Prevalence and associated factors of wheezing illnesses of children aged three to five years living in under-served settlements of the Colombo Municipal Council in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study by Ruwanika Seneviratne, Nalika S. Gunawardena

“…‘Under-served settlements’ (USS) of Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) have poor living environments conducive to childhood wheezing. …”
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A local government authority leading action research: Impacts and replicability by Neranjana Gunetilleke

“…Through an outline of the conduct of the Colombo Focus City action research project, initiated and led by the Colombo Municipal Council, a model and strategies are presented that can provide insight into how action research might influence policy and practice at the local level. …”
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Immune responses to a single dose of the AZD1222/Covishield vaccine in health care workers by Chandima Jeewandara, Achala Kamaladasa, Pradeep Darshana Pushpakumara, Deshni Jayathilaka, Inoka Sepali Aberathna, Danasekara Rallage Saubhagya Rasikangani Danasekara, Dinuka Guruge, Thushali Ranasinghe, Shashika Dayarathna, Thilagaraj Pathmanathan, Gayasha Somathilake, Panambara Arachchige Deshan Madhusanka, Shyrar Tanussiya Ramu, Tibutius Thanesh Pramanayagam Jayadas, Heshan Kuruppu, Ayesha Wijesinghe, Herath Mudiyanselage Thashmi Nimasha, Dushantha Milroy, Achini Anuja Nandasena, Poththawela Kankanam Gamage Nilanka Sanjeewani, Ruwan Wijayamuni, Sudath Samaraweera, Lisa Schimanski, T. K. Tan, Tao Dong, Graham S. Ogg, Alain Townsend, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige

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Molecular Epidemiology of AY.28 and AY.104 Delta Sub-lineages in Sri Lanka by Diyanath Ranasinghe, Deshni Jayathilaka, Chandima Jeewandara, Dumni Gunasinghe, Dinuka Ariyaratne, Tibutius Thanesh Pramanayagam Jayadas, Heshan Kuruppu, Ayesha Wijesinghe, Fathima Farha Bary, Deshan Madhusanka, Pradeep Darshana Pushpakumara, Dinuka Guruge, Ruwan Wijayamuni, Graham S. Ogg, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige

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Spatial distribution of crimes in urban areas : an insight from Sri Lanka by Wickremasinghe, Hashini T., Kaluthanthri, P. C.

“…This study aims to do a hotspot analysis within the Colombo Municipal Council Area, Sri Lanka to identify the spatial relationship of urban crimes with different land uses. …”
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An Approach to assess the Urban Management Performance of Municipalities in Sri Lanka by Gayani Ranasinghe, Susantha Amarawickrama, Emeshi Warusavitharane

“…The Full Permutation Polygon Synthetic Indicator Method (FPPSI) was applied to synthesize indicators and the Synthetic indicator has been used to show the performance of each criterion in terms of urban service delivery. Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Municipal Council (SJKMC) and Moratuwa Municipal Council (MMC) have been selected as the case studies for this research. …”
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How do urban slum women manage excessive vaginal discharge? A community-based cross-sectional study by Ilankoon Mudiyanselage Prasanthi Sumudrika Ilankoon, Christine Sampatha Evangeline Goonewardena, Rukshan Cleophas Fernandopulle, Poruthotage Pradeep Rasika Perera

“…Materials and Methods: This community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 550 women living in urban slum in the Colombo Municipal Council area, Colombo District, Sri Lanka, during September 2015–March 2016. …”
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Kinetics of immune responses to the AZD1222/Covishield vaccine with varying dose intervals in Sri Lankan individuals by Chandima Jeewandara, Inoka Sepali Aberathna, Laksiri Gomes, Pradeep Darshana Pushpakumara, Saubhagya Danasekara, Dinuka Guruge, Thushali Ranasinghe, Banuri Gunasekera, Achala Kamaladasa, Heshan Kuruppu, Gayasha Somathilake, Osanda Dissanayake, Nayanathara Gamalath, Dinithi Ekanayake, Jeewantha Jayamali, Deshni Jayathilaka, Anushika Mudunkotuwa, Michael Harvie, Thashmi Nimasha, Ruwan Wijayamuni, Lisa Schimanski, Pramila Rijal, Tiong K. Tan, Tao Dong, Alain Townsend, Graham S. Ogg, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige

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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Colombo Municipality Region, Sri Lanka by Chandima Jeewandara, Dinuka Guruge, Inoka Sepali Abyrathna, Saubhagya Danasekara, Banuri Gunasekera, Pradeep Darshana Pushpakumara, Deshan Madhusanka, Deshni Jayathilaka, Thushali Ranasinghe, Gayasha Somathilake, Shyrar Tanussiya, Tibutius Tanesh Jayadas, Heshan Kuruppu, Nimasha Thashmi, Michael Harvie, Ruwan Wijayamuni, Lisa Schimanski, Lisa Schimanski, T. K. Tan, T. K. Tan, Pramila Rijal, Pramila Rijal, Julie Xiao, Julie Xiao, Graham S. Ogg, Alain Townsend, Alain Townsend, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige

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Persistence of immune responses to the Sinopharm/BBIBP‐CorV vaccine by Chandima Jeewandara, Inoka Sepali Aberathna, Pradeep Darshana Pushpakumara, Achala Kamaladasa, Dinuka Guruge, Ayesha Wijesinghe, Banuri Gunasekera, Shyrar Tanussiya Ramu, Heshan Kuruppu, Thushali Ranasinghe, Shashika Dayarathna, Osanda Dissanayake, Nayanathara Gamalath, Dinithi Ekanayake, Jeewantha Jayamali, Deshni Jayathilaka, Madushika Dissanayake, Tibutius Thanesh Jayadas, Anushika Mudunkotuwa, Gayasha Somathilake, Michael Harvie, Thashmi Nimasha, Saubhagya Danasekara, Ruwan Wijayamuni, Lisa Schimanski, Pramila Rijal, Tiong K. Tan, Tao Dong, Alain Townsend, Graham S. Ogg, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige

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Climate change induced vulnerability and adaption for dengue incidence in Colombo and Kandy districts: the detailed investigation in Sri Lanka by Lahiru Udayanga, Nayana Gunathilaka, M. C. M. Iqbal, W. Abeyewickreme

“…Results Out of 42 candidate variables, only 23 parameters (Exposure Index: six variables; Sensitivity Index: 11 variables; Adaptive Capacity Index: six variables) were selected as indicators to assess climate change vulnerability to dengue. Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) MOH area denoted the highest values for exposure (0.89: exceptionally high exposure), sensitivity (0.86: exceptionally high sensitivity) in Colombo, while Kandy Municipal Council (KMC) area reported the highest exposure (0.79: high exposure) and sensitivity (0.77: high sensitivity) in Kandy. …”
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Comparison of two assays to detect IgG antibodies to the receptor binding domain of SARS‑CoV‑2 as a surrogate marker for assessing neutralizing antibodies in COVID-19 patients by Achala Kamaladasa, Banuri Gunasekara, Chandima Jeewandara, Deshni Jayathilaka, Ananda Wijewickrama, Dinuka Guruge, Ruwan Wijayamuni, T.K. Tan, Graham S. Ogg, Alain Townsend, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige

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Sensitivity and specificity of two WHO approved SARS-CoV2 antigen assays in detecting patients with SARS-CoV2 infection by Chandima Jeewandara, Dinuka Guruge, Pradeep Darshana Pushpakumara, Deshan Madhusanka, Tibutius Thanesh Jayadas, Indika Prasad Chaturanga, Inoka Sepali Aberathna, Saubhagya Danasekara, Thilagaraj Pathmanathan, Deshni Jayathilaka, Gayasha Somathilaka, Heshan Kuruppu, Laksiri Gomes, Vitjith Gunasekara, Ruwan Wijayamuni, Graham S. Ogg, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige

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