General background is provided on the potential of tourism growth to contribute to economic development, paying particular attention to the experience of Sri Lanka. An overview of trends in inbound tourism to Sri Lanka is presented with particular consideration being given to its number of inbound tourist arrivals. Sri Lanka’s comparative position in international tourism markets, the compositi...

BACKGROUND Interpopulation differences in drug responses are well documented, and in some cases they correspond to differences in the frequency of associated genetic markers. Understanding the diversity of genetic markers associated with drug response across different global populations is essential to infer population rates of drug response or risk for adverse drug reactions, and to guide impl...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine if strain rate imaging (SRI) correlates with the transmural extent of myocardial infarction (MI) measured by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (Ce-MRI). BACKGROUND Identification of the transmural extent of myocardial necrosis and degree of non-viability after acute MI is clinically important. METHODS Tissue Doppler echocardiograp...

Trypanosomosis was recorded in a buffalo during the month of September 2014 in Proddatur of Andhra Pradesh, India. Disease was confirmed by the presence of Trypanosoma evansi organisms in peripheral blood smears. Buffalo was treated with intra muscular administration of diminazene aceturate at the rate of 3.5 mg per kg body weight along with supportive therapy. After two days of therapy, re-exa...

Investments in socially responsible investments (SRI) are still a small, but growing segment of international capital markets. This study analyses whether a SRI screening process applied to equities results in a different performance outcome compared to relevant conventional benchmark indexes. In contrast to other studies, the analysis concentrates on SRI indexes and not on investment funds. Th...

1 Professor, Director Principal and H.O.D, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar. INDIA 2 Post graduate student, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar. INDIA 3 Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Surendera Dental Coll...

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...

Soil salinity undergoes significant spatial and temporal variations; therefore, salinity mapping is difficult, expensive, and time consuming. However, researchers have mainly focused on arid soils (bare) and less attention has been paid to halophyte plants and their role as salinity indicators. Accordingly, this paper aimed to investigate the relationship between soil properties, such as electr...