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Open Access Journal Publishing in Sri Lanka: Characteristics and Future Potential

Jiàoyù zīliào yǔ túshūguǎn xué, 2019
The purpose of this study was to identify the problems faced by the scholarly journal publishing industry in Sri Lanka and to explore the opportunities provided by online open access publishing to overcome those problems.
W.M. Tharanga Dilruk Ranasinghe, Jun Min Chung   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Pattern of Substance Use and Characteristics of the Individuals Enrolled in Residential Treatment at Selected Rehabilitation Centers in Sri Lanka: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2022
Introduction: Substance use becomes censorious when it leads to harmful effects on individuals, their families, and the community. The nature of substance use in Sri Lankan context is poorly understood and empirical evidences are sparse.
Akila R Jayamaha, Nishadi D Dharmarathna, Nimesha DM Herath, Nadeeka DK Ranadeva, Medhavi M Fernando, Kerstin L Samarasinghe, Priyangi N Amarabandu, Badhrani Senanayake, Thamara Darshana, Nilani Renuka, Iyanthimala H Rajapakse, Chinthika P Gunasekara, Lalitha Meegoda, Neluka Fernando   +13 more
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Winging of Scapula due to a Sinister Etiology

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2020
Background. Scapular winging is a rare but disabling deformity, which is commonly caused by lesions of the long thoracic and spinal accessory nerves that innervate the serratus anterior and trapezius muscles, respectively.
Shania Niromi Gunasekera, Priyanka Yogananda, Harindra Karunatilaka, Bimsara Senanayake   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of rescue and primary percutaneous coronary interventions for acute ST elevation myocardial infarction

Indian Heart Journal, 2017
Objective: To perform a comparative analysis of in-hospital results obtained from patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), who underwent rescue or primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The aim is to determine rescue PCI
M.B. Faslur Rahuman, Jayanthimala B. Jayawardena, George R. Francis, Niraj Mahboob, Wasantha Kumara A.H.T., Aruna Wijesinghe, Rashan Haniffa, Ranithrie Ariyapperuma, Abbyramy Paramanayakam, Pubudu A. De Silva   +9 more
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Successful Management of Neutropenic Sepsis Is Key to Better Survival of Patients With Blood Cancer in Sri Lanka: Real-World Data From the Resource-Limited Setting

JCO Global Oncology
PURPOSESepsis is the main cause of nonrelapse mortality, and there are no published data on applicability of supportive care protocols from high-income countries such as Sri Lanka.
Saman Hewamana, Thurairajah Skandarajah, Chathuri Jayasinghe, Samadhi Deshapriya, Dilip Gayashan, Natasha Peiris, Mahesh Harischandra, Prasanna Gunasena, Gnani Somasundaram, Vadivelu Srinivasan, Surjit Somiah, Chandana Wickramarathna, Sangeetha Hewawasam, Jayantha Balawardena, Gehan Arseculeratne, Rohini Wadanamby, Geethani Galagoda, Bandula Wijesiriwardana   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

An empirical analysis of sustainability of trade deficit: Evidence from Sri Lanka [PDF]

, 2007
In this paper, the long-run relationship between Sri Lanka exports and imports during the period 1950 to 2006 is examined using unit root tests and co-integration techniques that allow for an endogenously determined structural break.
Perera, Nelson, Verma, Reetu
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Long‐Tea‐CLIP: An Expert‐Level Multimodal AI Framework for Fine‐Grained Green Tea Grading Across Five Sensory Dimensions

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Long‐Tea‐CLIP (Contrastive Language‐Image Pre‐training) presents a multimodal AI framework that integrates visual, metabolomic, and sensory knowledge to grade green tea across appearance, soup color, aroma, taste, and infused leaf. By combining expert‐guided modeling with CLIP‐supervised learning, the system delivers fine‐grained quality evaluation and
Yanqun Xu, Zhengfang Xue, Qing Luo, Xu Liu, Yongquan Xu, Jing Huang, Xingcai Zhang, Xinyuan Zhang, Zhonghua Liu, Zisheng Luo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autochthonous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania tropica, Identified by Using Whole-Genome Sequencing, Sri Lanka

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is atypical in Sri Lanka because Leishmania donovani, which typically causes visceral disease, is the causative agent. The origins of recently described hybrids between L. donovani and other Leishmania spp.
Hermali Silva, Tiago R. Ferreira, Kajan Muneeswaran, Sumudu R. Samarasinghe, Eliza V.C. Alves-Ferreira, Michael E. Grigg, Naduviladath V. Chandrasekharan, David L. Sacks, Nadira D. Karunaweera   +8 more
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Governing urban wetlands for green growth in the Western Region Megapolis of Sri Lanka [PDF]

, 2020
The Western Region Megapolis (WRM) of Sri Lanka, the conurbation associated with Greater Colombo and covering the entire Western Province, is the thriving economic center of the country. According to the State of Sri Lankan Cities 2018 report (GoSL 2018),
Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Flower, Ben, Miranda, Ramona   +2 more
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source