MPhil
LIMNOLOGICAL INFLUENCE ON GIANT FRESHWATER PRAWN, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (DE MAN, 1879) PRODUCTION IN SELECTED RESERVOIRS OF SRI LANKA
Despite the umpteen stocking densities of Giant Freshwater Prawn (GFP) in Sri Lankan reservoirs, still there is a lacuna betwee...
MPhil
INVESTIGATION OF THE COMBINED EFFECT OF RECYCLED TIRE RUBBER (RTR) AND CRUSHED WASTE GLASS (CWG) PARTICLES ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE
This study explores the development of Rubberglasscrete, a novel concrete type that contains Recycled Tire Rubber (RTR) and Cru...
MPhil
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF BOOMERANG DYNAMICS UNDER DIFFERENT WIND CONDITIONS
A Boomerang is an aerodynamic object that, when thrown accurately, travels along an elliptical path and returns to its origin. ...
MPhil
DEVELOPMENT OF A NUMERICAL MODEL FOR ANALYSING THE HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF OCEAN WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS FOR POWER GENERATION APPLICATIONS
Given the critical need for sustainable energy alternatives to achieve net-zero targets, wave energy emerges as a promising opt...
MPhil
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COMBINE FERTILIZER APPLICATOR FOR DISPENSING INDIVIDUAL FERTILIZERS IN SUGARCANE CULTIVATIONS
Fertilizer application is an essential but, expensive management practice in sugarcane farming due to the scarcity of labor for...
MPhil
ECONOMIC VALUATION OF WETLAND ATTRIBUTES USING A CHOICE EXPERIMENT: A CASE STUDY IN BUNDALA WETLAND IN SRI LANKA
Bundala Wetland is a well known bird sanctuary that accommodates over 20,000 water birds seasonally and it is renowned for its ...
PhD
IMPACT OF DEREGULATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA ON SOCIETY AND MEDIA FUNCTION IN SRI LANKA: A Case Study with Special Reference to the Rathupaswala Incident – 2013
The purpose of this study is to explore impact of deregulation of electronic media on society and media function in Sri Lanka. ...
PhD
SMALL SCALE DYNAMICS OF OCEAN BOUNDARY LAYER IN SHALLOW WATERS IN EAST CHINA SEA AND BAY OF BENGAL
The small-scale dynamical processes such as internal waves and turbulence play a key role in understanding and quantifying ocea...
MPhil
ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF INTEGRATING VACUUM ASSISTED RESIN TRANSFER MOULDING PROCESS FOR THE LIFECYCLE COST OF BOATS
Hand Layup (HL) and Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Moulding (VARTM) are the standard composite manufacturing techniques used fo...
MPhil
ASSESSMENT OF THE BIOACTIVITY OF THE SELECTED INDIGENOUS TREATMENT MODALITIES IN CANCER PATIENTS WITH CANCERS
Cancer is the leading cause of death and western medicine is still struggling to control the mortality and morbidity of cancer...
MPhil
QUALITY VARIATION IN CHITOSAN EXTRACTED FROM Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man, 1879) CULTURED IN TROPHICALLY DIFFERENT RESERVOIRS IN SRI LANKA
Chitosan, a derivative of chitin, is found in the exuviae of crustaceans, including Macrobrachium rosenbergii, which is consid...
MPhil
LOCAL ADAPTATION, PHENOTYPIC DIFFERENTIATION AND DIVERGENCE OF LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS OF Oryza nivara AND Oryza rufipogon IN SRI LANKA
Reciprocal transplant experiments are great approaches to studying phenotypic plasticity, life history trait divergence, and sp...