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DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2011.1250
title: Education for human rights of Burmese migrant workers: a case study of DEAR Burma School

description: งานวิจัยนี้มีเป้าหมายมุ่งเน้นไปยังสิทธิเพื่อการศึกษาของแรงงานพม่า โดยเฉพาะการศึกษานอกระบบหรือการฝึกอาชีพ เป้าหมายของงานวิจัยจะบ่งชี้ไปยังสิทธิ์ของแรงงานข้ามชาติที่การศึกษานอกระบบจะได้ช่วยยกระดับและปกป้องพวกเขา กรณีศึกษาของงานวิจัยนี้เน้นที่โรงเรียนชาวพม่าชื่อ DEAR (Development of Education and Awareness of Refugees from Burma) การพัฒนาเพื่อการศึกษาและความตระหนักของผู้ลี้ภัยพม่า ซึ่งเป็นโครงการของคณะกรรมการเพื่อประชาธิปไตยของพม่าในประเทศไทย(กรพ.) โรงเรียน DEAR Burma จัดการเรียนการสอนแบบนอกระบบให้แรงงานต่างชาติ โดยเน้นการให้ความรู้ด้านภาษาอังกฤษ ภาษาไทย และความรู้พื้นฐานเกี่ยวกับสิทธิแรงงาน สิทธิแรงงานข้ามชาติ สิทธิสตรี สิทธิมนุษยชน รวมทั้งหลักสูตรคอมพิวเตอร์ สถาบัน DEAR Burma ก่อตั้งขึ้นในปี 2003 สำหรับวิธีการเก็บข้อมูลผู้วิจัยใช้วิธีการสัมภาษณ์ จัดสนนทนากลุ่มและสังเกตการณ์แบบมีส่วนร่วม โดยมีผู้ให้ข้อมูลวิจัยจำนวน 39 คน และจัดสนทนากลุ่มกลุ่มสองครั้งกับนักเรียนอีก 13 คน แรงงานพม่าเหล่านี้เข้ามาในประเทศไทยโดยยังสื่อสารเป็นภาษาพม่าหรือภาษาชาติพันธุ์ตน ซึ่งไม่สามารถเข้าใจได้สำหรับคนไทย จึงเกิดปัญหาอุปสรรคด้านภาษาหรือความไม่เข้าใจซึ่งอาจนำไปสู่ความขัดแย้งได้ นอกจากนี้แรงงานเหล่านี้ก็เสี่ยงต่อการถูกเอาเปรียบหรือทารุณกรรม โดยที่สิทธิของแรงงานเหล่านี้ก็ค่อนข้างจำกัด เพื่อแก้สถานการณ์เหล่านี้ แรงงานจึงหันหน้าเข้าสู่การศึกษาที่ทางโรงเรียน DEAR Burma โดยมีจุดประสงค์ทางการศึกษาเพื่อพัฒนาความรู้และความปลอดภัยของตนเอง สาเหตุที่ทำให้ผู้ให้ข้อมูลวิจัยเหล่านั้นมาโรงเรียน DEAR Burma เนื่องจากจะได้สามารถใช้ความรู้ต่อไปในที่ทำงาน เพื่อสื่อสาร การต่อรอง เข้าถึงความบันเทิง เข้าถึงข่าวสารข้อมูล และเพื่อมองหางานที่ดีกว่าเดิม จากผลลัพธ์ทางการวิจัย การศึกษามีผลบวกต่อชีวิตแรงงานข้ามชาติ โดยผู้ให้ข้อมูลยอมรับว่าสิทธิในฐานะแรงงานข้ามชาติของตนดีขึ้นตามลำดับ แม้ว่าประเทศไทยจะไม่ได้ลงนามในอนุสัญญาด้านดังกล่าว อีกทั้งความเป็นอยู่ อิสระในการเดินทาง เสรีภาพในการแสดงออก ความมั่นใจ และสิทธิการเข้าถึงข้อมูล ก็ล้วนได้รับการยกระดับขึ้น ยิ่งกว่านั้น อุปสรรคที่เคยมีกับตำรวจและการดูแคลนจากคนทั่วไป ซึ่งเคยเป็นเรื่องใหญ่ก็ลดน้อยลงไป ดังเช่นผู้ให้ข้อมูลบางคนสามารถต่อรองกับนายจ้างในการเก็บหนังสือเดินทางไว้กับตัวเอง หรือแสดงความเห็นต่างๆ รวมทั้งพูดคุยกับตำรวจที่ขอตรวจค้นพวกเขา เมื่อแรงงานเหล่านี้เรียนรู้ถึงสิทธิของตน ก็เริ่มสามารถต่อรองและเผชิญหน้ากับความไม่เป็นธรรมได้ โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง ยืนหยัดได้โดยตัวเองอย่างสมบูรณ์
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2011.1155
title: Characterization of surface-modified pet films from industry

description: Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films from flexible packaging industry were modified by corona treatment in ambient atmosphere, production line speed 410, 210 and 150 m/min, with electrical power 6.7 and 9.0 KW, plasma treatment under vacuum with O2 and Ar, production line speed 600 m/min electrical power 4.0 KW, and chemical treatment with the amino resin compound. The equipment used in this study are attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR FT-IR) and Raman spectroscopy for analyzing chemical structures or functional groups such as O=C–O and C=O after modification, atomic force microscopy (AFM) for determining the nanotopographical changes on polymer surface, contact angle and dyne solution for determining the surface tension. After surface modification attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR FT-IR) and Raman spectroscopy can’t analyze the changes of chemical structures or functional groups due to the depth of modified surface not enough. However atomic force microscopy (AFM) observation showed the roughness changes, contact angle and dyne value showed the variation of surface tension.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2011.1156
title: Control structures design applied to alkylation process plantwide control

description: Design a process control structure for a complex process, such as the process having material or energy recycle, is a complicate task. The design control loop would effect the operation significantly. The study is using plantwide control strategies for designing control structure of Isobutane process control. This structure process design is to achieve the efficiency in control and reduce disturbances in process by using the new process structure design by Wongsri (2009) compare to the basic heuristic structure design by Luben (2002). Disturbances are set up by two categories; flow rate of substances and temperature changed in fresh feed. The result shows that control structure designs based on Wongsri heuristic are better performance than Luben in both sustain in quality and minimize the power efficiency. Evaluate such simulation by HYSYS commercial software.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2011.1157
title: Fluorescent sensors from branched diphenylacetylenes

description: Five new fluorophores containing phenylene-ethynylene branches with salicylic acid (F2-F5) and trimethylammonium (4N⁺Cl⁻) termini were synthesized and evaluated as chemical and biological sensors. The tribranched fluorophore (F4) with salicylic acid termini exhibited the highest Cu²⁺ quenching sensitivity in aqueous solution; K[subscript sv] = 5.79 × 10⁶ M⁻¹. The paper-based sensor fabricated from this compound allows picomole detection of Cu²⁺ by naked eye. The tetrabranched fluorophore (4N⁺Cl⁻) with trimethylammonium termini can bind with DNA in aqueous buffered solution pH 7.4. Upon DNA binding, the fluorescent signal of the fluorophore increases presumably due to the reduction of geometrical relaxation and collisional self-quenching processes. The interaction between the fluorophore and DNA were useful for FRET detection of DNA sequences via DNA/DNA hybridization in the presence of SyBrGreen commercial fluorescence dye.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2011.1158
title: Alkali-catalyzed tranesterification of vernicia montana oil for production of biodiesel

description: To study the effect factors of biodiesel synthesis from vernicia montana oil using transesterification reaction. The series of experiment were carried out by using potassium hydroxide with 0.15, 0.35,0.55, 0.75, 0.95 and 1.50 wt% potassium hydroxide to vernicia montana oil between 10, 30, 60 and 90 minutes and vernicia montana oil to methanol molar ratio 1:3, 1:6, 1:9 and 1:12 in addition studied the effect of stirring speed at 200, 400, 600 round per minute. The experiment result showed that potassium hydroxide 0.95 wt% is suitable for the reaction. From the experiments at 600 rpm found that the maximum methyl ester contents obtained from the reaction at 50°C, 60 minutes were 96.7%. The obtained biodiesel from vernicia montana oil contained high values of iodine value and kinematic viscosity 40°C are 159.5 g I2/100 g and 8.22 mm2/s, respectively. Which are higher than the limit recommended biodiesel standard CNS 15072 and EN 14214 specification with iodine value lower than 120 g I2/100 g and kinematic viscosity 40 oC during 3.5–5.0 sq.mm./s, respectively. The vernicia montana oil may be not suitable for biodiesel product unless iodine value and kinematic viscosity 40°C are reduced.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2011.1161
title: Structural phase transitions and physical properties of doped cuinxga1-xse2 under high pressure

description: Ab initio method was used to calculate the structural phase transitions and physical properties of semiconductors. At the beginning, the complex compounds which have been widely used in solar cell industry such as CuInxGa₁₋xSe₂ were studied. For high pressure phases and electronic properties of CuInSe₂, it was found that the CIS transform in the following way; I42d → Fm3m → Cmcm at 12 GPa and 42 GPa respectively. The sX-LDA band gap in the structure increases at the rate of 39.6 meV/GPa, in fair agreement with 30 meV/GPa obtained from the photoabsorption experiment. The band gap is closed in the Fm3m and Cmcm structures. Therefore, the metallic phase has been assumed for both structures. The path of transformation from to Cmcm was derived. The barrier between these two phases was estimated. The upper bound of the potential barrier is 17 meV which is equivalent to thermal energy at 198 K. For studying the effects of Na on high pressure phases of CuIn₀.₅Ga₀.₅Se₂, it was found that the high pressure phase transitions of CuIn₀.₅Ga₀.₅Se₂ appear to be remarkable similar to that of the CuInSe₂ phase transitions. The Na concentrations were chosen at 0.1, 1.0 and 6.25 %. The positive mixing energy of Na[subscript InGa] is higher than that of Na[subscript Cu]. Thus, Na substitutes on Cu sites are more energetically favorable than on Ga or In sites which is in good agreement with the previous reports. The Na substitutes reduce the hardness of CIGS and they can be easily added into the CuIn₀.₅Ga₀.₅Se₂ under high pressure comparing to the addition under ambient pressure. The most significant effects occur at Na concentration of 6.25%. It was found that the EDOS near the VBM is increased noticeably in the chalcopyrite phase. This should lead to the increase of the hole density.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2011.1162
title: Secondary metabolite production in cell cultures of artocarpus lakoocha

description: A study on the secondary metabolite production in cell cultures of Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb. was initiated by inducing callus formation from aerial part explants on Woody Plant Medium (WPM), which contained 1 mg/l 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 1 mg/l benzyladenine (BA) and 20 g/l sucrose. A chemical study of the callus cultures of A. lakoocha led to the isolation of thirteen pure compounds, including four new compounds, namely, 5,7,4'-trihydroxy-2'-methoxy-3-(y,y-dimethylallyl)-flavone, 7,2',4'-trihydroxy-3",4"-dehydropyrano [1",4":5,6] flavone, trans-2,4,5'-trihydroxy-3'-methoxy-4'-(3-methyl-E-but-1-enyl)-stilbene and 3-geranyl-2,4,3',5'-tetrahydroxystilbene together with nine known compounds including aesculin, (--)-catechin, albanin A, isoartocarpesin, norartocarpin, cudraflavone B, cudraflavone C, artotonkin and chlorophorin. Their structures were elucidated through analysis of their spectroscopic data and by comparison with previously reported data. The isolated compounds were evaluated for free radical scavenging and antityrosinase activities. Stilbenoids showed potent free radical scavenging activity and tyrosinase inhibitory activity. A thin-layer chromatography (TLC) densitometric method was also developed for the determination of oxyresveratrol content in A. lakoocha heartwood and in the traditional drug ‘Puag-Haad’, and the secondary metabolites in plant cell cultures of A. lakoocha. A study on the growth-product relationship during the 25-day growth of A. lakoocha callus cultures showed that all the isolated compounds were formed over the peroid of the culture growth. The obtained chemical profiles appeared to proceed parallelly to the growth curve of the callus, with the maximum content in the period of progressive decleration phase (day 15-day 17) followed by a rapid decline in the stationary phase (day 20-day 25).
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2011.1251
title: The caretaker government of the Union of Burma (1st November 1958 - 4th April 1960)

description: This thesis examines the forgotten short period in the modern history of the Union of Burma which was widely neglected by the international and local scholars who studied the modern history of the Union of Burma. By examining this case with all the resources available and some personal interviews, the researcher clarified the neglected short sub period of the Caretaker Government which was headed by the Army Chief of Staff with his handpicked cabinet members. The researcher also clarified the way that the Caretaker Government discharged the problems concerning with the security and restoring of Rule of Law and Peace during its short period. It also found out the harsh rules could only carry on for a short period and could not be applied in long term. In this study, the major approach is qualitative research methodology with both primary and secondary data. Because the topic is rare and it was not carefully recognized by most of the people, the researcher could not find many books written about that period and that government in details. Thus the researcher could only count on the personal interviews with the former journalists, editors, army officers, student leaders who kindly explained to the researcher about their roles in that Government and their experiences about that government. This thesis mainly argues that the actions of the Caretaker Government and its goals during its time of ruling the Union of Burma. Also to evaluate the achievements of that Caretaker Government. Its impacts on the current political situations of the Union of Burma.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2011.1252
title: Evaluation of production performance of selective simutaneous water alternating gas (SSWAG) and gas assisted gravity drainage (GAGD) in steeply dipping reservoir

description: One known process that integrates combined gas and water injection is Selective Simultaneous Water Alternating Gas (SSWAG). SSWAG requires two wells for injecting water and gas separately. A gas injector is usually placed at the bottom of the formation while a water injector is placed at the top with another producer well on the other side of the reservoir opposite these two injectors. One process that utilizes gravity drainage is Gas Assisted Gravity Drainage (GAGD). GAGD consists of placing a horizontal producer near the bottom of the reservoir and injecting gas through existing vertical wells. Injected gas tends to flow to the top of the pay zone and expand in sideward and downward direction. The expansion of gas helps sweep the oil towards the horizontal producer. The study showed that recovery factor of SSWAG and GAGD, implemented in dipping reservoir, falls in range of 50% to 80%. The efficiency depends on design parameters. Oil production is enhanced through SSWAG by injecting gas at high rate together with water at low rate with shorter length of horizontal producer and deepest location of horizontal producer in the downdip side. Locations and lengths of injectors have minimal effect on oil recovery efficiency. For GAGD, oil production is enhanced by using high gas injection rate and longer producer. Gas injector should be located at shallowest depth while oil producer should be at the deepest depth. However, SSWAG might not be suitable to implement in dipping reservoir when compared with GAGD and DDP as it has poorer performance.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2011.1253
title: ASEAN’s role in relations to external powers on Southeast Asian political and security aspects in the Post-Cold War Era : case studies of the ARF and EAS

description: ASEAN’s reputation has been achieved partly thanks to its growing relations with external states, especially with major powers, such as the U.S., China, Japan, India, EU, and Russia. ASEAN has played a positive and active role in tying external powers in its relations. In the political and security aspects, ASEAN’s reputation is shown in the regional multilateral institutions, namely the ARF and EAS. As the multilateralism and regionalism were the main trend in the international relations in Asia-Pacific and East Asia after the Cold War, ASEAN formed the ARF in 1994 and EAS in 2005 in order to provide a venue for ASEAN and external powers to share and discuss regional interests. Thus, the thesis argues that within the institutional framework of the ARF and EAS ASEAN has promoted relations to extra-regional states to get them involved in regional politics and security. The thesis gives particular attention to three sets of ASEAN’s role: 1) forming multilateral security institutions; 2) building institutional norms and rules; and 3) balancing powers. The last role is especially reflected in the EAS by ASEAN’s attempt to involve all major powers in the institution despite China’s objection. The U.S. and Russia’s recent participation in the EAS in 2011 marked the success of ASEAN in this role. In balancing powers, the thesis also argues that ASEAN chooses not to take sides in any power though the reason for this role might retrieve from the so-called “China threat”. Yet, it needs more time to achieve a comprehensive and exact judgement on ASEAN’s effort to involve the U.S. and Russia in the EAS. The thesis uses the case studies of the ARF and EAS since both of them has attracted participation of all the world major powers and other states. Thus, it helps to examine more comprehensively and fully ASEAN’s role in relation to external powers on Southeast Asian political and security aspects from the end of the Cold War till now.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2011.1254
title: The effect of self-management program on blood pressure control in hypertensive patients at risk for stroke

description: Hypertension is an internationally common disease and inadequate control of blood pressure and poor follow-up is associated with a significant risk of stroke and avoidable vascular deaths. The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of self-management program on blood pressure control in hypertensive patients at risk for stroke. This study was randomized controlled trial two groups pretest and posttest research design. The sample, 100 hypertensive patients at risk for stroke were randomly assigned to the experimental or control group using systemic randomization consisted of 50 participants in each group. The participants in the control group received usual care, whereas the participants in the experimental group received the self management program together with usual care within 12 weeks. The program was developed based on the self-management model of Kanfer and Goelick (1991). The self-management program emphasized patients’ health behavior management including DASH diet management, exercise management, and medication taking management, and existing knowledge. The experimental group underwent 4 phases: 1) the problem and needs assessment, 2) the preparation phase, 3) the practice phase, and 4) the evaluation phase. Blood pressure was measured on both experimental and control groups at baseline and the 3rdmonth, analyzed by independent t-test and paired t-test and X2 were used for data analysis. The result revealed that means of SBP and DBP of the experimental group at posttest were significantly lower than the pretest and the control group (p
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2011.1255
title: The Ex-KMT refugees in Northern Thailand in the age of international-political transformation of post cold war Asia

description: The KMT refugees in northern Thailand derived from the KMT armies’ remnants upon retreated from mainland China to Burma in 1949. Labeled as ‘civilian refugees’ on their arrival in Thailand by the Thai government, they were encouraged to participate in the Thais’ own war on communism until the 1980’s. In reward for subduing the communist problem, some of them were granted Thai citizenship, while others remained stateless. From the perspective of international politics, the Cold War in Asia ended earlier than its counterpart in Europe due to the strategic rise of the People’s Republic of China and the ensuing adjustment of the U.S’s political strategies in Asia. A transformation in terms of the international-political system and structure of Asia from the 1970’s onwards has shaped the human security fate of the target groups. The ex-KMTs in northern Thailand gradually lost their strategic importance in the ‘grand chessboard’ of all interested parties. However, the KMT refugees exist as more than mere “victims’ of the transformation. They struggle for resettlement in Thailand or return to Taiwan, and also strive to improve their human security status through advocacy initiatives with relevant parties and communal governance. Different coping strategies have led to diverse effects on the human security status of the target groups. The spontaneous and non-structural coping strategies have been greatly insufficient to protect the target groups from diverse but interrelated human security threats. The thesis depends primarily on documentary research. Fieldwork research at two villages, Mae Salong and Santisuk, also contributes to understanding the limitations and contributions of the target groups’ coping strategies as well as their human security status in the four major dimensions of community, economic, and education, and nationality security.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2011.1256
title: Employment policies for people with disabilities in Jakarta: the study of people in Wisma Cheshire Organisation

description: This research intends to find out the employment situation of people with disabilities in Jakarta, the objectives of the research are to describe policy implementation on employment for people with disabilities (PWD), to assess the opportunity and condition of the employment for PWDs, to find out the problems faced by PWDs, and the participation and the benefits of the policy to PWDs in Jakarta. It was designed to focus only on a specific target group of PWD in the Wisma Cheshire Foundation in Jakarta. This research uses qualitative method to gather information from key informants with semi-structure and in-depth interview. Focus group discussion was applied with a number of people with physical disabilities in Wisma Cheshire Foundation. The findings reveal that the employment policy for PWDs does not yield expected results. PWDs only have benefited a little from the policy rhetoric. This is basically the problem of implementation. There are a number of reasons as including, lack of confidence in PWDs and prejudices in community, limited public accessibility i.e. infrastructure. The study finds that the logic behind the overall the implementation shortfall is that the approach to disability policy is more on charity rather than rights based approach. It is also recognized that the lack of participation and involving of PWDs in planning and implementing of the employment policies has led to ineffectiveness.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3451466
title: Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited.

description: Natural history specimen data collected and/or identified by Rainer, Heimo, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5963-349X. Claims were made on Bloodhound, https://bloodhound-tracker.net using specimen data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, https://gbif.org.