Researchers from the Faculties of Applied Sciences, Medical, Technology, Engineering, Management, and Graduate Studies published 37 research papers in journals indexed by Elsevier Scopus during the months of May and June 2023. Fifty two researchers from different departments of USJ contributed to this achievement.
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| No. | Title | Author/s | Year | Source |
| 1 | Choice Modeling for the Commercial Cultivation of Underutilized Aromatic Plants for Producing Mosquito Repellents: Targeting Rural Sector Income Generation | Munugoda, K., Talagala, T., Subasinghe, S., Cooray A. | 2023 |
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| 2 | Microbial engineering to reduce the synthetic pollutants from the environment | Bhatt, P., Udayanga, D., Chen, S. | 2023 | Chemosphere, 334, art. no. 138919. |
| 3 | Skeletal muscle growth activity of Olive Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) meat digest | Nagahawatta, D.P., Liyanage, N.M., Jayawardena, T.U., (…), Kang, S.I., Jeon, Y.-J. | 2023 | Food Bioscience, 53, art. no. 102809. |
| 4 | Fungi as environmental bioindicators | Warnasuriya, S.D., Udayanga, D., Manamgoda, D.S., Biles, C. | 2023 | Science of the Total Environment, 892, art. no. 164583. |
| 5 | Comparative analysis on the effectiveness of green roofs and photovoltaic panels as sustainable rooftop technologies | Jayasooriya, V., Fernando, S., Silva, C., Muthukumaran, S | 2023 | Environmental Science and Pollution Research. |
| 6 | Valorization of waste biomass for biochar production and arsenic removal: A comparative assessment | Kumar, A., Bhattacharya, T., Vithanage, M. | 2023 | Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 22, art. no. 100972. |
| 7 | Availability of cytotoxic medicines in the WHO essential medicine list used in treating childhood malignancies in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol | Seneviwickrama, M., Gunasekera, S., Liyanage, G., Heiyanthuduwa, W., Jayakody, S. | 2023 | BMJ open, 13(6), p. e071988. |
| 8 | Adsorption of cadmium (II) from aqueous solutions by coconut dregs residue: Kinetic and thermodynamic studies | Madawala, C.K., Jahinge, T.H.L., Rathnayake, K.T., Perera, B.A. | 2023 | Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia). |
| 9 | Effect of aspect ratio of synthetic Wollastonite nanofibers on mechanical, thermal and flammability properties of polyoxymethylene nanocomposites | Wong, J.F., Chan, J.X., Hassan, A., (…), Yahaya, R., U. Gunathilake, T.M.S. | 2023 | Polymer Composites |
| 10 | Next-generation ABACUS biosensors reveal cellular ABA dynamics driving root growth at low aerial humidity | Rowe, J., Grangé-Guermente, M., Exposito-Rodriguez, M., (…), Cutler, S.R., Jones, A.M. | 2023 | Nature Plants. |
| 11 | Whether corporate social responsibility is used to suppress earnings management practices and could corporate governance mechanisms prevent them? An empirical study | Dissanayake, S., Ajward, R., Dissanayake, D. | 2023 | Asian Journal of Accounting Research. |
| 12 | Sonication as a pre-processing step to alter acid whey generation during Greek yoghurt manufacture | Xu, K., Silva, M., Chandrapala, J. | 2023 | Journal of Dairy Research. |
| 13 | Low Temperature, in Situ Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate in Silica Containing Emulsion Gels | Zavahir, N., Zhang, T., Blum, F.D., Maddumaarachchi, M. | 2023 | Advances in Polymer Technology, 2023, art. no. 7849372. |
| 14 | Pandemic COVID-19 ends but soil pollution increases: Impacts and a new approach for risk assessment | Zhang, X., Jiang, M., He, L., (…), Wang, Z., Shaheen, S.M. | 2023 | Science of the Total Environment, 890, art. no. 164070. |
| 15 | Sulfur is in the Air: Cyanolichen Marriages and Pollution | Gunawardana, D., Wanigatunge, R.P., Wewalwela, J.J., Vithanage, M., Wijeyaratne, C. | 2023 | Acta Biotheoretica, 71(3), art. no. 14. |
| 16 | Assessment of potential renewable energy alternatives for a typical greenhouse aquaponics in Himalayan Region of Nepal | Parajuli, S., Narayan Bhattarai, T., Gorjian, S., Vithanage, M., Raj Paudel, S. | 2023 | Applied Energy, 344, art. no. 121270. |
| 17 | Size-tunable graphitized carbon spheres for water defluoridation | Sewwandi, B.V.N., Kumarasinghe, A.R., Wu, Z., (…), CHEN, X., Weerasooriya, R. | 2023 | Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 670, art. no. 131582. |
| 18 | Implementing health and safety strategies for business sustainability: The use of management controls systems | Wijesinghe, D., Jayakumar, V., Gunarathne, N., Samudrage, D. | 2023 | Safety Science, 164, art. no. 106183. |
| 19 | Parental knowledge and attitudes about child sexual abuse and their practices of sex education in a Sri Lankan setting | Rohanachandra, Y.M., Amarakoon, L., Alles, P.S., Amarasekera, A.U., Mapatunage, C.N. | 2023 | Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 85, art. no. 103623. |
| 20 | Clinical use of mood stabilizers beyond treatment for bipolar disorder: The REAP-MS study | Chen, C.-K., Yang, S.-Y., Park, S.-C., (…), Shinfuku, N., Lin, S.-K. | 2023 | Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 85, art. no. 103613. |
| 21 | Informal carers’ information needs in managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of people with dementia and related mHealth applications: a systematic integrative review to inform the design of an mHealth application | Jagoda, T., Dharmaratne, S., Rathnayake, S. | 2023 | BMJ Open, 13(5), art. no. e069378. |
| 22 | Microplastics in the ecosphere: Air, water, soil,and food | Vithanage, M., Prasad, M.N.V. | 2023 | Microplastics in the Ecosphere: Air, Water, Soil,and Food, pp. 1-504. |
| 23 | Microplastics and soil nutrient cycling | Wijesooriya, M., Wijesekara, H., Sewwandi, M., (…), Vithanage, M., Bolan, N. | 2023 | Microplastics in the Ecosphere: Air, Water, Soil,and Food, pp. 321-338. |
| 24 | Plastic nurdles in marine environments due to accidental spillage | Sewwandi, M., Keerthanan, S., Perera, K.I., Vithanage, M. | 2023 | Microplastics in the Ecosphere: Air, Water, Soil,and Food, pp. 417-432. |
| 25 | Compost-hosted microplastics-municipal solid waste compost | Premarathna, K.S.D., Ramanayaka, S., Navaratne, A., (…), Jayasanka, J., Vithanage, M. | 2023 | Microplastics in the Ecosphere: Air, Water, Soil,and Food, pp. 433-448. |
| 26 | Interaction of chemical contaminants with microplastics | Cooray, A.T., Walpita, J., Koliyabandara, P.A., Soyza, I.U. | 2023 | Microplastics in the Ecosphere: Air, Water, Soil,and Food, pp. 149-162. |
| 27 | Sources and circulation of microplastics in the aerosphere-atmospheric transport of microplastics | Sathyamohan, G., Sewwandi, M., Ambade, B., Vithanage, M. | 2023 | Microplastics in the Ecosphere: Air, Water, Soil,and Food, pp. 125-146. |
| 28 | Low Latency Requirement and Video Usage in Sri Lanka | Pulasthi Dhananjaya Gunawardhana, L.K. | 2023 | 2023 IEEE 8th International Conference for Convergence in Technology, I2CT 2023. |
| 29 | The influence of top management team diversity on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) reporting: Evidence from Sri Lanka | Weerasinghe, T., Samudrage, D., Gunarathne, N. | 2023 | Business Strategy and the Environment. |
| 30 | Development and Validation of a University Governance Index for the Higher Educational Institutions in Oman | Al Sawafi, A., Banneheka, B.M.S.G., Hashim, M.W., Valsala, S., Noushad, B. | 2023 | International Journal of Interdisciplinary Organizational Studies, 18(2), pp. 65-92. |
| 31 | Development of a value added rice milk by utilizing selected traditional and improved rice varieties in Sri Lanka | Goonathilaka, P.D.S.A., Abeysundara, P.D.A., Jayasinghe, M.A. | 2023 | Food Chemistry Advances, 2, art. no. 100319. |
| 32 | The determinants of job satisfaction amongst specific migrant construction workers | Rotimi, F.E., Rotimi, J.O.B., Silva, C.C.W., Olatunji, O.A., Ramanayaka, C.E.D. | 2023 | Built Environment Project and Asset Management. |
| 33 | Female solo travels to south Asian destinations and sustaining loneliness | Neluhena, M., Chandralal, L., Dahanayake, T. | 2023 | Tourism and Hospitality Research. |
| 34 | Work environment challenge and the wellbeing of women in construction industry in New Zealand – The mediating role of work morale | Rotimi, F.E., Brauner, M., Burfoot, M., (…), Silva, C.W.C., Mohaghegh, M. | 2023 | Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. |
| 35 | A Community-Driven Household Waste Management System in the Tea Plantation Sector: Experiences from Sri Lanka Toward a Circular Economy | Peiris, H.M.P., Gunarathne, N. | 2022 | Handbook of Solid Waste Management: Sustainability through Circular Economy, pp. 847-876. |
| 36 | Arsenic interaction with microplastics: Implications for soil-water-food nexus | Premarathna, K.S.D., Mohan, D., Biswas, J.K., (…), Jayasanka, J., Vithanage, M. | 2023 | Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health, 34, art. no. 100482. |
| 37 | Isolation and Identification of Postharvest Fungal Pathogens of Some Selected Fruits in Yunnan, China | Dao, C.-J., Karunarathna, S.C., Ekanayaka, A.H., (…), Tibpromma, S., Yan, K. | 2023 | Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 50(3), art. no. e2023023. |
