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Digital Sustainable Livelihoods And Displacement: A Study Of Myanmar Mixed Migrants In Mae Sot, Thailand, Thinn Nadi Soe

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study explores how digital tools enhance sustainable livelihoods for Myanmar mixed migrants in Thailand and examines how digital resources integrate into livelihood strategies for self-reliance and socio-economic well-being using a modified Sustainable Livelihood Framework. Insights from key informants’ experiences, and stakeholder perspectives reveal that mixed migrants leverage strong human and social capital, showing adaptability and resilience, which can lead to sustainable livelihoods with digital engagement. However, major challenges in financial stability, digital access, natural resources, and social inclusion require further support.

Migration Of Koreans To The Perm Region During The Korean Enlightenment Period, Luiza Veronika Kim-Istomina

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The thesis analyzes the migration of Koreans to the Perm region during the Korean enlightenment period. To achieve this goal, the theory of segmental migration was chosen, a hermeneutic approach and discourse analysis were used to analyze archival sources, as well as statistical methods and a database to study the social status of migrants and a comparative method to identify the characteristics of migration. The study was carried out using sources from the Perm State Archive, 1904-1910. The thesis explains the reasons for the migration of Koreans to the Perm region, the social status and assimilation of migrants and the …

Chinese Language Education In Asean Confucius Institutes: Case Studies Of Universities In Thailand, Malaysia, And Singapore, Pengyu Lin

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This thesis will examine how Confucius Institutes in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore use localized forms of Chinese language education to create richer opportunities for Chinese and ASEAN citizens to communicate. Using concepts from Chinese language education and Intercultural Communication Studies, the thesis will identify specific ways that Chinese language education has been adapted in Confucius Institute programs at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore to suit local cultural, social, and political contexts and to enhance intercultural dialogue. To analyze how the Chinese language teaching models used in Confucius Institutes …

Under The Queen’S Umbrella: The Representation Of Modern Korean Society Through Historical Korean Drama, Prichaya Thanayuwat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research examines how the historical Korean drama "Under the Queen's Umbrella" (2022) portrays modern Korean society. By comparing the societal depictions within the drama with contemporary Korean society, it analyzes the benefits and drawbacks of using historical dramas to represent modern social issues. The researcher primarily uses Stuart Hall's theory of representation as a framework. The study found that the scriptwriter of the drama created a representation of modern Korean phenomena through a cross-temporal representation, highlighting the intense competition within the education system, the dynamics of parental and family institutions, and human rights issues. Moreover, Korean society as depicted …

Development Of Electrochemical Methods For Determination Of Cannabinoids In Cannabis, Tavechai Pholsiri

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This thesis focuses on the development of electrochemical devices for the determination of major cannabinoids in various samples obtained from cannabis such as cannabis oil, cannabis flower, and body fluids such as saliva. The developed electrochemical device comprises three distinct platforms, each platform a crucial role in solving the cannabis-related challenges in Thailand. These devices are instrumental in controlling the quality of cannabis products, ensuring the quality of cannabis flowers intended for medical use, and screening individuals who smoke cannabis within legally regulated areas. This thesis can be segmented into three parts, each focusing on addressing specific aspects of the …

สัณฐานวิทยาเชิงเปรียบเทียบของระบบย่อยอาหารในอ้นเล็ก Cannomys Badius (Hodgson, 1841) ในความสัมพันธ์กับอาหารและการขจัดพิษจากไซยาไนด์, เจตพล ลิขิตกาญจนากรกิจ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

อ้นเล็ก Cannomys badius เป็นสัตว์ฟันแทะกินพืชในวงศ์ Spalacidae ที่ขุดโพรงอาศัยอยู่ใต้ดิน มีการกระจายตัวในประเทศแถบคาบสมุทรอินโดจีน ชนิดของอาหารที่อ้นเล็กกินยังมีความคลุมเครือ บางรายงานกล่าวว่าอ้นเล็กกินพืชที่มีองค์ประกอบเป็นเส้นใยสูง จัดเป็น specialist herbivore แต่บางรายงานจัดว่าอ้นเล็กเป็น generalist herbivore ที่สามารถกินผลไม้และเมล็ดพืชได้หลายหลากชนิด นอกจากนี้จากการสังเกตอ้นเล็กในกรงเลี้ยงพบว่า อ้นเล็กสามารถกินพืชที่มีองค์ประกอบของไซยาไนด์สูงได้ เช่น มันสำปะหลังดิบ ซึ่งปกติจะเป็นพิษต่อสัตว์ส่วนใหญ่ ในการศึกษาครั้งนี้ใช้อ้นเล็กจำนวน 14 ตัว เพื่อศึกษาสัณฐานวิทยาของระบบย่อยอาหาร และนำข้อมูลที่ได้มาอนุมานชนิดของอาหารที่อ้นเล็กกิน รวมถึงอธิบายความสามารถในการกินพืชที่มีไซยาไนด์ของอ้นเล็ก โดยอวัยวะในระบบย่อยอาหารถูกนำมาศึกษามหกายวิภาคศาสตร์ และมิญชวิทยาด้วยสีย้อม hematoxylin & eosin และ Masson’s trichrome รวมถึงศึกษาการแสดงออกของเอนไซม์ mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (MPST) ซึ่งช่วยลดความเป็นพิษของไซยาไนด์ด้วยวิธีอิมมูโนฮิสโตเคมี ผลการศึกษาพบว่า หลอดอาหารมีเนื้อเยื่อบุผิวแบบ stratified squamous ที่มีชั้นเคอราทินหนา กระเพาะอาหารมีลักษณะเป็น 1 ห้อง (unilocular stomach) พบเนื้อเยื่อบุผิวแบบ stratified squamous ที่มีชั้นเคอราทินในส่วน fundus และเนื้อเยื่อบุผิวแบบต่อมในบริเวณอื่น สัดส่วนความยาวของลำไส้เล็กต่อลำไส้ทั้งหมดมีค่าน้อยเมื่อเทียบกับสัตว์ฟันแทะชนิดอื่น ๆ ซีกัมประกอบด้วย haustra 5-7 อัน มีเนื้อเยื่อน้ำเหลืองมากแต่ไม่พบไส้ติ่ง ผนังภายในโคลอนประกอบด้วยสันนูนตามยาว 2 อัน แล้วตามด้วยสันนูนรูปตัว V ที่เรียงซ้อนกันคล้ายก้างปลา มี goblet cells จำนวนมาก ในส่วนของต่อมเสริมพบว่า ตับมีจำนวน 5 พู มีถุงน้ำดี และตับอ่อนมีลักษณะแผ่ออกเป็นริ้ว ในการศึกษาตำแหน่งของ MPST ในเซลล์พบว่า มีการแสดงออกใน parietal cells ของกระเพาะอาหาร เซลล์เนื้อเยื่อบุผิวของซีกัมและโคลอน hepatocyte ของตับ เซลล์ใน islets of Langerhans ของตับอ่อน เซลล์กล้ามเนื้อลายและกล้ามเนื้อเรียบในทางเดินอาหาร การศึกษาครั้งนี้แสดงให้เห็นว่า อ้นเล็กเป็นสัตว์กินพืชที่มีกระบวนการหมักอาหารโดยจุลชีพเกิดขึ้นในลำไส้ใหญ่ และสามารถกินพืชที่ความสากและแข็ง ซึ่งเป็นลักษณะของอาหารที่มีเส้นใยสูงได้ จึงคาดว่าอ้นเล็กน่าจะเป็น …

Identification And Functional Characterization Of Myb Transcription Factors Regulating Flavonoid Biosynthesis In Durian Durio Zibethinus L. Pulps, Kamonwan Weerawanich

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Durian fruit possesses high nutritional value due to its enriched bioactive compounds such as phenolics, carotenoids, and vitamins. While various transcription factors (TFs) regulate the phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway, MYB TFs play a pivotal role in controlling key genes in this pathway. In this study, we identified candidate v-Myb myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog, MYB TFs from our transcriptome database of the Monthong cultivar including five developmental/postharvest ripening stages. MYBs that were upregulated during the ripening stage were considered as candidate transcriptional activators, based on the positive correlation observed between flavonoid biosynthetic genes and flavonoid contents in ripe durian pulps. Conversely, MYBs …

[Control Methods For Ants, Stinging Pests, Beetles, Moths, Cockroaches, And Occasional Invaders], Patrick T. Mathe

Department of Entomology: Distance Master of Science Projects

This field reference is for beginning pest control operators with little or no experience. This is a state-specific reference to the structural pest control of Long Island, New York.

Includes descriptions of control methods for ants, stinging pests, beetles, moths, cockroaches, and occasional invaders.

"Entomology In Citizen Science" Course Materials, Kristen A. Lewis

Department of Entomology: Distance Master of Science Projects

"Entomology in Citizen Science" introduces students to entomology in literature, in science articles and studies, and in inquiry-based field experiences. Students engage in citizen science by surveying arthropods in the local environment and posting pictures on iNaturalist. Arthropod surveys conducted in this course will serve as baseline biodiversity measures and will be continued and added to by future classes. Written, visual, and mathematic expression are taught in this course, and course objectives align with the Benchmarks for Science Literacy Project 2061 (American Association for the Advancement of Science; 1993).

Includes numerous supplemental materials.

Off The Rails: Cinematic Trains As Technological Controls Of The Natural World, Trinity Thompson

Department of Environmental Studies: Undergraduate Student Theses

Short train rail lines across the United States are seeing increased national funding to reduce toxic chemical spills caused by train derailments, the most notable of which happened in February 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. A year prior, the film White Noise (2022) featured a similar toxic train derailment incident, taking place, too, in Eastern Ohio, and featuring actors from the town of East Palestine. In considering other films featuring trains, I identified a pattern of environmental conflict, leading me to question the relationship between trains and the natural environment as portrayed in popular cinema. To conduct my research, I …

Advocating For Comprehensive Sex Education In Kentucky, Kylie Higgins

Lewis Honors College Thesis Collection

Legislation surrounding sexual education, comprehensive sexual education in particular, has always been a point of controversy. Recently however, this controversy has been brought to the forefront of political debates and media coverage. With sexual education, and the repercussions of a lack thereof, being such a timely issue, this thesis project will explore the current written literature to create an evidence-based presentation to educate future nurses on the issue and their role in promoting the implementation of comprehensive education in schools and providing it in the clinical setting. Comprehensive sex education is medically accurate, age appropriate, evidence based, and LGBTQIA+ inclusive, …

Analyzing The Impact Of Zip Subfamily Ii Mutations On The Zinc And Iron Transport Of Zupt From Escherichia Coli, Bradley Vandecar

Wayne State University Theses

The disfunction or misregulation of the ZIP family of metal ion transporters has been linked to a plethora of diseases and cancers in humans. Zn2+ is the primary substrate for ZIPs and is transported through the M1 metal binding site, though this activity is stimulated through the binding of Fe2+ in the M2 metal binding site. The members of ZIP Subfamily II are predicted to have an inactive M2 site due to the lack of Fe2+ transport and from a previously generated homology model. This work utilizes homology modelling, whole cell metal ion uptake assays, and growth studies in minimal …

Too Close To The Ego: Narcissists’ Affective Reaction To Advertising Depends On Its Relevance To Self-Image, Yang He

Funded Scholarship

This research investigates the effect of narcissism on consumers’ affective reaction to advertising. Narcissists are burdened with the duality of the overinflated self-view and the vulnerability of the unrealistic ego. They tend to be paranoid of the mere introspection of self-image, because such introspection can expose the vulnerability they have been diligent to avoid. Therefore, ads that are closely relevant to the viewer’s self-image can lead to a negative affective response. Several experiments show support for this hypothesis and illustrate implications for advertising practice. Taking into consideration reports that narcissism is on the rise within the population, promotional ads that …

A Biomarker Of Stress And Self-Reported Caregiving Distress Predict Poor Quality Of Life In Family Caregivers Of Patients With Heart Failure, Ya-Ching Liu, Man-Chun Chou, Ming-Chu Chiang, Chih-Ling Hang, Shyh-Ming Chen, Misook L. Chung, Chin-Yen Lin, Tsuey-Yuan Huang

Nursing Faculty Publications

Background: Family caregivers are at a high risk for low quality of life due to caregiving-related stress. Caregivers' stress is commonly assessed using self-reported measures, which reflect relatively subjective and long-term stress related to caregiving, but objective biological markers of stress are rarely used for caregivers. The purposes of this study were (1) to determine whether caregiver characteristics were associated with stress assessed using a stress biomarker (serum cortisol) and a self-reported caregiving distress measure (Caregiver Burden Inventory) and (2) to determine the predictability of both stress measures for quality of life in caregivers of patients with heart failure. Methods: …

Screening Of Rice Genotypes Against Brown Spot Disease At Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal, Sanjok Timalsina

Graduate Student Scholarship

Brown spot of rice caused by Bipolaris oryzae (Breda de. Haan) Shoemaker is one of the major constraints of rice production in all rice growing regions of Nepal. To identify and select the sources of brown spot resistance in rice genotypes, a field experiment was conducted under the natural epiphytotic condition at National Maize Research Center, Rampur, Chitwan in 2022. A total of 10 genotypes, including susceptible check (Sabha Mansuli SUB-1) and resistant check (Sabitri) were tested. The field experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Brown spot disease assessment was done based on …

Protecting “No Surprises” Journalism: Why Courts Should Preserve The Actual Malice Privilege For News Media That Include The Subject’S Response To Allegations Of Misconduct, Zachary R. Cormier

SMU Law Review

The recent onset of the “fake news” era has brought with it a wave of public discussion about the importance of ethical journalism. The sheer volume of misinformation from non-traditional online sources has had the corollary effect of also reducing the trust of many in traditional news sources. This is especially the case when the report involves alleged misconduct or scandal, which stands to potentially benefit opponents of the subject person or organization. Traditional news sources have fought vigorously to both differentiate “fake news” and reinstate public trust in sources committed to ethical journalism. But what exactly is “ethical journalism”? …

Teaching The Past To Protect The Future: Degenerate Art As A Modern-Day Cultural Warning, Cheryl Hogue Smith

Publications and Research

This chapter outlines how students who previously weren’t paying attention to the rampant antisemitism and racism embedded within American culture and systems see how the 20th century Degenerate Art Exhibition acts as a lesson against a racial nationalism that is attempting to take over the country.

Identities Of Women In Indian Art And History, Nalini Rao

Monsoon: South Asian Studies Association Journal

The stereotypical image of Indian women portrayed in the art of stone sculpture is often interpreted as images of beauty that are sensuous, religious as well depict social life. There are historical reasons for depicting her as such. This paper inquires into the changing depiction and social forces that influenced feminine imagery. This paper examines the portrayal of beauty through idealization of female body which has evolved over the centuries in India. It also aims to understand their changing status and explores issues of feminine identity, status, and empowerment largely in ancient and medieval India. It also provides a brief …

Design Education As A Catalyst For Innovation: A Case Study From Singapore, Tamas Makany, Nur Hidayah Abu Bakar, Cheaw Hwei Low

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This case study presents some of the critical milestones of design education in Singapore. We begin with a brief overview of the 50-year history of design’s central role in Singapore’s nation-building, culminating in the Design 2025 Masterplan and the formation of the Design Education Advisory Committee (DEAC), a roadmap and an approach to shape the future of design education while nurturing a culture of innovation with a societal focus. The case study then outlines two recent prototypes: (1) Cross-IHL Learning Bootcamps and (2) Seamless Career Pathway - both fostering a strong connection between academic institutions and the design industry. Finally, …

Personnel Selection: A Review Of Ways To Maximize Validity, Diversity, And The Applicant Experience, Chad H. Van Iddekinge, Filip Lievens, Paul R. Sackett

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Personnel Psychology has a long tradition of publishing important research on personnel selection. In this article, we review some of the key questions and findings from studies published in the journal and in the selection literature more broadly. In doing so, we focus on the various decisions organizations face regarding selection procedure development (e.g., use multiple selection procedures, contextualize procedure content), administration (e.g., provide pre-test explanations, reveal target knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics [KSAOs]), and scoring (e.g., weight predictors and criteria, use artificial intelligence). Further, we focus on how these decisions affect the validity of inferences drawn from the …

Putting Manufacturing On The Offensive, Arnoud De Meyer, Kasra Ferdows, Ann Vereecke

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The path for elevating the role of manufacturing in the company strategy in the last few decades has been rather clear: Improve the basic production capabilities-typically quality, reliability, lead times, and cost efficiency of production processes. Leading Japanese companies, like Toyota, showed the way. But as many have heeded the advice and followed suit, this approach has become essentially a defensive strategy; you must do it not to fall behind. Has manufacturing lost its potential to create capabilities on which a company's strategy can rest? Our answer is absolutely not. In fact, unlike before, manufacturing has multiple paths for creating …

Performance Evaluation Of The Kvm Hypervisor Running On Arm-Based Single-Board Computers, Eric Gamess, Mausam Parajuli, Syed Shah

Research, Publications & Creative Work

Single-Board Computers (SBCs) were initially targeted for education and small projects with low power-processing needs. However, their computational power has increased dramatically in the last few years, and they are now used in more advanced developments. In this paper, a study of the feasibility of using ARM-based SBCs as hypervisors is done. The authors selected the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B and the ODROID-N2+ and assessed them as virtualization servers, when running up to four VMs simultaneously, with the Linux de facto hypervisor (KVM). The tests performed in this work include: reading and writing throughputs in different types of storage …

Vertical Structure And Trends In Co2 At The Cariaco Ocean Time Series Station: 1995-2017, Yrene M. Astor, Laura Lorenzoni, Digna T. Rueda-Roa, Frank E. Muller-Karger

Marine Science Faculty Publications

Changes in the vertical structure of pH (total proton scale at 25 °C or pHT), total alkalinity, total CO2 (TCO2), and partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) were examined at the CARIACO Ocean Time Series station (10º30'N, 64º40'W) from December 1995 to January 2017. Long-term trends were studied in the three water masses present in the Cariaco Basin: the surface layer (SL, located between 0-100 m depth), the Subtropical Underwater (SUW, with minimum depths between the surface and 105 m and maximums between 30-165 m depending on the season) and the deep water (DW, with minimum depths between 175-380 …

Molecular Mechanisms Of Prdm16 As A Tumor Suppressor In Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Eric Hurwitz

Theses and Dissertations

The transcription factor Prdm16 functions as a potent suppressor of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-b) signaling, whose inactivation is deemed essential to the progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Using the Kras^G12D-based mouse model of human PDAC, we surprisingly found that ablating Prdm16 did not block but instead accelerated PDAC formation and progression, suggesting that Prdm16 might function as a tumor suppressor in this malignancy. Subsequent genetic experiments showed that ablating Prdm16 along with Smad4 resulted in a shift from a well-differentiated and confined neoplasm to a highly aggressive and metastatic disease, which was associated with a striking deviation …

Vesptures, Nyasha T. Chigama Ms

Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

This is an invitation into the delicate space of living between two worlds, of having feelings of happiness and sadness at the same time. Delicate emotions and situations which are not easy to share but are paramount in my research of what it takes to want more out of being just a parent, come from a certain country than the one I am living in, and navigate between two cultures. This is a journey around some of the experiences I have faced when I found myself in a different space other than the one I grew up in. The …

La Radical Imperfección Del Mundo: El Crimen Perfecto De Jean Baudrillard Y El Crimen Ferpecto De Alex De La Iglesia, Maria A. Gomez

The Coastal Review

Le parfait crime (1995) by Jean Baudrillard and Crimen ferpecto (2004) by the Basque director Alex de la Iglesia are two works that not only have in common almost identical titles. They both reflect on how in consumer societies, an imperfect real world is substituted for an illusory hyperreality in which the distinction between subject and object has disappeared. While Baudrillard explains how the denial of a transcendent reality in contemporary society is “a perfect crime” that destroys the real, Alex de la Iglesia uses black humor and a mix of genres (mainly grotesque comedy and thriller) to show the …

Resurrecting 'She Asked For It': The Rough Sex Defence In Canadian Courts, Elizabeth Sheehy, Isabel Grant, Lise Gotell

All Faculty Publications

According to rape crisis centres and women’s shelters in Canada, the US and the UK, women are reporting extreme levels of violence by men who rape them, including strangulation—a particularly dangerous form of violence that is highly predictive of femicide. At the same time, accused men are deploying the “rough sex” defence when the victim—nearly always a woman—has suffered bodily harm or even death as a result of the accused’s actions. This defence is used to suggest that the woman enjoyed strangulation, bondage or other violence as part of “sex play”, inviting judges and jurors to find that she either …

Post-Soviet History Of Jehovah's Witnesses In Ukraine: From A Closed Sect To An Open Denomination, Vita Tytarenko, Liudmyla Fylypovych

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

This article considers the changes that have taken place in the Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) from the time of the USSR to today, when believers and their communities are having to fit into new historical circumstances. In peacetime JW occupied a relatively insignificant niche in the structure of religious life of Ukraine, overcoming the wary and sometimes openly negative attitude of the state, society, and other religious communities, formed by the Soviet regime. After 2014 JW are more and more confidently declaring their presence in Ukrainian society. Those who survived persecution and deportation during the Soviet era are regaining their rights …

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The Pattern Of The Transformation Of The Religious Life Of The Armenian Diaspora In Ukraine: Conditions, Causes, Consquences, Iryna Haiuk

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

The article reveals the role of the Armenian Church in preserving the ethnic identity of Armenians in the diaspora on Ukrainian land. The transgression or adaptation of the religious and ecclesiastical sphere of Armenians to the new environment in Ukraine was a "soft" process, since it was a transition within a Christian society, and therefore not on religious, but on the confessional basis of "Own"/Christians, although "Others." The specifics of the mentality, general algorithms of migration and incorporation into the new socio-cultural environment determined the main aspects of the transition of the religious and ecclesiastical sphere of Armenians into the …