Community Participations in Amphawa Comprehensive Planning, Thailand

The aim of this article was to discuss community participations in Amphawa comprehensive planning, Thailand, which targeted for the year 2030. There were two objectives of the study—to discuss the effectiveness of community participations and to discuss the future land use plan. The planning methodology integrated several community participation activities into the traditional comprehensive planning process. The result of the study revealed that community participations helped reduce difficulties and save time. In terms of future land uses, several conservation related zones were designated to conserve local natural and cultural heritages and agricultural areas.Keywords: Community participations; Comprehensive planning; AmphawaISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Author. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Investigation of the Ventilation Rate around Different Urban Morphological Property Types: High Rise -Vs- Low Rise in Bangkok’s High Density Areas

As a consequence of city development and increased urbanization, Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, has experienced serious air pollution problems in high density areas over the past several decades, especially at pedestrian-level (at 1.5 meter level above ground) between groups of buildings in the city’s central block. As we all know that urban settings have a direct impact on the urban air flow. Lack of research because urban morphology (Greek morphé : shape) is too complicated to do air flow simulation. The objective of this study is to find the relationship between urban high-rise and low-rise morphology properties and urban air ventilation in high density areas of Inner Bangkok. The methodology involves an investigation using computer fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation. The results based on air change rate. Main findings of this paper are as follows; Urban high rise- high density areas has better ventilation rates than low rise- high density areas in all cases. The ventilation rate from high to low are as followings, 1) urban high rise- high density are block number 80, 17 and 65 and ACH is 26.23646, 25.63358, 12.77694 2) urban low-rise- high density are blocks 24, 30 and 26 and ACH is 11.72196, 11.19111, 5.769723, respectively. The conclusion of this research is the most influential variable factors is the height of the building. Blog orientation and open space in the city block

Community Participations in Comprehensive Planning of Amphawa District, Thailand

The aim of this article was to discuss community participations in comprehensive planning of Amphawa District, Thailand, which targeted for the year 2030. There were two objectives of the study: to discuss the effectiveness of community participations and to discuss the future land use plan. The planning methodology integrated several community participation activities into the traditional comprehensive planning process. The result of the study revealed that community participations helped reduce difficulties and save time. In terms of future land uses, several conservation related zones were designated to conserve local natural and cultural heritages and agricultural areas.Keywords: Community participations; Comprehensive planning; Amphawa DistricteISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

Adverse Outcomes of Pregnancy with Abnormal Weight Gain at Phramongkutklao Hospital

Objectives: To determine adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women who did not reach optimal gestational weight gain (GWG). Materials and Methods: Medical records of 2,103 term singleton delivery at Phramongkutklao Hospital during 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. According to Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2009 guideline, the pregnant women were categorized into 3 groups (701 subjects in each group); less than optimal GWG, optimal GWG and excessive GWG corresponding to their pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) classified by World Health Organization (WHO) for Asian population. Adverse pregnancy outcomes were compared between groups.Results: Excessive GWG was significantly associated with gestational hypertension (p < 0.001), preeclampsia (p = 0.003), cesarean section (p < 0.001), large for gestational age (p < 0.001), macrosomia (p = 0.005) and hyperbilirubinemia (p < 0.001). Less GWG was significantly related to intrauterine growth restriction (p < 0.001), small for gestational age (p < 0.001) and low birth weight (p < 0.001) but was associated with significant good pregnancy outcomes in terms of successful vaginal delivery (p < 0.001), first degree perineal injury (p < 0.001). Multiple logistic regression analysis adjusted for maternal age, gestational age, and pre-pregnancy BMI further confirmed the aforementioned associations.Conclusion: Women with abnormal gestational weight gain are at risk for adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes

การศึกษาแนวโน้มของระบบรักษาความปลอดภัยบนระบบเครือข่ายคอมพิวเตอร์ภายในมหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าพระนครเหนือ โดยใช้เทคนิคเดลฟาย

The purpose of this study is 1) to analyze the current status and the requirement of computer network security in King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok for the planning by using the Delphi Technique. 2) This study investigates the trend of the needs in five categories, those are policy, hardware, software, personnel, and procedure. The population of the study includes 10 executives and 30 experts in computer network system of in King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok. The questionnaires are distributed to collect data in three rounds. Median, mode, and interquartile range are employed to evaluate the results. The experimental results illustrate that high efficiency, standard compilation, and cost effectiveness of hardware and software are highly needed. The policy is necessarily defined and enforced with punishment. The competent personnel are required, and regularly trained to update the skill. Lastly, the procedure is also necessarily prepared in an accessible form of handbook

Prevalence of Abnormal Papanicolaou Smear in Pregnant Women at Phramongkutklao Hospital

ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence of abnormal Papanicolaou smear in pregnant women who attended the antenatal care clinic at Phramongkutklao Hospital, the prevalence of risk factors of cervical cancer in pregnant women and the results of the organism on Papanicolaou smear with pregnancy outcome. Material and Method A prospective analysis was performed on 384 pregnant women who attended the antenatal care clinic at Phramongkutklao hospital between 1 September 2006 and 1 May 2007. Participants were recruited for Papanicolaou smear, and followed until delivery. Data collection included demographic characteristics, risk factors of cervical cancer, results of Papanicolaou smear and outcomes of pregnancy. ResultsFrom 384 cases, the prevalence of abnormal Pap smear was 38%; candida spp. 23.4%, bacterial vaginosis 14.0%, trichomonas spp. 0.2%, and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) or LSIL with HPV 0.4 %. Risk factors found in pregnant women with preinvasive lesion were husband with multiple partners and smoking. Pregnant women with preterm birth and PROM occurred in women with candida spp 21.9% and 5.9% whereas bacterial vaginosis 9.4 % and 4.4%. Conclusion Prevalence of abnormal Pap smear was 38%