Search Results - "DE SILVA, W. D. D"

An assessment of the effectiveness of tobacco control measures on behavior changes related to tobacco use among adolescents and young adults in a district in Sri Lanka by De Silva, W, Sinha, D, Kahandawaliyanag, A

“…Introduction: Sri Lanka became a signatory to the WHO Frame Work Convention on Tobacco Control in September 2003, and this was ratified in November 2003. With…”
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Ectopic gastric and pancreatic tissue: a rare cause of umbilical discharge by DE SILVA, W. D. D, SAMARASINGHE, M. C, DIAS, M. N. J. R, PERERA, C. S

“…Persistent umbilical drainage may be due to vestigial remnants of the omphalomesenteric duct. Rarely, it may be owing to the presence of ectopic pancreatic…”
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Iatrogenic Horner's syndrome: a rare complication of thyroid surgery by de Silva, W D D, de Soysa, M S M, Perera, B L

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Non-Revenue Water Reduction Strategies for an Urban Water Supply Scheme: A Case Study for Gampaha Water Supply Scheme by De Silva, W. S. D., Ratnasooriya, A. H. R., Abeykoon, Harsha

“…Many urban water supply schemes face numerous challenges, including inadequate water supply relative to public demand, outdated infrastructure causing water…”
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A steganography-based fingerprint authentication mechanism to counter fake physical biometrics and trojan horse attacks by Karunathilake, K. K. H., Shahan, A. R. M., Shamry, M. N. M., De Silva, M. W. D. S., Senarathne, Amila, Yapa, Kanishka

“…In the modern world, unique biometrics of every individual play a vital role in authentication processes. However, as convenient as it seems, biometrics come…”
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Pain assessment in venepuncture among children: Experience from a single centre study in Sri Lanka by Silva, K. D. N., Kankananarachchi, I., Darshana, I. L. A. N., De Silva, W. N. D., Liyanarachchi, N.

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Induced abortion in Sri Lanka: who goes to providers for pregnancy termination? by Ban, Deok Jin, Kim, Jinhyun, De Silva, W Indralal

“…The sociodemographic characteristics of abortion seekers and the reasons they give for procuring termination were studied in 356 clients selected from two…”
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Stability Analysis of Isolated Bidirectional Dual Active Full-Bridge DC-DC Converter With Triple Phase-Shift Control by Kuiyuan Wu, de Silva, C. W., Dunford, W. G.

“…This paper proposes a new method for stability analysis of a bidirectional dual full-bridge dc-dc converter with triple phase-shift control under arbitrary…”
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Challenges in the management of extremity vascular injuries: A wartime experience from a tertiary centre in Sri Lanka by de Silva, Wdd, Ubayasiri, R A, Weerasinghe, C W, Wijeyaratne, S M

“…Management of peripheral vascular injuries often present critical challenges in resource limited settings of developing countries. The additional burden from a…”
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Dengue mosquito larvae identification using digital images by De Silva, W. D. M., Jayalal, S.

“…Dengue is one of the highest spreading mosquito-borne diseases in tropical and subtropical regions all over the world. This disease is mainly spread by the…”
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Compensation for transmission delays in an ethernet-based control network using variable-horizon predictive control by Poi Loon Tang, de Silva, C.W.

“…Distributed control networks encounter nondeterministic delays in data communication between sensors, actuators, and controllers, including direct-feedback…”
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Influence of son preference on the contraceptive use and fertility of Sri Lankan women by De Silva, W I

“…The effect of moderate son preference on family size is analysed using data from the 1982 Sri Lanka Contraceptive Prevalence Survey whose respondents were…”
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Associated factors of congenital heart disease among children in a rural health care setting in Sri Lanka by De Silva, W. A. A. D., Ragunathan, I. R., Gunarathne, R. M. C. L.

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Characterization of knockdown resistance in DDT- and pyrethroid-resistant Culex quinquefasciatus populations from Sri Lanka by Wondji, Charles S, Priyanka De Silva, W.A.P, Hemingway, Janet, Ranson, Hilary, Parakrama Karunaratne, S.H.P

“…DDT and pyrethroid resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus have been previously reported in Sri Lanka, but the mechanisms involved have yet to be characterized…”
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Relationships of desire for no more children and socioeconomic and demographic factors in Sri Lankan women by De Silva, W I

“…Data from the 1982 Sri Lanka Contraceptive Prevalence Survey are used to identify women who wish to stop childbearing; they differ in socioeconomic status from…”
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Age at marriage in Sri Lanka: stabilizing or declining? by De Silva, W I

“…Over the last four decades in Sri Lanka, age at first marriage for males increased marginally, and for females it rose considerably, but there has been no…”
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Stability validation of a constrained model predictive networked control system with future input buffering by Tang, P. L., de Silva, C. W.

“…This paper addresses the stability of a newly-developed control strategy for networked control systems (NCS). This control strategy hones the potential of…”
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Response reliability of demographic data: a longitudinal study in Sri Lanka by De Silva, W P

“…Response consistency was examined by linking the records of women interviewed in the 1982 Sri Lanka Contraceptive Prevalence Survey with records from the same…”
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Tool wear detection and fault diagnosis based on cutting force monitoring by Huang, S.N., Tan, K.K., Wong, Y.S., de Silva, C.W., Goh, H.L., Tan, W.W.

“…In metal cutting processes, an effective monitoring system, which depends on a suitably developed scheme or set of algorithms can maintain machine tools in…”
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Design evolution of mechatronic systems through modeling, on-line monitoring, and evolutionary optimization by Gamage, L.B., de Silva, C.W., Campos, R.

“…This paper presents a system framework to automate the design evolution of multi-domain engineering systems. The developed system integrates machine health…”
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