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Peradeniya University International Research SessionsPeradeniya University International Research Sessions
PURSE 2017Peradeniya University International Research Sessions
24th November 201724th November 2017
PROGRAMME
“Research and Innovations for Global Challenges”
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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TableofContents
1.iPURSE-2017:Themes 3
2.VenuesofTechnicalSessions 4
3.VenueAllocationforTechnicalSessions 5
4.ProgrammeoftheInauguralSession 6
5.ProgrammeoftheTechnicalSessions 75.1.Climate,Environment&EarthSciences 85.2.Economics&Management 105.3.Education 125.4.Engineering&BuiltEnvironment 145.5.Food,Nutrition&Livestock 165.6.HealthSciences 185.7.IT,Mathematics&Statistics 275.8.NaturalSciences 305.9.PlantSciences&Forestry 335.10.SocialSciences&Humanities 345.11.PosterSession 39
6.InternationalScientificCommittee 62
7.OrganizingCommittee 63
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1.iPURSE-2017:Themes
Theme Code
Climate,Environment&EarthSciencesCEES
Economics&Management EM
Education EDU
Engineering&BuiltEnvironment EBE
Food,Nutrition&Livestock FNL
HealthSciences HS
IT,Mathematics&Statistics IMS
NaturalSciences NS
PlantSciences&Forestry PSF
SocialSciences&Humanities SSH
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2.VenuesofTechnicalSessions
Building Floor RoomNo.
A
Ground A-01
First A-11,A-12
Second A-21
B First B-11,B-12
C Ground C-01
D Ground D-01
E Ground E-01
F Third F-31
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3.VenueAllocationforTechnicalSessions
OralPresentations
RoomNo. MorningSession(10:30–13:00)
AfternoonSession(14:00–16:00)
EveningSession(16:15–17:45)
A-01 EM EDU EM
A-11 HS HS HS
A-12 HS FNL FNL
A-21 HS HS HS
B-11 SSH SSH SSH
B-12 SSH SSH SSH
C-01 EBE EBE
D-01 PSF CEES CEES
E-01 NS NS
F-31 IMS IMS IMS
PosterPresentations
Venue:Basement,DiamondJubileeBuilding(F-01)E-Posterswillbedisplayedon42"(Diagonal)LCDscreensfrom08.00to17.00on24thofNovember2017PosterEvaluation:13:00–14.00
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4.ProgrammeoftheInauguralSession
Venue:ThirdFloor,DiamondJubileeBuilding(F-31)
Time Item
7:30 Registration
8:00 ArrivaloftheChiefGuest
8:10
CeremonialProcessionUniversityAnthemLightingoftheOilLamp
8:30
WelcomeAddressbyProf.UpulB.DissanayakeVice-Chancellor,UniversityofPeradeniya
8.45 AddressbytheChiefGuestDeshabanduProf.TuleyDeSilvaChancellor,WayambaUniversityofSriLanka
9:15 IntroductiontoiPURSE2017:VideoPresentation
9:30 VoteofThanksbyDr.H.M.T.U.HerathChairperson,iPURSE2017
9:40 NationalAnthem
9:45 Refreshments
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5.ProgrammeoftheTechnicalSessions
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5.1.Climate,Environment&EarthSciences
Theme:Climate,Environment&EarthSciences(CEES)AfternoonSession,14:00–16:00Room:D-01Chairpersons:Prof.R.L.RohanaChandrajith&Prof.M.Y.U.Ganehenege
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
143 14:00 DETERMINATIONOFALDEHYDESINRAINWATERR.P.B.M.Rajapakse,S.D.M.Chinthaka
172 14:15 DESIGNANDDEVELOPMENTOFULTRASONICAPPLICATIONSYSTEMINWASTEWATERTREATMENTSuganyaElayathamby,B.F.A.Basnayake,K.S.P.Amaratunga,R.T.K.Ariyawansha
192 14:30 ANASSESSMENTOFTHEECONOMICIMPACTOFLANDSLIDESINRELATIONTOESTIMATEDHAZARDPOTENTIALINHALI-ELADIVISIONALSECRETARIATOFSRILANKAG.Sharunya,S.Sutharshan
494 14:45 EFFECTOFDIFFERENTCADMIUMCONCENTRATIONSONGROWTHANDPHYTOREMEDIATIONPOTENTIALOFEICHHORNIACRASSIPES(MART.)SOLMS(WATERHYACINTH)D.N.M.Gunathilaka,R.P.Hettiarachchi,P.N.Yapa
495 15:00 SYNTHESISOFPOROUSCALCIUMCARBONATENANOPARTICLESFORTHEREMOVALOFFLUORIDEFROMWATERSOURCESASASOLUTIONFORCKDUK.G.M.D.Abeykoon,S.P.Dunuweera,R.M.G.Rajapakse
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Theme:Climate,Environment&EarthSciences(CEES)EveningSession,16:15–17:45Room:D-01Chairpersons:Prof.RohanWeerasooriya&Prof.T.Hewawasam
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
129 16:15 MAPPINGCOASTALFRINGECOMMUNITYVARIABILITYOFPOTTUVILUSINGHIGH-RESOLUTIONKITEAERIALPHOTOGRAPHYB.D.Madurapperuma,J.E.Dellysse,A.L.Iyoob,I.L.M.Zahir
140 16:30 GEOGRAPHICINFORMATIONSYSTEM(GIS)APPLICATIONTODETERMINESUITABLESITESFORRICEMILLSINPOLONNARUWADISTRICTM.D.N.Chandramali,A.Gunewardena,K.K.S.A.Withanage,J.Gunathilake
194 16:45 POTENTIALBIOAVAILABILITYOFTRACEELEMENTSINVEGETABLE-BASEDCROPPINGSYSTEMSINTHEUPCOUNTRYOFSRILANKAAshaniM.Thilakarathne,ChammiP.Attanayake,R.M.E.Prasadini,M.M.C.B.Ekanayake
197 17:00 ANCIENTIRRIGATIONWORKSOFUVA-WELLASSAANDITSSIGNIFICANCEFORIRRIGATIONHERITAGEOFSRILANKAP.G.I.L.Dilani,M.P.Perera,H.M.I.Herath
332 17:15 APPLICATIONOFNON-LINEARIZEDTWO-PARAMETERANDTHREE-PARAMETERISOTHERMMODELSONBIOSORPTIONOFCd(II)ONJACKFRUITPEELSS.H.Ranasinghe,A.N.Navaratne,N.Priyantha
451 17:30 ESTIMATIONOFAMBIENTAIRQUALITYLEVELSINHORTONPLAINSNATIONALPARKUSINGPASSIVEGASSAMPLINGTECHNIQUER.A.D.C.Ranathunga,E.P.Kudavidanage,H.D.S.Premasiri
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5.2.Economics&Management
Theme:Economics&Management(EM)MorningSession,10:30–13:00Room:A-01Chairpersons:Mr.W.P.R.Wickramaratne&Mrs.SujeevaKodituwakku
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
32 10:30 ANALYSISOFTHEROLEOFFINANCIALREWARDSINDETERMININGAFFECTIVECOMMITMENT,NORMATIVECOMMITMENTANDCONTINUANCECOMMITMENTOFGOVERNMENTSCHOOLSTEACHERSINNORTHWESTERNPROVINCEOFSRILANKAP.A.B.H.Amarathunga,U.L.Heart
83 10:45 TOWARDSAMODELTOANALYZETHEMODERATINGEFFECTOFRISKMANAGEMENTPRACTICESONTHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENRISKAPPETITEANDBUSINESSPERFORMANCEOFSMALLANDMEDIUMENTERPRISESD.Bandara,A.Ekanayake
108 11:00 PROPOSITIONSTOEXAMINEROLEOFACCOUNTINGINGOVERNANCEOFSTATEUNIVERSITIESINSRILANKAT.Weerasekera,A.Ekanayake
134 11:15 ROLEOFSMALL-SCALEMILLERSINRICEMARKETING,ANDTHEIREFFECTONSMALLFARMERSANDCONSUMERSR.M.C.K.Rathnayake,L.H.P.Gunaratne
141 11:30 ISACADEMICPERFORMANCEREFLECTEDINTHESALARY?ANANALYSISOFSALARIESOFRECENTGRADUATESOFFACULTYOFAGRICULTURE,UNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAT.H.C.S.Swarnathilake,R.Tharsika,M.A.T.D.Malewana,D.V.P.Prasada
211 11:45 SUSTAINABILITYCAPABILITIESANDCOMPETITIVEADVANTAGE:EXAMININGTHEUSEOFSUSTAINABILITYCONTROLSYSTEMSC.Wijethilake,A.Ekanayake
369 12:00 KNOWLEDGEOFSUSTAINABILITYAMONGFUTURELEADERS:ACASESTUDYOFUNDERGRADUATESINRAJARATAUNIVERSITYOFSRILANKAS.N.Kodithuwakku,J.M.S.B.Jayasundara
479 12:15 SUPPLIERDEVELOPMENTPRACTICES&ITSIMPACTONTHEPERFORMANCEOFCLOTHINGMANUFACTURERSINSRILANKA
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H.L.M.DeSilva,P.G.A.Jayarathne
Theme:Economics&Management(EM)EveningSession,16:15–17:45Room:A-01Chairpersons:Dr.AthulaEkanayake&Dr.SureshDeMel
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
10 16:15 FORECASTINGGROSSDOMESTICPRODUCTION(GDP)OFSRILANKAFROM2016-2025:ANEMPIRICALSTUDYE.V.D.Dilhani
116 16:30 FARMERPARTICIPATIONINPADDYWAREHOUSERECEIPTSFINANCING:AQUANTITATIVEANALYSISK.C.Premarathne,D.V.P.Prasada
176 16:45 THEEFFECTOFINCOMEINEQUALITYONTAXREVENUE:SRILANKANEXPERIENCEANDIMPLICATIONSG.P.Paranamana,J.G.SriRanjith
366 17:00 ANEMPIRICALTIMESERIESSTUDYONSRILANKANTEAPRODUCTIONANDAUCTIONPRICESA.Gamage
382 17:15 FORECASTINGFOREIGNGUESTNIGHTSINSOUTHERNCOASTOFSRILANKAK.M.U.B.Konarasinghe
417 17:30 EVOLUTIONANDDISTRIBUTIONOFTHESERVICESECTORINKANDYCITYE.M.T.K.Ekanayake,D.M.L.Dissanayake
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5.3.Education
Theme:Education(EDU)AfternoonSession,14:00–16:00Room:A-01Chairpersons:Dr.SusilaEmbekke&Dr.PushpaVitharana
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
24 14:00 RELATIONSHIPBETWEENINVOLVEMENTINSRILANKANSTUDENTLEDPEERASSISTEDLEARNING(PAL)–KUPPICLASSESANDACADEMICPERFORMANCE:FINDINGSFROMPERADENIYAMEDICALSTUDENTSA.Rajaratnam,A.A.R.M.N.S.Rathnayake,H.A.Ranawakaarachchi,A.R.M.T.C.Rathnayaka,K.N.Marambe
59 14:15 EFFECTIVENESSOFPROCEDURALVIDEOVERSESLIVEDEMONSTRATIONSINTEACHINGLABORATORYTECHNIQUESTODENTALSTUDENTSI.P.Thilakumara,J.A.V.P.Jayasinghe,R.M.Jayasinghe,R.M.S.G.K.Rasnayaka,S.Abeysundara
76 14:30 ASTUDYTOEXPLORETHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENENGLISHLANGUAGEPROFICIENCYANDACADEMICPERFORMANCEOFSINHALAANDTAMILUNDERGRADUATESINASELECTEDSUBJECTAREATHATPROVIDESINSTRUCTIONSINTHEENGLISHMEDIUMR.W.M.S.M.Swarnasinghe
146 14:45 STUDENTACADEMICACHIEVEMENTSATENTRYANDEXIT:AQUANTITATIVEANALYSISOFZ-SCOREANDCUMULATIVEGRADEPOINTAVERAGE(CGPA)K.Udani,M.P.Rasanka,G.A.A.SGalagamaarachchi,D.V.P.Prasada
226 15:00 EXPLOREPERCEPTIONABOUTREFLECTIVEPORTFOLIOINNURSINGEDUCATIONA.U.Rathnayake,S.N.Chathurika
236 15:15 IMPACTOFSTUDENTS’SELF-PERCEIVEDENGLISHPROFICIENCYONTHEIRPERFORMANCEINSECONDLANGUAGELEARNINGDeepthiA.Kelanigama
248 15:30 CORRELATIONANALYSISBETWEENSTUDENTS’ON-LINEACCESSBEHAVIOURANDLEARNINGSTYLEI.P.Ratnapala,R.G.Ragel,S.Deegalla
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412 15:45 FINDINGSOLUTIONSTOSOLVEPRACTICALPROBLEMSINTEACHINGFRENCHATTHESECONDARYLEVELEDUCATIONINSRILANKA:LONGITUDINALCOLLABORATIVEACTIONRESEARCH(CAR)PrasadSethunga,KusanthaHerat
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5.4.Engineering&BuiltEnvironment
Theme:Engineering&BuiltEnvironment(EBE)MorningSession,10:30–13:00Room:C-01Chairpersons:Prof.RanjithDissanayake&Dr.K.G.N.Nanayakkara
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
25 10:30 DEVELOPMENTOFAUTOMATED3DCADANDANALYTICALMODELSOFLARGE-SCALEBRIDGESTRUCTURESFORRIGOROUSSEISMICRESPONSEANALYSISJ.A.S.C.Jayasinghe,C.S.Bandara
84 10:45 AGISBASEDMULTI-CRITERIADECISIONANALYSIS(MCDA)FORRESIDENTIALSUITABILITYINKANDYMUNICIPALCOUNCILW.K.N.C.Withanage
193 11:00 RAILBALLASTSTABILISEDWITHRECYCLEDTYREWASTETOMITIGATETHEDEFORMATIONANDDEGRADATIONCHARACTERISTICSOFBALLASTONSTIFFTRACKSUBSTRUCTURES.K.Navaratnarajah
249 11:15 NIGHTTIMEVISIBILITYOFCROSSINGPEDESTRIANSK.K.S.Rashmina,N.W.Gunawardana,V.Wickramasinghe
257 11:30 DEVELOPMENTOFASWATBASEDRAINFALLRUNOFFMODELFORTHEKIRINDIOYABASINH.M.T.D.Herath,H.M.C.L.Herath,K.D.W.Nandalal
297 11:45 ANCIENTBUILTENVIRONMENTALSTUDYOFLUNUKANDAINGALWILAFORESTPUTTALAM-SRILANKADilanC.Ranaweera,RanilP.Nanayakkara,R.P.D.Kularatne,A.M.P.Senanayaka
383 12:00 CHARACTERISTICSTRENGTHOFREINFORCINGSTEELBARSUSEDINSRILANKA-APROPOSALTOSRILANKANNATIONALANNEXOFEUROCODE2C.S.Bandara,J.A.S.C.Jayasinghe,P.B.R.Dissanayake
403 12:15 PRECASTCONCRETESEGMENTALLININGMETHODFORIRRIGATIONCANALSINSRILANKAE.M.S.M.K.Ekanayake,C.K.Pathirana
414 12:30 IMPACTOFFACTORYENVIRONMENTALCONDITIONSONWORKERS’PRODUCTIVITYANDHEALTHINRUBBERCOMPOUND
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MANUFACTURINGD.P.A.Meegahapola,R.A.R.Prabodanie
Theme:Engineering&BuiltEnvironment(EBE)AfternoonSession,14:00–16:00Room:C-01Chairpersons:Dr.D.A.A.C.Ratnaweera&Dr.D.H.S.Maithripala
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
36 14:00 ANALYTICALANDNUMERICALMODELINGOFINDUCTIONHEATINGW.M.L.T.Weerakoon,D.H.S.Maithripala
78 14:15 STUDYOFPOLLUTANTSFORMATIONFROME6ANDE14GASOHOLWITH55KWDACIARENAULTENGINEI.W.Kularathne,StelianTarulescu,A.C.Ratnaweera,C.S.Kalpage
80 14:30 CURRENTTRENDSINSTEP-NCCOMPLAINTCNCSYSTEMS–AREVIEWM.Dharmawardhana,D.A.A.C.Rathnaweera
135 14:45 FORMING&MACHINING:ANECONOMICALSEQUENCEINTHEMANUFACTUREOFPRECISIONCOMPONENTSS.A.S.P.Sathurusinghe,K.R.B.Herath,S.D.Pathirana
418 15:00 MODELLINGANDSIMULATIONOFSESAMESEEDOILEXTRACTIONINASEKKUUNDERUNMIXEDANDCOMPLETELYMIXEDSCENARIOSA.A.K.Wijerathna,K.S.Walgama,R.Shanthini
469 15:15 THECORRELATIONBETWEENAREAOFLATEXPENETRATIONANDABRASIONRESISTANCEOFINDUSTRIALGLOVESH.A.D.Perera,P.Gamaage,S.Kanagasingham
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5.5.Food,Nutrition&Livestock
Theme:Food,Nutrition&Livestock(FNL)AfternoonSession,14:00–16:00Room:A-12Chairpersons:Prof.T.Madhujith&Dr.EreshaMendis
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
13 14:00 OPTIMIZATIONOFSINGLECELLPROTEINPRODUCTIONFROMBANANAFRUITJUICEUSINGPALMYRAHTODDYMIXUNDERLIQUIDFERMENTATIONSYSTEMR.Sarathadevi,R.Kapilan,S.Vasantharuba
35 14:15 EFFICACYOFSOLUBLESILICONINEXTENDINGTHESHELFLIFEOFBANANAN.G.D.N.Nikagolla,S.M.B.C.Samarakoon,W.A.M.Daundasekera,M.Y.Udugala-Ganehenege
56 14:30 NUTRITIONALCOMPOSITIONANDGLYCAEMICRESPONSEOFTWOTRADITIONALSRILANKANMEALSK.G.Wijesinghe,S.Ekanayake
169 14:45 FUNCTIONALPROPERTIESOFGAHALA(COLOCASIAESCULENTA),KIRIALA(XANTHOSOMASAGITTIFOLIUM)ANDINNALA(PLECTRANTHUSROTUNDIFOLIUS)FLOURH.A.C.O.Hettiarachchi,K.D.P.P.Gunathilake,A.M.M.U.Adikari,V.P.N.Prasadi
181 15:00 GLYCAEMICINDEXANDANTIOXIDANTACTIVITIESOFCEREALANDLEGUMEMIXEDDISHESASAFFECTEDBYPREPARATIONMETHODSH.M.A.J.Herath,T.Kanthasamy,A.R.F.Sharbeen,N.G.Wijesinghe,G.A.P.Chandrasekara
216 15:15 DEVELOPMENTOFANON-DAIRYCONDENSEDMILKPRODUCTUSINGCREAMEDCOCONUTANDSOYMILKH.M.R.Hemanthika,C.A.Hettiarachchi,R.P.M.J.Rajapakse
253 15:30 EFFECTOFTHERMALTREATMENTSANDPACKINGMATERIALSONTHEQUALITYOFSRILANKANBEEHONEYR.P.A.T.T.Rathnasekara,H.P.S.Jayaweera,A.M.M.U.Adikari
420 15:45 RADICALSCAVENGINGACTIVITYOFCOTTAGE-SCALEDARKCHOCOLATEPRODUCEDFROMROASTEDCOCOABEANSA.R.W.M.M.U.B.Amarakoon,J.A.S.Dinushan,R.Shanthini,A.M.W.Menike
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Theme:Food,Nutrition&Livestock(FNL)EveningSession,16:15–17:45Room:A-12Chairpersons:Prof.H.B.S.Ariyaratne&Dr.P.G.A.Pushpakumara
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
127 16:15 INTRAPULMONARYDELIVERYOFCYTOSINEPHOSPHODIESTERGUANINEOLIGONUCLEOTIDESPROTECTSNEONATALBROILERCHICKSAGAINSTESCHERICHIACOLISEPTICAEMIAK.Goonewardene,S.Popowich,S.Tikoo,M.Foldvari,P.Willson,T.Gunawardana,S.Kurukulasuriya,A.Gupta,R.Karunarathna,K.Ahmed,S.Gomis
212 16:30 IDENTIFICATIONOFTWONOVELCELLTYPESINTHEBOVINEEPIDIDYMISM.H.T.D.Jayathilake,T.A.N.Mahakapuge,K.A.S.Nadeeshani,I.P.G.H.U.Dissanayake,D.M.S.Munasinghe
270 16:45 EFFECTOFFLOORINGCONDITIONSANDSTALLDIMENSIONSONPREVALENCEOFHOCKWOUNDSANDLAMENESSOFDAIRYCOWSINCENTRALPROVINCE,SRILANKAW.P.C.G.Weerasinghe,T.S.Samarakone,E.Rajapaksha,M.B.P.K.Mahipala
433 17:00 DESIGNANDMANUFACTUREOFALOW-COSTFEEDMIXERTOPRODUCETOTALMIXEDRATION(TMR)FORDAIRYCATTLEK.L.M.S.Perera,A.L.U.K.Hewagama,K.S.P.Amarathunga,W.M.P.B.Weerasinghe,R.A.C.Rabel
480 17:15 EARLYPREGNANCYDIAGNOSISUSINGTRANSRECTALCOLOURDOPPLERULTRASONOGRAPHYANDSERUMISG15MRNAASSAYINDAIRYCOWSK.I.M.DeSilva,W.M.T.D.Rathnakumara,N.Abayalath,P.A.B.D.Alexander,M.P.B.Wijayagunawardhane,S.P.Kodithuwakku
485 17:30 ANTIMICROBIALSENSITIVITYPATTERNSOFFAECALESCHERICHIACOLIISOLATESFROMATOQUEMONKEY(MACACASINICASINICA)TROOPINCLOSECONTACTWITHHUMANSINSOUTHERNSRILANKAT.R.Kulathunga,M.T.L.K.Jayasumana,M.G.C.M.Jayasinghe,H.R.N.Jinadasa
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5.6.HealthSciences
Theme:HealthSciences(HS)MorningSession,10:30–13:00Room:A-11Chairpersons:Prof.F.Noordeen&Dr.K.P.Maduwage
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
11 10:30 POTENTIALANTIBACTERIALANDANTIBIOFILMACTIVITYOFCURCUMINENCAPSULATEDLAYEREDDOUBLEHYDROXIDESAGAINSTS.AUREUSANDE.FAECALISG.K.Wijesinghe,B.Gayani,K.A.A.Dilhari,S.Kumarage,L.P.Samaranayake,N.Kottegoda,M.M.Weerasekera
42 10:45 EPIDEMIOLOGYOFINFLUENZAANDPARAINFLUENZAVIRUSESINCHILDRENWITHACUTERESPIRATORYTRACTINFECTIONSADMITTEDTOGENERALHOSPITAL,KEGALLER.A.M.Rafeek,M.V.M.Divaratne,A.M.S.B.Abeykoon,A.J.Morel,F.Noordeen
114 11:00 HYDRATIONSTATUSINFARMERSLIVINGINACOMMUNITYWITHHIGHPREVALENCEOFCHRONICKIDNEYDISEASEOFUNKNOWNAETIOLOGY(CKDU)S.D.I.Nanayakkara,R.K.Dissanayake
142 11:15 STUDYONEFFECTOFSELECTEDPLANTEXTRACTSONTHECONTENTOFSOMETRACEELEMENTSINFEMURINOVERIECTOMIZEDMICEE.G.C.N.Premathilaka,G.K.M.Godakumara,C.N.R.A.Alles,H.N.S.Soysa,M.C.N.Perera,P.H.P.Fernando
243 11:30 OSBECKIAOCTANDRA(HEENBOWITIYA)PROTECTSTHIOACETAMIDE(TA)-INDUCEDLIVERCIRRHOSISINRATSB.R.S.Bogahawaththa,P.Weththasinghe,S.P.Kodithuwakku,E.H.Siriweera,C.B.Herath,R.R.M.K.K.Wijesundara,R.P.V.J.Rajapakse,M.P.B.Wijayagunawardane
295 11:45 ANTIMICROBIALACTIVITYOFALKALOID-MONTMORILLONITECOMPOSITESOFZANTHOXYLUMTETRASPERMUMS.Thilakarathne,N.C.Bandara,I.S.K.Vithanage,C.L.Abayasekara,B.M.R.Bandara
301 12:00 EFFECTSOFCOSCINIUMFENESTRATUMONBIOFILMSOFSTREPTOCOCCUSMUTANS,ACTINOMYCESNAESLUNDIIANDLACTOBACILLUSACIDOPHILUS
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J.Epasinghe,Z.Wu,L.Kittipong,H.S.Jung
429 12:15 MOLECULARCHARACTERIZATIONOFCANINEPARVOVIRUSINSRILANKAS.Gamage,D.R.A.Dissanayake,I.D.Silva,V.P.PriyankaJayapani
446 12:30 DETECTIONOFZOONOTICFILARIALINFECTIONINCATSANDDOGSINSELECTEDAREASOFSRILANKA:APOSSIBLETHREATTOGENERALPUBLICC.H.Mallawarachchi,T.G.A.N.Chandrasena,S.Wickramasinghe,S.D.Samarasinghe,S.M.N.S.M.Mallawarachchi,N.R.deSilva
481 12:45 ENCAPSULATIONOFANTIBACTERIALDRUGCIPROFLOXACINTOREDUCEDGRAPHITEOXIDE(rGO)-ZincOxide-Poly(EthyleneGlycol)NANOCOMPOSITEFOREFFECTIVESLOWRELEASES.H.D.P.Wijekoon,S.P.Dunuweera,R.M.G.Rajapakse
Theme:HealthSciences(HS)MorningSession,10:30–13:00Room:A-12Chairpersons:Prof.S.L.Ekenayake&Prof.J.A.C.K.Jayawardane
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
34 10:30 PREVALENCEANDASSOCIATEDFACTORSOFTOBACCOSMOKINGANDSECONDHANDSMOKINGAMONGMALEUNDERGRADUATESINUNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAK.S.D.Karunathilaka,D.S.Dissanayaka
37 10:45 ASSESSMENTOFACCEPTABILITYOFSTEINER’SCEPHALOMETRICANALYSISV.S.N.Vithanaarachchi,L.S.Nawarathna
72 11:00 ASSESSMENTOFCONTRIBUTINGFACTORSFORDISCONTINUATIONOFORTHODONTICTREATMENTV.S.N.Vithanaarachchi,K.G.D.T.D.Medagama,L.S.Nawarathna
73 11:15 EFFECTSOFNONNUTRITIVESUCKINGHABITSONOCCLUSIONV.S.N.Vithanaarachchi,P.B.H.Sugandhika,L.S.Nawarathna
215 11:30 KNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDEANDPRACTICEREGARDINGORALHEALTHAMONGDISPENSINGSTAFFOFCOMMUNITYPHARMACIESINKANDYMUNICIPALCOUNCILAREAT.P.Darshani,J.A.M.S.Jayatilake
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384 11:45 ASSESSMENTOFHAEMOLYTICACTIVITYOFORALCANDIDAALBICANSISOLATEDFROMPATIENTSWITHDENTURESTOMATITISANDHEALTHYINDIVIDUALST.L.Garusinghe,J.A.M.S.Jayatilake
394 12:00 SEVERITYOFMALOCCLUSIONANDNEEDFORTREATMENTAMONGORTHODONTICPATIENTSBELOW12YEARSW.B.M.C.R.D.Weerasekera,V.S.N.Vithanaarachchi
416 12:15 REDUCTIONINTOOTHMOBILITYASACLINICALOUTCOMEMEASUREFOLLOWINGNON-SURGICALPERIODONTALTHERAPYD.LeukeBandara,K.DeSilva,A.Tilakaratne
447 12:30 ABSCESSESANDOTHERPURULENTINFECTIONSINTHEPERIODONTIUMOFPATIENTSWITHORWITHOUTDIABETESMELLITUS:APRELIMINARYANALYSIST.V.K.C.S.Gunadasa,H.B.M.M.S.B.Mahagedara,W.M.B.S.Wijekoon,W.M.D.L.K.Wijesekara,D.K.H.Sachindri,M.D.P.N.Gamage,K.M.C.P.Kumari,D.LeukeBandara,A.Tilakaratne
486 12:45 ECONOMICCOSTOFMANAGEMENTOFSRILANKANPATIENTSWITHORALCANCERANDORALPOTENTIALLYMALIGNANTDISORDERS(OPMD)H.Amarasinghe,R.D.Jayasinghe,D.Dharmagunawardana,D.Kumara,A.M.Attygalla,S.Kularathne,P.Scuffham,N.W.Johnson
Theme:HealthSciences(HS)MorningSession,10:30–13:00Room:A-21Chairpersons:Prof.W.A.T.A.Jayalath&Dr.A.Dharmapala
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
74 10:30 VALIDATIONANDCROSSCULTURALADAPTATIONOFSINHALAVERSIONOFSTROKEAPHASIAQUALITYOFLIFESCALE(SAQOL-39g)P.N.Kariyawasam,K.D.Pathirana,D.C.Hewage,R.D.A.Dissanayake
81 10:45 RELATIONSHIPBETWEENLOWBACKPAINANDHIPJOINTRANGEOFMOTION(ROM),PATIENTSATTENDINGTORHEUMATOLOGYDEPARTMENTATTHENATIONALHOSPITALOFSRILANKAD.U.K.Liyanaarachchi,D.D.T.I.Karunarathne,D.A.A.Gamage,W.L.Dabarera,S.A.D.C.S.Senevirathna,N.Kumarasinghe
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147 11:00 OBJECTIVEASSESSMENTOFLOWERURINARYTRACTSYMPTOMSINPATIENTSWITHINGUINALHERNIAA.U.B.Pethiyagoda,K.C.Kapukotuwa,W.E.W.M.G.W.D.NWijeratne,G.W.L.Chandrasiri,R.M.I.MSenevirathna
162 11:15 RHEUMATOIDARTHRITISASSOCIATEDANAEMIAINACOHORTOFPATIENTSTREATEDATTEACHINGHOSPITALKANDYR.A.V.S.Rajapaksha,R.M.P.M.Rathnayake,V.W.J.Vasanthathilaka,R.D.P.Jayawardana
168 11:30 ADESCRIPTIVESTUDYONPATIENTSWITHMETABOLICSYNDROMEINYATINUWARADIVISIONALSECRETARIATAREAP.V.R.Kumarasiri,W.C.N.Welgama,V.K.I.U.Alwis,A.Rajapaksha,S.A.A.S.Bandara
255 11:45 NORMATIVEREFERENCEVALUESFORMEASURESOFSARCOPENIAFORSRILANKANWOMENN.Rathnayake,G.Alwis,J.Lenora,S.Lekamwasam
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12:00 EPIDEMIOLOGY,AETIOLOGYANDCLINICALMANIFESTATIONSOFSTROKE:ACOHORTOFPATIENTSINCENTRALPROVINCE,SRILANKAL.P.M.M.K.Pathirage,S.A.M.Kularatne,P.M.R.T.Jayaweera,G.A.K.S.K.Rathnayake,R.A.D.T.Ranasinghe
490 12:15 COMPARISONOFMAMMOGRAPHICCHARACTERISTICSOFTRIPLENEGATIVEANDRECEPTORPOSITIVEBREASTCANCERINAGROUPOFSRILANKANWOMEND.C.Perera,G.B.Hettiarachchi,N.V.I.Ratnatunga,P.V.R.Kumarasiri,P.B.Hewavithana
497 12:30 COMPARISONOFEFFICACYOFINTRA-BURSALINJECTIONOFSTEROIDWITHAUTOLOGOUSPLATELETRICHPLASMA[PRP]FORSHOULDERIMPINGEMENTSYNDROMEG.B.Hettiarachchi,P.B.Hewavithana,H.J.Suraweera,P.V.R.Kumarasiri,M.C.Weththasinghe,M.Rathnayake,C.Hettiarachchi
502 12:45 THYROIDPEROXIDASEANTIBODIESINAUTOIMMUNETHYROIDITISS.Rosairo,G.B.Hettiarachchi,R.Sivakanesan,P.V.R.Kumarasiri,N.V.I.Ratnatunga,B.Samarasinghe
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Theme:HealthSciences(HS)AfternoonSession,14:00–16:00Room:A-11Chairpersons: Dr.E.W.Samarakoon&Dr.J.K.Dissanayake
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
184 14:00 MATERNALAWARENESSONLABOURANALGESIAW.M.A.S.B.Wasala,M.V.G.Pinto,R.P.Mallawaarachchi,T.Jayasinghearachchi,S.V.Senanayake,L.K.H.B.Sandeepani,R.M.C.S.B.Rathnayake
240 14:15 MANCOZEB,ACOMMONLYUSEDFUNGICIDEIMPAIRSTHEOVARIANFUNCTIONSVIADISRUPTINGGRANULOSACELLFUNCTIONSANDOOCYTEMATURATION:EVIDENCEFROMINVITROBIOASSAYSS.Kodikara,I.Dinisri,J.A.H.Sandarekaa,N.Abhayalath,N.I.Pathirana,C.Rathnayake,B.Alexander,S.P.Kodithuwakku
256 14:30 MENOPAUSERATINGSCALE–CROSSCULTURALADAPTATIONANDPSYCHOMETRICVALIDATIONOFTHESINHALESEVERSIONN.Rathnayake,J.Lenora,G.Alwis,S.Lekamwasam
351 14:45 EFFECTIVENESSOFPHARMACISTCOUNSELLINGONMEDICATIONADHERENCEAMONGDIABETESPATIENTSATTENDINGANOUT-PATIENTCLINICINARURALHOSPITALOFSRILANKAA.M.V.G.N.Mamunuwa,S.F.Jayamanne,J.Coombes,AdeSilva,C.B.Lynch,N.D.D.Wickramasinghe
438 15:00 INVITROANTIOXIDANTPOTENTIALOFDIFFERENTSOLVENTEXTRACTSOFATRADITIONALPOLYHERBALMOUTHFRESHENERUSEDINSRILANKAN.S.Piyarathne,M.P.Paranagama,B.G.T.L.Nandasena,S.Ariyasinghe,B.Gangadhara,N.Rajanayaka,A.Rathnakumara,N.A.Navarathna,P.A.Paranagama
466 15:15 ANOBSERVATIONALSTUDYOFDENGUEFEVERCOMPLICATINGPREGNANCYDURINGTHEMAJOROUTBREAKOFDENGUEIN2017S.Kularathne,J.M.Wijerathne,K.Gunawardana,C.Rathnayaka,E.Samarakoon,C.Kandauda,M.Pathirage,S.Ranaraja
473 15:30 SYNTHESISOFPOROUSCALCIUMCARBONATENANOCARRIERSFROMLOCALDOLOMITE,ENCAPSULATIONOFANTICANCERDRUGCISPLATIN,STUDYINGRELEASEKINETICS,CONSTANTSLOWRELEASEANDPOSSIBILITIESOFTARGETINGVIAFOLICACIDS.P.Dunuweera,R.M.G.Rajapakse
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Theme:HealthSciences(HS)AfternoonSession,14:00–16:00Room:A-21Chairpersons: Dr.G.Abeywardena&Dr.S.D.I.NanayakkaraPaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
67 14:00 FACTORSASSOCIATEDWITHLEVELOFFUNCTIONINGININDIVIDUALSWITHSCHIZOPHRENIAK.K.D.Thabrew,T.Rajapakse,F.Mohamed
82 14:15 COMBINEDUSEOFPATTERNELECTRORETINOGRAPHY(PERG)ANDELECTRO-OCULOGRAPHY(EOG)INRETINALPIGMENTEPITHELIALDISORDERS:PRELIMINARYDATAD.W.P.Dahanayake,L.P.M.M.K.Pathirage,R.G.L.Shiroma,S.Senanayake,V.S.Weerasinghe
153 14:30 RELATIONSHIPBETWEENTYPEOFISCHAEMICHEARTDISEASEANDRESTINGECGWITHTHEOUTCOMEOFEXERCISEECGOFACOHORTOFISCHEMICHEARTDISEASEPATIENTSU.Ralapanawa,C.Munasinghe,C.Dissanayake,S.Tennakoon,M.Ekanayake,U.Dissanayake,U.Sadamali,J.R.A.G.Kumari
272 14:45 COMPARISONOFEFFECTOFPROGRESSIVEMUSCLERELAXATION(PMR)ANDMUSICASSISTEDPROGRESSIVEMUSCLERELAXATION(M+PMR)ONSTRESSRELIEVINGAMONGELDERLYRESIDENTSINSELECTEDELDERLYHOMESINCOLOMBODISTRICTM.R.M.Faries,B.H.P.P.Alwis,S.A.P.T.Weerasinghe,S.M.Jayawardana,S.P.H.S.Pathiraja,H.P.M.Dabare,N.Fernando
306 15:00 DEVELOPSEXANDAGESPECIFICNORMATIVEVALUESFORHEALTH&SKILLRELATEDPHYSICALFITNESSOF19-21YEARSOLDSRILANKANYOUTHH.P.K.A.Pathirana,H.A.C.S.Hapuarachchi,G.L.S.Jayalal
335 15:15 ASSOCIATIONOFBODYCOMPOSITIONINDICESANDCARDIO-RESPIRATORYFITNESSAMONGUNDERGRADUATESTUDENTS
482 15:45 BIOLOGICALEFFECTSOFPARTICULATEMATTER(PM10)FROMKANDYCITYAIRONTGF-β1ANDEGFRGENESEXPRESSIONINBRONCHIALEPITHELIALCELLSINVITRON.Abayalath,A.Manipura,A.Siribaddana,D.G.G.P.Karunaratne,S.P.Kodithuwakku
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N.Jayanath,M.Kuruppu,C.Nawarathne,P.Maduwanthi,K.Shivadhasan,I.Kaushallya,F.Mohamed
432 15:30 ASSOCIATIONBETWEENDUALTASKPERFORMANCEANDQUALITYOFLIFEOFELDERLYPEOPLELIVINGINELDERLYCAREINSTITUTIONSINGALLEDISTRICTM.W.K.Gamage,D.C.Hewage,K.D.Pathirana
Theme:HealthSciences(HS)EveningSession,16:15–17:45Room:A-11Chairpersons:Prof.P.V.R.Kumarasiri&Prof.A.Jayasinghe
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
158 16:15 SIGNIFICANCEOFPLAYTHERAPYASANINTERVENTIONINHOMEBASEDPHYSIOTHERAPYPROGRAMMESFORCHILDRENWITHCEREBRALPALSY:PARENTSPERSPECTIVESANDFACTORSAFFECTINGS.A.B.J.Senevirathne,S.Sumanasena
180 16:30 AETIOLOGYOFRENALDISEASEINCHILDRENREQUIRINGRENALTRANSPLANTINSRILANKAM.V.G.Pinto,W.M.A.S.B.Wasala,A.S.Abeyagunawardena,L.K.H.B.Sandeepani,S.V.Senanayake,R.M.C.S.B.Rathnayake
186 16:45 ONCEDAILYDOSINGSCHEDULEOFINTRAVENOUSGENTAMICINACHIEVESSAFERTROUGHLEVELSANDHIGHERTHERAPEUTICLEVELSINNEONATESCOMPAREDTOTWICEDAILYDOSINGSCHEDULEH.M.T.W.Seneviratne,A.Alexander,J.N.Gunawardhana.,C.Liyanage,M.R.S.U.C.Ranawaka,N.Menike,K.M.K.Somaratne,P.V.Dissanayaka
309 17:00 PERCEIVEDBARRIERSANDFACILITATORSFORPARTICIPATIONINPHYSICALACTIVITYINCHILDRENWITHCEREBRALPALSYATTENDINGTHEPEDIATRICPHYSIOTHERAPYUNITSATRHEUMATOLOGYANDREHABILITATIONHOSPITALRGAMAANDLADYRIDGEWAYHOSPITALCOLOMBOP.G.N.P.Samarasekara,P.K.S.Godamunne
407 17:15 ADEQUACYOFCALCIUMINTAKEOFBREASTFEEDINGMOTHERSINSELECTEDSRILANKANPOPULATIONK.Anusha,G.S.H.Liyanage,U.P.K.Hettiaratchi
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413 17:30 ANALYSISOFTCELLRECEPTORΒ-CHAINVARIABLEREGIONOFWT1SPECIFICCYTOTOXICTLYMPHOCYTESINHEALTHYDONORTREATEDWITHWT1PEPTIDEVACCINATIONJ.A.H.Sandarekaa,H.M.T.U.Herath,T.Uchiyama,E.Oiwa,M.Takahashi,M.Narita
Theme:HealthSciences(HS)EveningSession,16:15–17:45Room:A-21Chairpersons:Dr.S.Rosairo&Dr.A.K.B.B.T.B.Samarasinghe
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
52 16:15 AREBREASTCANCERRISKFACTORSAMONGSRILANKANWOMENDIFFERENTFROMTHEWEST?H.MS.M.K.Hitinayake,J.A.D.M.M.Jayakody,H.M.A.N.Herath,H.M.P.N.Herath,N.P.G.R.Imasha,L.H.G.N.Hemachandra,I.D.S.K.Iddagoda,H.T.J.D.Jayakody,J.G.R.S.Jayagoda,I.G.K.R.Illukpitiya,S.Wijetunge
66 16:30 ANAUDITONANALGESIAREQUIREMENTSINSURGICALWARDSINTEACHINGHOSPITAL,PERADENIYAT.M.H.K.Amunugama,R.M.N.K.Ratnayake,H.M.S.R.B.Kotakadeniya,P.H.D.P.DeSilva
138 16:45 EFFECTIVENESSOFSPINALMANIPULATIONOVERSHORTWAVEDIATHERMYONPATIENTSWITHCHRONICPOSTURALLOWBACKPAIN,INDEPARTMENTOFPHYSICALMEDICINEATTEACHINGHOSPITAL,KANDY,SRILANKAW.A.T.Nisansala,H.H.T.Shashikala,K.N.B.Illukkumbura,I.N.Aluthge,K.B.Jayasekara,S.Sukirthan
148 17:00 ESTABLISHMENTOFREFERENCERANGESFORSERUMC-TELOPEPTIDECROSS-LINKOFTYPE1COLLAGENLEVELSINSRILANKANPOPULATIONG.K.M.Godakumara,E.G.C.N.Premathilaka,D.M.P.U.K.Ralapanawa,Y.A.Illangasekera,P.H.P.Fernando,H.N.S.Soysa,C.N.R.A.Alles
214 17:15 RELATIONSHIPBETWEENTHEILIOTIBIALBANDTIGHTNESSANDSYMPTOMSOFOSTEOARTHRITISOFKNEEJOINTINPATIENTSATTENDINGTHERHEUMATOLOGYDEPARTMENTOFTHENATIONALHOSPITALSRILANKA
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M.H.M.MTissera,K.Kamalarajh,T.CAtapattu,C.BFernando,A.D.PPerera,N.Kumarasinghe
312 17:30 ASSOCIATIONOFBMIANDBIOMECHANICALFACTORSWITHPATELLOFEMORALPAINSYNDROMEAMONGTEENAGEATHLETESOFSELECTEDSCHOOLSINCOLOMBODISTRICTB.L.S.A.Karunathilake,T.Thoradeniya
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5.7.IT,Mathematics&Statistics
Theme:IT,Mathematics&Statistics(IMS)MorningSession,10:30–13:00Room:F-31Chairpersons:Prof.S.R.Kodithuwakku&Dr.A.J.Pinidiyarachchi
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
19 10:30 RETRIEVINGANAPPROXIMATELYACCURATECOUNTOFVEHICLESUSINGLOWRESOLUTIONCCTVINMEASURINGTRAFFICDENSITYA.R.I.DeSilva,SubhaFernando
89 10:45 FEATUREBASEDCNCSTRATEGYWITHENHANCEDMACHININGFLEXIBILITYA.H.D.K.Rasangika,G.D.T.Perera,W.D.S.Fernando,M.Dharmawardana,D.A.A.C.Ratnaweera,R.K.E.Witharana,W.M.S.H.Wasala
107 11:00 THEASSOCIATIONBETWEENLEANINITIATIVESANDEMPLOYEEENGAGEMENT(EE)H.L.D.K.Jayarathna,U.P.A.N.Pathirana
269 11:15 USERCLASSBASEDLOWLOSSQOSIMPLEMENTATIONFORSDNN.Rajamanthri,T.Jayalath,R.Kulathunga,N.Karunarathna
273 11:30 SOCIALMEDIADATAMININGFORNATURALDISASTERIDENTIFICATIONW.A.P.E.Wanigasekara,T.Pavinaa,S.S.Munasinghe,D.S.Deegalla,A.M.M.S.Adikari
285 11:45 SMARTSDNFIREWALLM.A.D.M.Mallikarachchi,D.T.Munasinghe,U.C.V.G.Udugama,SunethNamal,SampathDeegalla
365 12:00 ACELLULARAUTOMATABASEDSIMULATIONMODELFORFLOODRISKASSESSMENTINSRILANKAC.A.Herath,R.D.Nawarathna
467 12:15 EXPLORINGTHELYRICSINBILLBOARDYEARENDTOP100SONGSOVERTHE65YEARSU.K.A.H.Madushani,S.P.Abeysundara
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Theme:IT,Mathematics&Statistics(IMS)AfternoonSession,14:00–16:00Room:F-31Chairpersons:Prof.U.N.B.Dissanayake&Dr.M.I.M.Ishak
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
41 14:00 SOMERESULTSOF SEMICOMPACTNESSINBITOPOLOGICALSPACESM.Arunmaran,K.Kannan
60 14:15 IMPROVINGRATEOFCONVERGENCEOFTHEITERATIONSCHEMEWITHEXTRASUB-STEPSFORTHEIMPLICITMETHODSK.Vinojini,R.Vigneswaran
175 14:30 THELAPLACE-ADOMIANDECOMPOSITIONMETHODFORSOLVINGTHENONLINEARTIME-FRACTIONALFORNBERG–WHITHAMEQUATIONT.Mathanaranjan,K.Himalini,M.T.F.Hasna
183 14:45 ACCELERATINGCONVERGENCERATEOFLINEARITERATIONSCHEMESBASEDONPROJECTIONMETHODFORTHREE-STAGEGAUSSMETHODS.Kajanthan,R.Vigneswaran
245 15:00 ANALGORITHMTOCONSTRUCTFACTORSOFACOMPLETEGRAPHOFEVENNUMBEROFVERTICESW.V.Nishadi,K.D.E.Dhananjaya,A.A.I.Perera
286 15:15 ANUMERICALSTUDYONVISCOUSFLOWPASTTWOADJACENTELLIPTICCYLINDERSJ.W.E.W.DeSilva,K.D.E.Dhananjaya,J.A.Weliwita
397 15:30 ANUMERICALSTUDYONSCATTERINGOFAWAVEPACKETBYTURBULENTCONVECTIONM.A.D.Priyadarshani,J.A.Weliwita,S.Witharana
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Theme:IT,Mathematics&Statistics(IMS)EveningSession,16:15–17:45Room:F-31Chairpersons:Prof.R.D.Yapa&Dr.K.Perera
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
29 16:15 ASTOCHASTICRESTRICTEDALMOSTUNBIASEDRIDGEESTIMATORINLOGISTICREGRESSION N.Varathan,P.Wijekoon
222 16:30 DEVELOPMENTOFLOW-COSTWEATHERDATACOLLECTINGSYSTEMFORPUBLICUSETOEVALUATEEFFECTSOFWEATHERONNATURALDISASTERSS.M.K.B.Samarakoon,M.D.D.Gunarathne,K.V.I.Kumara,L.Wijewardana
491 16:45 ASSESSINGAGREEMENTBETWEENNON-SURGICALMANAGEMENTTECHNIQUESFORLARGEPERIAPICALLESIONSB.G.M.Lakmali,L.S.Nawarathna,M.C.N.Fonseka
503 17:00 DETECTIONOFNOVELMUCILAGEMODIFYINGGENESINARABIDOPSISTHALIANASEEDCOATUSINGLASSOMODELLINGD.M.N.P.Dissanayake,N.U.Jayawardana,L.S.Nawarathna
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5.8.NaturalSciences
Theme:NaturalSciences(NS)MorningSession,10:30–13:00Room:E-01Chairpersons:Prof.O.A.Illeperuma&Prof.M.A.K.L.Dissanayake
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
68 10:30 NEUTRONACTIVATIONANALYSISASAVIABLECANDIDATEFORNEUTRONFLUXMEASUREMENTANDMATERIALCHARACTERIZATIONP.K.W.D.K.Karunarathne,C.P.Jayalath
87 10:45 APPLICATIONOF5,10,15,20-TETRAPHENYL-21H,23H-PORPHYRINIRON(III)CHLORIDE(FeTPPCl)FORCOLOURIMETRICDETECTIONOFSO2G.D.D.J.Bandara,M.Y.U.Ganehenege
100 11:00 QUANTITATIVEANALYSISOFGEOMORPHOLOGYANDFLOWPATTERNOFMAHAWELIRIVERBASINUSINGGEOGRAPHICINFORMATIONSYSTEMH.K.Nandalal
160 11:15 SYNTHESISOF(2Z)-4-OXO-4-PHENOXY-2-BUTENOICACIDUSINGANOVELMETHODANDKINETICSTUDIESOFTHEREACTIONBETWEEN(2Z)-4-OXO-4-PHENOXY-2-BUTENOICACIDANDGLYCEROLL.A.D.Nishadini,M.A.B.Prashantha,P.I.Godakumbura
161 11:30 PURIFICATION,SURFACEMODIFICATIONANDPREPARATIONOFPVA-NANOCOMPOSITEOFMONTMORILLONITETYPECLAYOFMURUNKANCLAYORESH.K.Welgama,MaheshC.Karunarathne,DilruRatnaweera
303 11:45 ZnFUMARATEASAPHOTOANODEFORDYESENSITIZEDSOLARCELLSD.U.G.S.N.Abeysingha,V.A.Seneviratne,I.R.Perera,C.V.Hettiarachchi
307 12:00 DEVELOPMENTOFPACKAGINGMATERIALSUSINGBIOPOLYMERFILMBASEDONCASSAVASTARCHK.M.KK.Karunanayake,A.Manipura,D.G.G.P.Karunaratne,C.A.Gunathilake
392 12:15 DEVELOPMENTOFAMEDICALFILMUSINGSODIUMALGINATEANDCALCIUMPHOSPHATENANOPARTICLESSajithS.Fernando,HuaizhiZhang,M.N.Wickramaratne,YingChaoHan
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441 12:30 REMOVALOFNi+2ANDPb+2HEAVYMETALIONSUSINGHEMATITENANOPARTICLESFROMINDUSTRIALEFFLUENTSB.P.N.Gunawardhana,K.E.D.Y.T.Dayananda,D.M.S.N.Dissanayake,M.M.M.G.P.G.Mantilaka,R.M.G.Rajapakse,K.M.NalinDeSilva,G.A.J.Amaratunga,H.M.T.G.A.Pitawala
459 12:45 ENCAPSULATIONOFNITROGENFERTILIZERUREAINPOROUSCALCIUMCARBONATENANOPARTICLESDERIVEDFROMLOCALMINERALDOLOMITEFORSLOWRELEASES.P.Dunuweera,R.M.G.Rajapakse
Theme:NaturalSciences(NS)AfternoonSession,14:00–16:00Room:E-01Chairpersons:Prof.B.M.R.Bandara&Dr.SudharmaYatigammana
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
39 14:00 OCCURRENCEOFSERINEPROTEASEINHIBITORYACTIVITYINTHEBARKEXTRACTOFGARCINIAQUAESITAT.S.G.S.B.Wijayarathna,S.Rajapakse
95 14:15 PARTIALPURIFICATIONANDCHARACTERIZATIONOFANEXTRACELLULARLIPASEFROMCladosporiumsp.V.Thiruchenthooran,T.B.Salpadoru,P.Samaraweera
99 14:30 TREEHOLEBREEDINGMOSQUITOESINSELECTEDFORESTPATCHESINKANDY,SRILANKAW.G.D.Chathuranga,S.H.P.P.Karunaratne,W.A.P.P.deSilva
137 14:45 DETERMINATIONOFFATTYACIDPROFILEOFSRILANKANFRUITSEEDSFORPOSSIBLEAPPLICATIONINCOSMETICANDDIETARYSUPPLEMENTSS.A.D.R.Madushani,S.D.M.Chinthaka
282 15:00 HOMOGENIZATIONOFAVIFAUNATHROUGHURBANIZATION:ACASESTUDYFROMPERADENIYA,SRILANKASupunS.Galappaththi,ChamindaS.Wijesundara
334 15:15 ANTI-INFLAMMATORYACTIVITY(IN-VITRO)ANDNITRICOXIDERADICALSCAVENGINGACTIVITYOFEXTRACTSOFTHYSANOLAENALATIFOLIAANDELEUSINEINDICAANDISOLATIONOFANACTIVECOMPOUNDD.S.Weerasinghe,S.Jayasinghe
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391 15:30 PREPARATIONANDCHARACTERIZATIONOFPLA/HAPCOMPOSITEMICROSPHERESS.M.KoraleGedara,DongYan,M.N.Wickramaratne,YingChaoHan
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5.9.PlantSciences&Forestry
Theme:PlantSciences&Forestry(PSF)MorningSession,10:30–13:00Room:D-01Chairpersons:Dr.K.M.G.G.Jayasooriya&Dr.W.A.M.Daundasekara
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
65 10:30 ATAXONOMICSURVEYOFLEAFYLIVERWORTSINSRILANKA(PHYLUMMARCHANTIOPHYTA,CLASSJUNGERMANNIOPSIDA)B.M.S.K.Bandaranayake,S.C.K.Rubasinghe
250 10:45 INTERSPECIFICHYBRIDIZATIONBETWEENEXOTICVIOLETFLOWEREDNYMPHAEA(“DAMMANEL”)ANDNATIVENYMPHAEANOUCHALIBURM.F.(“NILMANEL”)INSRILANKAD.P.G.S.Kumudumali,D.M.D.Yakandawala,KapilaYakandawala
264 11:00 ANTIFUNGALACTIVITYOFLEAFANDROOTEXTRACTSOFTHEINVASIVEPLANTARISTEAECKLONIIAGAINSTFOURPATHOGENICFUNGIOFFRUITSANDVEGETABLESV.G.A.U.Samarasinghe,N.C.Bandara,J.W.Damunupola,S.Wijesundara,B.M.R.Bandara
290 11:15 ANTIBACTERIALACTIVITYANDCYTOTOXICITYOFMONTMORILLONITECOMPOSITESOFMURRAYAPANICULATAR.G.G.R.Pradeep,N.C.Bandara,I.S.K.Vithanage,B.M.R.Bandara
316 11:30 IMPACTSOFBAMBUSABAMBOS(L.)VOSS.ONFLORISTICCOMPOSITIONANDTREEMORTALITYINATROPICALMOISTSEMI-EVERGREENFORESTINSRILANKAM.P.T.Wijewickrama,D.S.A.Wijesundara,H.M.S.P.Madawala
454 11:45 CHROMOSOMENUMBERSINSELECTEDSPECIESOFTHEFAMILYZINGIBERACEAEINSRILANKAG.G.N.D.Silva,W.A.M.P.Ariyarathne,C.G.Manawaduge,Tae-SooJang,RosabelleSamuel,D.M.D.Yakandawala
470 12:00 ROLEOFSMOKEWATERANDKARRIKINONSEEDGERMINATIONOF18PLANTSPECIESFROMSRILANKAA.A.C.B.Alahakoon,N.S.Gama-Arachchige,G.A.D.Perera,D.J.Merritt,S.R.Turner
478 12:15 PROLINEACCUMULATIONINDUCESWATERSTRESSTOLERANCEINGLYCINEMAXL.(SOYBEAN)A.G.D.Pavithra,P.N.Yapa
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5.10.SocialSciences&Humanities
Theme:SocialSciences&Humanities(SSH)MorningSession,10:30–13:00Room:B-11Chairpersons:Prof.MallikaPinnawala&Dr.M.G.Manurathne
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
12 10:30 ORGANIZATIONALFACTORSTHATDETERMINEEMPLOYEETURNOVEROFHEALTHCARESANITARYEMPLOYEES:ASURVEYOFASRILANKANHOSPITALB.H.Seneviratne,G.U.Rathnayaka
38 10:45 POSTRESETTLEMENTCOMPLICATIONSOFSRILANKANABORIGINES:ACASESTUDYINHENNANIGALAVEDDASM.D.K.L.Gunathilaka
45 11:00 INTIMATEPARTNERVIOLENCEAMONGMARRIEDSCHOOLTEACHERSINDOLUWAMOHAREAINKANDYDISTRICTD.S.Dissanayake,V.K.I.U.Alwis,B.A.H.K.Balasooriya,K.Pethiyagoda,T.Pahalawela,M.Sampath,R.D.Senevirathne,M.N.F.Shafana
121 11:15 DISTINCTBUTCONNECTED:ASOCIOLOGICALANALYSISONPEACEBUILDING,VICTIMS’PERSPECTIVESANDPOSSIBILITIESOFEDUCATIONK.A.S.Udayanga
131 11:30 ANINVESTIGATIONONTHEAGGAÑÑASUTTAASAMEANSOFCONFLICTRESOLUTIONTHROUGHAMORALUPBRINGINGSVen.MahawelaRathanapala
195 11:45 REPRODUCTIVEHEALTH,FAMILYPLANNINGANDRURALWOMEN:KNOWLEDGE,PRACTICESANDPOWERAMONGRURALWOMENINSRILANKAIsharaWanniarachchi
304 12:00 SOCIALSTIGMATIZATIONOFMENSTRUATION:ASOCIOLOGICALSTUDYOFUNDERSTANDINGTHESOCIALEXPERIENCEOFMENSTRUATINGWOMENINSRILANKARizminaRilwan
358 12:15 THETRISHAWCOMMUNITYINSRILANKAANDTHEIRUNIQUEDISCOURSEPATTERNSR.S.Daluwatte,N.M.Kalugampitiya
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504 12:30 ASOCIOLOGICALSTUDYONPOST-CONFLICTSOCIALRE-INTEGRATIONOFRESETTLEDPEOPLEINTHENORTHERNSRILANKAShanmuganathanSharmila,ShanthaWanninayake
Theme:SocialSciences&Humanities(SSH)MorningSession,10:30–13:00Room:B-12Chairpersons:Dr.CharithaHerath&Dr.D.D.K.S.Karunanayake
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
63 10:30 BUDDHISTPHILOSOPHICALCONCEPTSONBHAVAṄGACITTAASDEPICTEDINEARLYBUDDHISMANDBUDDHISTTRADITIONSH.M.M.Herath
117 10:45 ANEVALUATIONOFATTITUDESON‘LEADERSHIP&POSITIVEATTITUDEDEVELOPMENTPROGRAMME’AMONGMEDICALSTUDENTSOFUNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAS.D.Arunarathne,S.W.Amarasinghe,V.K.I.U.Alwis,B.D.L.A.Alexander,A.T.M.Alawattegama,V.S.Abeynayake,H.F.Ahamed,M.N.N.Ahamed,E.D.Arulpragasam,J.Arumugam,W.L.C.J.Athapaththu,A.Jayasinghe
224 11:00 PSYCHOSOCIALWELLBEINGASPERCEIVEDBYSRILANKANADOLESCENCEB.D.D.Pathirana
237 11:15 PROSEPOETICALFEATURESINSUTTAPITAKA(SPECIALREFERENCETOSELECTEDSUTTAS)Ven.P.Wimalasara,Ven.A.Sirisudhamma
308 11:30 THEPROGRESSIONOFTHELOVER’SCHARACTERFROMNAIVETOSOPHISTICATEDINPROPERTIUS’LOVEELEGIESKalpaniDambagolla
320 11:45 CONVERGENCEANDDIVERGENCEBETWEENMORITATHERAPYANDBUDDHISMC.BeeLen
342 12:00 THEDIFFERENCEBETWEEN“BHĀVANĀ”ANDMEDITATION(ABRIEFANALYSISOFTHETERM“BHĀVANĀ”INETYMOLOGICALPERSPECTIVE)Ven.BalangodaMettananda
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362 12:15 THEEFFECTSOFPARENTINGSTYLESONTHESHARINGHABITSOFPRESCHOOLERSP.G.S.T.Gunathilaka,B.D.D.Pathirana
500 12:30 APHILOSOPHICALSURVEYTOCATUSKOṬIASANEWSCIENCETOUNDERSTANDTHEWORLDVen.G.SugunasiriThero
Theme:SocialSciences&Humanities(SSH)AfternoonSession,14:00–16:00Room:B-11Chairpersons:Dr.K.W.G.RekhaNianthi&Dr.D.K.Jayaratne
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
71 14:00 DEVELOPMENTPLANSTOSTRENGTHENDISASTERMANAGEMENTCAPACITIESINCONFLICTAFFECTEDAREA;ACASESTUDYPALLIMUNEEASTGNDIVISIONMANNARDISTRICT,SRILANKAE.G.M.Jayarathne
200 14:15 REVISITINGKIRIBAT-VEHERAPILLARINSCRIPTION:LANDSCAPEARCHAEOLOGYOFMEDICALBUILTENVIRONMENTOFHISTORICALSRILANKADulmaKarunarathna
258 14:30 ANALYZINGTHEIMPACTOFRECENTINCREASEINTRAFFICACCIDENTSANDTRAFFICCONGESTIONINSRILANKA.(WITHREFERENCETOMATARAPOLICEDIVISION)I.G.A.I.Harshani,J.K.A.S.Srimali,R.M.C.K.Ramanayaka,T.M.M.P.Kumara
348 14:45 SPACESOFCONFLICT:EMERGINGBUILTENVIRONMENTINPOST-WARERAURBANDEVELOPMENTINTHECITYOFJAFFNA,SRILANKAKabilanSuntharamoorthy
376 15:00 CONDUCTINGBASICARCHAEOLOGICALSTUDIESONKURULLANGALAARCHAEOLOGICALSITE:STUDYOFSTONETOOLSFOUNDBYEXPLORATIONRev.GampolaVijaya
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Theme:SocialSciences&Humanities(SSH)AfternoonSession,14:00–16:00Room:B-12Chairpersons: Prof.S.K.Hennayake& Prof.C.S.Wickramagamage
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
171 14:00 THEREQUIREMENTOFFORCEDMARRIAGEPROTECTIONLAWSINSRILANKAKeerthiKumburuhena
201 14:15 THEAPPLICATIONOFINTERNATIONALHUMANRIGHTSTANDARDSASAMECHANISMTOPROTECTTHEWOMEN’SPROPERTYRIGHTS:ASRILANKANPERSPECTIVEP.M.A.S.Pathiraja
227 14:30 ACRITICALEVALUATIONOFTHEEFFECTIVENESSOFRIGHTTOEQUALITYINTHE1978CONSTITUTIONOFSRILANKAINACHIEVINGGENDERJUSTICETHROUGHLAWJ.M.P.D.Jayasundara
318 14:45 ROLEOFTHESTATEMECHANISMINPROTECTINGTHECHILDRENRIGHTSINSRILANKA(SPECIALREFERENCETOTERRITORYOFPILIYANDALAPOLICE)H.E.N.Priyadarshani,R.Samarawickrama
458 15:00 EVALUATIONOFRIGHTTOINFORMATIONINPRESERVINGENVIRONMENTALRIGHTSINSRILANKAK.M.C.R.Karunatilaka
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Theme:SocialSciences&Humanities(SSH)EveningSession,16:15–17:45Room:B-11Chairpersons:Prof.ArjunaParakrama&Dr.ChandimaWickramasinghe
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
238 16:15 LEARNERERRORSRESULTINGFROMINTRALINGULANDINTERLINGUALINTERFERENCE:ANANALYSISOFERRORSFOUNDINENGLISHCOMPOSITIONSBYEAPSTUDENTSAshanthiEkanayake
288 16:30 ANEWAPPROACHTODEVELOPTHEPRESENTATIONSKILLSOFTHENOVICEADMINISTRATIVEOFFICERSINSRILANKAY.Atchuthan,B.M.Sandya,B.Kamsathvany
291 16:45 THEIMPACTOFCOLLOQUIALWORDSINATCHUTHAN’SPOEM“PLEASEAPPA(FATHER)”Y.Atchuthan,B.M.Sandya,B.Kamsathvany
340 17:00 COLLECTIVEMEMORYANDROMANIDENTITYINJUVENAL’SSATURA3V.Edirisinghe
353 17:15 THEDIVERSEATTITUDESOFTHEELTUINSTRUCTORSOFTHEARTSFACULTYTOWARDSSRILANKANENGLISHK.R.S.R.Jayawardane,N.M.Kalugampitiya
Theme:SocialSciences&Humanities(SSH)EveningSession,16:15–17:45Room:B-12Chairpersons:Prof.S.K.Hennayake&Prof.G.D.R.U.Abeyrathne
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
315 16:15 PUBLICPARTICIPATIONFORSUSTAINABLERECONCILIATION:WHATLESSONCANBELEARNTFROMSRILANKA?A.J.JumanaHasin,LindaPrashaniElilarasu
375 16:30 ANCIENTGREEKDEMOCRACYINPERSPECTIVE:MYTHANDREALITYK.M.R.N.Kulatunga
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5.11.PosterSessionVenue:F-01
LCDPanel-CEES
Climate,EnvironmentandEarthSciences(CEES)Evaluator:Dr.N.W.B.Balasooriya
PaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
47 13:00 TEMPORALVARIATIONOFENVIRONMENTALLAPSERATE(ELR)INSRILANKAU.S.Meegahakotuwa,K.W.G.RekhaNianthi
49 13:05 INVESTIGATINGTHEPHOTOCHEMISTRYOFWATERSOLUBLEFRACTIONOFDIESELSOOTD.R.M.R.H.C.R.S.Eheliyagoda,P.M.Jayaweera,L.Palliyaguru
96 13:10 ENHANCEDDIMERIZATIONOFANTHRACENEWITHTITANIUMDIOXIDEPHOTOCATALYSTK.A.D.U.S.Samanthika,P.M.Jayaweera,L.Palliyaguru
188 13:15 CHEMICALANALYSISOFDRYSEDIMENTSINPADAVIYARESERVOIR,SRILANKAA.A.P.R.Perera,P.L.A.T.Cooray,S.S.L.W.Liyanage
265 13:20 WINEMAKINGFROMFRUITPEELSFORSUSTAINABLEUTILIZATIONOFWASTESY.C.B.Makuloluwa,A.M.W.Manike
322 13:25 MONITORINGOFLANDUSECHANGESUSINGREMOTESENSING(RS)ANDGEOGRAPHICINFORMATIONSYSTEM(GIS)-ACASESTUDYFROMKANDYDIVISIONALSECRETARIATK.K.PrabhaniKanchanaJayasinghe,K.K.S.A.Withanage,D.A.S.Daranagama,JagathGunatilake
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LCDPanel–EDU
Education(EDU)Evaluator:Dr.LalithaDissanayakePaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
124 13:00 PERCEPTIONOFTHEUNDERGRADUATEMENTORINGPROGRAMATTHEFACULTYOFMEDICINE,UNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAA.N.Chrishan,D.M.T.D.Dassanayake,D.M.K.S.Dissanayake,C.R.Dasanayaka,W.C.C.Dharmawardhana,C.N.Colombage,K.D.Dissanayake,A.D.H.DeSilva,H.A.V.Chathurika,I.K.S.Dayarathna,G.V.P.D.Dananjaya,D.M.M.P.Dasanayaka,E.G.I.A.Dharmasena,R.Morel,S.Rasnayaka
242 13:05 PRINTANDELECTRONICRESOURCEUSAGEBYFIRSTYEARMEDICALSTUDENTSATTHEMEDICALLIBRARYOFUNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAHarshaniN.K.Dissanayake
337 13:10 ORIENTALMUSICFORSTRESSMANAGEMENTAPRELIMINARYSTUDIESONTHESTUDENTSINTHEFACULTYOFALLIEDHEALTHSCIENCES,UNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYADakshikaBandaranayake,M.D.V.Samarasekara
379 13:15 SELFREPORTEDATTITUDES,PERCEPTIONSANDPRACTICESONTRAININGANDDEVELOPMENTOFSRILANKANTEACHERSOFENGLISHU.G.L.B.Jayasooriya,Y.Mathangasinghe
419 13:20 ENRICHINGVOCABULARYINFRENCHTHROUGHPROBLEMBASEDLEARNING(PBL):ACLASSROOMEXPERIENCEKusanthaHerat
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LCDPanel-EBE
Engineering&BuiltEnvironment(EBE)Evaluator:Dr.AnushkaElangasinghePaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
54 13:00 INVESTIGATIONOFTHERAPEUTICPOTENTIALOFSRILANKANAEGLEMARMELOS(L.)CORR.ASANANTI-BACTERIALAGENTN.S.Weerasekara,M.A.Elangasinghe,N.Dissanayake
139 13:05 FABRICATIONOFREFRACTORYCRUCIBLESUSINGLOCALLYAVAILABLEGRAPHITEANDKAOLINITEP.S.D.Perera,S.U.Adikary,J.T.S.T.Jayawardena,I.R.M.Kottegoda
355 13:10 PVINVERTERUTILIZATIONFORVOLTAGEIMPROVEMENTONDISTRIBUTIONLINESA.U.Wijesekera,B.M.V.C.Basnayake,J.Y.Abeysinghe,P.J.Binduhewa
395 13:15 STABILIZATIONOFWEAKSUBGRADESOILFORROADCONSTRUCTIONUSINGFLYASHANDRICEHUSKASH-MAHOKANDA,SRILANKAV.K.N.Sameera,E.P.N.Udayakumara,J.K.Dhammika
496 13:20 EFFECTOFCHEMICALMODIFICATIONOFLOWCOSTADSORBENTSTOREMOVEHEAVYMETALSFROMINDUSTRIALWASTEWATERE.M.N.Chamara,M.G.C.G.Rathnatissa,W.C.T.K.Gunawardana
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LCDPanel–FNL1
Food,Nutrition&Livestock(FNL)Evaluator:Dr.L.J.P.A.P.JayasooriyaPaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
18 13:00 AVAILABILITYOFSOMETRACEANDMAJORMETALSINBOTTLEDDRINKINGWATERINSRILANKAS.T.Gonapinuwala,S.Jayakody
163 13:05 ANALYSISOFBIOACTIVESANDANTIOXIDANTPROPERTIESOFSELECTEDEDIBLEFLOWERSK.A.U.D.Weerasinghe,K.D.P.P.Gunathilake
164 13:10 EFFECTOFDRYINGANDJUICEPROCESSINGONBIOACTIVECOMPOUNDSANDANTIOXIDANTACTIVITYOFBLACKPLUM(Syzygiumcaryophyllatum)G.U.W.U.P.Kumari,K.D.P.P.Gunathilake
266 13:15 INVASIVEPLANTSASASOURCEOFPOLYPHENOLSE.Uththamawadu,V.G.A.U.Samarasinghe,N.C.Bandara,S.Wijesundara,B.M.R.Bandara
374 13:20 EFFECTOFDIFFERENTCOOKINGMETHODSONTHEANTIOXIDANTPROPERTIESOFTOMATO(LYCOPERSICONESCULENTUM)ANDBITTERGOURD(MORMODICACHARANTIA)CULTIVATEDINJAFFNADISTRICTS.Thanuja,S.Sivakanthan,S.Vasantharuba
472 13:25 APRELIMINARYSTUDYONMETHICILLINRESISTANTSTAPHYLOCOCCUS(MRS)INCOMMERCIALEGGSCOLLECTEDFROMLAYERFARMSINKURUNEGALADISTRICTH.C.Gallage,K.S.A.Kottawatta,H.M.T.K.Karunarathna,R.S.Kalupahana
LCDPanel–FNL2
Food,Nutrition&Livestock(FNL)Evaluator:Dr.B.D.RohithaPrasanthaPaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
103 13:00 KINETICSTUDYOFACIDHYDROLYSISOFPALMYRAH(BORASSUSFLABELLIFER)FRUITHUSKTOGLUCOSES.Sivagnanasundaram,J.Prabagar,G.Sashikesh
165 13:05 CHARACTERIZATIONOFCHITOSANFROMPORTUNUSPELAGICUSANDEVALUATIONASANADDITIVEFORCRACKERST.M.H.D.Tennakoon,K.D.P.P.Gunathilake
209 13:10 SHELF-LIFEEXTENSIONBYINCREASINGACIDITYOFMIXEDFRUITNECTAR
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PACKAGEDINPETBOTTLESD.M.L.N.K.Dissanayake,S.Hettiarachchi,K.H.Sarananda
246 13:15 EXTRACTIONANDEVALUATIONOFANTHOCYANINFROMDIOCOREAALATAANDITSAPPLICATIONASANATURALFOODCOLORINFOODPRODUCTDEVELOPMENTV.Thirumalavan,A.M.M.U.Adikari
293 13:20 EVALUATIONOFQUALITYOFCOCONUTTREACLETOASSESSDIFFERENTSAPCOLLECTIONMETHODSH.P.D.T.HewaPathirana,L.L.W.C.Yalegama,H.A.E.Samaranayake
361 13:25 NEWLYINTRODUCEDMAKANDURAPURPLESWEETPOTATO(IPOMOEABATATA)CULTIVAR:NUTRITIONALFACTSG.R.N.N.Waidyarathna,S.Ekanayake,G.A.P.Chandrasekara
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LCDPanel–HS1
HealthSciences(HS)Evaluator:Dr.G.AbeywardenaPaperID
Time TitleandAuthor/s
30 13:00 PREVALENCEANDNATUREOFPATIENTRELATEDVIOLENCEAGAINSTNURSINGOFFICERSINTEACHINGHOSPITALKARAPITIYAS.M.R.G.Godawita,N.H.D.P.Fonseka,G.D.Punchihewa
123 13:05 THEEFFECTOFMUSICONREDUCINGTHEINTENSITYOFCANCER-RELATEDPAININASELECTEDGROUPOFCANCERPATIENTSB.R.G.T.K.Weerasingha,A.J.Hilmi,R.P.Illeperuma
133 13:10 ASSESSMENTOFKNOWLEDGEANDATTITUDETOWARDSDEATHANDCAREOFTHEDYINGPATIENTAMONGNURSINGUNDERGRADUATESOFKOTELAWALADEFENCEUNIVERSITYA.A.S.P.Nimanthika,N.K.G.Manodya,K.A.Jayavindi,N.H.N.T.DeSilva,K.G.G.Priyangika,M.H.R.Sheriff
149 13:15 ASSESSMENTOFDEPRESSIONAMONGCANCERPATIENTSUNDERGOINGCHEMOTHERAPYATTEACHINGHOSPITAL,KANDY,SRILANKAJ.A.D.I.Kumari,S.Rathnayake
223 13:20 ASSESSMENTONTHEKNOWLEDGEANDATTITUDESABOUTPRESSUREULCERSAMONGNURSINGSTUDENTSATUNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAD.M.Madurika,L.C.Menikarachchi
329 13:25 BASICLIFESUPPORTAWARENESSANDATTITUDESAMONGUNDERGRADUATESTUDENTSSTUDYINGINSTREAMSNOTRELATEDTOMEDICALSCIENCESINENGLISHMEDIUMOFUNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAB.H.M.Kapilaratna,U.N.T.Jayawardane,J.K.S.P.Jayamanna,T.M.Jayanandana,J.D.P.Jayasinghe,J.A.S.H.Jayasooriya,J.M.T.D.Jayasundara,L.A.Jayawardane,D.M.K.Jayawardena,A.K.Jayaweera,J.K.Dissanayake
380 13:30 AWARENESSANDPREVALENCEOFDEPRESSIONAMONGUNDERGRADUATESOFFACULTYOFALLIEDHEALTHSCIENCES,UNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYA,SRILANKAM.A.T.Thathya,T.P.Gamagedara,L.S.Nawarathna,P.Ginige
393 13:35 PREVALENCEANDAWARENESSOFHAZARDSAMONGNURSESWORKINGINOPERATIONTHEATERSINTEACHINGHOSPITALKANDYANDTEACHING
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HOSPITALPERADENIYAM.K.S.Madushanki,B.M.C.Rathnayake
422 13:40 AWARENESSANDPRACTICEREGARDINGFIRSTAIDONDOMESTICBURNINJURIESAMONGUNDERGRADUATESOFFACULTYOFALLIEDHEALTHSCIENCES,UNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAP.T.I.Subhasena,A.L.I.Prasanna,A.U.Rathnayake
471 13:45 KNOWLEDGEANDPRACTICESONRABIESAMONGUNDERGRADUATENURSINGSTUDENTSINTHEFACULTYOFALLIEDHEALTHSCIENCESOFUNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAA.Samaraweera,D.W.Bandaranayake
487 13:50 ATTITUDESANDSELF-REPORTEDPRACTICESOFNURSESATTHENATIONALHOSPITALOFSRILANKAONTHELASTOFFICESOFADECEASEDK.M.R.P.Dharmarathna,S.M.K.S.Seneviratne
508 13:55 PRELIMINARYANALYSISOFTHEMENTALSTATUSOFFIRSTYEARUNDERGRADUATESOFTHEFACULTYOFALLIEDHEALTHSCIENCES,UNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAJ.I.D.Jayawickrama,M.P.S.Mudalige
LCDPanel–HS2
HealthSciences(HS)Evaluator:Dr.C.N.R.A.AllesPaperID
Time TitleandAuthor/s
51 13:00 DETERMINATIONOFIN-VITROANTICOAGULANTACTIVITYANDANTIOXIDANTACTIVITYOFARGYREIANERVOSAM.H.A.T.Madhushani,D.B.M.Wickramaratne
122 13:05 COMPARISONOFPHYSICOCHEMICALANDPHYTOCHEMICALPROPERTIESOFARJUNARISHTAINSRILANKAW.G.U.S.Jayasena,D.B.M.Wickramarathne
185 13:10 COMPARATIVESTUDYONACIDNEUTRALIZINGCAPACITIESANDPRICESOFSELECTEDANTACIDSUSPENSIONSAVAILABLEINJAFFNA,SRILANKAS.Thivyaluxmy,S.Thuvaragan
262 13:15 SYNERGISTICANTIBACTERIALACTIVITYOFGALLICACID,OXACILLINANDGENTAMICINAGAINSTMETHICILLIN-RESISTANTSTAPHYLOCOCCUSAUREUS
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ANDGENTAMICIN-RESISTANTPSEUDOMONASAERUGINOSAC.P.S.Arunoda,I.S.K.Vithanage,B.M.R.Bandara
317 13:20 ANTIOXIDANTACTIVITYOFSELECTEDSRILANKANMEDICINALPLANTSANDTHEIRSTABILITYDURINGSTORAGEATROOMTEMPERATUREC.Gunawardana,R.Sivakanesan,H.K.I.Perera
345 13:25 AREVIEWOFANTIDOTESFORTREATMENTOFPARACETAMOLOVERDOSE:ORALANDINTRAVENOUSN-ACETYLCYSTEINECOMPAREDTOMETHIONINEV.M.Pathiraja,A.C.M.Fahim,H.K.J.Dhanarisi,I.B.Gawarammana
442 13:30 FORMULATIONOFANANTIBACTERIALCREAMWITHCARICAPAPAYALEAFEXTRACTA.M.M.I.Priyadarshani,H.M.D.R.Herath,L.C.P.T.Liyanaarachchie,R.K.Suraweera
457 13:35 OCCURRENCEOFMETHICILLINRESISTANTS.AUREUSAMONGMASTITISCASESINDAIRYCATTLEFROMCENTRALANDNORTHWESTERNPROVINCESOFSRILANKAN.M.Wijesekera,M.A.Salgadu,B.N.Dissanayake,M.P.B.Wijayagunawardane,H.R.N.Jinadasa
461 13:40 EVALUATIONOFDISPENSINGERRORSANDQUALITYOFDISPENSINGINSELECTEDCOMMUNITYPHARMACYOUTLETSINSRILANKAN.M.Y.Bagyawantha,L.K.S.G.Thilakasiri,F.Mohamed,L.C.Menikarachchi
488 13:45 DEVELOPMENTOFPOROUSKERATINNANOPARTICLESFROMHUMANHAIRASACARRIERENCAPSULATIONOFANTICANCERDRUGTAXOLV.W.Wimalasiri,S.P.Dunuweera,R.M.G.Rajapakse
LCDPanel–HS3
HealthSciences(HS)Evaluator:Dr.S.TennakoonPaperID
Time TitleandAuthor/s
91 13:00 ASSESSMENTONAWARENESSOFBREASTFEEDING&CULTURALBELIEFSANDWEANINGPRACTICESAMONGTHEMOTHERSINYATINUWARAMOHAREAO.S.S.Premarathne,A.M.S.DeepaniePathiranage
130 13:05 BODYIMAGEDISSATISFACTIONAMONGAGROUPOFMEDICALUNDERGRADUATESINSRILANKA
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W.S.P.Y.U.S.Yapa,L.D.Wijerathne,H.M.S.Wijerathne,J.M.Wijerathne,W.E.W.M.G.W.D.N.Wijerathne,D.P.D.N.P.Wijesooriya,W.S.P.Wimalarathne,M.H.Yathramulla,Z.M.F.Z.Zeinab,M.G.R.G.Muruththettuwa,N.T.Weerasinghe,B.L.Goonapienuwala,S.D.I.Nanayakkara
210 13:10 THEOCCURRENCEANDFACTORSASSOCIATEDWITHNON-SPECIFICNECKPAINAMONGCOMPUTERAPPLICATIONASSISTANTS(CAAS)INUNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAS.L.I.Tharuka,Y.V.M.D.Senarathna,T.Nadesan,R.D.A.S.Ranasinghe,M.Sanseevan,P.Sivanesarajah,R.H.K.Udayangi,B.M.H.S.K.Banneheka
277 13:15 PREVALENCEOFRISKFACTORSANDAWARENESSONPREVENTIVEMEASURESRELATEDTOBURNINJURIESAMONGTHEPEOPLEINHALOYAGRAMANILADHARIDIVISION,KANDYM.V.J.D.Abeyrathna,B.M.C.Rathnayake
325 13:20 HANDGRIPSTRENGTHANDFACTORSASSOCIATEDWITHITAMONGAGROUPOFUNDERGRADUATESTUDENTSOFUNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAM.M.J.P.Manchanayake,M.M.M.Mafahir,A.N.D.U.P.Nakandal,J.K.Narampanawa,T.Neeraja,S.Pavithra,J.K.Dissanayake
338 13:25 KNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDES&ABILITYTOSUSPECTSCHOOLCHILDREN,WHOAREATRISKOFIRONDEFICIENCY,BYSCHOOLTEACHERSINWALASMULLAEDUCATIONALZONEA.L.K.Gunasekara,I.S.Wijesiriwardena
372 13:30 KNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDEANDPRACTICESINDENGUEPREVENTIONANDCONTROLAMONGUNDERGRADUATESOFFACULTYOFALLIEDHEALTHSCIENCES,UNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAP.M.I.M.Pathiraja,M.P.S.Mudalige
377 13:35 PERCEIVEDBARRIERSTOPHYSICALACTIVITYAMONGPHYSIOTHERAPYUNDERGRADUATESINUNIVERSITYOFCOLOMBOA.H.Wettasinghe,P.H.P.Fernando
398 13:40 ASSESSINGTHECURRENTDATACOMMUNICATIONSYSTEMTOGENERATEIN-PATIENTSTATISTICSINTEACHINGHOSPITAL(TH)–KEGALLEA.H.C.S.Rajakaruna,T.G.N.S.Gunarathne
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LCDPanel–HS4
HealthSciences(HS)Evaluator:Dr.T.KudagammanaPaperID
Time TitleandAuthor/s
6 13:00 EVALUATIONOFSURFACEDOSETOTHETHYROIDREGIONOFPAEDIATRICPATIENTSUNDERGOINGANTERO-POSTERIORCHESTX-RAYEXAMINATIONH.M.L.S.B.Herath,R.L.A.Wickramarathne,A.S.Pallewatte,L.H.M.I.M.Herath
182 13:05 THEOUTCOMEANDDONORRELATIONSHIPOFLIVEDONORPAEDIATRICKIDNEYTRANSPLANTPATIENTSINSRILANKAM.V.G.Pinto,W.M.A.S.B.Wasala,M.D.Lamawansa,B.Samarasinghe,S.V.Senanayake,L.K.H.B.Sandeepani,R.M.C.S.B.Rathnayake
203 13:10 KNOWLEDGEONNEONATALCAREANDITSASSOCIATEDSOCIO-DEMOGRAPHICFACTORSAMONGTHIRDTRIMESTERPREGNANTMOTHERSINNALLURMOHAREAJ.M.S.E.B.Ekanayake,D.Thabotharan,L.Kamalarupan,P.A.D.Coonghe
231 13:15 AUTISMPRESENTINGTOTWOPAEDIATRICMENTALHEALTHCLINICSATATERTIARYCARECENTRE:ARETROSPECTIVEMEDICALRECORDREVIEWP.Ginige,W.H.M.K.J.Wijesinghe,S.U.B.Tennakoon,H.Alahakoon,A.K.A.B.Baminiwatta
259 13:20 ASSESSINGKNOWLEDGEONROUTINECHILDHOODIMMUNIZATIONAMONGWOMENOFTHEYATINUWARAMOHAREAWHOAREYETTOCONCEIVET.A.M.S.Wickramasinghe,W.S.M.Wickramasinghe,W.Y.H.Wickramage,D.P.Jayasooriya,D.C.Wickramaarachchi,S.M.Weerathunga,N.A.D.L.Wickramarathne,W.D.M.Weerasinghe,V.S.Wickramasinghe,H.A.R.K.Weerawardane,I.J.Shareef,V.Pinto
386 13:25 DETERMINATIONOFKNOWLEDGEANDPERCEPTIONSOFPOSTNATALMOTHERSREGARDINGTHEUSEOFPACIFIERSINTHETEACHINGHOSPITAL,KANDYI.N.Abayagunawardhana,T.M.I.U.K.Tennakoon
387 13:30 KNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDEANDPRACTICESREGARDINGBURPINGABABYAMONGPREGNANTWOMENINTEACHINGHOSPITAL-KANDYP.M.A.T.Manthreerathne,T.M.I.U.K.Tennakoon
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406 13:35 DOESSUNEXPOSUREAFFECTSERUMVITAMIND[25(OH)D]LEVELINNEONATES?K.Anusha,G.S.H.Liyanage,U.P.K.Hettiaratchi
437 13:40 ASSESSMENTOFTHEAWARENESSONPEDIATRICIMMUNISATIONAMONGMOTHERSATTENDINGPUWAKDENIYAPOLYCLINIC,KEGALLEDISTRICT,SRILANKAN.A.M.M.Nishshanka,N.R.Amarasinghe
LCDPanel–HS5
HealthSciences(HS)Evaluator:Dr.A.SominandaPaperID
Time TitleandAuthor/s
46 13:00 USEOFTRADITIONAL,COMPLEMENTARYANDALTERNATIVEMEDICINE(TCAM)AMONGPATIENTSWITHNON-COMMUNICABLEDISEASESINURBANANDRURALAREASINSRILANKAB.W.C.M.Abeykoon,F.Mohamed
55 13:05 FACTORSAFFECTINGCOMPLIANCETOLIFESTYLEMODIFICATIONSAMONGPATIENTSWITHDIABETESMELLITUS:RESULTSFROMADIABETESCLINICATTEACHINGHOSPITALKARAPITIYA(THK),GALLET.D.Sundarapperuma,M.Gamage,M.Jagoda,P.Kariyawasam,DFonseka,J.Lenora
69 13:10 PREVALENCEOFBIOCHEMICALMARKERSOFCHRONICKIDNEYDISEASE–METABOLICBONEDISEASE(CKD-MBD)INKANDY,SRILANKAJ.Punchihewa,M.Epitakumbura,C.Dasanayake,D.S.Jayawardana,W.B.N.T.Fernando,T.W.Hettiarachchi,S.H.T.Sudeshika,N.Nanayakkara
218 13:15 ATTITUDEANDKNOWLEDGEONLEPTOSPIROSISAMONGNURSINGUNDERGRADUATESOFFACULTYOFALLIEDHEALTHSCIENCES,UNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAD.T.Prashadika,B.D.S.Muthusinghe,C.D.Gamage
233 13:20 SERUMLEVELSOFLIVERTRANSAMINASESASAPREDICTOROFDENGUEHAEMORRAGICFEVERU.Ralapanawa,M.Gunarathna,S.Tennakoon,A.T.M.Alawattegama,S.A.M.Kularatne,T.Jayalath
234 13:25 VALUEOFPERIPHERALBLOODCOUNTINPREDICTINGSEVERITYOFDENGUE
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U.Ralapanawa,A.T.M.Alawattegama,S.Tennakoon,M.Gunarathna,S.A.M.Kularatne,T.Jayalath
244 13:30 DIFFERENCESINCIRCULATORYMETALCONCENTRATIONSINCATTLEFROMCKDUENDEMICANDNON-ENDEMICAREASINSRILANKAK.H.A.M.Dayananda,M.R.S.Muhandiram,A.Siriwardhana,N.Abayalath,K.H.M.S.Herath,S.P.Kodithuwakku
263 13:35 KNOWLEDGEANDATTITUDESONPULMONARYTUBERCULOSISAMONGADULTSATTENDINGTHEOUTDOORPATIENTS’DEPARTMENTINTEACHINGHOSPITALKANDYD.S.Dissanayake,S.S.Kasturiarachchi,P.M.R.T.Jayaweera,K.A.N.S.Kannangoda,J.G.D.K.Jayawickrama,K.T.A.M.D.Kasthurirathne,K.D.N.K.Katulanda,M.K.P.Kavirathne,K.O.V.Kehelovitagama,I.R.C.M.Jayawardana
276 13:40 ASSESSMENTOFTHEEFFECTOFBRIEFEDUCATIONINTERVENTIONONKNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDEANDAPPROPRIATEUSAGEOFANTICANCERMEDICATIONAMONGCANCERPATIENTSR.U.K.Premathilaka,A.J.Hilmi,F.Mohomad
331 13:45 APPROACHESTOMINIMIZEMEDICATIONMISADVENTUREBY“LOOK-ALIKE”PHYSICALAPPEARANCEOFDRUGSOFCKDPATIENTSN.D.D.Wickramasinghe,C.B.Lynch,J.Coombes,S.F.Jayamanne,S.T.DeSilva
434 13:50 EVALUATIONOFINSULINTRANSPORTATION,STORAGEMETHODSANDDISPOSALOFINSULINADMINISTRATIONDEVICESBYPATIENTSATTENDINGTHREEGOVERNMENTHOSPITALSCLINICSINSRILANKAV.Sahabandu,A.C.M.Fahim,D.Niyangoda
448 13:55 IMPACTOFABRIEFPATIENTEDUCATIONANDTELEPHONEREMINDERSINIMPROVINGTHEMEDICATIONADHERENCEINPATIENTSWITHTYPE2DIABETESMELLITUSK.Thanushiya,N.M.Y.Bagyawantha,F.Mohamed
LCDPanel–HS6
HealthSciences(HS)Evaluator:Dr.J.J.K.H.UdupihillePaperID
Time TitleandAuthor/s
62 13:00 EFFECTOFMUSICTEMPOSONCHANGESOFBLOODPRESSUREANDHEARTRATE
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K.M.P.Priyankara,A.R.M.A.U.Rathnayake,S.N.Chathurika
88 13:05 SELFMANAGEMENTPRACTICESAMONGPATIENTWITHHYPERTENSIONINSELECTEDRURALAREASOFWELIGEPOLAMOHAREA,RATHNAPURADISTRICT,SRILANKAH.M.R.K.G.Nandasena,N.S.Silva
115 13:10 KNOWLEDGE,AWARENESSANDATTITUDEONDIABETICWOUNDCAREAMONGTYPETWODIABETICPATIENTSINTHEYATINUWARAMOHAREAINKANDYDISTRICTH.P.M.Hewavitharane,K.M.S.Wimalasiri
151 13:15 STEROIDRESISTANTTAKAYASUARTERITISINAYOUNGGIRLL.P.M.M.K.Pathirage,S.A.M.Kularatne,P.M.R.T.Jayaweera
199 13:20 KNOWLEDGEANDAWARENESSREGARDINGCLINICATTENDANCEANDCOMPLICATIONSRELATEDTODISEASEAMONGTHYROIDPATIENTSD.K.K.Nanayakkara,S.D.Lenadora,T.I.KodikaraArachchi,H.R.L.Maddumabandara,K.I.M.Kottahachchy,M.A.D.J.Lasheni,G.R.M.K.Kumara,R.G.C.S.Kumara,L.N.P.Liyanage,B.C.Madanayaka,J.S.Lakshitha,L.Tshering
268 13:25 AWARENESSANDPRACTICESTOWARDSTHEURINARYTRACTSTONEDISEASEAMONGRESIDENTSAGEBETWEEN20-60YEARSINAUGASTAWATHTHAGRAMANILADHARIDIVISION,KANDYW.L.A.R.Shashikala,E.M.J.S.K.Ekanayaka
280 13:30 PREVALENCEANDVARIATIONOFCALCIUMLEVELSINRENALSTONESAMONGSRILANKANPOPULATIONP.D.N.S.Sumanadasa,A.U.B.Pethiyagoda,J.G.S.Ranasinghe,H.M.G.T.A.Pitawala
321 13:35 RELATIONSHIPOFTHEHEELHEIGHTWITHPELVICTILT,LUMBARLORDOSISANDLOWBACKPAINAMONGFEMALEOFFICEWORKERSINTHEDISTRICTOFCOLOMBOS.H.A.Amarasinghe,C.Arambepola
402 13:40 KNOWLEDGEONMANAGEMENTOFBEDHEADTICKETSAMONGGRADEMEDICALOFFICERSINAREGIONALHEALTHDIRECTORATES.M.N.S.M.Mallawarachchi,C.H.Mallawarachchi
449 13:45 ASTUDYONINDICATORSOFNUTRITIONALSTATUSINCHRONICKIDNEYDISEASEOFUNCERTAINAETIOLOGY(CKDU),SRILANKAW.B.N.T.Fernando,K.R.D.Hemage,A.T.Herath,M.Z.Badurdeen,D.P.G.S.Kumudumali,T.W.Hettiarachchi,S.H.T.Sudeshika,D.T.D.J.Abeysekara,J.G.S.Ranasinghe,N.Nanayakkara
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463 13:50 PREVALENCEOFMICROVASCULARCOMPLICATIONSOFTYPE2DIABETESMELLITUSPATIENTSATTENDINGTHEDIABETESANDENDOCRINOLOGYCLINICINTHETEACHINGHOSPITAL,KANDYA.S.Vidanapathiranage,K.A.S.Jayawardena,C.Antonypilai,J.A.C.K.Jayawardena
LCDPanel–HS7
HealthSciences(HS)Evaluator:Dr.S.P.M.PeirisPaperID
Time TitleandAuthor/s
77 13:00 ADESCRIPTIVESTUDYONCLINICALSIGNS,SYMPTOMS,LABORATORYANDSURGICALFINDINGSAMONGPATIENTSPRESENTINGWITHSUSPECTEDACUTEAPPENDICITISTOASURGICALWARDG.Abeysinghe,S.Tennakoon,W.C.N.Welgama,H.Fahim,S.Bandara,G.Dasanayake
110 13:05 CHARACTERISTICSOFPATIENTSWITHISCHEMICVENTRICULARSEPTALDEFECTSFOLLOWINGMYOCARDIALINFARCTION:ASINGLEINSTITUTIONALEXPERIENCEH.G.W.P.L.Bandara,A.Jegavanthan,N.M.T.C.Jayasekara,T.Kogulan,N.W.Kodithuwakku,S.R.Jayawickrame,A.Kularathne,G.Weerakoon,S.N.B.Dolapihilla,T.Sirisena
120 13:10 KNOWLEDGEANDAWARENESSOFBURNINJURIESAMONGGOVERNMENTSCHOOLTEACHERSINMATALEMUNICIPALCOUNCILAREAS.Tennakoon,D.A.A.BAththanayake,G.A.W.M.Y.T.Athapattu,A.M.J.Atapattu,A.L.G.K.Aruppola,M.N.F.Aysha,C.J.K.Kadawathaarachchi,G.G.U.C.Ariyarathne,B.M.Y.S.Bandara,H.M.C.M.Bandara,K.D.S.Asanka
150 13:15 LIFETHREATENINGRECURRENTKLEBSIELLAPNEUMONIAEMENINGITISCOMPLICATEDWITHASTROKEL.P.M.M.K.Pathirage,S.A.M.Kularatne,P.M.R.T.Jayaweera,G.A.K.S.K.Rathnayake
428 13:20 MORPHOMETRYOFPELVICBONESINAGROUPOFCONTEMPORARYSRILANKANSINHALESEPOPULATIONT.D.Vithanage,P.S.K.Madugalle,D.D.Ihalagedara,D.M.M.L.B.Dissanayake,H.R.D.Peiris,B.M.H.S.K.Banneheka,A.K.S.Arambawatta,C.D.Nanayakkara
Programme-PeradeniyaUniversityInternationalResearchSessions(iPURSE)2017
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430 13:25 AWARENESSANDPRACTICESONBREASTCANCERAMONGFEMALEUNDERGRADUATESINFACULTYOFALLIEDHEALTHSCIENCES,UNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYA,SRILANKAE.N.Dilrukshi,E.M.J.S.K.Ekanayaka
462 13:30 ASTUDYOFMORPHOLOGICALANDMORPHOMETRICCHARACTERISTICSINFEMORALDIAPHYSEALNUTRIENTFORAMINAP.I.Perera,P.P.M.C.K.Pathiraja,W.N.Sulani,W.A.P.S.Wijesooriya,L.Ranaweera
501 13:35 PREVALENCEANDRISKFACTORSFORAUTOIMMUNETHYROIDITISINASTUDYCOHORTINKANDYDISTRICT:APILOTSTUDYS.Rosairo,G.B.Hettiarachchi,R.Sivakanesan,P.V.R.Kumarasiri,N.V.I.Ratnatunga,A.Dharmapala
507 13:40 AWARENESSOFBREASTCANCERANDPRACTICEOFBREASTSELF-EXAMINATIONAMONGFEMALEUNDERGRADUATESOFSELECTEDFACULTIES,UNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAJ.V.P.S.Koshila,U.M.U.W.Jayasekara,H.M.T.U.Herath
LCDPanel–HS8
HealthSciences(HS)Evaluator:Dr.A.M.AttygallaPaperID
Time TitleandAuthor/s
33 13:00 ASSESSMENTOFDEMOGRAPHICFEATURESANDCONCORDANCEBETWEENCLINICALANDHISTOPATHOLOGICALDIAGNOSESOFLESIONSOFTHETONGUEN.H.Senarath,P.R.Jayasooriya,R.D.Jayasinghe,E.A.P.D.Amaratunga
70 13:05 NATURALHISTORYOFORALSUBMUCOUSFIBROSIS:ACLINICOPATHOLOGICALSTUDYW.A.M.U.L.Abeyasinghe,P.R.Jayasooriya,W.M.Tilakaratne
119 13:10 IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICALEXPRESSIONPATTERNOFP16,P53,CYCLIND1ANDEGFRANDTHEIRCORRELATIONWITHCLINIC-PATHOLOGICALPARAMETERSINMUCOSALSQUAMOUSCELLCARCINOMASINTHEHEADANDNECKE.H.Siriweera,J.A.H.Sandarekaa,C.S.Warusawithana,I.M.Zardawi
341 13:15 HUMANPAPILLOMAVIRUSINFECTIONANDITSCORRELATIONWITHEXPRESSIONOFP16GENEINORALPOTENTIALLYMALIGNANTDISORDERSANDORALCANCER
Programme-PeradeniyaUniversityInternationalResearchSessions(iPURSE)2017
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A.K.Baddevithana,R.P.Illeperuma,R.D.Jayasinghe,B.S.M.S.Siriwardena,W.M.Tilakaratne
410 13:20 AMORPHOMETRICANALYSISOFTHEEXTERNALEAR,NOSEANDEYE;SIGNIFICANCEINGENDERDETERMINATIONA.K.S.Arambawatta,H.R.D.Peiris,B.G.T.L.Nandasena,B.M.H.S.K.Banneheka,D.D.Ihalagedera,R.G.A.P.Abeysundara,D.M.M.L.B.Dissanayake,C.D.Nanayakkara
468 13:25 USEOFMOBILEDEVICESFOROBTAININGTREATMENT:EXPERIENCEFROMANORALANDMAXILLOFACIALSURGERYPRACTICEN.S.S.Jayasuriya,T.M.S.S.K.YatigammanaEkanayake,L.R.M.Dayabandara
475 13:30 AWARENESSOFORALHEALTHPRACTICESAMONGMOTHERSOF2-6YEARSOLDCHILDRENINSRILANKAC.Herath,L.Dissanayake,C.Jayawardana
476 13:35 ORALCANDIDA,COLIFORMSANDTOTALBACTERIALCOUNTSINAGROUPOFSRILANKANSWITHCHRONICKIDNEYDISEASEOFUNKNOWNORIGINJ.A.T.M.K.Bandara,I.E.Weerasinghe,S.H.K.Weerasekara,J.A.M.S.Jayatilake
484 13:40 ASSESSMENTOFTHEKNOWLEDGEOFORALHEALTH,ATTITUDEANDORALHYGIENEPRACTICESAMONG12-17YEARSCHOOLCHILDRENOFNATIONALSCHOOLSINKANDYZONES.Herath,C.Herath,C.Jayawardana
LCDPanel–HS9
HealthSciences(HS)Evaluator:Prof.K.A.S.KodikaraPaperID
Time TitleandAuthor/s
9 13:00 AWARENESSANDATTITUDESTOWARDSCERVICALCANCERANDCERVICALCANCERSCREENINGAMONGFEMALEUNDERGRADUATESINUNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAK.T.D.S.Jayawickrama,A.U.Rathnayake
14 13:05 CIRCULARRUPTUREOFANULLIPAROUSUTERUSDURINGLABOUR–ACASEREPORTJ.B.Wickramasinghe,M.A.N.P.Dilruwan,R.Pathiraja,L.P.Ruwanpura
15 13:10 ANAUDITONTHETIMEOFINDUCTIONOFLABOURVSTIMEOFDELIVERYJ.B.WickramasingheA.Fernando,M.A.N.P.Dilruwan,L.P.Ruwanpura
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16 13:15 AUDITONTHEEFFECTIVENESSOFPER-VAGINALMISOPROSTOLINTHEMANAGEMENTOF1STTRIMESTERMISCARRIAGESINLOCALSETTINGM.Jayawardane,J.B.Wickramasinghe
44 13:20 ARARECASEOFMILLER-FISHERVARIANTOFGUILLAIN-BARRESYNDROME(GBS)INPREGNANCYR.M.U.Rajakaruna,J.B.Wickramasinghe,N.G.C.L.Samarawickrama,W.Abyekoon
50 13:25 ACUTEFATTYLIVERINPREGNANCYWITHMICROANGIOPATHICHAEMOLYTICANAEMIA;ACASEREPORTJ.B.Wickramasinghe,N.G.C.L.Samarawickrama,M.Rajakaruna,W.Abeykoon
58 13:30 ASSOCIATIONBETWEENFOETALGENDERANDPERIODOFGESTATION(POG)WITHPREVALENCEOFPLACENTALANDFOETALANOMALIESAMONGSTILLBIRTHSINTHEDISTRICTOFKANDYA.M.S.S.Alahakoon,R.M.C.J.Rathnayaka,T.M.S.U.B.Tennakoon,K.E.Karunakaran
85 13:35 ASUCCESSFULMANAGEDCASEOFPREGNANCYCOMPLICATEDWITHEISENMENGERSYNDROMEANDPOSTPARTUMHEMORRHAGE(PPH)R.M.U.Rajakaruna,J.B.Wickramasinghe,N.G.C.L.Samarawickrama,W.Abyekoon
145 13:40 COMMONCAUSESOFMATERNALNEAR-MISSESINTEACHINGHOSPITALPERADENIYAG.H.K.K.Gunawardena,L.P.M.M.K.Pathirage,H.H.M.D.N.Herath,W.A.V.S.Bandara
327 13:45 MENSTRUALHYGIENE:KNOWLEDGEANDPRACTICEAMONGADOLESCENTSCHOOLGIRLSN.Chathurika,T.DSundarapperuma,J.Lenora
396 13:50 ASSESSMENTOFKNOWLEDGEANDATTITUDESTOWARDSPRECONCEPTIONCAREAMONGFINALYEARUNDERGRADUATESINASELECTEDCONVENTIONALUNIVERSITYINSRILANKAS.K.S.D.Ananda,A.Y.R.Athukorala
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LCDPanel–HS10
HealthSciences(HS)Evaluator:Dr.B.N.DissanayakePaperID
Time TitleandAuthor/s
43 13:00 PREVALENCEOFRESPIRATORYVIRUSESINACUTERESPIRATORYTRACTINFECTIONSINCHILDRENPRESENTEDTOTHEPAEDIATRICWARDSOFTHEGENERALHOSPITAL,KEGALLEM.V.M.Divaratne,R.A.M.Rafeek,A.M.S.B.Abeykoon,A.J.Morel,F.Noordeen
94 13:05 ANTIBACTERIALEFFECTOFATRADITIONALPOLYHERBALMOUTHFRESHENERAGAINSTSTREPTOCOCCUSMUTANSANDPORPHYROMONASGINGIVALISM.P.Paranagama,N.S.Piyarathne,M.R.D.M.Senanayake,S.H.K.Weerasekera,J.A.M.S.Jayatilake,P.S.Rajapakse
101 13:10 DETECTIONOFDENGUEMARKERSANDRISINGTITREOFANTI-DENVIGGTOCONFIRMDENGUEVIRALINFECTIONINASAMPLEOFCLINICALLYSUSPECTEDDENGUEPATIENTSV.K.Kothwela,M.Amunugama,F.Noordeen,M.K.A.Naser
261 13:15 VECTORINDEXBASEDCHARACTERIZATIONOFDENGUEEPIDEMICSINTHEKANDYMUNICIPALCOUNCILANDGANGAWATAKORALE,MEDICALOFFICEROFHEALTH(MOH)AREAS,KANDYN.W.B.A.L.Udayanga,P.A.D.H.N.Gunathilaka,M.C.M.Iqbal,P.H.D.Kusumawathie,W.Abeyewickreme
363 13:20 EVIDENCEFORPASTEXPOSURETOHANTAVIRUSINFECTIONAMONGADULTPOPULATIONOFUKUWELAMEDICALOFFICERHEALTH(MOH)AREA,MATALEDISTRICT,SRILANKA M.N.Chamidu,D.A.C.T.Chandrasiri,B.E.S.T.N.Bulathgama,M.R.A.Bandara,E.M.N.Bandaranayake,E.V.S.Chandralal,Y.D.Sarathkumara,K.Yoshimatsu,J.Arikawa,C.D.Gamage
385 13:25 DETERMINATIONOFTHEAWARENESSOFPHARMACISTSONMICROBIALSPOILAGEOFNON-STERILEPHARMACEUTICALSDURINGDISPENSINGANDSTORAGEINGAMPAHADISTRICTJ.A.D.T.Jayakody,T.M.I.U.K.Tennakoon
401 13:30 BRUGIANFILARIASISINSELECTEDAREASINGAMPAHADISTRICT,SRILANKAC.H.Mallawarachchi,T.G.A.N.Chandrasena,S.D.Samarasekara,S.M.N.S.M.Mallawarachchi,N.R.deSilva
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431 13:35 DIVERSITYANDABUNDANCEOFSANDFLIES(PSYCHODIDAE:PHLEBOTOMINAE)INTHREECUTANEOUSLEISHMANIASISENDEMICAREASINKURUNEGALADISTRICTA.C.T.Wijerathna,P.A.D.H.N.Gunathilaka,N.K.Gunawardana
439 13:40 UTILITYOFARAPIDIMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHYASSAYFORTHEDETECTIONOFANTI-DENVIgMANDIgGK.Murugananthan,P.D.N.Coonghe,N.Ketheesan,F.Noordeen
460 13:45 SEQUENCEANALYSISOFPARTIALGP63GENEOFLEISHMANIADONOVANIINSRILANKAG.L.S.Galgamuwa,J.A.M.B.Sumanasena,W.M.D.R.Iddawela,M.D.M.L.D.K.Yatawara,S.Wickramasinghe
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LCDPanel–IMS
IT,MathematicsandStatistics(IMS)Evaluator:Dr.R.D.NawaratnePaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
198 13:00 LOCATIONBASEDSERVICESOVERSOFTWAREDEFINEDNETWORKSD.G.H.H.Dodampegama,E.M.AM.Ekanayake,S.N.Karunarathna
228 13:05 INVESTIGATINGTHECAPABILITYOFARTIFICIALNEURALNETWORKSFORBREASTCANCERDETECTIONUSINGCLINICAL,MAMMOGRAPHICANDHISTOPATHOLOGICALDATAR.K.Kotagodahetti,M.A.Elangasinghe,P.B.Hewavithana,G.B.Hettiarachchi
267 13:10 EMOTIONBASEDSAFETYMEASURESFORDRIVERSH.D.T.V.Perera,C.T.Shi,K.D.B.C.Udugama,R.Ragel,N.Nawinne,T.N.Kumara
284 13:15 AFFORDABLEENVIRONMENTALCONTROLLINGSYSTEMFORGREENHOUSESA.O.Wickramarachchi,K.D.D.S.Weerasekera,J.A.T.K.Wijerathne,R.Ragel,A.Bandaranayake
296 13:20 JAVASCRIPTOPTIMIZINGTOOLFORLOADINGWEBPAGESFASTER C.C.Sudusinghe,M.E.L.Dilshan,J.G.W.N.P.Mohotti
343 13:25 THEIMPACTOFBIRTHWEIGHTONEARLYCHILDHOODDEVELOPMENT:EVIDENCEFROMEARLYCHILDHOODDEVELOPMENTCENTERSINMIHINTALE,SRILANKAP.H.R.B.D.Kumarihamy
444 13:30 ACASESTUDYOFNURSESCHEDULINGPROBLEMUSINGGOALPROGRAMMINGA.M.S.K.Abeykoon,S.B.Siyambalapitiya
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LCDPanel–NS
NaturalSciences(NS)Evaluator:Dr.C.V.HettiarachchiPaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
156 13:00 PYROLYSISOFCOCONUTSHELLSANDCHARACTERIZATIONOFCOCONUTSHELLBIO-OILFORBIOREFINERYAPPLICATIONSL.I.Arunali,P.I.Godakumbura,M.A.B.Prashantha
157 13:05 CALCIUMOXALATECRYSTALLIZATIONINHIBITIONACTIVITYOFTHELEAFEXTRACTSOFPASSIFLORAFOETIDAM.C.B.Ariyawansa,K.C.P.Mahatantila,K.G.U.R.Kumarasinghe
232 13:10 EMPIRICALINFECTIONOFFURCOCERCOUSCERCARIAE(TREMATODA)INCOMMONHOURGLASSTREEFROG,POLYPEDATESCRUCIGERN.U.K.Pathirana,M.Meegaskumbura,R.S.Rajakaruna
254 13:15 THIRAMINTERCALATED/SURFACEADSORBEDMONTMORILLONITENANOCOMPOSITESFORCONTROLLINGSOILBORNEPLANTPATHOGENICFUNGIR.Rienzie,N.Madusanka,D.M.DeCosta
305 13:20 PRODUCTIONOFANHYDROUSETHANOLBYUSINGCASTOROILBASEDDIFFERENTIALSOLUBILITYMETHODS.S.Nanayakkara,C.S.Kalpage,C.A.Gunathilake
310 13:25 DETERMINATIONOFINVITROSUNPROTECTIONFACTOR(SPF)OFBARKEXTRACTOFBRIDELIARETUSAS.U.Kankanamge,A.A.M.D.D.N.Amarathunga,N.A.Sanjeewani,R.N.Pathirana,W.D.Ratnasooriya
326 13:30 NAGARKOVILANDMAMUNAI:IMPORTANTREFUGESFORFLAMINGOSANDOTHERWATERBIRDSINJAFFNAPENINSULAChamindaS.Wijesundara,PackiyanathanRajkumar
443 13:35 NOVEL,LOWCOSTSYNTHESISMETHODSOFHEMATITENANOPARTICLESFROMSRILANKANIRON-RICHLATERITESK.E.D.Y.T.Dayananda,B.P.N.Gunawardhana,D.M.S.N.Dissanayake,M.M.M.G.P.G.Mantilaka,R.M.G.Rajapakse,K.M.NalindeSilva,G.A.J.Amaratunga,H.M.T.G.A.Pitawala
450 13:40 POPULATIONSIZEANDMOVEMENTSOFTHEGREATERFLAMINGO(PHOENICOPTERUSROSEUS)WITHINTHEJAFFNAPENINSULA,SRILANKAChamindaS.Wijesundara,SaumyaWanniarachchi,TharangiHettiarachchi,SupunGalappaththi,AselaWeerawardhana,PackiyanathanRajkumar
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LCDPanel-PSF
PlantSciences&Forestry(PSF)Evaluator:Prof.H.M.S.P.MadawalaPaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
2 13:00 DETERMINATIONOFAPPROPRIATESEEDLINGDENSITYFORSEEDLINGBROADCASTINGMETHODINRICEW.S.Priyantha,R.M.U.S.Bandara,D.D.Witharana,R.D.H.Hemachadra,H.M.M.K.K.H.Dissanayaka
20 13:05 THEINFLUENCEOFSPAWNPRODUCTIONSUBSTRATEONGROWTH,YIELDOFOYSTERMUSHROOMS(PLEUROTUSOSTREATUS)H.W.J.P.Amarasekara,J.P.Kirthisinghe,D.N.C.Weerasekera,P.R.S.D.Bandaranayake,B.G.G.Wijesooriya
109 13:10 THEEFFECTOFOSMOTICSTRESSINDUCEDBYMANNITOLONTHEINVITROROOTGROWTHOFRICEVARIETIESINSRILANKAS.W.Meepegamage,C.S.Dhanapala
177 13:15 RESOURCEPARTITIONINGANDNICHESHIFTSININSECTIVOROUSBIRDGUILDSINAFORESTECOSYSTEMANDATEAPLANTATIONAselaS.Weerawardhana,ChamindaS.Wijesundara
202 13:20 FLOWERINGANDFRUITINGPHENOLOGYOFSOLANUMMAURITIANUM D.C.N.A.Wickramarathne,J.D.Kottawa-Arachchi,C.B.Alahakoon,P.R.Weerasinghe,G.A.D.Perera,H.A.C.K.Ariyarathna
408 13:25 PRELIMINARYSURVEYOFMOSSFLORAINHANTHANAMOUNTAINRANGE,SRILANKAE.H.C.M.Eeriyawala,S.C.K.Rubasinghe
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LCDPanel-SSH
SocialSciences&Humanities(SSH)Evaluator:Dr.M.M.P.PereraPaperID Time TitleandAuthor/s
86 13:00 MUSICPREFERENCESAMONGUNDERGRADUATESOFUNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAK.M.P.Priyankara,A.U.Rathnayake,S.N.Chathurika
112 13:05 DIVERSEPERCEPTIONSOFTHECOMMUNITYONURBANTREES:ACASESTUDYINTEACHINGHOSPITALANURADHAPURA,SRILANKAS.M.M.R.Mawalagedera,D.R.W.A.B.Dissanayake
173 13:10 RELATIONSHIPBETWEENSELF-WORTHANDAGGRESSION:ASURVEYSTUDYONUNDERGRADUATESM.H.R.Abhayarathne,M.I.K.Amarasinghe,R.D.I.Anjanee,D.V.P.Prasada
207 13:15 ACRITICALSTUDYOFTHEPOSITIONOFGENDERINEARLYBUDDDHISMKasunDharmasiri
300 13:20 SURFACEDECORATIONTECHNIQUESOFCERAMICTABLEWAREPRODUCTSINSRILANKANCONTEXTW.M.N.D.Ranasinghe
324 13:25 IDENTIFYINGHALLSOFRESIDENTLOCATIONSFORUNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAD.M.L.Dissanayake,D.M.S.C.D.M.Jayathilaka,A.P.S.H.Amarasinghe,P.M.Gamage,G.V.S.A.Ganegoda
415 13:30 LANGUAGEINPERFORMANCE:ASTUDYOFTHEENDOFENGLISHINTENSIVECOURSECONCERT,FACULTYOFARTS,UNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAS.Kulatunga,S.Anuradha,P.Ekanayake
426 13:35 AWARENESSANDUSAGEOFTHECAREERGUIDANCEANDCOUNSELINGUNIT(CGCU)BYUNDERGRADUATESOFTHEUNIVERSITYOFPERADENIYAW.A.S.Nirmani,V.N.Gunasekara,S.K.N.Pushpakumara
440 13:40 BUDDHISTTEACHINGFOREFFECTIVEPROBLEMSOLVINGH.M.M.Herath
445 13:45 IMPORTANCEOFCOMMUNITYPARTICIPATIONINPRE-DISASTERMANAGEMENTACTIVITIESINSRILANKA:ACASESTUDYONDOAMDENIYALANDSLIDERISKAREAINMATALEDISTRICTK.P.N.Silva
477 13:50 HASSRILANKAREACHEDTHEREPLACEMENTLEVELOFFERTILITY?AGEOGRAPHICEXPLORATIONP.P.Masakorala,N.K.Dangalle
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6.InternationalScientificCommittee
§ Prof.LakshmanW.Galagedara,AssociateProfessorinHydrology&Agrophysics,SchoolofScienceandEnvironment,MemorialUniversityofNewfoundland,GrenfellCampus,Canada
§ Prof.PhillipGutierrez,ProfessorofPhysics&Astronomy,DepartmentofPhysicsandAstronomy,UniversityofOklahoma,Norman,OK,USA
§ Dr.DarshanieKumaragamage,DepartmentofEnvironmentalStudies&Sciences,UniversityofWinnipeg,Canada
§ Prof.W.A.Liyanage,DepartmentofSinhala,FacultyofArts,UniversityofPeradeniya,SriLanka
§ Prof.TilakHewawasam,DepartmentofGeography,FacultyofArts,UniversityofPeradeniya,SriLanka
§ Prof.SamanHalgamuge,ResearchSchoolofEngineering,AustralianNationalUniversity,Canberra,Australia
§ Prof.JianzhongWu,SchoolofEngineering,CardiffUniversity,UK§ Dr.M.C.N.Fonseka,DepartmentofRestorativeDentistry,FacultyofDental
Sciences,UniversityofPeradeniya,SriLanka§ Prof.S.L.Ekanayake,Dept.ofCommunityDentalHealth,FacultyofDental
Sciences,UniversityofPeradeniya,SriLanka§ Dr.M.Alfred,DepartmentofBusinessFinance,UniversityofPeradeniya,SriLanka§ Dr.E.M.A.S.B.Ekanayake,DepartmentofOperationsManagement,Universityof
Peradeniya,SriLanka§ Mr.R.H.Kuruppuge,FacultyofManagementandEconomics,TomasBata
University,Zin,CzechRepublic§ Mr.S.Maheshwaran,DepartmentofGeography,FacultyofSocialSciencesand
TechnologyManagement,NorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology,Norway
§ Prof.S.A.M.Kularatne,DepartmentofMedicine,UniversityofPeradeniya,SriLanka
§ Dr.S.Wijetunge,DepartmentofPathology,UniversityofPeradeniya,SriLanka§ Prof.AjitKulkarni,IITBombay,India§ Prof.AbdulKariem,UniversityofMalaya,Malaysia§ Prof.UpulWijayantha,ProfessorofPhysicalChemistry,DepartmentofChemistry,
LoughboroughUniversity,Loughborough,UK§ Prof.SubhashinieKariyawasam,AnimalDiagnosticLaboratory,Agricultural
ScienceandIndustriesBuilding,UniversityPark,PA,USA§ Dr.SusanthaGomis,VeterinaryPathobiology,WesternCollegeofVeterinary
Medicine,UniversityofSaskatchewan,Saskatoon,Canada
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7.OrganizingCommittee
Chairperson-Dr.H.M.T.U.Herath(Chairperson,FacultyResearchCommittee,FacultyofAlliedHealthSciences)Secretary–Ms.V.M.SachiniSubodhika,Mr.ManjulaWijesundaraFacultyofAgricultureProf.G.L.L.P.Silva–Chairman,FacultyResearchCommitteeProf.S.SamitaDr.W.A.U.VitharanaFacultyofAlliedHealthSciencesDr.H.M.T.U.Herath-Chairman,FacultyResearchCommitteeDr.M.D.M.L.D.K.YatawaraDr.M.A.J.C.MarasingheFacultyofArtsDr.M.Z.M.Nafeel-Chairman,FacultyResearchCommitteeDr.SureshDeMelFacultyofDentalSciencesProf.A.K.S.Arambawatta-Chairman,FacultyResearchCommitteeProf.N.S.SoysaDr.M.P.ParanagamaFacultyofEngineeringProf.D.N.Uduwawala–Chairman,FacultyResearchCommitteeProf.R.ShanthiniFacultyofManagementDr.M.Alfred–Chairman,FacultyResearchCommitteeDr.E.M.A.S.B.Ekanayake FacultyofMedicineProf.TharakaDassanayake–Chairman,FacultyResearchCommitteeProf.F.NoordeenFacultyofScienceProf.M.Y.U.Ganehenege–Chairman,FacultyResearchCommitteeProf.R.L.R.ChandrajithDr.J.W.DamunupolaDr.C.V.HettiarachchiDr.N.C.Bandara
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FacultyofVeterinaryMedicine&AnimalScienceDr.P.G.A.Pushpakumara–Chairman,FacultyResearchCommitteeDr.ChanakaRabel
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EditorialCommitteeChairperson–Dr.A.C.M.Fahim(FacultyofAlliedHealthSciences)FacultyofAgricultureProf.C.M.B.DematawawaProf.JeewikaWeerahewaFacultyofAlliedHealthSciencesDr.H.M.D.R.HerathDr.L.YatawaraFacultyofArtsProf.S.M.P.W.K.SethungaDr.R.M.D.B.HerathDr.T.VidanageMr.W.N.B.A.D.N.WijesiriFacultyofDentalSciencesDr.H.R.D.PeirisProf.P.R.JayasooriyaFacultyofEngineeringDr.(Ms.)D.S.K.KarunasingheDr.C.K.WalgampayaDr.(Ms.)K.G.N.NanayakkaraMr.D.S.DeegallaFacultyofManagementDr.(Ms.)M.G.P.D.MenikeMs.V.W.G.Y.E.JayawickramaFacultyofMedicineProf.D.M.DissanayakeDr.L.V.C.LiyanapathiranaFacultyofScienceDr.S.H.MeegaskumburaDr.W.A.M.DaundasekeraDr.S.P.AbeysundaraDr.S.GunathilakeDr.C.Jayalath
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FacultyofVeterinaryMedicine&AnimalScienceDr.NilminiJayasenaDr.ChanakaRabel
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RegistrationCommitteeChairperson–Dr.M.P.S.Mudalige(FacultyofAlliedHealthSciences)FacultyofAgricultureDr.DimanthiJayathilakaDr.DiliniHemachandraFacultyofAlliedHealthSciencesMs.M.K.I.D.SenarathFacultyofArtsDr.A.G.D.N.KarunarathnaDr.H.R.N.P.K.HandagamaFacultyofDentalSciencesDr.V.S.N.VithanaarachchiDr.N.S.S.JayasooriyaFacultyofEngineeringDr.S.K.NavaratnarajahFacultyofManagementMs.H.L.M.DeSilvaMs.W.A.EdirisooriyaFacultyofMedicineDr.NilanthiDissanayakeDr.IrushikaFernandoFacultyofScienceDr.R.SiyambalapitiyaDr.S.C.K.RubasingheFacultyofVeterinaryMedicine&AnimalScienceDr.NiromiJayasekaraDr.MadhaviHathurusinghe
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TechnicalProgrammeCommitteeChairperson-Dr.M.L.C.Menikarachchi(FacultyofAlliedHealthSciences)FacultyofAgricultureDr.N.D.K.DayawansaDr.K.W.L.K.WeerasingheFacultyofAlliedHealthSciencesDr.T.P.GamagedaraFacultyofArtsDr.D.M.L.DissanayakeDr.M.M.P.PereraFacultyofDentalSciencesProf.J.A.M.S.JayathilakeDr.G.K.EdirisingheFacultyofEngineeringDr.S.A.H.A.SuraweeraFacultyofManagementMr.W.P.R.WickramarathneMs.P.H.R.P.K.MunasingheFacultyofMedicineDr.H.K.I.PereraDr.DineshFernandoFacultyofScienceDr.L.S.NawaratneDr.J.A.WeliwitaFacultyofVeterinaryMedicine&AnimalScienceDr.MaduraMunasingheDr.SaumyaWickramasinghe
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Power&AudioVisualCommitteeChairperson-Mr.A.L.I.Prasanna(FacultyofAlliedHealthSciences)FacultyofAgricultureDr.A.K.KarunarathnaMs.U.DissanayekeFacultyofAlliedHealthSciencesMs.A.RatnayakeFacultyofArtsDr.H.M.M.HerathMs.K.M.R.N.KulatungaFacultyofDentalSciencesDr.W.M.P.S.K.WijekoonDr.M.C.N.Fonseka FacultyofEngineeringDr.P.J.BinduhewaFacultyofManagementMs.P.L.W.PriyadarshaniMs.Y.M.A.H.JayarathneFacultyofMedicineDr.NeilAllesDr.KeerthiDissanayakeFacultyofScienceDr.Y.P.R.D.YapaDr.T.P.RanawakaFacultyofVeterinaryMedicine&AnimalScienceDr.SampathLokugalappattiDr.RuchikaFernando
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CeremonialCommitteeChairperson-Dr.R.P.Illeperuma(FacultyofAlliedHealthSciences)FacultyofAgricultureDr.ChalindaBeneragamaDr.B.C.JayawardenaFacultyofAlliedHealthSciencesMr.N.M.Y.BhagyawanthaFacultyofArtsDr.W.M.P.S.BandaraDr.M.S.B.AlawathukotuwaFacultyofDentalSciencesDr.E.M.U.C.K.HerathDr.C.WeerasekeraFacultyofEngineeringDr.G.S.N.KarunarathnaFacultyofManagementMs.V.JayakumarMs.B.S.HettiarachchyFacultyofMedicineDr.SusijiWickramasingheDr.S.M.K.GamageFacultyofScienceDr.V.A.SeneviratneMrs.W.N.P.RodrigoFacultyofVeterinaryMedicine&AnimalScienceDr.AnilKalupahanaDr.KavindraWijesundara
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Food&RefreshmentCommitteeChairperson–Dr.A.Jayasinghe(FacultyofAlliedHealthSciences)FacultyofAgricultureDr.B.E.P.MendisDr.J.K.VidanarachchiFacultyofAlliedHealthSciencesMs.A.RathnayakeMs.L.P.G.SherminieFacultyofArtsDr.W.M.S.M.K.ThoradeniyaDr.T.W.M.T.W.BandaraFacultyofDentalSciencesProf.K.M.WijerathneDr.N.PiyarathneFacultyofEngineeringDr.(Ms.)H.A.C.Dharmagunawardhana Mr.H.A.D.S.BuddikaFacultyofManagementMs.S.KodithuwakkuMr.T.S.S.FernandoFacultyofMedicineDr.DhilmaAtapattuDr.DevikaIddawelaFacultyofScienceDr.B.S.DasanayakeMr.C.WijesunderaFacultyofVeterinaryMedicine&AnimalScienceDr.AnojaWanigasekaraDr.K.S.A.Kottawatta
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LogisticsCommitteeChairperson-Dr.M.A.J.C.Marasinghe(FacultyofAlliedHealthSciences)FacultyofAgricultureDr.A.R.S.B.AthaudaDr.R.S.DharmakeerthiFacultyofAlliedHealthSciencesDr.D.BandaranayakeMr.L.ThashanthanFacultyofArtsDr.M.B.RanathilakeDr.H.M.K.S.WanninayakeFacultyofDentalSciencesDr.B.M.H.S.K.BannehekaDr.ManoriJayasingheFacultyofEngineeringMr.D.D.DiasFacultyofManagementMr.A.M.A.S.M.BandaraMr.G.C.I.GunarathneFacultyofMedicineDr.ChandikaGamageProfessorS.KodikaraFacultyofScienceDr.N.W.B.BalasooriyaDr.J.P.LiyanageFacultyofVeterinaryMedicine&AnimalScienceDr.RasikaJinadasaDr.ThusithaKarunarathna
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Advertising&FundraisingCommitteeChairperson-Dr.I.Thennakoon(FacultyofAlliedHealthSciences)FacultyofAgricultureProf.S.P.NissankaDr.L.N.A.C.JayawardenaFacultyofAlliedHealthSciencesDr.N.AmarasingheFacultyofArtsProf.G.D.R.U.U.AbeyratneMr.A.WickramasooriFacultyofDentalSciencesProf.E.A.P.D.AmaratungaDr.V.VijayakumaranFacultyofManagementMs.W.M.H.U.WijethungaMs.D.M.S.M.DasanayakeFacultyofMedicineProf.W.A.T.A.JayalathProf.KapilaGunawardenaFacultyofScienceDr.S.P.AbeysundaraDr.Z.A.M.S.JumanFacultyofVeterinaryMedicine&AnimalScienceDr.DilanSatharasingheDr.M.N.MFauzi