An Analysis of the Administrative Systematic Factors Affecting Effectiveness of Catholic Network Schools under Chantaburi Diocese

This study aimed to analyze the administrative systematic factors affecting effectiveness of catholic network schools under Chantaburi Diocese. The instruments used for data collecting were questionnaires concerning the effectiveness of 14 catholic network schools under Chantaburi Diocese and the focus group discussions between the schools‘ administrators and 9 academicians. The factors were validated by the LISREL PROGRAM, and found out that:The administrative conditions of catholic network schools under Chantaburi Diocese were rated at a high level in every system. The systems could be arranged into order as follows: (1) cultural system, (2) environmental system, (3) structural system, (4) political system and (5) individual system. The effectiveness of catholic network schools Chantaburi Diocese was rated at a high level in every perspective. Such perspectives could be arranged into order as follows: (1) internal process perspective, (2) customer perspective, (3) learning and growth perspective and (4) financial perspective. The result of the administrative systematic factors affecting effectiveness of catholic network schools under Chantaburi Diocese could be statistically reported as follows: X2= 5.63, df = 9, p = 0.78, RMSEA = 0.00, NFI = 1.00, SRMR = 0.01, GFI = 1.00, AGFI = 0.98. It manifested that the administrative systematic factors affected effectiveness of catholic network schools under Chantaburi Diocese, with a significant level of .01 (coefficient weight average 0.93).The most important factors that catholic network schools under Chantaburi Diocese should focus on were the environment and political system factors

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Monthly and Annual Rainfall Variability in Peninsular Malaysia

This paper re-addresses the study of the rainfall variability in Peninsular Malaysia. An earlier investigation has been conducted forty years ago. Due to the fact that: (1) a larger and more sophisticated number of meteorological stations is nowadays in place, and (2) the effect that global warming has on precipitation, we feel that a new study of rainfall variability is both timely and pertinent. This is, therefore, the aim of this particular study. Our results show that larger variability does not (always) occur whenever lowest rainfall is recorded

Monthly and Annual Distribution of Both the Frequency of Rainy Days and Rainfall Intensity in Peninsular Malaysia

The aim of this study is to analyze both the monthly and the annual distributions of both the frequency of rainy days and the rainfall intensity in Peninsular Malaysia. The most relevant findings of this study may be summarized as: (a) the monthly distribution of the frequency of rainy days is similar to the monthly rainfall distribution at the western side of the principal mountain range; (b) an important gradient of both the frequency of rainy days and the rainfall intensity is recorded at the Titiwangsa mountain range where a maximum is observed at its western side and a minimum at its eastern side; (c) the distribution of both the frequency of rainy days and the rainfall intensity is very homogeneous from the eastern side of the mountain range up to a distance of 50 km from the east coast; and (d) minimum of both the frequency of rainy days and intensity rainfall is recorded in the northwestern sector of the Peninsula during the boreal winter

The increased carbon storage changes with a decrease in phosphorus availability in the organic paddy soil

This study aimed to investigate the effect of organic rice farming on the various forms of inorganic phosphorus, the concentration of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and carbon storage, and the relationship between DOC and P fractions in organic rice farming (ORF). The soil samples were taken from 11 organic plots, and three pseudo-replicates were sampled from individuals of various soil depths. The P-fractions, the soil organic carbon (SOC), DOC, and other soil properties were analyzed by standard methods from soils. The data were analyzed using One-way and Two-way ANOVA and tested using the least significant difference. The results showed that ORF soils had less labile P than conventional rice farming, while ORF had a higher average of DOC, SOC, and C stock than conventional rice soil (P<0.05). Organic fertilizers such as animal manure application and rice straw retention were used for ten years in the ORF. The agricultural practices of ORF would convince the amount of amorphous Fe and Al on soil minerals significantly and would increase the adsorption capacity of the soil mineral surfaces by organic fertilization. The Fe-P fraction responded to the increased adsorption capacity in the ORF and shown along with the DOC and P which were less than in ORF. Both of them were more adsorbed on the surface mineral. Meanwhile, the lower P for nutrient cycling in ORF soil, the lesser the decomposition of DOC and SOC, which then affected the increase of soil C storage

Gastroprotective activity of Spirulina platensis in acetic acid and ethanol induced ulcers in rats

Objective: The effects of gastroprotective properties of Spirulina platensis was investigated in acetic acid and ethanol induced ulcers in rats. Methods: Administration of 2 and 4mg/kg Spirulina platensis extract for 7 days. After day 7, oral administration of either 80% (v/v) ethanol or 6% (v/v) acetic acid. Control rats received saline or anti-ulcer drug omeprazole (20 mg/kg) prior to ulcer induction. Results: The extract inhibited the mean lesion score of acetic acid, 4.333 to 3.000. Whereas, for ethanol induced ulcers, the extract reduced the lesion scoring from 2.833 to 1.677. However, this activity was statistically less potent than the anti-ulcer drug, omeprazole. Spirulina platensis alone did not induce any ulcers in rats. Conclusions: These results suggested that Spirulina platensis has gastroprotective activity against ulcers induced by acetic acid and ethanol

Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on resistance to Phytophthora parasitica of citrus seedlings and on growth of Thai honey tangerine scions on citrus rootstocks

Thai honey tangerine (Sainamphueng tangerine) is generally grown by grafting on rootstocks of another variety of tangerine or citrus species which may differ in their reaction to beneficial and pathogenic soil organisms. The objectives of this study were to evaluate responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and Phytophthora parasitica of different citrus genotypes and the effect of AM fungi on the growth of scions of Thai honey tangerine grafted on different citrus rootstocks including Cleopatra tangerine, lime, pomelo, Swingle citrumelo and Troyer citrange. Significant differences were found among citrus species in the percentage of root colonization by the AM fungi and in the severity of root rot disease when inoculated with P. parasitica alone. Thai honey tangerine was most susceptible and Cleopatra tangerine was most resistant to P. parasitica. Inoculation with AM fungi could reduce disease severity of all the citrus plants from P. parasitica. AM fungi enhanced the growth of seedling to the greatest extent in lime. Variation in the response to AM fungi was found among the scions of Thai honey tangerine on different citrus rootstocks. The scion of Thai honey tangerine grew best on the lime rootstock inoculated with AM fungi.Key words: Phytophthora parasitica, citrus, rootstock, arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, root rot

Research Progress of Antecedents of Organizational Identification

Organizational identification is one of the main concepts studying the perception of oneness with or belongingness to the organization in the organizational behavior which has an important influence on organizational performance, employee attitude and behavior. According to the recent research on the antecedents of organizational identification, this paper focuses on the research of dynamic and visual angle in recent years both domestic and international, summarize the characteristics of the factors are antecedents of organizational identification influence, mechanism of different types of organizational identification and its effect. Study on the tendency of organizational identification antecedents, to enrich the research system of organizational identification

The perception for Good Death of community dwelling Japanese and Thailand respondents

Having a “good death” is a very important goal of palliative care, and it is useful for nurses to understand cultural differences in the perception of a good death to propose nursing care. The purpose of this study was to compare the perception of a “good death” among community-dwelling Japanese and Thai people. Three hundred sixty-nine respondents completed the Good Death Questionnaire. The research design was a cross-sectional study. The scores of the Japanese respondents on “good relationships with medical staff,” “being respected as an individual,” and “fighting against cancer” were higher among Thai respondents. On the other hand, “environmental comfort,” “unawareness of death,” “control over the future,” and “religious and spiritual comfort” were higher among the Japanese respondents. Among the Japanese, the score for “life completion” was significantly correlated with “role accomplishment and contribution to others.” Among the Thai respondents, the score for “good relationships with family” was significantly correlated with “physical and cognitive control.” The implications of these results were that Japanese respondents preferred medical treatments, maintaining a good relationship with physicians, and demanding to be respected as an individual. Thai respondent’s preferred “environmental comfort” and “religious and spiritual comfort.” In the future, medical staff members will need to consider these cultural differences when proposing nursing care

A feature approach to the phonology of Phuket, a Southern Thai dialect.

This thesis presents a phonological study of Phuket, a southern Thai dialect, approached from the point of view of Jakobsonian distinctive features. Chapter 1, introduction, gives information about the geographical and linguistic background of the Phuket dialect, the scope and aim of the thesis and the arrangement of the data. Part 1 which contains Chapters 2, 3 and 4 gives the phonetic interpretation of the phonemic transcription, a description of pitch patterns, and suggests a feature analysis of the phonemes, and examines the acoustic correlates of such features. Part 2 which contains Chapters 5 and 6, proposes phonological rules to deal with problems of distribution, and deals' with the treatment of tones and their phonological features, according to W. S-Y Wang's theory