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    The Impact of Packaging on Customer Buying Decisions: with Special Reference to the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Sector in Sri Lanka
    (University of Kelaniya, 2007) Mendis, A.; Wanninayake, W.M.C.B.
    Packaging is one of the most important factors in the face of purchasing made at the point of sale, where it becomes an essential part of the selling process. The package standing out on the shelf affects the consumer's buying decisions, and package design should be more favorable in the eyes of the consumers. Packaged FMCG products are moving into ever larger supermarkets and hypermarkets, and there is a proliferation of products, offering consumers vast choice. The competitive context is ever more intense, both in the retail store and household. With the move to self-service retail formats, packaging increases its key characteristic as the "salesman on the shelf' at the point of sale. The study examines how packaging influences buying decision of local consumer. The primary data were collected from a sample survey that was conducted in the areas of Colombo, Gampaha, Kurunegala and Kandy. Two hundred respondents were selected for the survey and respondents were asked to answer the prepared structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed to obtain the information of customer's perception on packaging among rural and urban consumers. Package was grouped into two variables namely Visual element and informative elements. The visual elements consist of graphics and size/shape of packaging, and relate more to the affective aspect of decision-making. Informational elements relate to information provided and technologies used in the package, and are more likely to the addressed in cognitive aspect of decision. The study revealed that both rural and urban consumers perceived certain value from packaging and this plays different roles in different circumstances. Further there is a positive correlation between freshness of the products and the good packaging.
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    Pseudoainhum associated with lepromatous leprosy: A very rare association in modern world
    (Chinese Medical Association Publishing House, 2023) Nishad, A.A.N.; Pathman, M.; Uwyse, S.A.; Mendis, A.; Abeysundara, P.K.; de Silva, A.P.
    INTRODUCTION: Pseudoainhum (dactylolysis spontanea) is characterized by the development of a fibrous band around the digit that gradually leads to autoamputation. Digital pain associated with Pseudoainhum may not be evident in patients with neuropathic conditions. Here, we present a rare case of pseudoainhum patient, which describes a very rare association of pseudoainhum with leprosy. CASE PRESENTATION: A 48 year old male with lepromatous leprosy, with resorption of digits, charcot joints and tropical ulcers was seen in the clinic. The forth digit of the left hand had a narrowing due to a fibrous band at the 2nd inter phalangeal joint with shiny tethering distal phalanx. He could not recall the duration of the ainhum. He was not suffering from any pain.DISCUSSION: The current report describes a very rare association of pseudoainhum with leprosy. The case involved a 48-year-old man in the dermatology ward with lepromatous leprosy presenting with a pseudoainhum. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the possibility of delayed presentation of patients with pseudoainhum to physicians when the patients have underlying neuropathic conditions that prevent feeling finger pain and cause abnormal appearance of the digits, especially in leprosy.