• The Impact of the Change in the Medium of Instruction on the Performance of Undergraduates in University Examinations 

  Hewapathirana, T.K. (2002)

  The objective of the present study is to determine the impact of the medium of instruction on the performance of undergraduate students in university examinations. The results of six Biological Science course units in ...
• Studies on the Effect of the Heat on the Neurotoxic Factor of Palmyrah Flour 

  Keerthi, A.A.P.; Hoevan, R. Van Der; Nikawaka, J.K.; Jansz, E.R. (2002)

  Previous reports state that the flour of palmyrah (Borassus flabellfer L), called odiyal, on heating at 80·C for 45 minutes caused removal of hepatotoxic and neurotoxic factors effectively, and that odiyal flour originated ...
• Studies on Amines of Hurulla (Amblygaster sirm) Do They Cause Allergic Reactions of Hurulla? 

  Perera, P. Shiromi; Jansz, E.R.; Peiris, H. (2002)

  Past studies stated that consumption ofhurulla (Amblygaster sirm) gave an adverse reaction to tuberculosis patients treated with isoniazid drugs and that the cause may be tyramine. In order to test this hypothesis fresh ...
• Neurotoxic Effect Traditional Cooking of Wistar Rats Fed with Recipies of Palmyrah Flour 

  Sumudunie, K.A.V.; Jayasekara, S.; Jansz, E.R.; Wickramasinghe, S.M.D.N. (2002)

  Palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.) shoot has been proved to give a neurotoxic effect. This study using male Wistar rats shows that the time for advent of neurotoxic symptoms is affected by the location from which the ...
• Methanol and Water Extracts of Withania somnifera Roots Has No Abortifacient Effect in Rats 

  Ilayperuma, I.; Ratnasooriya, W.D.; Weerasooriya, T.R. (2002)

  The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a methanolic and water extract of Withania somnifera (L) Dunal roots on early pregnancy of rats. Female rats (n= 10/group) were orally administered with either 500 ...
• Gastroprotective Activity of Patoladi Decoction in Rats 

  Munasinghe, S.L.; Vithanage, D.K.; Ratnasooriya, W.D. (2002)

  In one of the Ayurvedic treatise' Patoladi' decoction (PD) consisting of five ingredients (Terminalia chebula Retz, Terminalia belerica Roxb, Phyllenthus emblica Linn. Tricosenthes cucumarina Linn. Azadirachta indica A. ...
• Effect of Patoladi ghanasara on Ethanolinduced Gastric Lesions in Rrats 

  Munasinghe, S.L.; Vithanage, D.K.; Ratnasooriya, W.D. (2002)

  Patoladi Ghanasara (PG) consisting of five ingredients (Termimlia chebule Retz; Terminania belarica Roxb; Phillenthus emblica Linn; Tricosenthus cucumarina Linn; Azadirachta indica A Juss) is recommended for the treatment ...
• Effect of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Ficus benghalensis on Nociception and Sedation in Rats 

  Deraniyagala, S.A.; Ratnasooriya, W.D.; Perera, P.S. (2002)

  The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of aqueous leaf extract (WE), of Ficus benghalensis Linn. (Family: Moraceae) on nociception and sedation using male rats. Different doses of the WE (0,125, 250, 500 ...
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• Congener Profiles of Highly Toxic Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins, Dibenzofurans and Dioxin-like Biphenyls in Biota from Sri Lanka 

  Gurugeul, Keerthi S.; Miyazaki, Shigeru; Yamanaka, Noriko; Tanabe, Shinsuke (2002)

  Residual pattern of highly toxic dioxins, included with polychlorinated dibenzo -p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and coplanar PCBs, were determined in biota from two locations in western costal area of Sri Lanka. The concentrations ...
• Antinociceptive Action of Icon®, a Pyrethroid Insecticide on Pregnant Rats 

  Ratnasooriya, W.D.; Ratnayake, S.S.K.; Jayatunga, Y.N.A. (2002)

  Icon® is a type II synthetic pyrethroid insecticide based on active ingredient Lambda cyhalothrin (10% w/w). In a recent study it was evident that this insecticide although induced marked signs of stress and other overt ...
• A New Method of Generating Pythagorean Triples 

  Wijeratne, Agra T.; Anurasiri, D.I. (2002)

  Pythagorean numbers have captured the imagination of the man for their beauty from the times of Pythagoras (i.e., from 582 BC) or possibly before. The most familiar Pythagorean triples are (3,4,5) and (5,12,13). ...

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