bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Variability of English past tense morphology by L1 Thai and L1 French learners
Authors:   , Prapobratanakul Chariya 
Published: September 2023

This study examined variability of English past tense morphology by L1 Thai and L1 French learners. English, French and Thai are different in that past tense inflectional morphology is obligatory in English and French, but not in Thai. Based on the Failed Functional Features Hypothesis (FFFH) (Hawkins & Chan, 1997; Hawkins & Liszka, 2003), it was hypothesized that variability of English past tense morphology by L1 Thai learners was due to non-target-like syntactic representations, not the target-like syntactic representations according to the Missing Surface Inflection Hypothesis (MSIH) (Prévost & White, 2000; Lardiere, 2003). A cloze test and a grammaticality judgment test were administered to 30 L1 Thai and 30 L1 French advanced learners of English, and five native speakers of English.

The results showed that the L1 Thai learners’ incorrect suppliance rates of English past tense morphemes were significantly higher than those of the L1 French learners in both the cloze test and the grammaticality judgment test. Moreover, asymmetries in the L1 Thai learners' correct suppliance rates of English regular and irregular past tense morphemes were evidenced, whereas such asymmetries were not found among L1 French learners. It is assumed that the non-existence of past tense inflectional morphology in the Thai learners’ L1 led to variable English past tense morphemes as well as the asymmetries of regular and irregular past tense morphemes as L2 English pastness cannot be acquired by L1 Thai learners. The results, therefore, confirmed the FFFH, not the MSIH. Such asymmetries between the two verb types by L1 Thai learners were in line with Hawkins and Liszka’s (2003) explanation in that irregular past tense verb forms were retrieved as lexical items, whereas regular past tense verb forms were supplied according to the past tense rules. The asymmetries could also be accounted for by the dual mechanism model (Clahsen, 1999; Pinker, 1991; Pinker & Prince, 1991), which proposed that English simple past tense regular and irregular verbs are processed by different mechanisms. With respect to the theoretical and pedagogical contributions, the findings from the research have made significant contributions with respect to linguistic implications in second language acquisition as well as having pedagogical implications.
The effects of speaking instruction using differentiated-flipped learning approach on speaking ability and levels of willingness to communicate of Thai EFL undergraduates
Authors:   , Rattanasaeng Kanpajee 
Published: September 2023

The study aim (1) to investigate the effects of speaking instruction using differentiated-flipped learning approach on students’ speaking ability, (2) to examine the effects of speaking instruction using differentiated-flipped learning approach on students’ levels of willingness to communicate, (3) to investigate the relationship between speaking ability and willingness to communicate, and (4) to examine the students’ perceptions toward speaking instruction using differentiated-flipped learning approach. Thirty second to fourth - year undergraduates from the Faculty of Agro-Industry in King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang were chosen as the sample group.

The study was a single group design using quantitative and qualitative methods. It took 12 weeks for data collection.

The findings revealed that: 1) there was a significant improvement of the participants’ English speaking ability after receiving the speaking instruction using differentiated-flipped learning approach at .05; 2) there was a significant improvement of the participants’ level of willingness to communicate after receiving the speaking instruction using differentiated-flipped learning approach at .05; 3) there was not significantly different at .05 of the relationship between speaking ability and willingness to communicate in the intermediate group, but there was significantly different in the novice group. Also, there was a positive correlation between the speaking ability and willingness to communicate in both groups; 4) the students had positive attitude toward the instruction and perceived more confidence after receiving the speaking instruction using differentiated-flipped learning approach. The study indicated that the speaking instruction using differentiated-flipped learning approach benefited the students’ speaking ability and enhanced their willingness to communicate.
Co-creating built environment for sustainable development: a case study of Ban Moh, Mahasarakham province
Authors:   , Prompen Chainun 
Published: September 2023

Co-creation has been used widely in many fields, including innovation design, service design, and district development. In Thailand, many development projects apply co-creation as an approach to development. However, the academic knowledge about co-creating built environment in Thailand is limited and remains unclear. Therefore, this study aims to understand the processes and practices of co-creating built environment in the context of Thailand through the description and analysis of cases.

The four case studies described here include the Chantaboon riverfront community in Chantaburi Province, Ban Pred Nai community in Trat Province, Ban Mun Kong project in Samut Prakan Province, and Pru Nai community in Phang Nga Province. The major case which is described and analyzed in detail is the case of Ban Moh Community in Maha Sarakham Province where the community co-created public facility development and house renovation with researchers from outside the community.

The results of the study include the processes and practices of co-creating built environments in Thailand. It also identifies key success factors, problems and obstacles in the implementation of co-creation concept. Finally, this study suggests guidelines for co-creating built environment for sustainable development.
Municipal solid waste fly ash washing for cement application
Authors:   , Dontriros Suthatta 
Published: September 2023

Waste incineration is general solution to manage of municipal solid waste. However, large amount of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash (MSWI FA) accumulating heavy metals poses problem to the environment. One of the fundamental treatments is called solidification-stabilization of MSWI FA with cement to cap hazardous elements. Elements such as chloride and sulfate are captured in MSWI FA when it is collected in an air pollution control device causing low compressive strength of concrete. Thus, a further treatment of MSWI FA to remove these salts are required. Therefore, this study investigated MSWI FA treatment by deionized water, 0.01M and 0.1M HNO3, and 0.1M and 0.25M Na2CO3 to remove chloride and sulfate. Physical and chemical structures of treated and untreated MSWI FA was studied to understand the chloride and sulfate removal mechanisms. Treated MSWI FA was further used as cement replacement in mortar, and the compressive strength was tested. Results suggested that all of the treated solutions can equally remove chloride, but Na2CO3 can remove sulfate in highest level. In addition, mortar with DI-water-treated MSWI FA gave the highest compressive strength. Moreover, heavy metals in the mortar leached by Toxicity Characterization Leaching Procedure (TCLP) method pass the standard.
Nutritional status and dietary perceptions in colorectal cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy
Authors:   , Raksawongsa Wipapak 
Published: September 2023

Colorectal cancer treatment usually involves surgical resection following by adjuvant chemotherapy. Pathology and treatment are major causes of malnutrition. Therefore, this group of patients should receive specific nutritional counseling. Changes in eating behavior occur when the patients perceive the benefits of changes. Dietary perceptions information is useful in nutrition care. The aim of this prospective study was to examine the effect of individualized nutritional counseling on the nutritional status and dietary perceptions of 35 colorectal cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital from March to November 2019. The data were collected during the first to the third cycles of FOLFOX chemotherapy regimens. The result showed that 60% of patients were normal nutritional status at baseline. Although the patients received nutritional counseling, only 37% of the patients remained normal nutritional status at the end of the study. Patient’s weight and body mass index increased significantly in 74% of the patients (p = 0.032, 0.017; respectively). This weight gain caused by patients’ intake was higher than their requirements. Patients increased proteins intake significantly after nutritional counseling (p < 0.001). The result of the patient’s dietary perceptions showed that the patients increased awareness of diets after nutritional counseling. Patients realized that using supplements foods during received chemotherapy may affect their treatment. Patients had more knowledge to choose diversity foods and adjusted to themselves without affecting their lifestyles. Nutritional counseling should concern both the quantity and the quality of diets. In addition, nutrition counseling help to improve the patient's knowledge and self-efficacy during treatment.
Suid fossils and sedimentology from the Chaloem Phra Kiat and Phimai sandpits, Nakhon Ratchasima province
Authors:   , Kawinate Thunchanok 
Published: September 2023

The suid fossils were recorded in fluvial sediments at the Chaloem Phra Kiat and Phimai Districts, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. In this study, numerous suid fossils were identified systematically by the measurement and description in detail of the external morphology of teeth, and comparison with other related species. Sedimentary facies and facies association from stratigraphy of fluvial depositional environment from sandpits have also been studied.

As a result, sediments from Chaloem Phra Kiat and Phimai sandpits comprise very fine to coarse-grained sand with dominate sedimentary structures of the fluvial deposits. The cumulative stratigraphical thickness of the studied successions was 12-15 m. Seven sedimentary facies have been identified within channel systems, including matrix-supported gravel (Gmg), trough cross-bedded sand (St), ripple cross-laminated sand (Sr), planar cross-bedded sand (Sp), massive mud, silt (Fm), laminated sand, silt and mud (Fl), silt, clay (Fsm). These facies are grouped into Six architectural elements as sandy bedforms (SB), lateral accretion deposits (LA), levee deposits (LV), crevasse channel deposits (CR), floodplain deposits (FF), and abandoned channel fills deposits (FF (CH)), each of which is unique in facies association and architectural elements. All of these sediments represent meandering river systems.

The thirty-eight specimens of suid fossils were collected and identified as belonging to four species: Tetraconodon cf. intermedius, Conohyus cf. sindiense, Propotamochoerus cf. hysudricus, and Hippopotamodon cf. sivalense. All these suid taxa are similar to the Siwalik faunas of Pakistan, suggesting a faunal exchange between the Indian subcontinent and Thailand during the Late Miocene.
The health impacts of groundwater salinity among household members with different wealth indexes in coastal Bangladesh
Authors:   , Amin Shayan 
Published: September 2023

Individual and household level health impacts are related to their wealth, a connection that expands into impacts from drinking water quality. Using the Bangladesh Poverty and Groundwater Salinity Survey 2016, this study examines the relationship of self-reported groundwater salinity on self-reported health impacts that are common symptoms of hypertension among individuals for an association with household-level wealth quintiles. This study is unique in substantiating the health-wealth relationship for the climate-change vulnerable people of southwest coastal Bangladesh, where so far studies on the impact of drinking water salinity have focused on direct health impacts and willingness-to-pay for drinking water and healthcare. After using a factor analysis to form wealth quintiles, a statistically significant link between the summation of hypertension symptoms (the outcome variable in a Poisson regression; severe headaches, nosebleeds, severe anxiety, shortness of breath) and the bottom four quintiles was found, positively associated and progressively larger as wealth diminished. Additionally, there was a statistically significant positive association found with the health impacts on individuals and both households' self-reported salinity contamination and water tasting highly saline. Age, being female, average water consumption and distance to water sources were also significantly and positively associated with health outcomes. This study would be improved by accurate blood pressure measures and scientific testing of respondents’ water sources for salinity levels and composition. Further study is necessary to look into the health impact of drinking water salinity on vulnerable populations in different wealth strata.
Governmentality, resettlement, and resistance of ethnic minority migrants in Vietnam: a case study in Dak Lak province
Authors:   , Doan Chau 
Published: September 2023

This research aimed to learn about the governmentality of the Vietnamese state toward ethnic minority migrants, through the examination of resettlement policy. This study focused on the case study in Cu Kbang commune, Ea Sup district, Dak Lak province, Vietnam. Base on the concepts of "The will to improve" of Tania Li (T. Li, 2007), the researchers examined the resettlement policy as a solution proposed by the Government to resolve the situation of the ethnic minority migration in Central Highland Vietnam. The research used the qualitative methodology and discourse analysis regarding the conceptual framework of Escobar and Li on policy discourse analysis (Escobar, 2011; T. Li, 2007). Hence, the research examines the problems in three-layer: the discourse from above resulting at the resettlement solution; the ethnic minorities rationalize to migrating and interacting with the resettlement policy; the ground situations as the consequents of two discourse interactions. The research found that ethnic minority behaviors have shaped by the governmentality of the state. Not only the migration act but also how they interact with the resettlement policy at the immigrant place. Also, the local authorities have pointed out the ethnic minority migrant is the group that needs to help to have a better life. Thus, the resettlement policy has been proposed to solve the problem — however, the ethnic minority's wish and the government vision not match. As a result, the resettle migrant life still dealing with a lot of challenges. Nevertheless, there a group of migrants refused to resettle and has shown a resistance act toward the policy. The research argument the resettlement is the technical solution of governmentality, representing the government discourse. Moreover, showing the control attempt toward the ethnic minorities, thus, shaping their behaviors toward the government vision.
The effects of terrorism on girls’ access to education: a case study of swat valley (of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan
Authors:   , Khan Shahaba 
Published: September 2023

Using Women Rights and the Feminist theory on Education, the thesis is aimed to evaluate the effects of terrorism on females of Mingora, Swat, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwah Province in Pakistan. The objective is to analyze the damages caused by extremists to girls’ education in terms of barring them from attending schools and institutions, assassinating and injuring teachers and students, inflicting and causing damages to infrastructure by bombing and destroying schools and college buildings. Secondary data was used as well as video link and phone call interviews as well as the researchers’ observations and documents are also used as the means of data collection. The thesis finds that female students of Swat were vulnerable to severe human rights abuses. These students struggled to recover from the miseries inflicted upon them i.e. ban on girls’ education, oppression of human rights especially women’s right, displacement, social and psychological pressures. As for the social and cultural dimensions, females in general and girls’ students in particular got much more affected than their male counterparts in Mingora, the Swat region. Their economic, cultural and social liberties were forcefully seized. The slow process of rehabilitation has put a lot of negative mental and psychological effects on the sufferers. Recommendations are suggested for policy implications. To reinvigorate and restructure the provincial educational system, the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province also needs to bring into action its Act XII-2017 that ensures building a mechanism for the provision of free and compulsory education to the age group of 5 to 16. In addition, to enforce the National Action Plan which was agreed upon by the National Security Council (NSC) for the purpose of eradicating extremists’ ideology from the society by confiscating the hate material, arresting and punishing the propagators of religious hatred, social and gender discriminators.
Enhanced propagation yield of influenza viruses for vaccine production through cellular microRNAs regulation
Authors:   , Saengchoowong Suthat 
Published: September 2023

Annual influenza vaccination aims to prevent influenza virus infection thus reduce the incidence of infection and disease in humans. Nowadays, Madin–Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell culture-based system has been approved as an alternative for influenza vaccine production. Although cellular microRNAs may play an important role in controlling the replication of viruses, the interaction between human seasonal influenza viruses and host microRNAs has not been investigated in this permissive cell line. The primary objective of this study is to improve the yield of seasonal influenza virus (i.e. vaccine virus) production via manipulation of the host microRNAs. MDCK cells were infected with influenza A (pH1N1 or H3N2) or influenza B (Victoria or Yamagata) virus at MOI of 0.01. After collection at 6, 12, and 24 hours post-infection, microRNAs were subjected to massively parallel sequencing using MiSeq platform (Illumina). The profiles of microRNAs were validated by RT-qPCR. To evaluate the effect of candidate microRNAs on viral replication, MDCK cells were transfected with either microRNA inhibitors or microRNA over-expressing plasmids, followed by the infection of influenza viruses. The supernatants were collected at 48 hours post-infection, and the amount of virus was quantified by RT-qPCR and ELISA method. Moreover, in silico predicted microRNA binding sites were further verified by 3'-UTR reporter and dual luciferase assays. Furthermore, the effect of microRNA inhibitors on antigenic HA and NA sequences was also investigated. The results showed that four validated microRNAs including cfa-miR-340, cfa-miR-146b, cfa-miR-197, and cfa-miR-215 were most commonly upregulated upon infection with different seasonal influenza viruses. Among these microRNAs, cfa-miR-146b is a candidate target for microRNA inhibition to increase the production of A/pH1N1 and B/Yamagata viruses. Furthermore, cfa-miR-215 inhibition may be another good strategy for enhancing A/pH1N1 and B/Victoria viral production. On the other hand, the inhibition of cfa-miR-197 may be useful for the propagation of A/H3N2 virus. Moreover, the dual luciferase assay was used to evaluate microRNA binding sites. The results showed that the PB1 gene of A/pH1N1 virus is a direct target of cfa-miR-146b and cfa-miR-215, whereas the PB2 gene of A/H3N2 virus was silenced by cfa-miR-197. Whilst cfa-miR-146b targeted the PA gene of B/Yamagata, cfa-miR-215 silenced the PB1 gene of B/Victoria. Lastly, the sequencing results demonstrated that there was no change in antigenic HA and NA sequences between the viruses from the cells treated with microRNA inhibitors and the parental viruses. Taken together, it is demonstrated that microRNAs target viral genes in a strain-specific manner, leading to suppression of viral replication. Conversely, propagation of influenza viruses could be enhanced by the utilisation of microRNA inhibitors.
ElectroCardioGraphic QTc Interval Prolongation in Aging THAI HIV infected Population After Receiving AntiRetroviral Therapy: ECG THAI-HAART Study
Authors:   , Theerasuwipakorn Nonthikorn 
Published: September 2023

Background: the QTc interval prolongation is commonly found in HIV infected patients with some controversial data showed the association between ART and this condition. To date, there is no data of the QTc interval prolongation in the aging HIV infected patients with the usage of current HAART regimens.

Method: we collected the data of the aging, 50 years old or more, ART-experience HIV infected patients in the HIV Netherland Australia Thailand research collaboration (HIV-NAT) who had digital ECG recorded to find the prevalence as a primary objective. The secondary objective is to find the associating factors of the QTc interval prolongation by using case-control study with age and sex propensity score matching between the patients with and without QTc interval prolongation in 1:2 ratio. The QTc interval prolongation was defined as QTc interval > 450 ms in man and > 460 ms in woman.

Result: 413 patients with the mean age of 56.0 (50-76) years old and 249 (60.3%) male patients were included from January 2019 to November 2019. There was no patient with AIDS and most of the patients were well disease control, mean CD4 level was 640.46 +/- 242.98 cells/mcl and 401 (97.1%) patients were undetectable viral load. The prevalence of the QTc interval prolongation was 22.3% (92/413). The older age, hypertension and Nevirapine use were found to associated with QTc interval prolongation in the unmatched analysis but found no association after matching. Univariable analysis of the matched case-control found the association of Tenofovir alafenamide and Atazanavir use with the QTc interval prolongation but no factor was found to be associated in multivariable analysis.

Conclusion: the prevalence of the QTc interval prolongation was higher in aging ART-experience HIV infected patient. Except the older age, there was no other factor including ART use found to associated with the QTc interval prolongation.