Pregnancy terminating effect of Jatropha curcas in rats

MM Goonasekera, VK Gunawardana… - Journal of …, 1995 - Elsevier
The fertility regulatory effect of the fruit of Jatropha curcas was investigated by oral
administration of different extracts to pregnant rats for varying periods of time. Foetal …

Are culturally specific measures of trauma-related anxiety and depression needed? The case of Sri Lanka.

N Jayawickreme, E Jayawickreme… - Psychological …, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
The hypothesis that psychometric instruments incorporating local idioms of distress predict
functional impairment in a non-Western, war-affected population above and beyond …

Rectifying fluctuations in an optical lattice

PH Jones, M Goonasekera, F Renzoni - Physical review letters, 2004 - APS
We have realized a Brownian motor by using cold atoms in a dissipative optical lattice as a
model system. In our experiment the optical potential is spatially symmetric and the time …

Directed motion for delta-kicked atoms with broken symmetries: Comparison between theory and experiment

PH Jones, M Goonasekera, DR Meacher… - Physical review …, 2007 - APS
We report an experimental investigation of momentum diffusion in the δ-function kicked rotor
where time symmetry is broken by a two-period kicking cycle and spatial symmetry by an …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of heart failure ascertainment using routinely collected healthcare data: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MA Goonasekera, A Offer, W Karsan, M El-Nayir… - Systematic …, 2024 - Springer
Background Ascertainment of heart failure (HF) hospitalizations in cardiovascular trials is
costly and complex, involving processes that could be streamlined by using routinely …

Resonant activation in a nonadiabatically driven optical lattice

R Gommers, P Douglas, S Bergamini, M Goonasekera… - Physical review …, 2005 - APS
We demonstrate the phenomenon of resonant activation in a nonadiabatically driven
dissipative optical lattice with broken time symmetry. The resonant activation results in a …

[PDF][PDF] Distress, wellbeing and war: qualitative analyses of civilian interviews from north eastern Sri Lanka

N Jayawickreme, E Jayawickreme… - …, 2009 - psychotraumanet.org
This paper outlines a methodology for the development of culturally sensitive measures of
war problems (including psychological and behavioural problems) and wellbeing for use …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability and reproducibility of cardiac MRI quantification of peak exercise function with long-axis views

AA Kirkham, MV Goonasekera, BC Mattiello… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The conventional approach to cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) involving breath holds,
electrocardiography-gating, and acquisition of a short-axis (SAX) image stack, introduces …

[PDF][PDF] Using focus group methodology to adapt measurement scales and explore questions of wellbeing and mental health: the case of Sri Lanka

E Jayawickreme, N Jayawickreme… - …, 2012 - psychotraumanet.org
Context a¡ ects research validity. Therefore, in order to reduce any uncertainty about their¢
ndings, cross-cultural researchers should use appropriate methodological techniques …

LDL-cholesterol reduction in chronic kidney disease: options beyond statins

MA Goonasekera, MM Mafham… - Current Opinion in …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
LDL-cholesterol reduction in chronic kidney disease: options... : Current Opinion in
Nephrology and Hypertension LDL-cholesterol reduction in chronic kidney disease: options …