Endophytic fungi isolated from Cyperaceae family plants are known to assist the host against biotic stresses including microbial attacks. Accordingly, endophytic fungi of Cyperus species are a judicious target for ...

The dry batch digesters established at Dickovita biogas plant in Wattala, Sri Lanka, treat pre-sorted Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) anaerobically to recover both energy and material in an environmentally friendly manner. ...

The co-sensitization method is employed in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), with the aim of improving the absorption of light over a border wavelength region and thereby to improve the current output of the devices ...

Sodium layered oxide compounds (NaxM1-xO2) have drawn significant attention as cathode materials for Na-ion batteries (NIB). Their Li analogues have already been comprehensively understood. In this study, powder compositions ...

Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is a crisis in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Farmers in this region use chemical herbicides in paddy fields and glyphosate is one of the herbicides widely used. The amount ...

Absorbed dose rates at 38 locations along the coastline from Hambantota to Dondra, at 1 m above ground were measured using a portable digital survey meter. The values ranged from <0.01 to 3.66 μSv h-1. The measured ...

Finding the most suitable job according to one’s qualifications and capabilities is a dream of the youth. Yet, it is noticed that this is not an easy task due to a variety of reasons such as complexity of advertisements, ...

Modeling of gravity anomalies by the powerful Backus and Gilbert method was so far limited to modeling of bodies with constant densities and in this study, the possibility of extending the Backus and Gilbert method to ...

Students’ enrollment for engineering studies has significantly increased recently with the establishment of private institutes of engineering education in the country. Owing to this rapid growth, a significant increase ...

Research in painting conservation needs accurate, efficient and non-destructive methods to determine the rate of composite decomposing actions without disturbing the painting. Decomposing results in a change of visual ...