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AII Research Article Oct 4, 2023
A Single-Centre, Observational Study to Evaluate Immune Re- Sponse to Covid-19 Vaccines in Immunocompromised Patients with Haematological Disorders (COVAC-IC)
Chandra D*, O’Mara L, Bailey L, Aspey M, Asaduzzaman Md, Banavathi K, Lea S, Bowler R, Prasangika J, Ogbolosingha A, Goddard S, Phillips N, Wasim F, Badugama B, Kamran N, Perera K, Bano F, Pillai S, Dyer P, Aquil M, Lewney K, Lee J, Remegoso A, Watts K and Karunanithi K

To evaluate immunological response to Covid-19 vaccines in immunocompromised haematology patients we compared total Anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike antibody and T cell response in45 immunoc…

Covid-19 vaccines Immunogenicity Immunocompromised
OAJDS Research Article Aug 8, 2019
Dental Caries Experience and Associated Oral Health Determinants of 5-6 Year Old Schoolchildren in Kandy District, Central Province of Sri Lanka
Nandasena BGTL, Herath EMUCK, Paranagama MP*, Perera K, Ratnayake SC, Ogawa H, Makino Y and Miyazaki H

The aims of the present study were to measure the prevalence of dental caries in schoolchildren aged 5-6 years in Kandy district, in Sri Lanka and the influence of determinants of…

Dental caries Prevalence Severity
IJFSC Research Article May 15, 2025
Internal Validation of the PowerPlex® Y23 PCR Amplification System for Reduced Volume to Improve Cost Effectiveness in Forensic DNA Analysis
Rathnayake RWRK*, Kumarasinghe BA, Marasinghe E, Perera LRT, Gunarathne SD, Thilini WAG and Jayarathna WHMTP

The PowerPlex® Y23 system is one of the widely used PCR amplification kits in forensic analysis of male specific DNA markers. The kit amplifies commonly available 17 Y-STR and 6 n…

PowerPlex® Y23 Y-STRs Internal validation
IJFSC Case Report Feb 14, 2024
Exploring Forensic Challenges and Insights: Implications of Genetic Analyses on Degraded DNA Samples
Rathnayake RWRK*, Marasinghe E, Perera LRT and Bandaranayake VJ

Identifying missing persons from different types of body parts poses an intricate challenge for law enforcement and forensic experts. Identification through human remains is chall…

Decomposed Human Remains Human Identification DNA Extraction
IJFSC Case Report Feb 13, 2024
Challenges and Innovations in Forensic Identification: Case Study of Decomposed Remains in a Crocodile's Body for Missing Child Identification
Rathnayake RWRK*, Marasinghe E, Perera LRT and Bandaranayake VJ

Identifying a missing child from decomposed remains in a crocodile's body poses significant challenges and complexity. Forensic investigations involving human remains within anima…

Degraded DNA Human Identification Inhibitors
IJBP Review Article Jan 25, 2024
The Role of Water Quality in the Pathogenesis of CKDu with Respect to Fluoride
Shirani Ranasinghe*, Chathura Ranasinghe, Han Ziming, Ashraful Islam, Thanusha Perera, Yu Zhang and Min Yang

Introduction: Despite much research on chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka the etiology and pathogenesis remains obscure. The fluoride level in the gro…

Fluoride Etiology Of CKDu Groundwater
PHOA Research Article Jan 31, 2021
Current Experience and Future Challenges of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: An Auto-Ethnographic Study
Ratnapalan S*, Perera N, Wei X, Samaraweera S, Nandasena S, Liyanage P, Fernando RMSD and Dabrera TME

Purpose: Sri Lanka a Lower Middle Income Country (LMIC) has focussed mainly on public health measures to contain COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this paper is to describe the …

COVID-19 Pandemic Management Contact Tracing
OAJDS Short Communication Oct 24, 2020
Revisiting For Resolving: The Ecological Perspective of Periodontal Bacteriome for Prevention and Control of Periodontitis in COVID-19 Era
Perera L* and Perera I

Chronic periodontitis is a major public health challenge accounting for global burden of oral diseases. It has resulted in 3.5 million years lived with disability, 54-billion USD/…

Chronic periodontitis Periodontal Bacteriome Gingivitis and Periodontitis