
The Heritage of Great “Kyai Besali”, A Community Action Plan for Religious Heritage
Kyai Besali is a great Islamic missionaries, in the 18th century. His cemetery is located in the village Tegalsari, next …

Tolerated, if Discreet: 1960s Filipino Gays
Abstract:
Today, the gay movement has put male homosexuality into the open. In the 1960s, nations like the Philippines …

The Influence of Cultural Aspects on Risk Communication in the Context of Indonesia
The study in this paper seeks to examine the influence of culture of a society on communicating risk knowledge whether …

Educative Approach to the Functions of the Thumb in Piano Playing
In this paper, the efficient use and the misuse of the thumb in piano playing have been investigated by examining …

On the Edge and in between: The Predicaments of Taiwanese Subjectivity Reflected by “Cape No. 7” and Its Aftermath
This paper discusses the formation of Taiwanese subjectivity and its postcolonial predicaments through an analysis of Cape No. 7, a …

Management of Refugees through Intercultural and Interfaith Dialog
The issues of refugees in Indonesia are considered serious and needed immediate response. These are not only because Indonesia has …

Cultural Appropriation or Cultural Legacy? Brahmanical Ceremonies of Tri-yumpawai and Tri-pawai in Bangkok Revisited
India has a long history of relations with Southeast Asia. As a result of 2000 years of cultural exchange, South …

The Posthumous Life of Agnes Smedley, a Cosmopolitan “Spy”: China’s Cultural Memory and Amnesia
Known as a principal member of the Sorge Spy Ring who introduced Ozaki Hotsumi, a Japanese journalist, to Richard Sorge, …

Cross-Cultural Adaptation of International Students from China: Confidence in English Speaking Ability in ESL and EAP Classes
In recent decades, the number of international students studying at universities in United States has grown tremendously, which has increased …

Quality of Contact between Community Members and Bangkok Metropolitan Police
This research was conducted in August 2012, using a survey questionnaire from a data sample of 15,000 Bangkok civilians, Thailand. …

Religion and Alienation: The Case of Catholic Poet Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope is known to be the first professional poet in England. At a time in which many still depended …

The Thinking of Animation: Conflict of 3D and 2D
The computer game and cinematic movie are quite common recreational activities in recent people's lives, and computer technology in games …

Musicians’ Enigma in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Nocturnes
Global citizens in the highly competitive material world in the twenty-first century immerse themselves in an enigma, an enigma where …

The Catholic Church and Abortion: An Examination of Immediate Animation and Hylomorphism
The Catholic Church currently maintains that abortion is immoral at any stage of gestation because the foetus is a person …

An Explanation of Monk’s Marriage in Japan ―The Ideas of Shinran and a Comparison with M.Luther―
Buddhism is one of unique religions which prohibit having sex as its rule. Monks must uphold their precepts in which …

Theses on Prolegomena to Ethics
Building the concrete ethics (or moral) always depends on the solution of the question of the existence. "Due" (better or …

The Quest for Spirituality: A Psychoanalytic Approach
The relationship between psychoanalysis and religion is often said to be antagonistic, as Freud famously claims that our religious beliefs …

Communication Technology and the World Spirit
This paper aims to demonstrate how the global socio-cultural impact of the increasing interconnectedness of the world enabled by the …

Ricoeur’s Dialectic of Distanciation and Appropriation in the Asynchronous, Online College Classroom
The digital age has brought about new dimensions of connectedness and alienation in the 21st century. New communication technologies and …

Postmodern Identity Politics and the Social Tyranny of the Definable
The pervasive, almost irresistible privileging of what can be defined and specified and claim rights for itself in a democratic …

On Divine Omniscience and Human Freewill: An Analysis of Nelson Pike’s Argument of Incompatibilism
Nelson Pike's article entitled, "Divine Omniscience and Voluntary Action," proves that fatalism is unavoidable. Fatalism is the philosophical doctrine emphasizing …

We Are Place; Place is Us
The way we see place is the way we see ourselves. Our thoughts, values and identities are shaped by how …

Is Self-Defeating the Self-Fullfilling Prophecy of Judaism?
The challenge of the Re-Ligare and Connectedness ensemble surveys are also the interwoven and tangled form between other conceptual pairs, …

Beyond Kolmogorov Philosophy
The Kolmogorov's probability philosophy is based on a set of axioms that can be extended to encompass the imaginary set …

Patients’ Perception of Their Patient Rghts as Compared to Compliance with such Patient Rights as Exhibited by Nurses when They Incorporate the Patient into the Bedside Teaching of Nursing Students
The purpose of this study was to study patients’ perception of their patient rights while concurrently observing how the actual …

Freedom of Speech and Doctrine of Personal Privacy: A Comparative Law Analysis Originating from a South Korean Case
Following up on the ratification of the Free Trade Agreement among Republic of Korea and United States, a judge of …

The Challenge of Assessment for the Community of Inquiry: Negotiating Individuals and Community
Philosophy has always grappled with the tension between the individual and the community. In the Philosophy for Children (P4C) movement …

Therapeutic Alliance and the Prevention of Relapse in Collectivist Malay Family in Malaysia
Being a drug addict makes one's alienation possible, even if one belongs to a strong interdependent family as it is …

Cognitive-behavioral Therapy of Bipolar Depressive Disorder (Manic-depressive): A Case Study
Introduction: The usual treatments of the bipolar depressive disorder, such as medication and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) have negative side effects …

Measuring Trust in China: Resolving Eastern and Western Differences in Concepts of Trust
Trust has implicit meaning for every person and has different meanings in different cultures, making it difficult to measure across …

Personal Communicative Activity in a Cultural Adaptation Process
The personal activity problem is connected with the increasing speed of society life, communication capabilities, which form a special person's …

Risk Management for the Future: Age, Risk, Cognitive Depletion, and Choice Architecture
How can regulation in an era of personal responsibility aid people to make the optimal decisions about their future risks, …

Meta-analysis of Intelligence Scores of ‘Street Children’ in Developing Countries
In many developing countries, unsupervised children spend much of their time in the urban environment and in the context of …

Multiple Creativities: A Task to Set up a New Model to Creative Thinking
This study seeks to provide a new understanding of what is called Multiple Dimensional Creativities by setting up a new …

Taiwanese Parents’ Reaction to the Achievement of Their Children: Vertical Distinctiveness Versus Horizontal Distinctiveness
In Confucian societies, one who has any achievement is always basking his/her Big Self, especially to his/her parents. However, since …

How to Predict Professional Success in Music and Beyond? Constructing Universal Talent’s Structure for the Best Vocational Choices
The purpose of this paper is to present a universal model for human talent following the example of musical talent. …

Consumer Market for Functional Foods in Thailand
Functional food is any healthy food claimed to have a health-promoting property beyond the basic function of supplying nutrients. The …

An Integrated Theory of Behaviour
The objective of the study has been to develop an Integrated Theory of Behaviour,to test the theory on Indian and …

Is Personality Type a Predictor of Social Network Connections?
Social media platforms have become an integral part of how we live our lives, in particular for those generations who …

Social Bond of Indonesian Higher-Education Students Who Access Facebook
Along with technological advances and the rapid flow of information, people's need to access the Internet is increasing. According to …

A Developing Second-order Measurement Model of Thai Adolescent’s Desirable Characteristic
Over the past decades in Thailand, some educators fixed the students' good characters in order to becoming the primary educational …

The Role of Empathy in Experiencing of Loneliness of Others and Existential-Behavioral Training in the Empathy Development
Modern life offers many opportunities to keep in touch with each other, but that does not mean the true relationship …

Examining Critical Success Factors for Medical Device Industry in Taiwan
With the population aging, research indicated that the growing of chronic disease and rapidly increasing costs of healthcare are becoming …

Creating an Audio-Haptic Narrative Book for Blind Children: The Role of Audio Feedback in Inducing Pleasure
The aim of this study was to create an audio-tactile narrative book for blind children and to assess the role …

Risk Assessment Tool for Adverse Outcomes of Occupational Stress: Development and Investigation of Psychometric Properties
Objectives: While psychosocial factors at work have been widely mentioned as important contributors to occupational stress, only recent research suggests …

The Moderating Effect of Work Motivation and Coping Strategies on Job Satisfaction and Psychological Well Being among Fire Fighters
Sources of occupational stress and their impact on work motivation, job satisfaction and well being were examined in a questionnaire …

Effect of Transpersonal Psychotherapy in Reducing Symptom of Craving and the Level Dependency in People with Substance Use Disorder
The numbers of young people who are addicted to drugs in Bali, Indonesia has been increasing every year and it …

An Exploratory Study of Core Competencies in Psychological Assessment —A Taiwan Perspective
Psychological assessment is regarded as one of the eight key competence domains at the 2002 competency conference in the U.S. …

Tragedy aesthetics of Ki-duk Kim film
Ki-Duk Kim (1960 ~) is a very well-known film director in Korea that was awarded the best director award at …

Emotion Regulation: A Critical Review of Cross-cultural Validity
During the last two decades, research investigations in emotion regulation have proliferated due to the recognition of its significance in …

Altruism Among Teachers in Jakarta
Altrusim is an important aspect in a teacher. Altruism is an attitude to pay attention on other’s well-being without concerning …

Dealing with Emotional Crisis: A Phenomenological Exploration of Thai Helpers’ Perception and Experiences
Emotional crisis is a state of the mind that signifies the suffering caused by the feeling of insecurity from the …

Children’s Understanding of First- and Second-Order False Beliefs in One Narrative
The results of false belief tasks show that children acquire second-order false beliefs (B thinks that A thinks X is …

The Relationships of Trust in Supervisor, On-the-Job Embeddedness, and Intentions to Leave: Testing the Mediating Effect of On-the-Job Embeddedness
Much work has been done on the voluntary turnover topic in over 50 years, yet much work has to be …

Self-Acceptance of Sexual Orientation in Gay Men: A Consensual Qualitative Research
Self-acceptance is a salient process for LGBT including gay people, to both explore one's identity and share that identity with …

An Analysis of Film Voice-Over and Sound Interpretation Techniques from a Cross-Cultural Perspective
One of the filming approaches is cross-cultural perspectives. Many cross-cultural works, however, are susceptible to controversies and often subject to …

Relations Between Intention to Self-Change and Cognitions of Benefit and Cost to Self-Change in University Students
The purpose of this study was to examine relations between intention to self-change and cognitions of benefit and cost to …

Cross-cultural Consideration in the Contribution to Somatisation
This article focuses on a discussion of socio-cultural factors contributing to somatisation. Somatisation is a universal phenomenon. People with somatisation …

Factoring in the Correct Answers Ratio in a Psycho-Educational Program
Various prevention programs fall short when it comes to practical application of learned skills. Students should be able to grasp …

Validation of Psychological Capital Questionnaire in Thai employees
Although the construct psychological capital was first introduced by Luthan, the concept has been developed in attaining competitive advantage and …

Negligence in Modern Families Lives
Modern invention of telecommunication devices has made the distance between people in the world closer. People can make contact between …

Explaining Context Effects through the Perspective of Preference Uncertainty
Context effects indicate that when evaluating a set of choices, consumers consider the alternatives not only in isolation, but also …

Social Policy and Female-Headed Household in the Post Revolutionary Iran
In the recent three decades Iran bears various changes such as revolution, war and socio-economic development which have also brought …

Preliminary Study of 3D Base Navigation Websites Development – Use 3D Virtual Temple Navigate Websites For Example
From now on, website display still uses interface visual effects as the main appeal, its goal aims to attract user's …

Medical Morality in Islamic Civilization
The position of science and scholars in religious doctrines and encouraging people to learn required sciences have provided a proper …

The Indonesian Moslem Marital Quality Scale: Development, Validation, and Reliability
The development of the Indonesian Moslem Marital Quality Scale (IMMQS) is presented. In the first study, data from 258 respondents …

Learning to Cope with Hypoglycemia for Patients with Diabetes
Background: The fear of hypoglycemia may be an important barrier to people adopting regimens that closely control blood glucose levels …

Bilingualism Helps Asian Families Flourish
In my personal experience as an Asian Canadian, many Asian families no longer pass on their native language to their …

The Diagnostic Technique of Activity, Action and Deed Reflection
The reflection diagnostic technique is based on long-term fundamental theoretical and methodological researches of Russian psychologists. A new approach to …

Connectedness between Individual, Community and Environmental Factors in the Process of Recovery People Affected Merapi Eruption in 2010
The process of recovery of people after exposure to a natural disaster usually always is seen as the individual process. …

Modeling Choice Behavior of Delivery Provider of Online Auctioneer
Digital technology has provided a new paradigm of our society and changed our life’s interaction with the Internet. As an …

Competition Anxiety in Egyptian Children Sportsmen
Studying the anxiety of child sportsmen has increased in the past ten years. A lot of studies aimed to identify …

Applying Technology-Mediation to Assist Junior College Students to Learn Japanese as 2nd Language and Improve the Efficiency
This study is based on college students' as study objects and attempting to explore the application of technology-mediation method for …

Development of Resilience Quotient (RQ) Support Activities Set for Disabled Students
This research had the objectives to develop a Resilience Quotient Support Activities Set for disabled students, to use the developed …

Psychogeographic Impact on Malcolm Lowry’s Consciousness: From the Zapotec and Aztec Civilizations to Taoism
This paper provides an intercontinental, cross-cultural, multi-disciplinary framework for an analysis of the influence of cultures and civilizations - both …

“El Sueño de Manuela”, or the Dream of Rewriting History
Despite the importance of Children´s literature in Ecuador, little is known about works written in the last 15 years. In …

“Mukouda Kuniko no Koibumi” : A Woman Writer’s Lifelong Secret From Her Family
Mukouda Kuniko no Koibumi (The Love Letters of Kuniko Mukouda), published posthumously in 2002 by the writer's sister Kazuko, brought …

Connectedness, Identity and Alienation in Some Italian Novels and Films Depicting Contact Between People from Italy and People from Countries Other than Italy in the 21st Century
A number of narratives have been written in Italian in the 21st century by non-European migrants to Italy. Criticism has …

The Reflection of the Concept of Alienation on Post-1960 Art
All kinds of information is consumed as quickly as it is produced in the communication era. The greed of the …

Articuclamation Connected?!: Oral Narrative of Spiderwoman Theater’s “Sun, Moon and Feather”
Transmotion, also visionary motion, according to Christy Stanlake in his depiction of Native American plays "refers to a critical awareness …

Space for Love: The Triangle Spatial Relationships in Alan Ayckbourn’s “Things We Do for Love”
Alan Ayckbourn is a prolific British playwright whose plays are mostly classified as comedy. Many themes in his plays are …

Simon de Beauvoir: Mother of Modern Feminism?
The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the role the French author and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir …

The Narrow Road to a Deeper Understanding of Haibun
In seventeenth century Japan, Matsuo Basho wrote The Narrow Road to the Deep North in an innovative style that is …

Revisiting Sita: The Subversive Myths of Womanhood in Contemporary South Asian Women Writers
Sita, the heroine of the Indian epic Ramayana, is one of the most defining role models for womanhood in the …

Walking in the Modern Metropolis: Female Flânerie in Katherine Mansfield and Jean Rhys
This study follows the trajectory of female flânerie and the representations of Western metropolises in women’s writing during the early …

Beyond Books and Cross-Continents: Cataloguing English Printing Copperplates and Woodblocks in American Library Collections
Museums and libraries have already established clear systems for historical objects, printed books and manuscripts. However, there are rarely any …

Coming Home to Modern Japan. An Orphic dialogue between East and West in H. Murakami’s “Norwegian Wood”
In her submission to last year's conference, "Mapping ‘The Underworld' of Haruki's Murakami's Literary World", A. Suzuki demonstrated that the …

Turning to Violence: Science Fiction, Ethics and Difference in Priya Chabria’s “Generation 14”
Today, biotechnology is radically changing the terms of life: in the past human beings manipulated the external, and today humans …

Challenges of Teaching Caribbean Literature in a Caribbean University Classroom
This paper explores the teaching / learning strategies employed specifically in three courses that focus on the genres of the …

Iraqi Digital Libraries: Based on Problems and their Solutions a new Vision and Future towards E-Society:
The Iraq Universities Started to use automated systems in libraries and information centers since the last century, and suffered periodically …

Evaluation of Desire under the Elms by Eugene O’Neill Under the Light of Nine Rasas of Bharat Muni
This study indicates how Nine Rasas of Bharat Muni can be applicable to the drama of any language of the …

A Deliberate Illumination on Linguistic Traits of Du Fu’s Poems: A Study on the Poetics Criticism of Sung School of Qianlong and Jiaqing Reign (1736-1820)
The Sung School of Qing Dynasty basically inherited the philosophy from Jiangxi School of Sung Dynasty that poetry should be …

Connectedness: Communities of Crime Fiction Reader
For as long as there have been libraries, librarians have played an integral role in connecting readers to writers. The …

Hybrid, Memory and Hybridization of Messianic Time in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children
In Salam Rushdie's ‘Midnight's Children’, Saleem Sinai is the hybrid body which can be defined based on the result of …

The Courtship Practices among the Talaandig as Depicted in Their Folksongs and Folktales
This is a literary study of the Talaandig folksongs and folktales. Its emphasis is on the courtship practices of the …

The Trauma of the Loss of Identity and Anguish of Alienation: An Appraisal of the Indian Writing in English
This paper explores alienation as a global problem in reference to Indian Writing in English. We all live in a …

Censorship and Intellectual Property Focusing on Library Activities
Libraries are expected to be fully available in relation to all kinds of knowledge and information, regardless of social acceptance …

The “space” in Willa Cather’s Fictions
Willa Cather is famous for a series of Nebraska fictions, in which it depicts the prairie landscape and the pioneers' …

Global Cultural Identity on the Example of Japanese Trivial Literature and European Literary Tendencies
The modern global information society depends on numerous national infrastructures which have developed as intellectual capital, differing historical, sociological and …

The Drama of Loneliness: Its Evolution from Chekhov to Pinter and Bond
The loneliness of human existence becomes an overriding theme in literature and drama of the 20th century, especially due to …

Are We There Yet? Understandings of Home Among Compulsive Migrants
This paper closes a gap in the field of cultural studies by analysing compulsive migrants — individuals who voluntarily migrate …

Meta-Research on Public Broadcasting: Case Study of European Union and Thailand
In Thailand, public broadcasting was founded in 2008 as the Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS). To gear its operations …

Reading Chinese Painting: Antonello Trombadori’s China and the Limits of the Contemporary
In this paper, we discuss the Chinese Notebook, an account of a trip to China written in 1955 by Antonello …

Seniors Use of Medical Electric Scooters with The Intention Satisfaction Study in Taiwan
This study aims to explore the properties of the senior citizens of Taiwan; their living and their needs of going …

Stress Resistance, Adaptability, and Emotional Stability of Medical Students Obtaining Categories 4 and 5 on The Psychometric Test and Related Factors
Background: In its effort to produce high quality graduates, the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Indonesia administers psychological tests …

Living Arrangements and Adjustment of Elderly Persons
Adjustment of old age persons is a common problem all over the world. Due to old age and retirement, their …

The Relationship between Analytic and Holistic Styles of Thinking and Forgiveness
This study examined the relationship between styles of thinking (analytic vs. holistic) and willingness to forgive. Previous research has uncovered …

The Study and Research of Wind Energy for Electricity Generator in Chana District, Songkhla Thailand
This article is aimed to study and research about the wind energy for the electricity generator around Chana District, Songkhla …

Reducing the Budget Deficit Sustainably in Vietnam: Pathway to 2020
Vietnam economy continously has to face with uncertainties such as low economic growth, inflation, and trade balance deficits and especially …

Influence on the Combustion Process of the Type of Fertilizer Used on an Energy Crop (Populus Nigra, L.)
The overall objective of this work was to investigate whether the response to a combustion process was influenced by the …

Cationic Contamination In Lake’s Of West Zone, Ahmedabad, Gujarat,India
Ahmedabad is unique in the whole of India in matters of environmental neatness and flourishing conditions and it is superior …

The Real Cause for the U.S. Subprime, Financial, Economic Crises in 2007-2009
There is general agreement among academics, economists, and policymakers about the U.S. housing market bust having caused the U.S. subprime, …

DG Types Effect on the Optimal Location for Voltage Sag Mitigation
Voltage sag is considered to be the most serious hazard of power quality and can produce a harmful effect in …

Parametric Study of Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger in Malaysian Climate
The technology, where the ground used as a heat sink to produce cooler air, has been an area of interest …

Estimation of Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations in the Inner Bangkok by Land Use Regression Model
The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has long been responsible for an hourly measurement of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) concentrations at its …

Selecting Bio-indicator Fish for Monitoring Organochlorine Pesticide Contamination in Rivers
The aim of this study was to select the appropriate bio-indicator to monitor organochlorine contamination in the river and understand …

Future Prospects of Residential Solar Water Heating System in Oman
The excessive usage of fossil fuels worldwide is causing environmental problems. One solution to these problems is the exploitation of …

Heavy Metal Contamination of Marine Fish from Reclaimed Water in Arid Environment
Arid regions with low rainfall are under continuous threat and pressure to maintain its stability and to meet public demands, …

A Lighting Controller for Led Lamp Cooperated with Daylighting in Thailand
This research aimed to develop a lighting controller for LED lamps coordinated with day lighting (LCTL) for replacing the lamps …

Promoting Sustainability in Selected African Fashion Design Institutions
The period 2005-2014 was identified as the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD. The Decade highlighted education and learning …

Effect of Acidic Soil on Free Fatty Acid of Palm Oil in Thailand
Oil plam was the most important biodiesel plants and were considered as an important part of energy future in Thailand. …

The Integrated Development of the Community Learning Center of Philosophy of Economic Sufficiency. Case study: DongKraTongYam Sub-district, SriMaHaPho District, Prachinburi Province
The research objectives were to determine the effectiveness of rural development tactics in rural, agricultural Thailand. The action research method …

Rates of Sediment Deposition in Lam Phra Phloeng Dam, Nakorn Ratchasima Province, Thailand, Using 210 Pb as a Geochronometer
Lam Phra Phloeng dam, Nakhon Ratchasima province, is one of the dams most seriously affected by soil erosion related sedimentation …

Green Architecture and Environmental Design using Rapid-Prototyping Social-Networking Sandbox Tools, followed by Professional Architectural Software
In 2012 the United Nations UN-Habitat's Sustainable Urban Development Network partnered with European Union sandbox-game developers of architectural and social-networking …

Sense of Place as Community Empowerment in Bioregional Planning Process: A Proposed Model
Dynamic landscape change affects and is affected by human attitudes. Research in landscape ecological sciences has focusing on whether and …

Total Sulfur Deposition over Forest in Tropical Climatology, Thailand
Sulfur (S) is the key component of atmospheric acid deposition on ecological system. This study, S components were collected by …

Sustainable City Indicators for Greater Mae Kong Sub-Region : Cases from Thailand and Lao PDR
Countries in Greater Mae Kong Sub-region (GMS) have agreed in 1992 to develop international cooperation aiming for economic development, which …

Ecological Study of Selected lentic Water Bodies of Ahmadabad, Gujarat India
In ecology the environment of lakes is referred to as lacustrine. The lakes are quiet large bodies of fresh water …

Applications of Sequential Power Flow Analysis for High and Low Voltage Distribution Systems to Energy Loss Evaluation for Dwelling Units or Buildings
In this paper, a sequential power flow calculation method for high- and low-voltage distribution systems is proposed. The proposed method …

Surveying Historic Buildings: Valuing Sustainability in Historic Large Hall Structures including Places of Worship in the UK
Historic buildings make a positive contribution to all aspects of sustainable development. They are more than an environmental and cultural …

Maintaining Water Depth in Colonial Navigation Canals Versus Inland Freshwater Wetland System Loss- The Case of Canoly Canal and Kottuly Wetlands, Calicut, Kerala, India
In addition to irrigation canals, the Colonial rule gave rise to inland navigation canals in India. The Buckingham Canal in …

Evaluation of Cadmium Concentrations in the Surface Sediments of Salt River Estuary, Taiwan
Major objectives of this study are to evaluation the pollution and potential ecological risk of cadmium (Cd) in the sediments …

Sustainability through Subsistence: The Case for De-urbanization in Malaysia
Industrialization was the catalyst for growth of cities in Southeast Asia, in particular Malaysia. However, industrialization in many cities has …

A Study of Feasibility of Pretreatment Process to Utilize Lignocellulosic Biomass as Materials for Biodiesel Production
Biomass is the most abundant renewable resource in the world and has a potential use as an alternative to fossil …

A Study of Feasibility to Utilize Lignocellulosic Biomass as Materials for Biodiesel Production
Lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable, inexpensive, and abundant resource with high potential for biofuel production to implement the sustainable energy …

Assessment for Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Nakhon Ratchasima City Municipality, Thailand
Rapid increase in volume and types of solid waste generation due to economic growth, urbanization and industrialization has become a …

The Consideration of Heat Reduction Hourly Schedule on Front Surface of Photovoltaic Module to Improve Efficiency
The efficiency of the Photovoltaic (PV) are depended on many things, one of them is the accumulative heat on the …

Key Issues on Designing and Implementing Emissions Trading System in China
The mitigation of carbon emissions has been the subject of gradual policy development in the international community during recent years. …

Regime dynamics and diversification of Norwegian energy system incumbents
Given the urgency of realizing a transition to more sustainable energy systems, it is crucial to gain more knowledge about …

The Effect of Accounting Information System Implementation on Accounting Information Quality and Its Impacts on Managerial Performance.(survey at 26 Districts/ Cities in West Java Province-Indonesia)
The local government financial management paradigm has been changed over few years in Indonesia. This is shown by the implementation …

Bioenergy Potential Assessment of Wastewater Sludge and Forestry Waste in Taiwan: Financial Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment
Final disposal of enormous wastewater sludge in Taiwan becomes an environmental issue since most landfill sites will be closed in …

A Strategic Model towards the Empowerment of Distributed Solar Pv System for Sustainable Rural Communities in Malaysia
Power scarcity due to the depletion of fossil fuels could cause frequent power interruptions and lead to a disruption of …

An Impact Assessment of Rural Electrification Project in China
This article investigates the relationship between China's coal consumption in power sector and sustainable GDP per capita. By subtracting the …

Social Green as a Strategy to Design Sustainable City in Developing Countries a Case Study of Surabaya
Designing city with minimum ecological foot print is necessary. However, most cities in developing countries have lack ability to design …

The Sustainability of Cultural Heritage for Community-Based Activity under Flood Disaster: A Case Study of Ayutthaya,Thailand
Ayutthaya Historical City was registered as a world heritage site by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in …

Investigating Farm Land Ownership: Farm Land Owner’s Response to Regional Growth and Sustainable Agriculture in Indonesia
In Indonesia, farmland is necessary to meet increasing food demand caused by continuing population growth (WFP, 2009). Import restriction of …

A Simplified Mathematical Model to Predict the Thermal Physiological Responses of a Sleeping Person in Steady-State and Uniform Conditions
This paper reports on the simplified mathematical model to predict the thermal physiological responses of a sleeping person in steady-state …

Study of WEEE Collecting and Recycling Network in China
A large amount of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment ) is generated in China every year. However, the recycling …

The Impact of Energy Transition on the O&G Supply Chain: A Content Analysis of Corporate Sustainability Reports
Concerns over environmental impact of oil and gas (O&G) and its future availability have resulted in increased call for transition …

Border Adjustments under Unilateral Carbon Pricing: The Case of Australian Carbon Tax
In the absence of a global agreement to reduce emissions, Australia has adopted a carbon tax unilaterally to curb its …

Energy Efficient Building Design: Revisiting Traditional Architecture
Energy Efficient design of buildings and their operations are becoming more and more important in the world. A building is …

Environmental Impact Evaluation Using Cost Benefit Analysis and Multi Criterion Analysis: A Case Study of Rayong Province, Thailand
Rayong Province is a major industrial area in Thailand. For more than 30 years this province has served the demand …

The Potential of Tourist Attractions: A Case Study of 2 Rural Connecting Districts in the Western Part of Thailand
The area along the Thai-Burmese border in the western part of Thailand is dominated by mountain ranges lying in north-south …

A Multi-Sectoral, Multi-Household, General Equilibrium Model to Assess the Impact of a Carbon Price on the Australian Economy
The Australian government announced a tax of $23 per tonne of CO2 as a starting carbon price which commenced from …

Enhancing Coral Reef Resilience Through Ecological Restoration: Concepts and Challenges
The coupling of environmental and anthropogenic stressors has driven global coral reefs to rapid decline. Furthermore, changing human demographics and …

Current Status of Coral Reef Restoration in Singapore
Since the mid 1960s, coral reefs in Singapore have been impacted by a variety of anthropogenic disturbances such as coastal …

Drylands Agriculture and Prevention Strategy of Environmental Agroecosystem Damage in Kabupaten Musi Rawas, South Sumatra
Until now, the use of drylands as a agricultural mode is severely lacking in Indonesia. Agriculture, Paddy farming in this …

Deteremination of Energy Consumption in Pest Control Using pesticides in New Zealand
This paper examines the energy consumption of pesticide applications in New Zealand. Energy use in pest control using pesticides is …

Conception of a New Water Collection System Using LiBr Solution for Dry Area
Nowadays the problem of water shortage and water pollution is very serious all over the world. Moreover, these limited water …

Assessment of Productive and Environmental Efficiencies of Japanese Industries
The global warming and climate change becomes a major policy issue in the world. To partly deal with the climate …

Assessment of the Analgesic Activity of Musa Paradisiaca Linn Peels of the Family Musaceae
Pain is the body’s alarm system and is triggered in the nervous system. It signals when something in the biosystem …

At the Grassroots Level of Diplomacy:A Research on the Perception of Indonesian Migrant Workers on Indonesian Diplomatic Corps
This research addressed the perception of Indonesian migrant workers on Indonesian diplomatic corps. This study also investigates the correlation between …

How Does the Energy Industry Deal with Climate Change? Perception and Actions of the Energy Industry on Climate Change
The extent and pace of climate change is already beyond our expectation. It impacts are now experienced in every country. …

Emerging Issue in a Proper Recycling Technology for Printed Circuit Board Waste: A Pyrolysis Based Recycling Approach
At the present, treatment processes for non metallic fraction (NMF) from Printed Circuit Board (PCB) waste after mechanical recovery process …

Analysis on Social Remittances as the Impact of International Migrationcase Study: The Return Migrant Women in East Java, Indonesia
The research examines the return migrant women remittances through social approaches. Remittances are mostly associated with economic contribution since they …

Lost in Translation: First Year Physical Education Teachers Experiences with Teaching Sudanese Refugee Students
The purpose of this study was to analyse and explore the experiences of four first year physical education teachers who …

An Approach to Enhance the Use of Soft Landscape Principle’s to Save Energy in Housing Projects in Saudi Arabian Cities
The purpose of this paper is to encourage the application of landscape principles as an approach to save energy in …

Evaluating the Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA): Economic, Social and the Environmental Impacts in the Amazon Countries in the Cardoso and Lula Governments (1995-2010)
Since the 1990s Brazil began to take special interest in South American affairs, specifically during the presidencies of Fernando Henrique …

Poverty and Local Development in Mexico: Seeking Solutions
Nowadays, Mexico is involved in two important processes: in the economic sphere, the Mexican government is engaged in an ongoing …

The Development of Information Resources in Library Search System Based on RFID
The objectives of this research were to develop the development of information resources in library search system based on RFID. …

A Low Powered NAS-based Web Server for Small and Medium Enterprises
Small and Medium sized Enterprises or SMEs are companies that have a small number of personnel. In Thailand, SMEs outnumber …

A Model of Local Wisdom Transference Pertaining to the Making Palm Juice at Ban Paknam, Chachoengsao
This qualitative research aimed to study and develop a model of transferring local wisdom concerning how to make sugar palm …

Exploring Sites for Sustainable Development in Bang-Khla, Thailand
The objective of this study was to explore specific sites, which could be developed and linked to the Bang-khla District …

A Study of the Protein Profile Related to Sweetness during the Developmental Stages of the Nam-Dokmai Mango (Mangifera indica)
Sugar production levels and protein profiles of Mangifera indica were examined in order to study their relationship during development. Sugar …

Curative Methods of Thai Traditional Medicine
The purpose of this study was to examine, identify, and accumulate all existing methods of Thai traditional medicine that were …

Thai Phuan Traditions in Globalization Era : A Case Study of a Village in Chacheongsao Province
The research objectives were to investigate the condition of Thai Phuan traditions in the current climate and to find out …

The Development of 4 MAT Lesson Plans for Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division Combined for Prathomsuksa 3 Students
The study was aimed at developing the 4 MAT lesson plans with an efficiency criterion of 80/80. Efforts were made …

Factors Affecting the Market Mix of Hydroponics Vegetables, Seaweed, and Mushroom
This study was aimed at determining of factors affecting market mix of vegetables grown by hydroponics, seaweed, and mushroom, which …

Future Governance and Disappearing Nations: Canaries in the Sustainability Mine?
A number of island nations (The Maldives, Kiribati, and Tuvalu) are disappearing. Their futures challenge the very notion of sovereignty, …

Analysis Cost of Transportation of Fresh Cassava Roots in SaKaeo Province
This study was aimed to analyze the cost of transportation of cassava roots in Sa Kaeo province and developed guidelines …

“Single Mothers” Between Law and Civil Society in Morocco
Throughout the world, Morocco is cited as an example of moderation and progressiveness in its attitudes and laws regarding women …

The Model Development for Integrated Community Welfare Fund Network in the District Level: A Case Study of District in Thailand
This research was the participatory action research. The objectives were to collect the information about community welfare fund and situations …

Developing Effective Government Responses to Climate Change: The Case of Australia
The international awareness and emphasis on global climate change has put pressure on national governments to prepare action plans to …

A Distributed Coverage-based Connectivity Restoration in Wireless Sensor Networks
In recent years, wireless sensor networks have been widely used in many real-life scenari-os, and have become more and more …

Fish Amino Acid Efficiency in the Growth of Spirulina Platensis
This study looked at the efficiency of fish amino acid on the growth of Spirulina platensis in two samples of …

The Tendency of Spatial Layout Changes in Design of Terraced Houses in Melaka Tengah, Malaysia
Terraced house modification has been a trend in recent years. It has been done excessively either with or without consent …

Fashion as Communication: A Semiotic Analysis on Dagadu’s T-shirts as a Counter-hegemony toward Americanization
This paper elaborates how Dagadu as one of creative design producers in Indonesia employs a counter-hegemonic movement toward American culture …

The Role and Impacts of Social Media in Social Movements: “Example of the Arab Spring”
New communication networks provided by developments in internet technologies allow people to get more reliable and secure information or knowledge. …

Preliminary Findings on the Willingness to Participate in Oral Cancer Screening among the High-Risk People; A Study of a Muslim Predominant Community in Narathiwat, South Thailand
Objective: This research aimed to study the willingness to participate in oral screening among high risk people who have practiced …

The Subnational Local Governance Index in Mexico
The main purpose of this paper is to present the results of the use and construction of the methodological instrument …

An Empirical Study about Social Factors and Pro-environmental Behaviors in Southeast Asia
This study aims to investigate the various factors affecting environmental behaviors of the residents in ASEAN countries. To achieve the …

Japan and Japanese Image in Turkish Newspapers
Country image can be defined as the total of beliefs and impressions that one has about a particular country. Country …

Voluntary Contribution of Public Goods and Income Equality
If we consider the models of voluntary contributions of public goods, a neutrality theorem holds. In this theorem, a small …

Brand Marks as Messengers of Publicity for the City: The Level of Awareness of the City Brand Marks
The metropolitan cities which are getting biger and bigger together with the increasing of mechanization in production have caused some …