scholarly journals Electrophysiology - Initial Sri Lankan Experience

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
AN Dunuwille ◽  
R Gunawardane
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
National Hospital ◽  
Senior Registrar ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The World ◽  
Treatment Of Arrhythmias ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Selection Of

Electrophysiology services, though established throughout the world for the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias, were unavailable in Sri Lanka until recently. The first Electrophysiology laboratory was set up in August 2003 at the Institute of Cardiology at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka. This is the main cardiology referral center for the whole country. Here we report our initial experience in electrophysiology during this short period of six months. Our lab consists of a Bard Duo analyzer with a Micropace stimulator and an EPT 1000 RF ablator. The team consists of a Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist, a Senior Registrar, two ECG technicians and an assisting nurse, Only the Consultant has undergone formal training in EP. The ECG technicians are trained in monitoring for vascular interventions and one has undergone a short (two week) training course in handling the EP lab. All others in the team receive on the job training. All studies have been done using a total of 25 Bard EP catheters (5 ablation and the rest a selection of quad and decapolar diagnostic catheters) that have been re-usedafter gas sterilization. Our lab time consists of one day a week. The total number of daysavailable since the inception is 17 days.

The Role of Music and Allied Arts in Public Writings on Cultural Diversity: “People of Sri Lanka”

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Gisa Jähnichen
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Culturally Different ◽  
The World ◽  
Official Languages ◽  
The Way

The Sri Lankan Ministry of National Coexistence, Dialogue, and Official Languages published the work “People of Sri Lanka” in 2017. In this comprehensive publication, 21 invited Sri Lankan scholars introduced 19 different people’s groups to public readers in English, mainly targeted at a growing number of foreign visitors in need of understanding the cultural diversity Sri Lanka has to offer. This paper will observe the presentation of these different groups of people, the role music and allied arts play in this context. Considering the non-scholarly design of the publication, a discussion of the role of music and allied arts has to be supplemented through additional analyses based on sources mentioned by the 21 participating scholars and their fragmented application of available knowledge. In result, this paper might help improve the way facts about groups of people, the way of grouping people, and the way of presenting these groupings are displayed to the world beyond South Asia. This fieldwork and literature guided investigation should also lead to suggestions for ethical principles in teaching and presenting of culturally different music practices within Sri Lanka, thus adding an example for other case studies.

scholarly journals Sri Lanka and the Covid 19 Crisis: Strategies and Future Challenges

2020 ◽  
pp. 147-158
Author(s):  
Asantha Senevirathna
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Government Response ◽  
The World ◽  
Future Challenges

 COVID-19 pandemic has become a major crisis in 2020. The pandemic has claimed thousands of lives and is spreading a negative economic impact around the global economy. The pandemic has caused a devastating impact on human life in many of the countries without a clear distinction among developed or developing nations. Sri Lanka is facing the heat of the pandemic gradually since January and has taken various measures to combat the situation. The COVID-19 pandemic forwarded a greater challenge to Sri Lanka since the country has faced various disasters in the recent past and question marks remain about the government’s response. The Sri Lankan government response to the current COVID-19 crisis has been largely successful and is ranked among the best responsive countries in the world. This paper discusses Sri Lanka’s strategies in dealing with COVID-19 pandemic and possible future challenges related to the issue.

scholarly journals STRUGGLING TO BREATHE: THE THORNY ROAD THAT SRI LANKAN COMMUNITY RADIO TRAVELLED THROUGH

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 291-297
Author(s):  
Ankuran Dutta ◽  
K.G.L.A.N.S. Jayawardhana
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Mass Medium ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
State Control ◽  
Community Radio ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Radio Broadcasting ◽  
The World ◽  
Permanent Staff

Radio is considered as the most widespread electronic mass medium in the world and a unique means of reaching the world‟s poorest communities. However, as far as community radio (CR) is concerned, it addresses issues relevant to the public interest of a particular geographic group or community. It is the foremost medium that gives the marginalised a voice, when their voices are suppressed by the haves and the mainstream mass media which is also under the control of haves. The community radio in Sri Lanka has a four decade old history; yet, the country stands the risk of having this pioneering experience with CR locked away as a memory, as, of now, there is no community radio in true sense available in Sri Lanka. This paper has attempted to find out the reasons behind the failure of community radio broadcasting in Sri Lanka. Using semi-structured indepth interviews, eight leading community radio activists, advocates and researchers in Sri Lanka were interviewed. The causes identified for the failure of CR in Sri Lanka are state control over CR stations, an inexistent legal framework for community radio, inadequate funding, and human resources, misconceptions of responsible government authorities‟, the lack of knowledge about the true sense and relevance of community radio, the appointment of permanent staff from Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation than giving more priority to the volunteers from the same community, competition with mainstream media, and less dedication to community radio.

Two new species of Lagenandra (Araceae) from the Wet Zone of Sri Lanka

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 522 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-199
Author(s):  
INDRAKHEELA MADOLA ◽  
DEEPTHI YAKANDAWALA ◽  
KAPILA YAKANDAWALA ◽  
SENANI KARUNARATNE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
The Other ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Taxonomic Key ◽  
The World ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Conservation Assessments ◽  
Wet Zone

Taxonomic revisions are the most reliable pathway in unfolding new species to the world. During such a revision of the genus Lagenandra in Sri Lankan, we came across two new species: Lagenandra kalugalensis and Lagenandra srilankensis from the Wet Zone of Sri Lanka. The two new species were studied in detail and compared with the morphology of the other species described in the genus, and based on field collected data conservation assessments were performed. A detailed description for the two new species and an updated taxonomic key to the Sri Lankan Lagenandra is presented here for easy identification. Recognizing two new endemic members enhances the number of Sri Lankan species of Lagenandra to eleven and global to nineteen. According to the IUCN red data category guidelines, L. kalugalensis qualifies for Critically Endangered category under Criterion B1ab (ii,iii,v) + B2ab (ii,iii,v) while L. srilankensis qualifies for Critically Endangered category under B1ab (iii, iv) + C2 (a) (i, ii). Hence, immediate conservation measures are imperative.

The IUCN Threatened Plants Committee and Its Work Throughout the World

1977 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grenville Ll. Lucas ◽  
A. H. M. Synge
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Tropical Rain Forests ◽  
Threatened Plants ◽  
Stimulate Action ◽  
Similar Work ◽  
The World ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Selection Of

After stressing the importance of the plant kingdom to Man and the dangers threatening the survival of an estimated 20,000 species of flowering plants, this paper presents details of the activities of the IUCN Threatened Plants Committee (TPC), set up by the Survival Service Commission in 1974. The Secretariat of the TPC works through three main approaches: (1) regional groups of botanists and other experts identifying threats to their floras, advising the TPC, and preparing recommendations; (2) specialist groups doing similar work for plant groups such as palms and cycads; and (3) institutional support of botanic gardens and similar organizations maintaining collections of threatened species in cultivation. This last aspect was launched at a conference on conservation held at Kew in 1975.The primary aim of the TPC is to gather and disseminate information on which species are threatened throughout the world. Accurate documentation is essential, and in this task both herbarium and field work are needed. Although our knowledge in general of temperate, subtropical, and islands, floras is reasonably good in most cases, and there are specialists working on most of such areas, our knowledge of continental tropical floras is much less comprehensive. There is an urgent need for check-lists to be rapidly compiled for such areas wherever possible. In tropical rain-forests, the difficulties encountered in listing threatened species are particularly acute.Provided present collaboration continues and finance is provided, initial lists of rare and threatened species will become available within the next decade for many areas. This information should be of great value in preventing needless extinction through lack of planning or forethought, in providing a valuable input in the selection of sites for reserves, etc., and in complementing habitat conservation approaches—as well as helping to stimulate action on individual species.The ‘Red Data’ categories used by IUCN to indicate the degrees of threat to individual species are outlined, and will be used in the three types of TPC publication—regional lists of rare and threatened species, bulletins on smaller areas with more detail on each species, and sheets for the Red Data Book which will give detailed case-histories of a limited selection of threatened species. All three approaches are under way; the European List has been completed, bulletins for many areas are on the way, and the TPC aims to start issuing new plant Red Data sheets in 1977–78.

scholarly journals Notes on the diet and habitat selection of the Sri Lankan Leopard Panthera pardus kotiya (Mammalia: Felidae) in the central highlands of Sri Lanka

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 6214-6221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Kittle ◽  
Anjali C. Watson ◽  
P.H.S. Chanaka Kumara ◽  
S.D. Kashmi C. Sandanayake ◽  
H.K. Nimalka Sanjeewani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Panthera Pardus ◽  
Central Highlands ◽  
Selection Of

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Post-Insurgency Rehabilitation Program in Sri Lanka

2018 ◽  
Vol III (I) ◽  
pp. 76-90
Author(s):  
Ilam Khan ◽  
Ahmed Saeed Minhas ◽  
Hajra Nasir Satti
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Civil Defense ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
The World

In the broader Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programs, the terms ‘rehabilitation’ and ‘reintegration’ are erroneously used as synonyms. The manifestation of these two distinct phases of a program can be seen in many affected parts of the world. Sri Lanka is one such place where the rehabilitation program was launched after an extended war against insurgency. The vigilantes constituted by the Sri Lankan armed forces, known as Civil Defense Forces (CDF) has been controversial. This paper differentiates the theory and practice and explains what could be done to enhance the capacity and effectiveness of the programs

scholarly journals Access to Scholarly Publications through Consortium in Sri Lanka A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Pradeepa Wijetunge
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
Complicated Process ◽  
Awareness Raising ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training ◽  
Selection Of

This paper illustrates the complicated process of formulating a library consortium in Sri Lanka, and the process of preliminary activities, selection of databases, awareness raising and training and the later developments are presented as a case study, using appropriate Tables, Figures and textual discussions. Insights are provided to the factors that contributed to the slow but steady establishment and development including the support of the top management of the University Grants Commission, participation of as many academics as possible and the collaborative nature of the implementation process. This is the first ever paper written on the formulation of the Sri Lankan consortium and the publishing will help many researchers to gain firsthand information about its beginnings. Also, the library leaders from other countries where the socio-economic and attitudinal conditions are similar can use the lessons learnt from this initiative for their benefit.

Rethinking Judicial Independence in India and Sri Lanka

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-135
Author(s):  
Rehan ABEYRATNE
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Religious Tradition ◽  
Judicial Independence ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
Public Interest Litigation ◽  
Independent Judiciary ◽  
Political Interference ◽  
The World ◽  
Structural Differences

AbstractThe traditional narrative of judicial independence in India and Sri Lanka goes like this. The Indian Constitution established a strong and independent judiciary, which has become one of the most powerful in the world. By contrast, judicial independence was never entrenched in Sri Lanka due to insufficient constitutional safeguards and political interference. This paper seeks to challenge this narrative. It argues that despite important structural differences, India and Sri Lanka have followed similar judicial paths since the 1970s. Both judiciaries relaxed procedural requirements to allow sweeping public interest litigation; defined secularism and regulated religious practices in line with the dominant religious tradition; and largely deferred to the executive on the scope and necessity of emergency regulations. This remarkable convergence in jurisprudence demonstrates that (1) the Sri Lankan Supreme Court is more rights-protective and (2) its Indian counterpart is less willing to assert its independence on controversial issues than traditionally understood.

scholarly journals Performance Assessment of Sri Lankan Pre-Hospital Ambulance Service

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Ravindra Pathirathna ◽  
Pamila S Adikari ◽  
Chanaka Liyanage ◽  
Pradeep Ratnasekare
Keyword(s):  
Chest Pain ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Acute Chest Pain ◽  
Good Control ◽  
Ambulance Service ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
Call Centre ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Hospital Emergency ◽  
Substantial Control

Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of mortality that raised the demand for pre-hospital emergency care in Sri Lanka. Understanding the performance of Sri Lanka's 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulance service is essential to improve its quality and to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with the disease. This study aims to describe socio-demographic characteristics and evaluate the clinical assessment and management process of patients presenting with acute chest pain of cardiac in origin. A descriptive study was conducted in Gampaha District of the Western Province of Sri Lanka. A total of 154 records of patients with acute chest pain who rang the 1990 call centre over a 3-month period were selected. Composite values for treatment and examinations as a percentage were plotted on run charts to assess the performance and its variations over the study period. About 47.4% of the study group were in 35–65 age group, 53.2% were males, and 81.8% had a typical presentation. The median for composite value for examination as a percentage was 89.5%, indicating substantial control and alignment with the reference package with normal cause variation. The median composite value for treatment as a percentage was 9.96%, a low value with normal cause variation. A good control of the processes of clinical examination and treatment is apparent. A higher median for composite value for examination as a percentage attributed to the formal training process of the ambulance staff. Although a low median was obtained for the composite value for treatment as a percentage, it was stable and pointed room for improvement.

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