Pyridyl azafluoranthene ligand (LH, 2) was prepared by a Diels- Alder cycloaddition reaction between 2-cyanopyridine and bis(4-tertbutylphenyl)- 8H-cyclopenta[l]acenaphthylen-8-one (1). Treatment of (2) with [PtCl2(dmso)2] ...

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral infection rapidly spreading in the world by the vector Aedes aegypti mosquito. Day by day, new dengue cases are reported in Sri Lanka, and hence the risk of dengue exists throughout ...

Needs analysis in ESL curriculum development is an essential starting point in the design, revision, and development of syllabi or curricula. Stakeholders play a vibrant role in the process of needs analysis. Hence, the ...

Since early 18th century no proper scientific investigations have been conducted on aspects of systematics, ecology and conservation value of Sri Lankan fireflies. The present survey was conducted to study the distribution, ...

Promoting organic tea farming is becoming popular as conventional intensive tea farming is facing emerging environmental and social problems. This study aimed to explore the determinants of farmers’ conversion decision ...

Fertilizer application is an essential but costly management practice in sugarcane farming due to the labor scarcity for manual applications. A smallholder, accurate, easy to operate sugarcane fertilizer applicator will ...

At present, functional foods or nutraceuticals of plant origin, have gained popularity and constitute a major share of the health-care market. Majority of the consumers have a misconception, that these products are inherently ...