Ousl JournalPub Date : 2022-08-09DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v17i1.7567
Thilini U. Amarasinghe, S. D. Perera
{"title":"Development of Mononuclear (Arene) Ruthenium Complexes as Anticancer Agents: A Review","authors":"Thilini U. Amarasinghe, S. D. Perera","doi":"10.4038/ouslj.v17i1.7567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v17i1.7567","url":null,"abstract":"(Arene)ruthenium complexes have displayed promising activity against cancer and showed fewer side effects compared to platinum-based drugs. Activity tuning of arene complexes have been explored by varying, amines, phosphines and other N^N, N^O, N^S, N^C, S^O chelating ligands. (Arene)Ru(II) complexes of the type [(η 6 - arene)Ru(X)(Y)(Z)], [(η 6 - arene)Ru(L)(X)(Y)], [(η 6 -arene)Ru(L^L)X]Y and [(η 6 -arene)Ru(L^X)(Y)], where arene = cymene ( C ), benzene ( B ), toluene ( T ), hexamethylbenzene ( H ); L = amine, phosphine; L^L = en, diamine, diphosphine, (X^Y) = oxalate, (L^X) = acylacetonate; and (X), (Y) = halides, triflates etc. exhibit a high structural variety, and offer much potential in drug design. In this review, an overview of the progress in the field of mononuclear ruthenium complexes containing arenes and other co-ligands such as, PTA (1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane), ethylenediamine (en), phosphines, thiosemicarbazone, acylthiourea and their bioactivity is presented.","PeriodicalId":105560,"journal":{"name":"Ousl Journal","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121689560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ousl JournalPub Date : 2022-08-09DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v17i1.7524
S. Yusuf, D. Durosaro, A. I. Mustapha, R. Afolabi
{"title":"An Assessment of ICT Competence among Academic Staff in Kwara State Colleges of Education, Nigeria: Implications for Management","authors":"S. Yusuf, D. Durosaro, A. I. Mustapha, R. Afolabi","doi":"10.4038/ouslj.v17i1.7524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v17i1.7524","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":105560,"journal":{"name":"Ousl Journal","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126675186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ousl JournalPub Date : 2021-12-30DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7497
P. N. Kumanayake, B. Galhena
{"title":"Can Gender and Location Create Career Indecision among the Undergraduates of Management Studies in State Universities of Sri Lanka?","authors":"P. N. Kumanayake, B. Galhena","doi":"10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7497","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":105560,"journal":{"name":"Ousl Journal","volume":"117 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124419494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ousl JournalPub Date : 2021-12-30DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7514
Y. Kathirgamathamby
{"title":"Criminological Organized Network Models of Human Smuggling: An Analysis with Special reference to the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol against Smuggling of Migrants","authors":"Y. Kathirgamathamby","doi":"10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7514","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":105560,"journal":{"name":"Ousl Journal","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121483725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ousl JournalPub Date : 2021-12-30DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7496
C. A. Hettiarachchi, S. S. Wijesinghe, Alexandra Jones
{"title":"Information Printed on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Labels: A Comparative Analysis of Australian and Sri Lankan Legal Framework","authors":"C. A. Hettiarachchi, S. S. Wijesinghe, Alexandra Jones","doi":"10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7496","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":105560,"journal":{"name":"Ousl Journal","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117063782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ousl JournalPub Date : 2021-12-30DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7555
L. Medawattegedara
{"title":"Air Mobility, Ten Heads and Universal Authority: Constructing Ravana in the Folk Imagination of Sabaragamua - A Folkoric Study","authors":"L. Medawattegedara","doi":"10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7555","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":105560,"journal":{"name":"Ousl Journal","volume":"304 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122776885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ousl JournalPub Date : 2021-12-30DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7510
S. Wijesundera, S. Yatigammana, P. Sethunga
{"title":"Challenges for Bilingual education at the junior secondary level of education in Sri Lanka: Student and teacher perspectives","authors":"S. Wijesundera, S. Yatigammana, P. Sethunga","doi":"10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7510","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":105560,"journal":{"name":"Ousl Journal","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125965292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ousl JournalPub Date : 2021-12-30DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7507
S. Guruge, Vathsala Illesinghe, N. Gunawardena
{"title":"Healthcare Provider Responses and Preparedness towards Caring for Females who have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence in Sri Lanka","authors":"S. Guruge, Vathsala Illesinghe, N. Gunawardena","doi":"10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7507","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":105560,"journal":{"name":"Ousl Journal","volume":"328 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122162233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ousl JournalPub Date : 2021-12-30DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7500
S. U. Wagachchi, D. Sandeepani, P. Harshana, G. C. Samaraweera
{"title":"Online Learning during the COVID–19 Outbreak: Undergraduates’ Perspective – A Case of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka","authors":"S. U. Wagachchi, D. Sandeepani, P. Harshana, G. C. Samaraweera","doi":"10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v16i2.7500","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":105560,"journal":{"name":"Ousl Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122398320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ousl JournalPub Date : 2021-06-30DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v16i1.7491
Enaruna Ehimwenma Idubor, Simon Ayo Adekunle
{"title":"Challenges of Mentoring Among University Academics in Nigeria","authors":"Enaruna Ehimwenma Idubor, Simon Ayo Adekunle","doi":"10.4038/ouslj.v16i1.7491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v16i1.7491","url":null,"abstract":"Mentoring which is a process of tutoring a junior person in a workplace by a senior colleague is becoming more challenging especially in the university system. The objective of this study therefore is to provide empirical investigation in the Nigerian context on the challenges associated with mentoring for both the mentor and the protege in the university system. The study employed a survey research design. The population consists of all academic staff in three randomly selected universities in Edo state namely: University of Benin, Ambrose Ali University, and Igbinedion University. The research instrument used was a structured questionnaire administered to academics across different cadres. Data collected were analyzed using frequency, percentages, mean, standard deviation, exploratory factor analysis, t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA). All statistical analyses were done using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 24). The study found that prominent mentoring challenges among Nigerian university academics include victimization, instant gratification, gender-based bias, work life imbalance and incivility. It was also found that mentoring challenges experienced by academics do not significantly differ based on demographic characteristics such as status, gender, age, qualification and work experience. The study recommends that universities and other tertiary institutions should promote an atmosphere of organizational harmony where faculty members will seek the growth of younger academic staff for the advancement of the educational system.","PeriodicalId":105560,"journal":{"name":"Ousl Journal","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114788465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}