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A preliminary study on the efficiency of tilapia effluent as hydroponic nutrient.

Arulnayagam, Ahalya. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka., 2018-11-15)

Aquaponics is a sustainable food production unit that combines a traditional aquaculture with hydroponics in a symbiotic environment. Aquaculture effluent is led to a hydroponic unit to be filtered out by the plants as ...
Allelopathic activity guided fractionation of methanol extract of Cassia alata L.

Haroon, M. H.; Jayasekara, J. M. R. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

Plants are known to produce an incredible diversity of secondary metabolites with a wide range of biological activities. As a continuation of our research work on allelopathic activity studies of some medicinal plant ...
Synthesis and characterization of calcium oxide/ 4A zeolite composite for efficient vehicle exhaust adsorption.

Aththanayaka, A. M. S. H.; De Silva, R. C. L.; Samarawickrama, D. S.; Colombage, H. C. D. P.; Sooriyaarachchi, A.; Kottegoda, I. R. M. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

Vehicle emissions cause serious damage to the environment. Adsorption of the emissions is the usual technique being used for remediation. The present work focuses on developing a composite using 4A Zeolite and Calcium oxide ...
Potential extraction of photosynthetic pigments (chlorophylls a, b and carotenoids) by three solvents.

Sasmina, T.; Safeena, M. I. S. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

As photosynthesis is the basic process during which light energy is absorbed and converted into organic matter, the importance of the plant pigment chlorophyll (a and b forms), carotenoids and anthocyanin are very ...
Divisibility patterns in Pascal’s triangle

Wijesooriya, D. T. C.; Faham, M. A. A. M. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

One of the most attractive patterns of numbers is the Pascal’s triangle. It is an arithmetic triangle, which gives binomial coefficients of the form(𝑎 + 𝑏) 𝑛 . Properties of these values of coefficients have been discussed ...
Insecticidal effects of plant extracts of some medicinal plants against Sitophilus zeamaise mostchulsky on stored maize.

Haroon, M. H.; Maduka, U. T. M. S. H.; Sujarajini, V. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

The maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamaise is a common pest of Sri Lanka, although it is found in all cereal grains and cereal productions. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of some medicinal plants against ...
Effect of salinity on seed germination of five low country vegetables

Raksana, A. A.; Rizvi, E. M. J. M. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

By 2050, 50% of the world’s arable lands are estimated to be affected by salinity leading to a risk in food production. Poor seed germination due to salinity is a major problem in the olericulture sector of low country dry ...
Analysis of ground water samples to identify for contributors of CKDU

Farwin, B. P. H.; Nawas, M. F. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) that emerged in the North Central Province in the mid-1990s is a leading concern at present in Sri Lanka. Though the root cause of CKDu is still mysterious, it is found to ...
Extraction of mahua (Madhuca indica) and veralu (Elaeocarpus serratus) oils: a study on their potential use in biodiesel production.

Kolilananthan, S.; Manjceevan, A.; Rasalingam, S. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

Biodiesel, ‘the mono-alkyl esters with long chain of fatty acids’ derived from vegetable oils, animal fats or waste cooking oil are gaining much attention these days, since they can replace the deficiency of fossil fuel. ...
A preliminary study for salt tolerance of five improved rice varieties at germination stage.

Thomas, I. B. K.; Rizvi, E. M. J. M.; Mayazir, N. N. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

Screening for salt tolerance at early growth stages under laboratory conditions using effective salinity indices like root length, shoot length, plant biomass etc. is an efficient method compared to screening under field ...
Exact relativistic charged stellar models

Kokilan, K.; Komathiraj, K. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

We consider the Einstein-Maxwell system of equations in the context of isotropic coordinates for matter distributions with isotropy pressure in the presence of an electric field. The main objective of this paper is to ...
Socioeconomic conditions of traditional fishing community of Oluvil, Ampara district, Sri Lanka

Ahamed, A. M. Riyas; Ahmed, A. N. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-10-15)

The present study was carried out in Oluvil during the period of 2000. The socioeconomic data of randomly selected 95 fishermen was obtained through pre-tested structured questionnaire, in-depth guided interview and ...
False alarms in shewhart joint monitoring schemes

Razmy, A. M.; Habsi, Widath Rashid Saif Al- (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

Shewhart, Cumulative sum and exponentially weighted moving average control charts are commonly used to monitor the process mean and variance in quality control. Traditionally, the mean and variance charts are plotted and ...
Molecular identification of bacteria isolated from lung cancer and bronchiectasis patients’ samples through 16S PCR

Thahira, T.; Arachchi, D. N. Magana; Rizvi, E. M. J. M.; Ekanayake, E. M. U. A. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

Lung cancer is the most prevailing cancer in the world and it’s responsible for 1.7 million deaths annually. Bronchiectasis is a significant cause of respiratory morbidity. In this study a total number of 25 (Bronchiectasis-09, ...
A comparative study on solving first order ordinary differential equations using numerical methods

Fasmie, N. M.; Fajila, M. N. F. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

Ordinary differential equations (ODEs) are widely applicable in numerous fields such as in population dynamics and bioscience. Practically, it is too difficult to solve complex differential equations to obtain an exact ...
Electrochemical behaviour of polypyrrole films in LiCl and CsCl aqueous electrolytes

Sabrina, M. H. F.; Jafeen, M. J. M. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

Conducting polymers (CPs) have gained increasing attention owing to their strong potential as alternatives to their inorganic counterparts. Among several CPs, polypyrrole and polyaniline has been identified as active ...
Antimicrobial resistance and PCR detection of teta gene in bacteria from bovine sub clinical mastitis: cases reported in Southern province in Sri Lanka

Jayasekara, P. P.; Gunawardana, G. A.; Chandana, G. A. Deepal.; Palliyeguru, M. W. C. D.; Wimalagunarathne, R.; Malkanthi, R. M. S.; Jayasingha, C. P. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

Bovine mastitis is an economically important disease worldwide. It has two forms namely clinical and sub clinical, and mainly treated using antimicrobials. Sub clinical mastitis is responsible for 60-70% of total financial ...
Analysis on internet of things, application, challenges and related future technologies (a literature review)

Musfira, A. F.; Cassim, A. A. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-10-15)

We are living in an information era where technology has improved to its maximum level. In spite of many technological sectors, Internet of Things (IoT) has earned a massive attention from people as well as researchers, ...
Multivariate statistical analysis of geographical and seasonal patterns of Geosmin in environmental water in Eastern province, Sri Lanka

Ganegoda, S. S.; Chinthaka, S. D. M.; Manage, P. M. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

Increasing eutrophication has led to frequent outbreaks of cyanobacterial blooms in many lakes around the world in recent decades. Cyanobacteria produce metabolites, such as algal toxins and taste and odor (T&O) compounds, ...
A preliminary study on the status of vesicular Arbuscular mycorrhizal associations with mangrove plants in North and North Western parts of Sri Lanka

Mafaziya, Fathima; Thasajini, N.; Ashara, F.; Perera, I. A. N.; Thisera, W. N. D.; Nidushika, J. A. S.; Rahumath, M. S. S.; Atheefa, M. I. F.; Wijewickrama, T. (Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018-11-15)

The symbiosis between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and mangrove plant species was investigated in two mangrove swamps in North and Northwestern parts of Sri Lanka. Soil samples were collected from rhizosphere area ...

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