The main focus of this work is modelling the spread of COVID-19 within a multi-patch environment. The proposed model incorporates the short-term mobility and a mobility matrix. A SQIHR model including close contact tracing ...

In Sri Lanka, dengue has become an increasing health concern in the recent past. The spread of Dengue is influenced by the living surroundings. Therefore the dengue data are related to the climate and also correlated ...

Sri Lanka was certified malaria free by the WHO in 2016. The presence of the malaria vector in the island, and imported malaria cases pose major risks during the current Prevention of Reestablishment (POR) phase in Sri ...

Performance of machine learning models mainly rely on the quality of the input data fed into the model. Therefore, using all of the features/attributes in a dataset as input data may have a negative effect rather than a ...

Habitat heterogeneity is a main factor in ecology which affects species diversity. Therefore, habitat details can be used as factors that influence species identification. Tiger beetles are highly habitat specific species. ...

Malnutrition is a global health problem that is particularly common in children in the developing world. This has been a stagnant problem over the last several decades in Sri Lanka as well, especially in the North and ...

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 ...

Paddy is the main crop cultivated in the districts of Ampara, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa using major irrigation systems. A profitable production requires efficient use of fertilizer. Hence, application of a proper ...

Use of phosphate solubilizing microorganisms is an inexpensive strategy that can confer solubility of insoluble phosphates (P). Aspergillus japonicus, an effective native phosphate solubilizer identified by whole genome ...

Numerous design challenges have been encountered due to electrical transients in the circuits and subsystems available in automobiles. These challenges became prominent, especially during the transition from traditional ...