http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6567 2022 2026-04-14T22:43:29Z http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6588 Title: Preliminary page - KALAM ,15 (1) 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6634 Title: Factors influence on growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka Authors: Lani Mausudeen, G. S.; Abdul Rauf, A. L. Abstract: The majority of economies, especially those in emerging countries, rely on small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make for the vast majority of firms globally, and they play a significant role in employment generation and global economic growth. SMEs that are more forward-thinking generate process and product technologies that push the technological envelope. Countries in South Asia are already coping with rising commodity prices, supply constraints, and financial sector problems. The rise of SMEs in Sri Lanka is compared with the growth of Singapore, a prosperous country of Asia, in this study. The paper then examines empirical studies to figure out the country's main valuable contribution and difficulties. The article's main takeaway is the multitude of obstacles that Sri Lanka faces, counting a lack of adequate and timely finance, capital, experience ,appropriate advanced technologies, poor production capabilities, restrictions on industrialization and expansion, an inability of highly skilled workforce at an affordable rate, and following up with numerous government entities to resolve issues. According to the study, Singapore has a world-class tele-communications network, transportation, infrastructures and technology, which has been contributed country’s reputation as an attractive location for Small and Medium Enterprises. Furthermore, substantial financial assistance, consulting services and training are essential for making the surroundings more efficacious. Small and Medium Enterprises of SMEs in Sri Lanka suffer the same issues as their counterparts in other countries in Asia. The study's objective is to highlight the difficulties and give a few recommendations for building a viable structure for SMEs in Sri Lanka. 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6633 Title: Education during Covid 19 pandemic: a psychosocial study conducted among postgraduate students at Kariavottom campus, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Authors: Jayalekshmi, J. S.; Beegom, R. K. Bushra Abstract: The impression of the, Covid-19 pandemic has been reflected in, every sector. The education sector is affected worldwide and created tremendous unprecedented changes in students' lives. This, in turn, made the sudden penetration of technology in the field of education to a boundless extent. In 2016 Kerala has been acknowledged with the principal digital state in India, and in 2020 amidst this pandemic, Kerala has become the first Indian state, to achieve comprehensive Digital education. The lockdown has compelled many educational institutions to cancel their classes and examinations and choose online. The present paper aims to find the answer to one crucial question: whether all this 'new normal life' helped to impact higher education positively or not. Exploring a quantitative research paradigm, the study further probes into the psychosocial impact of 'digital education' using the 'PERMA' model of well-being proposed by Martin Seligman (Seligman 2011). Hence the present paper investigates the subject under study using the questionnaire data collection method to delineate, the perceived effect of Covid-19 contagion amongst, students. 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6632 Title: Prevalence of cattle diseases and its impacts in dry zone, Sri Lanka Authors: Dasinaa, S. Abstract: Socio-cultural and economic well-beings of rural households in Asian Countries are being mainly long lasted by rearing cattle and buffalo. However, there are several factors influences on determining the level of production performances of the cattle while disease outbreak and dissemination cause severe threat to the above benefits and lead to the negative impact on the national GDP of the agricultural sector. Therefore, there are needs on identifying the dominating factors which influence the production performances as well. So that, a questionnaire was developed and data were gathered and analysed using SPSS (version 22) software to indicate the significant relationship among the parameters. At the study location, 70.42% were the non-descriptive local breeds in comparison with Indian (21.13%) and European Crosses (9.45%). Further, 28.12 ± 2.08 0C and 77.29 ± 5.64% were the mean ± SD of the environmental temperature and relative humidity, respectively. And also, disease such as Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Black Quarter (BQ), Bovine Tuberculosis (TB), Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS), Brucellosis, Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD), etc. were dominant in Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. HS infestation was higher in Batticaloa District during both Hot (May) and Rainy Season (October) while it was dominant in rainy season (September) in Ampara District. And also, more than 80% of the infested animals were died without curing. Meanwhile, FMD infestation was higher than the other diseases where more than 87% of the people knew about these cases and they were concern over it. In 2018, the number of deaths were 205 while the clinical identification was meant by 5,240. At the study, only few respondents (32%) mentioned about their previous experiences in BQ while the infestation is very much lower at the study location. During the study period, 86.3% deaths were recorded by BQ. Due to the vaccination, epidemic issue of Bovine Brucellosis was only 22%. Finally, 1,870 calves born to imported cows were tested with ELISA in all over the country where 2.6% of calves showed positive to BVD. Therefore, these conditions are critical and indicates the lower potential at Dry Zone and also, further attention is needed to reach high success rates to overcome the disease impacts, as well. 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z