{"id":113,"date":"2015-11-28T11:54:36","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T11:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/slaas\/?page_id=113"},"modified":"2015-12-02T01:41:05","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T01:41:05","slug":"section-d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/slaas\/section-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Section D"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>02<sup>nd<\/sup> December 2015 (Wednesday)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"18%\">8.30 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>401\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nComparison of the efficiency of different Genomic DNA extraction methods for the selected rice varieties of Sri Lanka<br \/>\n<em><strong>Ranganathan Kapilan<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2018\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8.45 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>402\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nAnti-cholinesterase activity of bark and leaf extracts of Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume) in vitro<br \/>\n<em><strong>W P K M Abeysekara, G A S Premakumara and W D Ratnasooriya<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2019\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.00 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>403\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nBioremediation potential by probable \u2018nitrogen-fixing\u2019 actinobacteria residing in the root nodules of Casuarina equisetifolia for cadmium removal under in vitro conditions.<br \/>\n<em><strong>D T W Gunasekara , H Jayasinghearachchi, D Gunawardana<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2016\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.15 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>404\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nHypoglycaemic effect of aqueous leaf extract of Passiflora suberosa L. in normal mice: possible mechanisms of action.<br \/>\n<em><strong>S A H P Sudasinghe and L Dinithi C Peiris<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button>Abstract<\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.30 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>405\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nDNA barcoding of Sri Lankan Anopheline mosquitoes reveals its usefulness in identifying sibling species<br \/>\n<em><strong>T C Weeraratne, S H P P Karunaratne, M D B Perera and N S Surendran<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2015\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.45 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>406\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nSympatric gene clusters in microsatellite marker depicted population genetic structure of Anopheles culicifacies s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae) sibling species E in Sri Lanka<br \/>\n<em><strong>I N Harischandra, R S Dassanayake, and B G D N K De Silva<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2013\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>03<sup>rd<\/sup> December 2015 (Thursday)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"18%\">8.00 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>407\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nIsolation and characterization of Rhodomicrobium vannielii from Winogradsky column<br \/>\n<em><strong>P D S Weerasingha, M M Gunawardane<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2012\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8.15 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>408\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nPathogenic Leptospira spp induce higher superoxide anion production by HL 60-derived neutrophils<br \/>\n<em><strong>T R G N Fernando, M J R Niloofa, H J de Silva , S Rajapakse, S Premawansa, S M Handunnetti<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2011\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8.30 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>409\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nUse of Cytochrome b Oxidase as molecular evidence in delineation of Anopheles subpictus (Diptera: Culicidae) species complex in Sri Lanka<br \/>\n<em><strong>D P W Jayatunga-Katuwawalage, N V Chandrasekharan, and B G D N K De Silva<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2010\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8.45 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>410\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nUse of white gene sequences to further diversify the Anopheles subpictus (Diptera: Culicidae) species complex in Sri Lanka<br \/>\n<em><strong>D P W Jayatunga-Katuwawalage, N V Chandrasekharan, and B G D N K De Silva<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2009\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.00 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>411\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nMolecular identification of root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne species) in Sri Lanka<br \/>\n<em><strong>R.V.D.U.P. Rajapakse, C. Hettiarachchi, R.S. Dassanayake<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2008\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.15 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>412\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nAnalysis of helices of the ITS2 secondary structures of Anopheles culicifacies sibling species complex<br \/>\n<em><strong>K.V.H. Shanika, I.N. Harischandra, D.P.W. Jayathunga, H. S.D. Fernand, B.G.D.N.K de Silva<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2007\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.30 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>413\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nA preliminary study on application of phage-indicator model in evaluation of antiviral drugs.<br \/>\n<em><strong>A M A L R Malalasekara and D L Jayaratne<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2006\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.45 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>414\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nAntibacterial activity of endophytic fungi isolated from two Cyperus species, C. bulbosus and C. alternifolius<br \/>\n<em><strong>Kinkini U. Jayasundara, Pamoda B. Ratnaweera, and E. Dilip de Silva<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2005\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>04<sup>th<\/sup> December 2015 (Friday)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"18%\">8.00 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>415\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nPreliminary survey of nesting birds in the islands of Kalpitiya lagoon<br \/>\n<em><strong>A.S.L.E. Corea<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2004\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a08.15 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>416\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nImpact of one month old sludge as top inoculum layer on biogas flow rate in dry batch type digesters<br \/>\n<em><strong>K.A.R.K. Kodituwakku and M. Yatawara<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2003\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a08.30 a.m.<\/td>\n<td><strong>417\/D<\/strong><br \/>\nEfficacy of different leaf formulations from five medicinal plants against rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculiodinae)<br \/>\n<em><strong>Nithiyagowry Rajan<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<button><a href=\"http:\/\/dl.sjp.ac.lk\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/2002\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract<\/a><\/button><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10.15 a.m.<\/td>\n<td>Invasive Alien Fish Species (IAAS): Status, Concerns and Management in Sri Lanka<br \/>\n<strong>Dr. U.P.K. Epa<\/strong><em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.15 p.m.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Presidential Address Section D<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Invasive Alien Aquatic Species (IAAS): Status, Concerns and Management in Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>02nd December 2015 (Wednesday) 8.30 a.m. 401\/D Comparison of the efficiency of different Genomic DNA extraction methods for the selected rice varieties of Sri Lanka Ranganathan Kapilan Abstract 8.45 a.m. 402\/D Anti-cholinesterase activity of bark and leaf extracts of Ceylon&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/slaas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/slaas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/slaas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/slaas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/slaas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/slaas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/slaas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113\/revisions\/235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/slaas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}