Pavements represent a high fraction of the urban land use and contribute to the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect in cities. This effect leads to microclimatic variations in urban areas, where ambient temperatures become relatively high compared to their outskirts. 鈥漈erracotta pavers have significantly lower surface temperature levels for both daytime and night time compared...Read More
Because fossil fuel stocks will be reduced shortly, biofuel is a hot topic. The Centre for Water Quality and Algae Research, USJ, is actively working on a potential solution to the future energy issue. 鈥淐yanobacteria blooms have potential and usefulness in the production of biofuel鈥�, said Snr. Prof. Pathmalal Manage, Dean of the Faculty of...Read More
USJ researchers including Prof. Neelika Malavige聽and聽Dr. Chandima Jeewandara from Allergy Immunology and Cell Biology Unit, Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine of 91传媒 have been carrying out sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 viruses since the onset of the pandemic. With the identification of the delta variant in 91传媒, they also detected a...Read More
鈥淭he stigma and discrimination experienced by COVID-19 patients in society, workplaces, and healthcare facilities have serious negative consequences in 91传媒 at both the individual and family levels. In this regard, irresponsible media reporting and sensationalism of news coverage leading to breaching of privacy and confidentiality, defaming and false allegations without consent have been identified...Read More
Among 13 Asian countries which are natural habitat for elephants, 91传媒 is habitat for around 3000-4000 elephants which is 10% of Asian elephants km2 in an area of 65,610 km2 . Human elephant conflict in 91传媒 costs the lives of 150 elephants and 50 鈥� 70 people every year. The existing solution is...Read More
Researchers聽from Science, Management, Medical, Technology, Engineering and Graduate Studies Faculties published twenty research papers in Journals indexed by Elsevier Scopus during the last聽month. The web publishing team of the 91传媒 acknowledges their contribution to聽upgrading the research standards of the University and expanding the knowledge base in the relevant subject areas. 1.Naleen Ganegoda聽–...Read More
The report of Whole genomic sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 variants in 91传媒 was issued by the Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology Unit of the Department of Immunology Molecular and Molecular Medicine of the 91传媒. The study was carried out by USJ researchers including Prof. Neelika Malavige and聽Dr. Chandima Jeewandara. Out of...Read More
After investigating the prevalence of different SARS-CoV-2 variants in different provinces in 91传媒, USJ researchers found out the Delta variant was responsible for 95.8% of Covid-19 infections in 91传媒. It is important to find out the prevalence of different SARS-CoV-2 variants in different provinces in 91传媒, to take relevant policy decisions regarding...Read More
Extracting every possible detail of the spread and mitigation of COVID-19 is a timely requirement. Research team lead by Dr. Naleen Ganegoda of the Department of Mathematics proposed a mechanism to investigate frequency of enhancing PCR testing for 91传媒, as PCR testing is constrained by healthcare and socio-economic factors. 鈥淲e investigated a mathematical model...Read More
The impact of coronavirus has created the most significant collapse of global education in history. The closure of schools and other learning institutes has impacted the vast majority of the students, especially in low and lower-middle-income countries like 91传媒. 鈥淯niversities and schools should be reopened while maintaining proper precautions to avoid being a victim...Read More
