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  • Intelligent fall detection and notification system for IoT based smart home environments 
    Kalinga, T; Jayasekara, B; Perera, I [Article-Full-text]
    Throughout the history of technology, various mechanisms to support the elderly and the disabled have been introduced as a remedy for the inadequacy of caregivers to provide them with the required assistance in leading an ...
  • Intention-behavior gap in greener consumption among young Sri Lankan consumers 
    Kosgoda, D [Article-Full-text]
    In today’s world, we heavily rely on natural resources for activities, business, and survival. We are consuming resources at an unsustainable rate. However, our planet can only produce a finite number of resources and can ...
  • Intralogistics: making optimized and automated internal logistics and advanced technology attainable 
    Weerasinghe, V; Perera, N [Article-Full-text]
    Intralogistics is an emerging concept which is constantly subject to techno¬logical developments and changes. It is an art of automating, optimizing, in¬tegrating, and organizing the logistics flow within the walls of the ...
  • Introducing a smart phone-based travel survey application 
    Jeeewanthi, B; Kumarage, A; Rathnayaka, A; Perera, AS [Article-Full-text]
    Travel demand models, which are simplified representations of the real-world trip decision making processes, involve a series of steps that attempt to simulate complex human behaviour.
  • Investigating various solution techniques for real-world vehicle routing problems 
    Fernando, M; Thibbotuwawa, A; Perera, N [Article-Full-text]
    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, ...
  • Is cues of contagious diseases in advertising a friend or foe? 
    Ranaweera, A; Wijekoon, A [Article-Full-text]
    We are all well aware of how the Covid-19 pandemic has caused devastating economic and social disruptions globally. The pandemic caused serious health, economic, social, business, travel, education, and workplace challenges ...
  • Life cycle thinking for packaging 
    Jagoda, S; Karunathilake, H; Gamage, JR [Article-Full-text]
    Unsustainable packaging practices are one of the leading problems in today’s world, leading to unnecessary resource consumption, increased waste generation, environmental pollution, and an overall negative impact on ...
  • Manual work assistance for outdoor home gardening for adult in semi-urban household 
    Perera, P [Article-Full-text]
    Sri Lanka has been suffering from triple burden of malnutrition crisis for past years[1] and the global reports have denoted the lack of growth to overcome this matter[2]. Covid 19 pandemic has become a viral threat to ...
  • Materialising gender-fluidity through fashion 
    Gunawardena, H; Wickramasinghe, U [Article-Full-text]
    As the final year comprehensive design project for the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Design, Department of Integrated Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa, I have selected a project which is based upon ...
  • Microalgae : a promising bioresource for a sustainable future 
    Ariyadasa, TU [Article-Full-text]
    Microalgae are highly diverse unicellular photosynthetic organisms found in aquatic environments. Microalgae produce oxygen during their proliferation, contributing to nearly 50% of the total oxygen production in the ...
  • Modeling the dengue risk in Sri Lanka 
    Piyatilake, T [Article-Full-text]
    Dengue fever is a viral infection that spreads from infected mosquitoes to humans. This is a leading cause for most of the deaths in the tropical and subtropical areas around the globe. Dengue virus spread has risen largely ...
  • Modelling the level of service of public transport - as a case study along Colombo – Galle buses 
    Herath, E; Sivakumar, T [Article-Full-text]
    Even-though Public Transport (PT) was the most common (60%) mode of transport in Sri Lanka, people are shifting from PT to private vehicles during last few years. That has created a significant traffic congestion on roads ...
  • Multi-hazard early warnings ; the importance of managing stakeholders for effective disaster response 
    Siriwardana, C; Shehara, I; Jayathilake, G; Jayasekara, R [Article-Full-text]
    Stakeholders in Disaster Management are those individuals or organizations that may contribute to, be affected by or can be influenced in all the phases of the disaster risk management cycle [1]. They can be government ...
  • Nickel phytomining potential in serpentine soil of Sri Lanka: an implication for sustainable mining 
    Dilshara, P; Abeysinghe, B; Premasiri, R; Ratnayake, N; Senarath, S; Ratnayake, A; Dushyantha, N; Batapola, N [Article-Full-text]
    The world is experiencing rapid growth of nickel (Ni) demand, especially for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles, while high-grade Ni deposits are being depleted due to expanding economics, growing populations, ...
  • The other side 
    Rajapaksha, U [Article-Full-text]
    Building occupants are either used or compelled to live in overheated indoors in buildings, particularly in urban environments in the tropics. It doesn’t mean that they are acclimatized to overheated indoors. This ...
  • Path towards a sustainable bioeconomy : conversion of locally available rice straw to nanocellulose 
    Ratnakumar, A; Samarasekara, B; Amarasinghe, S; Rathnayake, S; Karunanayake, L [Article-Full-text]
    The Sri Lankan agriculture sector has the potential to support a national bioeconomy. Rice straw is a key by-product generated from paddy cultivation. While it is traditionally treated as a waste matter, straw can be a ...
  • Plagiarism at crossroads 
    Rathnayake, P [Article-Full-text]
    Considered in academia a serious offence, plagiarism is an act of copying or stealing someone else’s ideas or work and presenting them as one’s own [1]. In a broader sense, plagiarism is using an author’s words, ideas, ...
  • Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Fruit Wastes; A Sustainable Panacea for Plastic Crisis! 
    Jayalath, S; Kothalawala, P; De Alwis, A; Keerthisinghe, T; Costa, S; Wijerathna, L [Article-Full-text]
    “White pollution” which is defined as the solid waste generated through the consumption of different types of plastic products, has been identified as a significant global environmental issue threatening the natural ...
  • Pregnancy time : dress for teachers 
    Karunarathne, V; Ranathunga, G [Article-Full-text]
    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 ...
  • Proactive interaction management in domestic service robots to enhance human-robot conversational interaction 
    Rajendran, H; Jayasekara, B [Article-Full-text]
    Robotics technology has long been renowned for its ability to handle com- plex, repetitive, and sometimes risky tasks that are impossible for humans. In industries, robots are preferred for precise operations in various ...