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Reduction of Dinitrogen to Ammonia Catalyzed by Molybdenum Diamido Complexes by Wickramasinghe, Lasantha A, Ogawa, Takaya, Schrock, Richard R, Müller, Peter

“…[Ar2N3]­Mo­(N)­(O-t-Bu), which contains the conformationally rigid pyridine-based diamido ligand, [2,6-(ArNCH2)2­NC5H3]2– (Ar = 2,6-diisopropyl­phenyl), can be…”
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Policy and stakeholder analysis of infant and young child feeding programmes in Sri Lanka by Godakandage, Sanjeeva S P, Senarath, Upul, Jayawickrama, Hiranya S, Siriwardena, Indika, Wickramasinghe, S W A D A, Arumapperuma, Prasantha, Ihalagama, Sathyajith, Nimalan, Srisothinathan, Archchuna, Ramanathan, Umesh, Claudio, Uddin, Shahadat, Thow, Anne Marie

“…Infant and young child feeding practices (IYCF) play a critical role in growth and development of children. A favourable environment supported by appropriate…”
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Tragedies waiting to happen? unravelling potential psychiatric repercussions during the COVID-19 pandemic by Perera, S. R., Wickramasinghe, A.

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Lean non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (lean NAFLD): characteristics, metabolic outcomes and risk factors from a 7-year prospective, community cohort study from Sri Lanka by Niriella, Madunil Anuk, Kasturiratne, A., Pathmeswaran, A., De Silva, S. T., Perera, K. R., Subasinghe, S. K. C. E., Kodisinghe, S. K., Piyaratna, T. A. C. L., Vithiya, K., Dassanayaka, A. S., De Silva, A. P., Wickramasinghe, A. R., Takeuchi, F., Kato, N., de Silva, H. J.

“…Introduction While patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are mostly overweight or obese, some are lean. Methods In a community-based…”
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PM₁₀-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Concentrations, source characterization and estimating their risk in urban, suburban and rural areas in Kandy, Sri Lanka by Wickramasinghe, A.P, Karunaratne, D.G.G.P, Sivakanesan, R

“…Kandy, a world heritage city, is a rapidly urbanized area in Sri Lanka, with a high population density of ∼6000habkm⁻². As it is centrally located in a small…”
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PM10-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Biological indicators, lung cancer risk of realistic receptors and ‘source-exposure-effect relationship’ under different source scenarios by Wickramasinghe, A.P., Karunaratne, D.G.G.P., Sivakanesan, R.

“…► The record of a total profile of all carcinogens are important in PAH cancer studies. ► B[a]P is not the sole indicator for the carcinogenic risk of ambient…”
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Prevalence of Covishield COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) Adverse Effects among Health Care Workers in Sri Lanka by Manilgama, S.R., Hettiarachchi, N.M., Jayasinghe, K.I., De Silva, S., Wanigaratne, T., Jayalath, T., Bandusiri, R.P., Suganthan, N., Sudarshan, P., Pathirage, M., Rajaratnam, N., Senaratne, G., Rajapaksha, V., Wickramasinghe, A., Kulaweera, M.T.D.

“…A Community vaccination programme is the best approach to combat COVID-19 pandemic. The first priority was given to the health care workers (HCWs) with the…”
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Author Correction: CTCF interacts with the lytic HSV-1 genome to promote viral transcription by Lang, Fengchao, Li, Xin, Vladimirova, Olga, Hu, Benxia, Chen, Guijun, Xiao, Yu, Singh, Vikrant, Lu, Danfeng, Li, Lihong, Han, Hongbo, Wickramasinghe, J. M. A. S. P., Smith, Sheryl T., Zheng, Chunfu, Li, Qihan, Lieberman, Paul M., Fraser, Nigel W., Zhou, Jumin

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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A community-based cluster randomised trial of safe storage to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: study protocol by Pearson, Melissa, Konradsen, Flemming, Gunnell, David, Dawson, Andrew H, Pieris, Ravi, Weerasinghe, Manjula, Knipe, Duleeka W, Jayamanne, Shaluka, Metcalfe, Chris, Hawton, Keith, Wickramasinghe, A Rajitha, Atapattu, W, Bandara, Palitha, de Silva, Dhammika, Ranasinghe, Asanga, Mohamed, Fahim, Buckley, Nicholas A, Gawarammana, Indika, Eddleston, Michael

“…The WHO recognises pesticide poisoning to be the single most important means of suicide globally. Pesticide self-poisoning is a major public health and…”
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Barriers for Cataract Treatment among Elderly in Sri Lanka by Wickremasinghe, Rajitha, Kasturiratne, Anuradhani, de Silva, J., Amaratunge, M. S., Arulmoly, K., Hewage, S. A., Nishad, Nilanga, Abeysundara, P. K.

“…Cataract is still the leading cause of blindness. Many government institutes and voluntary organizations in Sri Lanka are providing free treatment services to…”
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Adverse events following COVISHIELD (ChAdOx1nCoV-19) vaccination among health care workers in Sri Lanka; a multi-centre cross sectional survey by S.R. Manilgama, N.M. Hettiarachchi, I.K. Jayasinghe, S.T. De Silva, T. Jayalath, T. Wanigaratne, R.P. Bandusiri, N. Suganthan, P. Sudarshan, M. Pathirage, N. Rajaratnam, G. Senaratne, V. Rajapaksha, A. Wickramasinghe, S.P.A.L. Ranaweera, H.M.A. Thilakarathna, M.T.D. Kulaweera

“…Introduction: A community vaccination programme is the best approach to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Post-vaccine surveillance is important to identify…”
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Associations between the schizophrenia susceptibility gene ZNF804A and clinical outcomes in psychosis by Wickramasinghe, A, Tulloch, A D, Hayes, R D, Chang, C-K, Broadbent, M, Di Forti, M, Murray, R M, Iyegbe, C, Stewart, R

“…We sought to test the hypothesis that the rs1344706 A allele will be associated with worse clinical outcome in first-episode psychosis. A data linkage was set…”
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Risk estimates of cardiovascular diseases in a Sri Lankan community by Ranawaka, U K, Wijekoon, C N, Pathmeswaran, A, Kasturiratne, A, Gunasekera, D, Chackrewarthy, S, Kato, N, Wickramasinghe, A R

“…Quantifying the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a community is important in planning preventive strategies, but such data are limited from developing…”
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A review of telemedicine interventions in diabetes care by Siriwardena, L S A Nishan, Wickramasinghe, W A Sudarshana, Perera, K L Dussantha, Marasinghe, Rohana B, Katulanda, Prasad, Hewapathirana, Roshan

“…We reviewed the literature concerning the use of telemedicine interventions in diabetes care. The PubMed database was searched for randomized controlled trials…”
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The light still shines, but not that brightly? The current status of perinatal near infrared spectroscopy by Nicklin, S E, Hassan, I A-A, Wickramasinghe, Y A, Spencer, S A

“…Efforts have been made to find new, non-invasive methods for assessing tissue oxygenation and haemodynamics, particularly in the brain of the fetus and the…”
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Prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in two districts of Sri Lanka: a hospital based survey by Niriella, Madunil A, De Silva, Arjuna P, Dayaratne, Asangi H G K, Ariyasinghe, Madurangi H A D P, Navarathne, Metthanandha M N, Peiris, Ranjith S K, Samarasekara, D Nandadeva, Satharasinghe, Raveendra L, Rajindrajith, Sharman, Dassanayake, Anuradha S, Wickramasinghe, A Rajitha, de Silva, H Janaka

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is being increasingly diagnosed in Asia. However there are few epidemiological data from the region. To determine prevalence…”
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P2-547 Tile: musculoskeletal disorders and associated factors among nurses in Sri Lanka by Warnakulasuriya, S, Jone, R Peiris, Wickramasinghe, A R, Sathiakumar, N

“…IntroductionWork related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) have significant impacts in labour intensive occupational groups. Lifting, moving, transferring and…”
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The students' voice: Strengths and weaknesses of an undergraduate medical curriculum in a developing country, a qualitative study by Ranasinghe, Priyanga, Wickramasinghe, Sashimali A, Wickramasinghe, Ruwan, Olupeliyawa, Asela, Karunathilaka, Indika

“…In medical education, feedback from students' is essential in course evaluation and development. Students at Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri…”
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Interspecific Variations in Responses of Mangrove Seedlings to Two Contrasting Salinities by Jayatissa, L. P., Wickramasinghe, W. A. A. D. L., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Huxham, M.

“…The growth performance of seedlings of seven species of true mangroves (Avicennia marina, A. officinalis, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, B. sexangula, Rhizophora…”
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Computer literacy among first year medical students in a developing country: a cross sectional study by Ranasinghe, Priyanga, Wickramasinghe, Sashimali A, Pieris, Wa Rasanga, Karunathilake, Indika, Constantine, Godwin R

“…The use of computer assisted learning (CAL) has enhanced undergraduate medical education. CAL improves performance at examinations, develops problem solving…”
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