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  • Detecting freshness of fruits using carbon dioxide, oxygen and humidity sensors 
    Sammani, K.S.; Jayasinghe, P.K.S.C. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    The quality of edible fruits often depends on their freshness; there is no acceptable mechanism to check the freshness of fruits. A combination of technologies such as Arduino and sensors can detect the freshness of the ...
  • Suggesting appropriate business opportunities using a supervised learning approach 
    Thiranjaya, D.D.S.; Liyanage, C.R. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    It is a global understanding and a duly recognized fact that businesses and entrepreneurship play a vital role in an economy of a country. When it comes to employment generation, economic growth, and social cohesion and ...
  • A conceptual model to detect seat damages in train compartments 
    Rathnadasa, W.H.D.; Nuwan, L. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    Railway transport is one of the most popular public transportation mechanisms, which serves about seven million passengers daily. The Department of Railways has provided various provisions and safety regulations to provide ...
  • Evaluating the properties of paddy-grown soil after biofertilizer application 
    Dishalini, V.; Premanadarajah, P. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    This experiment evaluated the soil properties of paddy crop at clay loam soil in Kilinochchi by using different fertilizer sources, including two types of biofertilizer, Azolla, in a symbiotic relationship with Anabaena ...
  • A sentiment analysis dataset for code-mixed Sinhala-English language 
    Uthpala, K.; Thirukumaran, S. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    Communication is an essential part of human life, and technology has been involved in several ways much wider than ever before. Single language often does not reflect on how people communicate naturally. Many parts of the ...
  • Adulteration and quality of black tea in Sri Lankan market 
    Gunathilaka, D.M.N.M.; Warnasooriya, W.M.R.S.K. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    Adulteration of tea is becoming a severe issue in the Sri Lankan tea industry. Black tea is adulterated with sugar, glucose, sodium bicarbonate and ferrous sulphate to improve its colour and sand, iron fillings and leather ...
  • Benchmarking performance of text classifiers for imbalanced data 
    Upeksha, L.; Yasotha, R. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    A goal of a text classifier is to classify text documents into defined categories automatically. Classification belongs to supervised learning, where the targets are also provided with the input data. Traditional classification ...
  • Smart billing system for water consumption 
    Sinnalebbe, A.M.; Jayasinghe, P.K.S.C. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    In recent years, households’ demand for tap water has increased with the rapid increase of the worlds’ population. However, in Sri Lanka, it is reported that consumers are very low aware of daily water usage with traditional ...
  • Pollen source foraging preference of honeybees (Apis cerana) in Endane biodiversity corridor of Sinharajah Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka 
    Gunapala, R.G.L.J.L.; Sirisena, U.G.A.I.; Geekiyanage, N.; Madhushani, M.A.; Nanayakkara, S.; Perera, A. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    Identifying the most preferred foraging plants of honeybees is a prerequisite to harvest year-round bee honey production. This study evaluated the foraging preference of pollen sources by honeybees in the Endane Biodiversity ...
  • Genotoxic responses of Oreochromis niloticus to oil-contaminated water 
    Kanthi, A.; Jayaweera, W.M.C.S. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    Moragoda Ela is an open canal connected with three cross drains that serve critical functions in the Galle Municipal area drainage system. However, the canal is under severe pollution stress due to numerous illegal discharge ...
  • Early warning system for human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka 
    Sewwandi, H.A.M.; Rumeshika, A. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    Elephants are essential indicators in an ecosystem. Human-elephant conflict (HEC) arises when elephants move to human livelihood. HEC is one of the significant problems in Sri Lanka. A variety of technologies have been ...
  • Melanoma skin cancer detection using deep transfer learning with channel attention 
    Papiththira, S. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    Melanoma is a dangerous type of skin cancer. Even though it occurs about one percentage of the population, its death rate is higher than other skin cancers. Melanoma has the potential to spread to other parts of the body ...
  • Analysing the risk level of diabetic neuropathy using data mining techniques 
    Priyadarshani, A.W.S.M.; Jayaneththi, J.K.D.B.G. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    Diabetic neuropathy is one of the severe complications that damage diabetic patient’s nerves throughout their bodies. This complication will cause pain and numbness in the legs and feet and affect their digestive system, ...
  • Evaluating economic losses caused by fall armyworm: A preliminary study in selected areas of Anuradhapura district 
    Herath, H.H.M.I.D.; Weerakoon, A.V.; Prasad, R.P.U.; Senarathne, S.M.M.T.; Herath, K.M.R.K.T.; Sandaruwan, M.K.D.D.; Hettiarachchi, D.K. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    The fall armyworm (FAW) or ‘sena dalambuwa’ was first recorded in Sri Lanka in 2018, and very few research works were reported on its status in the country. In the 2019/20 Maha season in Anuradhapura district, this ...
  • Identifying customer buying behaviour in medium-scale supermarkets using data mining techniques 
    Sanduni, P.R.; Jayaneththi, J.K.D.B.G. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    Data mining with the assist of the most acceptable pattern returning and the frequent algorithm can majorly affect marketing and sales. Frequent pattern (FP) recognition is a considerably researched sector in data mining ...
  • Identification and recommendation of vacant parking slot: A case study 
    Premasiri, K.K.C.T.; Jayasinghe, P.K.S.C. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09)
    Finding a vacant parking slot became time-consuming and frustrating; the advent of mobile apps and sensor technologies on vehicle parking slots paved much attraction. An android app has been developed to identify appropriate ...
  • Households willingness to adopt renewable energy source in Puttalam city, Sri Lanka: A logit regression approach 
    Fathima, M.; Sivashankar, S. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    Due to the adverse effects of extreme usage of non-renewable energy sources affects the environment drastically, the entire world community is switching to renewable energy sources instead of non-renewable energy sources. ...
  • Development of a humanoid robot mouth with text-to-speech ability 
    Harshani, L.K.M.D.; Weerasooriya, W.M.A.S.B.; Herath, H.M.C.S.; Alahakoon, P.M.K.; Kumara, W.G.C.W.; Hinas, M.N.A. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    This is a study of lip movements when speaking the English language, developed humanoid robot face with moving lips and text-to-speech ability. A humanoid robot face is a robotic face capable of mimicking an actual human ...
  • Fine-grained sentiment analysis on food recipe reviews 
    Madushani, P.P.E.; Arudchelvam, T. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    Among an oversized variety of food recipes available on the web, only some recipes are posted appropriately. The dish might not appear identical when preparing the dish by reading a specific food direction. It is imperative ...
  • Biofunctional stirred yoghurt production using Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) peel powder extrac 
    Wimanshinee, A.G.N.; Shamika, D.G.H.; Arampath, P.C. (Faculty of Applied Science, 2021-09-15)
    Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) peel powder (MPP) extract was incorporated to develop stirred yoghurt rich in functional properties. Mangosteen peels are seasonal agricultural waste, rich in phenolic compounds and ...