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Identification of autism spectrum disorder stage using ordinal logistic LASSO regression

Karunathilake, T.G.I.M. (Faculty of Applied Science, 15-09-21)

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects communication, social interaction, and behavioural skills. ASD affects children at the age of two years old and continues lifelong. Occurrences ...
Identification and recommendation of vacant parking slot: A case study

Premasiri, K.K.C.T.; Jayasinghe, P.K.S.C. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09)

Finding a vacant parking slot became time-consuming and frustrating; the advent of mobile apps and sensor technologies on vehicle parking slots paved much attraction. An android app has been developed to identify appropriate ...
Character recognition focusing partially disfigured name boards

Lathagini, S.; Suthaharan, S. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09)

Name boards are the most popular visual aids on roadways, and they help with location identification. Damage to name boards can deface them in various cases. When name boards are severely damaged, it can be difficult for ...
Influence of irrigation frequency and different combinations of the potting mixture on shoots and root growth of betel

Kirthisinghe, J.P; Lakshi, M.; Vithusan, K.; Chandrasiri, W.K.S.; Perera, R.G.J. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

Betel is an export agriculture crop in Sri Lanka. In the traditional propagation method, orthotropic cuttings were taken from high yielding mother bushes. These healthy cutting can be planted directly in the field or planted ...
A confirmatory factor analysis in identifying the nature of mental health in Jaffna society: A follow-up study

Elankumaran, C. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

This study focuses on the nature of mental health conditions in post-war Jaffna society, which was carried out in 2018. This is a follow-up study of the Jaffna socio-economic health study performed in 1999. The general ...
Influence of salinity on the morphogenic response of hypocotyl explants of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

Shiyamala, B.; Seran, T.H.; Upendri, H.F.L. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

This experiment assessed the in vitro response of hypocotyl explants of tomato variety (KC-1) to salinity stress. Hypocotyl explants were taken from in vitro grown 12 days old seedlings used as explants in this experiment. ...
Smart postbox

Alfered, C.; Yasoharan, T. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

Conventional postbox became fancy with the advent of the electronic communication system. Most people lack time to check postboxes periodically; lead to them forgo essential letters. The combination of electronics, ...
Household food security status of early adolescence in Colombo city

Athauda, A.D.D.C.; Wijesinghe, D.G.N.G. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

Food insecurity is a leading public health problem in the world, and the food security status of Sri Lanka has not achieved better progress so far. The early adolescent period is more vulnerable to energy and nutrient ...
Biofunctional stirred yoghurt production using Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) peel powder extrac

Wimanshinee, A.G.N.; Shamika, D.G.H.; Arampath, P.C. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) peel powder (MPP) extract was incorporated to develop stirred yoghurt rich in functional properties. Mangosteen peels are seasonal agricultural waste, rich in phenolic compounds and ...
Development of a humanoid robot mouth with text-to-speech ability

Harshani, L.K.M.D.; Weerasooriya, W.M.A.S.B.; Herath, H.M.C.S.; Alahakoon, P.M.K.; Kumara, W.G.C.W.; Hinas, M.N.A. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

This is a study of lip movements when speaking the English language, developed humanoid robot face with moving lips and text-to-speech ability. A humanoid robot face is a robotic face capable of mimicking an actual human ...
Identifying customer buying behaviour in medium-scale supermarkets using data mining techniques

Sanduni, P.R.; Jayaneththi, J.K.D.B.G. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

Data mining with the assist of the most acceptable pattern returning and the frequent algorithm can majorly affect marketing and sales. Frequent pattern (FP) recognition is a considerably researched sector in data mining ...
New records of three armored scale insect species from Sri Lanka (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)

Madhushani, M.A.; Sirisena, U.G.A.I. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

Armored scale insects have become a severe threat as a plant pest in many parts of the world, and their mysterious features empowered them to high impact on yield loss and exportation of planting materials. However, they ...
Households willingness to adopt renewable energy source in Puttalam city, Sri Lanka: A logit regression approach

Fathima, M.; Sivashankar, S. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

Due to the adverse effects of extreme usage of non-renewable energy sources affects the environment drastically, the entire world community is switching to renewable energy sources instead of non-renewable energy sources. ...
Fine-grained sentiment analysis on food recipe reviews

Madushani, P.P.E.; Arudchelvam, T. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

Among an oversized variety of food recipes available on the web, only some recipes are posted appropriately. The dish might not appear identical when preparing the dish by reading a specific food direction. It is imperative ...
Evaluating economic losses caused by fall armyworm: A preliminary study in selected areas of Anuradhapura district

Herath, H.H.M.I.D.; Weerakoon, A.V.; Prasad, R.P.U.; Senarathne, S.M.M.T.; Herath, K.M.R.K.T.; Sandaruwan, M.K.D.D.; Hettiarachchi, D.K. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

The fall armyworm (FAW) or ‘sena dalambuwa’ was first recorded in Sri Lanka in 2018, and very few research works were reported on its status in the country. In the 2019/20 Maha season in Anuradhapura district, this ...
Benchmarking performance of text classifiers for imbalanced data

Upeksha, L.; Yasotha, R. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

A goal of a text classifier is to classify text documents into defined categories automatically. Classification belongs to supervised learning, where the targets are also provided with the input data. Traditional classification ...
Adulteration and quality of black tea in Sri Lankan market

Gunathilaka, D.M.N.M.; Warnasooriya, W.M.R.S.K. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

Adulteration of tea is becoming a severe issue in the Sri Lankan tea industry. Black tea is adulterated with sugar, glucose, sodium bicarbonate and ferrous sulphate to improve its colour and sand, iron fillings and leather ...
Melanoma skin cancer detection using deep transfer learning with channel attention

Papiththira, S. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

Melanoma is a dangerous type of skin cancer. Even though it occurs about one percentage of the population, its death rate is higher than other skin cancers. Melanoma has the potential to spread to other parts of the body ...
Pollen source foraging preference of honeybees (Apis cerana) in Endane biodiversity corridor of Sinharajah Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka

Gunapala, R.G.L.J.L.; Sirisena, U.G.A.I.; Geekiyanage, N.; Madhushani, M.A.; Nanayakkara, S.; Perera, A. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

Identifying the most preferred foraging plants of honeybees is a prerequisite to harvest year-round bee honey production. This study evaluated the foraging preference of pollen sources by honeybees in the Endane Biodiversity ...
Analysing the risk level of diabetic neuropathy using data mining techniques

Priyadarshani, A.W.S.M.; Jayaneththi, J.K.D.B.G. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)

Diabetic neuropathy is one of the severe complications that damage diabetic patient’s nerves throughout their bodies. This complication will cause pain and numbness in the legs and feet and affect their digestive system, ...

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