2022 - (Vol. 02, Issue 01)http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/190872024-03-28T10:36:57Z2024-03-28T10:36:57ZPregnancy time : dress for teachersKarunarathne, VRanathunga, Ghttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/191032023-10-12T21:50:02Z2022-09-01T00:00:00ZPregnancy time : dress for teachers
Karunarathne, V; Ranathunga, G
A study conducted by the ministry of education and fashion design & product development degree course, Department of Textile & Clothing Technology of Moratuwa University, estimates that out of the approximately 236,000 teachers within the school system, 172,000 are female teachers. Among them approximately 10,000 female teachers request maternity leave annually. Even during their pregnancies, female teachers continue to wear the saree in order to maintain the dignity and respect of the profession. Considering the physical difficulties that pregnant women face towards the last few months of pregnancy, the Ministry of Education has introduced a collection of maternity wear for the teachers. The National project was carried out with the consultation of a panel appointed by the Ministry of Education that included the secretary of Education, Directors of the education Ministry, Gynecologists, Consultant Gamily Medicine officer of the ministry of Education, Principles of National Schools of Colombo, the Provincial Educational Directors and two senior academics of Fashion Design & Product Development Degree Course at the Department of Textile and Clothing technology, University of Moratuwa. The research, concept development, and product development of the maternity wear collection were carried out by Dr. Virajini Medagedara Karunaratne and Dr. Gayathri Ranathunga.
2022-09-01T00:00:00ZRecycling and reusing electronic waste (E-Waste) as a potential emerging business : a consumer perceptionKavirathna, VPerera, BFernando, NAmanullah, MDassanayake, Shttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/191022023-10-12T21:48:57Z2022-09-01T00:00:00ZRecycling and reusing electronic waste (E-Waste) as a potential emerging business : a consumer perception
Kavirathna, V; Perera, B; Fernando, N; Amanullah, M; Dassanayake, S
The repaid generation of e-Waste in the Sri Lanka urban context has the potential to support the national circular economy. The generation of e-waste is unavoidable in the rapidly developing technology sector. E-waste is typically perceived as a burden. The recycling and recycling and reusing of e-waste can positively influence the circular economy. E-waste has the properties such as recyclability and can be used to recover valuable metal components that are depleting rapidly. Comprehensive investigations have been carried out on the public perception of e-waste reusability and its challenges and limitation as a new business model. The study outcomes can help determine how people’s (the consumers’) perceptions can be effectively assessed to develop a sustainable business model that can be effectively employed to manage e-waste.
2022-09-01T00:00:00ZInvestigating various solution techniques for real-world vehicle routing problemsFernando, MThibbotuwawa, APerera, Nhttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/191012023-10-12T21:39:20Z2022-09-01T00:00:00ZInvestigating various solution techniques for real-world vehicle routing problems
Fernando, M; Thibbotuwawa, A; Perera, N
Operations research (OR) is a field of study that employs analytical techniques to improve decision-making. The field of OR can help you make better decisions in a variety of fields, including manufacturing, transportation, project management, supply chain management, etc. Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) is a well-studied application within the field of OR. The primary goals of the vehicle routing problem are to find the optimal route plan to minimize distribution costs and travel times while maximizing customer satisfaction and fleet capacity utilization [1] (Figure 1). Researchers have used VRP in a variety of fascinating applications, including green vehicle routing, electric vehicle routing, unmanned aerial vehicle routing
2022-09-01T00:00:00ZExploration for rare earth elements (REES) in different geological formations of Sri Lanka and their recovery potentialBatapola, NRatnayake, NAbeysinghe, BPremasiri, RRohitha, SDushyantha, NIlankoon, SDissanayake, KDharmaratne, Phttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/191002023-10-12T21:36:10Z2022-09-01T00:00:00ZExploration for rare earth elements (REES) in different geological formations of Sri Lanka and their recovery potential
Batapola, N; Ratnayake, N; Abeysinghe, B; Premasiri, R; Rohitha, S; Dushyantha, N; Ilankoon, S; Dissanayake, K; Dharmaratne, P
Rare earth elements (REEs) are widely attracting global attention due to their crucial role in the modern lifestyle, especially in the industrial advancement towards a green economy through renewable technologies. This particular group of metals consists of the 15 lanthanides, yttrium (Y), and scandium (Sc). There are two subgroups, namely light rare earth elements (LREEs) from lanthanum (La) to europium (Eu) and heavy rare earth elements (HREEs) from gadolinium (Gd) to lutetium (Lu) and Y (Fig. 1a). Generally, LREEs are more abundant in the mineral deposits when compared to more priced HREEs [1].
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