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DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2016.153
title: The Thailand mechanism in conflict management during flood response and relief : a case study of conflict related to Klong Mahasawat

description: This study aims to identify mechanisms in conflict management during flood response and relief in 2011 where the study will focus on the conflict that occurred during flood in 2011of the area or related to Klong Mahasawat as the conflict scene. It also explores the potential regulatory for the management of conflict at the sluicegate including the analysis of Administrative Court’s order to be used as conflict management tool. The qualitative approach is used in this study, utilizing documentary analysis and in-depth interviewing of key informants from government institutions, related organizations, and affected people including people who live upstream and downstream of sluicegates. This study use stages of conflict to be a key of analysis of management mechanisms in three principles; authorities’ leadership, people participation, and information sharing. This study reveals that the three principles are interconnected and very important to alleviate conflict during flood response and relief where conflict occurred because of flood management rather than natural phenomenon. The leadership is the main factor that contributed and influenced to another two aspects as the leader is the key to enhance people participation and sharing of information that related to conflict and flood management. The official leaders who are in charge of disaster management must be very active and knowledgeable on their duties, especially during the time of conflict that all efforts of determination solely bear under their responsibilities. The leadership at community level is very capable and effective to conflict resolution and significantly contributed to support another two aspects as information sharing and people participation. The study has shown that the notion of people’s participation as public consultation in such measures of flood management should have done comprehensively especially during preventive phase to safeguard any impediments derived during the flood response and relief. The information sharing is a unique reason to reduce conflict, but it must be in clearly, precisely and timely manner. The Administrative Court’s order is very important to uphold the duty and responsibility of all involved parties. However, the order should be observed seriously by the public for its enforcement.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2016.154
title: Contract farming in a conflict zone : a case study of Mansi township, Kachin State, Myanmar

description: Farmers from Mansi Township under KIO-controlled area have been doing sugarcane contract farming under China’s Opium Substitution Programme since 2005 up until the present. The main thesis question is: what are the opportunities and challenges for sugarcane contract farming in Mansi Township under China’s Opium Substitution Programme, in terms of improving farmer livelihoods and enabling peaceful development? The thesis is based on both qualitative and descriptive statistical research that involved focus group discussions, key informant interviews, in-depth interviews, and semi-structured interviews. The thesis finds that there have been major development changes in the Mansi Township Kachin-China border in terms of infrastructure, migration, socio-economic conditions, farming land, and the political system. Regarding the results of contract farming, there have been both positive and negative impacts on farmers and on the whole border area. For instance, farmers have had access to better social and economic conditions since sugarcane production began, but face some significant negative impacts on their health and the level of soil degradation. This situation presents a dilemma to farmers; although currently sugarcane farming is not satisfying, there is a very limited choice of future livelihood opportunities and going back to the past is not favourable since there was not enough income. The thesis is framed by the ceasefire capitalism concept, which was a process of state building by the central government with Chinese agricultural investment under China’s Opium Substitution Programme. However, the Mansi Township area on the border with China area is controlled by KIO and has its own way to approach state building under Chinese investment, which has encouraged farmers’ livelihoods. Due to conflict breaking out in 2011, farming is under the pressure of conflict. However, currently the area is peaceful as there is a constant relationship between Chinese and Myanmar, even though it is not sure to remain peaceful. Overall, the status of sugarcane contract farming in Mansi Township clearly offers great benefits to farmers. Nevertheless, many costs remain for farmers and there are security concerns for the whole border. Moreover, the thesis shows that farmers’ livelihoods and peace are the most important and interconnecting factors that create challenges and opportunities both under the current conflict situation as well as if there were to be a new ceasefire again in the future.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2016.155
title: Public-private partnership (PPP) in vocational education in Palestine : the national policy process and a case study of its implications for Tulkarm Secondary Vocational School

description: Abstract Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is a new educational concept in the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system in Palestine. The research examines how the national policy process on PPP in vocational education have been designed as a policy and implemented in practice, and also takes a case study of Tulkarm Vocational Secondary School. The main concepts are PPP and the policy cycle. The research was conducted in Palestine from May to July 2016 using qualitative methodology. The in-depth and expert interviews were conducted with 32 key informants from the public sector (n=15); private sector representatives (n=5); Non-profit Organizations (n=2); experts (n=3); individual private sectors (n=3); a large private company (n=1); school graduates’ success stories (n-2); and the international implementing agency/donor (n=1). The three focus groups were composed of 11 teachers, 20 students from the school, and 15 students who are graduates of the school. The research highlighted that a key challenge to implementing the PPP on the National TVET Strategy is the exclusion of local actors. The strategy was dominated by the public sectors and the donors without a significant role for the private sector representatives and the local actors. Transforming informal cooperation into formal PPP is more efficient to link students with the market and increases the commitment of the students and the private sector during the students’ training period; builds trust between the private sector and the school as enhanced skills and knowledge increases the demand for graduates; and defines actors’ responsibilities and roles to minimize risk and thereby enhance cooperation, such as in occupational safety, encountered in informal cooperation. As a result, the PPP increases employability and economic development in the local market. The research argues for the inclusion of teachers, local TVET staff and local businesses in the national policy process for effective implementation and sustainable PPP projects, and the inclusion of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of National Economy for financial sustainability.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2016.156
title: The natural partial order on linear transformation semigroups with restrictions on nullity or co-rank

description: The natural partial order ≤ on a semigroup S is a partial order de ned by a ≤ b if and only if a = xb = by and a = ay for some x; y ϵ S¹ where S¹ is the semigroup obtained from S such that S¹ = S if S has an identity and if S has no identity, let S1 be S with the identity 1 adjoined. It is known that the natural partial orders on a semigroup and its regular subsemigroups coincide. Therefore, the study of the natural partial order on nonregular semigroups are of interest. In this thesis, we give necessary and su cient conditions for elements in nonregular linear transformation semigroups with restrictions on nullity or co-rank are related under the natural partial order. Furthermore, we provide necessary and su cient conditions for elements in those linear transformation semigroups to be left and right compatible elements, minimal and maximal elements, lower and upper covers.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2016.157
title: Structure of unit groups of quotient rings of integers in Some cubic fields

description: In the ring of integer ℤ, the structure of unit groups of quotient rings, denoted by (ℤn)×, is known. By the Chinese remainder theorem, the study of structure of (ℤn)× is reduced to study the structure of (ℤpe)× for all primes p and natural numbers e. It is well known that for an odd prime p, (ℤpe)× is a cyclic group of order ϕ(pe) for all natural number e, while (ℤ₂)× = {1}, (ℤ₄)× = and (ℤ₂e)× = × &lt;5&gt; for all natural numbers e ≥ 3. For a number field K, denote the ring of integers in K by OK. In this thesis we will study the structure of unit groups of quotient rings, denoted by (OK/A)×, for any ideal A of OK for cubic fields K with square-free discriminant.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2016.159
title: Insecticidal activity of Thai botanical extracts against German cockroach, Blattella germanica (l.) (Orthoptera : Blattellidae)

description: German cockroach, B. germanica is considered an important medical and economic pest in Thailand because they can carry many pathogens, such as bacteria, virus and protozoa to humans. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of extracts derived from six Thai botanicals, which including Piper retrofractum, Stemona tuberosa, Derris elliptica, Rhinacanthus nasutus, Butea superba and Foeniculum vulgare against various developmental stages of B. germanica under laboratory conditions.Different concentrations of extract derived from six Thai botanical (2, 4, 6, 8 and 10%) (% w/v) were used to exposure to various developmental stage including nymphs, adult and gravid females stage of B. germanica by topical application method. The mortality was assessed at 1, 2, 4, 6, 24 and 48 hours after the exposure. Data was statistically analyzed by using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Duncan’s multiple range test (DMRT). LD50 were calculated by the Probit analysis program. Moreover, the major component of Thai botanical extract that had highest insecticidal activity was analyzed by column chromatography and thin layer chromatography (TLC).The results showed that Thai botanical extracts derived from P. retrofractum have the highest mortality on various developmental stage of B. germanica at every experimental time intervals. Moreover, the acetone extract of P. retrofractum at highest concentration (10% w/v) showed complete insecticidal activity (100%) against both adult (LD50 2.61) and gravid females stages (LD50 1.97) of B. germanica after 6 hours post exposure. The fraction 5 of acetone extract of P. retrofractum obtained from TLC analysis was showed highest efficacy against B. germanica and the major component was identified as piperine.Therefore, extracts of P. retrofractum can be used as an alternative natural insecticide for the controlling of B. germanica which are inexpensive and safe for humans and the environment. However, insecticidal activity of the Thai botanical extracts against B. germanica in field environment and appropriate formulations of this extracts should be determined.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2016.161
title: Effects of high molecular weight n-(2-hydroxypropyl)-3-trimethylammonium chitosan chloride on the barrier integrity of Caco-2 monolayer

description: Development of poorly soluble and unstable peptide drugs using drug delivery system has been introduced to improve drug bioavailability via oral administration. Among the oral drug carriers interested in synthetic polymers, 600-HPTChC is the modified chitosan with quaternization process to improve solubility without any effect on the mucoadhesive property of core chitosan. However, the biocompatibility of 600-HPTChC on human intestine and its mechanism on paracellular and transcellular transport remained to be unknown. The purposes of this study were therefore to determine the effects of 600-HPTChC on intestinal cells in aspects of cell proliferation and cell differentiation and to examine the potential effects of 600-HPTChC on improvement of drug bioavailability through paracellular and transcellular pathway using Caco-2 cells as an in vitro intestinal model. The results demonstrated that lower degree of substitution of 600-HPTChC caused lower cytotoxic and anti-proliferative effect on Caco-2 cells comparing to the higher degree of substitution. In addition, anti-proliferative effect of 600-HPTChC might be involved by cell cycle disturbance further causing differentiation delay of the Caco-2 cells after the continuous exposure for 9 days. However, 4 h/day exposure over 9 days, more realistically mimics the daily intestinal exposure, could attenuate the effect of 600-HPTChC on intestinal differentiation. In paracellular pathway, 600-HPTChC was much more efficient than chitosan in both aspects of opening rate and time recovery of tight junction protein. The results also suggested that the mechanism behind the tight junction opening might result from the direct interaction between 600-HPTChC and tight junction protein rather than via intracellular signaling investigated. In transcellular pathway, 600-HPTChC was able to increase the drug absorption by P-gp inhibition without any change in the expression level. Immunofluorescent images indicated that 600-HPTChC could directly bind to P-gp on plasma membrane. Furthermore, the results of P-gp ATPase assay demonstrated that 600-HPTChC acts as the stimulator of P-gp ATPase that might relate to conformation change of P-gp epitope. Overall data support the usefulness of 600-HPTChC as a drug carrier in development of the oral drug delivery system.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2016.162
title: Comparative pharmacokinetic study of asiaticoside and madecassoside as the pure compounds and mixture in the standardized extract of centella asiatica, ECa 233 in rats

description: ECa 233, the standardized extract of Centella asiatica, contains not less than 80% triterpenoid glycosides, in a madecassoside:asiaticoside ratio of 1.5 (± 0.5): 1. In this study, we performed a pharmacokinetic comparison of madecassoside and asiaticoside following intravenous and oral administration of ECa 233, or an equivalent dose of the individual compounds, in rats. Blood, tissues, urine and feces were collected after dosing for the determination of drug and metabolite levels using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The results revealed that plasma levels of madecassoside, and to a lesser extent asiaticoside, were higher after administration of ECa 233 than the corresponding values for the pure compounds. The elimination half-life of madecassoside and asiaticoside were significantly prolonged after administration of ECa 233 (p &lt; 0.05). The mean resident time of asiaticoside appeared to be prolonged following the oral administration of ECa 233 compared with following administration of the pure asiaticoside (12.79 vs 7.20 h). Interestingly, there was a bidirectional interconversion between asiaticoside and madecassoside consistent with the increased exposure of madecassoside and asiaticoside in ECa 233. In tissue distribution studies, asiaticoside and madecassoside appeared to be widely distributed in several organs. Both madecassoside and asiaticoside were metabolized extensively; following intravenous administration of either compound, approximately 80-90% of the dose was recovered as madecasssic acid and asiatic acid in the feces.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2016.163
title: Effect of calcium carbonate nanoparticles on in vitro photoprotection efficiency of physical sunscreens

description: Physical sunscreens are safer, more photostable and broader spectral protection but exhibit lower SPF than chemical sunscreens. In this study, calcium carbonate nanoparticles were combined with both titanium dioxide and zinc oxide to improve UV protection efficiency. Speed and duration of high speed disperser were varied to investigate suitable dispersing condition in dimethicone oil. The results showed that speed of 2000 rpm and duration of 10 minutes was the optimal condition.Concentrations of physical sunscreens and calcium carbonate were varied to study the UV improving protection using UV-Visible spectrophotometer. It was found that addition of calcium carbonate can improve UV absorption in every physical sunscreen concentrations. The enhancing results were confirmed by evaluating the sun protection factor SPF and UVA protection factor UVA-PF values using SPF analyzer. Titanium dioxide combined with calcium carbonate resulted in synergistic effect on UV protection whereas the combination of zinc oxide and calcium carbonate exhibited only additive effect. Therefore, titanium dioxide combined with calcium carbonate was chosen to be formulated in water in oil (w/o) and oil in water (o/w) emulsions to investigate for suitable emulsion type. The results showed that w/o had better SPF and UVA-PF values than o/w (p&lt;0.05). In conclusion, calcium carbonate nanoparticles can be used as photoprotection enhancer for both physical sunscreens. The enhancement was especially high for titanium dioxide where it can reduce the level of titanium dioxide used in the formulation.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.1998.129
title: Polyimide-clay nanocomposites as protective coating for microelectronics applications
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12587303
title: The neural dynamics underlying prioritisation of task-relevant information

description: Data for Grootswagers et al 2020; The neural dynamics underlying prioritisation of task-relevant information
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12587303.v1
title: The neural dynamics underlying prioritisation of task-relevant information

description: Data for Grootswagers et al 2020; The neural dynamics underlying prioritisation of task-relevant information
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8292356
title: MEG Data from Grootswagers et al 2017: Asymmetric compression of representational space for object animacy categorization under degraded viewing conditions

description: Data for Grootswagers et al 2017. Data preprocessed as described in the paper (downsampling and pca), reformatted in a cosmomvpa dataset format. For details, see:<br>Grootswagers T, Ritchie J, Wardle S, Heathcote A, Carlson T (2017). Asymmetric compression of representational space for object animacy categorization under degraded viewing conditions. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 29(12), 1995-2010. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_01177<br><br><br>
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9310430
title: Untangling featural and conceptual object representations

description: Data for Grootswagers et al 2019; Untangling featural and conceptual object representations.<br>
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.13662446
title: Supplemental material 1

description: <br><br><br>Publications included in the review The grief of relatives of missing migrants and supportive interventions.<br><br><br>
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.13662446.v1
title: Supplemental material 1

description: <br><br><br>Publications included in the review The grief of relatives of missing migrants and supportive interventions.<br><br><br>
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3848237
title: Ultrathin Polydopamine Films with Phospholipid Nanodiscs Containing a Glycophorin A Domain

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