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DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.827
title: The policy debate between poverty reduction and environmental protection in Bhutan : a case study of Shingkhar-Gorgan Road in Lhuntse District

description: Lhuntse is one of the least developed districts in the eastern part of Bhutan with 43% of population below poverty line. The elected government decided to construct the Shingkhar-Gorgan road which passes through Thrumshingla National Park (TNP) to reduce poverty. However, the country’s existing laws and policies prohibit roads passing through national parks and protected areas. Therefore, NGOs and other concerned stakeholders have raised concerns towards the government’s decision. This thesis examines the competing policy priorities between poverty reduction and environmental protection in Bhutan in which the Shingkhar-Gorgan road is being debated and acted upon by various concerned stakeholders. The information used in the study was collected from two main sources: documentary research; and in-depth focus-group and individual interviews with key informants, including two environmental NGOs, two government stakeholders responsible for environmental protection, a Member of Parliament, and informants from Lhuntse District it includes Jarey, Metsho and Menbi Gups (local leaders) and residents in Gorgan.The study finds that local governance participation in the decision making process is stronger and face lesser challenges compare to the national level due to NGOs’ intervention. In addition, the study finds that poverty in the eastern part of Bhutan is greater compared to the western area of Bhutan. At the same time, the current environmental condition throughout Bhutan is still good, while the case study area had not been under threat until the road project was proposed. The main debate has arisen as the proposed road, promoted for poverty reduction, violates the Forest and Conservation Act 1995 and Environment Protection Act 2007, which prohibit infrastructure construction in Protected Areas to conserve the environment.Stakeholders in support of the road, including the local and national government, and stakeholders opposing the road, in particular the environmental NGOs, after a period of disagreement agreed to compromise on a joint Environmental Impact Assessment. Building on this, the study recommends that these stakeholders at local and national levels should cooperate and discuss with one another to establish measures and strategies that meet both environmental conservation goals and poverty reduction goals as well as promote fair and transparent decision making.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.828
title: Effectiveness of using Thai super stars for multiple brand endorsement

description: In Thailand advertising industry, many leading brands use the same super stars to endorse their products in television commercial, and there are also many super stars being in this phenomenon such as Yaya, Na Dej, Pancake, Ken Teeradej etc. This has been questioned on brand confusion and weak advertising recall in majority of people. It extremely wastes tremendous advertising budget circulating in the industry. However, some people have different view that audience can better recall the advertisements, moreover, they believe the celebrities help enhancing product credibility and increasing consumers’ intention to buy the products.This research aims to find out the future guideline, procedure and solution helping business owners and marketers on the issue of using multiple brand super star endorser whether it is indeed benefit to the business or wastes immense advertising budget. The study is planned for quantitative survey of 400 respondents in Bangkok and nearby provinces and uses statistical package for social science research (SPSS) to analyze the data.The result shows that all respondents could recall TVC endorsed by Yaya and Na Dej. Moreover, they could remember the right product names high to 92-96%. They also had been convinced by Yaya and Na Dej TVC and created intention to buy the products 2 times higher. The brand credibility was higher almost 3 times as well. Heavy media weight had been mentioned in the survey as a significant tool to reinforce overcoming multiple brand confusion.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.829
title: Predicting factors of quality of life among coronary artery disease patients post percutaneous coronary intervention

description: The purpose of this survey research for causal analysis was to examine the relationships between cardiac self-efficacy, social support, left ventricular ejection fraction, angina, dyspnea, depression, vital exhaustion, functional performance, and quality of life in coronary artery disease patients (CAD) post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). The conceptual framework was guided by the revised Wilson and Cleary model. 303 patients with coronary artery disease post PCI participated in this study. The research instruments included demographic data questionnaire, quality of life index-cardiac version IV, Cardiac Self-efficacy Scale, the Social Support Questionnaire, the Rose questionnaire for angina, the Rose Dyspnea Scale, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, the short-form health survey: vitality subscale (VT), and Functional Performance Inventory Short-Form, having reliability ranging from 0.72 to 0.98. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistic and a linear structural relationship (LISREL) analysis.The results showed that the hypothesized model fit the empirical data and explained 54% of the variance in quality of life (chi-square = 1.90, df=3, p=.59, chi-square/df=.63, RMSEA=.00, GFI=.99, AGFI=.98). The significant factors directly affected on quality of life of CAD patients post PCI were social support, depression, vital exhaustion and self-efficacy, the value of standardized path coefficients were .307, .239, .235, and .205, respectively. Self-efficacy is the only variable that had indirect effect on quality of life (β = .212, p
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.830
title: Seismic hazard of Thailand and bi-directional response spectra

description: When an earthquake occurs, a ground motion propagates from a seismic source where the epicenter locates on bedrock to structures located on soil layers which can modify characteristics of the motion. Therefore, a lot of factors need to be considered such as the probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, the effect of soil amplification for the wave propagation and the effects of bi-directional excitations on structures.The probabilistic seismic hazard map of Thailand and neighboring areas is developed. Earthquakes recorded from 1912 to 2009 by the Thai Meteorological Department and US Geological Survey are used in the analysis. The attenuation models which give good correlations with actual measured accelerations are used in predicting peak horizontal accelerations in Thailand. Maps of peak horizontal and spectral accelerations on bedrock with 2% and 10% probabilities of exceedance in 50 years are developed. For 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, the maximum peak horizontal accelerations are about 0.25g in northern Thailand, 0.15g in western Thailand, and 0.03g in Bangkok. The spectral accelerations at the period of 0.2s are about 0.6g in northern Thailand, 0.3g in western Thailand, and 0.06g in Bangkok. And, the spectral accelerations at the period of 1.0s are about 0.15g in northern Thailand, 0.08g in western Thailand, and 0.03g in Bangkok. For 2% probability of exceedance in 50 years, the peak horizontal accelerations and the spectral accelerations are about 1.6 to 2.0 times the peak horizontal accelerations and spectral accelerations with 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years.For the effect of soil amplification study, seismic downhole tests were conducted at 6 sites in the northern Thailand and Bangkok to develop the relationship for predicting shear wave velocity in the areas. Soil response analysis was done for 33 sites in Chiangmai, Chiangrai, Kanchanaburi, and Bangkok to obtain the amplification factors. The amplification factors of peak ground acceleration are as large as 2.0 at locations where Vs30 is less than 200 m/s.This study also clarifies the effects of bi-directional excitations on structures and proposes the response spectra called “bi-directional pseudo-acceleration response spectra.” A simplified analytical model of a two-degree-of-freedom system was employed. 86 ground motion records were used in the analysis. The axis with the largest Arias intensity is referred to as the major axis and that perpendicular to the major axis is referred to as the minor axis. For design purposes, the mean plus a standard deviation of acceleration ratio response spectrum is proposed as 1.18. The proposed method is more conservative than 16%, SRSS and CQC3-rules for the direction with a shorter period.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.831
title: Adsorption enhanced reaction process for hydrogen production from steam reforming of methane

description: This dissertation investigates the adsorption enhanced reaction process for hydrogen production from steam reforming of methane on both the experimental and simulation studies. The studies are divided into two parts including i) the experimental studies to observe the possibility of using multifunctional catalyst synthesized by Ni impregnated on CO₂ adsorbent ii) the simulation to study the influence of different K₂CO₃ promoted HTC sorbents on the performance of SESMR process and to analyze the effect of the operating parameters on the pre-breakthrough period.From the experimental study on hydrogen production by Ni/CaO, the multifunctional catalyst can produce 80% hydrogen purity at 873 K. It is further revealed that the use of this catalyst eliminates the use of Al₂O₃, and thus it is possible to operate the reaction using a reactor with a smaller size. From the simulation studies, the difference in CO₂ adsorption characteristics obtained from different K₂CO₃-HTC sorbents especially CO₂ equilibrium isotherm of HTCs results in different performance of SESMRP. For the operating condition that the CO₂ adsorption kinetics of HTC sorbent is high enough, the system packed with the CO₂ adsorbent which has high adsorption capacity can produce high purity hydrogen even though the system is not operated at severe operating condition, resulting in energy saving.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.832
title: The development of the readiness to change cardiac health behaviors scale

description: Readiness to change is a key factor for maintaining cardiac health behaviors including medication taking, exercise, nutrition taking, complication prevention, and symptom management throughout 3-month period after cardiac surgery. Valid and reliable instrument to measure patient’s readiness is important; however, no instrument was developed for this purpose.Aims of this study were to develop two types of scales to measure readiness to change (RTC) for cardiac health behaviors of patients following cardiac surgery. The first type was a set of 5 RTC questionnaires to measure RTC for medication taking, exercise, nutrition taking, complication prevention, and symptom management. The second type was a set of 5 readiness rulers to measure RTC of 5 behaviors mentioned above. The Transtheoretical Model was used as a theoretical basis. Content validity of both scales was assessed using a panel of experts. The original versions of both scales were pilot tested in 150 Thai cardiac surgical patients. After the revision based on pilot data findings, psychometric properties testing of the second draft scales were conducted in a sample of 533 Thai cardiac surgical patients from 4 geographic areas of Thailand.Results of the study showed that the RTC questionnaires had Cronbach’s alpha reliability ranged from .67-.86. Confirmatory factor analysis showed 4-factor structure best fit with the data. The test-retest reliability of the readiness rulers was acceptable (kappa .67-.70). However, percentage agreement of readiness stage allocation by RTC questionnaires and readiness rulers were low as 20-23%. The results revealed initial psychometric properties of the RTC questionnaires while conclusion on construct validity of readiness rulers need further study support.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.833
title: Radio-telemetry study of home range size and activities of the impressed tortoise, Manouria impressa (Gunther, 1882)

description: Field work was conducted at Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary, Loei Province, Thailand from January 2010 - October 2012. A total of fourteen M. impressa, consisting of ten adults, five males and five females, and four juveniles were radio-tracked. The median annual home ranges (minimum convex polygon) were 9.84 ±2.91, 9.44±6.32 and 7.26 ± 6.45 ha for adult males, adult females and juveniles, respectively. The median home range sizes within each season and year-round were not significantly different among adult male, female and juvenile tortoises. The median home range sizes in the wet season were larger than in the dry season for most individuals, and dry season ranges did not entirely lie within wet season ranges and vise versa.The majority of individuals observed were inactive either in wet (May–October) or dry (November–April) season. Hiding is the main activity of tortoises for all seasons. However, in the wet season, the frequency of active behavior; walking, resting, basking, eating and mating was higher than in dry season. Adults tended to be more active than juveniles either both year-round and in the wet season. There were no significant differences between males and females in the wet season but males tended to be more active than females in the dry season. The elevation usages ranged from 1,013-1,425 m amsl and significant differences among seasons, sexes and age classes were not found. In year round result, montane forest was the most utilized habitat in both adults (male = 79.26%, female = 60.86% ) and juveniles (80.85%), montane forest mixed with bamboo was the second most utilized habitat (male = 14.05%, female = 30.75%, juvenile = 9.04%) whereas montane scrub forest was the least utilized (male = 2.16%, female = 2.36%, juvenile = 4.26). The year-round averages for air temperature and relative humidity where the males, females and juveniles were found were not significantly different. The result suggested that M. impressa was a specialist feeder, consuming only mushrooms. They showed no interest in other herbs surrounding the mushrooms. In wet season, Russula spp. (41.95%) was the main diet followed by Boletus spp. (23.34%). In dry season, both adults and juveniles fed on only 2 genus, Auricularia spp. and Russula spp. Auricularia spp. (60%) were eaten most frequently followed by Russula spp. (40%).From questionnaires distributed, a total of 8 new locations had positive response. Four locations; Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Thungyai Naresuan (West) Wildlife Sanctuary, Phukaew Wildlife Sanctuary and Phu Kradueng National Park were confirmed to have M. impressa.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3406586
title: Dataset related to article "Role of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for the Management of Oligometastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma"

description: This record contains raw data related to article "Role of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for the Management of Oligometastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma" PURPOSE: Kidney cancer has been increasing 1.7% annually. Renal cell carcinoma is the most common kidney cancer and it can metastasize. Our aim was to analyze patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy of renal cell carcinoma metastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 58 patients (73 lesions) were treated from 2004 to 2016. Patients were candidates for analysis if a maximum of 3 metastases were diagnosed and the primary tumor was resected. Toxicity was classified according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3. RESULTS: All patients had renal cell carcinoma, in particular the clear cell type in 82.7%. A total of 39 metastases (53.4%) were located in the lungs and 19 (26%) were in the lymph nodes. Less common were metastases to bone (9.5% of cases), the liver (4.1%) and the adrenal gland (6.8%). Median followup was 16.1 months (range 3.5 to 157.1). The local control rate at 12 and 18 months was 90.2% and 90.2%, respectively. The progression-free survival rate at 12 and 18 months was 46.2% (95% CI 32.2-59) and 35% (95% CI 21.4-48.9), respectively. On univariate and multivariable analyses metachronous and single metastases predicted better progression-free survival. Systemic therapy before stereotactic body radiation therapy predicted improved local control in clear cell cases. CONCLUSIONS: Stereotactic body radiation therapy can be considered a safe approach and it provides effective local control of oligometastatic renal cell carcinoma. However, future prospective studies are necessary to evaluate the impact on survival and quality of life.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3406587
title: Dataset related to article "Role of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for the Management of Oligometastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma"

description: This record contains raw data related to article "Role of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for the Management of Oligometastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma" PURPOSE: Kidney cancer has been increasing 1.7% annually. Renal cell carcinoma is the most common kidney cancer and it can metastasize. Our aim was to analyze patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy of renal cell carcinoma metastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 58 patients (73 lesions) were treated from 2004 to 2016. Patients were candidates for analysis if a maximum of 3 metastases were diagnosed and the primary tumor was resected. Toxicity was classified according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3. RESULTS: All patients had renal cell carcinoma, in particular the clear cell type in 82.7%. A total of 39 metastases (53.4%) were located in the lungs and 19 (26%) were in the lymph nodes. Less common were metastases to bone (9.5% of cases), the liver (4.1%) and the adrenal gland (6.8%). Median followup was 16.1 months (range 3.5 to 157.1). The local control rate at 12 and 18 months was 90.2% and 90.2%, respectively. The progression-free survival rate at 12 and 18 months was 46.2% (95% CI 32.2-59) and 35% (95% CI 21.4-48.9), respectively. On univariate and multivariable analyses metachronous and single metastases predicted better progression-free survival. Systemic therapy before stereotactic body radiation therapy predicted improved local control in clear cell cases. CONCLUSIONS: Stereotactic body radiation therapy can be considered a safe approach and it provides effective local control of oligometastatic renal cell carcinoma. However, future prospective studies are necessary to evaluate the impact on survival and quality of life.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.834
title: Factors influencing medication adherence among persons with post-acute myocardial infarction

description: The purpose of this cross-sectional, descriptive correlation study was to test a model that explains the influence of financial status, education, social support, symptom severity, barriers, knowledge, depression, and self-efficacy on medication adherence in post-myocardial infarction patients (MI). The conceptual framework was World Health Organization’s multidimensional adherence model (MAM). A cluster sampling using multi-stage process of 348 post-MI patients was recruited from nine regional hospitals of Thailand. All participants responded to a set of nine questionnaires in a structured interview format. Research instruments were the Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire, Modified ENRICHD Social Support Instrument, Cardiovascular Society Classification, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, Barriers to Medication Adherence, Coronary Heart Disease Awareness and Knowledge Questionnaire, Self-efficacy for Appropriate Medication Use Scale, and Morisky’s Self-reported Measure of Medication Adherence. The reliability of instruments were .92, .72, .87, .87, .91 and .65, respectively. A linear structural relationship (LISREL) 8.72 was used to test the hypothesized path model.The study findings revealed that the hypothesized model fit the empirical data and explained 20% of the variance of medication adherence (chi square = 5.87, df = 5, p &lt; .43, Chi-square/df = 0.97, GIF = 0.99, RMSEA = 0.065, SRMR = 0.041, AGFI = 0.97). Depression was the most influential factor affecting medication adherence which it had negative direct effect (-.40, p &lt; .05) and had negative indirect effect on medication adherence through self-efficacy (-.77, p &lt; .05). Self-efficacy and knowledge had positive direct effect on medication adherence (.17 and .05, p &lt; .05, respectively). Barriers had positive direct effect on medication (.10, p &lt; .05) and negative indirect effect on medication adherence through self-efficacy (-.07, p &lt; .05). Symptom severity, financial status, and social support had negative direct effect on medication adherence (-.06, -.05, and -.05, p &lt; .05, respectively). Social support and knowledge had positive indirect effect through self-efficacy (.21 and .08, p &lt; .05, respectively) and had negative indirect effect through depression and self-efficacy (-.27 and -.11, p &lt; .05, respectively). Moreover, education had positive direct effect on medication adherence (.03, p &lt; .05), positive indirect effect through knowledge and self-efficacy (.10, p &lt; .05), and negative indirect effect on medication adherence through depression and self-efficacy (-0.01, p &lt; .05).These findings demonstrated that the highest impact factors influencing medication adherence was depression followed by self-efficacy and barriers, respectively. Therefore, nurse should identify or aware of barriers and depression on medication adherence. Further nursing interventions should promote self-efficacy to enhance medication adherence and improve quality of life among persons with post-acute MI.