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Dynamics of kinship and the uncertainties of life: Spirit cults and healing management in northern Thailand
No full textThis thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.This thesis is about kinship, health and healing in a Northern Thai village. Although
traditional spirit mediums and spirit cult observances in Chiang Mai city are in
decline and have led to a breakdown of the matrilineal system, in the village of Baan
Yang Luang in Mae Chaem district the belief in matrilineal spirits and ancestors is
still maintained in interesting counterpoint to social change. The power of spirits is
used to manage human suffering-whether sickness, death or agricultural failure.
Kinship in Mae Chaem is based on the relationship between humans and ancestral
spirits or lineage guardian spirits. Illness is thought to derive from conflicts among
humans or between humans and spirits. Healing is attained by the reforming and
reshaping of relationships, and by the reconciliation of conflicted parties. The thesis investigates how matrilineal spirit cults, personhood, and social relatedness are
created, shaped and transformed through the struggles of illness and healing management. It examines the complex relations among illness, kinship and personhood in reincarnation, healing, lineage recruitment, sacrifice, and spirit worship. In conclusion, it explores the mutual relationship between the two processes: kinship transformation and healing management, both of which depend crucially on
power relations within the society. People use the dynamic aspects of the kinship
system to interpret and manage illness; at the same time, illness is used as a means to
reform and maintain the fluidity of kin relationships. The dynamic systems of health
and kinship enable people to create, choose, negotiate and participate in the
transformation of social relations and identity, in order to cope with a changing
society. Finally, I hope this study will shed light on how identity, kinship,
personhood, and lay medical knowledge are conceived, created and sustained from an
emic perspective.This work is funded by the Thai Govenment and Chiang Mai University
N-Acetylcysteine for the Management of Anemia and Oxidative Stress in Hemodialysis Patients
No full textBackground/Aims: To explore the efficacy of oral N- acetylcysteine (NAC) supplementation for anemia and oxidative stress in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Methods: Of the eligible patients (n = 325) in an outpatient HD unit, 49 received NAC 200 mg orally thrice a day during the first 3 months , while the other 276 patients not receiving NAC were observed. Results: During the 4-month study, 11 patients receiving NAC withdrew but had no severe adverse effects, while 49 patients not receiving NAC had negative confounding events. Thus only the data of the remaining patients, 38 taking NAC and 227 not taking NAC, were analyzed for efficacy. The demographic and laboratory data of both groups were similar at baseline. When the erythropoietin dosage was stable throughout, only the NAC group had a significant increase in hematocrit, accompanied with a decrease in plasma levels of 8-isoprostane and oxidized low-density lipoprotein. Analyzed as a nested case-control study, NAC supplementation was also found to be a significant predictor of positive outcomes in uremic anemia. Conclusions: Oral NAC supplementation may be a promising therapy for uremic anemia and oxidative stress in HD patients
Decentralisation and Policy Implementation: Thai Development Plans and Subdistrict Administrative Organisation (SAO) in Chiang Rai
No full textMoves to decentralise the government‘s administrative system has been one of the most important development issues in Thailand over the past two decades. These moves are seen most clearly in the establishment of the Subdistrict Administrative Organisation (SAO) across Thailand as the fundamental governing unit at the local administrative level. Decentralisation was introduced as a means of increasing the effectiveness of local government, promoting the transmission of power to the local people and encouraging greater local participation in policy making. The Ninth National Economic and Social Development Plan (2002-2006) promoted the development of the SAO to strengthen local government. The main purposes of decentralisation have been to balance the development of human, social, economic and environmental resources so as to achieve sustainable people-centred development, and promote the role of officials at the local level to increase the power of local government. The thesis examines implementation of this policy, drawing from theories on implementation in terms of 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' approaches, and policy implementation failure. Propositions are derived from these theories for testing in the research. The combination of the two approaches offers insights into key factors in policy implementation and what is needed to achieve better policy implementation. This study focuses on 1) the capacity of an SAO to implement the policies set out by central government, 2) the capacity of staff to determine and implement the policy, 3) the adequacy of revenue available to the SAO for policy implementation, 4) the extent of autonomy from central government to the SAO in providing public services, and 5) the nature and extent of participation by the people in Chiang Rai province in issues of policy formulation and implementation. Staff drawn from 45 government agencies at three different levels (central, provincial and local levels) in Chiang Rai provide the sample group for this study. This thesis found that the concept of decentralisation in Thailand was still new for both the Thai people and officials, and that the old bureaucratic systems continued to prevail. Local governance continues to be overseen partly by appointed personnel and the SAOs still rely heavily on central government for a wide range of matters. The lack of support from central government, insufficient revenue allocated to SAOs, inadequate autonomy, and various other deficiencies have limited the implementation of the policy. This study concludes that the government must eliminate problems arising from adherence to the old bureaucratic systems at local, provincial and central government levels if the policy of decentralisation is to succeed. Further, central government must ensure that staff who implement its decentralisation policy have the capabilities and experiences to implement the policy. The government also needs to ensure that the support is provided to the SAOs for the policy implementation process if the intended goals are to be achieved
Tautoneura diasonica Chiang & Knight 1990, n. comb.
No full text4. Tautoneura diasonica (Chiang & Knight, 1990) n. comb. Kapsa diasonica Chiang & Knight, 1990: 215, Fig. 13 K. diasonica Song & Li, 2012: 27 Distribution: China (Taiwan). Remarks. Body small; pygofer side with group of numerous microsetae; subgenital plate with 2 macrosetae (Normally Kapsa with 4 or more macrosetae on subgenital plate); paramere with first point much protruded. These characters resemble features found in Tautoneura bellula Dworakowska, 1994, thus this species is transferred to Tautoneura.Published as part of Yang, Meixia, Cao, Yanghui & Zhang, Yalin, 2013, Taxonomic study of the genus Kapsa Dworakowska with a new subgenus, and new combinations and records for Tautoneura Anufriev (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini), pp. 117-142 in Zootaxa 3630 (1) on page 139, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3630.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/22287
Chiang Kai-shek avant Soon Mei-ling [Chiang Kai-sheks Secret Past, de Ch'en Chieh-ju]
No full textCorcuff Stéphane. Chiang Kai-shek avant Soon Mei-ling [Chiang Kai-sheks Secret Past, de Ch'en Chieh-ju]. In: Perspectives chinoises, n°29, 1995. pp. 68-70
Chiang Kai-shek avant Soon Mei-ling [Chiang Kai-sheks Secret Past, de Ch'en Chieh-ju]
No full textCorcuff Stéphane. Chiang Kai-shek avant Soon Mei-ling [Chiang Kai-sheks Secret Past, de Ch'en Chieh-ju]. In: Perspectives chinoises, n°29, 1995. pp. 68-70
Phenolic profile, fatty acid and essential oil composition analysis and antioxidant, antialzheimer and antibacterial activities of verbascum flavidum extracts
No full textThis paper is the first report about phytochemical analysis with LC-MS/MS and biological activities of Verbascum flavidum (Boiss.) Freyn & Bornm. Rutin (1077.09±77.47 µg analyte/g extract) and chlorogenic acid (1012.42±97.18 µg analyte/g extract) were determined as the most abundant phenolics in V. flavidum. The main components of fatty acid were found to be palmitic (30.3%) and oleic acids (17.9%); while the major essential oils were determined as arachidic acid (16.4%) and ?-selinene (8.9%) by GC-MS analysis. In DPPH free radical scavenging activity the methanol extract showed higher activity than BHT with 72.62% inhibition at 100 µg/mL concentration. The methanol and water extracts of V. flavidum showed 86.01 % and 87.39 % inhibition in ABTS cation radical scavenging assay at 100 µg/mL concentration, respectively. The methanol extract showed moderate activity against E. coli with 250±0.3 MIC value and with 15 mm inhibition zone diameter at 30 mg/mL concentration. © 2016, Chiang Mai University. All rights reserved
Epinnula rex Ho, Motomura, Hata & Chiang
No full textEpinnula rex Ho, Motomura, Hata & Chiang, nomen novum urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 689988A0-823E-4EFC-85A8-2D485860BC3B Type series. As listed in Ho et al. (2017). Other materials. KAUM –I. 117161, 468.0 mm SL, Ishigaki Island, Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, 24 July 2018, coll. H. Hirasaka; KAUM –I. 141344, 820.0 mm SL, Ishigaki Island, 630–660 m depth, 5 Mar. 2017, H. Hirasaka; KAUM –I. 164522, 190.2 mm SL, Kumano-nada, off Kiinagashima, Kihoku, Mie Prefecture, Japan, 34°10′53″N, 136°21′16″E, 15 Dec. 2015; KAUM –I. 165071, 194.2 mm SL, Enshu-nada, off Omaezaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, 34°22′N, 138°11′E, 25 Dec. 2020, FRV Daihachi-tokai-maru; NMMB-P 20645, 285 mm SL, Daxi, Yilan, 22 Oct. 2011, coll. H.-C. Ho. NMMB-P 34200, 471 mm SL, Keelung fish market, 26 May 2020, coll. C.N. Tang; NSMT-P 143547, 736.9 mm SL, Ishigaki Island, 9 Dec. 2021, coll. H. Hirasaka. Etymology. The specific name means “king” in Latin, used as a noun, as an homage to its Atlantic congener Epinnula magistralis which was named for “master” in Latin. Remarks. Although being treated as a subspecies of what is now recognized as Neoepinnula orientalis, Grey (1953) pointed out the differences between E. o. pacifica (from Japan) and E. o. orientalis (from South Africa), which may be recognized as two different species after further study. The availability of Epinnula o. pacifica (now under Neoepinnula) requires that the 2017 E. pacifica have an amended name under the principle of homonymy. As such, a replacement name is provided. The new replacement name will take the same type series, as well as the same authorship with one change. For this nomen novum, we would like to correct the name of the fourth author (WCC) whose surname should be changed to Chiang.Published as part of Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Motomura, Hiroyuki, Hata, Harutaka & Chiang, Wei-Chuan, 2022, Epinnula rex nom. nov., a replacement name for Epinnula pacifica Ho, Motomura Hata & Jiang, 2017 (Teleostei: Gempylidae), pp. 199-200 in Zootaxa 5141 (2) on page 199, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5141.2.8, http://zenodo.org/record/658172
Chiang Dao (Thailand), raised floor granary house
No full textChiengdao [Chiang Dao] Town & Valley, 69--72 km N of Chiengmai [Chiang Mai]. Dec. 16 '35. Granary in house yard. 8 1/25 G. Panatomic F120.Pendleton nitrate negative, Box 139 of 38
Chiang Dao (Thailand), Pendleton's truck on village street
No full textChiengdao [Chiang Dao] Town & Valley, 69--72 km N of Chiengmai [Chiang Mai]. Dec. 16 '35. Chieng dao [Chiang Dao]. Our Truck. 8 1/25 G. Panatomic F120.Pendleton nitrate negative, Box 139 of 38
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