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DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.373
title: ECOMUSEUM : THE STUDIES OF BANG PLI WATER MARKET, SAMUTPRAKARN PROVINCE

description: This dissertation is an attempt to analyse the problems of preservation and regeneration of a place that catches popular interests in terms of spirit worships, cultural histories and tourist attractions. Bang Pli Water Market is one hundred and forty years old, located next to Bang Pli Yai Nai Temple and Samlong Canal in Samut Prakan Province. The original wooden structures, built on piles, are still in use. The place is both sacred and profane. Bang Pli Water Market and Bang Pli Yai Nai Temple hold a series of annual festivals and events such as the “Lotus Throwing Festival,” which can only be observed at Bang Pli Community. On the daily bases, there are the arrangements of votive offerings around certain objects that are regarded as holy. The Market is also famous for those who wish to consult fortune tellers about the remedies for bad life and those who wish to buy votive offerings, such as Thai traditional costumes and colorful plastic garlands, at the nearby stalls. The recent development initiated by Bang Pli District Municipality does not coincide with these charming environs. There is a provision to build Bang Pli Water Market Museum, right across the Samlong Canal, opposite the actual Market. The new concrete bridge is more generic than the old mode of crossing the canal via the moored wooden boats.The Municipality’s Tourist Center is left abandoned. The tent structures, built on the Temple’s car parking area, block the view of the waterfronts. These existing conditions are problematic especially for those wish to experience an atmosphere of quietness within the Temple’s ground. The characteristic of the place might be lost without a revised planning for the future developments that include both tangible and intangible atmospheres of Bang Pli Water Market and Bang Pli Yai Nai Temple. The objective of this dissertation is to propose a design solution that will enhance the characteristics of Bang Pli Water Market together with the touristic development. Culture mapping and the studies on “Ecomuseum” initiated by George Genri Rivière and Hugue de Varine in 1971 will be the support studies of the proposal on “Bang Pli Water Market Ecomuseum”. This Ecomusuem is a proposed route based on the existing passageways more than a building. My hypothesis is that architectural designs can enrich the intangible knowledge of the Bang Pli Community, its historical values, the increased atmosphere of quietness along the path towards Bang Pli Yai Nai Temple. It is hope that this dissertation will benefit the Bang Pli Community and safeguard the spirit of the place for the future generation.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.374
title: EFFECT OF STERILIZATION METHODS ON PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF G-CSF HYDROGEL DRESSING PREPARED FROM DURIAN FRUIT-HULLS POLYSACCHARIDE GEL AND POLYVINYL ALCOHOL

description: The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of sterilization methods on physicochemical properties of hydrogel dressing prepared from Durian fruit-hulls polysaccharide gel (DG) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with and without granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) loaded in wet and dried-form hydrogels. DG/PVA wet-form hydrogels were prepared by freeze-thaw technique and the dried-form hydrogels were prepared by freeze drying of the wet-form hydrogel. Hydrogel dressings were packed in linear low density polyethylene laminated nylon (LLDPE/Nylon) packaging using three sterilization methods: gamma irradiation 15 and 25 kGy, ethylene oxide gas and hydrogen peroxide gas plasma. Gamma irradiation could be processed in both wet and dried-form hydrogels. Ethylene oxide gas and hydrogen peroxide gas plasma processed only for the dried-form. The hydrogels were characterized for water content, gel fraction, water absorption capacity, mechanical properties, differential scanning calorimetry, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and sterility test. The findings showed that the wet-form DG/PVA and G-CSF loaded hydrogels had light brown colour, transparency and elasticity while the dried-forms had opaque and stiffness. Water content of the wet and dried-form hydrogels were about 90 percent and less than 10 percent, respectively. Water absorption capacity, Young’s modulus and tensile strength of the dried-form hydrogels were higher than the wet-form. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) of the wet-form hydrogels had network structure with large pores, whereas the dried-form had more porosities. Sterility test of all sterilized hydrogels are acceptable. Gamma irradiation had increased tensile strength of both wet and dried-forms. Higher of radiation dose increased gel fraction resulted in the decrease of water content and water absorption capacity of wet-form hydrogels. Sterilization by gamma radiation, ethylene oxide gas or hydrogen peroxide gas plasma decreased gel fraction resulted in the increase of water absorption capacity of dried-form hydrogels. In addition, gamma irradiation or hydrogen peroxide gas plasma increased properties of Young’s modulus and tensile strength. Preliminary study of G-CSF release from hydrogels implied that all three sterilization methods could decreased G-CSF release especially hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.375
title: SELF- REGULATION AND SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) INTERVENTION FOR PROMOTING SAFE SEX AMONG ARMY CONSCRIPTS IN LOP BURI ARMY AREA, THAILAND

description: Background: At present, sexual risk behaviors are threatening the health status and undermining quality of life of the Thai population. In particular, military recruits are among the most vulnerable people with HIV/AIDS and other STIs. Therefore, an innovative program is needed to promote safe sex behavior among conscripts. Objectives: To examine and compare the effectiveness of self-regulation and mobile phone Short Message Service (SMS) intervention program among 1-way SMS, 2-way SMS and control group to promote safe sex among army conscripts in Lop Buri army area. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used for this study. The participants were military conscripts in Lop Buri army area recruited by multi-stage sampling technique. One hundred ninety-two conscripts were randomly selected to 1-way SMS (n=64), 2-way SMS (n=64) and control (n=64) groups respectively. The intervention consisteds of a formative study, training in self-regulation of safe sex with SMS communication. The SMS was sent 2 times a week for 3 months. A memorandum calendar was used to record safe sex behaviors. Data collection was administered at baseline, 1, 3, and 6 months after the end of the intervention by using a questionnaire developed from a review of related theories. Results: At 6 months follow-up conscripts in the 1-way SMS, 2-way SMS and control group were 55, 55 and 52 persons respectively. The results showed that there were significant difference for theoretical characteristics for self-regulation, self-efficacy, outcome expectancy, risk perception, intention to practice, and action plan (p-value &lt; 0.05) at 1st, 2nd, and 3rd follow-ups. However, the safe sex practices in terms of condom use, abstinence from alcohol drinking and drug use before or during having sex showed significant differences among 3 groups only at the 3rd follow-up (p-value &lt; 0.05). Conclusion and recommendations: Self-regulation and SMS intervention can promote perception and action planning for performing safe sex among army conscripts. The effect on safe sex practices in terms of condom use, abstinence from alcohol drinking and drug use before or during having sex have found only in the last follow-up. It is suggested that we should add more strengthen program with a proper methods for a message sending. In addition, creating a social networking group or the specific applications to access and exchange information should be consideration in order to achieve much benefit in the future.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.376
title: TEMPORAL PROFILE OF BTEX AT THE AREA OF PETROL STATION

description: This study aims to investigate temporal variation of BTEX during a day at petrol station, by collecting BTEX in ambient air at back of the station, near filling nozzle, and roadside. The study of comparison between BTEX variation at the petrol station in urban and suburban area was conducted in 2012, and the study between their variation in wet (July – August 2013) and dry (November 2013) season at suburban station. BTEX was collected by a charcoal glass tube connected to a personal air pump with flow rate 100 ml/min during 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. In 2012, each sample was collected for every 4-hr, while 2-hr interval sampling was done in 2013. After finish the sampling, a charcoal tube was extracted by carbon disulfide and BTEX was analyzed by GC/FID. The study found that BTEX had high concentration in rush hour because of traffic congestion and lot of customers. Moreover, BTEX concentration nearby refueling nozzles had the highest concentration among 3 sampling points, about 6 times of roadside. The averaged tBTEX obtained from the refueling nozzles and roadside were 15,866.65±7,248.41 and 2,536.31±2,018.34 µg/m3, respectively. The ratio of benzene concentration between 3 sampling points was the lowest among BTEX, because the amount of benzene is not diminished by distance from the main point source as much as toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. BTEX in a station which was smaller and surrounding with trees and buildings tended to have well dispersion inside station more than the bigger one. BTEX concentration at urban station was extremely higher than at suburban station and BTEX in wet season was significantly lower than in dry season (p&lt;0.005). From statistical analysis, wind speed was a strongest affecting factor on diurnal variation of BTEX especially benzene and ethylbenzene nearby refueling nozzles.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.378
title: ANALYSIS OF VISCOSITY OF LIGHT OIL AND ITSEMULSION FROM AN OILFIELD IN THAILAND

description: Emulsion from oil and produced water is normally found during oil production. It forms at many stages in the petroleum recovery and process industry such as drilling, oil production, and transportation. The majority type of emulsion is water-in-oil emulsion and the water volume fraction of emulsion can be up to 60%. This emulsion results in the operating problems for oil production like higher pressure drop in the pipeline and higher viscosity for oil production. Consequently, the objective of this work is to measure the viscosity and evaluates the effects of parameters on viscosity of oil and its emulsion from an oilfield in Thailand. The parameters that influences in emulsion viscosity are temperature, shear rate and water cut. The temperature, shear rate and percentage of water cut for this study are ranging from 30 to 90 °C, from 1 to 74 s-1 and from 10-60%, respectively. The results are shown that temperature plays the significant role in viscosity reduction with increasing temperature. Furthermore, the viscosity of emulsions slightly decreases as the shear rate increases and its viscosity extremely decrease at high percentage of water cut. Moreover, the correlation for predicting viscosity with shear rate, temperature and 10%-50% of water cut is developed for future work.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.379
title: PALEOEARTHQUAKE ALONG XAIGNABOULI FAULT ZONE IN WESTERN LAO PDR

description: Paleoseismological investigation has been carried out to determine the fault evidence in the Xaignabouli (XYB) province, western Lao PDR, prompted by two recent earthquakes (5.4 and 3.9 ML in 2011) with similar sense of movement as the focal mechanism determined from recent events in the area. The main objectives are to determine the age of the most recent movement, the sense of movement and estimate the paleoearthquake recurrence interval. Major techniques include remote-sensing, field investigation, and paleoseismic excavation together with optical stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating. Several morphotectonic features, particularly offset streams, linear valleys, facet spurs, sag pond, and scarplets, have been recognized along the fault within the two basins, Phiang and Xaignabouli, in the XYB province. Two major strike-slip fault zones have been recognized with an approximate trend in NNE-SSW direction, displaying not only sinistral but also normal movement faults. The sinistral movement along the studied fault, for the first zone passes the western edge of the Xaignabouli basin with a total length of 250 km, consisting of 20 segments ranging from 10 to 110 km. The second zone, showing better tectonic geomorphology, consists of 3 segments varying from 18 to 35 km and passes the eastern edge of the Phiang basin. The surface rupture length from the investigated faults indicate maximum credible earthquake magnitudes between 5.6 and 7.3 M. Results from OSL dating show 3 earthquake events, ca. 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000 years ago, suggesting a recurrence interval of 1,000 years. Results also indicate that vertical and horizontal slip-rate along two studied faults control the development of the Phiang and Xaignabouli basins, and that they extend further and connect northward to the Dien Bien Phu Faults in northern Vietnam and southward to the Uttaradit Fault in north Thailand.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3341847
title: DWD European Weather 2

description: opendata.dwd.de - OpenData by Deutscher Wetter Dienst Conditions: https://www.dwd.de/EN/service/copyright/copyright_node.html dates and times are UTC.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.380
title: SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF METAKAOLIN BASED GEOPOLYMER FROM NARATHIWAT AND PRACHIN CLAYS

description: Geopolymers are a new type of CaO-free inorganic alumino-silicate cementitious material, which have been developed as an alternative material to replace Portland cement. Geopolymers, are three dimensional structure, have excellent properties and high performance such as higher resistance to acid and fire, long-term durability, low shrinkage and low permeability, etc. Metakaolin based geopolymers were synthesized by using kaolin from Narathiwat and Prachinburi provinces, Thailand as starting materials. The purposes of this research were to investigate the optimum conditions of geopolymers which give good properties. Raw materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) and Particle size distribution. Metakaolins were obtained by calcination of Narathiwat and Prachinburi kaolins. The calcined temperature was 650°C and soaked for 6 h. in order to allow kaolinite transformed to metakaolinite completely then they were analyzed by XRF for chemical compositions which was calculated to mix the raw materials with alkali solutions. The obtained metakaolin was mixed with strong alkaline solution until homogeneous with the different conditions which were concentrations of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), Si/Al ratios, curing temperatures and curing time. Narathiwat and Prachinburi geopolymers were characterized by XRD, SEM, FTIR, Compressive strength, Bulk density, Water absorption and Apparent porosity. XRD pattern showed that metakaolinite phases were change to were more amorphous phase. The best concentration for this study was 12 M of NaOH which gave the highest compressive strength with the Si/Al ratio of Narathiwat and Prachinburi geopolymers were 1.49 and 2.52, respectively. The optimum curing time was 28 days at ambient temperature, since the geopolymerization occurred slowly at room temperature. The FTIR spectra could confirm the developed geopolymeric structure.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.381
title: MONITORING OF ADHERENCE TO THE 14-DAY COURSE OF PRIMAQUINEIN PATIENTS WITH PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA: APPLICATION OF LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY MASS SPECTROMETRY (LC/MS/MS) FOR DETERMINATION OF PRIMAQUINE IN DRIED BLOOD SPOT SAMPLES

description: Primaquine (PQ) is only antimalarial drug for treatment relapse malaria in vivax malaria patient. The long treatment course of primaquine (14 days) related to limits of patient’s compliance which affect to treatment efficacy. Therefore, There are monitoring of adherence to the 14-day course of primaquine in vivax malaria patients. This study aims to the develop and validate a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method for determination of primaquine in dried blood spot (DBS) samples. Sample preparation was performed by two-step liquid-liquid extraction with organic solvents. The separation was carried out on a reversed-phase column (50 x 4.6 mm.I.D.) with the mobile phase consisting of 0.1% formic acid and methanol (80:20, v:v) running at a flow rate of 0.5 ml/min. The mass spectrometry was operated with positive electrospray ionization and multiple reactions monitoring (MRM) mode. The ion transitions of PQ and IS were 260.1 m/z to 243.3 m/z and 249.1 m/z to 233.1 m/z, respectively. The limits of quantification of PQ were 1 ng ml−1. Good precision and accuracy (both within-day and day-to-day assays) with good linearity (r2&gt;0.997) and high recovery were over 80 %. Excellent correlation (r = 0.991) was observed between the analysis of PQ in paired whole blood and DBS samples. Patients’ adherence to primaquine therapy was assessed based on primaquine concentrations in finger-prick dried blood spot (DBS) samples and interview questionnaires. Results suggest that the 14-day primaquine when given as an anti-relapse, together with a 3- day blood schizontocidal chloroquine, remains an effective treatment for P. vivax infection in this area with a cure rate of virtually 100% during the 42-day follow-up. Based on the analysis of primaquine concentrations in DBS collected from patients on days 3, 7, and 14 of treatment, adherence rates of as high as 95-98% was observed.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.382
title: EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION (MEI) MODEL TO REDUCE MUSCULOSKELETAL DISCOMFORT AMONG STREET SWEEPERS

description: High prevalence of work related musculoskeletal discomfort among street sweepers is reported worldwide. Street sweepers may be at risk for musculoskeletal discomfort (MSD) from their daily working activities. Repetitive movement of the broom, improper sweeping, poor posture may cause MSD. The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Multidimentional Ergonomic Intervention (MEI) model on reducing MSD, improving physical performance and increasing awareness of safe work practices. A quasi-experiment was conducted in Chiang Rai province, Thailand. The MEI model was designed of four core components, the first as cognitive behavior therapy, the second as ergonomic education training, the third as stretching exercise and the fourth as foam sleeve broom handle grip. Seventy-five street sweepers volunteered were conducted a screening process on MSD of having level score ≥ 4 by physiotherapist. Face to face interviewed was used the musculoskeletal discomfort assessment questionnaire, physical exam by physiotherapist, physical performance by sports scientist and REBA measured from video record. Finding showed that the MEI model among intervention group was significantly reduced MSD, improved the physical performance and increased awareness safe work practice compared with among control group at exit model and follow up (p
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.384
title: DIFFERENTIAL DENDRITIC CELL RESPONSE TO FUNGAL CELL WALL MANNANS

description: Mannan in fungal cell wall plays a crucial role in the activation of innate immunity, however it has not been studied how different mannan structure involves in innate immune responses. Thus, this study aims to investigate the effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae possessing different cell wall mannan structures on dendritic cells (DCs) responses. Bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BM-DCs) were stimulated with heat-killed S. cerevisiae Wt and mutants that lack of the single gene involving in each step of mannosylation. Then, mRNA expression of T helper lymphocyte (Th)-inducing cytokines was determined by quantitative real-time PCR. The results demonstrated that S. cerevisiae mnn1Δ, lacking of α-1,3 mannan, notably enhanced the expression of Th-1 inducing cytokines, Il12a and Ifng, while mnn2Δ, lacking of α-1,3 and α-1,2 mannan, significantly increased Ifng expression in BM-DCs when compared to Wt. Furthermore, BM-DCs stimulated with och1Δ, which N-linked mannan was absence, showed the significant increase in Il1a, Il1b, and Il23a, the cytokines involving in Th17 induction and amplification respectively. The data suggested that the different mannan structures affected DC responses, which may consequently influence Th differentiation. This knowledge will be beneficial for the development of carbohydrate adjuvants in the future.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.385
title: POLICY FOR PERSON WITH DISABILITIES IN SOUTH KOREA : CHALLENGES FROM WELFARE TO EMPOWERMENT

description: The purpose of this study is to study policy for people with disabilities through development of policy from welfare to development. To study the concept help them to help themselves by government through welfare policy. The finding of this study Korea’s style of welfare group. Indeed, before 1997 Korea’s style of welfare orientalism was relatively successful and reﬂected the public’s approach to life’s problems. But it broke down during the ﬁnancial crisis in 1997, the private family efforts and family supports were not strong enough to inoculate members against the ‘social disease’ of economic recession. The main of Confucian is strong family relationships, social harmony and hard work form a positive set of cultural to design social supports. The Government also try to support but without strong social support for family welfare policies, it is also impossible to take advantage of welfare orientalism. Nowadays the main of government policy in Korea emphasises an approach to public support described as ‘productive welfare’. Productive welfare is based on an integrated balance of welfare and economic growth, sustainable over the long run by a guaranteed living standards and opportunities for work. Productive welfare is similar to ‘welfare to work’, ‘workfare’, and ‘work ﬁrst’ approaches in the industrialised countries which is strategy for Korea that relies heavily on social investment. The Empowerment approach is designed to enhance the capacity of people to help themselves in a good standard of living by themselves.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2014.386
title: EDUCATION AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH KOREA (1950s -1987)

description: This research aimed 1) to examine the objectives and content of the education in South Korea 2) to analyze how the education has effected democratic development. Most of the data in this research is descriptive secondary academic data. Therefore, the research includes information from books, previous studies, journals, information from the Internet with reliable sources and statistical data. After, Korean peninsula was divided into two parts, South Korea was under the control of The U.S. This is the significant factor that influenced the different ideology of North and South Korea in politics. After Korean War the goal of the educational program at that time was to provide an educated workforce in the economy. Economic growth caused social changes, expanding of education, and middle class. Even economy at that time was growing, South Korea was still under dictatorial government which created dissatisfaction especially among educated people. This resulted in political movement that led by students. The formation of student movement had propelled South Korea to become democratic country with the following reasons. Firstly, the progressive ideas of the students. Secondly, the student movement sparked the demand for the democracy in South Korea. In 1987, military government could not resist people's power crying for democracy and this brought the end of long last dictatorial government in South Korea.