the objectives of this study was to estimation of greenhouse gases (ghg) emissions and global warming in rice production and identify measures to reducing fossil energy use and greenhouse gases emissions. three rice production systems included sri, improved and conventional were studied. all activities, field operation and data in production methods and differents inputs rates were monitored an...

Vitamin D deficiency is common in non-Western immigrant groups living in Western countries. A comparison of vitamin D status in individuals who have emigrated and individuals who remain in their country of origin is needed in order to provide information about the effect of moving to northern latitudes. A total of 196 participants aged 30-60 years in a cross-sectional population-based study in ...

SRI 62-834 is a novel antineoplastic ether lipid which is currently undergoing a Phase 1 clinical trial in the United Kingdom. Its mechanism of action has not been defined. Incubation of 7.5 X 10(6)/ml HL-60 human myelomonocytic leukemia cells with between 10 and 50 microM SRI 62-834 brought about a concentration-dependent, biphasic rise in intracellular calcium, as measured by the calcium-sens...

Introduction In Sri Lanka, nursing education is moving from diploma nursing certificate to a university bachelor degree. In this transitional stage, the development of an evidence based national level framework for undergraduate nursing education is a crucially important step to improve nursing education and nursing service in Sri Lanka. The overall purpose of this PhD research study was to dev...

Ranjith Baskar Karthekeyan*, Ayya syama sundar, Sajith Sulaiman, Harish Ravulapalli, Mahesh Vakamudi and Priyasamy Thangavelu 1Department of Cardiac anesthesiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and research Institute, Porur, Chennai, India 2Resident in cardiac anesthesia, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and research Institute, Porur, Chennai, India 3Professor and Head, Department of anesthes...

– We analyzed skins and skulls of chevrotains (Moschiola sp., Artiodactyla) from Sri Lanka and India, and found considerable differences within this taxon. Based on the consistency of these differences we concluded that this taxon can be divided into three species: Moschiola indica from southern India, M. meminna from the Dry Zone in Sri Lanka, and M. kathygre n. sp. from Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone. ...

OBJECTIVE The objective was to determine whether adding a self-regulatory intervention (SRI) focused on self-monitoring of spontaneous physical activity (SPA) and sedentary behavior to a standard weight loss intervention improved maintenance of lost weight. METHODS Older (65-79 years), obese (BMI = 30-40 kg/m(2) ) adults (n = 48) were randomized to a 5-month weight loss intervention involving...

INTRODUCTION The concept of emergency medical services (EMS) is new to Sri Lanka. This article describes the development, delivery, and future ideas for EMS in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka also faces frequent natural hazards that justify the establishment of an EMS service. METHODOLOGY Data and information regarding emergency medical care in Sri Lanka were collected and reviewed from resources includ...

PURPOSE This study evaluated the effect of surgery-radiotherapy interval (SRI) on outcomes in patients treated with adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and adjuvant four cycles of doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (AC) followed by four cycles of taxane. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 1999 to 2007, 397 eligible patients were diagnosed. The effect of SRI on outcomes was anal...

BACKGROUND Two disease-specific questionnaires have been developed to assess health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with chronic respiratory failure: the Severe Respiratory Insufficiency (SRI) Questionnaire and the Maugeri Respiratory Failure (MRF) Questionnaire. We aimed to compare the characteristics of the SRI, MRF-26, and St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) for use in p...