The impact of traffic congestions on tourist behavior: Case study of Chiang Mai, Thailand

Traffic congestions in major cities of Thailand is a persistent issue to foreign tourists. 2 major cities, Bangkok and Chiang Mai were perceived the most congested cities in Thailand. However, Chiang Mai was considered the worst due to poor public transportation systems as compared to Bangkok. This research aim to explore the condition and the impacts of traffic congestion on tourist attitude pertaining to travelling within Chiang Mai. Qualitative approach was used in this research. Interviews and site observations were conducted as the form of data collection. ABC Models of Attitudes was used as an approach to assists questionnaire development for interview. While, bottleneck approach which relates to demand exceeding capacity in a punctual location by TRB (2000) was used as the congestion indicator in site observation. Past literatures concerning tourist behaviour and traffic congestion in tourist area were incorporated to triangulate and to support the data gathered. The findings denote that the foreign tourists perceived negatively towards the traffic congestion in Chiang Mai. This perception have led them to prefer destinations that are away from traffic and within walking distance from their accommodations

Quasi-Langmuir-Blodgett Thin Film Deposition of Carbon Nanotubes

The handling and manipulation of carbon nanotubes continues to be a challenge to those interested in the application potential of these promising materials. To this end, we have developed a method to deposit pure nanotube films over large flat areas on substrates of arbitrary composition. The method bears some resemblance to the Langmuir-Blodgett deposition method used to lay down thin organic layers. We show that this redeposition technique causes no major changes in the films' microstructure and that they retain the electronic properties of as-deposited film laid down on an alumina membrane.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures, submitted Journal of Applied Physic

A Putative Inventor’s Remedies to Correct Inventorship on a Patent

Inventorship is a required component of patents issued in the United States, and the penalty for filing a patent with incorrect inventorship is harsh: possible invalidation of the entire patent. This iBrief explores the background on inventorship in the United States patent system, and various remedies such as 35 U.S.C. §116, 35 U.S.C. §256, and interference proceedings in correcting errors in inventorship. This iBrief will then discuss the usefulness of these various remedies to a putative inventor who was left off the inventorship of a patent

A mixed integer quadratic programming formulation for the economic dispatch of generators with prohibited operating zones

In this paper, an optimisation-based approach is proposed using a mixed integer quadratic programming model for the economic dispatch of electrical power generators with prohibited zones of operation. The main advantage of the proposed approach is its capability to solve case studies from the literature to global optimality quickly and without any targeting of solution procedures. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

K.C. Wu Collection

K.C. Wu (1903-1984) served as mayor of several Chinese cities during the 1930s and 1940s and then in December 1949 was appointed Governor of Taiwan by Chiang Kai-shek. Wu emigrated to the United States in 1954. Wu joined the faculty of Armstrong from 1966 to 1973. The collection consists of biographical information, manuscripts mainly of The Chinese Heritage (1982), lecture notes, clippings and information on his lawsuit with the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1972. Also Wu\u27s collection of Chinese history books.https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/finding-aids-lane/1030/thumbnail.jp