge and experience of the software developers. Effective software development relies on the ...

The effects of two different concentrations of orange aroma on peripheral and cardiac autonomic nervous system activity were investigated under a short-term cognitive stressor in a highly reproducible manner using an ...

There is an emerging consensus that sustainable and more productive agriculture is needed to encounter the local, regional and global food security challenges. As the environmental factors are changing rapidly and questions ...

Japan is a seismically active island nation and which has long been at risk of earthquakes and related disasters due to its geological location. At the Japanese Standard Time (JST) 17:56 on October 23, 2004 an earthquake ...