Somseen ChanawangsaFellow of the Royal Institute, Academy of Arts Abstract Freedom of religion and belief is treasured by many as one of the fundamental human rights demanded by its advocates, especially on behalf of minorities in any country where the great majority profess another religion orbelong to a different sect of the same religion. These […]
The Journal of the Royal Institute of ThailandVol. III, 5 December 2011ISSN 1906-7879 Editor’s Note The theme of this issue of the Journal is Harmony in Cultural Diversity. It is an accepted fact that each culture has its own characteristics due to many factors such as the religious belief, environment, climate. As one individual is […]
Visut BaimaiFellow of the Royal Institute, Academy of ScienceFaculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok Abstract Thailand is a relatively small country, but she is rich in biodiversity, comprising approximately 6 -10% of the total species known thus far. In the past, 70% of the total land area was covered with various kinds of tropical forestsproviding […]
Prakaykaew Charunwatthana2,and Sasithon Pukrittayakamee1,21 Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute, Academy of Science2 Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine,Mahidol University, Thailand Abstract Malaria infection is a major global health problem causing at least 1 million deaths per year. P. falciparm parasite in many areas has developed resistance to antimalarial monotherapy. The use […]
Chayan Picheansoonthon1,2and Suppachai Tiyaworanant21 Fellow of the Royal Institute, Academy of Science2 Pharmaceutical Botany and Pharmacognosy Research Unit,Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University Abstract Two rare Thai medicinal plant species of the genus Gagnepainia K. Schum. (family Zingiberaceae), G. godefroyi (Baill.) K. Schum. and G. thoreliana (Baill.) K. Schum., are enumerated. Descriptions and illustrations […]
Prasit Futrakul 1and Narisa Futrakul 21 Fellow of the Royal Institute, Academy of Science2 Department of Physiology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok Abstract The present therapeutic strategy fails to improve renal function in diabetes mellitus, which commonly leads to end-stage renal failure. It is noted that treatment is generally initiated at a late stage due […]
Piamsak Menasveta1,2and Somkiat Piyatiratitivorakul21 Fellow of the Royal Institute, Acedamy of SciencePresented at the Royal Institute on the 21 July 2010.2 Center of Excellence for Marine Biotechnology Department of Marine ScienceFaculty of Science Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand Abstract Betaine or trimethylglycine functions as a methyl group donor. Sugar beet is the natural source of betaine. […]
Sira Saisorn1, 2and Somchai Wongwises2, 31 Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute ofTechnology Ladkrabang Chumphon Campus, Thailand2 Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Engineering and Multiphase Flow Research Lab (FUTURE)Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Mongkut’s University ofTechnology Thonburi, Thailand3 Fellow of the Royal Institute, Academy of Science Abstract Adiabatic two-phase air-water flow experiments are conducted in this […]
Udom WarotamasikkhaditFellow of the Royal Institute, Academy of Artsand Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University Abstract It is generally known that a classifier is designated by a noun dominating it. Some scholars consider it a semantic feature attached to a noun. Thai language scholars hardly pay attention to sentence classifiers and verb phrase classifiers in Thai. They […]
Chirapat PrapandvidyaAssociate Fellow of the Royal Institute, Academy of Arts Abstract From the literary evidence the contact between India and Southeast Asia must have begun a few centuries before the Christian era. Śaivism, as one of the major sects of Hinduism, must have existed in Thailand, especially in the northeastern and eastern parts, as early […]
