Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017): December – Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology (APST)

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017): December

The relationship between road traffic noise and annoyance levels in Phuket Province, Thailand

Kulnapa Bunnakrid Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Tanasri Sihabut Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Withida Patthanaissaranukool Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand DOI: https://doi.org/10.14456/apst.2017.39 Keywords: Road traffic noise Noise annoyance Dose-response relationship […]

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017): December

Associations between consumption of unsafe fish dishes and knowledge about opisthorchis viverrini infection in Southern Laos

Khamphanavanh Saiyachak Thakhek District Health Office, Khammouane Province, Lao PDR Peter Bradshaw Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, KhonKaen, Thailand Sutthiporn Tongsotsang Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, KhonKaen , Thailand Thitima Saenrueang Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Khon […]

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017): December

Cassava leaf harvesting management and positive impact on growth and yields of Eri silkworm

Chanapat Buamuangphia Thakhek District Health Office, Khammouane Province, Lao PDR Sivilai Sirimungkararat Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Weerasak Saksirirat Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Karintorn Srijankam Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, […]

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017): December

Effects of polyvinyl alcohol on vitrification of mature and immature bovine oocytes

Chatree Chumnandee Entomology Section, Department of Plant Science and Agricultural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Sivilai Sirimungkararat Entomology Section, Department of Plant Science and Agricultural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Weerasak Saksirirat Cultivation and Product Development Research Group of Wild Silkmoths and Economic Insects for […]

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017): December

A weighted goal programming model for maintenance workforce optimisation for a process industry

Desmond Eseoghene Ighravwe Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos, Nigeria Sunday Ayoola Oke Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos, Nigeria Kazeem Adekunle Adebiyi Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria DOI: https://doi.org/10.14456/apst.2017.29 Keywords: Meta-heuristics; Euclidean distance; Maintenance workforce […]

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017): December

Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) calyce ethanolic extract decreases insulin resistance in high carbohydrate diet fed cats

Ranee Singh Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. Patchareewan Pannangpetch Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14456/apst.2017.35 Keywords: Roselle; Triglyceride; Cholesterol; Blood glucose; Insulin resistance Abstract The objective of this study was to determine whether roselle calyce extract can […]

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017): December

The placement of points on a unit circle: the golden placement policy

Graham K. Winley Vincent Mary School of Science and Technology, Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14456/apst.2017.40 Keywords: Fibonacci numbers, golden section, phyllotaxis Abstract This article investigates patterns and properties among the points and the gaps that are formed when points are placed in a clockwise direction around a unit circle so that the distance between […]

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017): December

Safe job rotation scheduling with minimum setup time

Pavinee Rerkjirattikarn School of Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum thani, Thailand Santipap Satitanekchai School of Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum thani, Thailand Sun Olapiriyakul School of Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum […]

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017): December

Human DNA Identification and sex determination from bloodstains using duplex PCR analysis

Potchaninporn Amornpan Forensic Science Program, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Apichaya Petthai Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Monthira Monthatong Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Khemika Lomthaisong Forensic Science Program, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, […]

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2017): December

Chemical characterization of leonardite and its potential use as a soil conditioner for plant growth enhancement

Chanyut Ratanaprommanee Department of Plant and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Kawiporn Chinachanta Department of Plant and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Fapailin Chaiwan Department of Plant and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Keywords: Leonardite Plant nutrients […]