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    Prospects and contexts of demographic transitions in Thailand
    (2018-01-01) Pramote Prasartkul; Suchada Thaweesit; Sutthida Chuanwan; Mahidol University
    © 2019 Journal of Population and Social Studies. Thailand is facing an era of the "second demographic transition" in which the falling of fertility and mortality rates occur simultaneously. The country's birth rates are now below replacement... of population configurations today now affect the country's social, economic, political, and public health landscapes to a certain degree. This article proposes that the emergence of Thailand's demographic burden today is a result of demographic transitions
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    The effect of marital transition on body weight changes among Indonesian adults: A Longitudinal study
    (2025-06-01) Maretalinia; Jampaklay A.; Sawangdee Y.; Hunchangsith P.; Teerawichitchainan B.; Maretalinia; Mahidol University
    This research investigated the effect of marital transition on body weight changes among Indonesian adults aged 20 year old or older. It hypothesized that transition from unmarried to married adults significantly increased the body weight. We... controlled for sociodemographic, health behaviors, and psychological aspect. The results revealed that compared to those remain never married, transition from never married to be married significantly increased 2.30 Kilograms (kg) body weight for the whole
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    Transforming health systems in Vietnam's demographic transition: sarcopenia screening thresholds
    (2026-05-01) Nguyen H.T.; Suwanbamrung C.; Wattanapisit A.; Nguyen T.; Satheannoppakao W.; Huynh D.T.N.; Tran T.T.T.; Pham K.H.; Le C.N.; Nguyen H.T.; Mahidol University
    Introduction: Vietnam is undergoing a rapid demographic transition, with an increasingly aging population, posing new challenges for the healthcare system. Sarcopenia, an important contributor to frailty, functional decline, and disability in older... adults, remains underdiagnosed due to the inconvenience of standardized assessment tools and the lack of validated anthropometric thresholds for specific populations. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 416 community-dwelling
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    Disciplinary and interdisciplinary breadth required for dealing with modern food and nutrition issues for countries in transition
    (1997-06-01) Aree Valyasevi; Sakorn Dhanamitta; Intl. Union of Nutrition Sciences; Mahidol University
    Facing a double burden of malnutrition, transitional countries must urgently begin proactive institution-building. A problem- and development-based approach is proposed to guide this process that requires a deep understanding of today's complex food... and nutrition issues and appropriate actions for population change. The concept of "empowerment" should be used as a framework in this capacity-building process, and the experiential learning approach must be a key to its development. Furthermore, effective
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    Collaboration on Urban Regeneration: Perspectives Towards Transit-Oriented Development Between Local Entrepreneurs and Key Stakeholders in Salaya Sub-District, Thailand
    (2023-01-01) Siewwuttanagul S.; Techapeeraparnich W.; Wongchavalidkul N.; Siridhara S.; Mahidol University
    This study focuses on the future changes to the urban form around the Salaya railway station, which will be developed as a terminal station of the Bangkok metro service. The purpose is to investigate stakeholder attitudes to the transit-oriented
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    Young adult years amidst the unrest in the southernmost Thailand: the role of religiosity on the transition to adulthood
    (2025-01-01) Jampaklay A.; Lucktong A.; Vapattanawong P.; Tangchonlatip K.; Yakoh K.; Chamratrithirong A.; Ford K.; Sawangdee Y.; Holumyong C.; Maretalinia; Jampaklay A.; Mahidol University
    in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand, the home of the majority of the Thai-Malay Muslim population. The analysis employed data from a survey conducted in 2021. The analytical sample includes 419 youth aged 18 to 24 years old. About 25% are NEET
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    Delayed Asian transitions to adulthood: A perspective from national youth surveys
    (2006-07-01) Peter Xenos; Sulistinah Achmad; Hui Sheng Lin; Ping Keung Luis; Chai Podhisita; Corazon Raymundo; Shyam Thapa; East West Centre; Universitas Indonesia; National Institute of Family Planning; Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Mahidol University; University of the Philippines Diliman; Save the Children USA
    Important events in the transition to adulthood are examined for young men and women in six Asian societies. Broad description of the pattern of many events is followed by a detailed consideration of event-sequences among school-leaving, home... transitional events, many of which are being pushed into the third decade of life. Also in both regions there is evidence of a high demographic density of events in the central years of transition. The standardization of individual event distributions may
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    THE URBAN’S PERCEPTION INVESTIGATED BY MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION THROUGH THE URBAN RAIL (TRAM) PROJECT
    (2022-01-01) Prapaporn W.; Inohae T.; Kaewwichian P.; Siewwuttanagul S.; Mahidol University
    aspects as the population’s accessibility to different transit networks in 2 different urban phenomena and 2) A comparative study on the population’s accessibility and multimodal transportation modes in three different building uses: Mixed Use, Commercial... of this paper purposively illustrated the change in the accessibility performance of future transit network investment. This research presented the urban perception assessment with the accessibility index and the integration of rail urban motilities system
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    Roadmap Toward Sustainable Tourism Development: An Evidence- and Knowledge-Based Approach from Thailand
    (2025-07-01) Manotungvorapun N.; Gerdsri N.; Manotungvorapun N.; Mahidol University
    Tourism is recognized as one of the key enabling industries driving Thailand’s strategic transition toward the Thailand 4.0 economic model. This paper presents the development of a national technology roadmap to support the transition toward... drivers identified include environmental concerns, the advancement of digital platforms, the growing trends of an aging population, diversity, and inclusion, political instability, and the emergence of middle-income nations. The resulting roadmap outlines
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    International University Students in Thailand: Shifting from Universalistic Models to an Ethnicity Matters Approach
    (2018-12-01) Douglas Rhein; Mahidol University
    © The Author(s) 2018. Historically, much of the research on acculturation and adjustment was conducted on migrant and refugee populations. The start of the twenty first century has seen a surprising surge in a new immigrant class, mobile students... university students and the stressors they most frequently encounter. It recommends that future research transitions from universalistic mode-based inquiry to more nuanced approaches which emphasize an individual’s characteristics from country of origin