A Macro Seismic Hazard Zonation for Sri Lanka

Macro Analysis of Construction Procurement Trends in Sri Lanka

The procurement system is a key means through which the client creates preconditions for successful achievement of project specific objectives. Various factors affect the use and development of procurement systems in any construction industry. Thus, it is interesting to discover different systems being used in different instances. This paper present the results of a Panel Data Analysis carried ...

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a country with an approximate area of 66 thousand square kilometers (UNO, 2008). The population is 20,409,946 and the sex ratio (men per hundred women) is 98 (UNO, 2009). The proportion of the population under the age of 18 years is 28% and the proportion above age 60 is 8% (UNO, 2009). The literacy rate is 97% for men and 99% for women (UN Statistics, 2008). The life expectancy at...

A bedside test for methemoglobinemia, Sri Lanka

PROBLEM Propanil is an aniline herbicide that is widely used for rice cultivation, but is also used for self-poisoning. Toxicity from propanil is largely due to methemoglobinemia. In resource-poor settings, the capacity to determine methemoglobin concentration is insufficient and prevents effective case management, which results in increased deaths from propanil poisoning. APPROACH Blood with...

Statistical Prediction of Probable Seismic Hazard Zonation of Iran Using Self-organized Artificial Intelligence Model

The Iranian plateau has been known as one of the most seismically active regions of the world, and it frequently suffers destructive and catastrophic earthquakes that cause heavy loss of human life and widespread damage. Earthquakes are regularly felt on all sides of the region. Prediction of the occurrence location of the future earthquakes along with determining the probability percentage can...

Women in Sri Lanka