In today's fast-paced information business world, success is so often a function of
how effectively and quickly a library can employ one of its greatest assets, the
information. Especially the medical libraries have ...
In the present digital era, plagiarism is widely spoken of as an issue which is relevant to
the academia due to the increase in academic dishonesty. With the availability and easy
access of cyber information, copying and ...
Withrapid technological changes, organizations and individuals are faced with numerous
challenges as to how best to cope with and adapt to such changes. There can be forces
encouraging change and forces against change. ...
The extent of the successfulness of an organization's information systems (IS) starts at the very
beginning, even before it is implemented. In other words the success of a system would be
determined at the starting point ...
This dissertation mainly focused on how to mainstream disaster risk reduction aspects
into urban development planning process of Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council (NMC)
Urban development plan with regard to potential disasters ...
Coral reefs are umque ecosystems. Coal reefs contribute both biologically and
socioeconomicallyfor the betterment of a society associated with them. They provide a variety
of usesthat harness a direct market price or ...
Empowerment has been identified as one of the key objectives of micro-finance programs
(Lairap-Fonderson,2002; Khandker, 1998; Kabeer, 1998). Hence, this paper mainly examines the
effectivenessof microcredit programsin ...
Coir is a flexible natural yarn that is hauled out from mesocap tissue or husk of
the coconut fruit. Generally coir is of rich yellow in colour once'it has been cleaned after
the removal of the coconut husk; and hence ...
The woman, in her poverty, is seen to labour and struggle for her household
survival. It is an eternal phenomenon. We see her within pages of history, we see her
in modem reality. Her continuing presence remains a challenge ...
The present study examines women's decision-making within the household, its
focus being the power women hold in making day-to-day and strategic decisions.
The study focuses on women of two generations and traces changes ...
Natural disasters greatly affect the mental health of children. Not everyone, however, is equally
affected by the stress of experiencing such an event. The present study examined the emotional
impact of the 2004 tsunami ...
Over the past many decades tea estates sector has been playing a vital role in the national
economy of Sri Lanka by contributing to the Gross Domestic Product, foreign exchange
earnings and creating employment opportunities. ...
In Sri Lanka, the contribution of the arts towards conflict studies and peacebuilding is rarely
acknowledged, and many scholars and conflict resolution activists seem to exclude this area
consciously. While all forms of ...
In the past India has repeatedly expressed much concern about the consequences of Sri Lanka's
ethnic conflict for her national security. India has even militarily intervened in Sri Lanka to secure a
solution to the ...
This study is an attempt to understand the gender equality in two trade unions namely
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Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) of doctors and the Public
Services United Nurses' Union ...
Given the strong emphasis on human capital, in this exploratory study, the researcher
adopted an empirical approach to determine the career anchors of shopfloor apparelworkers,
the degree of congruency between work, ...
Shrimp aquaculture is highly profitable industry compared to traditional fisheries, animal
husbandry and agricultural activities in Sri Lanka. Inter-tidal zones including ecologically
sensitive areas (mangroves and salt ...