Category: Arts & Humanities
Splendor of “Songket” in Freeze-Dried Mangosteen (“Garcinia Mangostana L”) Dye
In the past, dyeing Songket with natural dye was the traditional technique used among the Malay dyers in Peninsular Malaysia …
The Visual Element, Combination and Image Perception of Online Auction Photos of Female Clothing
In this study, female consumers aged 18 to 28 were selected as subjects to investigate the relationship between the presentation …
The Influence and Remaining Japanese Cultural Elements in Raku Artworks of Contemporary Non-Japanese Artists/Potters
This research examines the extent to which Japanese cultural elements - specifically the ‘spirit’ or philosophy of traditional Japanese Raku …
Botho/Ubuntu: Perspectives of Black Consciousness and Black Theology
Botho or Ubuntu is a philosophy that is as old as humanity itself. In South Africa this is a philosophy …
The Effects of Cross-age Peer Tutoring on English Learning Performance of Taiwanese Elementary School Students
Cross-age peer tutoring is not a new notion but has not yet been extensively used in Taiwan. Therefore, this study …
The Study of New Ideas for Sustainable Development of Future Children Television Programs of Thai Public Broadcasting Service (ThaiPBS)
The research titled "The study of new ideas for sustainable development of future children television programs of Thai Public Broadcasting …
The Role of Media in the Deconstruction of the Portuguese Empire In America – The Case of Cipriano Barata
The formation of Brazil as a nation was a tortuous process, whose progress was made during the nineteenth century, particularly …
“And the gem-black night will come…” – Phraseological Expressions in the Songs of “Kojiki” and “Nihon Shoki”
Traditionally scholars consider only a few idioms to be phraseological units of the «Kiki» songs. Giving an exact example this …
Enhancing Learning Ability among Deaf Students by Using Photographic Images
Education is one of most important things in human life. Without education we cannot compete and achieve in any area …
A Case Study of the Impact on Reading Ability of Students with Learning Disability as Using Multi-Sensory Reading Materials in Elementary Schools of Taiwan
In recent years, Taiwanese students’ performance in an international valuation has declined compared to the previous years. The reason is …
Integration between Teaching and Learning Activities and Public Mind of Nursing Students
This project was the integration between teaching and learning activities and public mind of nursing students at Boromarajonani College of …
The Influence of Painting Education on Taiwan Folk Art during Japanese Colonial Period – Taking Landscape Painting of Colored Drawing for Building as Example
In general, Taiwan’s folk art tradition is inherited from the local characteristics in Fujian and Guangdong areas of mainland China. …
The Intercultural and Psychophysical Pedagogy of Phillip Zarrilli
Phillip Zarrilli is an acting teacher, based in the United Kingdom, who incorporates the Asian disciplines of kalarippayattu, hatha yoga, …
Health Behaviors of Menopausal Women in Nakhon Ratchasima District,Thailand
The purpose of this study is to explore health behaviors of menopausal women in Nakhon Ratchasima district, Thailand. The subjects …
The Representation of Women Warrior in Zhang Che’s ‘Golden Swallow’
Zhang Che, the late master of Hong Kong action cinema, has been seen as an important industrial player that influenced …
The Feasibility of Implementing Standard Chinese Characters in Hong Kong
As the outcome of the reform of Chinese characters in China during the 1950s, the system of Standard (Simplified) Chinese …
Connectedness, Identity and Alienation and the Japanese 2012 Election
The Japanese 2012 election on December 16th saw the defeat of the centre-right Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), returning the …
Flannery O’Connor in the Filipino Classroom
The Philippines is known as the only English-speaking country in Asia. This reputation makes the country assume to be close …
Indonesia’s Cultural Highest Achievement as a Propaganda of the New Order Administration through Pavilion Display at the World Expo 1970 -1993
World Expo is a world-class event where the participating countries uncovered their identity through national, cultural and organizational symbols they …
Jurisdictional Issues in Cross Border Hacking
Increase in use of cyber technologies and at the same time increasing trends in the related crimes, compelled the scholars …
Tracing the 11th-12th Century’s of Asia’s Connectedness: Learning from Candi Panataran’s Reliefs
“Man is by nature a social animal”, according to Aristotle (384 BC- 322 BC). The history of human civilization is …
Transfer as an Alternative to Direct Drawing in Yoruba Hand Built Pottery
Drawing is a by-product of man’s innate curiosity; its evidence is often traced back to the period early Palaeolithic man …
Adaptation of Thai Traditional Play on the Thai Contemporary Stage: Finding an Identity for Modern Thai Theatre
In Thailand, traditional theatre and modern theatre are categorized separately from each other. While traditional theatre still performs in traditional …
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 …
A Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis of the Traveler Type Differences of the Travel Path Patterns in Dong-Gang Area of Taiwan
Despite travel path patterns are the fundamental aspect of tourism phenomenon; little attention has been given to connect with traveler's …
Kuki Shūzō’s Temporal Aesthetics: Finding Japanese Identity in Art and Literature
The objective of this paper is to analyze two works of Kuki Shūzō: Propor sur le Temps (1928) and Bungaku …
Meaning Construction of Modern Women in Weight-Loss Coffee Advertisements
The objective of this research is to study symbolic meanings of modern women in weight-loss coffee advertisements, popular drinks among …
Is the Transportation Revolution Accelerating the Marginalization at Regional Level?
This research aims to illuminate the core is emerging, and the periphery is undergoing marginalization on geography proximity through the …
Ethnic Relations in Transnational Context : The Case Study of Chinese Indonesians – Indonesian Relations in Medan after 1998
The relations between Chinese and 'Pribumi' Indonesians are unequivocally complicated, and vary according to global & local contexts. For decades, …
Comparing Tourism Destination Images Between Before the Trip and After the Trip
There are several studies identifying tourism destination images to three types-original image, reduced image, and complex image based on before …
Study of Health Practice of Postpartum Women Living in Urban of Nakhonratchasima and Nearby Who Received Family Health Service by Nursing Students During Year 2005 to 2009
This research studyies the behaviors of postpartum women composed of antenatal care, using folk-postpartum medicine, newborn feeding, and family planning. …
A Simple Glimpse of the Present Times Hand in Hand with Dao De Jing
Chinese philosophy highlights human experience where practical wisdom is attained. Dao De Jing is an ancient Chinese philosophy, while postmodernism …
Facebook : Communication Behavior of Thai Teenagers in the Public Sphere
Currently, young people are increasingly using the Internet, especially social networking sites. Facebook.com has grown dramatically with many researches showing …
The Contact Zone: The Intersection of Indigenous Knowledges in the Arts and Humanities
Settler societies and indigenous peoples operate in the contact zone routinely in asymmetrical relations of power. Through the integration of …
Who Controls Radio Listening in Cars?
Despite many studies on media consumption in the domestic sphere, few studies have been conducted in the driving context. Based …
Politics of Asian Welfare Marketing Campaign: Is Thailand following the Footstep of Euro Breakdown?
One of the headline issues of avoidance in politics is the question of how public finance (and the costs to …
The content analysis of sex, violence, and the use of language in television programs rated as G (General): for all ages
This study is a content analysis research that analyzes inappropriate expression in the content of television programs rated as "G …
A Heuristic Model to Aid the Western Business People Working in Culturally Different Societies to Adjust to the Environment
This paper is based on an ongoing research project that investigates the factors that contribute to successful assimilation by Western …
Othering the Malay in Malaysia: A Planned Consequence of Politics?
This paper examines the rise in the politicisation of Islam in Malaysia and links it to the othering of the …
The Clustering of Accommodation Facilities and Tourism Development in Cing Jing area of Taiwan
This research, taking the example of Cing Jing area, examined the relationship analysis of accommodation facilities temporal-spatial clustering and Butler's …
Rewriting the Signpost: Memories of Misdirection
"YOU ARE HERE" declares the red dot on the mall's directory. To shoppers in need of finding their orientation in …
Transfiguration of Space: Practice-Based Research in Painting and Digital Art by Kong Ho
Envisioned as a practice-based research project in painting and digital art by Kong Ho, "Transfiguration of Space" will explore the …
Americanism and Japanese Post-Colonial Influence on Taiwan: On Zhenho Wang’s “Portraits of Beauties/Americana” “(Mei Ren Tu)”
Three years after the U.S. switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to P.R.C. in 1979, Wang Zhenho’s novel, Portraits of Beauties/Americana …
“Princess Robot Bubblegum” Critiques “Cool Japan:” An Illustration of the Impact of Japan’s Soft Power Movement through a Cross-Cultural, Cross-Media Response
The anime parody ‘Princess Robot Bubblegum’ found in Grand Theft Auto IV has stirred controversy in both video game and …
Identity and Values of Malaysian Muslims among Women and Their Metaphors in Fashion (2000-2012)
Identity of the Malays refer to three phases, which are myth, philosophy and functional. The myth reflects the “Malay world”, …
Who Am I Really? Linguistic and Cultural Practices of Trinidadian Douglas
The peculiar histories of the colonies in the Caribbean brought together people from Europe, Africa and Asia in a common …
Marginality in Negotiation: Emasculated Identity, Masculinities and Genre in Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain”
In his discussion of framing in "The Parergon" and his notion of the supplement, Jacques Derrida theorises a legitimate place …
The Monumental Imaginary: Postsocialist Architecture in Chinese Visual Culture In China,
Processes of rapid urbanisation and the unprecedented building frenzy have resulted in the transformation of Chinese cities into construction sites …
Ethics and Globalization in the Light of Hinduism
In the world of radical individualism, consumerism and materialism, to understand the ethical responsibility, time is needed. The complexity of …
Passageway and Its Double: Reconsideration of Function of Parodos in Ancient Greek Theatre
Parodos are the side entrances to orchestra, the performing space, in the ancient Greek theatre. It is worth noting that …
The Construction of Narrative in Three Modernist Moments: Riverrun Past A Carafe to The Red Wheelbarrow
The construction of narrative has been debated by a full range of intellectuals, including philosophers of language, semioticians, narratologists, and …
The Searching of “Dream Illusion” in Chinese landscape poetry of Liu Tsung-yuan
When interpreting Liu’s poems about mountains and rivers, we can discover that there is quite an amount of intense melancholy …
Quality of Mentoring and Personal Attributes as Correlates of Professional Competencies Among Librarians of Region 10
It is essential for librarians to advance professionally. The professional competencies of librarians that were acquired through education and library …
At the Nexus of Nature and Culture: Botany as Metaphor
This paper looks at a series of artworks which I produced in 2009 to 2012 during my doctoral programme at …
The House as Mirrors in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a story about the misery of the Ushers who …
The Duality of Narrative Voice and the Possibility of Friendship in Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Everything Is Illuminated”
In Jonathan Safran Foer’s postmodern novel, Everything is Illuminated, we see a semi-autobiographical journey in search for generational memory, family …
From Resistance to Participation: Clanship and Urban Modernization in the Wuyi Rural Market Towns during the Republican Era
Studies on urban modernization in early twentieth century South China usually attribute rural development to the government and some returned …