Growth and residential conditions of a slum community in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Growth Performance and Carcass Quality of Layer Type Cockerels and Broiler Chicken

The aim of the study was to compare the growth performance and carcass quality of layer-type cockerels and broilers reared under identical conditions. A total of 180 one-day-old broiler male (BM), broiler female (BF) and brown layer male (LM) chicks were distributed into 9 floor pens in a completely randomized design, with 3 replicates of 20 birds per experimental unit. The body weights and fee...

Public Private Partnership in Healthcare Industry in Sri Lanka as an Alternative to Privatization

The study is focused on the public-private partnership in health sector in Sri Lanka. As a developing country, Sri Lanka faces a challenging task in order to improve the infrastructure facilities of the country after ending the thirty years of war. There is a requirement to develop the country as a whole along with all the industries such as education, health, transport, agriculture, etc. to me...

Successful Treatment of Ethylene Glycol Poisoning with Haemodialysis

Occupational Stress and Burnout Among Lawyers in Sri Lanka

The aim of this study was to explore the associations between occupational stress measured through job demand control (JDC), and burnout among lawyers in Sri Lanka. The job demand-control model and the burnout model are among the most used theoretical frameworks that relate job characteristics to health and well-being of individuals. This study included 290 respondent lawyers practicing in the ...

Title : Low serum total nitrite and nitrate levels in severe leptospirosis

Title: Low serum total nitrite and nitrate levels in severe leptospirosis Authors Thilini Kalugalage, Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Email: [email protected] Chaturaka Rodrigo, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Email: [email protected] Thamal ...