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Factors Affecting the Intention to Adopt Big Data Technology : A Study Based on Financial Services Industry of Sri Lanka 影响企业采用大数据技术意愿的因素——基于斯里兰卡金融服务业的研究

2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) Pub Date : 2018-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/MERCON.2018.8421917

D. Mahesh, S. Vijayapala, S. Dasanayaka

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引用次数: 5

Numerical Simulation of Suspension Biomass Combustor with Two Chambers 悬浮式双腔生物质燃烧室的数值模拟

2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) Pub Date : 2018-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/MERCON.2018.8421947

D. Wickramasinghe, M. Narayana, A. Amarasinghe

引用次数: 4

Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Pipeline Automation for Agile Software Project Management 敏捷软件项目管理的持续集成和持续交付管道自动化

2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) Pub Date : 2018-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/MERCON.2018.8421965

S.A.I.B.S. Arachchi, I. Perera

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引用次数: 46

Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring using a Hybrid Technique 使用混合技术的无创血糖监测

2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) Pub Date : 2018-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/MERCON.2018.8421885

N. Nanayakkara, S C Munasingha, G P Ruwanpathirana

引用次数: 7

Challenges Faced by Agile Testers: A Case Study 敏捷测试人员面临的挑战:一个案例研究

2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) Pub Date : 2018-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/MERCON.2018.8421968

K. V. Jeeva Padmini, P. Kankanamge, H. Bandara, G. Perera

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引用次数: 4

Analysis on Centrality Index of Air Network 航空网络中心性指数分析

2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) Pub Date : 2018-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/MERCON.2018.8422001

Sameera Prasani, Anuja Fernando

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引用次数: 1

A New Approach to Predict the Porosity of Pervious Concrete at Its Fresh State 透水混凝土新状态孔隙率预测的新方法

2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) Pub Date : 2018-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/MERCON.2018.8421982

A. Kariapper, D. Nanayakkara

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引用次数: 0

Adopting Design Thinking Practices to Satisfy Customer Expectations in Agile Practices: A Case from Sri Lankan Software Development Industry 在敏捷实践中采用设计思维实践以满足客户期望:来自斯里兰卡软件开发行业的案例

2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) Pub Date : 2018-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/MERCON.2018.8422006

W.M.D. Ruchira Prasad, G. Perera, K. V. Jeeva Padmini, H. D. Dilum Bandara

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引用次数: 8

Feature Oriented Software Development Framework for Stock Exchange Systems 面向特征的证券交易系统软件开发框架

2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) Pub Date : 2018-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/MERCON.2018.8421966

Lasitha Konara, I. Perera, Sujith Gunewardhane

{"title":"Feature Oriented Software Development Framework for Stock Exchange Systems","authors":"Lasitha Konara, I. Perera, Sujith Gunewardhane","doi":"10.1109/MERCON.2018.8421966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MERCON.2018.8421966","url":null,"abstract":"Many software companies use the popular method of layered architecture to develop their software products resulting in code to be more generic. This generalization introduces a lot of unnecessary elements which make the system architecture to be heavy and less elegant. To overcome this challenge, a concept of feature oriented software development (FOSD) is introduced. That way, the software system will be delivered as a set of features and the feature set could be decoupled at any time, according to the latest set of requirements without harming to any existing functionality. In this research the final outcome has been a feature oriented domain specific language (DSL). The objective of this developed feature oriented DSL is to make it effective even for business analysts to introduce new features without getting help from the development team of the project. A code generator and a core controller have been developed as part of this research exhibiting the above mentioned FOSD & DSL principles. The evaluation results indicate the generated feature oriented code identically behaves as its manually written counterpart code.","PeriodicalId":6603,"journal":{"name":"2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon)","volume":"37 1","pages":"78-83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86828457","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}

引用次数: 1

Technical, Environmental and Economic Feasibility of Introducing Added Storage to Run of River Mini Hydro Plants to Improve Dispatchability 江河小型水电站增建蓄能提高调度能力的技术、环境和经济可行性

2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) Pub Date : 2018-05-01 DOI: 10.1109/MERCON.2018.8421907

K.E. Kishani, A. de Alwis, M.K.S. Dimithra, K. De Silva, H.Y. Ranjit Perera, W. Wijayapala

{"title":"Technical, Environmental and Economic Feasibility of Introducing Added Storage to Run of River Mini Hydro Plants to Improve Dispatchability","authors":"K.E. Kishani, A. de Alwis, M.K.S. Dimithra, K. De Silva, H.Y. Ranjit Perera, W. Wijayapala","doi":"10.1109/MERCON.2018.8421907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MERCON.2018.8421907","url":null,"abstract":"Hydropower is the oldest and the main renewable source of electricity generation in Sri Lanka. It has two main sources i.e. conventional and non-conventional. The available conventional hydro resource in Sri Lanka has already been harnessed to its maximum economic potential. The non-conventional hydropower generation i.e. mini-hydropower generation is predominantly run of river type. Yet, they are not dispatchable and operate when the flow of water is available. When analyzing the distribution of mini hydro projects, there are a number of locations having the capability of the addition of a storage capacity. It allows the plant to capture a certain amount of water to operate when it is required. This paper presents a comprehensive feasibility analysis of introducing dispatchable mini hydro plants to Sri Lankan power sector through low cost high efficient and environmentally friendly energy solutions. In this research, a technical, economic and environmental feasibility of introducing storage capacity is evaluated for Bulathwatta Mini Hydro Plant (MHP) and Batathota Mini Hydro Plant (MHP). The potential increment of mini-hydropower generation is evaluated with coal and fossil fuel displacement.","PeriodicalId":6603,"journal":{"name":"2018 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon)","volume":"19 1","pages":"488-493"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89066111","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}

引用次数: 1