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Item Metadata only The basic education opportunity of children in Bhutan : a comparison between male and female headed households(Mahidol University. Mahidol University Library and Knowledge Center, 2006) Chophel, Sonam; Rossarin GrayPublication Open Access Role of Lamjithang community forestry towards quality of life of the local people(2010-12) Bhagat Suberi; Sittipong Dilokwanich; Nathsuda Pumijumnong; Mahidol University. Faculty of Environment and Natural Resource Studiesequal number of households (50%) used for constructional and maintenance works. It was also found people used timber product from the government reserved forest because there are not enough matured trees for the constructional purpose at the momentPublication Open Access Rabies preventive behaviors of dog owners in Nakhon Pathom Province of Thailand(2015) Keiko Akai; Jiraporn Chompikul; Cheerawit Rattanapan; Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health DevelopmentA cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate rabies preventive behaviors of dog owners and related factors. Multi-stage cluster sampling was used to collect data at four health promoting hospitals of Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. Structured questionnaires were distributed to 380 dog owners who were selected by the inclusion criteria. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire in March 2012. Chi-square tests and multiple logistic regression were used to examine associations between independent variables and rabies preventive behaviors. A total of 319 self-administered questionnaires were completed and returned, resulting in a response rate of 83.9%. The results showed that 38.5 % of respondents had good preventive behaviors against rabies. Factors significantly associated with rabies preventive behavior were knowledge (p-value=0.004), perception (p-value = 0.003), dog carers (p-value = 0.008), number of dogs (p-value = 0.024), experience of bitten by a dog (p-value = 0.039), heard about rabies (p-value = 0.006) and accessibility to rabies information (p-value < 0.05). When adjusted for other factors, perceptions towards rabies prevention was the strongest predictor of preventive behaviors (Adj. odds ratio = 1.99, 95% CI;1.11 – 3.59). Dog owners who had positive perception about rabies prevention were about two times more likely to have good preventive behaviors against rabies. The findings suggested that good knowledge and positive perceptions about rabies prevention should be promoted among dog owners and family members to prevent rabies.Publication Open Access Wines without latitude: global and local forces and the geography of the Thai wine industry(2015-06-27) Banks, Glenn; Ratchaphong Klinsrisuk; รัชพงษ์ กลิ่นศรีสุข; Sittipong Dilokwanich; สิทธิพงษ์ ดิลกวณิช; Stupples, Polly; Mahidol University. Faculty of Environment and Resource StudiesWine grape production has historically been restricted to temperate latitudes – largely between 30 and 50 degrees above and below the equator. Recently, though, wine has started to be made in countries within tropical regions. This paper explores the development and features of the Thai wine industry, the largest of the SE Asian wine producers. Linking in to arguments concerning economic and cultural globalisation, the paper explores the motivations and origins of the Thai producers, the environmental constraints and local adaptations to these, the regulatory and cultural constraints to the development of the industry, its global connections and prospects for the industry. Our argument is that despite its small size, the Thai wine industry neatly encapsulates many of the complexities around globalisation, demonstrating the fusion of global cultural trends, nationalistic economic growth, the increasingly global character of wine industry participants, and the continuing constraints on all these global processes of domestic political and regulatory regimes.