SLJoT Sri Lankan Journal of Technology

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Integrated Approach for Enhanced Biodiesel Production; Optimization of biodiesel production with high FFA coconut oil and valorisation of By products
T.D.C.M.K. Wijayasiriwardena, and P.A.K.T. Jayasinghe

Evaluation of the Performance Enhancement of Clay Bricks by Incorporating Coal Fly Ash Generated from a Thermal Power Plant
K.J.M.V.R. Rupasingha, W.E.M.H.P. Ekanayake, K.M.N.W. Jayasundara, M.H.C.B. Malawenna, G.A.Y. Perera, W.M.L.R. Wijerathna, and N.W.B.A.L. Udayanga

Efficiency and Accuracy in Sinhala Handwritten Character Recognition: A Gabor-initialized CNN Perspective
M.L. Karunarathne, C.P. Wijesiriwardana, K.M.I. Nishantha, and W.G.C.W. Kumara

Yield performance of Vigna unguiculata (L.) as influenced by the application of Moringa leaf extract
A.B.T. Sashara, and T.H. Seran

Evaluating the impact of online learning during COVID-19 period using Data Mining Techniques
Sewwandi M.D.W.H, and P.K.S.C. Jayasinghe

Study on the Status of Village Chicken Management Systems in the Selected Areas of Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka
T. Navaneetharaj, R.M. Nikzaad, and Muneeb M. Musthafa

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Physiochemical and microbial changes during organic liquid fertilizer Preparation using animal and plant materials under anaerobic conditions
Irzadh, M.P.M, Kumara, A.D.N,T and Mubarak, A.N.M

Isolation and Evaluation of Endophytic Bacteria From Rubber Leaves (Hevea brasiliensis) Against Circular Leaf Spot Disease
K.P.N.M. Jayawardhana, T.H.P.S. Fernando, A.D.N.T. Kumara

Extraction and Dyeing Behavior of Natural Dye Obtained from Areca catechu Powder Waste for Cotton Fabric
M.A.J.N. Wijayarathna, W.M.D. Priyadarshani, I.V.A.D.C.S. Induruwa, U.G.S. Wijayapala and K.G.R. Samarawickrama

Development of Cookies Incorporated with Tannia Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium)
T.L.P. Charushika, G.M.P.R. Gajanayaka, M.J.M. Fari

Development of Functional Ice Cream by Incorporating Bael Fruit (Aegele Marmelos) Pulp and Evaluation of Its Quality Parameters
N.J. Begum, U. R. Chandimala, H. A. P. Hettiarachchi, J.A.N. Gimhani

Dietary Habits of Urban Vulnerable late Adolescents in three selected Grama Niladhari divisions of Jaffna Municipality
Menaka Sivakaran

Extraction and Characterization of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Filter Paper by Sulfuric Acid Hydrolysis Method
K.G.R. Samarawickrama, U.G.S. Wijayapala and C.A.N. Fernando

Role of Leadership in Instituting Key Performance Indicators to Assess the Value of Research and Development on Commercial Agriculture
P.C. Abeysiriwardana, and U.K. Jayasinghe-Mudalige

Characterisation of Various Biochar Feed Stocks Enriched with Liquid Fertilizers
Athukorala DCA , Kumara ADNT, Muhandiram AMKG and Kulathunga L

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Investigating Impact of Rotor Slot Design on Torque of Medium Rated Squirrel Cage Induction Motor
Ahamed Ibrahim Sithy Juhaniya, Ahmad Asrul Ibrahim

Potential use of Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller) and Kessibissan (Cyclea peltata L.) as media additives for Anthurium tissue culture
P.G.G.R.D. Kumari, H.M.I. Herath, A.N.M. Mubarak and M.N.F. Nashath

Optimizing Growth and Morphological attributes of Henckelia Royal Queen through Pinching and Paclobutrazol application
N.P.C.H. Wickramasinghe, Thayamini H. Seran, M.M.D.J. Senarathne

Value Added Kohila (Lasia spinosa) Based Food Products and Its Therapeutic And Nutritional Properties: A Review
M.B.F. Jemziya, Sujirtha. N. Vishnukumar and H.K.L. Madushani

The Effect of Water Quality on Aquaculture Productivity in Estuaries of Ampara District, Sri Lanka
M.N.M.Fouzi and H.Dahana

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Exploring the potential use of Moringa olifera Lam and Azadirachta indica additives in Orchid tissue culture
Rathnayaka,R.M.C.U, Herath,H.M.I, Mubarak,A.N.M and Nashath,M.N.F

Effect of Yaramila complex fertilizer on growth and yield of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
W.M.A.Namal B.Wasala, Thayamini .H.Seran and K.N.D.Lakmali

Optimizations of antioxidants-rich herbal tea formulation from selected medicinal plants for the enhancement of Psidium guajava tea
S. Lilachjini and Haroon M. Haniffa

The Impacts of Critical Construction Supervisory Competencies on the Efficiency, Productivity and Sustainability of Road Construction Operations in Sri Lanka
Kesavan Manoharan, Pujitha Dissanayake, Chintha Pathirana, Dharsana Deegahawature and Renuka Silva

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Detection of Intrusions in networks using Machine Learning Approach
Himaathri Premakumar, Amutha Kunarathinam and Vaishali Ravi

Green Synthesis of Iron Nanoparticles from Aqueous Extract of Fenugreek Seeds (Trigonella foenum-graecum): Synthesis Mechanism and Characterization
Rumesh Samarawickrama, Samudrika Wijayapala and Nandana Fernando

Exploration of Native Trichoderma Species as a Bio-control Agent against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Pathogen in Ginger Rhizomes (Zingiber officinale Roscoe)
JAAN. Jayasooriya, HLTS. Chathuranga, MNF. Nashath, ANM. Mubarak and ANDT. Kumara

An Ensemble Approach to Predict Construction Delays in Road Projects of Sri Lanka
S.M.Safnas and A.R.F.Shafana

A Multi-label Classifier with Transfer Learning Model for Detecting Multiple Ocular Diseases in Fundus Images
A.M. Aslam Sujah, A. Fathima Sharfana and A. Mohamed Sazni

Detection of Fake News on Twitter Regarding COVID-19: An Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms with n-gram Modeling
R. Yasotha, H. Ahamed Rikas, M.I. Fathima Nuska, M.A. Fathima Shanas and A.F. Sharfana

Development of Ambarella (Spondias dulsis) fruit pulp incorporated ice cream
B.S.G.M. Basnayake, M.B.F. Jemziya, R.T.B. Rambodagalla and A.M. Rikasa

A Sentiment Analysis of Tweets Regarding the Sri Lankan Crisis using Automatic Coding in ATLAS.ti 22
A.F. Musfira, N. Ibrahim and H. Haun

Water Network Optimization of Lift Irrigation System Using Computer Simulation
M.E. Sutharsan and Sunoj Vijayatharshini

A Study for Determining Students’ Academic Performance Based on Their Activities Using Clustering Approaches
M.P.R.I.R. Silva, R.A.H.M. Rupasingha and B.T.G.S. Kumara

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Influence of organic liquid fertilizers on growth and yield of Abelmoschus esculentus, Raphanus sativus and Amaranthus spp in container gardening
E.M.U.I. Ekanayake and K.M.C. Fernando

Quantitative Models for Prediction of Palm Olein Adulteration in Coconut Testa Oil
K.M.R.U. Gunarathne, J.M.N. Marikkar and C. Yalegama

Comparative study of physical egg quality characteristics of Naked neck and Bovans chicken in diverse ages in coastal areas of Ampara district
M.G. Mohamed Thariq, P.M.R. Silva, and A.M. Rikasa

Quality Evaluation of Whipping Cream Incorporated with Coconut Cream as an Alternative for Dairy Cream
R.P.C. Kavindi, M.B.F. Jemziya, R.M.S. Gunathilaka and M.R.A. Rifath

Convolution Neural Network Based Priority Prediction Approach for GitHub Issues
D.A.P. Madubashini and C. Wijesiriwardana

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A method to calibrate steel length measuring tapes by mechanical comparison
Nalin Prasanna Liyanawaduge and Anura Sooriyaarchchi

Detection of Freshness of the Fruits using Machine Learning Techniques
P.K.S.C. Jayasinghe and S. Sammani

Comparison of growth and yield performances of horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum L.)
S.W.W.Yapa, B. Nalin Samaranayake, A.D.N.T. Kumara and A.N.M. Mubarak

Effect of seed pelleting on the growth and yield performance of sesame (Sesamum indicumL.) cultivation
H.M.N. Wasanthika, I.C.S. Edirimanna, M.N.F. Nashath, A.N.M. Mubarak and A.D.N.T. Kumara

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Comparing the effect of delayed serum separation on Creatinine measurement by Jaffe and Sarcosine oxidase enzymatic methods with different time and temperature
Fathima Siromiya Shamil Mafras

Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Food Technologies: A systematic review approach
Abdul Cader Mohamed Nafrees, UL Abdul Majeed, Rifai Kariapper, Suhail Razith and Ponnampalam Pirapuraj

Can Hydrologic Engineering Centre-Hydrologic Modelling System (HEC-HMS) Model Simulate Long Term Flows in Tropical River Basins? A Case Study from the Uruwal Oya River Basin, Sri Lanka
Lahiru Udayanga and M.M.M. Najim

Review of Home Garden as an Economic Approach
Seyid Mohamed Moulana Seyida Afreen, Sulaima Lebbe Rasmiya Begum and Seyid Mohamed Moulana Seyida Himaya

Prediction of Forex Rate Using Deep Learning: US Dollar to Sri Lankan Rupees
MS.Faathima Fayaza, Fanoon Raheem and Nihla Iqbal

Evaluation of Storage Stability of Cookies made from Breadfruit Flour
Ishera Lanka Rajini, Thevaki Mahendran and Mohamed Rasheed Roshana

A Study of Facial Emotion Recognition Techniques to Examine Micro-Expressions
Dewmini A.G.H.U, Hirshan R and Kumara W.G.C.W

Acceptance of Mobile Banking Application Services Offered by Sri Lankan Commercial Banks
Gayan Nayanajith, D. A.1, Dissanayake, D. M. R, Wanninayake, W. M. C. B and Damunupola K. A

An Empirical Investigation into the Policy Instruments to Promote Eco-friendly Technologies Replacing Chemical Fertilizer Use in Paddy Farming in Sri Lanka
H.M.L.V. Herath1, U.K. Jayasinghe-Mudalige, A.P. Silva, J.A.S.N.S. Jayakodi, H.A.C.K. Jayathilake, R.S. Dharmakeerthi and W.S. Dandeniya

Effectivesness of Thermal Treatment on the Bacterial Spore Counts in Milk
Kumara N.P.A.S.N, Majeed U.L.A, A.P. Silva1, Asmath A.M.M and Kanugala K.A.N.P

Development of an Edible Coating for Fresh Lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) Fruits with Kithul Flour (Caryota urens) and Evaluate its Shelf-life
W.M. Wishwajith and W. Kandegama

Modified Coir Dust Media Elevate the Production of Superior Quality Epipremnum aureum .L Plantlets Derived from Stem Cuttings
Liyanage, K.L.A.D, Nashath, M.N.F, Karunanayake, K.A.S and Mubarak, A.N.M

Guidelines and Impact of COVID-19 on Cybersecurity: A Model for Protecting Businesses in the Digital Universe
Mahathelge Nicholas Ruwan Dias and Niresh Eliatamby

Influence of Fish Meal, Yeast and Maize on the Growth and Survival of Freshwater Zooplankton Daphnia magna
M.N.M.Fouzi, H.A.B.Surakshima and P.M.Withanage

Phenotypic Characterization of Village Chicken Populations in Ampara District, Sri Lanka
N Sornamuky, ATA Akram, A Sharfan Ahamed and Muneeb M Musthafa

Plant Leaf Identification based on Machine Learning Algorithms
D.M.C.Dissanayake and W.G.C.W. Kumara

Product Attribute Extraction from C2C Social Media Messages
Mohamed Refai and Mohamed Rilfi

Sustainable Management of Nematodes Infestation of Paddy Cultivation in Sri Lanka
Sarathchandra, S.R, Jayananda, S.Y.R, Jayaweera, M.P.H.K, Hennayake, K.P.S.D, Rajapaksha, R.M.C.Y, Dissanayake, D.M.O.K.B and Kumara, A.D.N.T

The Smart Hybrid Chamber for Cinnamon Drying and Storing Operations
Tharaka W.L.R, Narmilan A, Ajmal Hinas M.N and Abdul Hameed M.I.M

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Effect of Modified Atmosphere Storage on Quality Characteristics of Dehydrated Jack Fruits
Ahamed Rifath M.R, Rohitha Prasantha B.D and Santha Yatiwala

Treatment and Disposal of Poultry Processing Wastewater in Sri Lanka
W.R.L. Wijesekra, E. Lokupitiya and M.M.M. Najim

Development of A Solar Powered Fixed Wireless Network Extender
E.A.T.M. Edirisinghe, M.M. Sajith, R. Hirshan, W.G.C.W. Kumara, and Y. Kishanthan

The effects of socio-economic factors on the prevalence of anemia with reference to different trimester of pregnancy and level of ferritin in pregnant women of District Lahore, Pakistan
Aniqa Saeed, Mehwish Iftikhar, Tanveer Hussain, Akhtar Ali, and Aasma Noureen

Assessment of current water pollution status and accumulation of trace metals in Mugil cephalus from Negombo estuary
B.R.C Mendis, M.M.M. Najim and H.M.P. Kithsiri