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  • Where Sri Lanka stands on poverty alleviation: The case of samurdhi programme 
    Ravinthirakumaran, N.; Kesavarajah, M. (South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2011-04-11)
    Despite Sri Lanka has achieved impressive results in human development indicators over the decades, continuously it has encountered difficulties in its battle against poverty. Since the independence, the country has recovered ...
  • The Relationship between Defence Expenditure and Economic Growth in Sri Lanka 
    Suresh, J.; Ravinthirakumaran, N. (Sri Lanka Economic Association, 2009-12-10)
    The purpose of this research is to investigate the causal relationship between economic growth and defense expenditure in Sri Lanka over the period 1950-2006. This study employs Granger causality tests using annual time ...
  • Is the Financial-Led Growth Hypothesis Valid for Sri Lanka?-An ARDL Bounds Test Approach. 
    Ravinthirakumaran, N.; Wimalaratana, W.; Ravinthirakumaran, K. (ProQuest, 2019-04-12)
    The financial-led growth hypothesis suggests that the financial development of a country plays a major role in its economic growth. Several channels through which financial development promotes growth in the economy include ...
  • The impact of macroeconomic variables on stock prices in sri lanka: A bounds testing approach 
    Francis, S.J.; Ravinthirakumaran, N.; Ganeshamoorthy, M. (Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce, University of Jaffna, 2021-08-10)
    A vibrant stock market is of critical importance if a developing economy is to attain a high growth trajectory. In Sri Lanka stock market performance has been considered a key indicator of its economic as well as business ...
  • The impact of government expenditure on economic growth in Sri Lanka: An Econometric Analysis 
    Ravinthirakumaran, N.; Kesavarajah, M. (University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, 2012-02-25)
    For decades, government sector in developing countries has been playing a vital role in promoting economic growth and development. The general view is that government sector tries to achieve its macroeconomic objectives ...
  • Twin Deficits in Sri Lanka: An Econometric Analysis 
    Premaratne, S.P.; Ravinthirakumaran, N.; Kesaverajah, M. (Sri Lanka Economic Association, 2013-01-12)
    This paper examines empirically the relationship between current account and budget deficits in the developing small open economy of Sri Lanka using time series econometric tests. Economic theory suggests that there is a ...
  • Do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Enjoy Export-Led Growth? A Comparison of Two Small South Asian Economies 
    Shafiullah, M.; Ravinthirakumaran, N. (SAGE, 2016-04-02)
    The export-led growth (ELG) hypothesis suggests that there is a strong positive linear relationship between a country’s exports and economic growth. For many years, theoretical and empirical studies have examined the causal ...
  • Causal nexus between fiscal deficit and economic growth: Empirical evidence from South Asia 
    Ravinthirakumaran, N.; Kesavarajah, M. (International Educative Research Foundation, 2016-12-08)
    The impact of fiscal deficit on economic growth is one of the most widely debated issues among economists and policy makers in both developed and developing countries in the recent period. This paper seeks to examine the ...
  • A study of the correlation between local meteorology and atmospheric particulate matter in Kandy and Battaramulla in Sri Lanka 
    Batuwita, P.M.; Ranawaka Arachchi, R.A.W.; Santhiyago, P.U.; Jayasundara, J.J.M.A.D.; Naveendrakumar, G. (Faculty of Science University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka., 2023-12-10)
    Air pollution due to particulate matter (PM) remains a significant environmental concern, especially in urban areas. This study examines the relationship between PM concentrations and meteorological parameters of two ...
  • Historical trends in averages and extremes of rainfall, temperature and runoff of Sri Lanka 
    Naveendrakumar, G.; Pathmarajah, S.; Meththika, V.; Jayantha, O.; Iqbal, M.C.M. (National Research Council 120/7, Vidya Mawatha, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka., 2023-12-11)
    Historical trend assessment is an essential part of the climate change investigation efforts. Due to several reasons, including regional climatic fluctuations, Sri Lanka is likely to have a feedback effect on the local ...
  • Chemical characteristics of bulk deposition in Sinharaja and Mattakkuliya, Sri Lanka 
    Wijerathna, A.I.S.S.; Naveendrakumar, G.; Amarathunga, A.A.D.; Pemarathne, S.K.S. (Young Scientists’ Association (NIFS-YSA), National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hanthana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka., 2023-09-23)
    The chemical characteristics of bulk deposition vary with climatic seasons. This study aimed to investigate the chemical characteristics of bulk deposition in Sinharaja, a rainforest site, and Mattakkuliya, an urbanized ...
  • Diurnal and seasonal variations of ground-level ozone and nitrogen dioxide in Battaramulla and Kandy, Sri Lanka 
    Batuwita, P.M.; Ranawaka Arachchi, R.A.W.; Santhiyago, P.U.; Kalpage, L.U.; Jayasundara, J.J.M.A.D.; Naveendrakumar, G. (Young Scientists’ Association (NIFS-YSA), National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hanthana Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka., 2023-09-23)
    This study examines the impact of solar radiation on ozone (O3) formation and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) depletion in Battaramulla and Kandy, Sri Lanka. Objectives include investigating diurnal and seasonal variations of solar ...
  • Factors Influencing Adoption of Digital Marketing by the Supermarkets in Sri Lanka 
    Jayamali, M.D.R.; Rukshan, A.; Kajanthy, V. (AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2023-12-02)
    Digital marketing is quickly becoming more popular for product sourcing, allowing businesses to engage with customers and gain a competitive edge. In an ever-changing business environment, supermarkets need to create a ...
  • A quantitative approach to usability evaluation of web sites 
    Rukshan, A.; Baravalle, A. (University of East London, UK, 2011-01-01)
    Web usability arose as research field at the very beginning of the Internet era. The term "Internet" was formally defined in October 1995; nevertheless Nielsen wrote his first article on web usability in May 1995, and ...
  • Automated usability testing: Analysing asia web sites 
    Rukshan, A.; Baravalle, A. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2012-11-30)
    Web usability is continuing to be a pressing problem. For number of years researchers have been developed tools for doing automatic web usability testing. This study uses our own PHP, and MySQL based tool AWebHUT: Automated ...
  • Natural Language Web Interface for Database (NLWIDB) 
    Rukshan, A.; Rukshan, P.; Mahesan, S. (SEUSL, 2013-07-07)
    It is a long term desire of the computer users to minimize the communication gap between the computer and a human. On the other hand, almost all ICT applications store information in to databases and retrieve from them. ...
  • An ICT-based real-time surveillance system for controlling dengue epidemic in Sri Lanka 
    Rukshan, A.; Miroshan, A. (Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna, 2014-05-16)
    Dengue is a notifiable communicable disease in Sri Lanka since 1996. Dengue fever spread rapidly among people living in most of the districts of Sri Lanka. The present notification system of dengue communicable diseases ...
  • Cross-Cultural Web Design Guidelines 
    Rukshan, A.; Thompson, N.; Murray, D. (ACM, 2017-04-04)
    Adapting web pages to cultural preferences has been shown to improve communication effectiveness. However, the lack of a set of research-based web design guidelines or best practices renders the creation of culturally ...
  • Cross-Cultural Web Usability Model 
    Rukshan, A.; Thompson, N.; Murray, D. (Springer, Cham, 2017-10-04)
    Research shows that different user interfaces are needed for successful communication with different cultural groups, yet studies on cross-cultural website usability are limited. This research works towards creating a ...
  • Usability Perceptions of Culturally Adapted Web Pages 
    Rukshan, A.; McGill, T.; Thompson, N.; Murray, D. (f AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2021)
    The internationalization of websites should lead to highly usable web pages with excellent user experience. As a result, the understanding and implementation of users’ preferences for functionality, look, feel, and aesthetics ...