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6-REXOS: Upper limb exoskeleton robot with Improved pHRI

Gunasekara, M; Gopura, R; Jayawardana, TSS [Article-Abstract]

Close interaction can be observed between an exoskeleton robot and its wearer. Therefore, appropriate physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) should be considered when designing an exoskeleton robot to provide safe and ...
Analysis on energy efficiency and optimality of LED and photovoltaic based street lighting system

Kulasooriyage, CS; Namasivayam, SS; Udaawatta, L

This study evaluates the optimality and energy efficiency of Light Emitting Diode (LED) and Photovoltaic based street lighting systems as a part of energy conservation. This evaluation is based on the detailed review ...
Application of team role theory to construction design teams

Senaratne, S; Gunawardane, S [Article-Full-text]

Teams are the primary unit of working in the construction industry, and thus the performance of an industry can be improved when team performance is improved. Therefore, managers in the field should be well aware of good ...
An Approach to seismic analysis of (Engineered) Buildings in Sri Lanka

Lewangamage, CS; Kularathna, HGSR [Article-Abstract]

Even though, Sri Lanka was believed to have no seismic threats, it is now realized that Sri Lanka can no longer be considered as a country safe from seismic threats following the recent events that occurred in and around ...
Architect, the salvage dawg

Wijetunge, MNR [Article-Abstract]
Artificail Intelligence Based Smart Building Automation Controller for Energy Efficiency Improvements in Existing Building

Basnayake, BADJCK; Amarasinghe, YWR; Attalage, RA; Udayanga, TDI; Jayasekara, AGBP [Article-Abstract]

This paper presents the design and implementation details of an Artificial Intelligent based smart building automation controller (AIBSBAC). It has the capability to perform intelligently adaptive to user preferences, which ...
The Assemblage reusing references to the past Lakmal house

Wijetunge, NR
Assessment of Geothermal Gradient in Bogala Area, Sri Lanka

Nanayakkara, GD; Premasiri, HMR; Attalage, RA

Geothermal gradient gives important assessment to geothermal potential in an area. This study aimed to study geothermal potential in Sri Lankan crust using measurement from available deep mines. Bogala Graphite mines is ...
Automatic evaluation software for contact centre agents’ voice handling performance

Perera, KKANN; Priyadarshana, YHPP; Gunathunga, KIH; Ranathunga, L; Karunarathne, PM; Thanthriwatta, TM [Article-Abstract]

Evaluating the contact center agent’s voice handling skills is important in order to enhance the customer satisfaction, through employee performance. Conventionally, supervisors in call center monitoring divisions listen ...
The black prince’s chapel: An architectural record of the church of our lady of the gate of heaven

Jayasinghe, S [Article-Full-text]

Heritage buildings not only provide a living record of our social and cultural history but also make a positive contribution to our sense of place and our transnational identity. The four hundred year old church of Our ...
Brannan’s conjecture and trigonometric sums

Barnard, RW; Jayatilake, UC; Solynin, A Yu [Article-Full-text]

We prove some versions of Brannan’s Conjecture on Taylor coefficients of the ratio of two binomials of the form (1+zx)α/(1−x)β and discuss some related inequalities for trigonometric sums.
Capacity gaps in post disaster construction & demolition waste management

Karunasena, G; Amaratunga, D [Article-Full-text]

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the identification of the existing capacities of post disaster C&D waste management in developing countries, with a special emphasis on Sri Lanka to determine the capacity ...
Comparison Between Performance of Various Database Systems for Implementing a Language Corpus

Upeksha, D; Wijayarathna, C; Siriwardena, M; Lasandun, L; Wimalasuriya, C; de Silva, NHND; Dias, G

Data storage and information retrieval are some of the most important aspects when it comes to the development of a language corpus. Currently most corpora use either relational databases or indexed file systems. When ...
A Comprehensive information extraction module for reducing call handling time in a contact centre

Gunathunga, KIH; Priyadarshana, YHPP; Perera, KKANN; Ranathunga, L; Karunaratne, PM; Thanthriwatta, TM [Article-Abstract]

Information extraction plays an important role in text related research and application areas such as text mining and dialogue systems. Information extraction can be done using key word extraction and measuring the semantic ...
Conservation of the Moon Bastion on the Ramparts of the Galle Fort

Manawadu, S [Article-Abstract]
Construction project leadership across the team development process

Senaratne, S; Samaraweera, A [Article-Full-text]

Purpose – The construction industry mostly adopts teams consisting of a collection of diverse professionals in each of its product delivery projects, where normally the construction project manager (CPM) becomes the ...
A contribution to the selection of tsunami human vulnerability indicators: Conclusions from tsunami impacts in Sri Lanka and Thailand (2004), Samoa (2009), Chile (2010) and Japan (2011)

González-Riancho, P; Aliaga, B; Hettiarachchi, S; González, M; Medina, R [Article-Full-text]

After several tsunami events with disastrous consequences around the world, coastal countries have realized the need to be prepared to minimize human mortality and damage to coastal infrastructures, livelihoods and ...
Critical factors which govern labour productivity in building construction Industry in Sri Lanka

Halwatura, RU [Article-Abstract]

The concept of construction productivity began in the early 20th century with a series of time and motion studies to improve bricklaying operations. However, it remains an interesting and a dominant issue in the construction ...
Decision support system for diagnosing asthma disease

Shahany, MNA; Sivalingam, M; Sandanayake, TC [Article-Abstract]

Field of medicine is more about decision making. The role of a physician is more pivotal in the diagnosis of a disease from all other possible illnesses. This is called as “Differential Diagnosis” in the field of medicine ...
Dempster-Shafer Information Filtering Framework: Temporal and Spatio-Temporal Evidence Filtering

Weeraddana, DM; Kulasekere, C; Walgama, KS [Article-Full-text]

This paper presents an information processing framework for Distributed Sensor Networks (DSNs). The framework is capable of directly processing temporally and spatially distributed multi-modality sensor data to extract ...

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