• Environmental factors affecting living comfort perception in different localities in Sri Lanka 

  Mohamed Thariq, Mohamed Gazzaly; Mohamed Mujithaba, Mohamed Najim (Laboratory of Land Use Mobility and Environment, DICEA - Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples., 2024-12-31)

  Living in comfort and the consequent healthier life is a reaction to the environment indicated by the absence of environmental stressors. The present study investigated the factors influencing the living comfort perception ...
• Impact of urbanization on energy intensity in SAARC countries: an empirical analysis 

  Rinosha Ahzan, K. F.; Kankanamge, Anuruddha (National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 2025-01-10)

  This study aims to examine the effect of urbanization on energy intensity in SAARC countries and compare Sri Lanka’s status with other SAARC countries between 1990 and 2015. This study used the urban population as a proxy ...
• Thermal performance comparison between bias acoustic liner and acoustic liner for aircraft anti-icing 

  Munas, F. R.; Chern Khai, Lee; Kok Hwa, Yu; Mustaffa, Ahmad Fikri; Muzathik, A. M.; Ismail, Mohd Azmi (Springer, 2024-10-03)

  Acoustic liner is essential to reduce noise pollution in the aircraft engine. There is a suggestion to reduce more noise by installing the acoustic liner on the nacelle lip-skin. However, there are thermal issues including ...
• How does maize fodder maturity impact forage yield and nutritional composition? 

  Nusrathali, Noordeen; Musthafa, Muneeb Muhamed; Mohamed Thariq, M. G.; Nishantha Tissa Kumara, Arachchi Devayalage; Abdul Majeed, Udumalebbe; Moahmed Mubarak, Ahamadeen Nagoor (International Journal of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, 2024-10-06)

  This study was conducted to find maize germplasms that provide higher forage yield with a high nutritional composition. Eight local maize landraces were cultivated with a control variety Badra in Agrotech Park, Malwatta, ...
• Characterization of oils and defatted residues of terminalia catappa L. seed kernels of two varieties 

  Halaldeen, Fahmidha; Zahir, Izfah; Ulpathakumbura, Savani; Jayasinghe, Lalith; Marikkar, Nazrim; Musthafa, Muneeb M.; Arshadd, Mohammed; Al Kheraif, Abdul Aziz; Husain, Fohad Mabood; Adil, Mohd (Taylor & Francis, 2024-11-01)

  The seed kernel of Terminalia catappa Linn (T. catappa) is an underutilized plant food with promising potential. This study investigated the physicochemical properties, fatty acid composition, thermal behavior, and Fourier ...
• Gondwana sedimentary rocks of Andigama Basin, Sri Lanka: unraveling weathering dynamics, tectonic setting, and paleoclimate 

  Gunathilake, B. M.; Jayawardana, D. T.; Ratnayake, A. S.; Adikaram, A. M. N. M. (Springer Nature, 2024-04-23)

  The Andigama Basin is a pre-rift Gondwana sedimentary basin containing Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous calcareous sandstones and carbonaceous shales of varying thickness. This study aims to reconstruct the weathering, ...
• Potential toxic elements distribution and phytoextraction status of Avicennia marina in eastern coast of Sri Lanka 

  Adikaram, Nayana Madurya; Abeywardhane, Dinushi Chamika; Ratnayake, Amila Sandaruwan; Sandaruwan, Chathuranga (Elsevier, 2024-05-20)

  This research sought to evaluate the phytoextraction capability of Avicennia marina plants for potentially toxic elements (Cr, Ni, Co, Cu, As, Cd and Pb) in Batticaloa and Uppar lagoons along the east coast of Sri ...
• Grain-size distribution dataset of lagoonal and riverine coastal placer deposits along the southeastern coast of Sri Lanka 

  Sandaruwan, Chaturanga; Madugalla, Nadeesha; Adikaram, Madurya; Pitawalaa, Amarasooriya (Elsevier, 2024-07-02)

  The dataset contains grain size data of placer and non-placer sediments in lagoonal and riverine beaches of southeastern part of Sri Lanka. A total of 124 swash sediment samples were collected from a 70 km long coastline ...
• Human and environmental risk assessment and plausible sources of toxic heavy metals at beach placers in southeast Sri Lanka 

  Sandaruwan, Chaturanga; Adikaram, Madurya; Madugalla, Nadeesha; Pitawala, Amarasooriya; Ishiga, Hiroaki (Elsevier, 2024-09-14)

  Beach placers are typically rich in heavy minerals, which are crucial for a wide range of industrial applications. This study investigates the human and environmental risks posed by toxic heavy metals (As, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, ...
• Statements on open science for sustainable development goals 

  Chew, Boon-How; Maxwell, Lauren; Anyiam, Felix Emeka; Menouni, Aziza; Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono; Dimobe, Kangbéni; Pangali Sharma, Til Prasad; Ali, Gomaa, A. M.; Tachamo Shah, Ram Devi; Saleem, Rabia; Mashroofa, Mohamed Majeed; Nasr, Maha; Abbas, Babar; Atapattu, Anjana J.; Mahmoud, Mohamed; Singh, Nidhi; Sarker, Mizanur Rahman (Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia., 2024-10-10)

  This article attempts to practicalise Open Science (OS) to promote ideas and enhance efforts for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It delineates General Statements (n = 20) as guiding beacons and the Specific ...
• Biodiesel production through the transesterification of waste cooking oil over typical heterogeneous base or acid catalysts 

  Viraj Miyuranga, K. A.; Arachchige, Udara S. P. R.; Marso, T. M. M.; Samarakoon, Gamunu (MDPI Catalysts, Switzerland., 2023-03-09)

  For the production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil with an acid value of 1.86 mg KOH/g,fiveheterogeneous catalysts—Ba(OH)2, CaO, MgO, ZnO, and AlCl3—were employed. To optimize the reaction parameters of each catalyst, ...
• Acceptance of chatgpt by undergraduates in Sri Lanka: a hybrid approach of sem-ann 

  Sabraz Nawaz, Samsudeen; Fathima Sanjeetha, Mohamed Buhary; Murshidi, Ghadah Al; Mohamed Riyath, Mohamed Ismail; Yamin, Fadhilah Bt Mat; Mohamed, Rusith (Emerald Publishing, 2024-10-30)

  Purpose This study aims to investigate Sri Lankan Government university students’ acceptance of Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer (ChatGPT) for educational purposes. Using the unified theory of acceptance and use of ...
• Quantitative analysis of feeding kitchen food waste to domestic animals in rural and semi-urban areas from Sammanthurai divisional secretariat division in Sri Lanka 

  Mohamed Thariq, Mohamed Gazzaly; Mufassara, Mohamed Ismail; Mohamed Najim, Mohamed Mujithaba (OICC Press, 2024-06-19)

  Purpose: Some literature on feeding kitchen food waste (KFW) to domestic animals is available. However, the quantifi-cation of such consumption by those animals is limited. This study attempts to investigate how various ...
• A successful way to teach literature survey in blended learning – an efficient methodology and applications 

  Shafana, M. S.; Ragel, Roshan G.; Ahamed Sabani, M. J. (Springer, 2023-09-12)

  During the Covid-19 pandemic, Sri Lankan state universities promoted e-learning, increasing demand for courses like Literature Surveys. Academics proposed a 15-h blended mode course methodology involving content delivery, ...
• Impacting factors and degree of influence on the selection of ICT subject in GCE Advanced Level 

  Ahamed Sabani, M. J.; Shafana, M. S.; Zisath Shama, L. F. (National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 2024-10-08)

  Education in Sri Lankan education focuses on accelerating the country’s knowledge economy by producing skilled and knowledgeable people who suit present-day needs. Moreover, society wants universities to produce graduates, ...
• Quality assessment of degraded Palmprints using enhancement filters 

  Akmal Jahan, Mohamed Abdul Cader (Modern Education and Computer Science Press, 2024-10-08)

  Image enhancement in the pre-processing stage of biometric systems is a crucial task in image analysis. Image degradation significantly impacts the biometric system’s performance, which occurs during biometric image ...
• Factors associated with morbidity and mortality of goat in extensive and semi intensive farming systems in the eastern province of Sri Lanka 

  Mohamed Thariq, Mohamed Gazzaly; Dayananthan, P. (Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University, 2024-09-30)

  The present study was conducted to identify the associated factors with morbidity and mortality of goats in extensive and semi-intensive farming systems. A sample of 266 goat farmers of three districts i.e., Ampara, ...
• Foliar epidermal micro morphology: a contribution to the taxonomy of family oleaceae 

  Batool, Tajalla; Zafar, Muhammad; Elshikh, Mohamed S.; Mustafa, Abd El-Zaher M. A.; Ahmad, Mushtaq; Makhkamov, Trobjon; Islamov, Sokhib; Sotiboldiyeva, Dilnoza; Yuldashev, Akramjon; De Oliveira, Mozaniel Santana; Majeed, Salman; Bakhramov, Inomjon; Musthafa, Muneeb M. (Springer, 2024-07-23)

  Oleaceae (olive family), includes 28 genera and about 700 species. Nevertheless, there remains a lot to uncover about the group’s historical development, the evolution of various reproductive and dispersal mechanisms, and ...
• How the milk chemical composition and fatty acid profile are influenced by physiological factorsin Najdi dairy sheep 

  Mohammed Matar, Abdulkareem; Alshamiry, Faisal Ahmed; Amran, Ramzi Ahmed; Aljumaah, Riyadh Salah; Musthafa, Muneeb; Todaro, Massimo (Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 2024-08-01)

  Sheep milk production is a complex process that is influenced by various factors. This study aims to investigate how the litter size (single vs. twins), birth type (male vs. female), age of the ewes and body weight affect ...
• Evaluating the relationship between egg weight and village chicken egg quality in Sri Lanka 

  Supasini, K.; Akram, A. T. A.; Ahamed, A. S.; Musthafa, M. M.; Marikar, F. M. M. T. (Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences Pakistan, 2024)

  This study aimed to investigate how egg weight affects the internal and external quality of the eggs in village chickens. A total of 335 eggs were obtained from 28- week-old Naked Neck and Central Poultry Research Station ...

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