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  • Cacao biotechnology: current status and future prospects 
    Wickramasuriya, Anushka M.; Dunwell, Jim M. (Society for Experimental Biology and The Association of Applied Biologists and John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018)
    Theobroma cacao—The Food of the Gods, provides the raw material for the multibillion dollar chocolate industry and is also the main source of income for about 6 million smallholders around the world. Additionally, cocoa ...
  • Calibration of the rolling angle of a Quadrant Photo Detector mounted in the image plane of a dark-field passive LIDAR system 
    Abeywickrama, S S; Perera, H E; Jayaweera, H H E (Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2020)
    Passive Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) has successfully been used for observing insects and their activities. It was reported that such techniques are more efficient compared to traditional approaches. Quadrant Photo ...
  • Callus formation in anther culture of tea clones, camellia sinensis (l.) O.kuntze 
    Seran, T.H.; Hirimburegama, Kshanika; Hirimburegama, W.K.; Shanmugarajah, V. (1999)
    This study was carried out to regenerate haploids from cultured anthers of lea clones. M o r p h o l o g i c a l and histological studies on t h e a n t h e r callus development revealed that nuclei of numerous microspores ...
  • Carbon and energy fluxes in cropland ecosystems: a modeldata comparison 
    Lokupitiya, E.Y.K.; Denning, A. S.; Schaefer, K.; Ricciuto, D.; Anderson, R.; Arain, M. A.; Baker, I.; Barr, A. G.; Chen, G.; Chen, J. M.; Ciais ., P.; Cook, D. R.; Dietze, M.; Maayar, M. El; Fischer, M.; Grant, R.; Hollinger, D.; Izaurralde, C.; Jain, A.; Kucharik, C.; Li, Z.; Liu, S.; L. Li, L.; Matamala, R.; Peylin, P.; Price, D.; Running, S. W.; Sahoo, A.; Sprintsin, M.; Suyker, A. E.; Tian, H.; Tonitto, C.; Torn, M.; Verbeeck, Hans; Verma, S. B.; Xue, Y. (Springer International Publishing, 2016)
    Croplands are highly productive ecosystems that contribute to land–atmosphere exchange of carbon, energy, and water during their short growing seasons. We evaluated and compared net ecosystem exchange (NEE), latent ...
  • Carbon balances in US croplands during the last two decades of the twentieth century 
    Lokupitiya, E.Y.K.; Paustian, K.; Easter, M.; Williams, S.; Andre´n, O.; Ka¨tterer, T. (Springer Netherlands, 2010)
    Carbon (C) added to soil as organic matter in crop residues and carbon emitted to the atmosphere as CO2 in soil respiration are key determinants of the C balance in cropland ecosystems. We used complete and comprehensive ...
  • Carfilzomib: A Promising Proteasome Inhibitor for the Treatment of Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma 
    Jayaweera, Shansa Pranami E.; Kanakanamge, Sacheela Prasadi Wanigasinghe; Rajalingam, Dharshika; Silva, Gayathri N. (Frontiers in Oncology, 2021)
    The proteasome is crucial for the degradation of intracellular proteins and plays an important role in mediating a number of cell survival and progression events by controlling the levels of key regulatory proteins such ...
  • A case study on final inspection result in garment products 
    Kahatapitiya, J.B.; Bandara, E.R.A.D. (University of Colombo, 2020)
    Quality can be expressed as one of the key factors of business sustainability in the apparel industry. There are several quality controlling mechanisms to ensure product quality. Final inspections, which is the final ...
  • Cassia fistula and hypoglycaemia 
    Ratnasooriya, W.D.; Hettiarachchi, H.D.l.; Jayakody, J.R.A.C. (2004)
    Stem bark of Cassia fisWla Linn. {Family Leguminocae) is used as a component in several compound decoctions recommended by Sri Lankan traditional physicians for diabetes mellitus. However its effectiveness as an antidiabetic ...
  • Cell wall-bound coniferyl Alcohol oxidase associated with lignification in coniofers 
    Savidge, Rodney A.; Randeniya, Preethi Udagama (Phytochemistry, 1992)
    An enzyme utilizing O2 to oxidize coniferyl alcohol into a lignin-like product is described. This enzyme has been found firmly bound to cell walls in developing xylem of Pinus strobus, Abies balsamea, Larix laricina, Picea ...
  • Cellulose Supported Magnetic Nanohybrids: Synthesis, Physicomagnetic Properties and Biomedical Applications-A Review 
    Mohamed Abdul Cader Mohamed Haniffa; Khadija Munawar; Ching Yern Chee; Sumit Pramanik; Ahmed Halilu; Hazlee Azil Illias; Muhammad Rizwan; Senthilnithy, Rajendram; Mahanama, K.R.R; Tripathy, Ashis; Mohd Fahmi Azman (Elsevier, 2021)
    Cellulose and its forms are widely used in biomedical applications due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability and lack of cytotoxicity. It provides ample opportunities for the functionalization of supported magnetic ...
  • Century Scale Climate Change in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka 
    De Silva, J.; Sonnadara, D.U.J. (2016)
    ABSTRACT An analysis of century scale climate trends in the central highlands of Sri Lanka is presented. Monthly rainfall and temperature records of the period 1869 – 2006 from five climatological stations were analyzed. ...
  • Changes in soil chemistry associated with the establishment of forest gardens on eroded, acidified grassland soils in Sri Lanka 
    Siddique, Ilyas; Gutjahr, Caroline; Seneviratne, Gamini; Breckling, Broder; Ranwala, Sudheera W.; Alexander, Ian J. (2007)
    Topsoil properties were determined in forest gardens established about 20 years ago on eroded grassland soils (abandoned tea lands) in the wet zone of the Sri Lankan highlands. They were compared with adjacent, eroded ...
  • The changing shape of a liquid drop in an electric field 
    Jayalal, A.A.S.N; Wijewardena, Gamalath K.A.I.L. (2012)
    An approximate extension of the slender body theory was used to determine the static shape of a conically ended dielectric fluid drop in an electric field. Using induced surface charge density, hydrostatic pressure and the ...
  • Channel Tortuosity of Long Laboratory Sparks 
    Amarasinghe, D.; Sonnadara, D.U.J.; Berg, M.; Cooray, V. (2007)
    Channel tortuosity of 50 cm long laboratory sparks were measured by analyzing a set of images taken by three cameras. The cameras were placed at a radial distance of 200 cm from the spark gap. The angle between any two ...
  • Characteristics of chaotic pulse trains generated by Lightning flashes 
    Gomes, C.; Cooray, V.; Fernando, I.M.K.; Montano, R.; Sonnadara, D.U.J. (2004)
    Pulse trains of irregular pulse characteristics and erratic amplitudes are observed in lightning flashes. These are termed ‘‘chaotic pulse trains’’ in this study. The average width of the individual pulses of these pulse ...
  • Characteristics of cloud to ground lightning flashes 
    Sonnadara, D.U.J.; Cooray, V.; Gotsch, T. (2006)
    A detailed study on the characteristics of cloud-to-ground lightning flashes over Sweden was carried out for the period 1987 to 2000 using the data obtained from the Swedish lightning locating network. Results are presented ...
  • Characteristics of Narrow Bipolar Pulses observed from lightning in Sri Lanka 
    Gunasekara, T.; Fernando, M.; Sonnadara, D.U.J.; Cooray, V. (2016)
  • Characterization and cytoprotective properties of Sargassum natans fucoidan against urban aerosol-induced keratinocyte damage 
    Fernando, I. P. Shanura; Sanjeewa, Kalu Kapuge Asanka; Lee, Hyo Geun; Kim, Hyun-Soo; Vaas, Andaravaas Patabadige Jude Prasann; De Silva, H Ireshika Chathurani; Nanayakkara, C.M.; Abeytunga, D Thusitha Udayangani; Lee, Won Woo; Lee, Dae-Sung; Jeon, You-Jin (2020)
    The escalation of fine particulate matter (PM) air pollution has recently become a global concern. Evidence is fast accumulating on PM exposure-related skin damage. The present study explored the therapeutic potentials ...
  • Characterization of a Bacillus megaterium strain with metal bioremediation potential and in silico discovery of novel cadmium binding motifs in the regulator, CadC 
    Kumari, W.M.N.H.; Thiruchittampalam, Shalini; Weerasinghe, Samantha; Chandrasekharan, N.V; Wijayarathna, C.D (Springer, 2021)
    Bioremediation of toxic metal ions using bacterial strains is a promising tool. Metal binding motifs in microbial proteins are involved in the regulation and transport of such toxic metals for metal detoxification. A ...
  • Characterization of Colletotrichum isolates causing avocado anthracnose and first report of C. gigasporum infecting avocado in Sri Lanka 
    Hunupolagama, D.M.; Wijesundera, R.L.C.; Chandrasekharan, N.V.; Wijesundera, W.S.S.; Kathriarachchi, Hashendra; Fernando, T.H.P.S. (2015)
    Colletotrichum can be identified as the major causative fungal agent of avocado anthracnose all over the world. In Sri Lanka, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides reported to be the sole causative agent of avocado anthracnose. ...

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