What is good about Sri Lankan homegardens with regards to food security? A synthesis of the current scientific knowledge of a multifunctional land-use system
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-017-0093-6
Abstract: Abstract Recently, there has been growing interest in agroforestry systems due to their great potential to mitigate threats to household food and nutrition security from soaring food prices but also as carbon sinks. In Sri… read more here.
Keywords: sri lankan; land; security; food security ... See more keywords
Forest cover and level of protection influence the island-wide distribution of an apex carnivore and umbrella species, the Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-017-1431-8
Abstract: Apex predators fulfil potentially vital ecological roles. Typically wide-ranging and charismatic, they can also be useful surrogates for biodiversity preservation, making their targeted conservation imperative. The Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya), an endangered, endemic… read more here.
Keywords: panthera pardus; sri lankan; lankan leopard; leopard panthera ... See more keywords
Validation of Adolescent Suicide Assessment Protocol-20 (ASAP-20) to Sri Lankan adolescents.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2018.02.016
Abstract: PURPOSE Youth suicide rates are rising worldwide, including Sri Lanka, where 46.5/100,000 among 15-19yrs was reported in 1986. Identifying high risk adolescents is vital. Dearth of trained professionals, demands an instrument utilizable by non-psychiatrists. Such… read more here.
Keywords: sri lankan; assessment protocol; suicide assessment; adolescent suicide ... See more keywords
Exploring choice and expenditure on energy for domestic works by the Sri Lankan households: Implications for policy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.119899
Abstract: Abstract The majority of households in developing countries rely on harmful energy sources for cooking and lighting due to socioeconomic constraints. This paper aims to examine patterns and determinants of household energy consumption choices using… read more here.
Keywords: clean energy; sri lankan; lankan households; policy ... See more keywords
Prevalence, patterns, and associations of dyslipidemia among Sri Lankan adults-Sri Lanka Diabetes and Cardiovascular Study in 2005-2006.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2018.01.006
Abstract: BACKGROUND Dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Prevalence patterns and determinants of dyslipidemia in Sri Lanka are unkown. OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the prevalence and correlates of dyslipidemia among Sri Lankan… read more here.
Keywords: sri lankan; sri lanka; prevalence; lankan adults ... See more keywords
Determinants of crop diversification in rice-dominated Sri Lankan agricultural systems
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.05.010
Abstract: Abstract Climate-driven changes in water availability in tropical agricultural systems will force many farmers to significantly alter their cultivation practices. In agricultural systems dominated by water-intensive rice cultivation, farmers may need to diversify away from… read more here.
Keywords: sri lankan; rice; water; diversification ... See more keywords
Detection of Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus by loop-mediated isothermal amplification using dried reagents.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2021.114336
Abstract: Recently, the widespread occurrence of Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus (SLCMV), genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae, which causes a mosaic disease in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in South-East Asia have, become a serious economic issue. Since… read more here.
Keywords: sri lankan; detection; cassava mosaic; lankan cassava ... See more keywords
Differential transmission of Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus by three cryptic species of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci complex
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DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2019.11.013
Abstract: In recent years, Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus (SLCMV), a begomovirus (genus Begmovirus, family Geminiviridae) causing cassava mosaic disease in Asia, poses serious threats to cassava cultivation in Asia. However, the transmission of SLCMV in… read more here.
Keywords: transmission; sri lankan; cassava mosaic; virus ... See more keywords
Screening for Cyclotides in Sri Lankan Medicinal Plants: Discovery, Characterization, and Bioactivity Screening of Cyclotides from Geophila repens
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00674
Abstract: Cyclotides are an intriguing class of structurally stable circular miniproteins of plant origin with numerous potential pharmaceutical and agricultural applications. To investigate the occurrence of cyclotides in Sri Lankan flora, 50 medicinal plants were screened,… read more here.
Keywords: geophila repens; cyclotides geophila; sri lankan; cyclotides sri ... See more keywords
Alike but different: the understanding of rituals among Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus in Denmark
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2017.1389027
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article will discuss the meaning(s) of rituals among Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus in Denmark with special focus on the second generation. It will use Roy A. Rappaport's theory on ritual both as communication… read more here.
Keywords: sri lankan; rituals among; denmark; among sri ... See more keywords
Consuming conflict as Tamil consciousness: the case of second-generation British Sri Lankan Tamils
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2021.1940890
Abstract: ABSTRACT A long-running conflict is wounding for generations, not only by sustaining an affective sense-making between different geolocations but also by binding diasporic communities through the conflict’s temporality of pain, violence and loss as enduring… read more here.
Keywords: conflict; generation british; british sri; sri lankan ... See more keywords