scholarly journals slm is Dead, Long Live Sri Lanka Malay

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umberto Ansaldo
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Genetic Evidence ◽  
Theory Method ◽  
Speech Community ◽  
Scientific Interest ◽  
Scientific Curiosity

This paper discusses the results of scholarship on Sri Lanka Malay based on the studies presented in Nordhoff 2013 in terms of theory, method, and social impact. It touches on a variety of topics including the significance of recent genetic evidence for old theories of language genesis, as well as the efforts for revitalization sparked by the scientific interest in the speech community. In evaluating this collection of variable significance, the author reflects on the transition of ownership of Sri Lanka Malay: from object of scientific curiosity to ancestral language of communal value.

scholarly journals Identification of Novel Rodent-Borne Orthohantaviruses in an Endemic Area of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1984
Author(s):  
Devinda S. Muthusinghe ◽  
Kenta Shimizu ◽  
Sithumini M. W. Lokupathirage ◽  
Zhouoxing Wei ◽  
Yomani D. Sarathkumara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Endemic Area ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Genetic Evidence ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Sri Lankan

We reported the genetic evidence of circulating hantaviruses from small mammals captured in a chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) hotspot area of Sri Lanka. The high seroprevalence of anti-hantavirus antibodies against Thailand orthohantavirus (THAIV) has been reported among CKDu patients and rodents in Sri Lankan CKDu hotspots. We captured 116 small mammals from CKDu endemic regions in the Polonnaruwa District of Sri Lanka. Seven animals (five out of 11 Mus booduga and two out of 99 Rattus rattus) were PCR-positive for the hantavirus. A rat-borne sequence was grouped with a THAIV-like Anjozorobe virus. In contrast, Mus-borne sequences belonged to the THAIV lineage, suggesting a novel orthohantavirus species according to the phylogenetic analyses and whole-genome comparisons. Our genetic evidence indicates the presence of two THAIV-related viruses circulating in this CKDu endemic area, suggesting a basis for further investigations to identify the infectious virus in patients with CKDu and the CKDu induction mechanism of these viruses.

scholarly journals Social impact, Attitudes and Behavioural pattern of busy life styles Due to Micro-sleepiness.

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 106-113
Author(s):  
Rumesh Liyanage ◽  
Navaratne SB ◽  
Ranaweera KKDS ◽  
Indira Wickramasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Peak Level ◽  
Peak Time ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Risk Zone ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Social

Survey was carried out to identify human attitudes on micro-sleepiness and preventive measures with a view to develop a food product to combat micro-sleepiness. Statistical data pertaining to road accidents were collected from, Sri Lanka Police Traffic Division and were statistically analyzed to identify the social impact. Results revealed that peak level of road accidents is observed at 14.00 -20.00h (38.2%)[1] and intencity of micro-sleepiness falls at the same time period (37.36%) while14.00 to 16.00h is the peak time,16.00 to 18.00h is the least; again 18.00 to 20.00h it reappears slightly. Peak hours of micro-sleepiness occurs at 14.00- 20.00h and it was also validated by the statistics from Sri Lanka police during last ten years. Even though respondents of the survey expressed that peak hours of micro-sleepiness is 14.00-16.00h, according to police reports, peak hours fall in between 18.00-20.00h. Reason for this disparity is due to stressful condition of the drivers, traffic jams, mental stress, rushing to attend urgent matters and bad light. Out of the interviewees, 69.27% strongly wanted to avoide micro-sleepiness and intend to spend LKR 10-20 on a commercial product to combat micro-sleepiness. As age old practices to supress micro-sleepiness are time taken, modern day respondents (51.64%) like to have a quick solution through a drink. Moreover, 46.94% respondents proposed a product developed from plant based materials and 94.5% expressed formulation of a product is of nationally importance. Survey further disclosed that about, 76.84%, 96.39% and 80.93% taking heavy diets for their breakfirst, lunch and dinner respectively. Therefore, food habits of morning and noon may cause for micro-sleepiness while dinner may cause for both, natural and micro-sleepiness due to heavy glicemic load of food[2].According to the study micro-sleepiness can be catogorized in to three zones such as low-risk zone(08.00-10.00h and 18.00-20.00h), managable zone(10.00-12.00h), and high-risk zone(14.00-16.00h).

scholarly journals Environmental and social impact of a mini-hydropower plant based on Sudu Ganga in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
H. M. K. A. Herath ◽  
R. A. R. Prabodanie ◽  
M. T. M. T. Wijewicrama
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Hydropower Plant

scholarly journals Introduction to Politeness and Impoliteness Research in Global Contexts

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 873-903
Author(s):  
Miriam A Locher ◽  
Tatiana V Larina
Keyword(s):  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Theory Method ◽  
Scientific Interest ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Politeness Theory ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Individual Paper ◽  
Pragmatic Turn

Im/politeness research has been a solid and growing research field in sociolinguistics, pragmatics and discourse analysis during the last four decades. The scientific interest in this topic is not accidental and may be explained by the general pragmatic turn of modern interdisciplinary linguistic studies which are not focused on language as an abstract system, but on its functioning in various contexts and types of interaction. Knowledge of the strategies and politeness mechanisms used in various social and cultural contexts promotes mutual understanding in communication. In this introduction to the special issue on im/politeness in global contexts we will briefly position the topic of im/politeness research, and highlight advancements in im/politeness theory, method and data. We then turn to a brief synopsis of each individual paper and highlight the theoretical and methodological contributions and innovations proposed by our authors. We end with a discussion of the results and a brief outlook on future research.

scholarly journals First record of cyanobacteria species: Cephalothrix komarekiana, from tropical Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 200040-0
Author(s):  
Md. Fuad Hossain ◽  
R.W.T.M.R.T.K Bowange ◽  
K.L.W. Kumara ◽  
D.N. Magana-Arachchi ◽  
R.R. Ratnayake
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Value Added ◽  
First Record ◽  
South American ◽  
Tropical Asia ◽  
Freshwater Bodies ◽  
Westiellopsis Prolifica ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
First Time

Cyanobacteria play an important ecological role in every ecosystem with hidden economic and social impact. Among tropical countries, Sri Lanka holds a rich biodiversity with remarkable cyanobacterial diversity. The major objective of this study was to investigate the diversity of culturable cyanobacteria from freshwater bodies of Sri Lanka, with a phylogenetic perspective. Molecular characterization followed by phylogenetic evaluations allowed identification of new species with value added potential and revealed deeper taxonomic resolutions. A total of 74 monocultures were obtained. Rare isolates; Alkalinema pantanalense (U4), Geitlerinema sp. (U36) and Westiellopsis prolifica (U58) were also among them. Novel species Cephalothrix komarekiana was identified for the first time in Sri Lanka. This species was first reported from South American continent (Brazil and Amazonian rivers in 2015 and 2017 respectively) and Korea in 2018. The present study is next in line reporting the species first time from the tropical Asia. Higher value added potential and easy culturing of C. komarekiana suggest its economical applicability in many industries. Overall, this study provides insight on diversity, ecological distribution and industrial applicability of culturable cyanobacteria from the tropics with special reference to C. komarekiana reported from Sri Lanka.

scholarly journals Synchronic variation in Sri Lanka Portuguese personal pronouns

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo C. Cardoso ◽  
Patrícia Costa
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Language Shift ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Language Loss ◽  
Personal Pronoun ◽  
Speech Community ◽  
Personal Pronouns ◽  
Small Communities ◽  
Documentary Data ◽  
History Of

Abstract This paper presents and discusses the instances of synchronic variation attested in the personal pronoun paradigm of modern Sri Lanka Portuguese, an endangered Portuguese-based creole spoken by relatively small communities scattered across Eastern and Northern Sri Lanka. Although Sri Lanka Portuguese has a long history of documentation dating from, at least, the beginning of the 19 century, only a few studies have explicitly reported cases of synchronic variation. This study aims, therefore, to fill that gap, by contributing to the description and explanation of patterns of variation relating to the personal pronoun paradigm as encountered in documentary data collected between 2015 and 2020, over several field trips to the districts of Ampara, Batticaloa, Jaffna, and Trincomalee. The nature of the variation observed in the data ranges from phonetic alternations to strategies of paradigm regularization and stylistic shrinkage, often revealing the effects of diachronic processes of variant competition and substitution. Combining the observed patterns of variation with surveyed linguistic trends of language shift, we propose that obsolescence may be responsible for some of the variability encountered in modern SLP personal pronouns, especially that associated with certain socially- or geographically-defined subsets of the speech community (viz. the younger generations and the speakers from Jaffna) characterized by advanced language loss.

scholarly journals 360 Social impact on lower limb disability among urban community dwelling residents in Sri Lanka

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A132.1-A132
Author(s):  
Inoka Eranganie Weerasinghe ◽  
Pushpa Fonseka ◽  
Samath Dharmaratne ◽  
Sumedha Jayatilake
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Community Dwelling
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