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DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.742
title: The Role of local ombudsman committee in promoting good governance : a case study of the local public ombudsman in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

description: Nowadays, good governance has become an important issue to be discussed within the international development framework. Many developing countries try to implement good governance principles through many forms; one of them is to establish ombudsman committees. An ombudsman committee is an institution which functions to monitor public service deliverance from government agencies to the society through the form of external complaint handling system. In principles, ombudsman is neutral, independent, and no other parties can interfere. The function of public service monitoring itself is to keep the balance of the rights of citizens as public service clients and the obligation of government in conducting clean and good governance. This research focuses on the role and activities of ombudsman as an institution and also as a development agent which promotes good governance with a case study of local public ombudsman in Yogyakarta. The objectives of this research are to describe the decentralization process of public service monitoring to the local level, to identify the relations between two ombudsman systems in Indonesia which take forms of national ombudsman (NO) and local ombudsman committee (LOC) while trying to understand the problems and challenges being faced within the context of good governance and public service deliverance, and to analyze the role of local public ombudsman in local and national development framework. The research uses qualitative methods to gather data using reports, document analysis, semi-structured and in-depth interviews using key respondents from relevant stakeholders involved on the issue. Various perspectives were gathered from local public ombudsman, national ombudsman, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, the academic community and mass media of Yogyakarta. The research finds out that LOC could be seen as a breakthrough within national development framework. Some of the problems being faced are the limitation of human resources and operational budget and the shift in national policies which affect the existence of some LOCs. People who use the service of ombudsman find that the presence of ombudsman in society helps them to claim their rights, get a settlement through mediation, and receive an informal legal consultation. It is hoped that the role of LOC in ensuring good governance practices will bring social justice which will contribute to development of local society.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.743
title: Powers of exclusion : a case study of economic land concessions in Koh Kong, Cambodia

description: Land tenure has recently emerged as one of the most controversial political issues in Cambodia. This is due to the rampant wave of Economic Land Concessions (ELC) granted by the government that has accelerated in recent years. This paper examines the process of change in land tenure in Cambodia through a case study of the ELC granted to the Koh Kong Sugar Co., Ltd. to cultivate sugar cane in Srae Ambel district, Koh Kong province, and how it continues to affect 220 families who seek justice and compensation for nearly 1,500 hectares of land they no longer have access to that they had previously depended on for their livelihoods. The study uses the conceptual framework of the powers of exclusion to analyze the process of change in land tenure that took place, namely the powers of the market, regulation, force, and legitimation. Ethnographic interviews of people affected by the change in land tenure were conducted to collect data from which to measure the different powers at play. The research determined that the powers of exclusion played an important role in the process of the change in land tenure and that these powers are deeply intertwined. Moreover, the research found that depending on the scale at which the process is examined, one power may be more predominant than the others. The study also discovered that access to information plays a critical role in the process of change in land tenure and that it can also influence exclusion from land just as the other powers. In the case study Cambodia’s tumultuous history, weak rule of law and the lure to profit in a large-scale agro-industrial scheme converge to drive the change in land tenure. Despite this, counter-veiling powers were applied by NGOs and the community to challenge exclusion from land through the court in Cambodia, Thailand’s National Human Rights Committee, and other international accountability mechanisms.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.744
title: An assessment of the effectiveness of protection mechanism for migrant fishermen from Myanmar in Thailand : a case study from Samut Sakhon Province

description: The issue of trafficking in persons for the purposes of labor exploitation is a growing phenomenon amongst migrant workers from Myanmar who are working in Thailand’s commercial fishing industry. Along with the development of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and the opening up of cross-border trade and work flows, this problem can only be expected to continue grow so long as the root causes remain unaddressed. Attempts have been made in order to understand the methods by which this form of human trafficking and exploitation takes place. However, little research has been done to understand the structural system of protection mechanisms that have been put in place to try and prevent these violations of human rights and security from occurring in the first place. This thesis project examines the various government and community-based protection mechanisms in Thailand by determining which mechanisms are most successful in upholding the fundamental labor and human rights of these migrant fishermen and which ones are in greatest need of correction. This research project was able to uncover several new findings that shed light onto the specific situation of migrant fishermen in Samut Sakhon and the nature of the system of mechanisms that are available for their protection. It was found that the twenty-one migrant fishermen interviewed in this study faced human rights abuses and labor violations such as: not receiving the full payment of their wages, being physically and mentally abused through the use of threats as well as violence from their boat captains and employers, prevented from receiving access to medical treatment or to an appropriate compensation for that treatment, not being allowed to leave the fishing boats, being restricted to move around while on land, and being caught in situations of illegal debt bondage. A special case study of a lone migrant fisherman is used in order to reveal how the simple awareness of one’s rights as a migrant worker in Thailand can lead to many years of successful protection from this kind of labor exploitation. In addition, this paper also analyzes the perspectives of representatives from the Royal Thai Government, fishery associations, as well as from local NGOs and community-based organizations in order to determine the strengths and weaknesses of their provided protection mechanisms.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.745
title: Educational reform of the Russian Federation in the post-Soviet period

description: This research is a qualitative research. The objectives are 1) to study the evolution of Russian education from the Russian empire to the Soviet time 2) to study educational reform in the Russian Federation, and to analyze the result of educational reform in the post-Soviet period. In this research, the information on the evolution of Russian education from the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation during 1991-2008 has been gathered from published documents that include articles and books. The analysis focuses on educational reform in the post-Soviet period to explore what were the main factors determining the educational reform of the post-Soviet period and how it responded to changes in the economic and democratic systems in this period. The research findings show that educational reform of the Russian Federation in the post-Soviet period was meant to strengthen the state. Society became freer than in the Soviet time. Education was an important factor contributing to the people’s knowledge about fundamental rights and freedoms in a democratic system. In addition, the government provided the people with greater access to news and other sources of information. This was different from the situation in the Soviet time when the government limited access to news and information. In the economic realm of the state, educational reform enabled the people to earn better living by giving them opportunities to choose a job. There were main important factors, which influenced the educational reform of the Russian Federation in the post-Soviet period. The main important factors were leaders’ vision and the global trends at that time. However, the educational reform in the Russian Federation from the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union to 2008 did not achieve all its objectives due to problems, such as inefficient management and finance, particularly in schools and institutions in rural areas.
DOI: 10.17171/1-8-5794
title: Inscription ICG 3758

description: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae
DOI: 10.17171/1-8-5795
title: Inscription ICG 3759

description: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae
DOI: 10.17171/1-8-5796
title: Inscription ICG 3760

description: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae
DOI: 10.17171/1-8-5797
title: Inscription ICG 3761

description: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae
DOI: 10.17171/1-8-5798
title: Inscription ICG 3762

description: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae
DOI: 10.17171/1-8-5799
title: Inscription ICG 3763

description: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae
DOI: 10.17171/1-8-5800
title: Inscription ICG 3764

description: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae
DOI: 10.17171/1-8-5801
title: Inscription ICG 3765

description: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae
DOI: 10.17171/1-8-5802
title: Inscription ICG 3766

description: Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3414903
title: Integrated Probabilistic Annotation (IPA): A Bayesian-based annotation method for metabolomic profiles integrating biochemical connections, isotope patterns and adduct relationships - Supplementary Data

description: Supplementary_data_1: data and code for standards analysis and database update Supplementary_data_2.zip: data and code used for the generation of the synthetic experiment Supplementary_data_3.zip: data, code, and results of the <em>E. coli</em> dataset analysis Supplementary_data_4.zip: data, code, and results of the beer dataset analysis Supplementary_data_5.zip: data, code, and results of the comparison with xMSannotator
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/kunwop/93insg
title: RRPs_Welf-1.tab

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DOI: 10.7910/dvn/kunwop/pmctww
title: RRPs_Welf_functions.R

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DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.746
title: Effects of Phramongkutklao model on alcohol-dependent patients : study outcomes to explore a model for outpatient

description: To investigate the effects of the Pharmongkutklao (PMK) model to reduce or abstain from alcohol consumption and improve quality of life among patient with alcohol dependence. A randomized trial, assigned into the PMK model (n=61) or usual care (n=63) group. The patient with alcohol dependence were assessed by using the 4th Diagnostic and Statistic manual of Mental Disorder (DSM-IV) to diagnose alcohol dependence and screened by the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) with the score greater than 19. After attending the program, the patients were evaluated or assessed in terms of the extent of their addiction, readiness to change their drinking behavior, perception of their own ability to quit drinking, and quality of life. The data relating to alcohol consumption from the questionnaires were collected before, during, and after the program. The follow-up periods were at 1, 3, and 6 months. It was found that the patients joining the PMK program recovered significantly better than those in the usual care program at months and 6 (p &lt; .05). In addition, at 6-month, the treatment group had a moderately better quality of life compared with the control group. The results of the study were later being used to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the PMK Model by reapplying to the outpatients. The contents of the new program for outpatients were validated by 3 experts and trialed at Mae Sot Hospital, Tak Province. The program was carried out once per week for 12 weeks. The findings indicated that the patients in the alcohol dependence outpatient rehabilitation program could reduce or stop drinking to a greater extent than those in the control group. Furthermore, the former were found to be more strongly motivated to change their drinking behavior and have better perception about their ability to do so. In conclusion, the PMK Model can be considered as an effective alternative method in the treatment and rehabilitation of alcohol addiction. The new model can be adapted in other public health agencies.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.747
title: Comparing the economic and social security of franchise street vendors and independent street vendors : case studies of Klong Toei Community in Bangkok, Thailand

description: Informal economy workers suffer from a lack of social protection. However, most of independent street vendors in Thailand work informally with little social protection. Number of franchise enterprise businesses on the street is increasing and may indicate good opportunities for independent street vendor to convert themselves into the franchise street vendors due to similar nature of their work. This research attempts to answer the following questions: Why does independent street work as an independent street vendor? Which is the better choice between being an independent street vendor or franchise street vendor in the aspects of economic and social security? In order to investigate these issues further, this research conducts comparative study between franchise street vendors and independent street vendors. In this case study, two franchise enterprises were selected: 5 Dao (Ha Dao, Five Star Grilled Chicken) and Chay 4 (Chay See, Chaysee Bamee Kieaw Thai Noodle). The researcher also analyzed independent street vendors with the same category of the food and the size of the food stall with franchise vendors. It was discovered independent street vendors are confident in owning their own businesses while franchise street vendors believe they will earn higher income than independent street vendors. In regards to the economic security aspect, franchise street vendors work less but earn more. For the social security aspect, both independent street vendors and franchise street vendors experienced the same conditions even though independent street vendors were more aware of it.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.748
title: Optimization of vegetable oil detachment from oilseed by minimizing interfacial tension

description: N-hexane has been widely used in vegetable oil extraction industry since it yields high extraction efficiency. However, n-hexane is categorized as a hazardous pollutant due to safety, health, and environmental concerns. Thus an alternative approach for oil extraction method that is free from n-hexane would be worthwhile to develop. In this work, mixed commercial anionic and nonionic surfactants in brine solution were purposed to be used for oil extraction. The results showed a good potential to use as extraction medium in aqueous surfactant-assisted extraction method (ASE). The oil detachment efficiency was exceed 70% for both jatropha and canola oil extraction. In case of canola, the ASE conditions were further modified for maximizing the oil yield. The surfactant concentration, stirring and ultrasonication time, and oilseed to extraction medium ratio significantly impacted the oil detachment and oil extraction efficiency. The effect of extraction temperature was not statistically significant. The triple extraction with three-states reduced the use of extraction medium. The highest oil detachment and oil extraction efficiency were 80% and 60%, respectively. In addition the canola oil from ASE method was found to have a superior oil quality to that of Soxhlet extraction in term of lower acid value and phospholipids content which are the important parameters for the quality of biodiesel feedstock.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.749
title: The agricultural health surveillance of chilli farmers exposure to pesticide : a case study of agricultural area, Hua-Rua sub-district, Muang District, Ubonratchathani Province, Thailand

description: Health surveillance of chilli farmers in Hua-rua sub-district, Muang district, Ubonratchathani province, Thailand was conducted during March to April, 2012. There were 40 chilli farmers and 40 non-chilli farmers getting involved in this study.Most participated chilli farmers were male. The average age was 40.95 (±6.11) years old and average body mass index (BMI) was 23.18 (±4.48). Male and female was equally in the non-chilli farmers group. The average age and BMI were 38.15 (±11.28) years old and 23.01 (±4.21) respectively. From interview using the face to face questionaire, most chilli farmers usually wore personal protective equipments and had health effects related to central nervous system, such as irritability and memory problem. Organophosphate pesticides (chlorpyrifos and profenofos) residue was mostly found on their body, face, and hand, respectively. On the other hand, the residue on feet was not detected. Pesticides were detected in all air samples using personal air sampling technique. Residue on dermal was not associated with inhalation (Spearman’s rho =0.155; p&gt;0.05). The average daily dose (ADD) was calculated by the US-EPA recommendation, the highest ADD was obtaining from whole body (dermal contact). The Hazard Index (HI) for risk characterization indicated that the HI of farmers was lower than the acceptable level 1.0. The urinary metabolite level investigated from participants, there was the association between the first post application morning void and pre application morning void (Wilcoxon signed ranks; p&lt;0.05), similar to the first post application morning void and the second post application morning void. The urinary metabolite of the first post morning voidfrom chilli farmers was significantly different from the urinary metabolite of non-chilli farmers’ morning void. The main associated of pesticide exposure route and urinary metabolite was found from the dermal route (Spearman’s rho= 0.405; p&lt;0.05). This research suggested that public health education training programs including using of appropriate personal protective equipments (PPEs) should be conducted for the chili growing farmers according to improve their ability to handle pesticide and their quality of life.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.750
title: Cartoon animation summarization using multi-scaled keyframes

description: This research proposes a novel method to generate keyframes from cartoon animation with the aim to improve the details and completeness of contents represented by keyframes. Consider that general techniques on video summarization usually discard some important contents due to its restriction on aspect ratio; this research thus proposes a new method using panorama technology to add more details to be included in each keyframe. The concept is to mark the time code based on shot boundary and optical flow direction. The period of time between every two consecutive marked time codes is used to form a shot sequence which is actually a sequence of frames. The global and local optical flows are also used to determine how to select the frames and when to stitch the frames together according to the rules. Each of these generated keyframes is treated as a comic panel and they are organized to be represented in comic book style. The proposed algorithm aims to fit several comic panels into a comic page while also optimizing its spaces using various types of arrangements. The results of this proposed method are the pages consist of comic panels that aesthetically represent the cartoon animation in a similar way to their respective comic adaptations.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2012.751
title: The European Union’s public diplomacy towards Thailand

description: In the globalization era, everything in this world, even ideology, is fast and easy to transfer. The numbers of communication channels are significantly increasing. Thus, the globalization and the advancement of communication technologies have broadly impacted diplomatic activities, foreign policy strategies and position of each country in stressing itself towards global society. In this changing world, public diplomacy is a key element of diplomatic strategy. This research on ‘The European Union’s Public Diplomacy towards Thailand’ has the main objectives to learn about the EU’s public diplomacy campaigns towards Thailand and to learn about the reasons for the EU to carry out such campaigns. In addition, it also aims at learning about the factors that obstruct the campaigns. The information and facts in this research are analyzed with the content analysis technique which are collected from existing documents and some authoritative sources. In addition, the data concerning Thai people’s attitudes toward the EU are obtained from the in-depth interview. The findings from the research show that the EU’s public diplomacy campaigns to Thailand concentrate on business, education, financial assistance, human rights and culture issues. These campaigns will benefit both Thailand and the EU. The benefits that the EU receives from its public diplomacy campaigns include the influences that it will have on Thailand, good reputations and images, inter-dependence between Thailand and the EU and some business advantages. It is also discovered that the EU focuses on building relationship with Thai government, policy makers, media, students, business people and those potent to be opinion leaders in the future, rather than the public. To support this, the EU is also trying to acknowledge Thai people of its good side, such as the quality of life, and unique culture, through many cultural events such as film and music festivals. Furthermore, it is shown that Thai people know the EU and has some positive perceptions towards the EU. However, the EU’s public diplomacy campaigns are not much recognized as those from other international agencies such as the ASEAN or influential nations such as the United States of America and China.