To-date, data is limited on Plasmodium vivax pre-erythrocytic (PE) stage specific protective immunity and its strain-specificity. We addressed the latter issue in an analogous non-human primate model, P. cynomolgi in ...

The effect of the economic crisis in the US on the economies of other countries in the world was evident in the recent past. Financial sector of a country is a major part of its economy and is regarded as one of the most ...

The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that influence the final academic performance of the students focusing on the student’s socio-economic background and Grade Point Average (GPA) of Mathematics modules ...

Recent developments in plant cell biology and molecular biology have provided a powerful and novel means to supplement as well as complement the traditional breeding methods of crop improvement. The transgenic approach ...

In Sri Lanka, traditionally, treacle made from Caryota urens L. (Family: Arecaceae) sap is used as a natural sweetener and in Sri Lankan ethanomedicine it is claimed to posses antiageing and antidiabetic potentials. These ...

Phylogenetic relationship of the region II of the P. vivax Duffy Binding Protein gene (PvdbpII), a prime vaccine candidate against blood stage of vivax malaria, was analysed between parasite isolates from Sri Lanka and ...

In Sri Lanka, traditionally, treacle made from Caryota urens L., Cocos nucifera, Saccharum officinarum and Borassus flabellifer saps are used as natural sweeteners. However, the methods used for the identification of ...

Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) is a delicate horticultural crop grown in many areas in Sri Lanka. Most of the tomato farms are situated away from main roads. Often tomato collecting trucks have to cross potholes, kerbs, ...

A project has been initiated to identify proteins in the blood of cancer patients. Plasma, one of the major components of blood, has been chosen for this study as it is easily separated. In addition it consists of a large ...