Survey Report of Sediment Disaster in Kotmale, Sri Lanka, on September, 2015

Kenichi HANDA; Mitsuya OKAMURA; Yoshinori KAWAMURA; Yoji KASAHARA; Nobuaki KATO; Masayuki MIYASE; Toshiyuki SHIMANO; Masahito ISHIHARA; Sachi Perera; Ayako TANAKA

doi:10.13101/ijece.10.150

Survey Report of Sediment Disaster in Aranayake, Sri Lanka, on May, 2016

International Journal of Erosion Control Engineering ◽

10.13101/ijece.11.28 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 28-35

Author(s):

Kenichi HANDA ◽

Akira OKAWARA ◽

Akira SASAKI ◽

Mitsuya OKAMURA ◽

Masahito ISHIHARA ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Survey Report ◽

Sediment Disaster

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Investigation of Floral Dye Extracts as Dyeing Material for Textile Fabrics with Bio Mordant for Sri Lankan Textile Industry [Investigación de extractos de tintes florales como material de teñido para telas textiles con biomordiente para la industria textil de Sri Lanka]

Journal of Sciences and Engineering ◽

10.32829/sej.v4i2.183 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 10

Author(s):

Samudrika Wijayapala

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Environmental Pollution ◽

Textile Industry ◽

Large Scale ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Small Scale ◽

Residual Water ◽

Textile Fibre ◽

Survey Report ◽

Set Up

In Sri Lanka a huge amount of flowers are cultivated. These flowers are used as decoration purposes or for offering to Buddha and God. A survey report reveals that 40% of the total productions of flowers are unsold and wasted everyday which are thrown in water or dumped which also creates water pollution as well as environmental pollution. These wasted flowers can be used in various ways & we can get wealth from waste materials. These wasted flowers are used in extraction of colourful dyes from these flowers and use it in textile industry for dyeing purposes and the residual water portion can be used as bio-fertilizers.Colourful dye can be extracted from flowers for dyeing textile fibre. These floral dyes are eco-friendly & it has no allergic action on skin like synthetic dye. Moreover the procedure is very cost-effective and depending on it small scale Industry as well as Large scale Industry can be set up. Keeping in view the importance of eco textiles and their demand in the national and international market and to overcome the problem of environmental pollution, allergic reactions to man- kind, and the present investigation was carried out to introduce to use floral dyes for dyeing of bleached cotton fabric and tested its colour fastness properties.

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Abstract #604: Detection of Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Anthropometric Measures in Adults Living in an Urban Setting in Sri Lanka

Endocrine Practice ◽

10.1016/s1530-891x(20)42668-0 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. 114-115

Author(s):

Kavinga Gunawardane ◽

Noel Somasundaram ◽

Neil Thalagala ◽

Pubudu Chulasiri ◽

Sudath Fernando

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Urban Setting ◽

Anthropometric Measures

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Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation in Sri Lanka

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000010 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 30-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sudath Samaraweera ◽

Athula Sumathipala ◽

Sisira Siribaddana ◽

S. Sivayogan ◽

Dinesh Bhugra

Keyword(s):

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

General Population ◽

Suicide Attempts ◽

National Average ◽

The West ◽

Suicide Methods ◽

Suicide Rates ◽

Completed Suicide ◽

The World

Background: Suicidal ideation can often lead to suicide attempts and completed suicide. Studies have shown that Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of suicide in the world but so far no studies have looked at prevalence of suicidal ideation in a general population in Sri Lanka. Aims: We wanted to determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation by randomly selecting six Divisional Secretariats (Dss) out of 17 in one district. This district is known to have higher than national average rates of suicide. Methods: 808 participants were interviewed using Sinhala versions of GHQ-30 and Beck’s Scale for Suicidal Ideation. Of these, 387 (48%) were males, and 421 (52%) were female. Results: On Beck’s Scale for Suicidal Ideation, 29 individuals (4%) had active suicidal ideation and 23 (3%) had passive suicidal ideation. The active suicidal ideators were young, physically ill and had higher levels of helplessness and hopelessness. Conclusions: The prevalence of suicidal ideation in Sri Lanka is lower than reported from the West and yet suicide rates are higher. Further work must explore cultural and religious factors.

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Suicide on the Indian Subcontinent

Crisis ◽

10.1027//0227-5910.23.3.104 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 104-107 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Murad M. Khan

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Indian Subcontinent ◽

Interpersonal Relationship ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Elderly Subjects ◽

Important Public Health Problem ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Formidable Challenge ◽

Causative Factors

Summary: The Indian subcontinent comprises eight countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bhutan, and the Maldives) and a collective population of more than 1.3 billion people. 10% of the world's suicides (more than 100,000 people) take place in just three of these countries, viz. India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. There is very little information on suicides from the other four countries. Some differences from suicides in Western countries include the high use of organophosphate insecticides, larger numbers of married women, fewer elderly subjects, and interpersonal relationship problems and life events as important causative factors. There is need for more and better information regarding suicide in the countries of the Indian subcontinent. In particular, studies must address culture-specific risk factors associated with suicide in these countries. The prevention of this important public health problem in an area of the world with myriad socio-economic problems, meager resources, and stigmatization of mental illness poses a formidable challenge to mental health professionals, policy makers, and governments of these countries.

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