4.Journals Published in Sri Lanka

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    Sri Lanka Elderly Study: Phase 1 (SLES:1) – A descriptive study of the health status and physiological parameters of institutionalized elderly in Colombo district: The protocol
    (Ceylon College of Physicians:Rajagiriya, 2019) Amarasiri, W.A.D.L.; Atapattu, P.M.; Dalpatadu, K.P.C.; Dissanayake, W.D.N.; Fernando, A.D.A.; Fernando, N.H.D.; Gunatilake, M.; Jayawardena, R.; Jayaweera, S.K.; Kumarasiri, M.A.H.P.; Ranawaka, H.A.R.; Sathkumara, B.L.; Thisera, H.C.C.; Udagedara, U.A.H.; Upekshani, A.V.N.N.; Vamasiwan, N.; Vithanage, K.; Waidyarathne, A.O.K.; Wanninayake, W.M.L.V.; Wasalathanthri, S.; Wickramasinghe, N.
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    The environmental hazards of pesticides used in ceylon's agriculture
    (Tea Research Institute. Thalawakele, 1971) Wickramasinghe, N.
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    Rational use of glass in tropical urban climatic conditions
    (Sri Lanka Institute of Architects. Colombo, 2001) Perera, L.S.R.; Wickramasinghe, N.
    Glass is a common material us4ed in buildings,mainly for plenestration purposes.Although the physical properties and performance data ofthe wide variety of glass can be easily obtained from technical literature,their performances under specific environmental conditions are not commonly known.While the technical literature presents performance data under laboratory conditions,the same under ambient conditions are not available .However,the post application performence of glass largely depends on the external environmental conditions.This paper attemplts to understand the plerformance of popularly used variety of glasses under tropical urban climatic conditions of Sri lanka.It presents the findings of an exlperimnet conducted under ambient conditions,using a scaled model of a typical office building.
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    Factors influencing the nutritional status of infants and pre-school children of the urban poor
    (Sri Lanka Medical Association. Colombo, 1989) Wickramasinghe, N.; Gunawardena, D.G.; Wickramanayake, T.W.
    Morbidity and nutritional status of 200 children under 5 years of age, selected randomly from 19608families living in slum dwellings in the sity of Colombo have been related to their living conditions, per capita income of household and educational status of the mother. The incidence of diarrhoes was high in all age groups except during infancy, being very high where there was no toilet or a toilet was shared between several households, incedence of respiratory tract infections ranges from 33 to 48perc. being inversely related to the per capita floor area in dwelling. Angular stomatitis and glossitis were the main clinical manifestations of malnutrition, being highest in the 4-5 year group. The type of dwelling and the income of the household were the two most important factors determining the nutritional status at the children. The need for providing a hygienic and sanitory environment, clean drinking water and effective primary health care services, in addtion to poverty alleviation, is stressed.