The study of earthquakes has provided a better understanding of the plate tectonics and the internal structure of the Earth. Subduction zones are generally characterized by well defined inclined seismic zones extending, ...

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal. (Solanaceae) possesses many therapeutic values and hence it is widely used in Ayurveda and traditional systems of medicine for triggering of both physical and mental health. Even though ...

A high serum cholesterol level is a major risk factor for cardio vascular disease (CVD). The study assessed the in vivo hypocholesterolemic and hypoglycaemic effect of raw and processed mung bean powder (Variety MI 6) ...

Rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.) is one of the major pests of rice both in the field after harvest and during storage. Previous studies have revealed that plants are a potentially rich source of pesticides. Therefore, ...

Marine seaweeds are rich sources of biologically active secondary metabolites and have potential as lead compounds in drug discovery. However, antioxidant activities of the Sri Lankan seaweeds have not been studied ...

There is a strong linkage between the academia and the industry in developed countries. Research activities conducted by the lecturers in academia make them different to teachers and the research outcomes implemented in ...

As a country with an agriculture based economy, Sri Lanka has to pay more attention to the climate extremes and variations in rainfall patterns. Evaluation of the regional variations in rainfall patterns (especially in ...

CuInS2 is a promising PV material due to its direct band gap of 1.5 eV which is very closer to the theoretically optimum energy band gap of 1.4 eV suitable for photovoltaic applications. On the other hand CuInS2 based ...

High cycle fatigue (HCF) caused by low amplitude loading is considered as a major cause of bridge failures and it is generally checked at the design stage of bridges. However, a number of fatigue failures have been ...

Banana blossom is a popular Sri Lankan dish consumed as a curry as well as a boiled or deep fried salad, which is rich in nutrients and antioxidants. The present work was designed to study the hypolipidemic and hypoglycemic ...