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Real-Time Image Super-Resolution Reconstruction For System On Chip Fpga, Watchara Ruangsang Jan 2021

Real-Time Image Super-Resolution Reconstruction For System On Chip Fpga, Watchara Ruangsang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In recent years, image super-resolution (SR) techniques based on Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) have achieved impressive attention from computer vision scholars and artificial intelligence (AI) companies. Due to the necessity of using the SR algorithms in real-world applications, designing an efficient and lightweight SR algorithm that improves the sharpness and visual quality of the SR results is a critical issue in real-time hardware implementation. To address these issues, we proposed the Multi-FusNet of Cross Channel Network (MFCC) network by constructing the groups of Residual-in-Residual architecture under the multi-path cascading framework. Additionally, a residual connection is used to transfer the low-level …

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Development Of A Preliminary Energy Assessment Tool For Alternative Cooling System, Pinsuda Netphasom Jan 2021

Development Of A Preliminary Energy Assessment Tool For Alternative Cooling System, Pinsuda Netphasom

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In recent years, an absorption chiller coupled with solar technologies has been presented as a solution to decrease the amount of electricity consumption. The absorption chiller technology primarily consumes thermal energy instead of electricity to generate the chilled water. In addition, this technology can take advantage of waste energy and renewable resources like solar power. Solar photovoltaic and thermal collectors produce electrical and thermal energy to assist the alternative cooling system as a renewable resource. These solar and absorption technologies are promising solutions to reduce energy consumption and reduce the environmental impact caused by greenhouse gases. This study aims to …

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Fuzzy Ahp For Supplier Selection: A Case Study In An Electronic Component Manufacturer, Chia Ken Tsai Jan 2021

Fuzzy Ahp For Supplier Selection: A Case Study In An Electronic Component Manufacturer, Chia Ken Tsai

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Supplier selection has become an essential effect on the entire electronic supply chain network on performance. The case study company produces a nano sim-card connector which four primary raw materials are processed into four primary parts (Plastic, Nickel, Phosphor bronze, and Stainless steel). Nevertheless, the case study company faces a penalty and order reduction because of the quality issue. Although an appraisal record from the case study company is able to select a proper raw material supplier, the cost becomes the priority when the candidate suppliers are categorized as the same level, leading to increasing potential risks, e.g., a penalty, …

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Structural Priming And The Acquisition Of English Dative Constructions By L1 Thai Learners, Jaturaporn Kongbang Jan 2021

Structural Priming And The Acquisition Of English Dative Constructions By L1 Thai Learners, Jaturaporn Kongbang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The purpose of the present study is to examine whether structural priming can facilitate L1 Thai learners’ acquisition of English dative constructions, both English DO construction and English PO construction and to investigate whether different priming conditions have different learning effects on L1 Thai learners’ acquisition of English dative constructions. The first hypothesis states that the L1 Thai learners produce English dative constructions, both DO construction and PO construction, at higher rates after receiving the structural priming experiments. However, the similar structure, i.e. the English PO construction is used more frequently than the different structure, i.e. the English DO construction. …

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Environmental Ethics, Survival And Apocalypse: An Analysis Of Margaret Atwood’S Maddaddam Trilogy, Sarawut Kururatphan Jan 2021

Environmental Ethics, Survival And Apocalypse: An Analysis Of Margaret Atwood’S Maddaddam Trilogy, Sarawut Kururatphan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This thesis examines the connection of ethics and survival in the pre- and post-apocalyptic worlds in Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy: Oryx and Crake (2003), The Year of the Flood (2009), and MaddAddam (2013). It investigates the author’s imaginings of a dystopian society marked by rampant technocratic capitalism and unchecked scientism in Oryx and Crake. Applying Murray Bookchin's social ecology to shed light on the root causes of the apocalypse, it argues that hierarchical ideology and diversiform inequality deeply rooted in society lead to warped ethics, affecting the crisis. This thesis also examines environmental ethics which is embedded in the belief …

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The Use Of Corpus Consultation To Enhance The Acquisition Of L2 English Infinitive And Gerund Complements Among Low English Proficiency L1 Thai Learners, Passaraporn Suriyapee Jan 2021

The Use Of Corpus Consultation To Enhance The Acquisition Of L2 English Infinitive And Gerund Complements Among Low English Proficiency L1 Thai Learners, Passaraporn Suriyapee

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study aimed to investigate how the corpus-based teaching approach could enhance L2 acquisition of English infinitive and gerund complements among low English proficiency L1 Thai young learners. Sixty-four secondary students were equally divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group learned English verbal complements through the corpus approach, while the control group did through the traditional teaching approach. Data were collected through a pretest, a posttest, and an interview. The results from the pretest revealed quite low scores on English infinitive and gerund complements in both participant groups and, based on the statistical data from …

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The Transfer Of Expressive Meaning In The Translation Of Thai Amplifiers In The Literary Works Into English, Maliwan Bunsorn Jan 2021

The Transfer Of Expressive Meaning In The Translation Of Thai Amplifiers In The Literary Works Into English, Maliwan Bunsorn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study explores cross-language intensification in affirmative sentences by examining the translation of standard and strong amplifiers, words that scale upward from an assumed norm to emphasize a quality of any entities, from Thai into English, the types of shifts involved, as well as similarities and differences in the translation of amplifiers by native and non-native translators. The data comprises 1,254 source text amplifiers, which were drawn from a corpus of eight works of fiction in Thai and their English translations translated by professional translators. Research inquiries were made with two translators to identify decisions behind their translations. The analysis …

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Lexical Bundles In Mainstream Movie'and Noah Baumbach's Selected Film Scripts: A Corpus-Based Study Of Telecinematic Discourse, Runze Xu Jan 2021

Lexical Bundles In Mainstream Movie'and Noah Baumbach's Selected Film Scripts: A Corpus-Based Study Of Telecinematic Discourse, Runze Xu

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The present study aims to investigate and compare language use in film scripts of American mainstream movies and in Noah Baumbach's, focusing on lexical bundles and their functional contributions to meanings and aesthetic values of the given texts. Two corpora were compiled as the datasets: Mainstream Film Corpus (MFC), which consists of 100 screenplays of top Hollywood blockbusters during 2005-2019, and Noah Baumbach Corpus (NBC), which contains five film scripts written by Noah Baumbach alone. Frequent four-word lexical bundles were extracted and approached qualitatively in terms of their functions, following Biber et al. (2004) and Biber (2006) as analytical frameworks. …

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Effects Of Working Memory On Structural Competition In Processing English Present Tense Morphology By L1 Thai Learners, Sonthaya Rattanasak Jan 2021

Effects Of Working Memory On Structural Competition In Processing English Present Tense Morphology By L1 Thai Learners, Sonthaya Rattanasak

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In the course of second language (L2) acquisition, L2 grammatical processing is often found to be dissimilar to that of native speakers, and nonnative processing difficulties have been attributed to various sources. In the realms of agreement processing, whether both first language (L1) and L2 linguistic systems are co-activated simultaneously within a bilingual mind during grammatical processing remains an active question in language sciences. This study examined individual differences in terms of working memory capacity and distance-based complexity in L2 agreement processing. In two word-by-word self-paced reading experiments, a total of 80 agreement-lacking Thai learners of L2 English and 80 …

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A Study Of Chinese Young Learners' Beliefs In Eil Project-Based Language Learning In Rural Schools, Xiaoli Zheng Jan 2021

A Study Of Chinese Young Learners' Beliefs In Eil Project-Based Language Learning In Rural Schools, Xiaoli Zheng

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study explored learners' beliefs about English as an international language through project-based language learning in a Chinese rural school. Three English teachers and 102 Grade 6 Chinese EFL learners participated over two separate phases. Phase I explored how teachers implemented the project-based language learning via classroom observation and semi-structured interviews. The findings from this phase were used to construct the six aspects of the EIL project-based language learning questionnaire in Phase 2. The questionnaire was developed to explore learners beliefs about EIL and project-based language learning in a Chinese rural school. The questionnaire revealed that the learners strongly believed …

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Estudio De Las Barreras Lingüísticas Y Culturales De Los Estudiantes De Intercambio Tailandeses En México Y Elaboración De Materiales Audiovisuales Preparatorios, Atapon Krajangjai Jan 2021

Estudio De Las Barreras Lingüísticas Y Culturales De Los Estudiantes De Intercambio Tailandeses En México Y Elaboración De Materiales Audiovisuales Preparatorios, Atapon Krajangjai

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research consists of a triple objective: 1) to study the language and cultural difficulties experienced by Thai exchange students in Mexico, 2) to analyze the causes and effects of such difficulties towards the adaptation of Thai students in Mexico, and 3) to elaborate a proposal of preparatory audiovisual materials that help these students to overcome both language and cultural barriers in Mexico. The research methodology consists of the data collection from the questionnaire taken by a sample group of 84 Thai AFS exchange students in Mexico during the academic year from 2009 to 2019, and the interviews conducted with …

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Sustainable Livelihood Of Fishermen: A Case Study In The City Of Semarang, Indonesia, Adam Prayuda Jan 2021

Sustainable Livelihood Of Fishermen: A Case Study In The City Of Semarang, Indonesia, Adam Prayuda

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The study aims to look at the social and economic circumstances of fishermen in Semarang City, their local livelihoods, and the significant role of the state through Semarang Fisheries Service to improve the economic livelihoods and social welfare of this marginal group. It applies a sustainable livelihood framework to look at the compatibility and empowerment process that can affect the Fishermen's Community. This research used mixed methods to understand the problem and apply narrative techniques for case studies to obtain the data. Different sources of information are used to triangulate information, perspectives, and expected results to increase knowledge in providing …

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A Learner Corpus-Based Study On The Use Of Spoken Discourse Markers By Thai Efl Learners, Zhaoyi Pan Jan 2021

A Learner Corpus-Based Study On The Use Of Spoken Discourse Markers By Thai Efl Learners, Zhaoyi Pan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research investigated and compared the use of English spoken discourse markers by Thai EFL learners and by native English speakers. Six English spoken discourse markers, namely like, so, well, you know, I think and I mean, are compared in two aspects: frequency and pragmatic function. A total of 60 learners were involved in the research: 30 Thai B1-level learners and 30 Thai C1-level EFL learners according to the CEFR standard. Spoken data in the genre of English daily conversation was collected and transcribed into written form to build a learner corpus for the analysis. The research examined the significant …

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Renewable Energy Transition Towards Krabi’S Sustainable Energy, Chariya Senpong Jan 2021

Renewable Energy Transition Towards Krabi’S Sustainable Energy, Chariya Senpong

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The present study was conducted with an aim to investigate Krabi's electricity outlook, renewable energy transition timeline, and potential of renewable energy resources, key drivers, barriers, and challenges towards Krabi's sustainable energy. Guideline as well as policy recommendation for successful renewable energy transition was also developed. The study found that Krabi's electricity demand has continuously increasing and tends to increase up to 320 MW by the year 2037. Meanwhile, electricity supply has still relied on national grid since 1995. Meanwhile, Krabi Goes Green which is a provincial roadmap has set a target to be self-reliance and all electricity supply would …

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Investigating Sustainable Consumption Practices: A Case Of Single-Use Plastics In Online Food Delivery Market, Thailand, Boonchanit Wongprapinkul Jan 2021

Investigating Sustainable Consumption Practices: A Case Of Single-Use Plastics In Online Food Delivery Market, Thailand, Boonchanit Wongprapinkul

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Online food delivery platforms have demonstrated their financial success in the Thai market during the past few years. As a result, 560 - 2,856 million pieces of Single-use Plastics (SUPs) are expected each year. Furthermore, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused a dilemma in sustainable consumption and intensified the plastic waste situation. The social dilemma poses difficult short-term choices between health and the environment. The concern is that while Thais have started to adopt new sustainable lifestyles with the no-plastic-bag policy, environmentalists worry that this COVID disruption will have a long-term behavioural impact on SUPs consumption habits. Consuming single-use packaging …

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Developing Tanjung Kelayang As A New Bali: An Analysis Of Sustainable Tourism Policy And Implementation, Herdi Andrariladchi Jan 2021

Developing Tanjung Kelayang As A New Bali: An Analysis Of Sustainable Tourism Policy And Implementation, Herdi Andrariladchi

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Indonesia has seen the success of Bali as the most prominent tourism destination in the country. Therefore, the initiative to deploy the benefits of tourism development throughout several regions of Indonesia is known as the “10 New Bali’s”. Nevertheless, it is still questionable whether Bali is an example of sustainable tourism or not. In developing the “10 New Bali’s”, the Indonesian government is aiming at increasing the number of tourists rather than at achieving the goal of sustainable tourism destination development. One of the destinations designated under this initiative is Tanjung Kelayang in Belitung Island, and therefore it is selected …

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Challenges Of Urban Forest Park Restoration On Post-Closure Landfill : Perception And Future Engagement From The Local Communities, Intan Pransischa Fitri Jan 2021

Challenges Of Urban Forest Park Restoration On Post-Closure Landfill : Perception And Future Engagement From The Local Communities, Intan Pransischa Fitri

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Urban forest park development is considered a promising planning tool in tackling some of the problems associated with urbanisation, such as pollution and urban heat island effects. Individual perceptions are pivotal in the urban forest park development. Their significant factors were aimed to address the community's needs and increase the recognition through the disruptive change of land function and urban living toward urban forest park development. The framework of local community engagement in urban forest park development was proposed. Field observation and questionnaires survey of 168 respondents were selected from five villages located 50 meters-1000 meters radius from the site. …

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Consumers' Intention In Avoiding Plastic Packaging From Online Food Take-Out : A Case Study Of Beijing And Shanghai, China, Kaiyan Yang Jan 2021

Consumers' Intention In Avoiding Plastic Packaging From Online Food Take-Out : A Case Study Of Beijing And Shanghai, China, Kaiyan Yang

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

China's plastic pollution has gotten worse, especially during the COVID pandemic when the city's lockdowns boosted the food takeout business. Although the government has made efforts in curbing the use of conventional single-use plastic packaging, the problem is still looming up in the critical time of building ecological civilization. The key to resolve the overwhelming usage of disposable plastic packaging lies in reduction, along with using green alternatives: biodegradable packaging and returnable containers. The study investigated consumers' willingness to adopt new alternatives by applying the theory of planned behavior (TPB). The measurement scale, developed upon previous literature, gains validated reliability …

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Preventing Occupational Respiratory Disease From Exposures In Office Building : Case Study Covid-19, Panupant Phapant Jan 2021

Preventing Occupational Respiratory Disease From Exposures In Office Building : Case Study Covid-19, Panupant Phapant

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The COVID‐19 pandemic has affected human life in every possible way, and, alongside this, the need has been felt that office buildings and workplaces must have protective and preventive layers against COVID‐19 transmission so that a smooth transition from ‘work from home’ to work from office’ is possible. The present study reviews international agency regulations, country regulations, updated journal articles, etc., to critically understand lessons learned from COVID‐19 and evaluate the expected changes in sustainability requirements of office buildings and workplaces. The built environment, control environment, and regulatory environment around office buildings and workplaces have been put under test on …

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Developing A System Of Community-Based Agritourism For Sustainable Local Food Systems: A Multi-Case Study Of Rural Livelihood Diversification And Sustainable Urban Consumption In City-Regional Bangkok, Sofia Anna Enrica Cavalleri Jan 2021

Developing A System Of Community-Based Agritourism For Sustainable Local Food Systems: A Multi-Case Study Of Rural Livelihood Diversification And Sustainable Urban Consumption In City-Regional Bangkok, Sofia Anna Enrica Cavalleri

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Current food systems fail to directly link rural producers and urban consumers. This research explores and categorizes emerging community-based agritourism practices as strategies to reconnect rural food producers with urban consumers. The main research question of this study is: how can community-based agritourism link rural food producers and urban consumers as a rural livelihood diversification strategy? Mixed methods for data collection were selected to answer this question and analyzed with a deductive and inductive approach. These include the review of secondary grey and academic literature, shadow observation in three rural provinces, content validity index calculation performed by experts (n = …

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Investigating Consumers' Perspective And Impact On Green Cosmetics And Personal Care Products In Thailand, Tawalhathai Suphasomboon Jan 2021

Investigating Consumers' Perspective And Impact On Green Cosmetics And Personal Care Products In Thailand, Tawalhathai Suphasomboon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study aims to investigate consumers’ perspectives and impact on green cosmetics and personal care products in Thailand. Specifically, it explores the sustainability movement for the cosmetics and personal care industry, analyzes Thai consumer behavioral intention toward the consumption of green cosmetics and personal care products, and evaluates the impact of related policies that may affect green business transitions and consumers’ intention to purchase green cosmetics and personal care products. The movement of industry and related policies were analyzed by means of Life Cycle Thinking approach. Hypotheses were formulated based on The Perceived Value Theory with extended factors of environmental …

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Developing A Model For The Integration Of Bajau Traditional Ecological Knowledge In The Management Of Locally Managed Marine Area: A Case Study Of Wakatobi Regency, Indonesia, Wengki Ariando Jan 2021

Developing A Model For The Integration Of Bajau Traditional Ecological Knowledge In The Management Of Locally Managed Marine Area: A Case Study Of Wakatobi Regency, Indonesia, Wengki Ariando

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Attaining sustainable resource management encompasses multilevel challenges and interdisciplinary approaches from grassroots efforts to international agreements. In the context of coastal and marine management, the complexities represented by the variety of local entities, regimes, and institutional supports are captured as current challenges in sustainability efforts. Such challenges, unfortunately, persist in the group of customary communities such as those of the Bajau, who live in coastal and marine areas. In an effort to address the aforementioned challenges, this research proposes a model for integrating the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) of the Bajau into Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMA) scheme in Wakatobi, …

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Effects Of Configuration And Operating Conditions On Turbidity Removal Of Jet Clarifier, Ploypailin Romphophak Jan 2021

Effects Of Configuration And Operating Conditions On Turbidity Removal Of Jet Clarifier, Ploypailin Romphophak

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In water treatment, flocculation creates large and weighty flocs enough to be removed by the downstream processes of sedimentation and filtration. Among the various existing technologies, the jet clarifier is considered as an effective and compact system as it couples flocculation and clarification in a single unit. For the design of jet mixing, much experimental work has been done and many correlations have been proposed. However, these correlations are case specifics, and, to date, there is no comprehensive view for the flocculation aspect. In order to evaluate the performance of the jet clarifier for turbidity removal and understand hydrodynamics to …

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A Comparison Of Implant Stability Between Two Dental Implant Designusing Two Different Stability Measuring Technique, Chanikarn Chaksupa Jan 2021

A Comparison Of Implant Stability Between Two Dental Implant Designusing Two Different Stability Measuring Technique, Chanikarn Chaksupa

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Objective To investigate the primary stability of aggressive thread design implant comparing to nonaggressive thread design implant and to evaluate the correlation between ISQ values and IST values. Materials and methods 96 implants were used in this study. 48 BLT Straumann® and 48 BLX Straumann® were used. All implants were digitally planned and placed in 3D printed model using computer assisted guided surgery. The edentulous area at models were packed with randomized pattern of four different kinds of polyurethane blocks to replicate mixed cancellous bone. Postoperative implant stability measurement was performed immediately after implant insertion. Implant stability was measured by …

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The Relative Occlusal Force Of Natural Tooth Adjacent To Distal Extension Implant Support Fixed Prosthesis Using T-Scan Analysis : A Cross Sectional Study, Chin Purintarapiban Jan 2021

The Relative Occlusal Force Of Natural Tooth Adjacent To Distal Extension Implant Support Fixed Prosthesis Using T-Scan Analysis : A Cross Sectional Study, Chin Purintarapiban

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to compare the relative occlusal force between implant in the distal end and tooth adjacent to implant in maximum intercuspation. Methodology: Patients with implant restoration replacing teeth in free end space adjacent to natural tooth were recalled. The occlusion is examined as shim stock passes through the occluded tooth in heavy or light bites. The heavy bite or a light bite with shim stock that cannot pull through is HB1 or LB1. If the shim stock can pull through it is considered HB0 or LB0. The implant is classified into 3 groups, HB1LB0, HB1LB1, and …

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Accuracy Comparison Of Dental Implants Obtained By Dynamic Cais In All-On-4 Edentulous Area Among Different Types Of Bone Density: An In Vitro Study, Jutasinee Pornpolsarun Jan 2021

Accuracy Comparison Of Dental Implants Obtained By Dynamic Cais In All-On-4 Edentulous Area Among Different Types Of Bone Density: An In Vitro Study, Jutasinee Pornpolsarun

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Background: Determination of available bone is particularly important in implant placement quality of bone can affect the accuracy implant placement. Currently, Dynamic navigation system illustrated the improvement of implant accuracy, The accuracy of implant placement using computer-assisted implant placement system (CAIS) is unknown. As a result, the goal of this study was to see how bone density affected implant placement accuracy with Dynamic CAIS. Purpose: To determine the effect of different bone density in the accuracy of implant placement using dynamic navigation system Materials and Methods: The study's overall design includes a single doctor planning each implant using a CBCT …

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A Comparison Of Implant Stability Between Two Implant Systems Using Guided Surgery In Inexperienced Surgeons, Pinmuk Supachaiyakit Jan 2021

A Comparison Of Implant Stability Between Two Implant Systems Using Guided Surgery In Inexperienced Surgeons, Pinmuk Supachaiyakit

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Aim: To investigate the implant stability in relation to two different implant designs, a cylindrical shaped single threaded design (CS/ST) and a tapered shaped double threaded design (TS/DT) using RFA over the first 8 weeks. Materials and Methods: 28 implants were randomly allocated into two groups and were placed as single tooth implant in the posterior arch. CBCT scan was used to determine the bone density and the implants were placed with guided surgical template by inexperienced surgeons which were prepared with the same implant planning software. The implant stability was measured using the RFA over the first 8 weeks …

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Clinical Accuracy Between Planned And Placed Posterior Implant Position Of Two Static Implant Planning Software Programs In Inexperienced Operators, Wanwanat Singthong Jan 2021

Clinical Accuracy Between Planned And Placed Posterior Implant Position Of Two Static Implant Planning Software Programs In Inexperienced Operators, Wanwanat Singthong

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate and examine the difference in posterior implant positioning between the planned and placed positions when inexperienced operators used two static implant planning software packages following a fully guided implant surgery protocol in the clinical field. Materials and methods: Twenty-four patients who needed single posterior implant placement were randomly divided into two groups based on the used implant planning software (group 1, coDiagnostiX, n=12; group 2, Implant Studio, n=12). The dataset of the placed implant position, generated from digitizing the implant impression, was superimposed on the planned implant position. The number of horizontal, angular, and …

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Football As A Tactical Innovation For Mobilization: A Study Of Fc Barcelona And The Catalan Independence Movement, Phawin Seangkumchoo Jan 2021

Football As A Tactical Innovation For Mobilization: A Study Of Fc Barcelona And The Catalan Independence Movement, Phawin Seangkumchoo

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The Catalan Independence Movement is the movement in the Northern region of Spain which aims to be independent from Spain cause of problems in politics and economic. The Catalan mobilization not only marches on the street but also plays their role through the Spanish political procedure. In Catalan, the referendum on independence was issued in 2009-2011, 2014, and 2017. This study focuses on the Catalan mobilization tactical innovation which uses football as a tool against Spain. In this case, football which was used mean ‘FC Barcelona,’ one of the famous football club in the world. This study aims to identify …

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Digital Literacy For Enhancing Preparedness Capacity To Climate Related Risks Among Ageing Population In Bankgok, Thailand, Chandhit Sawangnate Jan 2021

Digital Literacy For Enhancing Preparedness Capacity To Climate Related Risks Among Ageing Population In Bankgok, Thailand, Chandhit Sawangnate

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The elderly population is amongst the most vulnerable group confronting climate related risks. This research aims to assess flood hazards distribution and investigate factors influencing flood literacy and preparedness actions among the elderly in Bangkok, Thailand. The AHP-GIS technique, land-use, drainage density, and annual maximum rainfall are the most important factors that influence flood hazard in Bangkok while land subsidence, past flooding events, and slope of the city have the lowest scores. Around 50% (784.089 sq.km.) of total area, mainly situated in the economic centers, is defined as high hazard. The results of policy analysis found that lack of integration …

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