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Showing 1 to 20 of 207 for “"Sri Lanka"”.
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Folk music of Sri Lanka : ten piano pieces
The purpose of the present research was to provide ideas for positive stress management in the orchestra world to help achieve high-level performances. The author developed the Orchestral Performance and Stress Survey and distributed it to 230 musicians of three orchestras that comprised full-time …
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Environmental assessment for wetland management in Sri Lanka
… framework for the management of wetlands in Sri Lanka and todetermine its practicability under the prevailing conditions of data availabilityand expertise.Eight functions and values are used to characterize wetland environments and thebaseline conditions are evaluated by the capacity to …
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The molecular basis of thalassaemia in Sri Lanka
… but very rarely on the Indian subcontinent. In Sri Lanka it is associated with a different 3' haplotype, suggesting a multicentric origin. Three new mutations were found; a frameshift codon 6-10 IVSI-129 (A--7C) in the consensus splice site and a second frame shift, CD55 (-A). Four a-gene …
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Entrepreneurial Action: Community and Buddhism contexts in Sri Lanka
… were conducted with 24 Buddhist entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka. Findings revealed that the actions of an emergent venture flow through two discrete phases: pre-launch and post-launch. The entrepreneurial action themes that emerged in the pre-launch phase were entrepreneurial intention and resourcing, …
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The Jungle Tide: “Collapse” in Early Mediaeval Sri Lanka
… the Early Mediaeval “collapse” of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, through explicit reference to the archaeological record. The study of Anuradhapura’s terminal period has been dominated by a reliance upon textual sources, resulting in a monocausal and politically charged narrative depicting an eleventh …
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The influence of Tamil diaspora on stability in Sri Lanka
… defeat of the LTTE in 2009 did not end the Sri Lankan ethnic problem. Pro-LTTE Tamils, who have migrated and settled in many parts of the world, have created many diasporic Tamil organizations to continue their fight for a separate state. The LTTE uses the actions of the Transnational …
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Corporate social responsibility and company performance : evidence from Sri Lanka
The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) developed in the Western world since the 1950s, is novel to developing countries. Various CSR principles, standards, frameworks and indices have grown significantly as researchers to expand the concept in business and academic worlds. The …
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Type 2 diabetes in Sri Lanka : Genetic epidemiology and periodontal association.
… diabetes and impaired fasting glyceamia (IFG) in Sri Lanka are high and an increasing number of people are succumbing to disease. Identifying people at risk of developing complications is a healthcare priority of the county to prevent morbidity and mortality. Type 2 diabetes is familiarly …
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Socioecology, Acoustic Communication and Demography of Asian Elephants in Sri Lanka
… AND DEMOGRAPHY OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS IN SRI LANKA Shermin de Silva (Author) Dorothy L. Cheney (Supervisor) Comparison of behavior across species brings to light the underlying social and ecological factors that have shaped social organization and communication. Elephantids, the only …
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The construction industry and economic development : the case of Sri Lanka
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1984.
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FUTURE MARITIME SECURITY CONCERNS OF THE SRI LANKA NAVY: CHALLENGES VERSUS SOLUTIONS
This thesis explores how the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) can effectively face its maritime security challenges by utilizing available resources and establishing a maritime strategy to ensure peace and stability in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Specifically, the analysis examines security concerns in the …
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Chronic Kidney Disease Unidentified (CKDu) in Sri Lanka: Towards an Integrated Solution
… farmers in the North Central Province (NCP) of Sri Lanka is being addressed by the Government of Sri Lanka. The disease was discovered in the NCP in the mid-1990s; and since its discovery, it has found in other neighboring farming areas. The Sri Lankan Government has taken various measures to …
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Corporate governance practices and firm performance of listed companies in Sri Lanka
… governance practices and firm performance in Sri Lanka, as a result of the adoption of code of best practice on corporate governance in 2003 and the extent of changes to corporate governance practices four years after (2007). During this period, the firms that operated in Sri Lanka were …
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Drug policy-making in Sri Lanka 1984-2008: people, politics and power
Policy analysis has not been a part of mainstream Sri Lankan research or academic tradition, and hence there exists a lack of research on policy studies in Sri Lanka. Given also a paucity of research on illicit drug use and contemporary drug policy, this research study generated and analysed a body …
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