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Neuroregeneration, neurodegeneration and brain recovery following ischaemic stroke: a comparative review of animal models and humans

Mathangasinghe, Yasith (The Anatomical Society of Sri Lanka, 2018)

Stroke is a leading cause of healthcare burden in the aging population with a rapidly rising prevalence worldwide. Ischaemic strokes account for 85% of the strokes. The key to recovery of brain functions following an ...
Are predominantly western standards and expectations of informed consent in surgery applicable to all? A qualitative study in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

Mathangasinghe, Yasith; Samaranayak, Jayami Eshana; Banagala, Anura Sarath Kumara (The British Medical Association, 2018)

Objective To identify the different perceptions on informed surgical consent in a group of Sri Lankan patients. Methods A qualitative study was conducted in a single surgical unit at a tertiary care hospital from January ...
Toxoplasma, toxocara and tuberculosis co-infection in a four year old child

Guneratne, Randeewari; Mendis, Devan; Bandara, Tharaka; Fernando, Sumadhya Deepika (BioMed Central Ltd., 2011)

Background Tuberculosis. toxocariasis and toxoplasmosis are among the common infectious causes of lymphadenitis in children. Cases of Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara spp co-infection have been reported. Case Presentation This ...
Safety of meningococcal group C conjugate vaccines in Wales: the importance of the Yellow Cord

Ranganathan, Shilani Sri; Rutledge, P.A.; Davies, P. (2002)

lntroduction: In November ,l999 o moss notionol immunisotion compoign tovoccinote oll children under l8 yeors with the new meningococcol C coniugote voccines begon. We hove onolysed odverse reoctions to the new vqccine ...
Drug related Iatrogenic disease: the specal vulnerability of children

Ranganathan, Shilani Sri (2001)

Only about 2500 people will have been exposed to a drug before it is marketed and the chance of finding an adverse reaction with an incidence oF less than 1 /1000 prior to marketing is therefore small. . Drugs may not be ...
Anthelmintic prescribing patterns of a sample of general practitioners from selected areas in the colombo district of sri lanka

Gunawardena, G.S.A.; Siriwardana, C.; Paranavitane, S.R.; Ismail, M. M.; Fernando, S.D. (Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, 2008)

General Practitioners (GPs) provide first contact care of children and pregnant mothers in the community. This study ascertained the prescribing pattern of anthelmintics to children and pregnant women by a sample of GPs ...
Factors fafluencing Infant Feeding Patterns in Sri Lanka.

Soyza, P.E.; Fernando, D.N. (Faculty of Medicine, University of colombo, 1986)

Early introduction of formula milks during infancy is one of the major changes that have been observed in the infant feeding patterns1 of both developed and developing, countries. A community based study of infants in ...
Variations in some nutritional status indicators among students in the University of Colombo

Peris, R.G.S.; Fernando, D.N.; Abeywickrama, K. (National Science Foundation, 1984)

Data related to socio-economic status and some indicators of nutritional status were obtained from 769 students who gained admission to the four faculties in the University of Colombo in 1981. The nutritional status ...
Effect of Training for Care Providers on Practice of Essential Newborn Care in Hospitals in Sri Lanka

Senarath, Upali; Fernando, D.N.; Rodrigo, Ishani (Elsevier, 2007)

Objective : To evaluate the effectiveness of a training program for care providers in improving practice of essential newborn care in obstetric units. Design : Before-and-after study with an intervention and a control ...
Newborn Care Practices at Home: Effect of a Hospital-based Intervention in Sri Lanka

Senarath, Upali; Fernando, D.N.; Rodrigo, Ishani (Oxford University Press, 2007)

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of an essential newborn care (ENC) training programme for maternity ward staff in improving newborn care practices after hospital discharge. A before-and-after study ...
Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Women on the Plantations in Sri Lanka

Fernando, D.N. (Oxford University Press, 1998)

A cross-sectional questionnaire survey, using the current status method for the assessment of breastfeeding, was conducted among women working in the plantations in Sri Lanka. The exclusive breastfeeding rate was 32.4 per ...
Clinical and epidemiological studies on the cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) donovani in Sri Lanka

Siriwardana, H.V.; Thalagala, N.; Karunaweera, N. D. (2010)

Sri Lanka is the newest reported focus of human leishmaniasis within the Indian subcontinent. Over the last 8 years, more than 2000 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), apparently caused by Leishmania donovani (a species ...
Assessment of community maternal care performance of public health midwives of a province in Sri Lanka: a multi-method approach

Gunathunga, W.; Fernando, D.N. (SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network., 2010)

The maternal care performance of public health midwives' (PHM) was reviewed using 4 methods in a province of Sri Lanka. The objectives of this descriptive study were to provide a comprehensive assessment of their work and ...
Primer Designing and PCR Amplification of Glutelin complete promoter Region in Sri Lanka

Wijesundera, W.S.S.; Dassanayake, C.M.; Vivehananthan, K. (University of Colombo, 2009)

The long-term goal of the project in progress is to develop a metabolically engineered rice variety possessing flour qualities that would be suitable for making dough-in effect, 'wheat-like' rice. The objective of the ...
Development of a diagnostic dna probe to detect setaria digtata: The causative parasite of cerebrospinal nematodiasis in goats,sheep and horses

Wijesundera, W.S.S.; Chandrasekharan, N.V.; Karunanayake, E.H.; Darmasena, S.P. (Elsevier, 1995)

Two repetitive sequences (IpSdM and IpSdS) have been cloned andsequenced from the genome of Setaria digitata. When IpSdM (214 bp) and IpSdS (201 bp) were aligned, a high degree of homology (85%) was observed, indicating ...
Preparation and conformation of Arabinofuranosyl pyridinium salts and hydrolysis of the bromoisoquinolinium compound

Wijesundera, W.S.S. (Elsevier, 1985)

Tri-O-benzoyl-α-l-arabinofuranosylpyridinium salts can be made inacceptable yields and high stereochemical purity by the reaction of 2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-α-l-arabinofuranosyl bromide and the pyridine in the presence of ...
Setaria digitata and Setaria labiatopapillosa using Molecular Markers

Wijesundera, W.S.S. (Elsevier, 2003)

5S rRNA intergenic regions of Setaria digitata and Setaria labiatopapillosa were PCR amplified with primers designed from the 5S rRNA gene of Brugia malayi. The ladder-like banding patterns obtained for the amplifications ...
A sensitive polymerase chain reaction based assay for the detection of Setaria digitata:The causative organism of cerebrospinal nematodiasis in goats,sheep and horses

Wijesundera, W.S.S.; Chandrasekharan, N.V.; Karunanayake, E.H. (Elsevier, 1998)

A sensitive PCR assay for the detection of Setaria digitata has been developed. Two oligonucleotide primers (17 nt) were designed from a previously cloned and characterized tandemly arranged repetitive sequence of Setaria ...
Attitudes towards the new genetic and assisted reproductive technologies in Sri Lanka: A preliminary report

Dissanayake, V.H.W.; Simpson, R.; Jayasekara, R.W. (Taylor & Francis, 2002)

ABSTRACT Discussions about the ethical and social impacts of the new reproductive and genetic technologies have tended to be dominated by concerns that have originated in European and North American societies. In this ...
Genetic variation in Sri Lanka

Papiha, S.S.; Mastana, S.S.; Jayasekara, R.W. (Wayne State University Press, 1996)

A population genetic study was designed to analyze genetic composition and population structure of the five main population groups (Sinhalese, Tamils, Moors, Burghers, and Malays) of Sri Lanka. Twentyseven polymorphic and ...

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