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แนวทางในการสนับสนุนการพัฒนาทักษะบุคลากรในการประยุกต์ใช้เทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล (Digital Savvy) ตามแผนงาน Digital Competency: กรณีศึกษา การไฟฟ้าฝ่ายผลิตแห่งประเทศไทย (กฟผ.), วิทิตา จันทรวารีเลขา Jan 2020

แนวทางในการสนับสนุนการพัฒนาทักษะบุคลากรในการประยุกต์ใช้เทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล (Digital Savvy) ตามแผนงาน Digital Competency: กรณีศึกษา การไฟฟ้าฝ่ายผลิตแห่งประเทศไทย (กฟผ.), วิทิตา จันทรวารีเลขา

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยเรื่อง แนวทางในการสนับสนุนการพัฒนาทักษะบุคลากรในการประยุกต์ใช้เทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล (Digital Savvy) ตามแผนงาน Digital Competency: กรณีศึกษา การไฟฟ้าฝ่ายผลิตแห่งประเทศไทย (กฟผ.) มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษานโยบายการพัฒนาทักษะการประยุกต์ใช้เทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล (Digital Savvy) ของ กฟผ. ปัญหาและอุปสรรคของแผนการดำเนินงานด้าน Digital Competency และเสนอแนะแนวทางในการสนับสนุนการพัฒนาทักษะบุคลากรในการประยุกต์ใช้เทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล (Digital Savvy ด้วยวิธีวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ (Qualitative Research) ผู้วิจัยใช้วิธีการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึก (In-depth Interview) โดยเลือกกลุ่มตัวอย่างแบบเฉพาะเจาะจง (Purposive Sampling) จำนวนทั้งสิ้น 16 คน แบ่งเป็น บุคลากรการไฟฟ้าฝ่ายผลิตแห่งประเทศไทย3 กลุ่ม คือ ระดับผู้บริหาร (3 คน) ระดับหัวหน้าแผนก (3 คน) ระดับผู้ปฏิบัติงาน (9 คน) นอกจากนี้ ยังสัมภาษณ์นักวิชาการที่มีความรู้ความเชี่ยวชาญด้านเทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล อีก 1 คน ผลการศึกษา พบว่า (1) การรับรู้แนวทางการเสริมสร้างบุคลากรให้มีความรู้และทักษะการประยุกต์ใช้เทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล (Digital Savvy) ผู้ปฏิบัติงานส่วนใหญ่ไม่ได้มีการรับรู้แนวทางการเสริมสร้างบุคลากรให้มีความรู้และทักษะดิจิทัล เนื่องจากไม่ค่อยมีการสื่อสารนโยบายเกี่ยวกับการเสริมสร้างทักษะการประยุกต์ใช้เทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล ทั้งนี้ บุคลากรทุกระดับเห็นความสำคัญของการมีทักษะทางด้านการประยุกต์ใช้เทคโนโลยีดิจิทัล (Digital savvy) ในการส่งผลต่อการทำงานของตนเองรวมทั้ง ส่งผลถึงประสิทธิภาพโดยรวมขององค์กร (2) ปัญหาและอุปสรรคในการดำเนินงานตามแผนงาน Digital Competency ให้ไม่เป็นไปตามเป้าหมาย คือ ทัศนคติส่วนบุคคล หรือ Mindset ในการเรียนรู้และเปิดใจยอมรับการเปลี่ยนแปลง โดยต้องทำให้บุคลากรเห็นความสำคัญของการนำเทคโนโลยีดิจิทัลมาใช้งาน (3) แนวทางการพัฒนา/ปรับปรุงทักษะการประยุกต์ใช้ดิจิทัลของบุคลากร กฟผ. มีความคาดหวังว่า บุคลากรในองค์กรต้องสามารถใช้งานในโปรแกรมขั้นพื้นฐานที่องค์กรกำหนดไว้ และควรมีระดับทักษะตามค่าคาดหวังที่กำหนดไว้ในสมรรถนะหลักขององค์กร (Core Competency) สำหรับข้อเสนอแนะในการศึกษาวิจัย มุ่งเน้นไปที่การปรับเปลี่ยนทัศนคติของบุคลากรในองค์กรให้เป็นกรอบความคิดเติบโต (Growth Mindset) ด้วยวิธีการต่าง ๆ ได้แก่ การปรับเปลี่ยนวัฒนธรรมองค์กรให้เป็น Digital Culture การทำให้เห็นถึงประโยชน์ของดิจิทัล (Digital Benefits) การรู้สึกถึงความเป็นเจ้าของ (Ownership Mindset) …


What Is The Impact Of Culture Fator On Tongrentang's International Marketing Strategy In Thailand?, Yijun Yue Jan 2020

What Is The Impact Of Culture Fator On Tongrentang's International Marketing Strategy In Thailand?, Yijun Yue

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM)enterprises is one of the most popularnational industry in China TONG REN TANG should overcome the cultural barriersand be accepted by the people of the world, including the Thailand It not onlybegood at the revitalization of China’s national economy, but also helpful tospreadChinese excellent national culture, In reality, our Chinese enterprises for a longtimeface huge challenges due to the influences of cultural differences, in order torealizethe cross-cultural international marketing, must consider all aspects, then TongRenTang can get the correct strategies In this paper, internationalization of Tong Ren Tang would be analyzed, wecansee that pharmaceutical industry have …


ผลของสารทำอิมัลชันต่อคุณสมบัติและความคงตัวของแอสตาแซนทีนนาโนอิมัลชันสำหรับรับประทาน, พรรณรัตน์ นงนวล Jan 2020

ผลของสารทำอิมัลชันต่อคุณสมบัติและความคงตัวของแอสตาแซนทีนนาโนอิมัลชันสำหรับรับประทาน, พรรณรัตน์ นงนวล

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

แอสตาแซนทีนเป็นสารต้านออกซิเดชันที่มีฤทธิ์แรงซึ่งมีผลิตภัณฑ์จำหน่ายในรูปแบบเม็ดและแคปซูลสำหรับรับประทาน อย่างไรก็ตาม แอสตาแซนทีนมีข้อจำกัดด้านการดูดซึมเข้าสู่ทางเดินอาหาร จึงมีการนำระบบนาโนอิมัลชันมาใช้ในการพัฒนาเป็นระบบนำส่งแอสตาแซนทีน โดยทำการศึกษาผลของชนิดและความเข้มข้นของสารทำอิมัลชันต่อคุณสมบัติและความคงตัวของตำรับแอสตาแซนทีนนาโนอิมัลชันชนิดรับประทาน โดยใช้น้ำมันรำข้าว และใช้สารทำอิมัลชันเดี่ยว (โซเดียมเคซิเนต 1, 3, 5% หรือ พอลิซอร์เบต 80 4, 6, 8%) และใช้สารทำอิมัลชันผสมทั้งสองชนิด ผลการศึกษาพบว่า ขนาดหยดอนุภาคของตำรับนาโนอิมัลชันเปล่าที่ใช้สารทำอิมัลชันเดี่ยวโซเดียมเคซิเนตใหญ่กว่าตำรับที่ใช้สารทำอิมัลชันเดี่ยวพอลิซอร์เบต 80 และการเพิ่มความเข้มข้นของพอลิซอร์เบต 80 ส่งผลให้ขนาดหยดวัฏภาคภายในลดลงอย่างมีนัยสำคัญ (p<0.05) สำหรับตำรับที่ใช้สารทำอิมัลชันผสม การเพิ่มความเข้มข้นของสารทำอิมัลชัน ทำให้ขนาดหยดวัฏภาคภายในมีขนาดเล็กลงและมีค่าศักย์ไฟฟ้าซีต้าอยู่ระหว่างการใช้สารทำอิมัลชันเดี่ยว 2 ชนิด จากการศึกษาความคงตัวทางกายภาพภายใต้สภาวะเร่งร้อน-เย็น จำนวน 6 รอบ พบว่า ทุกตำรับที่ใช้สารทำอิมัลชันเดี่ยวและตำรับที่ใช้สารทำอิมัลชันผสมที่มีโซเดียมเคซิเนต 1% มีความคงตัวทางกายภาพที่ดี จากนั้น เลือกใช้สารทำอิมัลชันที่ความเข้มข้นน้อยที่สุดและให้ความคงตัวที่ดี นำมาเตรียมนาโนอิมัลชันที่บรรจุแอสตาแซนทีน โดยเลือกใช้สารทำอิมัลชันเดี่ยว 1% โซเดียมเคซิเนต, 4% พอลิซอร์เบต 80 และสารทำอิมัลชันผสมทั้งสองชนิดที่ความเข้มข้นเดียวกัน จากการศึกษาความคงตัวทางกายภาพและเคมี ที่อุณหภูมิ 5 °C และ 25 °C เป็นเวลา 100 วัน พบว่า ที่อุณหภูมิ 5 °C ตำรับแอสตาแซนทีนนาโนอิมัลชันมีความคงตัวทางเคมีดีกว่าที่อุณหภูมิ 25 °C และตำรับที่ใช้สารทำอิมัลชันผสมมีความคงตัวทางเคมีดีกว่าตำรับที่ใช้สารทำอิมัลชันเดี่ยวโซเดียมเคซิเนต และพอลิซอร์เบต 80 ตามลำดับ ผลการศึกษาที่ได้สามารถนำไปประยุกต์ใช้ในการพัฒนาระบบนำส่งแอสตาแซนทีนในรูปแบบนาโนอิมัลชันสำหรับรับประทานต่อไป


What Will Be The Impact Of Legalizing Medical Cannabis On Economic Effects In Japan? : Analysis Of Case Study In Germany And Usa, Canada, Thailand., Yuki Matsushita Jan 2020

What Will Be The Impact Of Legalizing Medical Cannabis On Economic Effects In Japan? : Analysis Of Case Study In Germany And Usa, Canada, Thailand., Yuki Matsushita

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In recent years, cannabis has been legalized all over the world. Countries around the world are turning into cannabis legalization. As a result, in 2018, the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence recommended the redesignation of cannabis, taking into account evidence of medical use (Mayor, 2019). Until today, the medical cannabis (MMJ) program has started in both high- and middle-income countries, including Canada, Colombia, Chile, Germany, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and more than 30 states in the United States. In this study, I will consider the advantages and disadvantages of accepting medical cannabis …


Coffee Consumption Behavior And Swot Analysis: A Coffee Shop In Hat Yai, Narinthorn Foithong Jan 2020

Coffee Consumption Behavior And Swot Analysis: A Coffee Shop In Hat Yai, Narinthorn Foithong

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This independent study aims to study the coffee consumption behavior of students and the strategies for coffee shop entrepreneurs around the Prince of Songkla University Hatyai campus. To guideline the business development strategies, the population and samples were 2 groups: 1) The students who are studying in Prince of Songkla university random sampling 353 cases and 2) The entrepreneur of a coffee shop around Prince of Songkla University Hatyai Songkhla. Structured questionnaires and in-depth interviews were used as a research tool. The primary data included students’ general information, consumer behavior, and factors affecting consuming fresh coffee decisions by using marketing …


Asia Reits Interdependence And The Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic, Boonchai Asawapiched Jan 2020

Asia Reits Interdependence And The Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic, Boonchai Asawapiched

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study investigates Asia REIT interdependence and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. The data of six major REIT markets in Asia (Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, and Taiwan) have been applied with Johansen cointegration test, Granger causality test, impulse response functions, and variance decomposition. In addition, U.S. REIT is incorporated to emphasis the its impact on Asia markets. The results indicate market integration at long-run period as REIT performance is closely related to the direct real estate market whereas REIT is affected by shocks and noise like stock in short-run. Moreover, it is found that Asia developed markets (Japan, …


Capital Structure Volatility And Dividend Policy: Evidence From Thai Listed Firms, Thippapha Glinlek Jan 2020

Capital Structure Volatility And Dividend Policy: Evidence From Thai Listed Firms, Thippapha Glinlek

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study attempts to identify the factors affecting capital structure volatility using firm-specific on a sample of listed Thai firms from 2001 – 2020. This study documents that firm-specific factors impact capital structure volatility. Firms with higher growth opportunities, more profitable and have greater change in their assets tend to vary their capital structure more. In the second part, after determining the factors influencing capital structure volatility. This study provides the evidence of capital structure volatility (CSV) on dividend policies. And find that a high level of CSV is negatively associated with dividend policies. This paper also examines the variation …


Demographic, Macroeconomic And Institutional Determinants Of Life Insurance Consumption: Evidence From Countries In Asia, Pattha Yodseranee Jan 2020

Demographic, Macroeconomic And Institutional Determinants Of Life Insurance Consumption: Evidence From Countries In Asia, Pattha Yodseranee

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Objective of this paper is to examine the determinants of life insurance consumption in terms of demographic, macroeconomic and institutional conditions from 26 countries from Asia covering the period of 1980 to 2019. The variables including 4 demographic variables, 7 macroeconomic variables and 3 institutional variables are explored by fixed effect estimation. The study also further examines difference of impact in different countries characteristic, that divided into Muslim, High-income and High-aged dependency ratio countries. The findings show that life insurance consumption have significant positive relationship with life expectancy. For high-income country, found that the Aged dependency ratio had less impact …


Csr In Thailand – An Analysis Of Bjc And Its Specific Csr Activities Combining Its Glass Packaging Business, Yuxin Shen Jan 2020

Csr In Thailand – An Analysis Of Bjc And Its Specific Csr Activities Combining Its Glass Packaging Business, Yuxin Shen

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Since the beginning of the 2000s, CSR has been a hot topic. Some people think that CSR is not conducive to the company to obtain more profits, and another view is that CSR has become a part of business operations. With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, Thailand also pays more and more attention to sustainable development. Berli Jucker Public Company Limited (BJC) is one of the most important CSR companies in the Thai market, it is involved in manufacturing, distribution and other service activities, the profit of glass packaging business accounts for around 8% of the company's total …


Herding Behavior ,Case Of Listed Companies In Thailand, Patipol Prawangsuk Jan 2020

Herding Behavior ,Case Of Listed Companies In Thailand, Patipol Prawangsuk

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

We examine herding behavior in the Thailand stock market under different market conditions, industries, firm sizes, and investor types. We also study herding behavior during the Covid19 period. Lastly, we further develop a new factor that is a qualified price-risk element for stock return. The results show evidence of herding behavior in the Thailand stock market during the extreme positive and negative markets condition. And the herding behavior exists in twenty sectors out of twenty-six. The small-cap portfolio shows a greater magnitude of herding behavior compares with a large-cap portfolio. During the covid19 period, the result indicates herding behavior is …


Inflation Level And Equity Mutual Fund Flows In Aggregate, Boontarikar Dangsritham Jan 2020

Inflation Level And Equity Mutual Fund Flows In Aggregate, Boontarikar Dangsritham

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This paper investigates the relationship of inflation level and aggregate equity mutual fund flows using Thai evidence. Sample period covered from 2006 to 2020. For the first objective, we investigate the relationship between realized inflation and net flow of money into equity mutual fund. Next, since investors are forward-looking, we extend the analysis to investigate the same relationship using forecasted inflation instead. Lastly, money supply is increasing since 2008 because of the first launch of QE. Also, inflation trend becomes lower since then. Our further exploration is whether there is a change in the relationship between inflation and aggregate equity …


Industry Size And Deal Initiation: Evidence From Merger And Acquisition, Sirilak Sriburapar Jan 2020

Industry Size And Deal Initiation: Evidence From Merger And Acquisition, Sirilak Sriburapar

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Targets in small industries are more likely to initiate the deal than targets in large industries. Bidders are willing to pay more for target-initiated deals in small industries than in large industries. This research finds empirical evidence that industry size significantly impacts firms' decision to initiate the deal and bid premium. Targets in small industries are more plausibly to initiate the deal because the demand for target corporate assets is lower. Consequently, they receive lower premiums compared to targets in large industries. Surprisingly the impact of target-initiated deals on premiums significantly depends on target industry size, the negative impact of …


Does The Acquisition Increase Shareholder Wealth?: Evidence From The Case Of Bjc Acquiring Big C, In Thailand, Saraphan Choowattanapakorn Jan 2020

Does The Acquisition Increase Shareholder Wealth?: Evidence From The Case Of Bjc Acquiring Big C, In Thailand, Saraphan Choowattanapakorn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The study aims to investigate whether BJC taking over BigC transactions creates any wealth to shareholders in the short run and long run reflecting in two measures, stock measures and accounting measures. The stock returns are evaluated by using an event study approach to answer three questions in the short time. The first question is the length of time the market absorbs information reflects in the movement of stock price trading surroundings the event date. The finding suggests that there is the possibility of rumors spreading before the announced date for CPALL, Big C and Makro. Secondly, for the short-term …


Marketing And Strategy Analysis: A Case Study Of Pana Coffee Company, Sulida Intarawichien Jan 2020

Marketing And Strategy Analysis: A Case Study Of Pana Coffee Company, Sulida Intarawichien

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Coffee business is extremely growth in last few years. Pana coffee company is a brand-new coffee business company. The company has been established for 4 years. There are lots of organization management that company needed to solid and make the strength on to go further in several years. One of the important managements in organization is marketing management which effect on brand and positioning of brand in market. So, the marketing strategies of company needed the improvement to compete and survive in the global growth business. This study aims to analyze organization resources by using SWOT analysis and 5P’s Marketing …


A Case Study Of Pana Coffee Company Limited On Coffee Production Analysis, Paninee Jongwutiwes Jan 2020

A Case Study Of Pana Coffee Company Limited On Coffee Production Analysis, Paninee Jongwutiwes

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Pana Coffee Group is a Thai organic coffee manufacturer in Chiang Mai, the northern part of Thailand. Organic Sustainable Value Chain is what they adhere. They handle the organic supply chain from upstream to downstream. They grow seedlings to saplings. They plant the saplings at own lands where the altitude, temperature, and humidity suit well without using any chemical substances, for instance, herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers. They harvest the coffee once the coffee fruits are ripe. They have the mill which is fully-equipped with cutting-edge and environmental friendly machines to produce organic coffee that is supreme in quality. They also …


Chinese Consumer's Behavior On Heytea's Co-Branding Campaign, Rui Pu Jan 2020

Chinese Consumer's Behavior On Heytea's Co-Branding Campaign, Rui Pu

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this research was to study Chinese consumer behaviors on Heytea's co-branding campaigns (i.e., Dove, Kiehl's, and Fenty Beauty). Based on the quantitative research approach, two hundred and six Heytea's current millennial consumers, aged between 20 and 40 years old in China, who had purchased Heytea's products in the past six months, were asked to complete online questionnaires, to study their perception, attitude, and behavioral intention. The findings illustrated that most respondents had favorable perceptions on Heytea. For co-branding campaigns, most respondents felt Kiehl's and Fenty Beauty had more distinctive brand identity than Dove, resulting in less positive …


Consumer's Media Exposure, Attitude And Purchasing Behavior On "Café Amazon For Chance", Sirapassorn Cheepborisut Jan 2020

Consumer's Media Exposure, Attitude And Purchasing Behavior On "Café Amazon For Chance", Sirapassorn Cheepborisut

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this research was to study the media exposure, consumers’ attitude and consumers’ purchasing behavior toward Café Amazon for Chance by using surveys to collect the data from current customers at Café Amazon for Chance aged 18 and above. Two hundred and seven were collected. The result shows that the media exposure of Café Amazon for Chance’s is low level. However, the majority of the sample has a good attitude toward the social enterprise concept of Café Amazon for Chance that supports social disabilities to have a career and be able to work equivalent to normal employees. Moreover, …


Thai Tourists’ Attitude Towards Germany’S Covid-19 Crisis Management And Their Intention To Travel To Germany, Jasmin Phitcha Joas Jan 2020

Thai Tourists’ Attitude Towards Germany’S Covid-19 Crisis Management And Their Intention To Travel To Germany, Jasmin Phitcha Joas

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this research was to study whether there is a difference in Thai tourists’ intention to travel to Germany before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This study also aimed to investigate the relationship between their intention to travel after the pandemic as well as their attitude towards Germany’s crisis management. Two hundred Thai tourists were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire survey online. The findings of this research reveal a significant statistical difference in travel intention before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings suggested a lower travel intention to Germany after the COVID-19 pandemic, but an overall …


Factors Influencing Investment Decision And Behaviors Of Thai Mutual Funds Investors, Wilaiwan Muensanthi Jan 2020

Factors Influencing Investment Decision And Behaviors Of Thai Mutual Funds Investors, Wilaiwan Muensanthi

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Mutual fund is are one of investment vehicle that capture attention for many reasons such as the increase in number of mutual fund investor, the increase in types of mutual fund, the behavior of investor and the change in technology and media. It is important for asset management companies to continue to attract new investors and understand the difference investment behavior of investors. In order to describe their behavior and explain influencing factors on their investment decision, this study use Chi-square test, as well as Ordinary least squared method. From the sample size of 281 observations, I find 178 of …


Financial Analysis: A Comparison Between Thai Textile Industry Public Company Limited And Lu Thai Textile Company Limited, May Thu Htet Jan 2020

Financial Analysis: A Comparison Between Thai Textile Industry Public Company Limited And Lu Thai Textile Company Limited, May Thu Htet

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Financial statements are useful since they help indicate condition of a company as well as help the company’s stakeholders to evaluate and take appropriate business decisions by conducting time-series analysis (compare own past and current performance) and comparative analysis (compare own performance with competitors or industry standards). This study will evaluate the financial performance of two textile companies from Thailand (Thai Textile Industry Public Company Limited: TTI) and China (Lu Thai Textile Company Limited: LTTC) and compare the performance of TTI against that of LTTC. The financial ratios used in this study are: 1) growth rate, 2) profit margins, 3) …


Association Between Factors Related And Stress, Depression And Suicidal Risk Among Health Care Personnel During Covid-19 Second Outbreak In Thailand, Aphichaya Polrak Jan 2020

Association Between Factors Related And Stress, Depression And Suicidal Risk Among Health Care Personnel During Covid-19 Second Outbreak In Thailand, Aphichaya Polrak

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Health care personnel are one of most affected by COVID-19 situation. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of stress, depression and suicidal risk and associated factors among health care personnel during COVID-19 second outbreak in Thailand. This study was cross-sectional study, which used secondary data collected during December 17, 2020 to February 23, 2021. Total of 4,970 health care personnel participated in this research. The instruments of this research were ST-5, 9Q and 8Q. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with stress, depression and suicidal risk outcomes. The prevalence of stress, depression …


Prevalence And Factors Associated With Maternal Near-Miss In Magway Regional Hospital, Magway, Myanmar, Aye Myo Thet Jan 2020

Prevalence And Factors Associated With Maternal Near-Miss In Magway Regional Hospital, Magway, Myanmar, Aye Myo Thet

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Background: Maternal mortality is an important public health concern. Women die every day from pregnancy complications, delivery-related issues, and childbirth. Pregnancy related morbidity and mortality in Myanmar were dramatically increased from 17.6% in 2012 to 20.2% in 2018. In Myanmar, there are limited studies on maternal near miss. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence and determine the factors associated with maternal near miss in Magway Regional Hospital, Myanmar. Method: This cross-sectional study employed a health facility-based secondary data analysis to estimate the prevalence of maternal near miss cases, and examine factors associated with maternal near miss in Magway …


Artificial Neural Network For Pulmonary Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis Screening Indonesia : A Study In Accuracy And Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of The Model, Bumi Zulheri Herman Jan 2020

Artificial Neural Network For Pulmonary Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis Screening Indonesia : A Study In Accuracy And Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of The Model, Bumi Zulheri Herman

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Background: Diagnosis of Pulmonary Rifampicin Resistant Tuberculosis (RR-TB) with the Drug-Susceptibility Test (DST) is costly and time-consuming, and the GeneXpert for rapid diagnosis is not widely available in Indonesia. This study aims to develop an Artificial Neural Network model and evaluate the deployed model performance for RR-TB screening. Methods: A cross-sectional study involved suspected RR-TB patients with complete sputum Lowenstein Jensen DST (reference) and 19 clinical, laboratory, and radiology parameter results, retrieved from medical records in hospitals under the Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University Indonesia, from January 2015-December 2019. The Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models were built along with other …


Phytochemical Screening, In Vitro Antimalarial Activity And Genetic Diversity Of Selected Asteraceae Medicinal Plants Indigenous To Thailand, Desy Liana Jan 2020

Phytochemical Screening, In Vitro Antimalarial Activity And Genetic Diversity Of Selected Asteraceae Medicinal Plants Indigenous To Thailand, Desy Liana

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The emergence of artemisinin resistance leaded the effort to find the new antimalarial drug or artemisinin activity booster. Due to the chance that secondary metabolites can be evolutionary conserved, combining phylogeny with ethnobotanical data for screening antimalarial activity may be helpful to predict bioactivity and minimize the expenditure and time for laboratory research. The aimed of this study is screening the antimalarial activity, phytochemicals and genetic diversity of selected Asteraceae medicinal plants generated by combinatorial phylogeny and ethnobotanical data. 733 medicinal plants were obtained from literature search however only 340 taxa were met the inclusion and exclusion criteria hence these …


Effects Of Mcs Program On Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Interleukin-6, 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D And Depression Among Office Workers With Mild Depression, Chirra Taworntawat Jan 2020

Effects Of Mcs Program On Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Interleukin-6, 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D And Depression Among Office Workers With Mild Depression, Chirra Taworntawat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Background: Globally, major depressive is the primary cause of disability. A large part of cases is reported among the working-class. Literature reviews suggest that the disorder is tied in with immune dysregulation and inflammatory response. This study aimed to assessed MCS (mindfulness meditation + curcumin supplementation + sunlight exposure) program by comparing with a control group among mildly depressed office workers. Methods: A quasi experiment was conducted with a total of 68 male and female office workers, n=34 being treatment group (TG) and n=34 being control group (CG). The groups were compared in terms of (a) serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor …


Determinants Of Maternal Health Services Utility Among Adolescent Mothers In Indonesia : An Analysis Of 2017 Indonesia Demographic And Health Survey, Dewi Nuryana Jan 2020

Determinants Of Maternal Health Services Utility Among Adolescent Mothers In Indonesia : An Analysis Of 2017 Indonesia Demographic And Health Survey, Dewi Nuryana

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in Indonesia remains high with 305 death per 100,000 live birth in 2015. Approximately 36 of 1000 adolescent girls (15-19 years old) in Indonesia experienced childbirth and face the higher risk for maternal mortality than older women. The aims of this study are to assess maternal health services utility (antenatal care (ANC), delivery services, and postnatal care (PNC)) level and to identify determinants of maternal health services utility among adolescent mothers in Indonesia. The design of this study is cross-sectional survey using secondary data from 2017 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS). The study population is …


Pharmacognostic Specification And Rotenone Content In Derris Elliptica Stems, Macroscopic, Microscopic And Molecular Identification Of Selected Derris Species In Thailand, Krittapat Phairoh Jan 2020

Pharmacognostic Specification And Rotenone Content In Derris Elliptica Stems, Macroscopic, Microscopic And Molecular Identification Of Selected Derris Species In Thailand, Krittapat Phairoh

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The genus Derris belonging to Fabaceae family are distributed along the equatorial zone in Africa and Asia. In Thailand, 16 species of Derris species can be found throughout the country. Derris elliptica (Hanglai-Dang), is well-known among fishermen and gardeners as fish poison and insecticide, especially the stem and root which contain isoflavonoid compound named rotenone. This study established the pharmacognostic specification of Derris elliptica dried stem crude drug and developed the quantitative analysis of rotenone content in D. elliptica stem using TLC-densitometry and image analysis. The physico-chemical parameters of D. elliptica stem included total ash, acid-insoluble ash, loss on drying …


Genetic Diversity Of Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Gene Of Plasmodium Falciparum In Thailand, May Myat Thu Jan 2020

Genetic Diversity Of Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Gene Of Plasmodium Falciparum In Thailand, May Myat Thu

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In 2030, World health organization's target is to eliminate malaria at least in 35 countries. At present, Thailand is low risk of malaria so that, it has the potential to eliminate. About 10 years ago, malaria prevalence was high along the country border areas. To prevent the recurrence in those areas, evaluation of drug susceptibility of parasites and vaccine are important. Therefore, basic knowledge on genetic diversity in malaria parasite is needed. Merozoite surface protein 1(msp1), one of the vaccine candidate genes, is useful for monitoring genetic diversity of the parasite and the potential gene of vaccine. However, high diversity …


Cost Effectiveness Of Oral Health Care Program Implementation In Primary School In Bangkok, Thailand, Nicha Luksamijarulkul Jan 2020

Cost Effectiveness Of Oral Health Care Program Implementation In Primary School In Bangkok, Thailand, Nicha Luksamijarulkul

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Dental caries are common oral diseases in schoolchildren. This retrospective cohort analysis was done to assess caries prevalence, risk and protective factors associated permanent caries among 433 children profiles of school children in selected primary school in Bangkok who received or did not receive a preventive program. Additionally, a cost effectiveness of the program was analyzed. Result revealed that there was high caries prevalence in deciduous teeth (1st grade) 87.2% and mean dmft 6.44 (± 4.4) and caries prevalence in permanent teeth (6th grade) 51.7% and mean DMFT 1.37 (± 1.84). Risk and protective factors associated permanent caries, after logistic …


Factors Associated With Knowledge And Awareness Of Syphilis Among The Youths Visiting Family Planning Clinics, Bangkok, Thailand, Nutcha Tattanon Jan 2020

Factors Associated With Knowledge And Awareness Of Syphilis Among The Youths Visiting Family Planning Clinics, Bangkok, Thailand, Nutcha Tattanon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Syphilis has been controlled since 1960. However, syphilis is now reappearing in some areas in Africa and South-east Asia including Thailand. In Thailand, syphilis is reappearing in all regions. The most high-risk population is the youth aged 15-24 year. Objective of this study aimed to determine factors associated with knowledge and awareness of syphilis prevention among youths visiting at family planning clinic, Bangkok, Thailand. Method of this study was a cross-sectional study conducted by purposive sampling among the youth aged 15-24 years old who visit at PPAT family planning clinic, Bangkok, Thailand during April-June 2021. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was …