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Analysis Of Social Media Discussions On (#)Diet By Blue, Red, And Swing States In The U.S, Amir Karami, A. A. Dahl, J. G. Shaw, S. P. Valappil, G. Turner-Mcgrievy, H. Kharrazi, P. Bozorgi

Faculty Publications

The relationship between political affiliations and diet-related discussions on social media has not been studied on a population level. This study used a cost- and -time effective framework to leverage, aggregate, and analyze data from social media. This paper enhances our understanding of diet-related discussions with respect to political orientations in U.S. states. This mixed methods study used computational methods to collect tweets containing “diet” or “#diet” shared in a year, identified tweets posted by U.S. Twitter users, disclosed topics of tweets, and compared democratic, republican, and swing states based on the weight of topics. A qualitative method was employed …

A Systematic Literature Review Of Sexual Harassment Studies With Text Mining, Amir Karami, Melek Yildiz Spinel, C. Nicole White, Kayla Ford, Suzanne Swan

Faculty Publications

Sexual harassment has been the topic of thousands of research articles in the 20th and 21st centuries. Several review papers have been developed to synthesize the literature about sexual harassment. While traditional literature review studies provide valuable insights, these studies have some limitations including analyzing a limited number of papers, being time-consuming and labor-intensive, focusing on a few topics, and lacking temporal trend analysis. To address these limitations, this paper employs both computational and qualitative approaches to identify major research topics, explore temporal trends of sexual harassment topics over the past few decades, and point to future possible directions in …

Effects Of Sacubitril/Valsartan On Cardiac Function, Mitochondrial Quality And Autophagy In A Rat Model With Chronic Mitral Regurgitation, Lalida Tantisuwat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Sacubitril/Valsartan (S/V), an angiotensin receptor blocker-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNi), has demonstrated beneficial outcomes in heart failure (HF) patients. However, the effects of the drug in mitral regurgitation (MR) condition are not thoroughly elucidated. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of S/V compared with valsartan (Val) on cardiac function, mitochondrial quality and autophagy in a rat model with chronic MR. MR was induced in male, Sprague-Dawley, rats (n=24), while the other 6 rats underwent sham surgery. Four weeks post-surgery, the MR rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: MR (n=8), Val (n=7), and S/V (n=8); one rat was …

Detection And Identification Of Tick-Borne Parasites From Goats And Vectors In Thailand, Aung Aung

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Tick-borne parasites (TBPs) in genera Anaplasma, Babesia, and Theileria pose a serious economic threat to small ruminant production. The present study was carried out to examine TBPs from goats and ticks in Thailand using PCR and DNA sequencing. A total of 93 ticks were collected from three provinces and identified as Rhipicephalus microplus. The phylogeny of R. microplus indicated that the tick belongs to the same phylogenic cluster as the previous studies in Thailand. A total of 969 blood samples from goats were collected from six provinces across Thailand. The overall infection rate of Anaplasma and piroplasm in goats were …

The Acute And Chronic Effects Of Electromagnetic Radiation Of Mobile Phone On Cardiac Function And Heart Rate Variability In Healthy Dogs, Dong Nhut Khanh Van

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The study aimed to determine the effects of acute and chronic exposures of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted from mobile phone (MP) on cardiac structure and function, as well as autonomic control to the heart in healthy dogs. Seven male beagles were enrolled in this study. The study consisted of two parts: (1) the acute effects of EMR from MP on electrocardiography (ECG), blood pressure (BP), heart rate variability (HRV), and body’s surface temperature; and (2) the chronic effects of EMR from MP on ECG, echocardiography, BP, cardiac biomarkers (i.e., cardiac troponin I–cTnI), HRV, and body’s surface temperature in healthy conscious …

Effect Of Occupational Welding Fume Exposure On Hemostatic & Inflammatory Blood Parameters And Cardiovascular Risks On Welders And Non-Welders In Confined Space: A Longitudinal Study, Ning Li

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Occupational welding fumes contains varies of toxic metal particles and may affect cardiovascular system like the Particulate Matters (PM). The hypothetical mechanisms of welding fume toxicity center on oxidative stress and inflammatory, similar as the mechanisms that link PM2.5 and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The popular mechanisms on toxicity of welding fumes agreed that PM was associated with increased WBC and neutrophil counts, and increased WBC counts lead to higher Cardiovascular risks and Coronary heart disease risks.Urine Mn and Cr level in the welder group was significantly higher than the non-welder group (Mn: 0.96 VS 0.22 ug/g creatinine, p < 0.001; Cr: 0.63 VS 0.22 ug/g creatinine, p < 0.01). One third of the non-welders were in the high metal-exposed group. When all the participants were divided by occupation type, two times measurements revealed that Hct, WBC and Eosinophil indices of the welder groups were significantly higher (all p < 0.05). Linear regression models showed that, comparing to non-welders, welding could cause alterations to most hemostatic indices majorly by effecting an increase: Hct (β = 0.015, p = 0.007), WBC (β = 0.047, p = 0.033), Eosinophil ratio % (β = 0.345, p = 0.001). When all the participants were divided by metal level groups, there was bidirectional relationship between urine Mn level and WBC count in the linear regression models ((β = - 0.049, p = 0.045 and β = 0.059, p = 0.007, separately for starting and ending point). The study participants (both welders and non-welders) had an average systolic BP in the “high normal” range (Welders: 125.21 ± 11.23 mmHg for systolic BP Non-welders: mean = 126.33 ± 11.41 mmHg for systolic BP). Systolic blood pressure of the welder group increased significantly higher than the non-welder group after one year follow up (welder group VS non-welder: 4.13 ± 11.76 VS - 0.15 ± 6.60 mmHg, p = 0.037).

Neuroprotective Effect Of Passiflora Edulissims Against Amyloid Beta-Induced Neurotoxicity, Shuqin Cao

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a common and devastating disease characterized by pathological aggregations of beta-amyloid (Aβ) plaques extracellularly, and Tau tangles intracellularly. While our understandings of the aetiologies of AD have greatly expanded over the decades, there is no drug available to stop disease progression. This study involves two parts. First, we demonstrate the potential of P. edulis pericarp (PP) extract in protecting against Aβ-mediated neurotoxicity in mammalian cells and Caenorhabditis elegans models of AD. We show PP protects against memory deficit, neuronal loss, and promotes longevity in the Aβ model of AD via stimulation of mitophagy, the selective cellular …

Development Of Asiatic Acid-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles For Nose To Brain Delivery: Ex Vivo And In Vivo Evaluation, Tissana Rojanaratha

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Asiatic acid (AA) has neuroprotective properties potential for prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Natural waxes with various ratios of tween 80 and span 80 or soybean lecithin were formulated to obtain AA-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (AA-SLN) in order to improve direct nose to brain transport. Optimal AA-SLN had particle size below 200 nm with uniform size distribution as confirmed by transmission electron microscope (TEM) results and zeta potential of nearly -30 mV indicating low risk on particle aggregation. Formulation with rice bran wax, tween80 and soybean lecithin (AA-RwS100) showed the highest drug content and entrapment efficiency of >98%. Differential …

Study Of Self-Assembled Hyaluronic Acid Based Nanogel As Solubilization And Stabilization System For Asiatic Acid, Yu Yu Win

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Asiatic acid (AA), natural triterpene found in Centalla asiatica, possesses polypharmacological properties that can contribute to the treatment and prophylaxis of various diseases. However, its hydrophobic nature and rapid metabolic rate lead to poor bioavailability. The aim of this research is to study nanogel system from hyaluronic acid (HA) for solubilization and stability enhancement of AA. Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAM) was conjugated onto HA using carbodiimide reaction followed by 1H NMR characterization. pNIPAM-grafted HA (HA-pNIPAM) nanogels were prepared with three concentrations of polymer, 0.1%, 0.15% and 0.25% w/v in water by sonication method. AA was loaded into the nanogel by incubation method. …

Process Mining Analytics For Industry 4.0 With Graph Signal Processing, Georgios Drakopoulos, Eleanna Kafeza, Phivos Mylonas, Spyros Sioutas

All Works

Process mining is the art and science of (semi)automatically generating business processes from a large number of logs coming from potentially heterogeneous systems. With the recent advent of Industry 4.0 analog enterprise environments such as floor shops and long supply chains are bound to full digitization. In this context interest in process mining has been invigorated. Multilayer graphs constitute a broad class of combinatorial objects for representing, among others, business processes in a natural and intuitive way. Specifically the concepts of state and transition, central to the majority of existing approaches, are inherent in these graphs and coupled with both …

Pawtomatic Pet Door, James Cosgrove, Austin Hillyard

Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Pet doors aren’t secure
• Pet doors don’t allow the user to restrict access to specific animals
• Pet doors that do lock/close must be locked/closed and reopened manually

Making Loud Noises Quiet, Logan Voigt, Nicholas Williams

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Guns are loud. Putting on ear protection takes time. Hunters need to listen for animals, so they can not wear ear protection constantly. Hunters have limited time to react when they see their target. They do not have time to put on ear protection. The Shot Silencer protects hunters’ hearing by actively noise cancelling the sound of the gunshot.

Mahanoy Area School District V. B.L.: The Court Protects Student Social Media But Leaves Unanswered Questions, David L. Hudson Jr.

Law Faculty Scholarship

In Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.: The Court Protects Student Social Media but Leaves Unanswered Questions, published in the Cato Supreme Court Review, David L. Hudson Jr. analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision addressing the scope of public schools’ authority over off-campus student speech on social media. Situating Mahanoy within the Court’s broader K–12 student speech jurisprudence—from Barnette and Tinker to Fraser, Hazelwood, and Morse—the Article explains how the Court declined to adopt a categorical rule excluding off-campus speech from regulation while nevertheless ruling in favor of the student. The majority recognized diminished school …

Adolescent Obesity Case Study, Rachel Salvitti

All Student-Created Educational Resources

This handout shows some easy to digest information regarding adolescent obesity. It is targeted towards girls and suggests what they should or should not include in their daily habits to reduce their risk or continued development of obesity. The information presented is based off of MyPlate recommendations, as well as other studies of dietary interventions to improve health of adolescents suffering from or at risk of obesity.

Salad With Clams: Prey Choice Of An Intentionally Carnivorous Turtle, Kayleigh R. Erazmus, Luca Luiselli, Russell L. Burke

Biology Faculty Publications

Prey choice is the non-random foraging and consumption of prey species by their predators, and is therefore the basis for studies of topics as diverse as quantifying food webs, predator–prey relationships, and optimal-foraging models. Malaclemys terrapin (Diamond-back Terrapin) is a diet generalist with a large geographic distribution: the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts from Massachusetts to Texas. Individual terrapins have relatively small home ranges and feed primarily on local mollusc species. In feeding trials with 1 prey species and 2 prey species, wild-caught terrapins from New York readily consumed Mya arenaria (Soft-shelled Clam) and Geukensia demissa (Atlantic Ribbed Mussel), preferring …

Flight And Dietary Antioxidants Influence Antioxidant Expression And Activity In A Migratory Bird, Kristen J. Demoranville, Wales A. Carter, Barbara J. Pierce, Scott R. Mcwilliams

Biology Faculty Publications

Ecologically-relevant factors such as exercise and diet quality can directly influence how physiological systems work including those involved in maintaining oxidative balance; however, to our knowledge, no studies to date have focused on how such factors directly affect expression of key components of the endogenous antioxidant system (i.e., transcription factors, select antioxidant genes, and corresponding antioxidant enzymes) in several metabolically active tissues of a migratory songbird. We conducted a 3-factor experiment that tested the following hypotheses: (H1) Daily flying over several weeks increases the expression of transcription factors NRF2 and PPARs as well as endogenous antioxidant genes (i.e., CAT, SOD1, …

Gephyrin-Lacking Pv Synapses On Neocortical Pyramidal Neurons, Dika A. Kuljis, Kristina D. Micheva, Ajit Ray, Waja Wegner, Ryan Bowman, Daniel V. Madison, Katrin I. Willig, Alison L. Barth

Biology Faculty Publications

Gephyrin has long been thought of as a master regulator for inhibitory synapses, acting as a scaffold to organize γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors (GABA_ARs) at the post-synaptic density. Accordingly, gephyrin immunostaining has been used as an indicator of inhibitory synapses; despite this, the pan-synaptic localization of gephyrin to specific classes of inhibitory synapses has not been demonstrated. Genetically encoded fibronectin intrabodies generated with mRNA display (FingRs) against gephyrin (Gephyrin.FingR) reliably label endogenous gephyrin, and can be tagged with fluorophores for comprehensive synaptic quantitation and monitoring. Here we investigated input- and target-specific localization of gephyrin at a defined …

Zootap, Zane Winkler

Electrical and Computer Engineering

A day at the zoo can be stressful. ZooTap solves two of the biggest problems found at every zoo.

1. Customers not being able to find Zoo Animals
2. Zoo customers not staying at an exhibit for an extended period of time

With ZooTap, you and your kids will be able to interact with every animal physically and digitally with the use of a cell phone

ZooTap will result in adults and kids being more involved in a single exhibit at any zoo. Aiding them in finding animals and causing them to stay at an enclosure for a longer amount of time

The Effects Of Singing Vs. Speech On Joint Engagement In A Young Child With Phelan-Mcdermid Syndrome, Marllys Banks, Hannah Kinney, Bridget Valla, Maura Jones Moyle

Speech Pathology and Audiology Faculty Research and Publications

Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS) is a rare genetic disorder typically caused by loss or disruption of the distal long arm of chromosome 22. Children with PMS exhibit severe to profound communication deficits, and the majority meet the criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). To date, no language or communication intervention studies focused on children with PMS exist in the literature despite a steady increase in diagnosed cases. Anecdotally, it has been reported that music facilitates learning and engagement in children with PMS. The purpose of this clinical case study is to investigate the effects of singing vs. speaking on joint engagement, …

Health Risk Assessment Of Burmese Related To Consumption Of Heavy Metals Contaminated Fish From Local Market In Bangkok, Thailand, Myat Myitzu

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Heavy metals contamination in human through the ingestion of contaminated fish may lead to serious health problems. This study was a cross sectional study conducted during February and March 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. The objectives of this study were 1) to find the concentration of heavy metals contaminated in fish from local market in Thailand 2) to find the cancer risk and non-cancer risk of heavy metals from fish consumption. Face-to-face interview and online questionnaire were used to collect the personal information of 400 Burmese living in Bangkok. As, Cd, Cr, Pb, and Hg were analyzed by ICP-MS from four …

Optimization Of Ethanol-Based Reactive Extraction Process For Spent Coffee Grounds Biodiesel Production Using Duo-Function Diazabicycloundecene As Catalyst And Solvent, Huan Luong Trien

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The intention of this master's thesis was conducted to evaluate the potential of using 1,8-Diazabicyclo [5.4.0] undec-7-ene (DBU) as an eco-friendly solvent and catalyst in the in-situ transesterification (in-situ TE) process for producing fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) from spent coffee grounds (SCGs) waste. Several parameters were also optimized the FAEE yield in this process by response surface methodology, including temperature, time, ethanol and DBU loading and water content in ethanol. Results showed that promising FAEE yield could achieved under 40 °C. Moreover, FAEE yield tended to decrease under high temperatures due to DBU and ethanol evaporation at 70 °C. …

Physical Property And Biological Activity Of Bioscaffold Containing The Extracted Native Collagen And Acemannan On Proliferation And Growth Factor Secretion In Primary Human Pulpal Cells, Aye Aye Thant

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Dental pulp tissue regeneration is based on tissue engineering concepts using stem cells, scaffolds, and growth factors to regenerate the pulp-dentine complex. Up to now, native collagen is commonly used as a biomaterial scaffold for tissue regeneration due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and properties that mimic the natural extracellular matrix (ECM). However, the bioactivity of collagen scaffold on cell growth and differentiation, and regenerative activities such as extracellular matrix formation and growth factor secretion which are important for pulp revascularization and regeneration and accomplishment root formation is still unclear. Many studies elucidated that adding biomolecules into the collagen scaffold enhanced …

Spatial Heterogeneity Distributions And Seasonal Variations Of Microplastic Contaminations In Surface Waters And Sediments And Microplastic Pollution Level Assessments Of The Inner Gulf Of Thailand, Pathompong Vibhatabandhu

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Microplastics or the plastic particles less than 5 mm are the emerging pollutant that may be threat in marine ecosystems. Due to uncertainty in behavior of microplastics in the environment, this research objectives to analyze the characteristics of microplastic contaminations in surface waters and sediments of the inner Gulf of Thailand. The surface waters and sediments in dry season and wet season of 2018 were sampled from the coastal sea and the river estuaries of Mae Klong, Ta Chin, Chao Phraya, and Bang Pakong rivers. The analysis found that the influence of wet season increased contamination of microplastics from dry …

Health Risk Assessment Related To Cadmium And Lead Exposure From Cigarette Smoking Among Indonesian Smokers In Surakarta, Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study, Panji Mukti

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Indonesia is one of the developing countries that have the highest number of smokers and ranks third under China and India. Heavy metal such as cadmium and lead poses major health hazards which are found in tobacco smoke. This study aimed 1) to assess the cancer risk and non-cancer risk related to lead and cadmium exposure from cigarette smoking among Indonesian smokers 2) to find the association between socio-demographic, exposure factors, and health risk among Indonesian smokers. This study was a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire to get the personal information and smoking behavior among Indonesian male smokers who …

Chitosan/Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Composite Scaffold Incorporated With Trichostatin A For Bone Regeneration, Teerawat Sukpaita

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study synthesized a chitosan-based scaffold incorporated with trichostatin A (TSA), an epigenetic modifier molecule, using a freeze-drying technique to achieve promising bone regeneration potential. The scaffolds with various biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) proportions: 0%, 10%, 20%, and 40% were characterized. The addition of BCP improved the scaffolds' mechanical properties and delayed the degradation rate. From all physicochemical parameters, 20% BCP scaffold matched the appropriate bone scaffold requirements and was selected for further development. The proper concentration of TSA was also tested. Our developed scaffold released TSA and sustained them for up to 3 days. The scaffold with 800 nM …

การพัฒนาไบโอเซรามิกรูทคาแนลซีลเลอร์, สุรีย์พร โอฬารสกุลวงศ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การศึกษานี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อเปรียบเทียบคุณสมบัติทางกายภาพและองค์ประกอบทางเคมีของไบโอเซรามิกรูทคาแนลซีลเลอร์ที่ผลิตจากเปลือกหอยแครง (ไบโอซีลเลอร์) กับไบโอเซรามิกรูทคาแนลซีลเลอร์ซึ่งมีจำหน่ายในท้องตลาด (ไอรูทเอสพี) โดยทำการสังเคราะห์ผงไตรแคลเซียมซิลิเกตจากเปลือกหอยแครง และตรวจสอบองค์ประกอบทางเคมีด้วยการทดสอบการเลี้ยวเบนของรังสีเอกซ์ ผลการทดสอบพบว่าสารที่ผลิตได้ประกอบด้วยไตรแคลเซียมซิลิเกตเป็นส่วนประกอบหลัก จากนั้นจึงนำมาผสมกับสารเติมแต่งเพิ่มเติมเพื่อผลิตเป็นไบโอซีลเลอร์ ทำการทดสอบคุณสมบัติทางกายภาพของไบโอซีลเลอร์และไอรูทเอสพีตามมาตรฐานการทดสอบไอเอสโอ 6876/2012 ได้แก่ การไหลแผ่ เวลาแข็งตัว ความหนาชั้นฟิล์ม การละลายตัว และความทึบรังสี นอกจากนี้ได้ทำการศึกษาค่าความเป็นกรด-ด่าง และปริมาณแคลเซียมอิออนที่ถูกปล่อยออกมาที่ระยะเวลา 3 ชั่วโมง 1 วัน 3 วัน 7 วัน 14 วัน และ 28 วัน รวมถึงศึกษาองค์ประกอบทางเคมีหลังแข็งตัวเต็มที่ของซีลเลอร์ทั้งสอง คุณสมบัติทางกายภาพของไบโอซีลเลอร์และไอรูทเอสพีมีค่าผ่านตามมาตรฐานไอเอสโอ 6876/2012 ยกเว้นคุณสมบัติด้านการละลายตัว สำหรับค่าความเป็นกรด-ด่างของไบโอซีลเลอร์และไอรูทเอสพีในช่วงระยะเวลาที่ทำการทดสอบพบว่ามีค่า 9.23-10.35 และ 8.83-10.39 ตามลำดับ ส่วนปริมาณแคลเซียมอิออนที่ถูกปล่อยออกมาพบว่าไอรูทเอสพีปล่อยแคลเซียมอิออนมากกว่าไบโอซีลเลอร์อย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติในช่วงแรกแต่ไม่แตกต่างกันที่ช่วงระยะเวลา 14 และ 28 วัน นอกจากนี้การศึกษาองค์ประกอบทางเคมีของไบโอซีลเลอร์และไอรูทเอสพีหลังแข็งตัวเต็มที่พบองค์ประกอบที่ยืนยันการเกิดปฏิกิริยาไฮเดรชันของวัสดุ ดังนั้นจึงสามารถสรุปได้ว่าไบโอซีลเลอร์มีคุณสมบัติทางกายภาพที่ดีและมีคุณสมบัติใกล้เคียงกับไอรูทเอสพี

Mercury And Selenium In Fishes From The Gulf Of Thailand:Balancing Consumption Risk, Irwan Ramadhan Ritonga

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Consumption of marine fish, a high protein source, has been hampered by mercury (Hg) contamination. To date, selenium (Se), a co-occurrence element, has been perceived to reduce Hg toxicity. Health risk of Hg exposure via fish consumption might be re-estimated using Se-Hg connection. Total Hg (T-Hg) contamination in seafood was investigated in 60 individual (22, 4 and 6 species of fish, cephalopods and shellfish, respectively) purchased from two supermarkets in Bangkok and in 622 individuals (total 27 fish species) caught by bottom trawling from 63 stations in the Gulf Thailand (GoT). Se-Hg connection was studied in 19 selected fish species …

การยับยั้งการติดไวรัสหัวเหลืองในกุ้งด้วยอนุภาคเสมือน Penaeus Stylirostris เดนโซไวรัสกับอาร์เอ็นเอสายคู่ของไวรัส, จารุวรรณ วรวิทยธาดา

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ไวรัสหัวเหลืองเป็นไวรัสก่อโรคที่ทำให้กุ้งหลายชนิดตายเป็นจำนวนมากในระยะเวลาสั้น ส่งผลให้อุตสาหกรรมการเพาะเลี้ยงและส่งออกกุ้งของไทยเกิดความเสียหายเป็นอย่างมาก ในปัจจุบันมีการใช้เทคโนโลยีทางอณูชีววิทยา นำอาร์เอ็นเอสายคู่ (dsRNA) มากระตุ้นให้เกิดกระบวนการ RNA interference (RNAi) เพื่อควบคุมและยับยั้งการติดไวรัสในกุ้ง โดยยีนเป้าหมายที่มีประสิทธิภาพในการยับยั้งไวรัสหัวเหลือง คือ ยีน protease (pro) อย่างไรก็ตามการขนส่งอาร์เอ็นเอสายคู่ก็ยังคงมีข้อจำกัด เปลือกหุ้มไวรัสบางชนิดสามารถรวมตัวเกิดเป็นอนุภาค-เสมือนไวรัส (Virus-like particle) สามารถใช้เป็นตัวขนส่งที่มีประสิทธิภาพและเข้าจับกับเซลล์เจ้าบ้านอย่างจำเพาะเจาะจงได้ โดยก่อนหน้านี้ได้มีการแสดงออกร่วมกันของยีนโปรตีนเปลือกหุ้มไวรัสของ Penaeus stylirostris เดนโซไวรัส (PstDNV) และอาร์เอ็นเอสายคู่ที่จำเพาะต่อยีนของไวรัสภายในเซลล์แบคทีเรียเดียวกัน พบว่าสามารถยับยั้งการเพิ่มจำนวนของไวรัสหัวเหลืองในกุ้งได้ แต่ทว่ากระบวนการแสดงออกร่วมกันนี้ ไม่สามารถควบคุมระดับการแสดงออกของยีนทั้งสองได้ ดังนั้นวัตถุประสงค์ของงานวิจัยนี้ คือ สร้างอนุภาคเสมือนไวรัส PstDNV กับอาร์เอ็นเอสายคู่ที่จำเพาะต่อยีน pro ของไวรัสหัวเหลือง (PstDNV VLPs-dspro) ให้อยู่ภายใต้โปรโมเตอร์เดียวกัน เพื่อนำไปประยุกต์ใช้และเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพในการป้องกันการติดเชื้อไวรัสหัวเหลืองในกุ้ง โดยการโคลนอาร์เอ็นเอสายคู่ที่จำเพาะต่อยีน pro ของไวรัสหัวเหลืองเข้าสู่เวกเตอร์สำหรับการแสดงออกที่มียีนโปรตีนเปลือกหุ้มไวรัส PstDNV เพื่อควบคุมการแสดงออกของยีนทั้งสองภายใต้โปรโมเตอร์ต่อ T7 RNA polymerase จากนั้นแสดงออกใน E. coli Rosetta-gami โดยผ่านการชักนำด้วย IPTG ที่ความเข้มข้นสุดท้าย 0.4 มิลลิโมลาร์ ที่อุณหภูมิ 30 องศาเซลเซียส เป็นเวลา 3 ชั่วโมง จากผลการวิเคราะห์พบทั้งรีคอมบิแนนท์โปรตีนขนาดประมาณ 37 กิโลดาลตัน ที่เข้าจับกับแอนติบอดีที่จำเพาะต่อ Histidine ได้ และพบอาร์เอ็นเอสายคู่ที่จำเพาะต่อยีน pro ของไวรัสหัวเหลือง ขนาดประมาณ 400 คู่เบส จากนั้นรีคอมบิแนนท์โปรตีนถูกทำให้บริสุทธิ์ด้วย Affinity chromatography และตรวจสอบภายใต้กล้องจุลทรรศน์อิเล็กตรอนแบบส่องผ่าน (TEM) พบอนุภาค-เสมือนไวรัส PstDNV ที่มีการกระจายตัวเป็นอนุภาคเสมือนไวรัสเดี่ยว คล้ายกับอนุภาคเสมือนไวรัส PstDNV ที่พบในธรรมชาติ ซึ่งต่างจากอนุภาคเสมือนไวรัส PstDNV ที่ได้จากการแสดงออกร่วมกันของยีนโปรตีนเปลือกหุ้มไวรัส PstDNV กับอาร์เอ็นเอสายคู่ที่จำเพาะต่อยีนของไวรัสหัวเหลืองภายในเซลล์แบคทีเรียเดียวกัน (PstDNV VLPs-dspro co-expression) เกิดการจับกันของอนุภาคเสมือนไวรัส เมื่อตรวจสอบอาร์เอ็น-เอสายคู่จากอนุภาคเสมือนไวรัส PstDNV พบว่าอาร์เอ็นเอสายคู่นั้นถูกห่อหุ้มอยู่ทั้งภายในและอยู่ล้อมรอบอนุภาคเสมือนไวรัส PstDNV โดยพบว่ามีปริมาณอาร์เอ็นสายคู่ต่อไมโครกรัมของรีคอมบิแนนท์โปรตีนของ …

Removal Of Ferrous And Arsenic From Contaminated Groundwater By Co-Precipitation Coupling With Membrane Separation Process, Bonita Pen

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This work aimed to​ treat contaminated groundwater with arsenic and ferrous iron pollutants to be drinking water standard following by WHO by co-precipitation process and membrane separation process. The relative effect of different solid media types (scouring sponge, scouring pad, plastic ring, and activated carbon foam) and operating conditions on oxygen mass transfer coefficient (KLa) and hydrodynamic bubble parameters was studied. The optimization process of ferrous oxidation and arsenic removal was observed by Design of Experiment (DOE) with Central Composition Design of Response Surface Methodology (CCD-RSM). Lastly, separation process was experimented with conventional process and membrane technology, i.e., settling process, …

Natural Rubber Films Reinforced With Cellulose And Chitosan Prepared By Latex Aqueous Microdispersion, Naipaporn Sutipanwihan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Plastics are one of the derived products from petroleum material, which have been used in many applications worldwide, because of their various properties. However, plastic wastes create toxic environmental pollutions and problems because of their toxic constituents and non-biodegradability. Accordingly, nature materials have been proposed as a substitute for petroleum materials for bioplastic production. Natural rubber (NR) is a product from natural, which is well-known for its high elasticity. However, there are some drawbacks such as low tensile strength and low abrasion resistance. Moreover, its applications are also limited because of its poor resistance to oil and solvents. Therefore, the …