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DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.640
title: Synthesis and characterization of brass nanoparticles by arc discharge method for conductive ink

description: This research proposes the synthesis approach of copper-zinc nanoparticles by using arc discharge submerged in three different dielectric liquids including ethylene glycol, water, and ethanol at ambient atmosphere. The particles size, microstructure and morphology of particles were characterized via transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The nanoparticles synthesized in three different dielectric liquids contain both copper-zinc and zinc oxide. The zinc oxide was formed by oxygen free radicals during decomposition of the dielectric liquid. The average size of the nanoparticles synthesized in ethylene glycol, ethanol and deionized water estimated by Scherrer’s equation were 10.9 nm, 17.3 nm, and 95.1 nm, respectively. In addition, we studied the effect of L-ascorbic acid with concentration of 0.1 M as reducing agent. L-ascorbic acid could reduce zinc oxide particles in deionized water and ethylene glycol. In ethanol, zinc oxalate was formed after adding L-ascorbic acid. In order to study effect of amount of brass loading into dielectric liquids, we used 3.47, 6.95, and 10.43 gram/liter of brass loading. The nanoparticles are slightly increased as the amount of brass loading increases. Thus, we used 10.43 gram/liter of brass synthesized in ethylene glycol with ascorbic acid 0.1 M to prepared conductive ink. The pattern was printed on coated PET film by screen printing. Then, the pattern printed was baked at 150°C with formic acid vapor for 30, 60, 90, 120 and 480 minute. The SEM images show the nanoparticles starting to melt after sintering for 30 minute and the electric resistivity decreases with the increase of the sintering time. The minimum electrical resistivity obtained was 22.05 Ωcm.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.641
title: Automatic cephalometric landmarks detection

description: Cephalometric landmarks are required for Cephalometric analysis that is used in orthodontic analysis and human facial structure diagnosis. Thus, in order to reduce time and needs of expert orthodontists, many attempts have been proposed to use computers instead of manual procedure to acquire those landmarks. Our proposed method is to create two non-deformable general models by Procrustes analysis, one for the upper part and the other, the lower, of a human facial structure. By placing and aligning the general models on a test image, considering some anatomical conditions, regions of interest (ROI’s) of the target landmarks are automatically identified. Our algorithm is evaluated by leave-one-out method, it is found that the average success rates of finding the landmarks within the +/- 2 SD ROI’s are 85.84% and 83.33% for the upper and the lower models respectively. For error calculation, an expert orthodontist has been asked to locate landmark twice for some images in order to evaluate the expert accuracy. We found that our methodology gave the accuracy of some landmarks as similar as the expert. Moreover, some detection gave better results than an expert. From 13 landmarks, 8 landmarks were detected within 3 mm. error, while only 2 landmarks were detected with more than 5 mm. error.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.642
title: Chemically targeted-lysine modifications of erythropoietin : erythropoiesis and reno-protective effect of lysine modifie derythropoietin molecules

description: Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) is currently used for renal anemia treatment. Recently, rHuEPO has been shown to provide pleiotrophic tissue protection in various pathologic conditions. The benefits of rHuEPO beyond anemia treatment are limited since it increases red blood cell mass. Carbamylated erythropoietin (CEPO) is the first rHuEPO derivative that lacks erythropoietic activity, but retains tissue protection properties. Since carbamylation targets lysine residues on rHuEPo, we hypothesized that targeted-lysine modifications of rHuEPO may result in a novel non-erythropoietic erythropoietin. rHuEPO was subjected to various targeted-lysine modifications. In vitro cytoprotection and apoptosis were evaluated using P19 and HEK293 cells. In vivo erythropoiesis was performed by administrating these derivatives into animals for two weeks. Renoprotection was tested on ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) model. We here synthesized a novel derivative, a glutaraldehyde erythropoietin (GEPO). This derivative abolishes in vivo erythropoiesis. In vitro experiments showed that GEPO had the cytoprotective activities in both P19 and HEK293 cells In vivo experiments also showed that GEPO ameliorated kidney damage due to I/R injury in both functional and histological aspects. Biochemical characterization showed that GEPO was more electrostatically negative than rHuEPO. Immunoprecipitation revealed that GEPO bound to the βCR/EPOR heterotrimeric receptor and ameliorated cellular apoptosis via the activation of Bcl-2.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.643
title: Analysis of Japanese attitudes towards prostitution in Southeast Asia before 1945

description: Japanese attitudes to prostitution are a result of a hierarchical system rooted before the Meiji period. These attitudes influenced the way the Japanese military looked at issues related to the sexuality of Japanese soldiers in countries or areas occupied by the Japanese military forces from the beginning of the 20th Century to 1945. This involved the construction, maintenance and administration of Comfort Stations in Japanese occupied areas in countries like China, the Malay Peninsula and the Dutch East Indies. Additionally, the Japanese military needed to supply women to work in these Comfort Stations. The obtaining of these women was carried out through a number of different approaches ranging from agreed participation to coercion through physical violence by pimps or the Japanese military. My study has found that the attitudes of Japanese in relation to prostitutes was a product of socio-economic factors and the hierarchical system inherited from the Momoyama period and carried on by the Tokugawa period to control those considered lower class such as prostitutes. The hierarchical structure of Japanese society meant that many poor families needed to sell their daughters to keep the rest of the family alive. This is no more apparent than in the case of the Karayuki-san who, as a result of socio-economic conditions, went to work in brothels in Southeast Asia, Korea or China. The attitudes of Japanese towards prostitution were a major factor in the creation of the Karayuki-san. These attitudes can be seen to be a major reason for the obtaining of women to work in Comfort Stations established by the Japanese military from 1932 to 1945.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.644
title: Effects of moscatilin on migration of non-small cell lung cancer cells

description: Lung cancer is the leading cause of death among cancer patients worldwide, and most of them have died from metastasis. Migration and invasion are prerequisite processes associated with high metastasis potential in cancers. During the past decade, efforts have been made to develop cancer treatment options based on the anti-metastasis mechanism. Researchers have identified some biological agents that are believed to have an ability against cancer metastasis. Moscatilin is a major constituent isolated from the Thai orchid Dendrobium pulchellum, has been shown to have anticancer effect against numerous cancer cell lines. However, little is known regarding the effect of moscatilin on cancer cell migration and invasion. The present study demonstrates that non-toxic concentrations of moscatilin were able to inhibit human non-small cell lung cancer H23 cell migration and invasion. The inhibitory effect of moscatilin was associated with an attenuation of endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS), in which hydroxyl radical (OH) was identified as a dominant species in the suppression of filopodia formation. Western blot analysis also revealed that moscatilin possed its ability to down-regulate activated focal adhesion kinase (phosphorylated FAK, Tyr 397) and activated ATP-dependent tyrosine kinase (phosphorylated Akt, Ser 473), whereas their parental counterparts were not detectable changed. In conclusion, these results indicate the novel molecular basis of moscalitin-inhibiting lung cancer cell motility and invasion and demonstrate a promising anti-metastatic potential of such an agent for lung cancer therapy.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.645
title: A composition to enhance sight reading skill for pianists

description: Sight reading is an important skill for musicians. Having skillful sight reading definitely enhances musicians’ capacity in learning and performing music. Besides, knowledge of music structures and styles are also the factors that help musicians in memorizing music and increase their reading abilities. Nevertheless, most musicians have poor sight reading. In the research, new compositions were delicately designed and well crafting composed to improve sight reading skill for pianists. Using the strong musical characteristics approach combined with the piano techniques aspect of classical idioms, the compositions would inspire learners and enable them to improve more effectively. Thirty sight reading, two introduction, and three conclusion pieces were composed in its’ own uniqueness, methodology and function. Furthermore, instruction of practicing, along with musical concept and analysis of each piece is included in order to help pianists understand the concept and practicing ability efficiently.
DOI: 10.17632/4f4sb8j3zc.2
title: Hawaii Map Series of Maximum Annually Recurring Wave Information for the Ocean Hazards Database

description: This database consists of a series of maps showing the maximum annually recurring wave information adjacent to 302 mileposts along Hawaii state routes on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai previously identified for their vulnerability to the effects of climate change as part of the Statewide Coastal Highways Project Report. PWD represents Peak Wave Direction, from which the wave is coming, SWH represents Significant Wave Height, and PWP represents Peak Wave Period. Virtual Buoys (VB) are identified by Francis et al. (2019), and Mileposts (MP) are identified by Brandes et al. (2019). HDOT state routes and county street centerline datasets are acquired from HDOT (2017) and HOLIS, C&CH (2017). Shoreline datasets are provided by NGS (2017). Please read ‘Description-Map of Maximum Annually Recurring Wave Information.docx’ for detailed information. References Brandes, H., Doygun, O., Rossi, C., Francis, O., Yang, L., and Togia, H., (2019) Coastal Road Exposure Susceptibility Index (CRESI) for the State of Hawaii Statewide Coastal Highway Program Report. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, doi: 10.17632/frr3fsx3j6.2. Francis, Oceana; Yang, Linqiang; Togia, Harrison; Tumino Di Costanzo, Giannicola (2019), “Ocean Hazards Database (OHD) for the State of Hawaii Statewide Coastal Highway Program Report”, Mendeley Data, doi: 10.17632/7p3hyypmjm HDOT (State of Hawaii Department of Transportation). “StateRoutes_SDOT” [shapefile]. Scale Not Given. State Routes. Hawaii Statewide GIS Program. Retrieved from http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/gis/data/StateAndCountyRoutes.shp.zip (December 2017). HOLIS, C&CH (Honolulu Land Information System, City and County of Honolulu). “Oah_streets” [shapefile]. Scale Not Given. Oahu Street Centerlines. Hawaii Statewide GIS Program. Retrieved from http://geoportal.hawaii.gov/datasets/roads-honolulu-county (December 2017). NGS (National Geodetic Survey) (2017). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Continually Updated Shoreline Product (CUSP). Retrieved from https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CUSP/ (October 2017).
DOI: 10.17632/kfb838gzr7.2
title: Hawaii Map Series of Sea Level Rise Inundation by 2100 for the Ocean Hazards Database

description: This database consists of a series of maps showing estimated inundation of sea-level rise (SLR) at the year 2100 on Hawaiian Islands. Individual maps show inundation across mile-long sections of Hawaii state routes on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai previously identified for their vulnerability to the effects of climate change as part of the Statewide Coastal Highways Project Report. Mileposts are identified by Brandes et al. (2019). State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) state routes and county street centerline datasets are acquired from HDOT (2017) and HOLIS, C&CH (2017). Shoreline datasets are provided by NGS (2017). Future SLR projections by 2100 are based on the report of Sweet et al. (2017) with respect to mean higher high water (MHHW). Please read ‘Description-Map of Sea Level Rise Inundation by 2100.docx’ for detailed information. References Brandes, H., Doygun, O., Rossi, C., Francis, O., Yang, L., and Togia, H., (2019) Coastal Road Exposure Susceptibility Index (CRESI) for the State of Hawaii Statewide Coastal Highway Program Report. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, doi: 10.17632/frr3fsx3j6.2. HDOT (State of Hawaii Department of Transportation). “StateRoutes_SDOT” [shapefile]. Scale Not Given. State Routes. Hawaii Statewide GIS Program. Retrieved from http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/gis/data/StateAndCountyRoutes.shp.zip (December 2017). HOLIS, C&CH (Honolulu Land Information System, City and County of Honolulu). “Oah_streets” [shapefile]. Scale Not Given. Oahu Street Centerlines. Hawaii Statewide GIS Program. Retrieved from http://geoportal.hawaii.gov/datasets/roads-honolulu-county (December 2017). NGS (National Geodetic Survey) (2017). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Continually Updated Shoreline Product (CUSP). Retrieved from https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CUSP/ (October 2017). Sweet, W. V., Kopp, R. E., Weaver, C. P., Obeysekera, J., Horton, R. M., Thieler, E. R., and Chris, Z. (2017). Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the for the United States. Silver Spring, MD.
DOI: 10.17632/b4w7c9y96s.2
title: Hawaii Map and Plot Series of Offshore Bathymetric Transects along Peak Wave Directions for the Ocean Hazards Database

description: This database consists of a series of maps and plots showing elevations of offshore bathymetric transects perpendicular to State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) routes in the Hawaiian Islands. Individual maps show transects of coastal areas adjacent to 302 mileposts along State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) state routes on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai previously identified for their vulnerability to the effects of climate change as part of the Statewide Coastal Highways Project Report. Mileposts are identified by Brandes et al. (2019). HDOT state routes and county street centerline datasets are acquired from HDOT (2017) and HOLIS, C&CH (2017). Elevations along the transect are referenced to local mean sea level (LMSL) and are sampled from a Hawaiian bathymetric digital elevation model (DEM) created by the Hawaii Mapping Research Group (HMRG, 2016). Please read ‘Description-Map of Offshore Bathymetric Transects along Peak Wave Directions.docx’ for detailed information. References Brandes, H., Doygun, O., Rossi, C., Francis, O., Yang, L., and Togia, H., (2019) Coastal Road Exposure Susceptibility Index (CRESI) for the State of Hawaii Statewide Coastal Highway Program Report. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, doi: 10.17632/frr3fsx3j6.2. HDOT (State of Hawaii Department of Transportation). “StateRoutes_SDOT” [shapefile]. Scale Not Given. State Routes. Hawaii Statewide GIS Program. Retrieved from http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/gis/data/StateAndCountyRoutes.shp.zip (December 2017). HOLIS, C&CH (Honolulu Land Information System, City and County of Honolulu). “Oah_streets” [shapefile]. Scale Not Given. Oahu Street Centerlines. Hawaii Statewide GIS Program. Retrieved from http://geoportal.hawaii.gov/datasets/roads-honolulu-county (December 2017). HMRG (Hawaii Mapping Research Group). (2016). Main Hawaiian Islands Multibeam Bathymetry and Backscatter Synthesis. School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Retrieved from http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/hmrg/multibeam/bathymetry.php. (February, 2019).
DOI: 10.17632/h29374xc3g.3
title: Hawaii Map and Plot Series of Combined Topographic and Nearshore Bathymetric Transects for the Ocean Hazards Database

description: This database consists of a series of maps and plots showing elevations of combined topographic and nearshore bathymetric transects perpendicular to State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) routes in the Hawaiian Islands. Mileposts are identified by Brandes et al. (2019). HDOT state routes and county street centerline datasets are acquired from HDOT (2017) and HOLIS, C&CH (2017). Elevations along the transect are referenced to local mean sea level (LMSL) and are sampled from merged digital elevation models (DEM) of each island prepared by Francis et al. (2019). Please read ‘Description-Map of Combined Topographic and Nearshore Bathymetric Transect.docx’ for detailed information. References Brandes, H., Doygun, O., Rossi, C., Francis, O., Yang, L., and Togia, H., (2019) Coastal Road Exposure Susceptibility Index (CRESI) for the State of Hawaii Statewide Coastal Highway Program Report. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, doi: 10.17632/frr3fsx3j6.2. Francis, Oceana; Yang, Linqiang; Togia, Harrison; Tumino Di Costanzo, Giannicola (2019), “Ocean Hazards Database (OHD) for the State of Hawaii Statewide Coastal Highway Program Report”, Mendeley Data, doi: 10.17632/7p3hyypmjm HDOT (State of Hawaii Department of Transportation). “StateRoutes_SDOT” [shapefile]. Scale Not Given. State Routes. Hawaii Statewide GIS Program. Retrieved from http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/gis/data/StateAndCountyRoutes.shp.zip (December 2017). HOLIS, C&CH (Honolulu Land Information System, City and County of Honolulu). “Oah_streets” [shapefile]. Scale Not Given. Oahu Street Centerlines. Hawaii Statewide GIS Program. Retrieved from http://geoportal.hawaii.gov/datasets/roads-honolulu-county (December 2017).
DOI: 10.17632/xf33cd2sd5.2
title: Hawaii Map Series of Sea Level Rise Inundation of +1, 2, and 3 feet for the Ocean Hazards Database

description: This database consists of a series of maps showing estimated inundation by sea-level rise (SLR) of +1, 2, and 3 feet on Hawaiian Islands. Individual maps show inundation across mile-long sections of Hawaii state routes on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai previously identified for their vulnerability to the effects of climate change as part of the Statewide Coastal Highways Project Report. Mileposts are identified by Brandes et al. (2019). State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) state routes and county street centerline datasets are acquired from HDOT (2017) and HOLIS, C&CH (2017). Shoreline datasets are provided by NGS (2017). Future SLR for +1 ft, +2 ft, and +3 ft are shown with respect to mean higher high water (MHHW). Please read ‘Description-Map of Sea Level Rise Inundation for +1, 2,3 ft.docx’ for detailed information. References Brandes, H., Doygun, O., Rossi, C., Francis, O., Yang, L., and Togia, H., (2019) Coastal Road Exposure Susceptibility Index (CRESI) for the State of Hawaii Statewide Coastal Highway Program Report. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, doi: 10.17632/frr3fsx3j6.2. HDOT (State of Hawaii Department of Transportation). “StateRoutes_SDOT” [shapefile]. Scale Not Given. State Routes. Hawaii Statewide GIS Program. Retrieved from http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/gis/data/StateAndCountyRoutes.shp.zip (December 2017). HOLIS, C&CH (Honolulu Land Information System, City and County of Honolulu). “Oah_streets” [shapefile]. Scale Not Given. Oahu Street Centerlines. Hawaii Statewide GIS Program. Retrieved from http://geoportal.hawaii.gov/datasets/roads-honolulu-county (December 2017). NGS (National Geodetic Survey) (2017). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Continually Updated Shoreline Product (CUSP). Retrieved from https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CUSP/ (October 2017).
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.646
title: Partnership of international funding agencies and civil society organizations in peace building process in the Southern border provinces of Thailand

description: In an ongoing conflict area, the contribution of partnership between International Funding Agencies (IFAs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on the entire peace building process is asserted. This study argues that IFAs’ funding scheme which encourages strategic cooperation and networking between local peace actors at the vertical and horizontal levels will contribute to the development of peace constituencies. The strengthened network is to constitute a meaningful political space for grass root and middle-range leadership in multi-track peace building. The research first describes IFAs’ objectives and frameworks applied to partnerships with CSOs in the southern border provinces of Thailand (Far South). In order to support the argument, the contribution of partnership on the development of peace constituencies is assessed. It also employs the model of hierarchical intervention introduced by John Paul Lederach in 1997 to illustrate the complexity of relationships among peace actors. It finds that partnerships of IFAs and CSOs have contributed in the expansion of peace constituencies at vertical and horizontal levels because of complementary cooperation frameworks. However, no effective mechanism appears to connect such fragmented expansion. It results from fragmented strategies and a struggle of institutional and managerial adjustment from both sides of the relationship.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.647
title: Customers’ satisfaction toward OPD service at Somdejphraphuthalertla Hospital, Muang District, Samut Songkram province

description: Somdejphraphuthalertla Hospital is a secondary care hospital that plans to go to hospital accreditation but has yet to assess its customer’s satisfactions and needs. The goal of this cross-sectional descriptive research was to assess the quality of services and the level of satisfactions, and to determine the association between these two variables. The target population was all patients who were Thai citizen and above 18 years old visited the outpatient department at General Medicine section during February 25 to March 31, 2013. A stratified sampling scheme was used to identify 400 study participants from outpatient department in General Medicine section. A self-administered questionnaire was used among all participants. The study found that the customers at Somdejphraphuthalertla Hospital were tend to be elderly population, ages between 56 - 75 years old (36.0%), 70.2% of the respondents were female, 64.5% were married, and 30.5% reported their occupation as employee in private section. The highest level of education was primary school at 54.0%. The highest level of income was reported to be below 10,000 baht per month. The level of customers’ satisfaction toward services in overall was found to be at very high at 94.2% and 99.0% of the respondents would return to use the service in the future. The finding from this study suggested that this hospital should be a good model for other public hospital. In the future, quality of care should be measured from an inclusive perspective that includes those of the healthcare providers and staffs, the hospital board committee and their customers. Also, the study should consider all departments in order to be able to compare quality of services for improvement in the future.