Lightning protection scenarios of communication tower sites; human hazards and equipment damage by Gomes, Chandima, Diego, Arturo Galvan

“…This paper provides comprehensive analysis on the lightning protection scenarios in 48 communication and broadcasting towers situated in similar isokeraunic contours in Sri Lanka at 79°–81° East and 5°–10° North. The investigation has been conducted to study the hazardous environment created on the tower and in the neighbourhood in the event of a lightning strike to the tower. …”
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Modelling of freezing kinetics of extract of betel leaves (Piper betle L.) by Pin, Kar Yong, Ilicali, Coskan, Abdullah, Luqman Chuah, Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw, M. N., Muhammad Shahrul, Mat Ali, Rasadah, Law, Chung Lim

“…It is now an important commercial crop in India and Sri Lanka. There are various beneficial bioactivities discovered in this herb including anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties. …”
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Asian women in top management: eight country cases by Yonjoo, Cho, McLean, Gary N., Amornpipat, Iratrachar, Wei, Wen Chang, Hewapathirana, Gertrude I., Horimoto, Mayuko, Lee, Mimi Miyoung, Li, Jessica, Manikoth, Nisha N., Othman, Jamilah, Hamzah, Siti Raba'ah

“…This article is a by-product of an innovative session of the 2014 Asia Chapter of the Academy of Human Resource Development conference, Seoul, South Korea, where eight female researchers with roots in eight Asian countries (in alphabetical order: China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Thailand), presented on the topic of Asian women in top management. …”
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A systematic review of self-monitoring interventions in promoting physical activity among adolescents in South Asian Countries by Tengku Kamalden, Tengku Fadilah, Wickramarachchi, Shashini Anushka, Soh, Kim Geok, Gasibat, Qais

“…Systematic search was conducted using PUBMED, MEDLINE and Google Scholar databases from Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and the Maldives. The electronic search yielded an initial 70 articles and the majority of articles were eliminated. …”
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Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill.] seed quality under different production environments, storage conditions and seed invigoration using humic acid by Weerasekara, Weerasekara Mudiyanslage Indika

“…The government of Sri Lanka has targeted to increase the production of soybean by the area cultivated. …”
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Extraction of essential oil from Cinnamomum Zeylanicum by various methods as a perfume oil by Saleeza Azura, Sulaiman

“…Cinnamomum Zeylanicum is a very popular spice and very useful substances in medicines and food,said to be originated from the island Sri Lanka,southeast of India.The plant is also playing an important role in aromatherapy due to its chemical constituent and also its aroma and scent.It contains cinnamaldehyde,an aromatic compound that have a very pleasant smell that can relax and soothe the mind and body, and also eugenol that have a strong aromatic odor and a spicy,pungent taste.The aims of this research are to extract and obtain essential oils from Cinnamomum zeylanicum using hydro distillation technique and ultrasonic extraction method, to analyze the chemical compound present in the essential oil using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (GCMS),and to use the extracted essential oil in aromatherapy as a perfume oil.The hydro distillation method is used to obtain the essential oil from Cinnamomum Zeylanicum by grinding the leaves into a fine powder, weighing and then extracted the essential oil by Soxhlet apparatus while by ultrasonic extraction, the samples will soak in a mixture of ethanol and water in ultrasonic bath then will centrifuge to separate the solid and liquid.Next, the sample will be analyzed by GS/MS technique after rotary evaporating to separate between oil and water,in order to determine the chemical composition in the leaves of the plant.The percentage of essential oil yield is calculated as the weight of essential oils divided by the weight of leaf powder.Then,the essential oil will be tested as aromatherapy oil by using sensory evaluation.The result showed only essential oil by hydrodistillation contains eugenol and others 29 volatile and aromatic compounds while the essential oil by ultrasonic extraction,it contains no eugenol but more antioxidant compound.The time of extraction and weight of dry leaves should be varied in order to get better results in term of yield and active compound in the essential oil.…”
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Ballot box and tinder box : can electoral engineering save multiethnic democracy? by Liaras, Evangelos

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Curating the Christian arts of Asia: global art histories at the Asian civilisations museum by Meegama, Sujatha Arundathi

“…This essay also brings attention to the multiple mediums and functions of Christian art from both the geographical locations that usually are associated with Asian art and also from cultures that are rarely taught or exhibited, such as TimorLeste, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. While showcasing the diferent moments that Christianity came to Asia, the museum also emphasizes the agencies of Asian artistic practitioners in those global encounters. …”
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The impact of "Maritime Silk Road" on trade between China and OBOR countries by Ravikumar, Avinash

“…It also shows that Vietnam, Sri Lanka, India and Tanzania are the best locations to set up hub port in the South East Asian, Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and East African respectively. …”
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The spread of Islam in Central Asia : a comparison with Southeast Asia by Islam, Arshad

“…By the end of the seventh century the Arabs had settled in parts of Sri Lanka, and this was the beginning of Muslim penetration in Southeast Asia. …”
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A learning health systems approach to improving the quality of care for patients in South Asia by Beane, A, Wagstaff, D, Abayadeera, A, Wijeyaratne, M, Ranasinghe, G, Mirando, S, Dondorp, A, Walker, D, Haniffa, R

“…A two-day international workshop, in collaboration with the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, was conducted to address the above deficits. …”

The 1915 anti-Moor pogrom and ethno-religious violence in Ceylon, 1853-1915 by Wettimuny, S

“…The spectre of ‘1915’ has in the last decade received renewed attention in the context of escalating anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka (Ceylon was renamed in 1972). Why did this violence take place between Sinhalese and Moors?…”

Stable carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen, isotope analysis of plants from a South Asian tropical forest: Implications for primatology. by Roberts, P, Blumenthal, S, Dittus, W, Wedage, O, Lee-Thorp, J

“…Here, we explore variation in the stable carbon (δ(13) C), nitrogen (δ(15) N), and oxygen (δ(18) O) isotope ratios of 288 plant samples identified as important to the three primate species from the Polonnaruwa Nature Sanctuary, Sri Lanka, relative to plant part, season, and canopy height. …”

Estimating the true accuracy of diagnostic tests for dengue infection using bayesian latent class models. by Pan-ngum, W, Blacksell, S, Lubell, Y, Pukrittayakamee, S, Bailey, MS, de Silva, H, Lalloo, D, Day, N, White, L, Limmathurotsakul, D

“…METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Data from a cohort study of 549 patients suspected of dengue infection presenting at Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka, that described the application of our reference assay (a combination of Dengue IgM antibody capture ELISA and IgG antibody capture ELISA) and of three rapid diagnostic tests (Panbio NS1 antigen, IgM antibody and IgG antibody rapid immunochromatographic cassette tests) were re-evaluated using bayesian latent class models (LCMs). …”

Multiple-dose activated charcoal for treatment of yellow oleander poisoning: a single-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. by de Silva, H, Fonseka, M, Pathmeswaran, A, Alahakone, D, Ratnatilake, G, Gunatilake, S, Ranasinha, C, Lalloo, D, Aronson, J, de Silva, H

“…BACKGROUND: Deliberate self-poisoning with yellow oleander seeds is common in Sri Lanka and is associated with severe cardiac toxicity and a mortality rate of about 10%. …”

The hazards of gastric lavage for intentional self-poisoning in a resource poor location. by Eddleston, M, Haggalla, S, Reginald, K, Sudarshan, K, Senthilkumaran, M, Karalliedde, L, Ariaratnam, A, Sheriff, M, Warrell, D, Buckley, N

“…After noting probable harm from gastric lavage in Sri Lanka, we performed an observational study to determine how lavage is routinely performed and the frequency of complications. …”

Estimating the global economic benefits of physically active populations over 30 years (2020-2050) by Hafner, M, Yerushalmi, E, Stepanek, M, Phillips, W, Pollard, J, Deshpande, A, Whitmore, M, Millard, F, Subel, S, van Stolk, C

“…First, we estimate the association between physical inactivity and workplace productivity using multivariable regression models with proprietary data on 120 143 individuals in the UK and six Asian countries (Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore and Sri Lanka). Second, we analyse the association between physical activity and mortality risk through a meta-regression analysis with data from 74 prior studies with global coverage. …”

"The West and 'the rest'"?: Critiquing the 'hierarchical assumption' of global peace enforcement capacity by Kaplan, J

“…I next contrast the capacity and mission effectiveness of four cases – the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka, the Nigerian-led Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOWAS) in Liberia, the US in Somalia, and the UK in Sierra Leone–to demonstrate how such broad divisions between Northern and Southern PE capability and efficacy are blurred in practice. …”

Suppression of virus specific immune responses by IL-10 in acute dengue infection by Malavige, G, Jeewandara, C, Alles, K, Salimi, M, Gomes, L, Kamaladasa, A, Jayaratne, S, Ogg, G

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ex vivo and cultured IFNγ ELISpot assays for dengue virus (DENV) NS3 protein and non dengue viral proteins were carried out in 26 patients with acute DI (16 with dengue haemorrhagic fever) and 12 healthy dengue seropositive individuals from Sri Lanka. DENV serotype specific (SS) responses were determined by using a panel of SS peptides. …”

Tracking development assistance for health from India to low- and middle-income countries, 2009–2020 by Moitra, M, Patel, NK, Cogswell, I, Chanana, DI, Maddison, E, Simpson, K, Stutzman, H, Zhao, Y, Tsakalos, G, Dieleman, J, Micah, AE

“…South Asian countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar received the most DAH from India. …”