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Remote Sensing Applications In Monitoring Of Protected Areas, Yeqiao Wang, Zhong Lu, Yongwei Sheng, Yuyu Zhou

Natural Resources Science Faculty Publications

Protected areas (PAs) have been established worldwide for achieving long-term goals in the conservation of nature with the associated ecosystem services and cultural values. Globally, 15% of the world’s terrestrial lands and inland waters, excluding Antarctica, are designated as PAs. About 4.12% of the global ocean and 10.2% of coastal and marine areas under national jurisdiction are set as marine protected areas (MPAs). Protected lands and waters serve as the fundamental building blocks of virtually all national and international conservation strategies, supported by governments and international institutions. Some of the PAs are the only places that contain undisturbed landscape, seascape …

Beyond Formal University Technology Transfer: Innovative Pathways For Knowledge Exchange, Jacob H. Rooksby

Law Faculty Publications

University technology transfer is often associated with formal transmission of science-based inventions, for instance through the licensing of patented technology to a firm. Formal conceptions of technology transfer limit our ability to understand fully how scientific knowledge evolves into industrial and social application. In this introductory article, we discuss how knowledge is shared and accessed across boundaries, and argue for a broader conceptualization including the transfer, translation, and transformation of knowledge. This view underlies a necessary conceptual shift from formal technology transfer to a more encompassing conception of pathways for knowledge exchange. We discuss promising avenues for extending research on …

Covid-19 Information Libguide, Thomas Carpenter Library

UNF COVID-19 Response

Modified Library protocols, policies, and procedures 2020

The Economic Efficiency Case Against Business Tax Privacy, Daniel Schaffa

Law Faculty Publications

By statute, business tax returns are not publicly available. But with public access, investors would acquire useful information that would help them make better investing decisions; business tax compliance and planning would become more uniform, preventing tax-savvy firms from gaining an advantage over other relatively more productive firms; and businesses could learn from one another, which would spare firms the cost of redundantly developing the same tax strategies. In the long run, these efficiency gains could result in lower prices, higher wages, more innovation, more leisure, and better investment returns. In the debate over business tax privacy, these sorts of …

Filling The Federal District Court Vacancies, Carl Tobias

Law Faculty Publications

"President Donald Trump’s major success has been confirming judges for the thirteen federal appellate courts. The President shattered records by appointing a dozen circuit jurists in his administration’s first year, eighteen judges over the course of 2018, and twenty additional judges throughout his third year. Indeed, by June 2019, the appeals courts experienced four vacancies in 179 judgeships and today, only one position remains empty. This achievement is critical, as these tribunals are the courts of last resort for nearly every appeal, and appellate court opinions articulate greater policy than district court rulings and cover multiple states.

However, that accomplishment …

Controlled Release Of Fibroin Repeat-Tagged Proteins From Silk Hydrogel, Jaturong Promsuk

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Protein-based biologic drugs such as growth factors are playing important roles in modern medicine. These proteins can be used to stimulate local tissue repair. Growth factors are often incorporated into a scaffold, such as a hydrogel, and then put into the desired area of the body to achieve therapeutic effects. However, diffusion of these growth factors outside of the designated area or inappropriate release time can have deleterious consequences, such as inducing tumors in other areas of the body or uncontrolled inflammation. Therefore, this project aims to create a model to study diffusion of protein from hydrogel by using green …

Regenerated Amorphous Cellulose From Pineapple Leaf Fibers Via Sulfuric Acid Treatment, Gisma Coraima Asmarani

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) is an agricultural residue available abundantly in Thailand as a renewable resource with high cellulose content. In this research, a simple process using sulfuric acid (H2SO4) treatment has been developed to produce three types of cellulosic products from PALF, which are regenerated amorphous (RAC), microcrystalline (MCC), and nanocrystalline (NCC) cellulose. H2SO4 acid treatment has been done in 25% and 50% (v/v) H2SO4 under three different temperatures (-20, 30, and 50 ºC). In 25% (v/v) H2SO4, various MCC lengths (about 29.57 ± 9.99 to 106.40 ± 61.10 μm) were produced from different temperatures. Different temperatures in this …

Electrocoagulation In Two Phase Separation For Manipulation Of Volatile Compound Profiles In Perfumes, Isaya Thaveesangsakulthai

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Electrocoagulation (EC) approach employing two aluminium electrodes and a two phase medium of aqueous solution of NaCl and hexane (2-phase-EC) was developed. The approach enabled electrochemical treatment of odor active compounds in perfume extract. The samples before and after 2-phase-EC at cathode, anode and between the two electrodes left for equilibrium after the treatment were analyzed by using solid phase micro extraction (SPME) and gas chromatography hyphenated with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). This allowed identification of volatile compounds in each sample based on comparison with MS and retention index database. After the treatment, the perfume smells were fresher, sweeter and more …

Development Of Cellulose As Substrates For Adsorbents And Sensors, Jadetapong Klahan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This thesis deals with two parts of development of novel sensors based on cellulose substrate platform. The first part is the development of fluorescence sensors and adsorbents for metal ions using bacterial cellulose as the platform. The second part is the development of colorimetric sensors for smartphone detection of oil marker using filter paper as the platform. In the first part, bacterial cellulose (BC) has several advantageous properties over plant cellulose such as high purity, high surface area, high porosity, and high water-holding capacity due to its three-dimensional network of nanofibrils structure, that make BC appealing for applications related to …

Tuning Of Metal Ion Selectivity By Varying Number Of Coordinating Atoms In Quinoline-Derived Fluorescent Sensors, Jutawat Hojitsiriyanont

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Both Cd2+ and Zn2+ are metal ions in group 12 elements with very different toxicities but similar binding properties to most organic and biological ligands. In this work, a series of quinoline derivatives were synthesized and studied with an aim for Cd2+ selective turn-on fluorescent sensors. The structures of the compounds were designed to systematically evaluate the effects of amino protons, number of N-coordinating atoms, quinoline/picoline moieties and substituents on the sensing properties. The association constants of all synthesized ligands were studied by UV-vis absorption titration in aqueous solution. The results revealed that the ligands having 6- and 4- donor …

Inhibitory Activity Of Metabolites From Mangosteen Roots Garcinia Mangostana L. On Hepatocellular Carcinoma And Colon Cancer Cell Growth, Kedkran Koopklang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Liver cancer is one of the most common deadliest diseases both worldwide and in Thailand. Because of its rich and dual blood supply, malignant tumors in the liver could grow proliferative and rapidly spread to another organ. This process was called Metastasis, the major cause of human death. Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) generally known as a queen of fruits, has been widely studied in medicinal applications for many decades, due to plenty of bioactive metabolites such as xanthones as a major component. Nonetheless, reports about bioactivities of minor components were barely known. In this study, metabolites isolated from mangosteen roots …

Potential Of Antimicrobial Peptides Against Bacterial Pathogens Causing Bovine Mastitis, Kwantida Popitool

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Bovine mastitis is a common disease in dairy cows. The majority causes of bovine mastitis disease is an intramammary bacterial infection via the teat orifice. In general, antibiotics are used for bovine mastitis treatment, its inappropriate usage leads to antibiotic-resistance problem and residue in meat and dairy products. One of the alternative ways against pathogen to reduce antibiotic usage is antimicrobial peptides which are innate immune of life. Three cationic peptides as Pm11, Pep64, and L10 peptides were evaluated for an antimicrobial activity to gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Pm11 has shown the best potent antimicrobial activity with minimum bactericidal concentration …

Synthesis And Encapsulation Of 1,3,5-Triazine Derivatives As Anticancer Agent, Monnaya Chalermnon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The 1,3,5-triazine scaffold is known for its versatile biological activities especially as an anticancer agent, but a limitation of 1,3,5-triazine is the ability to reach cancer cells thus affecting its anticancer potency. In this work, the anticancer activity of twelve 1,3,5-triazine derivatives was evaluated against two colon cancer cell lines along with an investigation of a drug delivery system (DDS) using calcium citrate nanoparticles (CaCit NPs). Results from the biological evaluation showed that there was a variation in the anticancer activity of 1,3,5-triazine derivatives which some of them exhibited comparable activity to the reference drug cisplatin. Compound 2a and 3d …

Health Risk Assessment Of Particulate Matter Associated With Polychlorinated Biphenyls And Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons In Bangkok And Chiang Mai, Thailand, Nareerat Punvitayakul

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Atmospheric pollutants have become a severe problem in creating health issues in Thailand. Due to the increase in fine particles in the air environment, the city population is facing acute respiratory problems. For understanding the concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), 24 samplings were done in Chiangmai and Bangkok of Thailand using Polyurethane (PUF) disk passive samplers. There were five sampling sites in Bangkok, and three in Chiang Mai. Data were collected in the dry season from December 2018- June 2019. A total of 24 samples were extracted and further quantitatively analyzed by the standard method …

Fluorescence Sensors From Pyreno[4,5-D]Imidazole Derivatives, Nichapa Chanawungmuang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Herein, The five fluorescent probes (P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5) based on pyreno[4,5-d]imidazole were successfully prepared in two steps from pyrene in 26 – 40% overall yields. After that, all of the compounds were studied the photophysical properties and selectivity for sensing metal ions. The results showed compound P5 was not selective to metal ions while the others (P1, P2, P3 and P4) were selective to detection of trivalent metal ions such as Bi3+, Al3+, Cr3+ and Fe3+ in CH3CN. However, only compound P2 with 2-hydroxyl phenyl substituent on imidazole ring formed complexation reaction selectively towards bismuth (III) ions …

Bacterial Cellulose Composites For Target Analyte Preconcentration In Analytical Applications, Panlop Lormaneenopparat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a well-known natural material with desirable properties including biocompatibility, biodegradability, hydrophilicity, high mechanical strength, high porosity, and broad chemically modifiable capacity. Herein, we incorporate carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) in BC hydrogel to improve the swelling property and prevent collapsing of 3D bacterial cellulose network upon drying. In addition, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were successfully embedded within the BC/CMC composite using in situ chemical reduction. Moreover, AuNPs were uniformly distributed in BC/CMC matrix with a diameter of approximately 13 nm. The freeze-dried BC/CMC/AuNPs composite was subsequently used for adsorption of targeted analytes for laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. In particular, …

Design And Synthesis Of Modified Chitosan/Collagen Coated-Gold Nanoparticles As A Carrier For Anticancer And Antiinflammatory Agents, Naruthai Hongsa

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The proposes of this research are to improve the delivery efficiency of AuNPs. One of the problems with drug loading and drug degradation, the drug was loaded onto the surface of the gold particles, adheres to the outer of the surface, which was easy to decompose in the body. In this work, we have developed the coated AuNPs by modified chitosan (Bi-QCS), which the Biotin-Quat188-AuNPs@collagen (Bi-QCS-AuNPS@collagen) was designed as follow: (i) collagen was used as a reducing agent and a stabilizing agent in the AuNPs@collagen, while (ii) modified chitosan (positive charge polymer) was coated on the outer layer, which modified …

Effects Of Valproic Acid On Fatty Acid Production In Microorganisms And Bioactive Compounds From Feroniella Lucida (Scheff.) Swingle And Termite-Associated Fungus Isfb10, Prapassorn Poolchanuan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Valproic acid or valproate (VPA) is a drug for the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, migraine headaches and neuropathic pain. Unfortunately, VPA has many side effects. In this work, it was found that productions of some fatty acids were significantly affected by VPA at the concentration of 100 μM. Further exploration of VPA on fatty acid production in microorganisms including fungi, yeast, and bacteria, as well as representative gut microbiome. This work showed that VPA could enhance, reduce or completely inhibit the production of some fatty acids. VPA could induce the production of trans-9-elaidic acid that was previously found to …

Anti-Oxidant And Anti-Inflammatory Compounds From Magnolia Liliifera (L.) Baill. Flower And Dendrobium Signatum Rchb.F., Prajak Khumploy

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In this study, a purification of the EtOAc crude extract of Dendrobium signatum Rchb.f. aerial parts was performed fifteen compounds (1-15) and the hexane crude extracts of Magnolia liliiferra (L.) Baill. were further isolated to accomplish three compounds (16-18). They yielded one new picrotoxane sesquiterpene, 7-hydroxydendroterpene B (2) and a new a-pyrone, (-)-6R-signatone (4), along with sixteen known compounds. These included dendroxine (1), crystallinin (3), dendrocandin B (5), dendrocandin I (6), 6''-de-O-methyldendrofindlaphenol A (7), p-hydroxyphenylethyl-p-coumarate (8), 3,4-dihydroxy-5,4'-dimethoxybibenzyl (9), 3-methoxy-5-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl) ethyl]phenol (10), 4,4'-dihydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybibenzyl (11), naringenin (12), (2S)-homoeridodictyol (13), (2S)-homohesperetin (14), (-)-syringaresinol (15), (+) sesamin (16), (+) fargesin (17) and (-) kobusin …

Biodegradation Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Commonly Found In Coal Slurry Using White Rot Fungi Isolated From East Kalimantan, Retno Wulandari

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Fifty specimens of white-rot fungi were identified and placed into 6 families and 30 species. Two new records of resupinate fungi (Basidiomycota) were discovered and reported for Indonesia: Ceriporia inflata and Ceriporia lacerata. Furthermore, a four-step screening protocol to select WRF has been conducted. These stepwise protocols have selected Trametes polyzona PBURU 12 based on its superior performance among the 30 isolates tested in this experiment with laccase as the major LMEs produced. Plackett-Burman’s design was used for screening multiple factors at a time. The result suggested that the highest positive effects influencing laccase production by PBURU 12 were glucose, …

Phytoalexin And Biomarker Peptide Detection Using Mass Spectrometry, Sasikarn Komkleow

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Mass spectrometry (MS) has been one of the scientific techniques most commonly used in different areas. Therefore, the current research was carried out in order to investigate the role of MS in biological analysis. This study is divided into two main parts. The first part used MS imaging to reveal the ability of the technique for imaging metabolites directly from plant tissue. Thai rice varieties were used to investigate the production and distribution of diterpenoid phytoalexins using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI). Results revealed the successfully detection of 5 types of diterpenoid phytoalexins on RD6 rice leaf tissue, …

Anti-Proliferative Metabolites From The Root Of Calophyllum Inophyllum L., Syahadatain Nor Haerani

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study aimed to isolate secondary metabolites from the root of C. inophyllum L. and to evaluate their anti-proliferative activities against hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal cancer cells. Chromatographic fractionation of the n-hexane and ethyl acetate crude extracts led to the isolation of two new (1 and 2) and twelve known xanthones (3-14). In addition, metabolites 4, 6 and 8 were isolated from the genus Calophyllum for the first time. All metabolites were evaluated for their anti-proliferative activity against Hep-G2 and HCT-116 cell lines. Metabolites 5 and 14 showed the most active metabolites against both cancer cells, as well as they …

Inspection And Evaluation Of Air Filled Void Inside Reinforced Concrete Structure By Non-Destructive Testing Methods, Thanakit Klomkliew

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Nowadays, almost infrastructure in Thailand are almost reinforced concrete (RC) structure because they are strong and durable enough against environmental changes; nevertheless, the concrete durability will be decreased. The proper concrete integrity survey for potential remedy works is very importance, Thus, this research aims to inspect flaws especially delamination and air-filled void by four Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods be composed of 1) ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), 2) ultrasonic pulse echo (UPE), 3) impact echo (IE), and 4) ground penetrating radar (GPR). Furthermore, this research is separated two parts be consisted of idealized structures simulated defects and a realistic structure. The …

Sustainability Assessment Of Power Production By Chemical Looping Combustion, Watchara Uraisakul

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study investigated the chemical looping combustion (CLC) process improvement for power production from energy management, system hydrodynamics, and sustainability perspectives. In the first part, the 3k factorial design was used for systematically investigating the operating variables that affect the thermal efficiency of the CLC combined with the humid air gas turbine (HAT) cycle. A set of operating variables, A) pressure of the air reactor, B) air compressor stages number, C) air compression methods, and D) air flow rate, were explored. The result showed that the highest thermal efficiency was at 55.87 % when operated at (A) 15 atm, (B) …

Drought Tolerant Gene Identification By Rice Genome Comparison And Gene Characterization In Arabidopsis Plant Model, Chutarat Punchkhon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Abiotic stresses, especially drought and salt stresses can affect plant growth and productivity. 'Kao Dawk Mali 105' ('KDML105') rice is one of the crops which has to face both drought and salt stresses as it is grown in rain-fed saline soil in the northeastern region of Thailand, where the irrigation is limited. CSSL104, a chromosome substitution line with 'KDML105' genetic background, was developed in order to improve drought tolerant ability of 'KDML105' rice by transferring the drought tolerant (DT)-QTL region from double haploid line, DH103. Photosynthesis parameters of CSSL104 and its parental lines, 'KDML105' and DH103, were investigated, when they …

Effects Of Social Interaction And Transformational Leadership On Sport Event Volunteers' Perception Of Team Member Exchange, Kasidech Treethong

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study contributes to the management of sport event volunteers, where particular team member exchange is crucial in promoting teamwork among sport event volunteers. The objectives of this study are 1) to examine the effects of social interaction and transformational leadership on the sport event volunteers' perception of team member exchange and 2) to examine the interaction effect between social interaction and transformational leadership on the sport event volunteers' perception of team member exchange. This study employed a field experiment and a post-experiment interview at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League Thailand. Subjects (n = 64) were assigned by stratified …

Recovery Of Isolated Pancreatic Isletsderived From Gut Leak-Induced Diabetes Type Ii Mouse Model, Adretta Soedarmanto

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Gut leak in the obese patient was known to be one of the predisposing factors causing diabetes type II. Indeed, the interleukin-10 (IL-10) plays a key role in gut mucosa homeostasis preventing the gut leak. Nevertheless, the linkage of diabetes type 2 caused by gut leak with IL-10 deficiency in the non-diabetes patient has not been investigated yet. Islets transplantation is known as the best alternative treatment for diabetes. The culture of isolated islets is still facing difficulties to preserve the morphology, viability, and functionality. Therefore, the present study was aiming to prove the concept of gut-leak on IL-10 deficient …

The Influence Of Sports Facilities' Accessibility, Motivation, And Satisfaction On Word-Of-Mouth And Re-Participation Intentions Of Athletes With Physical Disabilities, Thee Trongjitpituk

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

More than a billion people are estimated to live with some form of disability, or about 15% of the world's population and the number is still growing. People with disabilities are less likely to participate in sports due to several physical barriers they face. In an effort to find ways to increase the sports participation rate of people with disabilities, the concept of marketing (satisfaction, word-of-mouth intention, and re-participation intention) was applied to the field of accessibility for the first time. This study consisted of three objectives: (1) to find out the dimension of sports facilities' accessibility and motivation, (2) …

Effect Of Dietary Microencapsulated Organic Acid And Essential Oil On Sow Performance And Nursery Piglet Growth Performance And Fecal Bacteria, Aprilia Rizky Riadini

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The effect of feed supplementation with microencapsulated organic acids and essential oils (MOE, Porcinate+) in feed was investigated according to sow and nursery pig growth performances, and fecal bacteria population. Experiment 1: healthy three hundred and twenty sows during its late gestation period (7 days before farrowing) until the weaning phase (28 days after farrowing) were randomly divided as control group (160 sows) which was fed with basal diet, and treatment group (160 sows), which was fed with basal diets supplemented with 2 kilograms (kg) of MOE in 1 ton of feed. Each of 4 replications was composed of 40 …