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Rainfall Variability in Ratnapura District: A Comparative Study of the Two 30-year Standard Periods of 1961-1990 and 1991-2020 Ratnapura地区降雨变化:1961-1990年和1991-2020年两个30年标准期的比较研究

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.109

U. L. A. S. Priyakumara, E. Ranasinghe

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Empowering Rural Women through Small Scale Agro-Processing: The Potential in Maize Flour Processing in Niger State, Nigeria 通过小规模农业加工增强农村妇女权能:尼日利亚尼日尔州玉米粉加工的潜力

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.99

M. Bwala, P. Ezuma, K. B. Chabawaza

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The Environmental Impacts of Unauthorized Activities. A Case of the Maragala Mountain Range Environment protection area in Sri Lanka 非法活动对环境的影响。以斯里兰卡马拉加拉山脉环境保护区为例

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.98

H. Herath, K. Patabandi

{"title":"The Environmental Impacts of Unauthorized Activities. A Case of the Maragala Mountain Range Environment protection area in Sri Lanka","authors":"H. Herath, K. Patabandi","doi":"10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.98","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.98","url":null,"abstract":"Unauthorized activities are generally known as illegal activities. Unauthorized activities mostly take place in mountainous ranges. This system originally belonged to the ago-farming system and falls within the larger scope of sustainable agriculture. In recent decades, however, considerable literature has shown that chena cultivation and the people who use it neglect their environmental responsibilities. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to systematically review and identify the environmental impact of unauthorized activities in the mountain range. The study was conducted in the Maragala mountain range EPA using 120 families focusing on 2 Gramaniladari divisions. Descriptive statistics were used for quantitative data analysis and content analysis was used for qualitative data analysis. With Results revealed that currently, people cut down 76% of trees on the premises ignoring the principles of chena cultivation and trade. Mechanical saws have been used for this purpose. 62% of the land is encroached land and also, and they doing agricultural activities without permission. More than 80% of the sample families have removed all trees in their fields during the last five years. Forest fires rapidly increased last five years as a result of chena cultivation that destroyed 500 acres of forest area. The main reason for all these activities is the settlements located in the upper part of the Maragala mountain range EPA. The study revealed that the patterns of agricultural land use in traditional villages have changed significantly over the past few decades.","PeriodicalId":437005,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130247569","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}

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Social Success of the Women Workers in the Garment Industry in Sri Lanka: A Case of Women Workers in Katunayake Free Trade Zone 斯里兰卡服装行业女工的社会成功:以卡图纳亚克自由贸易区女工为例

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.111

S. Lanka

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The Lexical Features of Types of Linguistic Collocations: A Study with Special Reference to Selected Public Administration Circulars in Sinhala and Their English Translations 语言搭配类型的词汇特征——以僧伽罗语公共行政通告及其英译为例

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.106

R. P. B. Malsha, M. Ariyaratne, Chulananda Samaranayaka

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Challenges and Opportunities in Password Management: A Review of Current Solutions 密码管理的挑战与机遇:当前解决方案综述

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.96

W. P. K. Fernando, D. A. N. P. Dissanayake, S. G. V. D. Dushmantha, D. L. C. P. Liyanage, C. Karunatilake

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The Impact of Glories and Traumas on the Sinhalese - Tamil Relationship in Sri Lanka: A Study Based on ABC Triangle 光荣与创伤对斯里兰卡僧伽罗-泰米尔关系的影响:基于ABC三角的研究

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.101

S. Gamage, A. Jayathilaka

{"title":"The Impact of Glories and Traumas on the Sinhalese - Tamil Relationship in Sri Lanka: A Study Based on ABC Triangle","authors":"S. Gamage, A. Jayathilaka","doi":"10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.101","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the diversity of its ethnic and religious groupings, Sri Lanka had to encounter innumerable challenges. One aspect of a problem is hidden when it is being observed. The masterpiece of Johan Galtung's ABC Triangle was meant to examine those hidden circumstances. Deep cultural syndromes can have a direct impact on a person's behaviour. Since the Rathnapura district in Sri Lanka primarily comprises significant cultural syndromes, it is selected as the research study area. In-depth qualitative interviews and a questionnaire were used in the study. MS Excel was used to examine the quantitative data, while the content-based analysis method was used to assess the qualitative data. When one incident became a source of 'Glory' for Sinhalese, it became a source of 'Trauma' for Tamils as well; Tamils and Sinhalese suffered trauma from the same incident. Lack of rights and language proficiency affects how long specific syndromes persist and develop directly. People still have a strong belief in information passed down through generations. Organizing programs for government officials, religious leaders, and school children and implementing a by-lingual service system in every public office are considered important activities to reduce the syndromes in attitudes. While making new policies, implementing policies, and conducting research, it is crucial for policymakers, scholars, and public servants to pay attention to the culturally entrenched cultural syndromes in society.","PeriodicalId":437005,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133085264","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}

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The Role of Honour in Tolerance to Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Sri Lanka 荣誉在容忍斯里兰卡亲密伴侣暴力侵害妇女行为中的作用

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.100

S. Gunaratne, D. T. Abeysiriwardana

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Managing Ethnic Conflicts: A Critical Analysis of the Orthodox Solutions and the Specificity of the African Situation 管理种族冲突:对正统解决方案和非洲局势特殊性的批判性分析

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI: 10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.103

A. Salami

{"title":"Managing Ethnic Conflicts: A Critical Analysis of the Orthodox Solutions and the Specificity of the African Situation","authors":"A. Salami","doi":"10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.103","url":null,"abstract":"Africa’s ethnic conflicts and crises have embedded in them catastrophic consequences and effects, especially with particular regard to the loss of lives and properties and the disruptions of governmental and political arrangements. The discourse in which the conflicts are embedded is further enveloped in all kinds of proposals such as outright dismemberment of some of the existing political and administrative units, the implementation of political reforms, and fundamental restructuring of the entire social settings in favour of accommodation of the minorities in particular. Against the backdrop that these conflicts and crises require management as a way of averting the aforementioned consequences, the article seeks to undertake a critical evaluation of the existing ethnic management models, theories and solutions in extant literature within the context of the prevailing African circumstances and conditions. Its central goal is to determine the extent to which these solutions and the contained technicalities in which they are expressed can indeed provide the much-needed frameworks for permanent political stabilities in the continent. The qualitative methodology seeks to question the existing assumptions in which these ethnic solutions are defined and their theoretical properties further amplified. With the additional use of critical analytical tools, the article finally seeks the re-formulations and refinements of the ethnic solutions as being referred to in extant literature. The findings revolve around the inappropriateness and lack of applicability of some of the embedded concepts and solutions to the perennial crises as a result of the lack of focus on the uniqueness in which the crises remain defined. The conclusion is hence that the solutions to the crises in the continent should not be wholly generalistic but rather situated within the local peculiarities of the divergent political systems of Africa.","PeriodicalId":437005,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131359111","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}

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A Historical Study of the Matiyaganē Mayurāwathi Rajamahā Vihāraya matiyagani Mayurāwathi rajamahi Vihāraya的历史研究

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Pub Date : 2023-02-20 DOI: 10.4038/sljssh.v3i1.90

G. Gamage, K. Rathanasara

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