Conference Track - B
TRACK B: Research and innovation towards a sustainable future
Co-Chairs: Prof. Chandrika M Nanayakkara Prof. Deepthi Wickramasinghe
Coordinator: Dr. Surani Ediriweera
Members: Prof. Chamari M Hettiarachchi Dr. M N Kaumal Dr. H D Dharshani Bandupriya Dr. Thilini A Perera Dr. Roshan Niloofa Dr. Sachini Amarasekara Dr Gayathri Silva
Research and innovation are key elements for achieving and enhancing sustainability. Sustainable development has received worldwide attention from academics, industrialists and policymakers in the recent past. The interconnected seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted at a United Nations Sustainable Development Summit with the aim of improving the quality of human life and safeguarding the environment. Out of these 17 goals, SDG 9 is focused on ‘Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.’
Investments and novel initiatives are essential to implement innovative multidisciplinary approaches in order to resolve current and pressing sustainability challenges. Successful research and development lead to innovation of new products, while tools and processes will create impact on the society and its future needs.
Use of novel multidisciplinary based approaches, technologies, processes and products, can provide a better future for mankind while protecting the environment. It is required to showcase these novel findings to gain the attention from the industrial and scientific community for further development. This international forum will be an ideal platform to exchange knowledge, ideas, experiences, and expectations, to update the existing knowledge as well as to identify research gaps.
Technical sessions
Date & Time: 25-26th November 2021 at 8.00AM - 4.00PM
Technical Session B1:
Session Chair
Prof. Chandrika M Nanayakkara
Dr. Thilini A Perera
Date & Time: 25th November 2021 at 08.30 am - 11.30 am
Keynote Speaker
Sustainability and Innovation in Architecture
Mr Sanjaya A Jayawardene
Chartered Architect and Accredited Green Building Consultant
Managing Director
Progressive Design Associates (Pvt) Ltd.
Technical Papers
| 8.30 – 9.00 am | Keynote | Sustainability and innovation in architecture Mr Sanjaya A Jayawardene |
| 9.00 – 9.15 am | ICMAS_B040 | Does the quality of life connect with an individual’s nature connectedness and per capita greenhouse gas emission? A preliminary study E A S Kanchana Somarathne, M Wasantha Gunathunga and Erandathie Lokupitiya |
| 9.15 – 9.30 am | ICMAS_B004 | A survey on organic home gardens in Sri Lanka: Investigation the familiarity and attitudes towards organic home gardening as an alternative for achieving sustainability Shehani Fernando, Aruni Kadawatha, Bhagya Weththasinghe, Vidyani Kulatunga and Nalana Edirisinghe |
| 9.30 – 9.45 am | ICMAS_B041 | Trends of air pollutants in Colombo city and relationship with meteorological variables Anusha Jegathesan, Erandathie Lokupitiya and Sarath Premasiri |
| 9.45 – 10.00 am | ICMAS_B043 | Preliminary investigations for mining and production of garnet sand in the Southern coast of Sri Lanka H C S Subasinghe, T D U Wijewardhana and A S Ratnayake |
| 10.00 – 10.15 am | ICMAS_B023 | Effect of Dinitroso Pentamethylene Tetramine (DNPT) loading on cure characteristics of filled and unfilled natural rubber cellular compounds U A Weerasinghe and D G Edirisinghe |
| 10.15 – 10.30 am | ICMAS_B039 | Salinity levels in costal saline paddy areas of Jaffna and Mannar Districts Archana Vathani and Erandi Lokupitiya |
| 10.30 – 10.45 am | ICMAS_B019 | “Connected Researches” in “Smart Lab Bubble”: an enabler for innovative performance management in agriculture Prabath Chaminda Abeysiriwardana, Udith K Jayasinghe-Mudalige and Saluka R Kodituwakku |
| 10.45 – 11.00 am | ICMAS_B007 | An analysis of temperature and precipitation trends in Colombo and Nuwara Eliya districts during the past 31 years (1989-2019) Nuwanthi Nissanka and Erandathie Lokupitiya |
| 11.00 – 11. 15 am | ICMAS_B003 | Spatial and temporal variation in land use patterns and their influence on urban green spaces in a metropolitan university: An assessment using GIS and remote sensing techniques I A J K Dissanayake and A A D A S Vimukthi |
| 11.15 – 11.30 am | ICMAS_B027 | Toxicity of phenanthrene in the early life stages of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) K Vithushi and W S Thulasitha |
Technical Session B2:
Session Chair
Dr. M N Kaumal
Dr Gayathri Silva
Date & Time: 25th November 2021 at 2.00 pm -5.00 pm
Keynote Speaker
COVID-19 and COVID-19 Vaccination - Current Global Status
Prof. Suranjith Senevirathne
Professor and Consultant in Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, Royal Free Hospital, UK
University College London, UK
Technical Papers
| 2.00 – 2.30 pm | Keynote | COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccination – Current global status Prof. Suranjith Senevirathne |
| 2.30 – 2.45 pm | ICMAS_B024 | The antioxidant potency of leaves and stem extracts of Croton laccifer L. (Gas Keppetiya) and Croton aromaticus L. (Wel Keppetiya) – two plants used in Ayurvedic cancer treatments in Sri Lanka Jayani Dunukara, Nirmani Samarakoon, Inoka Uluwaduge, Akhila Kanampella and Nipun Herath |
| 2.45 – 3.00 pm | ICMAS_B029 | Optimization of a polymerase chain reaction assay for genotyping of +1444C>T polymorphism ofC- reactive protein (CRP) gene Thushari Senarathne and Shamila Jayasena |
| 3.00 – 3.15 pm | ICMAS_B036 | BRAF(V600E) gene mutation in patients with different types of thyroid tumours in Sri Lanka: a pilot study Preethi Udagama, Nadeeshani Ekanayaka, Kanthi Perera, Shakila Rathnayake and Praneeth Ratnayake |
| 3.15 – 3.30 pm | ICMAS_B018 | A study on cytotoxicity and apoptotic potential of different fractions of Gracillaria edulis (Gmelin) Silva against human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cells Thilina Gunathilaka, Dinithi Peiris, Pathmasiri Ranasinghe and Kalpa Samarakoon |
| 3.30 – 3.45 pm | ICMAS_B022 | Influence and risk assessment of exposure to fluoride on CKDu in Sri Lanka Shermila Botheju, Janitha Liyanage and Sagarika Kannangara |
| 3.45 – 4.00 pm | ICMAS_B025 | Model diet approach for quantitative analysis of nephrotoxic heavy metals to elucidate the dietary causative factors for CKDu prevailing in Sri Lanka Nalika Dayananda, Janitha Liyanage and Sagarika Kannangara |
| 4.00 – 4.15 pm | ICMAS_B026 | A preliminary study to assess bone mineral density of Sri Lankan population Amila Abeyweera, Duminda Satharasinghe, Tharanga Chandrasekara and Mihira Wanninayake |
| 4.15 – 4.30 pm | ICMAS_B016 | Identification of social and occupational risk factors associated with CKDu patients in an agricultural community in Kebithigollewa, Sri Lanka Chamodika Lowe, Nishantha Kumarasinghe, Fahim Aslam |
| 4.30 – 4.45 pm | ICMAS_B013 | Salt content of commonly consumed foods in Sri Lanka with respective to traffic light labeling system (Colour coding system) Prasaji De Zoysa, Prasadani Withanage and Sudarshana Somasiri |
| 4.45 – 5.00 pm | ICMAS_B010 | Metagenomic analysis of raw cattle milk microbiota in Sri Lanka employing Illumina MiSeq platform Deepani Upeka Rajawardana, Pasan Chinthana Fernando, Patrick J Biggs, Chandrika Malkanthi Nanayakkara, Ilmi Ganga Namali Hewajulige and Saumya Wickramasinghe |
Technical Session B3:
Session Chair
Prof. Chamari M Hettiarachchi
Dr. H D Dharshani Bandupriya
Date & Time: 26th November 2021 at 1.00 pm-4.00 pm
Keynote Speaker
Recent Advances in Development of Antimicrobial Peptides and Therapeutic Applications
Prof. Mahanama De Zoysa
College of Veterinary Medicine
Chungnam National University
South-Korea
Technical Papers
| 1.00 – 1.30 pm | Keynote | Recent advances in development of antimicrobial peptides and therapeutic applications Prof. Mahanama De Zoysa |
| 1.30 – 1.45 pm | ICMAS_B005 | Levels of selected constituents of follicular fluid as predictive markers of in vitro fertilization success in a cohort of Sri Lankan females: A pilot study Preethi Udagama, Manodya Herath, Sumedha Wijeratne, Sachini Amarasekera, Milhan Batcha, Dananjaya Perera and Rasika Dayarathna |
| 1.45 – 2.00 pm | ICMAS_B021 | Occupational noise induced hearing loss among the dental professionals working at Dental Institutes in Sri Lanka M D K de Silva and J H D S P Tissera |
| 2.00 – 2.15 pm | ICMAS_B011 | A case-control study on the effects of long-term meditation on telomere length, quality of life and mindfulness Nirodhi Dasanayaka, Nirmala Sirisena and Nilakshi Samaranayake |
| 2.15 – 2.30 pm | ICMAS_B017 | Evaluation of the antioxidant activity in Cinnamon, Clovebud and Ginger Essential oils and Oleoresins Maheshika Sethunga, K K D S Ranaweera, K D P P Gunathilake and Imalka Munaweera |
| 2.30 – 2.45 pm | ICMAS_B009 | Stimulated growth and morphogenetic responses in anther-derived callus of local Indica rice variety, Hondarawalu by partial desiccation stress M D O D Gunathilaka, D M R G Mayakaduwa, G D A Priyantha and T D Silva |
| 2.45 – 3.00 pm | ICMAS_B028 | PCR- based Detection and Characterization of Candidate Disease Resistant gene analogous (RGAs) in commercially grown Capsicum varieties in Sri Lanka K A S Isuru Kumari, D M J B Senanayake, C M Nanayakkara, W A R Dhammika, P J K Dasanayake and Abhaya Balasuriya |
| 3.00 – 3.15 pm | ICMAS_B006 | Determining the applicability of caesalpinia pulcherrima seed gum in the Edible Film Forming for Food Packaging Sandunika Senarathna, Seneviratne Navaratne, Indira Wickramasinghe and Ranil Coorey |
| 3.15 – 3.30 pm | ICMAS_B038 | Isolation and characterization of soil N-fixers and consortia formation for developed Azorhizobial bio-fertilizer Thilini Perera, Anjali Heshani and Shamala Tirimanne |
| 3.30 – 3.45 pm | ICMAS_B001 | Incorporation of immunity enhancing selected plant materials to milk in aim to develop a consumer product Anusha Jayathilake, Madhura Jayasinghe, Janitha Walpita, Manjula Weerasekara and Shamini Wickrama |
| 3.45 – 4.00 pm | ICMAS_A002 | Immuno and molecular epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum in two previous high malaria endemic foci under the prevention of re-establishment (POR) phase in Sri Lanka. Preethi Udagama, Dilshan Adhikari, Uvindu Aryachandra, Sameera Viswakula, Renu Wickremasinghe and Deepika Fernando |