SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Sciences and Humanities [SICASH] 2021
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Publication Embargo The Ideological Basis for Linking Social and Emotional Learning with Sri Lankan University Education during the Corona Epidemic(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2021-09-25) Basnayake, B.M.R.H.KThis research examines the ideological basis of university education in Sri Lanka based on the concept of social and emotional learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals with strong socio-emotional skills face challenges daily and can reap academic benefits as well as social advantages. The main group affected by the epidemic represents the youth. However, the government ordered the closure of all academic institutions from March 2020. Accordingly, universities in Sri Lanka analysed the socio-emotional conditions on the current academic process of the youth community in line with the third wave. The study was conducted using a mixed technique. Of the 800 undergraduates randomly selected from 16 state universities, 80 students as randomly selected were given a questionnaire through the Google form. As a notable addition, a selected sample of 25 undergraduates was interviewed using magnification technology. The main conclusion of this data analysis is that the corona epidemic reflects the peculiarities of socio-emotional learning in the educational process of the university youth community. The research data show that there is no direct link between the socioemotional education systems in Sri Lanka for the university youth community. It therefore reveals the dynamics of our current understanding of the role of socio-emotional competence in promoting progress in university studies. Finally, this research shows that a strong socio-emotional learning dynamic can be built within the Sri Lankan university community.Publication Embargo The Life-Experiences of Three Homosexual Men with Conversion or Reparative Therapy: An Exploratory Study from the Western Province, Sri Lanka(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2021-09-25) Jayamanna, T. D. PHomosexuality is a depathologized condition as per the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM- 5). However, due to heterosexual norms and social coercion in Sri Lanka, homosexual men are compelled to undergo conversion or reparative or reorientation therapy. The current study aimed at investigating why homosexual men undergo conversion or reparative therapy in Sri Lanka and what they experience through conversion or reparative therapy since a lacuna was observed in the field of Sri Lankan homosexual men and conversion therapy. The study adopted a qualitative exploratory case study narrative analysis incorporating Critical Discourse Analysis theory. The sample consisted of three homosexual men from the Western province, Sri Lanka, whose narratives were used as sources of analysis. It was revealed that participants experienced psychosocial and emotional complications through conversion (CT) or reparative therapy (RT) and did not encounter any alteration in their sexual orientation.Publication Embargo Differences in Counselling practices between Male and Female Practitioners(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2021-09-25) Ranga, M; Mananpreet, ACounselling skills and related factors of the practitioners / counsellors in a specific Indian context were addressed. The objectives of the research were to study the challenges faced by counsellors in their practices of counselling and to identify the differences in counselling practices between male and female counsellors. Research method- used was the purposive sample of size 60 counsellors (25- 55 years) in an online survey, using skilled counsellor scale. The hypotheses of the study were: the overall counselling would be different between male and female counsellors and the counselling skills of male and female counsellors would belong to different domains. The result of the study indicated that the counsellors showed significant gender difference in their counselling skills. Gender is the factor affecting the counselling skills. The counsellors with more than ten years’ experience in counselling showed better counselling skills. The female counsellors were using more skills during counselling like- attending skills, questioning, and reflecting, decision making and contracting.Publication Embargo Preventing violence against women during COVID-19: A qualitative study done in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2021-09-25) Wijesena, V; De Zoysa, P; Iqbal, I; Randombage, Y; Gunasekara, MMany countries, including Sri Lanka, reported an increase in violence against women (VAW) during the lock-down for COVID-19 pandemic. VAW results in not only physical and psychological repercussions, but also inter-generational violence - a vicious cycle. Hence, the objectives of this study were: (i) to increase awareness of VAW and its physical and psychological consequences, (ii) to address masculine norms, and (iii) to spread a clear message of zero tolerance to VAW. The study methodology comprised of creating creative informational posts and videos that addressed the objectives and disseminating these through various social media platforms, in English, Sinhala and Tamil languages. The project gained wide attention and appeared to reach numerous social groups. Several comments were received from organizations and the public on the usefulness of this project. Online conversations too ensued, including those among university students. Furthermore, the results obtained showed that there is an improvement in knowledge and awareness about VAW. To conclude, VAW took place even before the pandemic, but COVID-19 has created even more challenges for women and girls. The project delineated in this paper was able to not only empower women and encourage victims to speak out, but also address and condemn toxic masculine norms that contribute to VAW.Publication Embargo Vulnerability Factors and Pathways to Sex Work: An Exploratory Study of Childhood Experiences of Abuse among Female Sex Workers in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2021-09-25) Perera, P. Y. OThe sex work is considered a grey area of morality. A considerable amount of research has shown a connection between childhood abuse and engagement in sex work as an adult. In Sri Lanka, very few studies have explored the connection between childhood victimization and being a sex worker. This research examines the reasons behind females moving towards sex work industry in Sri Lanka and the impact of their childhood abuse experience for that choice. As a qualitative study, stories of fifteen women involved in the sex work were explored with semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. A relationship between childhood abuse incidences and female sex workers in the sex work industry in Sri Lanka was identified. Physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological & emotional abuse, and neglect in their childhood are the key factors reported by the participants. Insecurities in the home environment, absence of parental care, lack of education and lack of social support are the key experiences of the respondents. The study concludes that female sex workers who choose this industry as their means of income, often come from families that have more interpersonal difficulties and where they have had experienced abuse in their childhood. The relevance and generalizability of this conclusion to the wider sex worker population is difficult to determine, given the non-random selection of this sex worker sample.Publication Embargo Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults’ Recollections of Others’ Reactions to Their Early Gender Non-conformity(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2021-09-25) Munasinghe, K; Marecek, JGlobally, gender non-conforming (GNC) behaviours are identified as one of the earliest precursors of same sex orientation. The role of reactions by key persons such as parents, teachers and peers to such behaviours is crucial to sexual identity development. In Sri Lanka, there are currently no scholarly data on LGB adults’ recollections of their early experiences, particularly those involving how others reacted to their early GNC and gender atypical behaviours. Through narratives, this exploratory research paper addresses this gap by presenting how 26 LGB adults recalled the manner in which their parents, teachers, and peers responded to their gender-atypical and gender non-conforming behaviours during childhood and adolescence. A participant-focused thematic analysis highlighted the following findings: permissiveness of adults towards childhood gender non-conformity for both boys and girls; how adults’ attitudes shifted during adolescence to be more regulatory; and how adolescent girls and boys recalled experientially different reactions to their GNC behaviours by their peers. These results suggest the nuances of recollections growing up as GNC children and adolescents, and the impact these experiences had on the acceptance of a sexual identity. Future research could begin by observing actual gender nonconformity and gender atypical behaviours in children and adolescence.Publication Embargo Heuristic Approach to Solve Interval Transportation Problem(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2021-09-25) Gunarathne, H.A.D.R; Juman, Z.A.M.SThe transportation problem is a special type of linear programming problem in which commodities are transported from a set of sources to a set of destinations subject to the supply and demand quantities of sources and destinations respectively such that the total transportation cost is minimized. This plays an important role in logistics and supply-chain management for improving services, reducing cost, and optimizing the use of resources. Researchers have given considerable attention to the transportation problem with fixed demand and supply. Many algorithms are available to solve transportation problems with the above conditions. However, in realworld applications, demand and supply quantities may vary within a specific interval due to variations in the global economy. Finding an upper minimal total cost of interval transportation problem (ITP) is an NP-hard problem. Thus, less attention has been given to this type of transportation problem. Heuristic approaches are preferred to solve this type of problem. Genetic algorithm is a powerful algorithm to solve NP-hard problems because of its special characteristics. In this paper, a solution procedure based on the concept of a genetic algorithm is proposed to solve ITP.Publication Embargo Offline Signature Verification Using a Statistical Approach(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2021-09-25) Dias, D.P.N.P; Sucharitharathna, K.P.G.CThere is a growing interest in signature verification with the increasing number of transactions, especially financial, that are being authorized via signatures. Hence methods of automatic signature verification are essential if authenticity is to be verified regularly. In this research, two statistical approaches are used to develop an offline signature verification system. Data collection was done from 100 individuals. Everyone was asked to provide 12 samples of his/her original signature for training and testing processes. 600 forgeries were collected from three forgers and 6 forgeries were generated for each of the original signature samples. In this study features were extracted from the signatures after the preprocessing stage. Altogether 10 features were collected and those were used to verify the signatures. It was found that when there is a multicollinearity, Generalized Linear model by estimating parameters using generalized estimating equations is not appropriate to solve the above problem. Multicollinearity problem can be minimized using factor analysis and then generalized linear model was found to be a more effective approach. However, further research needs to be carried out to solve this problem.Publication Embargo Review on Maximum Degree Diameter Bounded Subgraph Problem(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2021-09-25) Wijerathne, H. M. C; Lanel, G. H. J; Perera, K. K. K. RThe maximum degree diameter bounded subgraph problem is a quest to find the largest subgraph embedded in a host graph in terms of vertices. The problem is closely related to the decades-old famous Degree Diameter Problem. The problem has been solved for many host graphs in recent years. This article provides a review of all the results obtained in the maximum degree diameter bounded subgraph problem. Furthermore, unsolved problems on these aspects are highlighted for the benefit of new researchers.Publication Embargo Relationship between Refractive Index and Compositions of Building Windows Non Float Processed Glasses(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2021-09-25) Guruge, M. L; Edirisinghe, P. MRefractive index is one of the physiochemical properties of substances which is mostly used in optical sciences and provides very important information about the behavior of ray of light in various materials. This study was conducted to identify highly associated compositions of building windows non float processed glasses with refractive index and to develop a linear model to represent such relationships. Results of this study will provide a clear indication on how rays of light behave when passing through building windows non float processed glasses according to its composition. For compositions of glass, it was considered elements contained in corresponding oxide other than oxide type. A multiple linear regression model fitted for the data found that only sodium (Na), aluminum (Al), silicon (Si) and calcium (Ca) are highly associated with refractive index of building windows non float processed glasses. There was a strong positive linear relationship between refractive index and calcium (Ca) while a moderately strong negative linear relationship between refractive index and silicon (Si) for building windows’ non float processed glasses. Both sodium (Si) and aluminum (Al) had weak negative linear relationships with refractive index.