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  • 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 ...
  • Quills or Featherings? The mechanization of Cinnamon Processing 
    Gunawardhana, D; Gamage, J [Article-Full-text]
    Cinnamon, the dried edible-inner bark of the tree: Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Blume, is an essential spice used around the world. The history of the cinnamon trade goes beyond the 10th century. Since then Sri Lanka is the only ...
  • Realizing sustainable biomass utilization through circular economy concepts 
    Gunarathne, D [Article-Full-text]
    Owing to carbon neutrality, biomass is a popular renewable energy source in the global context. In Sri Lanka, a significant portion of primary energy supply in industrial and domestic sectors comes from biomass sources but ...
  • Recent trends in transparency in the apparel supply chain and the demand for blockchain implementation; a review of literature 
    Madumali, S; Weerasinghe, B; Thibbotuwawa, A; Perera, N [Article-Full-text]
    The textile and apparel industry has emerged as one of the rapidly expanding global markets, exerting a significant economic influence worldwide. It plays a vital role in producing essential goods for people across the ...
  • Recycling and reusing electronic waste (E-Waste) as a potential emerging business : a consumer perception 
    Kavirathna, V; Perera, B; Fernando, N; Amanullah, M; Dassanayake, S [Article-Full-text]
    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 ...
  • Rehabilitation robot for carpal tunnel syndrome patients 
    Weerasoory, K; Nipun, W; Kumasaru, U; De Silva, M; Ranaweera, P; Gopura, R [Article-Full-text]
    Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) represents a prevalent neurological condition frequently encountered among individuals engaged in repetitive hand movements, particularly those involving the wrist and fingers. Preg- nant ...
  • Research support activities of library, university of Moratuwa : bringing to a next level via research commons 
    Seneviratne, T; Kodikara, R [Article-Full-text]
    Research Commons is dedicated library space for researchers. Research Commons in libraries are important to develop research culture in the university environment [1]. In order to review and enhance the current status of ...
  • Retail demand forecasting using light gradient boosting machine framework 
    Hewage, C; Perera, N [Article-Full-text]
    Preparing product-level demand forecasts is crucial to the retail industry. Importantly, reliable in-ventory and replenishment decisions for retail products depend on accurate demand forecasts. This allows retailers to ...
  • Review of methodologies used in electricity supply and demand forecasting 
    Dissanayake, B; Perera, N; Velmanickam, L [Article-Full-text]
    The electricity market is a critical component of modern society, providing the essential energy needed to power our homes, businesses, and industries. European countries began to liberalize their electricity markets in ...
  • Risk assessment in project supply chains in Maldives hospitality sector 
    Sugathadasa, R; Weerasinghe, B [Article-Full-text]
    The article evaluates the enabling factors of risks in the project management supply chain process within the Maldives hospitality sector within identification of needs in procurement process. The tourist arrivals in the ...
  • RPA success remains a non-trivial endeavor 
    Piyatilake, A; Thibbotuwawa, A; De Silva, M [Article-Full-text]
    Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is becoming an integral part of today’s businesses that compete in more dynamic business environments. RPA is a technology that enables organisations to automate rule-based and repetitive ...
  • Scholarly Output : 2015 ++ 
    Dias, D [Article-Full-text]
    A single slide from a presentation entitled “Research Outputs of Sri Lanka and How Expats Can Help” by Prof. Saman Halgamuge of the University of Melbourne, in June 2021 sparked interest among the University of Moratuwa community.
  • Seeking new frontiersfrom the shouldersof giants : the power of systematic reviews 
    Perera, N [Article-Full-text]
    A literature review is where a solid research begins. However, it is likely that two researchers conducting a literature review independently on the same domain may conduct the review differently with varying results.
  • Should We Care about how Birds Fly? 
    De Silva, L; Samaraweera, N; Jayaweera, N; Sugathapala, T [Article-Full-text]
    Bird flight has intrigued human minds ever since the Stone Age. Paintings in Lascaux cave in France are considered the oldest representation of birds in flight made by early ancestors of humans. The ability to fly has been ...
  • The SiTa Trilingual translation system 
    Perinpanathan, T; Dias, G [Article-Full-text]
    The National Languages Processing Center (NLPC), at the University of Moratuwa has been developing the SiTa Computer-Assisted Translation System since 2018.