Search Results - "Pathirana, T"

Development and implementation of a worksite-based intervention to improve mothers' knowledge, attitudes, and skills in sharing information with their adolescent daughters on preventing sexual violence: lessons learned in a developing setting, Sri Lanka by Mataraarachchi, Dilini, Buddhika Mahesh, P K, Pathirana, T E A, Vithana, P V S C

“…Sexual violence among adolescents has become a major public health concern in Sri Lanka. Lack of sexual awareness is a major reason for adverse sexual health…”
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Mother's perceptions and concerns over sharing sexual and reproductive health information with their adolescent daughters- A qualitative study among mothers of adolescent girls aged 14-19 years in the developing world, Sri Lanka by Mataraarachchi, D, Buddhika Mahesh, P K, Pathirana, T E A, Ariyadasa, Gayan, Wijemanne, Chamanthi, Gunatilake, Indumini, Nupahewa, Indika, Gunasoma, Ayesha, Vithana, P V S C

“…Studies across the world have shown that parent-adolescent SRH communication can prevent unhealthy sexual and reproductive health (SRH) practices among…”
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Knowledge, and practices on sexual and reproductive health among youth trainees attached to youth training centers in Sri Lanka by Mataraarachchi, D, Vithana, P V S C, Lokubalasooriya, A, Jayasundara, C J, Suranutha, A S, Pathirana, T E A, De Silva, C

“…Sexual and reproductive health is a major concern among adolescents and youth in Sri Lanka. The study was carried out to assess the knowledge, and practices of…”
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Mother-daughter communication of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) matters and associated factors among sinhalese adolescent girls aged 14–19 years, in Sri Lanka by Mataraarachchi, D, A, Pathirana T.E, Buddhika P.K, Mahesh, C, Vithana P.V.S

“…Introduction School-based and community-based sexuality education has not shown a significant impact on the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes of…”
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A desk review of Sri Lankan migrant worker deaths in 2009 by Jayasuriya, V, Wijewardena, K A K K, Pathirana, T

“…A desk review and indirect standardisation techniques are used to describe the mortality risk for Sri Lankan migrant workers. Annonymised data were extracted…”
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Specific and selective biosensor for Salmonella and its detection in the environment by Olsen, E.V, Pathirana, S.T, Samoylov, A.M, Barbaree, J.M, Chin, B.A, Neely, W.C, Vodyanoy, V

“…The specific and selective detection of Salmonella typhymurium based on the use of a polyclonal antibody immobilized by the Langmuir–Blodgett method on the…”
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Rapid and sensitive biosensor for Salmonella by Pathirana, S.T, Barbaree, J, Chin, B.A, Hartell, M.G, Neely, W.C, Vodyanoy, V

“…The rapid and sensitive detection of Salmonella typhymurium based on the use of a polyclonal antibody immobilized by the Langmuir–Blodgett method on the…”
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Peptide biosensor for recognition of cross-species cell surface markers by Samoylov, Alexandre M., Samoylova, Tatiana I., Pathirana, Suram T., Globa, Ludmila P., Vodyanoy, Vitaly J.

“…Biosensors based on phage display‐derived peptides as biorecognition molecules were used for the detection of cell surface cross‐species markers in tissue…”
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Overdiagnosis and overuse of diagnostic and screening tests in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review by Albarqouni, Loai, Arab-Zozani, Morteza, Abukmail, Eman, Greenwood, Hannah, Pathirana, Thanya, Clark, Justin, Kopitowski, Karin, Johansson, Minna, Born, Karen, Lang, Eddy, Moynihan, Ray

“…ObjectiveOverdiagnosis and overuse of healthcare services harm individuals, take resources that could be used to address underuse, and threaten the…”
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Evaluation of Nutritional Composition of Defatted Coconut Flour Incorporated Biscuits by Pathirana, H. P. D. T. Hewa, Lakdusinghe, W. M. K., Yalegama, L. L. W. C., Chandrapeli, C. A. T. D., Madusanka, J. A .D.

“…Defatted coconut kernel is the major by-product of the dry method of virgin coconut oil (VCO) processing which includes high fiber content. It is ground into a…”
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Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in BCG-vaccinated patients by Lamabadusuriya, S P, Keembiyehetty, P, Pathirana, T

“…Six patients with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis who presented within a 2-year period to the Paediatric Department of the Faculty of Medicine, Galle, Sri Lanka,…”
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Attitudes on health promotion among medical students and implications for future practice by Pathirana, TI, Larmar, S

“…A lack of positive attitude towards health promotion is identified as a major barrier encountered by physicians in delivering effective health promotion to…”
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Towards Developing a Simple Lumped Parameter-based State Estimator for PneuNets by Gunawardane, P. D. S. H., Pathirana, A. P. T. D., Medagedara, Nimali T.

“…Soft actuators (SAs) are used for gripping and manipulating activities in various industrial applications and different designs of SAs are developed to improve…”
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The Physical and Functional Properties of Partially Defatted Coconut Testa Flour by Marikkar, Nazrim, Marasinghe, Sanjila, Yalegama, Chandi, Hewapathirana, Dilani

“…Coconut testa is an important byproduct of the coconut industry. In this study, particle size distribution, physical and functional properties of flour…”
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Physicochemical Properties of Virgin Coconut Oil Extracted from Different Coconut (Cocos nucifera L) Varieties by Hewa Pathirana, Dilani, Yalegama, Chandi, Jayawardhana Arachige, Darshana, Senarathne, Malki

“…Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is a superior edible oil extracted from fresh coconut (Cocos nucifera L) kernel using mixed coconut varieties without considering the…”
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Air Pollution Mapping with Sensor-based Methodology by Egodagama, W. G. C. N., Zahid, A. A. M., Pathirana, G. P. T. S., S., Dissanayaka D., Chathurika, Bhagyani, Supunya, Ravi

“…the purpose of this study is to develop a sensor-based methodology(S-BM) for mapping air pollution (AP) related to Gaseous Composition of the Atmosphere in a…”
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Recognition of cell-specific binding of phage display derived peptides using an acoustic wave sensor by Samoylov, Alexandre M, Samoylova, Tatiana I, Hartell, Mark G, Pathirana, Suram T, Smith, Bruce F, Vodyanoy, Vitaly

“…ASSLNIA, a peptide selected for murine myofibers using phage display technology, was immobilized onto an acoustic wave sensor. The sensor responded to murine…”
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Specific and selective biosensor for Salmonella and its detection in the environment: Detection of microbial pathogens using molecular methods by OLSEN, E. V, PATHIRANA, S. T, SAMOYLOV, A. M, BARBAREE, J. M, CHINE, B. A, NEELY, W. C, VODYANOY, V

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Sensitivity study of parameters important to Molten Salt Reactor Safety by Sarah Elizabeth Creasman, Visura Pathirana, Ondrej Chvala

“…This paper presents a molten salt reactor (MSR) design parameter sensitivity study using a nodal dynamic modelling methodology with explicitly modified point…”
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Behaviour of a weir under earthquake loading by Shyamalee, M.M.G.V, Pathirana, C.K, Abeyruwan, H, Herath, K.R.B

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