Oor Austro-Nederlands en die oorsprong van Afrikaans by C. de Ruyter, E.F. Kotzé

“…This “autochthonous hypothesis”, however, does not take cognizance of the fact that shortened (deflected) Dutch verb forms found in Afrikaans, for instance, are also found in loan words in the Ceylon-Portuguese creole, as well as in Indonesian, and Malay-influenced languages of Indonesia. …”
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COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ASSAY FORMULATION FROM VARIOUS TRADITIONAL PLANTS AS PEDICULICIDE AGAINST Pediculus humanus capitis by Desy Rosalina Sari, Iman Surya Pratama, Galuh Tresnani

“…The percentage of mortality time of lice was analyzed using One-Way ANOVA of SPSS 16. …”
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البعثات الزراعية المصرية إلى الخارج خلال العصر الملکي by مصطفى الغريب محمد

“…Since it is not possible to include all the agricultural missions in one research, the researcher has selected certain models, taking into account their spatial and temporal variety, by virtue of the expansion of the kingdom over a long period of time, to ensure the study’s integrity.    The selected agricultural missions include the mission of the Ministry of Agriculture to Java, Singapore and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1933, the missions of the Royal Agricultural Society to Palestine in 1944 and to North Africa and Spain in 1950.    …”
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The poetic discourse on “Serendib” in modern Arabic literature: Mahmoud Sami Al-Baroudi as a model by Mohammed Hafees, Mohammed Shareef, Rahmah Ahmad H. Osman

“…The study discovered that the poet followed the approach of ancient poets in defining Sri Lanka by using the name “Serendib”, which the Arabs called it in the past, rather than “Ceylon”, which was an official name at the time. …”
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The method used to control the tobacco consumption in the post war period in Sri Lanka by Dineshkumar Periyannan

“…Even though the sponsorships ban in Sri Lanka, Ceylon tobacco company has build two police stations, given loan grants to famers for tobacco cultivation and encourage shop owners to sell cigarettes and some other similar strategies in 2010 and 2011. …”
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A tale of two dictionaries: the Hobson-Jobson in proofs and the OED in slips by Nagle, T

“…<p>Henry Yule spent more than two years (1883-1885) reviewing and revising the page proofs of the <em>Hobson-Jobson</em>, during which time he also engaged in frequent correspondence with James Murray as the latter was editing the early fasicicles of the <em>New English Dictionary</em> (NED). …”

Mobilization of plant genetic resources from South and Southeast Asia by N. P. Loskutova, T. M. Ozerskaya

“…Requests for germplasm from 1946 to the present time resulted in adding 16,687 accessions to the collection, half of which were groat crops (rice, maize and sorghum). …”
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Foreign Trade of British Raj at the Turn of the 20th Century: Analyzing Materials From Russia’s Diplomatic Missions by Igor V. Kryuchkov, Natalia D. Kryuchkova, Ashot A. Melkonyan

“…British Raj turned an outpost of Great Britain’s economic strength in the Persian Gulf. At the same time, Indian goods displaced products from other countries — including Britain manufactured ones — in many ports of the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula. …”
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Green and Cost-Effective Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles by Algae: Safe Methods for Translational Medicine by Bushra Uzair, Ayesha Liaqat, Haroon Iqbal, Bouzid Menaa, Anam Razzaq, Gobika Thiripuranathar, Nosheen Fatima Rana, Farid Menaa

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Essential Oil Chemotypes and Genetic Variability of <i>Cinnamomum verum</i> Leaf Samples Commercialized and Cultivated in the Amazon by Júlia Karla A. M. Xavier, Talissa Gabriele C. Baia, Oscar Victor C. Alegria, Pablo Luis B. Figueiredo, Adriana R. Carneiro, Edith Cibelle de O. Moreira, José Guilherme S. Maia, William N. Setzer, Joyce Kelly R. da Silva

“…<i>Cinnamomum verum</i> (Lauraceae), also known as “true cinnamon” or “Ceylon cinnamon” has been widely used in traditional folk medicine and cuisine for a long time. …”
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