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The effect of the informal sector on sustainable development: Evidence from developing countries

Business Strategy &Development, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 437-451, December 2022., 2022
Abstract This study aims to explore the impact of the informal sector on the sustainability of development. A large panel data set of 50 developing countries that spans over 2010–2019 has been utilized to this end while the informal sector is evaluated in terms of working poverty.
Nahid Sultana, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Rasheda Khanam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blockchain for the circular economy: Theorizing blockchain's role in the transition to a circular economy through an empirical investigation

Business Strategy and the Environment, Volume 31, Issue 8, Page 3786-3801, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Blockchain is increasingly lauded as an enabler of the transition to a circular economy. While there is considerable conceptual research and some empirical studies on this phenomenon, scholars have yet to develop a theoretical model of blockchain's role in this transition.
Moritz Böhmecke‐Schwafert, Marie Wehinger, Robin Teigland   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rickettsioses in Sri Lanka – A mini review

Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Rickettsioses are a group of vector-borne diseases that have come to the limelight in Sri Lanka during the last two decades. Evidence for spotted fever group rickettsioses, scrub typhus and other related diseases have been reported from Sri Lanka in a ...
Veranja Liyanapathirana
doaj   +1 more source

Strengthening social capital in the Sri Lankan population: A qualitative exploration of factors driving the mothers’ support groups initiative during economic crisis [PDF]

Health Promotion Perspectives, 2023
Background: Social capital is a concept that has been identified to improve health outcomes in many populations. Due to COVID-19 and many other factors, Sri Lanka faced a massive economic crisis that affected the nutrition of communities.
Millawage Supun Dilara Wijesinghe, Upeksha Gayani Karawita, Nissanka Achchi Kankanamalage Ayoma Iroshanee Nissanka, Balangoda Muhamdiramlage Indika Gunawardana, Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage Prasad Chathuranga Weerasinghe, Vithanage Chandima Nayani Vithana, Kanchana Lanka Kumari Mahagamage, Singappuli Arachchilage Sanjeewanie Champika Karunaratne, Ranjith Batuwanthudawe   +8 more
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Exploring sustainable logistics practices toward a circular economy: A value creation perspective

Business Strategy and the Environment, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 704-720, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Transforming toward a circular economy (CE) is a viable strategy for achieving sustainable logistics systems. However, it is still unclear how this transformation should be approached because there is limited knowledge in this context. This study aims to explore how the logistics sector incorporates sustainability practices toward CE.
Chamari Pamoshika Jayarathna, Duzgun Agdas, Les Dawes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences of Patients on Natural Herbal Treatments for Diabetes Mellitus at the Diabetes Clinic in Base Hospital - Matara, Sri Lanka

Journal of Patient Experience, 2021
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus has become a global public health issue. Natural herbal treatments for type 2 diabetes mellitus have been widely used in traditional societies but has recently become popular among western societies as well. The aim of
A.S.J. Edussuriya BSc Nursing (Hons), S.Y.S. Subhashini BSc Nursing (Hons), K.D.S. Amarasinghe BSc Nursing (Hons), G.S.D. Kumari BSc Nursing (Hons), K.M.O.N. Perera BSc Nursing (Hons), MSc (Bio Statistics), K.G.P.K. Munidasa BSc Nursing (Hons), MPhill   +5 more
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Swine Influenza in Sri Lanka [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013
To study influenza viruses in pigs in Sri Lanka, we examined samples from pigs at slaughterhouses. Influenza (H3N2) and A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses were prevalent during 2004-2005 and 2009-2012, respectively. Genetic and epidemiologic analyses of human and swine influenza viruses indicated 2 events of A(H1N1)pdm09 virus spillover from humans to pigs.
Wickramasinghe, G, Peiris, JSM, Guan, Y, Sunil-Chandra, NP, Ma, SK, Perera, AKC, Poon, LLM, Smith, DK, Nishiura, H, Cheung, CY, PERERA, KVH   +10 more
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An overview of Holocene monsoon variability of Sri Lanka and its association with Indian subcontinent climate records

Ceylon Journal of Science, 2021
Located in the core of the Indian monsoon domain, Sri Lanka has a classic tropical monsoonal climate, thus making it an ideal platform for paleoclimatic investigations.
K. M. Premaratne, R Chandrajith, N. P. Ratnayake   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the use of web technology by government of Sri Lanka to ensure food security for its citizens [PDF]

Procedia Food Science,Volume 6, 2016, Pages 82_91, International Conference of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka 2015 (ICSUSL 2015), 2016
Web technology is one of the key areas in information and communication technology to be used as a powerful tool in ensuring food security which is one of the main issues in Sri Lanka. Web technology involves in communicating and sharing resources in network of computers all over the world.
arxiv   +1 more source

Streptococcus mutans carriage in the saliva of mothers and its association with dental caries and Streptococcus mutans carriage in the saliva of children between 6 and 30 months old in a low‐income setting in Karachi, Pakistan

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1523-1532, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Background Early childhood caries poses a significant health issue in children under 6 years old. It is determined that Streptococcus mutans is a primary etiological agent, likely to be transferred through maternal contact. Objectives To determine the association of maternal S. mutans counts with S.
Ambreen Nizar, Maheen Sheikh, Farhan R. Khan, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Syed I. Azam, Shahida Qureshi, Asad Ali, Fyezah Jehan   +7 more
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