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Publication Open Access A practice model for sustainable agriculture assessment: A case study of the sustainable cultivation of Thai Hom Mali (Jasmine) Rice in Thailand(2011-12) Kitipong Chaimanuskul; Luepol Punnakanta; Wimon Sonchaem; Pisit Sukreeyapongse; Rungjarat Hutacharoen; Rungjarat Hutacharoen; Mahidol University. Faculty of Environment and Natural Resource StudiesThe purpose of this study was to indicate the sustainability of Thai Hom Mali Rice (Jasmine rice) cultivation in Thailand. Which the study had statistical samples from the most intensive cultivation provinces, as Phayao (Northern region), Sisaket... (Northeastern), Chachoengsao (Central region) and Nakhonsithammarat (Southern region). Two indicators had were assigned to assess the sustainable cultivation of Thai’s farmers, namely as Sustainability in Cultivation Practices (SCP), and the CompositePublication Open Access Evidence for early fertility transition among the Hmong in northern Thailand(1990-01) Chai Podhisita; ชาย โพธิสิตา; Kunstadter, Peter; Kunstadter, Sally L.; Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social ResearchSurvey data indicate some evidence for an early stage of fertility transition among the Hmong, the second largest minority population in the hill areas of Northern Thailand. Despite their poor socioeconomic conditions and a low level of development... to be related to the increasing resource constraints resulting from sustained population growth over the past decades coupled with the enforcement of government regulations limiting the use of forest land for traditional swidden farming. These are combinedPublication Open Access Assessing governability of environmental protected areas in Phetchaburi and Prachuap Kirikhan, Thailand(2015) Suvaluck Satumanatpan; Ratana Chuenpagdee; Mahidol University. Faculty of Environment and Resource StudiesEnvironmental degradation continues in Thailand, despite the establishment of several environmental protected areas (EPAs) since their inception in 1992. EPAs aim to promote the conservation and sustainability of natural resources throughPublication Open Access Peer support for self-management of diabetes improved outcomes in international settings(2012-01) Edwin B. Fisher; Renée I. Boothroyd; Muchieh Maggy Coufal; Linda C. Baumann; Jean Claude Mbanya; Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus; Boosaba Sanguanprasit; Chanuantong Tanasugarn; ชะนวนทอง ธนสุกาญจน์; Mahidol university. Faculty of Public Health. Department of Health Education and Behavioral SciencesSelf-management of diabetes is essential to reducing the risks of associated disabilities. But effective self-management is often short-lived. Peers can provide the kind of ongoing support that is needed for sustained self-management of diabetesPublication Open Access The incidence of injuries in female elite football players: a study in the Thai women premier league(2013-07) กิตติพงศ์ พูลชอบ; อรรถ นานา; Kittipong Poonchop; Arth Na Na; Mahidol University. College of Sports Science and TechnologyIntroduction: Femal Football is now a popular female team but the number of studies on epidemiologic data of sports injuries of female football players in Thailand is still rather low. Objective: To determine the injury incidence, and anatomic location of injuries in Thai elite female football players. Methods: All 6 female football clubs, 146 players (age, 19.96 ± 2.23 years), in the Thai Women Premier League was held during the 2010 season. Retrospective study with a standardized questionnaire design was used for collecting the data of injuries such as type, location, and mechanism of injuries during competition. Results: A total of 210 injuries occurred in 112 players with an overall injury incidence rate of 6.23 injuries per 1000 player hours. Injury incidence was found high during match play. The thigh and the knee were most commonly injuries region in female players. The majority of injuries were muscle strain and hematoma. The mechanisms of injuries were being tackled, kicked, and collision. Conclusion: Female elite players had a high injury incidence in both sprain and strain. We recommend that preventive strategy should be focused on pre-season training design, especially in appropriate stretching techniques, and proper injury management in order to reduce the recurrence rate of incidence in the future.Publication Open Access Chronic hepatitis B prognostic markers other than pre-treatment viral load predicted composite treatment outcome(2013-07-15) Aung, Myo Nyein; Wattana Leowattana; วัฒนา เลี้ยววัฒนา; Win, Khine Nwe; Noppadon Tangpukdee; นพดล ตั้งภักดี; Sant Muangnoicharoen; สัณฑ์ ม่วงน้อยเจริญ; Wattana Leowattana; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine.INTRODUCTION: Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a globally common infectious disease. Its clinical course is complicated. In Southeast Asia, nucleos(t)ide analogues (NA) are commonly used drugs for CHB treatment. Composite treatment outcome has often been used in CHB clinical practice, but rarely predicted epidemiologically. This study aimed to compare the composite treatment outcome between CHB patients with low and high treatment-naïve viral load, and to identify its predictors METHODOLOGY: This retrospective cohort study followed up 95 CHB patients on NA treatment for a year. Composite treatment outcome was defined as undetectable HBV DNA level, ALT normalization and, HBeAg clearance in the case of HBeAg-positive patients. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was applied to analyze the significant treatment response predictors. RESULTS: Complete composite treatment outcome was achieved by 52% of CHB patients with an initial viral load < 6.5 log 10 copies /ml, but 31% of those had an initial viral load ≥ log 6.5 log 10 copies /ml. Outcome was predicted by HBeAg negativity (adjusted relative risk ratio, aRRR = 11.1, 95 % confidence interval, CI 3-41.3) and ALT normalization within the sixth month of therapy (aRRR = 6.7, CI 1.8-24.9). An elevation of ALT to more than 1.5 times the normal value (40 IU/ml) can lead to an incomplete response on NA therapy (aRRR = 6.2, CI 1.5-26.6.) CONCLUSION: Routine clinical markers other than pre-treatment viral load predicted composite CHB outcome on NA Therapy.Publication Open Access Aquatic ecology and biodiversity around Khao Pra Wiharn National Park, Thailand(2011-12) Suchart Nawagawong; Nukul Sangpun; Mahidol University. Faculty of Environment and Natural Resource Studiesand the other running water sources, on the open area near the Temple, as the temporary pools should be studied and collected data for planning as the sustainable ecological area.Publication Open Access Health education and factors influencing acceptance of and willingness to pay for influenza vaccination among older adults(2015) Rawipun Worasathit; Wantanee Wattana; Kamolnetr Okanurak; Archin Songthap; Jittima Dhitavat; Punnee Pitisuttithum; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicinedemonstrated a significant impact on acceptance, willingness to pay, knowledge and attitude in older people. This may lead to increased sustainability of the immunization program in older people.Publication Open Access Tourism threats to Coral Reef Resilience at Koh Sak, Pattaya Bay(2015-01) Phillips, Wayne N.; Mahidol University. Mahidol University International CollegeCoral reefs provide many ecosystem goods and services and rising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations are resulting in higher than normal sea surface temperatures (SSTs), increasing the frequency and extent of mass coral bleaching and mortality. The loss of corals after bleaching events is often followed by changes in the reef community and the proliferation of macroalgae, especially in reefs experiencing tourism and fishing. This change, however, is less likely in reefs experiencing fewer negative impacts. Using a mixed methods approach to data collection we used boat-traffic surveys, coral reef substrate surveys and self-complete questionnaires and interviews of scuba divers, island visitors and their tour guides to assess potential tourism impacts to the coral reef at Koh Sak, Pattaya. The number of tourists, the intensity of boat traffic and poor management of activities at the island impair the structural and ecological integrity of the reef thereby affecting its ecological and spatial resilience and capacity to survive global climate change. To improve reef resilience, there needs to be a shift from exploitative business practices to a conservation-based industry that creates the infrastructure to ensure visitors participate in activities that help conserve the reef rather than weaken it.Publication Open Access Validation of a chloroquine-induced cell death mechanism for clinical use against malaria.(2014-06) Ch’ng, J-H; Lee, Y-Q; Gun, SY; Chia, W-N; Chang, Z-W; Wong, L-K; Batty, KT; Russell, B; Nosten, F; Renia, L; Tan, KS-W; Ch’ng, J-H; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit.that high doses of CQ also triggered DV permeabilization in vivo and reduced reinvasion efficiency. We suggest that a time-release oral formulation of CQ may sustain elevated blood CQ levels sufficiently to clear even CQ-resistant parasites.