Novel methods of improving the seed quality
have gained a lot of attention recently, cold atmospheric
pressure plasma being one of the most promising methods.
The effects of cold atmospheric pressure plasma treatment ...
Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma treatment has emerged as a promising potential seed quality
enhancement method over recent years. This study focuses on the effect of atmospheric pressure plasma
treatment on seed ...
Preena, TN; Dilanthi, MGS(Department of Industrial Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2019)
Rework is a major determinant of activated carbon manufacturing industry. This study
investigated rework as a case study by determining its severity by identifying its causes. The
considered work categories included ...
Amarasena, PT; Kumara, BTGS; Jointion, S(Department of Computing and Information System, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2019)
Anthropometric measurements are generally used to determine and predict achievement in
different sports. An athlete’s anthropometric and physical characteristics may be an important
precondition for successful participation ...
Kudagamage, UP; Kumara, BTGS; Baduraliya, CH(Department of Computing & Information Systems, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2019)
This study aims to analyze different data mining approaches to explore the attributes
affecting the success or failure of a movie and develop a rating for movies. Four data mining
algorithms and an Ensemble approach ...
Suraweera, SAPD; Nagahamulla, HRK; Vidanagama, VGTN(Department of Computing and Information Systems, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2019)
Automation has been a best topic in the hospitality industry over the past few months. From AI
concierge’s electronic butlers to fully intelligent hotels, hotels have been embracing this technology
to improve their ...
De Silva, NHAL; Panahatipola, PMOP(Department of Mathematical Sciences, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2019)
Job satisfaction reflects the extent to which people find gratification or fullfilment in their
work. Employees who have higher job satisfaction are usually less absent, less likely to leave, more
productive, more ...
Hithakshika, TS; Wickramasinghe, WMPM(Department of Mathematical Sciences, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2019)
ppliers mainly affect the efficiency. This study was carried out to measure the efficiency of
suppliers in indirect procurement in a tyre manufacturing company Data Envelope Analysis;
graphical methods were used to ...
Jayasekara, BEGCP; Anuradha, MEN; Silva, MHA; Thanusan, T; Rambandara, RDSS(Department of Industrial Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2019)
Application of queuing theory in service industry is a common approach of many researchers.
More contribution has been done on the application of queuing theory in the field of health care.
Delays prevent prompt delivery ...
Rambandara, RDSS; Weerakoon, WMTNK; Dilanthi, MGS(Department of Industrial Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2019)
The university canteen is a queuing system with time dependent arrival patterns and
limited resources. It has created the problem of students waiting in the queue during the lunch
hour. This study purposively selected ...
Balasooriya, BMAM; Chathurangani, JHD; Nimnadi, TC; Upekha, TDK; Weerakoon, WMTNK(Department of Industrial Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2019)
Critical decision making is involved as a major problem in different industries including service
industry. This paper presented on a Simulation Model for a service organization in the Sri Lankan
Context. The objective ...
Wathsala, HAI; Jayarathna, HADN; Mihirani, KN; Tennakoon, TMCS; Rambandara, RDSS(Department of Industrial Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2019)
The ATMs have become the most efficient service facility of the banking industry. Therefore,
this study analyzed the performance of such a service system of a state bank in Sri Lanka. The
selected ATM machine was located ...
Hansani, WADI; Arachchige, KGB; Rasanjana, KAN; Sonali, ALDD; Samarawickrama, IDW(Department of Industrial Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2019)
Banking services have emerged as a foremost service under contemporary circumstances. The
vigorous competition among the banking and financial services sector provides a platform for
continuous improvements in their ...
Jayasekara, BEA; Fernando, PND; Ranjani, RPC(Department of Finance, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
The financial help-seeking behavior is a process of successive decisions influenced by
knowledge, attitudes, demographic, socio-economic profiles, family resources and socio-cultural
constructs and a remedy for financial ...
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) plays a major role in improving business prospects. EDI
usage is expected to increase in the immediate future. This high growth in a potentially paperless
environment presents a variety ...
Terensan, S; Fernando, H.N.S.; Silva, J.N.; Perera, S.A.C.N; Kottearachchi, N.S.; Weerasena, O.V.D.S(Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2021)
Pi-ta is a major blast resistant gene, introgressed from indica rice varieties. In this study, diversity of
the Pi-ta gene of 47 Sri Lankan rice accessions was studied by bioinformatics, and the results were validated ...
Fragrance in rice is caused by mutations in the badh2 (betaine aldehyde
dehydrogenase) gene. It was previously reported that exons 1, 2, 7, 10,
13 and 14 of badh2 are hot spots for various mutations leading to fra grance ...
Alweera, D; Kottearachchi, N.S.; Gimhani, D. R.; Senarathna, K(WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 2020-05-09)
Starch quality is one of the most important agronomic traits in rice (Oryza sativa L). In this study, we identified single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the Waxy and Alk genes of eight rice varieties and their ...
Recent advances in next generation sequencing have created opportunities to directly
identify genetic loci and candidate genes for abiotic stress responses in plants. With the objective of
identifying candidate genes ...