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Opportunities and Limitations of Migrant Education in the Borderland of Thailand: Perspectives of Burmese Migrant Parents and Teachers
Get PDFFor more than three decades, migrants from Myanmar have settled down in Mae Sot, so children’s education has become an important element in their life. For this reason, Burmese migrants send their children to school in Mae Sot, and there are many studies which mainly focus on the general characteristics of a schooling system about migrant education and the roles of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in migrant education. However, not many studies pay attention to Burmese migrant parents and teachers, particularly in the context of Mae Sot. This paper will focus on their perception with an aim to give an update on the situation and issues of migrant education in Mae Sot. This study adopts the qualitative methodology, by using in-depth interviews with Burmese migrant parents and teachers. Based on empirical data gathered from interviews, this paper argues that the motivation behind migrant parents and the idea of teacher illustrate the opportunities and limitations of migrant education in Mae Sot. Migrant children in Mae Sot have various opportunities for education such as Thai government schools (official school) and the Migrant Learning Centers (MLCs or non-official school), run by NGOs. However, Burmese migrant children still face uncertainty to access higher education in Thailand due to a lack of accreditation and Thai citizenship. Furthermore, the curriculum in Thai government schools is the core curriculum, so migrant students and teachers in the Thai government school face the difficulties of teaching and studying Thai class. In conclusion, by examining the perspectives from parents and teachers, migrant education in Mae Sot still requires further improvement, where Burmese migrants in Mae Sot have opportunities to study either at MLCs or at Thai government schools, and they are expected to contribute to both Thailand and Myanmar
History Of Criminal Offense And Adverse Childhood Experiences With Relapse Among Adolescent Substance Abusers In Treatment Centers Of The Department Of Medical Services, Ministry Of Public Health, Thailand
Get PDFRelapse is a common feature of drug addiction, and chronic drug use and relapse creates elevated risk for serious illness. This research had the objective to study the characteristics of relapse among adolescent substance abusers and examine the association between history of criminal offense and adverse childhood experience with relapse. This study used data from a cross-sectional survey of 373 persons age 18-24 years with a history of use of an addictive drug (including alcoholic beverage and cigarettes). The sample was drawn from the population admitted for drug treatment at rehabilitation centers under the Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health of Thailand, during May to August, 2018. The research protocol and data collection instruments were approved by the Ethical Review Committee of Mahidol University and the MOPH. The sample in this study was predominately male (75.9%), age under 20 years (31.4%), single (64.1%), Buddhist (91.2%), gainfully employed (53.9%), with high school or higher education (70.5%), working in wage labor (49.8%), and had been in drug treatment more than once (38.9%). The youngest age at first drug use in this sample was 10 years. Three-fourths (72.4%) had history of trouble with the police before, 31.9% had been arrested for a drug offense, and 7.5% had been arrested for other charges. Fully 82.6% reported having at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE); nearly half (45.0%) reported that someone in the household was addicted to alcohol or other addictive substance. Other types of family dysfunction include divorced/separated parents (43.2%), and history of emotional abuse (42.6%). Having had one or more ACE, female, and had ever had poly-drug use were significantly associated with relapse among adolescent substance abusers in the drug treatment programs. The study highlights the importance of tailoring treatment to address risk factors for relapse
Possibility Of Establishing An Agricultural Cooperative In Areiy Ksatr Commune, Areiy Ksatr District, Kandal Province, Cambodia
Get PDFAgricultural sector significantly contributes to Cambodia’s economy. Rich of natural resources, the farmers could pull those resources for their productivity. Kandal Province could access to resources conveniently because of its geography. Seeing the potential that communities have, government and supporters are assisting the communities to organize the local institutions. Afterward, Kandal Province has many Agricultural Cooperatives (AC) settled in many districts. Inversely, a commune stands along the Mekong River, named Areiy Ksatr in Kandal province has no local institution to support its vulnerable farmers, particularly on production and market. This research finds the answer that “AC” should be built there or not. Hence, this study is to identify the potential of agricultural production, and socio-economic condition and socio-culture regarding to AC’s Concept. Qualitative and Quantitative methods are used to capture all data, from 13 key informants; 5 from local administrators, and 8 from general famers by employing semi-structured interview to gain in-depth information. Data were also collected by questionnaires from randomly selected 100 respondents. The analytical approach is interpreted by quoting from the KIs as descriptive results supported by data collected through questionnaires. The findings are, rice production was abandoned since a few decades ago, and the main Agricultural-Products are lemon grass with 90% that farmers are growing followed by mango which aren’t really economically viable. Else ways, they all face the same problems which are non-ownership of their agricultural land and market failure which 99% of famers heavily account on middleman, the social capital including solidarity, etiquette, moral, social norm, network, are noticeably going down, because of war remains uneducated people and they lose trust on each other. This means establishing an AC is hardly happened unless firstly all farmers form as a strong bond and rebuild their social and particularly economic land ownership
Fluoride Release Of Dental Sealants Following Exposure To Fluoride Toothpaste And Fluoride Varnish
Get PDFBackground: Application of dental sealants on pit and fissure areas is an effective intervention to prevent and reduce development of dental caries. Fluoride incorporation into dental sealants increases potency on caries reduction. Fluoride exposure of dental sealant from different sources is expected to enhance fluoride release from dental sealants.Objective: The study was aimed to compare fluoride release from different dental sealants following exposure to fluoride toothpaste and fluoride varnish.Methods: Three types of dental sealants were included: Group A- glass ionomer sealant (GIS); Group B- resin sealant and Group C- giomer sealant. Thirty specimens of each material were prepared using stainless steel mold (10Å~2 mm) and stored in plastic container containing artificial saliva. Initial fluoride release was measured by a specific fluoride electrode every 24 hours for 15 days. The saliva was changed after each measurement. At day 15th, the specimens were randomly divided into 3 subgroups (n=10) and exposed to following regimens; subgroup A- fluoride toothpaste (1000 ppm) twice daily, subgroup B- fluoride varnish (22,600 ppm) once only at day 15th and subgroup C- control group; not exposed to any fluoride regimens. Fluoride release after fluoride exposure was measured for another 15 days. Data were analyzed using one way ANOVA and Games-Howell post hoc test at a significance level of 0.05.Results: GIS released highest amount of fluoride (42.9±1.91ppm) at the first 15 days followed by giomer sealant (27.79±1.66 ppm) and resin sealant (1.31±0.11 ppm) and showed significantly different among groups (p=0.00). Fluoride toothpaste increases fluoride release from all tested dental sealants while showed superior efficacy on giomer sealant followed by GIS and resin sealant (p=0.00). Fluoride varnish application promotes fluoride release significantly higher in all tested sealants (p=0.00).Conclusions: Daily exposure of fluoride toothpaste and single application of fluoride varnish enhances fluoride release of all dental sealants
Kromojati Tradition As Efforts Sustainable Environment To Reach Sdg’s 2030
Get PDFBohol is one of the villages in Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This village has a land area of 229 Ha with a critical land 123 Ha. To solve this problem, the head of Bohol village made Kromojati regulations. Kromojati is an obligation for young people who will get married to plant 10 teak trees, which are 5 stems planted in the communal land and 5 stems planted on their own land. This can be used as a model for environmental conservation to solve critical land in Indonesia.The purpose of this research are, 1) To know the background of the existence of kromojati custom law, 2) To explain the implementation of Kromojati, and 3) to To find out the model of environmental conservation through Kromojati tradition . The type of research used in this research is descriptive qualitative with phenomenology approach of Edmun H. Husseerl and Alfred Schultz. The object of this research is Kromojati tradition which still preserve by the community. The results show that : 1) The background of Kromojati tradition is the amount of critical land in Bohol village since 1996. In 2005-2011, Kromojati was able to reduce the critical land to 23 Ha. In 2018, there is no critical land. 2) The people of Bohol village still preserve Kromojati as a binding regulation without being forced. The implementation of Kromojati also brought Bohol village to obtain various achievements in the field of environmental conservation. 3) Kromojati is a model of environmental conservation by adjusting to the characteristics of the land in Bohol. This tradition is capable of being a model for other regions, especially in terms of environmental conservation that is adjusted to the characteristics of the land owned in each region. So that, can reach the sustainable environment
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci In Songklanagarind Hospital: Molecular Epidemiology And Infection Control
Get PDFVancomycin-resistant enterococci are important causes of healthcare-associated infections that have recently become the major nosocomial pathogen exhibiting resistance to many antimicrobials especially to vancomycin with increasing frequency. However, the epidemiology data of VRE in Thailand is limited. This study aimed at determining the prevalence, antibiotic resistance patterns, and molecularly characterize of VRE among patients admitted in a tertiary care hospital, in southern part of Thailand. We collected VRE isolates from various clinical samples of a 7-year period (March 2011 to April 2018) in Songklanagarind Hospital. VRE isolates were identified by Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method with Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. Vancomycin-resistance genes and virulence genes were detected by multiplex PCR and the sequence verified by the blast. The highest rate of VRE infection was in 2014 (39.4%). Most VRE isolates originated from the patient's digestive tract or urogenital tract that was positive for 17 (24.3%), followed by body fluid 14 (20.0%). The highest incidence of VRE infection was in Medical wards 29 (40.8%) and followed by surgical ward 16 (22.5%), operation theatres 7 (9.9%), Intensive Care Units (ICUs) 5 (7.0%), and emergency room 6 (8.5%). All the VRE isolates exhibited multidrug resistance, with the rates of resistance to ampicillin, imipenem, gentamicin and ceftazidime reaching high levels. It also found that 5.6% of E. faecium isolates were resistant to colistin. Most of these VRE isolates carried the vanA gene possed the esp genes (enterococcal surface protein), where rates were 100% and 74.6%, respectively. The study showed a high prevalence of diverse VRE strains with threatening resistance phenotypes in clinical sections among different medical wards in Songklanagarind hospitals. These findings indicated that the molecular detection of various glycopeptide resistance genes among VRE isolates are important information that useful to prevent and control of VRE infections
Rotten Sweet Potato (Ipomoea Batatas L.) As An Alternative Source Of Electrical Energy
Get PDFThis research was aimed to find an alternative source of electrical energy from natural materials that are renewable and environmentally friendly. One of them that is potentially to be used as the source of energy is rotten sweet potato. Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas L.) grow in mountainous areas and highlands and are usually used as a carbohydrate replacement of rice by some people. This research was conducted to prove whether sweet potato can be used as alternative energy source or not. The research was begun by slicing rotten sweet potato into small pieces, then crushed using a blender to make an extract of rotten sweet potato. Rotten sweet potato is an electrolyte compound that functions like a battery. To prove the ability as a source of electrical energy, it is necessary to perform redox reaction test. Electrodes used were copper coins and iron tacks. Copper and iron electrodes which were immersed in the sweet potato electrolyte compound caused a redox reaction to be a source of electric current. The results showed that 1 block (3 series circuit) of rotten sweet potato electrolyte can generate 1.5 electric voltage which is equivalent to small batteries. By processing in such a way, the energy of rotten sweet potato can be developed to become a source of electricity for lighting a house. This can certainly be useful for villagers who have a high enough level of sweet potato consumption resulting abundant sweet potato waste that can be utilized
Use Of Herbs Among People With Type II Diabetes: A Study Of Mueang District, Lampang Province, Thailand
Get PDFUncontrolled blood sugar level in people with Type II Diabetes Mellitus leads to serious complications. Controlling blood sugar level is still a big challenge which leads to the use of herbs. This survey study aimed to investigate the use of herbs among persons with type 2 diabetes residing in Mueang District, Lampang Province. Stratified random sampling technique was used to recruit 374 participants. Data were collected using the 22 closed-ended, self-reported herb use questionnaire. Content validation was done by five experts and yielded the index of congruence of 0.95. Dataanalysis was conducted using descriptive statistics. Results showed that 300 participants (80.21%) did not take herbs because they were not confident about its efficacy (34%). Seventy-four participants (19.79 %) took herbs to lower blood sugar level and alleviate disease complications. Sixty-four participants (90.14%) took herbs with prescribed medications while 7 (9.86%) decreased the use of their prescribed medications. Thirtyeight types of herbs were reported and the top three were Yanang (Tiliacora triandra), Ma Toom - Bael (Aegle marmelos), and Siang Da (Gymnema inodorum). Twenty-three participants (31.08%) were recommended to use herbs by friends and 13 (17.57%) by healthcare personnel. Thirty-one participants (41.89%) never evaluated the effectiveness of herbs. Eight participants (10.81%) reported heart palpitation, fainting, and stomachache as side effects. Twenty-six participants (35.14%) were asked about the use of herbs by healthcare personnel. Fifty-three participants (71.62%) did not notify healthcare personnel about their use of herbs because they were never asked and afraid to be blamed. Sixty-two participants (88.78%) would like to receive more advice from healthcare personnel regarding their use of herbs. Healthcare personnel should provide assurance and are obligated to assess and advice effective integration of herbs and prescribed medications
Adaptation To Salinity Intrusion For Rice Farming Household In The Vietnamese Mekong Delta
Get PDFAgriculture has considerably been affected due to the increased salinity in recent years in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD). The saline intrusion has increasingly caused problems to irrigation management, making it impossible to sustain the desired crop productivity. Rice farming are actually the most vulnerable as they have limited adaptive capacities and are more dependent on water for food production and other economic activities. This paper aims to understand how rice farming households responded to impacts of saline intrusion in the VMD, focusing the adaptive capacity and adaptation to saline intrusion at household level. The study showed that most rice farming households perceived the impacts of saline intrusion on their production activities, but only a few households prepared for adaptation options. Their decisions were not based on long-term saline intrusion impacts because households made decisions and changed farming practices due to economic factors and government policy support. The environment factors such as saline intrusion always came after economic and government policy factors. Government policy strongly affected production conditions of rice farming households through building irrigation, dyke and sluice gate systems. It means that change of production activities of rice farming households much more depended on government programs and development goals. Thus, households have fewer choices of production diversification away from rice farming
Influence Of Reference Group And Self Control On Saving Behavior
Get PDFEconomic growth enhancement in Indonesia is ascertained by observing the extent of access to the products and services of financial institutions (financial inclusion). One of the economic growth indicators is the saving ratio. Saving ratio plays an important role by being the significant determinant in the investment function. Financial Services Authority (FSA) said that the saving ratio in Indonesia is still low compared to other Asian nations such as Singapore and China. Based on data from IMF, Indonesia’s Gross National Saving per GDP is 30,87%. Meanwhile, for comparison, figures of Singapore and China stand at 46,73% and 48,87%. As with other developing countries, young adults dominate the population in Indonesia. University students as young adults matter to advance economic growth. Many researchers have focused on studying the determinants of saving behavior among households and employees rather than students. This study aims to investigate whether the reference group and self-control can affect the saving behavior of students in Indonesia with a sample of 167 students at Indonesian universities in the western, central and eastern regions. Data are processed with SPSS software version 22.0. The result shows that reference group and self-control separately and simultaneously have a significant impact on saving behavior