Pakistan Registry of Intensive CarE (PRICE): expanding a lower middle-income, clinician-designed critical care registry in South Asia by Hashmi, M, Beane, A, Taqi, A, Memon, MI, Athapattu, P, Khan, Z, Dondorp, AM, Haniffa, R

“…</p> <p><i>Method:</i> This was adapted from a successful clinician co-designed national registry in Sri Lanka; ICU information has been linked to real-time dashboards, providing clinicians and administrators individual patient and service delivery activity respectively.…”

A qualitative analysis of self-harm and suicide in Sri Lankan printed newspapers by Brandt Sørensen, J, Pearson, M, Armstrong, G, Andersen, MW, Weerasinghe, M, Hawton, K, Konradsen, F

“…In-depth exploration of how self-harm and suicide are portrayed in newspaper articles in a middle-income country such as Sri Lanka is lacking.</p><br /> <p><strong>Aims:</strong><br /> We aimed to explore how self-harm and suicide are portrayed in Sri Lankan printed newspapers.…”

Phylogenetic relationships of Malayan and Malagasy pygmy shrews of the genus suncus (soricomorpha: soricidae) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome B gene sequences by Hashim, Rosli, Ruedi, M., Omar, H., Adamson, E.A.S., Bhassu, S., Goodman, S.M., Soarimalala, V.

“…A close (1.5% K2P distance) sister-group relationship was revealed between S. etruscus from Sri Lanka and S. madagascariensis from Madagascar, which has been considered an island endemic, and suggests that these animals are not specifically distinct. …”

Determining optimal moulding process parameters by two level factorial design with center points by S Rajalingam, Awang Bono, Jumat Sulaiman

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Non-growers perspectives on home gardening: exploring for future attraction by Ayoni, V.D. Nirusha, Ramli, Nurul Nadia, Shamsudin, Mad Nasir, Abdul Hadi, Ahmad Hanis Izani

“…An in-person survey was conducted among 244 people who do not garden at home in Sri Lanka’s Colombo district to determine their perception of not gardening. …”
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Lightning protection of communication sites: revisited by Gomes, Chandima, Diego, Arturo Galvan

“…In this paper we analyze the lightning protection system of 48 communication and broadcasting towers situated in similar isokeraunic contours in Sri Lanka. The results show that a direct strike to an antenna structure in a metallic tower is rare irrespective of the presence of an air-termination or a down conductor. …”
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Agricultural extension among the farming community in Sri Langka by Herath, Muthubandage Mahinda, Ahmad, Nobaya, Hassan, Mohammad Mujaheed, Wan Jaafar, Wan Munira

“…This paper presents the help of conceptual applications for developing an innovative agricultural extension mechanism in Sri Lanka. It is mainly based on the following objectives; (1) to identify the structural performance of agricultural extension systems, (2) to identify achievements and constraints to improve the innovation-friendly extension process, and (3) to provide suggestions on the extension process. …”

Documentation Management Based on ISO for Construction Industries in Developing Countries by Senaratne, Sepani, Mayuran, Jeevana

“…A questionnaire was given to a sample of 30 large construction-contracting organisations operating in Sri Lanka, all of which had ISO certification. The findings revealed 40 DM-related construction activities and their needs and uses by the selected companies. …”
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Scheme of arrangement (SOA) in the rehabilitation of abandoned housing projects: A case study of Malaysia by Md Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal

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The role of migrant workers remittances in fostering economic growth by Azam, Muhammad

“…Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the macroeconomic impact of migrant workers’ remittances on economic growth in four developing Asian countries namely: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.Design/methodology/approach – This study utilizes annual time series data over the period 1976-2012 and the ordinary least squares as an analytical technique for parameters estimation.Findings– Empirical results support the existence of a significant positive relationship between migrant workers remittances and economic growth. …”
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Does defence expenditure crowd out human capital expenditure? An empirical investigation in South Asia by Jesmy, Abdul Rasheed Sithy, Abd Karim, Mohd Zaini

“…The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between military expenditure and, education and health expenditure in conflict affected five countries in South Asia, namely, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka from the period 1980 to 2014, by applying the ARDL bounds test approach to cointegration and VECM Granger causality method. …”
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Smokeless and combustible tobacco use among 148,944 South Asian adults: a cross-sectional study of South Asia Biobank by Xie, Wubin, Mridha, Malay Kanti, Gupta, Anaya, Kusuma, Dian, Butt, Awais Muhammad, Hasan, Mehedi, Brage, Soren, Loh, Marie, Khawaja, Khadija Irfan, Pradeepa, Rajendra, Jha, Vinita, Kasturiratne, Anuradhani, Katulanda, Prasad, Anjana, Ranjit Mohan, Chambers, John Campbell

“…Among male adults, ever SLT use was associated with a higher odds of smoking cessation in Bangladesh (OR, 2.88; 95% CI, 2.65, 3.13), India (OR, 2.02; 95% CI, 1.63, 2.50), and Sri Lanka (OR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.14, 1.62). Ever SLT use and current SLT use was associated with lower smoking intensity in all countries. …”
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Extraction of Essential Oil from Murraya Koenigii Leaves' by Jamil, Roslan, Nor Natashah, Nasir, Nur Aminatulmimi, Ismail, Hafizah, Ramli

“…The leaves which known as Daun Kari in Malaysia is belong to family Rutaceae and was abundantly planted in Malaysia, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Burma. The study is to characterize the components of essential oil of the leaves and finding its potential to be applied as natural insect repellent. …”
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Essays on the economics of urban transportation by Kreindler, Gabriel E. (Gabriel Emanuel)

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The introduction and evolution of Bharatanatyam in Singapore : exploring ethnic diversity, mythological stories and modern themes through dance by Elangovan, Mathangi

“…The introduction of Bharatanatyam in Singapore was because of the arrival of several pioneer Bharatanatyam practitioners from India and Sri Lanka. These dance artistes were part of vibrant dance productions that involved collaboration with non-Indian artistes as well. …”
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Penggunaan Indikator Who Untuk Memonitor Implementasi Kebijakan Obat Nasional (Hubungan Antara Karakter Negara Dan Indikator Latar Belakang, Struktur, Proses, Dan Keluaran) = Using... by Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib

“…Results of evaluation of 13 NDPs were analyzed, including Bulgaria, Chad Colombia, Guinea, India (Andhra Pradesh), Indonesia, Mali, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Country data were arrayed in background, structure, process, and outcome categories. …”

Strategic management accounting tools as a ‘package’: a case study / Hiruni Rathwatta and Tharusha Gooneratne by Rathwatta, Hiruni, Gooneratne, Tharusha

“…Drawing empirical evidence from a telecommunications firm in Sri Lanka this paper reports on a case study of how strategic management accounting (SMA) tools form a package. …”
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A study on the viability of implementing a witness protection programme in Malaysia / Nur Hazwani Shuhaimi ...[et al.] by Shuhaimi, Nur Hazwani, Ramblet, Nur Khairunnisa, Md Zakaria, Siti Nur Hidayah, Zahari, Yasmin

“…Most of the countries in the world have this kind of programme to protect their witnesses such as United States, Australia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Philippine and others. As in Malaysia, we do not have specific statute concerning the protection of the witnesses. …”
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Factors of depression: evidence from 15 Asia countries / Nur Syazwani Zakaria by Zakaria, Nur Syazwani

“…These data were collected in 15 countries in Asia includes in East Asia (Japan), South Asia (Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Malaysia), and West Asia (Afghanistan). …”
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Sri Lankan adults. by Katulanda, P, Jayawardena, M, Sheriff, M, Constantine, G, Matthews, DR

“…In conclusion, we have documented a relatively high prevalence of overweight and obesity, particularly, abdominal obesity among adults in Sri Lanka which is a middle-income country. Urgent public health interventions are needed to control the problem at an early stage.…”