Technical
Publications by Rohan H. Wickramasinghe
Selected
publications
1.
R. H. Wickramasinghe, “ The regulation
of corticosteroid hydroxylations. 1. An effect of inorganic ions in regulating
iron-sulphur protein-dependent electron transport”, J. Bioenergetics 5 (1973) 151-161.
2.
R. H. Wickramasinghe, “ Regulation of corticosteroid
hydroxylations: the intramitochondrial dielectric constant and proteolipids of
adrenodoxin and cytochrome P450”, Cytobios
(Cambridge, England) 8 (1973) 81-94.
3.
R. H. Wickramasinghe and C. A. Villee,
“ Early role during chemical evolution for cytochrome P450 in oxygen
detoxification”, Nature 256 (1975)
509-511.
4.
R. H. Wickramasinghe and C. A. Villee,
“ Possible similar role of cytochrome P450 in primordial evolution of species
and in chemical carcinogenesis”, Perspect.
Biol. Med. 19 (1976) 473-475.
5.
R. H. Wickramasinghe, G. Mueller and
K. Norpoth, “ Spectral evidence of interaction of spice constituents with
hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450”, Cytobios
(Cambridge, England) 29 (1980) 25-27.
The
following list is arranged in an approximate sequence of publication.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, J. Hedegaard and J. Roche, “
Degradation de la L-histidine chez Escherichia
coli B: formation de l’acide imidazolepyruvique par une
histidine-transaminase “, C. R.
Soc. Biol. 161 (1967) 1891-1896.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “ Studies on
the histidine transaminating enzyme of
Escherichia coli “, Enzymologia 36 (1969) 161-171.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “ Repressible
histidine transamination in
Escherichia coli and its retro-inhibition“, Enzymologia 37 (1969) 91-96.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “
Multiple histidine degrading enzymes in Proteus vulgaris “, Experientia
26 (1970) 37-38.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe and Y.
LeGal , “ Histidine decarboxylation in the halophile Dunaliella salina “, Ceylon
J. Sci. (Biol. Sci.) 10 (1972) 39-41.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “
Studies on steroid hydroxylations in the adrenal cortex “, Ph.D. thesis,
University of Edinburgh Medical School, Jan. 1972, 153 pp.
- R.H.Wickramasinghe, “
Iron-sulphur proteins: their possible place in the origin of life and the
development of early metabolic systems “, Space Life Sci. 4 (1973) 341-352.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “ The
regulation of corticosteroid hydroxylations. 1. An effect of inorganic
ions in regulating iron-sulphur protein-dependent electron transport “, J. Bioenergetics 5 (1973) 151-161.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, "
Regulation of corticosteroid hydroxylations: the intramitochondrial
dielectric constant and proteolipids of adrenodoxin and cytochrome P450
", Cytobios (Cambridge,
England) 8 (1973) 81-94.
- E. B. Nelson, R. H. Wickramasinghe
and G. T. Bryan, “ Steroid hydroxylation by human adrenal cortex
microsomes “, Abstracts, Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for
Pediatric Research, 25-26 January 1974 at New Orleans, Louisiana, Clin. Res. 22 (1974) 79A.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “
Investigations on the utilisation of NADPH for steroid hydroxylations by
adrenal cortex mitochondrial enzymes “, Steroids Lipids Res. 4
(1973) 143-152.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “
Investigations on adrenodoxin, the iron-sulphur protein component of cortico-steroid
hydroxylases “, Steroids Lipids
Res. 4 (1973) 204-212.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “ The
investigation of acid-labile protein-iron using bathophenanthroline
sulphonate “ , Clin. Biochem. 7 (1974) 88-90.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe and E.
N. McIntosh, “ Adrenodoxin, ferredoxin and other iron-sulphur
(nonheme-iron) proteins. Part I “, Enzyme
17 (1974) 210-226.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “
Adrenodoxin, feredoxins and other iron-sulphur (nonheme-iron) proteins.
Part II “, Enzyme 17 (1974)
227-264.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “
Effect of 11-deoxycorticosterone on cholesterol sidechain cleavage by
adrenal cortex mitochondria “, Hormone
Metab. Res. 6 (1974) 241-242.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “ The
effects of glutathione on the 11B- hydroxylation of 11-deoxycorticosterone
by bovine adrenal cortex mitochondria “, Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 12 (1974) 99-103.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “
Utilization of histidine in vivo
by Escherichia coli B “, Microbios 10 (1974) 23-29.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “
Investigations for histidine degrading enzymes in bovine adrenal cortex
and medulla “, Enzyme 18 (1974)
197-200.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “
Adrenodoxin reductase, the flavoprotein component of adrenal mitochondrial
steroid hydroxylases. I. Purification and certain characteristics “, Int. J. Peptide Protein Res. 6 (1974) 187-194.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “
Adrenodoxin reductase, the flavoprotein component of adrenal
mitochondrial steroid
hydroxylases. II. Functional aspects”, Int. J. Peptide Protein
Res. 6 (1974) 195-201.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe,“Biological
aspects of cytochrome P-450 and associated hydroxylation reactions”, Enzyme 19 (1975) 348-376.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe and C.
A. Villee, “ Early role during chemical evolution for cytochrome P450 in
oxygen detoxification”, Nature
256 (1975) 509-511.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe and
C.A.Villee, “ Possible origin of cytochrome P450 in the Early Precambrian
“, Abstracts, Second College Park Colloquium on Chemical Evolution,
University of Maryland, 29 October - 1 November 1975, p.41.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe and G.
T. Bryan, “ Effect of progesterone on human corticosteroid
21-hydroxylation “, Experientia 31
(1975) 1366-1367.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, H. A.
Salhanick and E. N. McIntosh, “ Superoxide anions and mitochondrial
steroid biosynthesis “, Abstracts, Annual Meeting of the Southern Society
for Pediatric Research, 23-24 January 1976 at New Orleans, Louisiana, Clin. Res. 24 (1976) 61A.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe and
C.A.Villee, “ Tissue catalase levels and estrogen-induced renal
carcinogenesis in hamsters “, Abstracts, Annual Meeting of the Southern
Society for Pediatric Research, 23-24 January 1976 at New Orleans,
Louisiana, Clin. Res. 24 (1976)
76A.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, P. R.
K. Reddy, L. Klein and C. A. Villee, “ Superoxide anions and other
components of human renal adenocarcinoma “, Clin. Biochem. 9 (1976) 24-25.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe and G.
T. Bryan, “ Differential dependence on NADPH concentrations of two
microsomal corticosteroid 21-hydroxylation reactions “, Endocrinol. Exp. 10 (1976) 37-43.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe and C.
A. Villee, “ Possible similar role of cytochrome P450 in primordial
evolution of species and in chemical carcinogenesis “, Perspect. Biol. Med. 19 (1976) 473-475.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe and C.
Ponnamperuma, “ Comparison of Chinese and Ceylonese herbs used in
medications for the treatment of menstrual disorders “, Abstracts, 59th
Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, 8-10 June 1977 at Chicago,
Illinois, abstr. no. 577.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe and C.
Ponnamperuma, “ Comparison of Chinese and Ceylonese herbs used in the
treatment of fevers “, Abstracts, 34th Annual National Meeting of the
American Federation for Clinical Research, 30 April - 2 May 1977 at
Washington, D.C. , Clin. Res. 25 (1977) 278A.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe and C.
Ponnamperuma, “ Comparison of Chinese and Ceylonese herbs used in the
treatment of urinary disorders “, Abstracts, 34th Annual National Meeting
of the American Federation for Clinical Research, 30 April - 2 May 1977 at
Washington, D. C., Clin. Res. 25 (1977) 451A.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “
Comparison of Chinese and Ceylonese herbs used in gastroenterology “,
Abstracts, 35th Annual Meeting of
the Midwest section, American Federation for Clinical Research , 3 and 5
November 1977 at Chicago , Illinois, Clin.
Res. 25 (1977) 575A.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “
Comparison of Chinese and Ceylonese herbs used in dermatology “,
Abstracts, 35th Annual Meeting of the Midwest section , American
Federation for Clinical Research , 3 and 5 November 1977 at Chicago,
Illinois , Clin. Res. 25 (1977)
589A.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “ Model
role for bacteriorhodopsin for solar energy utilization by primordial
organisms “, Cytobios (
Cambridge, England ) 17 (1976) 31-33.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, A. L.
Mills, J.D.Walker , R. R. Colwell , A. Shimoyama and C. Ponnamperuma, “
Studies of persistence of oil pollution in the Straits of Magellan after
the METULA spill “, Abstracts , 11th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of
the American Chemical Society , 20-23 April 1977 at Newark , Delaware ,
abstr. No. EN 10.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, A. L.
Mills and R. R. Colwell, “ Behaviour of 14C- labelled methyl palmitate
during alumina chromatography of
petroleum hydrocarbons “, Naturwissenschaften
64 (1977) 584-585.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “ Comparison
of Chinese and Ceylonese herbs used in medications for treating dysentery,
microbial infections or for antipyretic action” , Abstracts, Annual
Meeting of the Southern section , American Federation for Clinical
Research , 25-28 January 1978 at New Orleans , Louisiana , Clin. Res. 26 (1978) 14A.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “
Comparison of Chinese and Ceylonese herbs used in medications for
pulmonary affections”, Abstracts, Annual Meeting of the Southern Society
for Pediatric Research, 27-28 January 1978 at New Orleans, Louisiana, Clin. Res. 26 (1978) 87A.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Comparison of Chinese and Ceylonese herbs used in
connection with worm infestations”, Abstracts, Annual Meeting of the
Western section, American Federation for Clinical Research, 1-3 February
1978 at Carmel , California , Clin.
Res. 26 (1978) 101A.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, A. L. Mills, R. R. Colwell and C. Ponnamperuma, “Behaviour
of C-14 labelled methyl palmitate during chromatography of petroleum
hydrocarbons on the SARA column”, J. Chromatog. 147 (1978) 419-420.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Comparison of Chinese and Ceylonese herbs used in the
treatment of ophthalmia “, Abstracts, 35th Annual National Meeting of the
American Federation for Clinical Research, 30 April - 1 May 1978 at San
Francisco, California, Clin. Res. 26 (1978) 296A.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Dielectric constants and lithium ion treatment of
psychiatric illness”, Abstracts, 35th Annual National Meeting of the
American Federation for Clinical Research, 30 April - 1 May 1978 at San
Francisco, California, Clin.
Res. 26 (1978) 297A.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Short-term mutagenicity test systems for detecting
carcinogens. Report of an international symposium in Dortmund”, Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health 44
(1979) 61-64.
- G.
Mueller, K. Norpoth and R. H. Wickramasinghe, “ An analytical method,
using GC-MS, for the quantitative determination of urinary thiodiglycolic
acid “, Int. Arch. Occup. Environ.
Health 44 (1979) 185-191.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe und K. Norpoth , “ Was leistet der Ames-Test fuer die
Beurteilung der Cancerogenitaet von Arbeitsstoffen ? “ , In “ Krebsgefaehrdung am Arbeitsplatz “ ( Herausgegeben von
Prof. Dr. Med. K. Norpoth ) Verhandlungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft fuer
Arbeitsmedizin e. V. , 19. Jahrestagung in Muenster vom 2. bis 5. Mai 1979
(A. W. Gentner Verlag, Stuttgart, 1979) S. 213-226.
- G.
Mueller, H. Bertram, R. H. Wickramasinghe and K. Norpoth, “ Determination,
using high-pressure liquid chromatography, of urinary 6-hydroxycortisol in
benzene-exposed workers”, Abstracts, 36th Annual National Meeting of the
American Federation for Clinical Research, 5-7 May 1979 at Washington,
D.C., Clin. Res. 27 (1979) 258A.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Umweltkanzerogene schneller erkennen” (“To identify
environmental carcinogens more rapidly”) GBK-Mitteilungsdienst
(Duesseldorf) Nr. 29 (1979) 15-17.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ The Cytochrome
P-450 Proteins: Environmental and General Aspects”, x + 409 pp., Muenster, West Germany
(1979).
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, G. Mueller and K. Norpoth, “ Spectral evidence of
interaction of spice constituents with hepatic microsomal cytochrome
P-450”, Cytobios (Cambridge,
England) 29 (1980) 25-27.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Short-term mutagenicity test systems for detecting
carcinogens “, Interciencia (Caracas) 5 (1980) 239-241.
- D.
Hoffmann, K. Norpoth, R. H. Wickramasinghe and G. Mueller, “ The detection
of mutagenic air pollutants from filter samples by the Salmonella /
mammalian S-9 mutagenicity test (Ames test) with S. typhimurium TA 98
(part 1) “, Zbl. Bakt. Hyg. , I.
Abt. Orig. B 171 (1980)
388-407.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Bee keeping and its management on coconut, rubber,
cashew, citrus, gingelly, fruit, timber and other plantations “, J. Natl. Inst. Plantation Management (Colombo)
2 (1982) 94-104. Reprinted, with permission, in The Planter ( Kuala
Lumpur ) 58 (681) (1982) 570-577 and The Bulletin - J. Ceylon Planters’ Soc. 39 (1985) 18-23 and in Vidurava (Colombo) (in Sinhala)
13(1) (1991) 16-18.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Resistance to insecticides used in public health and
agriculture “, Interciencia (Caracas)
8 (1983) 175-176.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ The flowering of orchid plants “, J. Natl. Inst. Plantation Management (Colombo) 3 (1983) 6-21.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ A one-straw revolution “, Parisara - The
Environmental News Magazine (Colombo) 1 (1984) 19.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Safe use of pesticides in orchid culture “, Orchidologia zeylanica - Bull. Orchid Circle Ceylon (1984) 51-54.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Environmental aspects of dendropower “, In: “ Trees for electrical power
“, Proceedings of the seminar organised by the Institution of Engineers ,
Sri Lanka at Colombo on 15 December 1984 , pp. 26-32.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Protecting the environment from degradation “, In: “ Proceedings of the Seminar
on Protecting the Environment from Degradation “, South Asian Regional
Cooperation (SARC) regional seminar, Dhaka, 13-16 May 1985, pp. 23-36.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Aspects relating to environmental toxicity and carcinogenesis
in Sri Lanka “, In: “
Environmental Toxicity and Carcinogenesis “ (M. Ruchirawat and R. C.
Shank, Editors), Proceedings of the Regional Workshop organised by Mahidol
University (Text and Journal Corporation, Bangkok, 1986) pp. 275-281.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Utilisation of agricultural residues as a source of
energy. Meeting report “, Biomass
11 (1986) 233-235.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Space technology in the Indian Ocean region “, Search (East Melbourne) 18 (1987)
66-67.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe,
“ Foreword “, In: S.J.S.
Peiris, “ In harmony with creation : Reflections on the environment “,
National Christian Council, Colombo (1988).
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Contemporary
Environmental Challenges - A Sri Lankan Reader “, 125 pp., Institute
for Tropical Environmental Studies, Colombo (1988).
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Coal-fired thermal power and the environment “, Engineer - J. Inst. Engineers, Sri
Lanka 16 (1988) 48-52.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Legal and institutional aspects of environmental
management “, In: “ Some
aspects of the chemistry of the environment of Sri Lanka “, (C. B.
Dissanayake and L. Gunatilaka, Editors ; Sri Lanka Association for the
Advancement of Science , Colombo, 1988 ) pp.179-186.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Possibilities of non-waste technology in developing
countries “, In: “Technology
and the Environment: Facing the Future “ , Proceedings of a VTT Symposium
on “ Non-Waste Technology held at the VTT Technical Research Centre of
Finland, Espoo on 20-23 June 1988( A. Johansson, Editor ; The Finnish
Academies of Technology , Helsinki, 1989) pp. 69-74.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Predicting some aspects of the environment in Sri Lanka
in 2015 “, In: “ Sri Lanka in
the Year 2015 “, Proceedings of the First Annual Sessions of the
Organisation of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka, at Colombo on 7
October 1988.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ How industrial development affects the environment “, In: “ Engineering and Environment
“, Proceedings of the seminar organised by the Federation of Engineering
Institutions of South and Central Asia at Colombo on 22 October 1988.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Waste disposal as a contemporary problem “, In: “ Building Services”,
Proceedings of the seminar organised by The Institution of Engineers, Sri
Lanka at Colombo on 23 October 1988.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Pollution in Sri Lanka “, Vidurava (Colombo) 12 (1990) 1-3 (English edn.), 12 (1990) 1-3
(Sinhala edn.).
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Some health and food aspects of global warming “, In : “ Global Warming - Global
Warning “, Proceedings of the
seminar organised by the Central Environmental Authority of Sri Lanka at
Colombo on 3 June 1989, pp. 35-38.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Beekeeping in the Mahaweli Project “, Newsletter for Beekeepers in Tropical
and Subtropical Countries (Cardiff) 12 (1988) 6-7.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ We are not a dump”, (Letter) Newsweek (January 2, 1989) 8.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Environmental impact assessment and the coast of Sri
Lanka”, J. Geol. Soc. Sri
Lanka 2 (1989) 78-81.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Noise and its management in the Sri Lankan context “, In: “ Ecology and Landscape
Management in Sri Lanka - Conflict or Compromise? “, Proceedings of the
International Symposium held in Colombo on 12-26 March 1990 (W. Erdelen et al., Editors; Verlag Josef
Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany, 1993) pp. 435- 442.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Cyclones, storm surges and the environment “, The Indian Ocean Review (Perth,
Western Australia) 3 no.2 (1990) 21-23.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, G. M. Fonseka and
G. B. A Fernando, “ Energy and environment in Sri Lanka “, In: “ Global Warming: Mitigation
Strategies and Perspectives from Asia and Brazil “, Proceedings of the AEI
Workshop “ Energy Environment Interface in Asia “ held in Jaipur, India on
12-14 October 1990 ( R. K. Pachauri and A. Behl, Editors; Tata McGraw-Hill
Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi, 1991) pp. 2-8.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Environmental Impact Assessment and developing countries
“, Marga Quarterly Journal 11 no.1 (1990) 32-47.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Industrial waste developments in Sri Lanka and
internationally “, In: “ Waste
management: Prospects for Sri Lanka “, Abstracts, Seminar organised in
Colombo by the Association of Franco-Ceylonese Technologists, 30 November
1990.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ The Cytochrome
P-450 Proteins: Environmental and General Aspects”, (Sri Lanka
edition), xi + 295 pp., Lake House Investments Ltd., Colombo (1990).
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Conservation of indigenous orchid species “ (in
Sinhala), Govi Janathava (Colombo)
18 (1991) 22, 28.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, contribution to “ Natural resources of Sri Lanka:
Conditions and trends “, Report prepared for the Natural Resources, Energy
and Science Authority of Sri Lanka, Colombo (1991).
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Environmental impact assessment and other selected
issues with relevance to toxic and hazardous chemicals in Sri Lanka”, In: “ Environmental and industrial
toxicology: Research and applications”, Proceedings , International
Conference organised by Chulaborn Research Institute, Bangkok (1991)
abstr. No. 0-57.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Indigenous orchids of Sri Lanka”, Loris (Journal of the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society) (Colombo)
19 (1991) 108-110.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Beekeeping and its management”, Vidurava (Colombo) 13 (1991) 16-18 (English edn.), 13 (1991)
18-23 (Sinhala edn.).
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Sea turtles of Sri Lankan waters”, Vidurava (Colombo) 13 (1991) 20-22 (English edn.), 13 (1991)
15-17 (Sinhala edn.).
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Use of chemicals for plant protection “, Vidurava (Colombo) 13 (1991) 9-12.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Some possible uses of water hyacinth”, Vidurava (Colombo) 14 (1992)
19-21.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Marine turtles”, The
Indian Ocean Review (Nedlands, Western Australia ) 5 (1992) 13, 26-27.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Wild orchids of Sri Lanka “, J. Orchid Soc. India 4
(1990) 107-111.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Natural Resources, Ecosystems and 3rd World Development
- The Case of Sri Lanka”, Lecture presented at the Advanced Education
Course of the COMETT Programme of the Commission of European Communities
on “ Evaluation of Impacts and Priority Setting in Environmental
Management” organised by the VTT-Technical Research Centre of Finland at
Nagu, Finland, 8-13 June 1992.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Some environmental aspects of Third World development -
the case of Sri Lanka”, Presentation at “Construction beyond 2000”, First
International Symposium on the future global construction organised by the
Working Commission W82 of CIB (International Council for Building
Research, Studies and Documentation) and the VTT-Technical Research Centre
of Finland in Helsinki on 15-18 June 1992.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ EIA in Third World countries: Case studies of industrial
pollution from Sri Lanka”, In:
“The Second Princess Chulaborn Science Congress. Environment, Science and
Technology: The Challenges of the 21st Century”, Poster no. P-71,
International Conference organised by the Chulaborn Research Institute,
Bangkok on 2-6 November 1992.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Lanka’s orchids under threat”, Malayan Orchid Review 26 (1992) 23-27.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ The Siberian crane does not migrate to Sri
Lanka”(Letter), Asiaweek
(January 6, 1993) 7.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe and K. L. Gunaratna, “The “ Million Houses Programme “ of
Sri Lanka: A replicable model?” In:
“ Affordable Housing: Present and Future”, Proceedings of the Fourth
Annual Rinker International Conference on Building Construction organised
by the M. E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction and Shimberg
Centre for Affordable Housing, University
of Florida in Gainesville , Florida on 11-13 August 1993, pp. V
11-20.s
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Global warming, physiology, health and food supplies”, Vidurava (Colombo) 15 (1993) 10-15
and Vidurava (in Sinhala) 15(1)
(1993) 13-17, 27.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Honey usage in Sri Lanka’s prehistory “, Loris ( Journal of the Wildlife and
Nature Protection Society) (Colombo) 20 (1993) 39-42.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Dumping - Be watchful “ (Letter), Industrial Times (Colombo) 3 (1993) 8.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Economic change in South Asia. 1. Development of the
Colombo Stock Market. 2. A note on privatisation in Sri Lanka “, The Indian Ocean Review (Western Australia)
7 (1994) 30-33.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Expert viewpoint: Pollution and Health : Sickness and
Costs “, In : “ 1993 Citizens’
Report on Sri Lanka’s Environment and Development “, Sri Lanka
Environmental Journalists’ Forum, Nugegoda (1994) , pp.17, 73-74.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ University-level environmental education in Sri Lanka “,
In: “ Environmental Science and
Management Studies; Yearbook 93 “
( Project Director: R. Ernsteins ) University of Latvia Ecological Centre/
Institute for Environmental Education and Information , Riga (1994) pp.
131-135.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, R. S. B. Wickramasinghe and C. L. Mendis, “ Some recent
mosquito-related studies and developments in Sri Lanka “, Biomed. Environ. Sci. (Beijing) 7 (1994) 266-277.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ The elimination of pollinators “, Loris (Journal of the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society) (Colombo)
20 (1994) 113.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Contemporary wars and the environment “, Vidurava (Colombo) 16 (1994) 2-5.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Noise pollution in Sri Lanka “ (in Chinese), Journal of Environment and Health (
Tianjin , PRC ) 13 (1996) 89.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Distribution of the indigenous orchids of Sri Lanka and
some proposals for their conservation “, In: Proceedings, UNESCO - MAB (Sri Lanka Committee) and
Natural Resources, Energy and Science Authority Regional Seminar on
“Forests of the Humid Tropics of South and South East Asia “, Kandy, Sri
Lanka, 19-22 March 1996, printed by the National Science Foundation, Sri
Lanka (1999) pp. 49-54.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Some sanctuaries for Sri Lanka’s wild orchids “, Orchids Australia 9(1997) 34-38.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “Greater flamingos at Bundala, Sri Lanka “, Oriental Bird Club Bulletin 26(1997)
53.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Recent developments in Sri Lankan wetlands “, Bulletin Society of Wetland Scientists 15(1)(1998) 11-13.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “ Coconuts and Health “,
(in Chinese), Journal of
Environment and Health (Tianjin, PRC) 16 (6) (1999) 380.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, “Biomedical and environmental aspects of some
coconut-derived products and their production processes in Sri Lanka”, Cocos
(Journal of the Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka) 13(1998/99)
8-20.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, ” The need to develop a functional environment and
biodiversity conservation culture for present day Sri Lanka ”, Invited
lecture to the 4th Asian Science and Technology Congress 2002
on ” Research and Development for the Resource-Based Industries in the New
Millennium ”, organised by the Malaysian Scientific Association (MSA) and
the Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies (FASAS) , 25 to
27 April 2002, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, ” Environmental pollution caused by vehicles ”, The
Record (Journal of the Automobile Association of Ceylon) (Sept/Dec
2002) 11-14. Reprinted in The Sunday Leader 12 January 2003, p.20.
- R. H.
Wickramasinghe, ” Prospects for education and capacity building in
Biophysics in Sri Lanka ”, presentation at the International Workshop on ”
Education and Capacity Building in Biophysics: Needs of the Asian African
Region ”, organised by the
Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee under
the aegis of the Indian Biophysical Society (IBS) and the International
Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB) in alliance with the Indian
National Science Academy (INSA) 24-25 February 2003, Abstract E12.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, ” A closed loop
feedback mechanism for the regulation of biosynthesis of mineralocorticoid
hormones in the adrenal cortex ”, presentation at the National Symposium
on Biophysics and the International Workshop on ” Education and Capacity
Building in Biophysics: Needs of the Asian African Region ”, organised by the Department of
Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee under the aegis of
the Indian Biophysical Society (IBS) and the International Union of Pure
and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB) in alliance with the Indian National
Science Academy (INSA) 21-25 February 2003.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “Ethics in
Turbulent Times”, Kottegoda Memorial Oration, Sri Lanka Association for
the Advancement of Science,
Colombo, 3 December 2003.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “ Tea in Sri
Lanka; Some environmental aspects “, The Island part 1 February 3,
2004 Environment supplement pp. I and II, part 2 February 6, 2004 p.8.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “ Energy use in the production of tea”,
Daily Mirror (Financial Times) February 26, 2004 p. 5, also Sunday
Times (Financial Times) March 7, 2004 p. 4 and Sunday Island March
7, 2004 p.
- R. H. Wickramasinghe, “ Health aspects of tea production and
consumption”, The Island (Saturday Magazine) February 28, 2004 p.
II.
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