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Item Conceptual Policy Framework for Urban Parks in Sri Lanka with special reference to the Diyatha Uyana Urban Park, Colombo(University of Kelaniya, 2015) Oshani, P.A.L.; Wijethissa, K.G.C.P.The study was undertaken by the researchers by focusing on the problem of the kind of policy framework suited to the establishment of urban park. While previous research exists on urban park participation, no studies have been undertaken on the policies pertaining to the setting up of such parks. The main objective of this study was to contribute to the creation of a conceptual policy framework for the Diyatha Uyana urban park The amount of visitor participation was identified as the independent variable while nine dependent variables were identified: the effects of environmental Noises, the effects of population, disturbance by others when engaging in physical exercises, the barriers to take photographs, the inadequacy of resources for exercise, the prohibitive rules and regulations, limitations of space in the park, inadequacy of signage and safety measures. Two moderate variables were identified as physical and emotional factors. Through a simple random sampling method 300 visitors were selected to participate in this study through a questionnaire survey and interviews. A five point Lickert scale was used for data collection, while data was analysed one way Anova. One of the main findings of the quantitative study is that the main problem faced by visitors to Diyatha Uyana is environmental noise. As the one way Anova significant value was 0.012, the researchers conducted a SWOT Analysis to identify the possibility of creating a policy framework. In conclusion, the researchers proposed a greewall policy to reduce noise, with the recommendation that the greenwall be increased in park areas. The researchers also recommended that the government should consider implementing a greenwall policy in order to develop Diyatha Uyana, as well as when creating new urban parks.Item Effect of the Body Mass Index on Academic Performance of Undergraduates: With Special Reference to the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Oshani, P.A.L.This study will ease the unscientific belief that most parents and teachers have the overweight persons are sluggish, lazy and sleepy; therefore would not do well in academic performance at the university. The objective was to determine the relationship between Body Mass Index and Academic Performance. A descriptive cross- Sectional design was used. The study was conducted in University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka for undergraduate students. The subject included a random selection of 2500 undergraduates. (198 Male and 251 Female). Actabit BMI calculator and grade point average (GPA) scores were used to collect data. BMI was calculated from each student‘s height and weight recordings. AP was determined by each student‘s cumulative university GPA. Researcher used cross-tabulation analysis from SPSS 21, to identify the relationship between both categorical and scale data. Chi-square test revealed significant differences in BMI and GPA. The descriptive results showed significant associations between BMI and AP (P<.001). According to the results we observed a strong association between the BMI and AP X2 (6) = 97.496, P=.000. This study demonstrated that normal weight had higher GPA scores than their overweight counterparts, underscoring the need to intensify interventions focused on reducing and preventing obesity among university population.Item Estimation of Leisure Benefit of Leisure Time Consumption as an Economic Product: A BAL analysis(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Ramanaka, A.R.N.D.; Semasinghe, W.M.; Wehigaldeniya, W.G.D.S.; Oshani, P.A.L.; Dilshani, P.Y.H.; Dissanayake, N.B.Leisure benefits are non-monitory gains that lead to the positive changes in the needs of individuals or substantial environments, including interpersonal relationships, physical fitness, alleviation of social problems, and stabilization of communities. The purpose of this study was to estimate the leisure benefits of leisure time consumption for the national production. There was one independent variable called Leisure Time (LT) and dependent variable was Benefits of Leisure (BOL), in this study. The secondary and primary data were collected in a survey of a sample comprising on 60 person. The Benefits Approach to Leisure (BAL) is used to measure leisure benefits considering leisure benefits areas as a production for leisure time. According to the findings there is opportunity cost which borne their time choice and leisure and Revenue undertakings. On the other hand amount and quality of leisure time is important for people‘s well-being due to the direct satisfaction it brings. Additionally, leisure, taken in certain ways, is important for physical and mental health of a person. Leisure also contributes to the well-being of people other than the person directly enjoying leisure. When a person engages in leisure, the benefits gained are shared with others in a multitude of ways, including improvements in personal relationships, family functioning, and in terms of creation of social capital networks (at least from some types of shared leisure).Item Media and its impact on sport(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015) Oshani, P.A.L.The aim of this study media and its impact on sport. Sport and the media has been a popular topic in recent years. Sport appears to be everywhere. Across the world, billions of viewers turn into television broadcasts of global events like the Olympic Games and soccer, rugby or cricket world cups. Reports and studies on media sport institutions, media sport audiences, media sport texts and sport journalism, abound in academic relationship between sport and the mass media in society. In this study researcher examined how both the print and electronic media affect sport fans by increasing their knowledge, excitement and interest in sport at all levels. But particularly professional sport. It is clear that the interrelationships between the media and big-time sport are inextricably intertwined and interdependent. In this study researcher explore how sport have affected the media. Both print media and the electronic media have turned to sport because it is guaranteed to produce interest and revenue. Sport and the Sport media have the potential to affect the ideology of a society in the way they present key values. We have looked at the effect of spectatorship on participation levels, attitudes toward gender, Sexuality and racial and ethnic groups. The main objectives of this article, to identify the interrelationship and how the media affect sport and sport affect the media.Item Motives and Issues: Diyatha Uyana urban park visitors in Sri Lanka(2015) Oshani, P.A.L.; Wijethissa, K.G.C.P.Item Ranking Cricket Players According to Their Efficiency of Performances: A Criterion Formulation for a Minimum Error Team Selection(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Ramanaka, A.R.N.D.; Bandara, K.A.W.P.; Wehigaldeniya, W.G.D.S.; Oshani, P.A.L.; Dilshani, P.Y.H.; Jayantha, K.This research suggests a new criterion for cricket team selection using data envelopment analysis (DEA) with the objective of selecting a team which has a minimum error in team selection. It proposes a DEA formulation for evaluation of cricket players in different capabilities and their efficiencies of performance using multiple outputs. For instances, batting, bowling all rounding, wicket keeping, and fielding capabilities. This evaluation determines efficient and inefficient cricket players and ranks them on the basic of DEA scores. The ranking can be used to choose the required number of players for a cricket team in each cricketing capability. A real data set which belongs to Sri Lankan Cricket team during ICC world cup 2015 is associated with the data analysis process. Cricket players having various capabilities is used to choose the best cricket team. For this purpose, the secondary data were derived from “ESPN” cricinfo web site (Which is reputed web site for international cricket data). The proposed method has the advantage of considering multiple factors related to the performance of players in multiple capabilities and aggregates their scores using a DEA model in linear programming frame work. This DEA aggregation gives the scores of players objectively instead of using subjective computations. The findings of this study suggest that DEA has the potential to select players to the Cricket team fairly. There for these findings cane be used to player’s selection in local and national cricket team selection as objective selection criteria.Item Undergraduate Students Motivation for Physical Activity: Differentiating Gender, BMI Levels and Year Levels Motives for Physical Activity Participation(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015) Dissanayake, D.M.A.I.; Oshani, P.A.L.Item Visitors’ effective problems in urban park in Sri Lanka: special reference with in Diyatha Uyana urban park Colombo(The Research Center for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Oshani, P.A.L.; Wijethissa, K.G.C.P.Item දකුණු අප්රිකාවේ ක්රියාත්මක වූ වර්ණභේදවාදී ප්රතිපත්තිය හා මැන්ඩෙලාගේ ප්රයාමය(SIDA/SAREC Research Library, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Oshani, P.A.L.