3. Other Publications of WUSL Academics: Recent submissions

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Physicochemical Characteristics, Tannin Content and Sensory Attributes of the Cashew Apple of Eight Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Varieties Grown in Sri Lanka

Walgama, H.W.D.D.; Walakuluge, H.P; Gunasekara, S.G.V.D.H; Ratnayake, RH.M.K; Eeswara, J.P; Herath, H.M.S.P. (National Institute of Plantation Management, Sri Lanka, 2020-11-18)
Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treatment as a Cost Effective and Eco-Friendly Pre-Treatment Method to Enhance Seed Perfomance in Germination and Early Seedling Growth

Hendeniya, N; Sandanuwan, T; Amarasinghe, D.A.S; Attygalle, D; Weragoda, S.C; Ranaweera, B; Rathnayake, K; Lalanka, M (2021)

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: An alternative method to enhance the seed quality in long bean-KPN (Vigna unguiculate L.) seeds

Hendeniya, N; Sandanuwan, T; Attygalle, D; Amarasinghe, D.A.S; Weragoda, S; Ranaweera, B; Ratnayake, K; Lalanka, M (ELSEVIER, 2021)

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 ...
A Method to Minimize Rework Amount Using Mean Particle Diameter: A Case Study of Activated Carbon Manufacturing

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 ...
SVM Based Classification Approach to Identify Suitable Beginners for Tennis Based on Anthropometric Measurements

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 ...
Movie Success Prediction and Movie Rating using Data Mining

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 ...
IoT and Fuzzy Logic Based Smart Mirror for the Hospitality Industry

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 ...
Factors Related to Employee Satisfaction:A case study in Apparel Industries in Kurunegala District

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 ...
Evaluation of Suppliers Efficiency in Indirect Procurement in a Tyre Manufacturing Company

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 ...
Rambandara RDSS

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 ...
Analyzing the University Canteen Performance: A Case Study

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 ...
Analysing the Service Performance of a Filling Station: A Case Study

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 ...
Analysing the ATM Performance by Simulation

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 ...
Analysis of Queuing to Customers Management in Banking: A Case Study

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 ...
A Systematic Literature Review on Financial Help seeking behavior of Small and Medium Entrepreneurs

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 ...
A Study on Information Security Gaps of Electronic Data Interchange (Edi) in Logistics Industry, Sri Lanka

Suraweera, SAPD; Arudchelvam, T (Business & Industrial Research, 2019)

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 ...
In silico molecular and morphological analysis of rice blast resistant gene Pi-ta in Sri Lankan rice germplasm

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 ...
Development of a CAPS marker for the badh2.7 allele in Sri Lankan fragrant rice (Oryza sativa)

DISSANAYAKA, S; KOTTEARACHCHI, N.S.; WEERASENA, J.; PEIRIS, M. (Blackwell, 2014)

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 ...
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in GBBSI and SSa genes in relation to starch physicochemical properties in selected rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties

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 ...
In Silico Identification of QTL-Based Polymorphic Genes as Salt-Responsive Potential Candidates through Mapping with Two Reference Genomes in Rice

Abhayawickrama, B.; Gimhani, D.; Kottearachchi, N.; Herath, V.; Liyanage, D.; Senadheera, P. (Plants, 2020-02-11)

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 ...

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