Graffiti is a form of self-expression unleashed upon the built-environment by unknown persons. Present largely in anonymous environments, they are inter-twinted with social, cultural, political as well as individual ...
Research on demand-model transferability has consistently shown that the updated models perform better than the
simple transfer of the original model with the original coefficients. Several methods are available for the ...
It is believed that rural places and urban places by nature are specific "worlds' where totally different socio-geographical transactions exist which have implications for social and psychological behaviour of their ...
The Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) has released its
report on climate change,
and they have taken the
message under the title ‘Code RED
for Humanity' Whether we are in a
pandemic or not we are in ...
When I think of my early days, there are two experiences that made a profound influence on my future career. My father was an Assistant Station Master, and he taught me all aspects of managing a railway station except ...
Soft robotics is a novel disruptive technology that is revolutionizing the fields of
robotics. Innovative use of compliant materials by researchers has elevated soft robotics
over contemporary technologies. The Computational ...
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The agri-food industry is one of the largest manufacturing sectors in many developed and developing countries. This industry requires large volumes of natural resources. This resource requirement has been a key barrier to ...
The National Languages Processing Center (NLPC), at the University of Moratuwa has been developing the SiTa Computer-Assisted Translation System since 2018.
This study aims to develop a scientific model to ascertain the impact of incentives, regulatory regimes, and new technology products on the behavior of different customer segments of the electricity market, in order to ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Textile and apparel industry plays a huge role in the Sri Lankan industrial sector, accounting more than 40% of export earnings in the country. Textile wet processing produces large volumes of coloured effluents which have ...
Identification and tracking of vehicles are essential for control and surveillance of transport systems. It is important not only for traffic control but also to estimate vehicle storage within
a cordon of city.