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DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2009.1790
title: Gypsum-board fire protection for fiber reinforced polymer strengthened concrete slabs

description: Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) has been widely used for strengthening concrete structures. However, the glass transition temperature of FRP is low at which point the material may begin to soften and lose its capability to transfer loads to the fiber reinforcement. This can result in a significant deterioration of the structural load-bearing capacity which may lead to the structural failure. It is therefore essential to protect the material against the high-temperature conditions, e.g. fire, to ensure safety. In this research, a series of fire tests are conducted on the gypsum-board suspended ceiling systems, which consist of gypsum-board and rock wool layers as well as metal frame sections, for FRP protection. The tests are conducted in accordance with the ISO 834 standard time-temperature relationship. The test results are compared with the numerical results obtained from the finite-element analysis to determine a 2-hr fire rated gypsum-board suspended ceiling system required by the Ministry of Interior Regulation 60, B.E. 2549. The fire resistance capability of the tested configurations of the gypsum-board fire protection systems for FRP material subjected to the time-temperature relationship according to ISO 834 was assessed by using a commercially available finite element computer program, Abaqus/CAE. The fire resistance of the fire protection systems is assessed based upon their insulation by using temperatures on the FRP surface as the criteria. It was found that the fire resistance ratings for the tested gypsum board assemblies were 104 minutes and 83 minutes for assembly 1 and assembly 3, respectively. It is also reasonable to state that if there was no equipment malfunction during the fire test of assembly 2, the assembly would have the best fire rating. Based on the comparison between the modeling results and the experimental results, it was found that the Abaqus/CAE model could predict the temperatures within the gypsum board assemblies during the fire test with reasonable accuracy, when the correct material properties were used and when the gypsum boards and insulation material remained in place.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2009.1791
title: Drug trafficking trends in the golden triangle and the threat to United States of America from 1984 to 2008

description: Drug trafficking in the Golden Triangle region of Burma, Laos, and Thailand is an evolving threat. The trends have continued to change in the Golden Triangle and the threat continues to grow. The threat from the Golden Triangle threatens the stability of Burma, Laos, Thailand, and the United States. The United States has been involved in the region for quite some time. Ironically, the involvement of United States in the region escalated the drug problem and brought the drug problem to the United States. The drug problem in Southeast Asia was minimal before the beginning of the Cold War. After the end of World War II, the United States increased support for different groups that were fighting against the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia; these various groups used opium to finance their insurgencies. Opium became a source of income used to buy food, weapons, and equipment. Eventually, the insurgent groups transitioned from fighting communism and focused of drug trafficking. With the increase of United State troops in Vietnam and Thailand, a new market for heroin was opened up. The GI heroin boom, led to the creation of the Golden Triangle. After United States troops went back to the United States, the heroin problem followed and became a major threat to the United States. The United States then became involved in Southeast Asia in a different role. The post Vietnam War role of United States government was to fight the new War on Drugs. As opium and heroin were gradually reduced in Burma, Laos, and Thailand, a new threat evolved in the mid 1990’s. The new threat was Amphetamine Type Stimulants (ATS). ATS proved to be a much larger problem in the region and more of a problem than opium or heroin ever were. ATS continues to be the major threat in the Golden Triangle region and the United States.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2009.1792
title: Factors associated with malaria incidence in Montserraado county, liberia

description: The main objective of this study is to identify those factors that are associated with the incidence of malaria in Montserrado County, Liberia. This study analyze the socio-economic factors associated with the households getting infected by malaria and then provide additional information that will be used by the policy makers in the process of preventing and controlling malaria in Liberia. A total of 400 households were sampled during the survey conducted in the Greater Monrovia District of Montserrado County, Liberia. The logistic model was employed to estimate the malaria incidence as the dependent variable against the independent variables as follows: Income, Age, Access to health care, Family size, Sex, Residence, Educational status, Occupation, Knowledge, attitude, and practices, Insecticide treated nets, Intermittent preventive treatment, Indoor residual spraying, Position, Mosquito/insect repellent, Use of mosquito coils, Use insecticide spraying, Keeping surrounding clean. The study results showed that 67 % of the respondents were in possession of insecticide treated nets (ITN), while 75 % of them mentioned at least three symptoms of malaria. 80 % of the respondents also mention at least three causes of malaria. The following variables were significant and associated with malaria incidence: At significant level alpha = 0.01, were Income of the respondents and Age of the respondents. At significant at level α = 0.05, was Sex of the respondents. And at significant level alpha = 0.10, was Access to health care. The used of mosquito coils correlated with malaria incidence at α=0.10, and was said to have been the practice of the relative poor respondents against the malaria incidence. The study identified some aspects that the government of Liberia needs to improve; Access to health care by improving the health facilities and ensuring that malaria treatment is standardized. Income, government needs to provide more funds to keep the environment clean and sanitations up to date, the government should ensure that more knowledge is given to the female residence to keep the home and environment from mosquitoes. Finally, the mosquito nets was not the only solution for prevention and control of malaria, as the children accounted for 71% of malaria deaths and there is a need for government to visit the current strategy, by blending the nets option with environmental control and other needed interventions
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2009.1793
title: Cost analysis of Suwamedura Chest hospital, Sri Lanka in 2008

description: This study analyses the cost (total cost and unit cost as well as unit costs of final cost centers) of the Suwamedura hospital in the year 2008. All the cost components are considered from provider perspective. This hospital started as a model chest clinic in Kurunegala municipal council area, North Western Province, Sri Lanka in 2001. After that it has developed as medium scale hospital with OPD facilities. This study is important for our health sector, because the Provincial government of North Western Province decided to start new chest clinics in six base hospitals in this province in 2011. The total cost of the hospital is Rs 12,787,165.38(USD111,192.70) and the unit cost of the hospital Rs 237.82(USD2.07). The unit costs for out patient department are Rs 148.00(USD 1.29), for medical clinic Rs185.61(USD1.61), for chest clinic (non tuberculosis) Rs 371.72(USD3.23), for well baby clinic Rs 1,744.40(USD15.17), for tuberculosis unit Rs 3,970.82(USD34.53) and for dental clinic Rs 259.06(USD2.25). But unit cost of the DOTS program is Rs 4,715.74(USD41.00) High unit cost and low performance indicators suggest low utilization in certain units in this hospital due to inefficiency in human and material resource allocation and the wastage of resources in the hospital. This study presents recommendations to the hospital administrators on improving these areas towards achieving quality and standard provision of health care.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2009.1794
title: Vietnam War or American War in Vietnam ? A comparision of U.S. and Vietnamese perspectives

description: Vietnam has been known widely as a heroic nation that has, throughout history, succeeded in sweeping away foreign invaders to protect the independence of the country. Having a chance to write about a heroic phase in its history is the honor and pride of any patriotic Vietnamese. Winning the war against America to save the nation is a glorious milestone marking a new era for Vietnam, an era of full independence and freedom. That national pride has led me to write about this War. The debate whether or not the name American War or Vietnam War is more suitable to reflect the nature of this War seems to be endless, since the two names represent different perspectives from the two countries, Vietnam and the U.S., respectively. However, that is not the objective of this study. The thesis only raises a question to find out the implications behind each name by means of documentary research and interviews instead of arguing which name is right or wrong
DOI: 10.6085/aa/cblx00_xxxitv2xlsr03_20180908.40.1
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DOI: 10.6085/aa/cblx00_xxxitv2xlsr03_20180908.50.1
title: PISCO: Intertidal: site temperature data: Cape Blanco, Oregon, USA (CBLX00)

description: This metadata record describes a mix of intertidal seawater and air temperature data collected at Cape Blanco, Oregon, USA by PISCO. Measurements were collected using Onset Tidbit V2 Temp Data Logger (Onset Computer Corp. UTBI-001) beginning 2018-09-08. Site temperature loggers are bolted down in a wire cage at various locations within each site. Mussel growth temperature loggers are bolted down in a wire cage at high, mid, or low positions within a mussel bed. Temperature is recorded at 10.0 minute intervals.
DOI: 10.6085/aa/cmen00_xxxitv2xlsr01_20180910.40.1
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DOI: 10.6085/aa/cmen00_xxxitv2xlsr01_20180910.50.1
title: PISCO: Intertidal: site temperature data: Cape Mendocino North, California, USA (CMEN00)

description: This metadata record describes a mix of intertidal seawater and air temperature data collected at Cape Mendocino North, California, USA by PISCO. Measurements were collected using Onset Tidbit V2 Temp Data Logger (Onset Computer Corp. UTBI-001) beginning 2018-09-10. Site temperature loggers are bolted down in a wire cage at various locations within each site. Mussel growth temperature loggers are bolted down in a wire cage at high, mid, or low positions within a mussel bed. Temperature is recorded at 15.0 minute intervals.
DOI: 10.6085/aa/cmen00_xxxitv2xlsr02_20190221.40.1
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DOI: 10.6085/aa/cmen00_xxxitv2xlsr02_20190221.50.1
title: PISCO: Intertidal: site temperature data: Cape Mendocino North, California, USA (CMEN00)

description: This metadata record describes a mix of intertidal seawater and air temperature data collected at Cape Mendocino North, California, USA by PISCO. Measurements were collected using Onset Tidbit V2 Temp Data Logger (Onset Computer Corp. UTBI-001) beginning 2019-02-21. Site temperature loggers are bolted down in a wire cage at various locations within each site. Mussel growth temperature loggers are bolted down in a wire cage at high, mid, or low positions within a mussel bed. Temperature is recorded at 10.0 minute intervals.
DOI: 10.6085/aa/fckx00_xxxitv2xlsr01_20181013.40.1
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DOI: 10.6085/aa/fckx00_xxxitv2xlsr01_20181013.50.1
title: PISCO: Intertidal: site temperature data: Fogarty Creek, Oregon, USA (FCKX00)

description: This metadata record describes a mix of intertidal seawater and air temperature data collected at Fogarty Creek, Oregon, USA by PISCO. Measurements were collected using Onset Tidbit V2 Temp Data Logger (Onset Computer Corp. UTBI-001) beginning 2018-10-13. Site temperature loggers are bolted down in a wire cage at various locations within each site. Mussel growth temperature loggers are bolted down in a wire cage at high, mid, or low positions within a mussel bed. Temperature is recorded at 10.0 minute intervals.
DOI: 10.6085/aa/fckx00_xxxitv2xlsr02_20181013.40.1
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DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2009.1795
title: Foreign ownership, foreign limit and the speed of price adjustment in Thai capital market

description: This thesis examines whether foreign investors have an information advantage to local investors. By assuming the source of lead-lag relation comes from the difference in the speed of price adjustment to information and information advantages, the paper tests whether stocks with higher foreign ownership adjust faster to new information. This hypothesis is motivated by the common believe that foreign investors are better informed than local investors. Moreover, the paper also examines whether the difference in levels of foreign ownership and foreign limit can be claimed as the causes of cross-autocorrelation in stock returns, which has been found in Thailand. Data is obtained from January 2001 to December 2008 from the Stock Exchange of Thailand. This research performs three different models; the vector autoregressive (VAR) model, asymmetric regression and Dimson beta regression. This paper controls for the firm size. VAR shows that returns of low foreign ownership stocks lead returns of high foreign ownership stocks and returns of high foreign limit stocks lead returns of low foreign limit stocks. It means foreign investors do not have an information advantage over locals and degrees of foreign limit can delay information diffusion. The asymmetric regression presents that there is no difference of stocks’ response to good and bad market-wide news. While Dimson market beta model shows that the slow adjustment to returns on market as a proxy of market-wide information causes the lead-lag relation between high and low foreign ownership stocks but doesn’t cause the lead-lag relation between high and low foreign limit stocks. Both of foreign ownership and foreign limit cannot solely be claimed as the causes of the cross-autocorrelation in stock returns found in Thailand
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2009.1796
title: The effects of household air pollution due to burning of mosquito coils on respiratory problems in Myanmar migrant workers in Mae Sot district, Tak province, Thailand

description: The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether household burning of mosquito coils is associated with increased risk of respiratory problems among Myanmar migrant workers in Mae Ku village, Mae Sot district, Tak Province, Thailand (total 500 households). 412 female respondents and 153 children under 7 years old were included. Data were collected using a standardized, pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire in March 2010. Prevalences of symptoms such as cough with or without colds, phlegm with or without colds, wheeze with or without colds, shortness of breath, sore throat without cold, rhinitis and eye irritation at home were assessed in relation to mosquito coil use and other 12 independent variables that could also be associated with respiratory symptoms. In a bivariate analysis, each independent variable was assessed separately in relation to each type of prevalence. For respondents and children, semifinal multiple logistic regression models were then constructed for all symptom types for which p is less than or equal to 0.15 for mosquito coil use in bivariate analysis. All other independent variables for which p is less than or equal to 0.15 were also included in these models. Final multiple logistic models were then constructed. In these, mosquito coil use was entered, as were all other independent variables for which p is less than or equal to 0.15 in semifinal models. Final logistic regression models showed that in respondents, mosquito coil use had positive significant associations with cough with or without colds (OR=1.84, 95% CI=1.02 to 3.33, p=0.045), phlegm with or without colds (OR=2.02, 95% CI=1.28 to 3.19, p=0.003), and wheeze with or without colds (OR=2.47, 95% CI=1.52 to 4.00, p&lt;0.001). In children, there was a marginally significant positive association of cough with or without cold with mosquito coil use (OR=2.85, 95% CI=0.99 to 8.22, p=0.052). These results strongly suggest that mosquito coil burning is a respiratory risk factor in the study population, but do not prove causality. The observed associations should be investigated further. If they are confirmed, other methods of controlling exposure to mosquitoes (such as lemon grass) should be sought for preventing mosquito-borne diseases. Health and economic risks and benefits of mosquito coil burning should be characterized carefully before policy decisions are made
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2009.1797
title: Male involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS services among married men in Kyaikmaraw Township, Mon State, Myanmar

description: The cross sectional descriptive study was collected in Kyaikmaraw Township, Mon State, Myanmar. Two hundred and fifty two married men of age (15-60) asked by using structure interview questionnaire. The objectives of the study are 1) To assess the knowledge about HIV/AIDS and perception and 2) to find out the involvement of male in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTC) of HIV/AIDS services utilization. Among married men age from (15 to 60) years, minimum age was 17 years and maximum age was 52 years with a mean age of 31.9 years, 52% of respondents were (25-35) years old and most of the respondents were secondary school and high school. About 44% are working in labor farm, 71% answer that they are not enough money for monthly expenses but no debt. More than two third had (1-3) children. Most of the respondents 79% had poor level of knowledge, 16.7% of respondents had moderate level of knowledge. The percentage of male involvement in PMCT were 27.4% in accompany for counseling of PMCT with wife, 36% in discuss about PMCT services with wife respectively. There are significant associations between education at p-value 0.058, occupation at p-value 0.006, number of children p-value 0.04, and level of knowledge at p-value 0.021and discuss with wife about PMCT services. Besides this, in the perceived susceptibility there was an association between HIV/AIDS can transmit via infected wife at p-value 0.01 and can get infection from receiving blood of infected donor's blood at p-value 0.003 and perceived barriers of “worried for confidential” at p-value 0.03. But there was no association between independent variables and accompany for counseling of PMCT services with wife
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2009.1798
title: Risk assessment for demal exposure of organophosphate pesticides in rice-growing farmers at Rangsit agricultural area, Pathumthani province, Central Thailand

description: This cross-sectional descriptive study investigated the dermal route exposure of organophosphate pesticides and assessed the health risk due to Chlorpyrifos and Profenofos among rice farmers in the Rangsit Agricultural Area, Pathumthani Province, central Thailand. Interviews were conducted with 29 subjects to understand the characteristics of the rice farmers and pesticides use in the community. Neurological signs and symptoms that could be related to organophosphate pesticides existed among the community. The respondents generally could not identify the names of the pesticides which could cause their symptoms. The most common pesticides used were Chlorpyrifos, Dicroptophos and Abamectin. Neighbor influence was an important factor in pesticide purchasing. The surveyed farmers used at least one type of hazardous pesticide; often mixed more pesticides than recommended in each spray and even more if the previous application was ineffective, which shows that the sampled farmers are of particular concern since they were experiencing extensive potential exposure to harmful pesticides. For health risk assessment for dermal exposure portion, hand-wipe samples were collected from 14 subjects who sprayed organophosphate pesticides, specifically Chlorpyrifos and Profenofos. The residues of Chlorpyrifos and Profenofos contaminated on the hands of the rice farmers after they applied pesticides were quantified. The mean concentration of Chlorpyrifos was 10.48 mg/Kg, and concentrations ranged from 0.29 to 105.62 mg/Kg. The mean concentration of Profenofos was 4.38 mg/Kg, and concentrations ranged from 0.51 to 22.86 mg/Kg. The result of risk characterization indicated that the farmers may be at risk from Chlorpyrifos and Profenofos exposure (Hazard Index (HI), Chlorpyrifos and Profenofos &gt;1). Long term dermal exposure of these two non-carcinogenic pesticides in these rice farmers may result in chronic adverse health effects.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2009.1799
title: Cost identification analysis of cervical cancer screening in Roi Et province, Thailand

description: Lack of resources has long been claimed as one barrier for the failures of cervical cancer control programmes. Cost analysis of cervical cancer screening in Roi Et Province could identify data to support decisions for efficient health care system management. Retrospective data were descriptively explored to identify total or full cost, labor-, material-, and capital costs of cervical cancer screening among public hospitals within Roi Et Province as categorized as general, 60-bed and 30-bed hospitals in fiscal year 2009. The results showed full cost of total enrolled seven hospitals, which included one general, two 60-bed and four 30-bed hospitals, were 3,046,127.00 Bahts with 15,577 clients. The overall unit cost was 195.55 Bahts. The unit cost for SVA was 119.56 baths which was 0.54 times of the cost for Pap smear at 223.41 Bahts. The unit costs of general, 60-bed and 30-bed hospitals were 158.95, 170.83 and 241.44 respectively. The unit cost of cervical cancer screening among public hospitals in Roi Et Province by SVA method was about half of Pap smear and was higher than the reimbursement provided under the National Priority Program and Central Procurement benefit