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DOI: 10.5061/dryad.17r4585/1
title: Co-dominant marker allelic raw data

description: Data generation was done for scat samples of Asiatic wild odg collected from field using codominant microsatellite markers. Post amplification, 2 μl of PCR product was mixed with HiDi formamide and LIZ 500 size standard and genotyped in an ABI genetic analyzer. The fragment lengths were scored manually using the program GENEMARKER (Softgenetics Inc., Pennsylvania, 196 Unites States). Each reaction was repeated three times to ensure good data quality. The uploaded file is the consensus allele call for three repeats of each 101 sample.
DOI: 10.5519/qd.wdxlab0i
title: Query on the Natural History Museum Data Portal (data.nhm.ac.uk) (16 records)
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.298
title: REACTIVE POWER CONTROL OF INVERTER FOR REDUCING VOLTAGE DEVIATION DUE TO SOLAR PV GENERATION

description: Nowadays the electrical generation from renewable energy is extensively promoted because of the concern about greenhouse gas emission. Distributed Generation (DG) can be powered by a variety of renewable energy resources, and can be used for various objectives, for example, reduction of voltage sage, reliability improvement, and the possibility of deferral of the upgrading process of transmission and distribution infrastructure. However, the presence of PV system may have detrimental impacts on the operation of a distribution network because of the variation of solar radiation and ambient temperature. This thesis covers the following three issues 1) Evaluation of active power from PV system related to sunlight and temperature variation 2) Determination of connecting locations for PV system and 3) Calculation of optimal reactive power from inverter to improve voltage profile when active power changes. In practice, when the voltage changes and exceeds the limits, the inverter of PV system can inject or absorb reactive power to correct the voltage deviation. The optimal reactive power is calculated to minimize voltage deviation of all buses by the proposed method based on Newton-Raphson load flow and sensitivity index. The IEEE 33 bus test system is selected to analyze the voltage deviation in various conditions.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.299
title: DEVELOPING A WAREHOUSE OPERATING SYSTEM FOR A PLASTIC PACKAGING MANUFACTURER

description: This thesis develops a warehouse operating system for a plastic packaging manufacturer. The warehouse of focus stores raw materials and work-in-process. The study emphasises on designing inventory policy and warehouse management concerning layout, slotting and supporting tools. The design intends to promote effective inventory control and ease of warehouse operating procedure. The inventory control design involves determination of inventory policy which is capable to best satisfy demand for production and comply with supply condition. The lot-for-lot policy is, thus, introduced to the case study. The policy focuses on just-enough order quantity and timely arrival of raw materials. The adoption of policy is presented in two cases; one with expected emergency order from customers and the other with certain order and no emergency case. In terms of warehouse management, layout and slotting are redesigned to provide increased accessibility of items and, therefore, warehousing efficiency. The redesigned slotting provides enough space for each item which is slot with reference to its frequency of movement. The design also enables first in first out warehouse system and safety of storage. Furthermore, supporting tools are implemented in the case study aimed at better worker satisfaction. The inventory policy evaluation is based on performance of inventory control considering stock-outs and value of holding inventory. The warehouse management evaluation is also conducted using Pallets x metre as an indicator of accessibility. The results indicate that the proposed inventory policy leads to an absence of stock-outs and a reduction of holding inventory by 52.19%. The accessibility of items in the warehouse is also improved by 34.80%.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.300
title: COST REDUCTION IN NATURAL RUBBER MILK COLLECTION

description: The objective of this research is to study the problem of rubber milk collection process in the selected rubber factory. This research emphasizes on the collecting cost reduction to achieve the maximum amount of collected rubber at the minimum cost. The major cost in the collection system occurs from transportation and facility management (rubber collection centre). Strategically, in order to minimize cost effectively, the location and number of rubber collection centre should be optimally determined as distance of centre affects to transportation cost, and number of facility affects to management cost and conveniently available facility. Nowadays, the high cost of the collection centre management in the rubber factory is a challenging problem. Decision making to close unnecessary collection centre is one of the possible ways to cope such a problem. Therefore, this research aims to propose Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) combined with Linear Programming (LP) to help factory, farmer and entrepreneur to make a good decision in the facility management problem. After closing some collection centres, there are some amount of farmers facing with the higher transportation cost or terminating their rubber supplies. In this research, we adopt Vehicle Routing (milk-run) to minimize transportation cost to a number of farmers' vehicle and fully utilize the truck space. From our numerical experiment, we show that the optimal number of collection centre and the effective routing design can reduce cost approximately 32.4% or 1.485 Million Thai Baht per year.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.301
title: DUE DATE ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR AUTO BODY REPAIR AND PAINT SERVICE

description: The purpose of this thesis is to design and develop an information system for supporting in due date assignment for auto body repair and paint service. It will help to estimate more accurate due date given to customers at their arrival time. Moreover, operation management will be more efficient and effective that can lead to customer satisfaction. Know-how of auto body repair and paint processes is the most necessary to be firstly considered. The policy of due date is then formulated consisting of due date assignment rule and sequencing rule. These rules are used for estimating due date and standardizing job order in processes. The outcome from this thesis is web-based information system which includes due date assignment policy, data processing modules and monitoring and controlling platform. Major advantages gained from due date assignment system include more accurate due date given to customers, standard due date management policy, better operation management, and the ability to monitor and control jobs within processes. For system evaluation, it is found that due date assignment system helps reducing the number of tardy job by providing more accurate due date. The ability to on-time delivery considerably increases. More efficient tracking and controlling jobs within processes help reducing impacts from unexpected problems affecting promised due date. The problems will be instantly notified to customers. It definitely leads to better service reliability and customer satisfaction.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.302
title: SEISMICITY RATE CHANGE AND REGION-TIME-LENGTH ALGORITHM INVESTIGATIONS ALONG THAILAND-LAOS-MYANMAR BORDERS

description: In order to investigate the prospective areas of the upcoming strong earthquakes, i.e., Mw ≥ 6, the seismicity data have been posed in the vicinity of Thailand-Laos-Myanmar borders were investigated statistically. Based on the successful investigation of previous work, two statistic techniques were applied in this study, i.e., seismicity rate change (Z value) and Region-Time-Length (RTL) algorithm. According to the completeness of the earthquake data, the available 8 case studies of strong earthquakes were investigated retrospectively. Regarding to the Z value, the condition of time window = 1.2 years, the number of earthquakes = 50 events, and fixed node radius = 250 km showed the locations of Z anomalies conformed to 5 of 8 earthquakes. Meanwhile, using characteristic parameters r0 = 120 km, t0 = 2 years, the RTL anomalies quite related to 5 of 8 earthquakes. Therefore, it is concluded that both Z and RTL methods applied in this study are fairly effective to evaluate the earthquake precursor. In order to evaluate the prospective area for the upcoming earthquake, both Z and RTL were analyzed with the complement by the suitable characteristic parameters mentioned above and the most up-to-date completeness seismicity data. The results reveal that the small area in the vicinity of Thailand-Myanmar border are quiescence seismically conforming to that proposed by the previous investigation of b value of the frequency-magnitude distribution. Therefore, it is concluded that according to both Z, RTL, and b value methods that the prospective areas proposed in this study might be posed by the upcoming earthquake.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.303
title: PURIFICATION OF BIODIESEL BY LIGNITE FLY ASH

description: A Lignite fly ash is a solid waste from the electricity plant. It was used as an alternative low-cost adsorbent to purify a crude biodiesel combine with water washing. The raw lignite fly ash was characterized by X-ray fluorescent spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy and surface area analysis. The results showed that the lignite fly ash was composted of SiO2, Al2O3, CaO and Fe2O3 as major components. A crude biodiesel was synthesized from refined palm oil via transesterification with an oil to methanol mole ratio of 1:6 and 1%wt of sodium hydroxide catalyst. Furthermore, the effect of particle sizes, adsorbent dosage and contact time on the adsorption of impurities in biodiesel was investigated. The suitable conditions in the impurities adsorption were using the lignite fly ash of particle size in the range of 150-250 µm, 3%wt adsorbent and 60 min of contact time. The adsorption behavior at equilibrium could be explained by Freundlich isotherm and the adsorption kinetics followed the pseudo-second order kinetic model. The adsorbent could also be used to remove the impurities and methanol in the biodiesel. The lignite fly ash showed an efficiency comparable to the commercial adsorbents including Florisil, activated carbon and silica. Finally, the use of lignite fly ash could eliminate more than 81% of the impurities and reduce 80% of wastewater generated in the system.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.304
title: SYNTHESIS OF MESOPOROUS SILICA MODIFIED WITH 3-MERCAPTOPROPYLTRIMETHOXYSILANE FOR ADSORPTION OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES AND SILVER ION

description: Silver nanoparticles are widely used in nano-consumer products and it may cause the contamination in environmental water source. Silver nanoparticles and the released silver ions have adverse effect on living organism and human. In this research, silica that had large pore size was prepared by sol-gel method using CTAB and citric acid as templates. The materials were characterized by x-ray diffraction and nitrogen adsorption analysis. The results showed that the silica synthesized by using citric acid template had the largest pore size (12.12 nm) and highest surface area (630.61 m2/g). The obtained silica was modified with 3-mercaptopropyl trimethoxysilane and characterized by thermal gravimetric analysis. The modified silica was used to adsorb silver ions and silver nanoparticles. The results showed that this silica can remove silver ions and silver nanoparticles from solutions. The suitable condition for adsorption silver ions was the initial pH 3 and 120 min of contact time. The suitable contact time for adsorption silver nanoparticles was 480 min. The adsorption behavior of silver ions followed pseudo-second order kinetics model and Langmuir isotherm with maximum adsorption capacity of 114.9 mg/g and the adsorption behavior of silver nanoparticles followed Langmuir isotherm with maximum adsorption capacity of 92.59 mg/g. Finally, this silica was successfully used to adsorb silver ions and silver nanoparticles in wastewater and nano-consumer product.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.305
title: SEISMICITY RATE CHANGE AND REGION-TIME-LENGTH ALGORITHM INVESTIGATIONS ALONG SUMATRA-ANDAMAN SUBDUCTION ZONE

description: In this study, prospective areas of the forthcoming major earthquakes were investigated along the Sumatra-Andaman Subduction Zone (SASZ) using simultaneously 2 seismological techniques called 1) seismicity rate change (Z value) and 2) region-time-length (RTL). After statistical investigation, the earthquake dataset with Mw 4.4 recorded during 1980-2014 were defined as the completeness data representing directly the seismotectonic activities along the SASZ. Using suitable characteristic parameters, both Z value and RTL reveal temporally the anomalous seismic quiescence, i.e., Z 6.7 and RTL -0.3, within 1-7 year before the major earthquakes. In addition, regarding spatial investigation, the quiescence illustrates in the vicinity of the epicenters of major earthquakes generated previously along the SASZ. Due to there is no evidence of man-made seismicity, both temporal and spatial Z-value and RTL anomalies obtained in this study, therefore, imply empirically the precursor of the earthquake. Base on the suitable conditions of both Z and RTL, the present-day Z and RTL maps were also contributed. The results reveal that there is only one location of Z and RTL anomalies which still quiescence from the major earthquakes, i.e., the segment in the vicinity of the Nicobar Islands. Therefore, the effective mitigation plan should be contributed urgently.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.306
title: ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF DENTAL LUTING CEMENTS INVESTIGATED BY IMPEDANCE METHODOLOGY RELATED TO THEIR POROSITIES AND SOLUBILITY

description: The electrical resistance property of dental cement is one of important physical properties. Most previous studies aimed to investigate the mechanical properties, solubility and especially bonding property. Few studied on physical property of electrical insulation of dental cement. Therefore, investigating the electrical resistance of dental luting cements and the relation among the electrical resistance, the porosities and the solubility of dental luting cements are interesting to study. Five types of dental luting cements were used including Hybond, Fuji II, Rely-X Unicem, Rely-XTM U-100 and Superbond C&B. The electrical resistance of dental luting cements was then investigated by the impedance methodology. The porosities of all specimens were observed by micro CT scan before impedance test. The solubility of luting cement was calculated from weight of specimens before and after impedance test. All data was statistically analyzed with independent t-test and one-way ANOVA at p-value of 0.05. It was found that the electrical resistance of resin luting cements including both types of Rely-X and Superbond C&B is higher than 2000 ×106 Ω. However, the electrical resistance of zinc phosphate cements were higher than glass ionomer cements, 0.017×106 and 0.003×106, respectively. Additionally, the mean porosity of Superbond C&B was significantly higher than the other four types of luting cements. Both zinc phosphate and glass ionomer cements showed the solubility but were not significant. This study also found no correlation among the electrical resistance, the porosities and the solubility regardless of dental luting cements. Within the limitation of this study, it can be concluded that electrical resistance of dental luting cement is related to the chemical composition and setting reaction but do not relate to amount of porosity and degree of solubility. The electrical resistance related to the pores inside the dental luting cements.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.307
title: IDENTIFICATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ENDOPHYTIC ACTINOMYCETES ISOLATED FROM MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THAILAND

description: Forty-seven actinomycetes were isolated from leaves, stems and roots of seven medicinal plants, Catharanthus roseus, Stemona sp., Phyllanthus amarus, Pseuderanthemum graciliflorum, Phyllanthuspulcher, Vernoniacinerea and Ophiorrhiza sp. by using starch-casein, humic acid-vitamin and water agar. They were identified as Streptomyces (14 isolates), Amycolatopsis (1 isolate), Nocardia (5 isolates), Micromonospora (6 isolates), Microbispora (15 isolates) and Nonomuraea (6 isolates) based on phenotypic and genotypic characteristics. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequences analysis, Streptomyces (2 isolates), PA1-07 was similar to Streptomyces curacoi JCM 4219T (98.75%) while VC1-01 was similar to S. coelurescens JCM 4360T (99.04%). Amycolatopsis (1 isolate), ST1-08 was similar to Amycolatopsis pretoriensis JCM 12673T (99.17%). Nocardia (1 isolate), ST1-06 was similar to Nocardia araoensis JCM 12118T (99.03%). Microbispora (7 isolates), CR1-01, CR1-04, CR1-07, CR1-08 and CR1-11 were similar to Microbispora rosea subsp. rosea JCM 3006T (98.83-99.17%) while CR1-09 was similar to M. hainanensis JCM 19666T (98.98-99.93%) and OH1-01 was similar to M. corallina JCM 10267T (98.96%). Nonomuraea (1 isolate), PA1-10 was similar to Nonomuraea candida JCM 15928T (98.31%). The ethyl acetate extract of these isolates were screened for antimicrobial activity based on disc diffusion method. The crude extract of CR1-01 and CR1-08 showed antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538. The crude extract of CR1-01 and CR1-05 showed against Kocuria rhizophila ATCC 9341. Whereas, the crude extract of ST1-02 and ST1-05 exhibited against Candida albicans ATCC 10231.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.308
title: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NURSES’ CHARACTERISTICS, AGEISM, PERCEPTION OF OLDER PEOPLE CARE AND NURSING PRACTICE FOR HOSPITALIZED OLDER PEOPLE

description: This correlational study aimed to explore the relationships between nurses’ characteristics (age, gender, education, experience), ageism, perception of older people care and nursing practice for hospitalized older people. A simple random sampling was used to recruit 120 nurses from two general hospitals in Bandung City. All participants completed four questionnaires: 1) the Demographic questionnaire, 2) the Professional Development of Registered Nurse (PDRS), an instrument to measure nursing practice, 3) the Fraboni Scale of Ageism (FSA), and 4) the Nurse’ Perception of Care questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Spearman correlation, and Pearson correlation. The findings were as follows: Nursing practice for hospitalized older people was highly performed (mean 4.07, SD=0.49). Ageism showed a moderate mean score (mean 66.61, SD = 6.0). Nurses had high perception of older people care (mean 3.61, SD =.42) Three characteristics of nurses (age, gender, experience) had relationship with nursing practice for hospitalized older people (r = 0.182; r = 0.243; r = 0.300; p &lt; 0.05). Ageism had negative relationship with nursing practice for hospitalized older people (r = -0.286; p &lt; 0.05). Education background and nurses’ perception of older people care were not related to nursing practice for hospitalized older people. In conclusion, the practice of working toward hospitalized older people was considerably high in a clinical setting. It is recommended for nursing organization to better prepare an aged care specifically.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.309
title: SELECTED FACTORS PREDICTING MATERNAL FEEDING BEHAVIORS FOR TODDLERS, JAVA ISLAND, INDONESIA

description: Background: Maternal feeding behaviors are well known as a key to toddlers’ health and development. Unfortunately, the negative impacts of inappropriate maternal feeding behaviors on toddlers’ health are actually increasing in Indonesia. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the predicting factors of maternal feeding behaviors for toddlers in Java Island in order to develop an effective intervention to prevent the negative impact on toddlers' health. The predicting factors were derived from Pender’s Health Promotion Model (2006) and also from empirical literature related to maternal feeding behaviors. Methods: A predictive correlational research design was used in this study to identify whether maternal age, maternal level of education, perceived benefits of maternal feeding behaviors, perceived barriers to maternal feeding behaviors, perceived maternal feeding behaviors self-efficacy and social support could predict maternal feeding behaviors. One hundred and ten Indonesian mothers who were the main caregivers of their toddlers and lived on Java Island were obtained through multistage random sampling. The research instruments included the Maternal Feeding Behaviors Questionnaire (MFBQ), the Demographic Characteristic Questionnaire, the Perceived Benefits of Maternal Feeding Behaviors Questionnaire (BeFBQ), the Perceived Barriers to Maternal Feeding Behaviors Questionnaire (BaFBQ), the Perceived Maternal Feeding Behaviors Self-efficacy Questionnaire (FBSeQ) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Data were collected at the participants’ houses. The predictive factors for maternal feeding behaviors were examined by stepwise regression analysis. Results: Perceived benefits of maternal feeding behaviors, perceived maternal feeding behaviors self-efficacy and perceived barriers to maternal feeding behaviors could explain 38.5% of variance in maternal feeding behaviors (R2 = .385, F = 4.07, p
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.310
title: EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COURT-TYPE TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE VERSUS TOPICAL DICLOFENAC ON TREATING PATIENTS WITH MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE TRAPEZIUS

description: Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) commonly occurs among office workers. Pharmacological therapy is one of standard treatment; however adverse drug reaction is concerned. Court-type traditional Thai massage (CTTM) may be effective and safe for alternative treatment. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of CTTM compared to topical diclofenac among patients with myofascial pain in the upper and middle trapezius. The study was performed at the Faculty of Medicine Thammasart University during April 23, 2014 to April 23, 2015. MPS patients were randomly allocated by envelope. The treatment group received a session of 30-minute court-type traditional Thai massage twice a week for six weeks. The control group received 4 g of topical diclofenac gel three times a day for six weeks. The outcomes were investigated for pain intensity by visual analog scale (VAS); quality of life by the 36-item short form health survey (SF-36) ; cervical range of motion by cervical flexion, cervical extension, cervical left lateral flexion, cervical right lateral flexion (CROM); and tissue hardness by pressure pain threshold . There were 45 patients in CTTM group and 44 patients in diclofenac group (1 dropped out by accidental injury). Their age, gender, height, weight, pain period, and side of pain were no statistically significant different between two groups (p &gt; 0.05) at baseline. After intervention, pain intensity significantly decreased (p &lt; 0.05) in both treatment and control groups. There were statistically significant improvement in the quality of life scores which comprised of the physical component summary and the mental component summary scores (p &lt; 0.001). All categories of the cervical range of motion as well as pressure pain threshold increased significantly (p &lt; 0.05 and p &lt; 0.005 respectively) in both groups. The results strongly suggested the capability of the court-type traditional Thai massage to be an effective treatment for patients with myofascial pain syndrome in the upper and middle trapezius.