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Impact of liquidity risk on the performances of Sri Lankan commercial banks 流动性风险对斯里兰卡商业银行业绩的影响

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Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-06-10 DOI: 10.4038/SLJSS.V42I1.7572

Rangika Maduwanthi, Prabath Suranga Morawakage

引用次数: 3

Teacher as envolver: a new role to play in English language discussion classes 教师作为参与者:英语讨论课的新角色

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Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-06-10 DOI: 10.4038/SLJSS.V42I1.7857

R. Pishghadam, Masoud Mahmoodzadeh, Elham Naji Meidani, Shaghayegh Shayesteh

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引用次数: 7

Seeing the forest, beyond the trees: dimensionality of context specific Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in a Sri Lankan context 看到森林，超越树木:斯里兰卡背景下特定情境下组织公民行为的维度

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Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-06-10 DOI: 10.4038/SLJSS.V42I1.7608

Hansiya Rauf, Shamala Kumar

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引用次数: 2

Existing population projections in Sri Lanka: comparative analysis of the accuracy 斯里兰卡现有人口预测:准确性的比较分析

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Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-06-10 DOI: 10.4038/SLJSS.V42I1.7856

Ranjith Premalal de Silva, W. D. Silva

引用次数: 3

Cricket heroes vs celebrities: assessing the role of media in framing Indian and Sri Lankan players using a Performance-Character Matrix 板球英雄与名人:使用表现-性格矩阵评估媒体在塑造印度和斯里兰卡球员中的作用

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Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-06-10 DOI: 10.4038/SLJSS.V42I1.7562

T. S. Kumar, Kalyani Suresh

引用次数: 1

In memoriam: Emeritus Professor Laksiri Dharmasoka Jayasuriya (1931–2018) 纪念：名誉教授Laksiri Dharmasoka Jayasuriya（1931–2018）

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Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences Pub Date : 2019-06-10 DOI: 10.4038/SLJSS.V42I1.7858

S. Gamage

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An exploratory study on low labour force participation of women in Sri Lanka 斯里兰卡妇女劳动参与率低的探索性研究

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Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.4038/SLJSS.V41I2.7701

S. Samarakoon, Geetha Mayadunne

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引用次数: 4

Constructing Commongrounds: Everyday Lifeworlds Beyond Politicized Ethnicities in Sri Lanka by Anton Piyarathne 《构建共同点：斯里兰卡政治化种族之外的日常生活世界》，Anton Piyarathne著

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Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.4038/SLJSS.V41I2.7702

T. Silva

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International beauty pageants and the construction of hegemonic images of female beauty 国际选美比赛与女性美霸权形象的建构

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Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.4038/SLJSS.V41I2.7699

H. Kumara, R. Jayawardhana

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引用次数: 5

Stress coping mechanisms practiced by medical undergraduates of a State Medical School in Sri Lanka 斯里兰卡一所国立医学院医学本科生实践的压力应对机制

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Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.4038/SLJSS.V41I2.7697

Faseeha Noordeen, T. Jayathilaka, F. Pitchai, H. R. N. Yapa, I. M. N. M. K. Jayarathne, T. N. D. Nawarathne, I. R. N. Piyasena, M. Priyanka, J. V. P. G. Shivanka, T. Uden, S. Yeshi, R. Gurung, M. Ifla, K. Dorji

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