Srinakharinwirot University (abbr: SWU; Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ; abbr: มศว) is a public university in Bangkok, Thailand. Founded in 1949, the university was the first upper-education institution to concentrate solely on teacher training. The name "Srinakharinwirot" was given by King Bhumibol Adulyadej to honour his Mother Princess Srinagarindra (transliterated as Srinakharin). Srinakharinwirot University has two campuses; Prasarnmit Campus in Bangkok's Watthana District and Ongkharak Campus in Nakhon Nayok Province's Ongkharak District. Other minor campuses include Bhodivijjalaya College’s campuses in Sa Kaew Province and Chiang Mai Province’s Mae Chaem District.The university originally had 8 regional campuses; Prasanmitr, Pathumwan, Bang Saen, Phitsanulok, Maha Sarakham, Songkhla, Bang Khen and Phala Suksa (lit. Physical Education). The Prasanmitr campus remains the headquarter of the university, whilst Pathumwan Campus now exists as its teaching school, Patumwan Demonstration School. Some were later established as new universities; Burapha University (formerly Bang Saen Campus), Naresuan University (formerly Phitsanulok Campus), Mahasarakham University (formerly Mahasarakham Campus) and Thaksin University (formerly Songkhla Campus). The Bang Khen Campus was closed, moving to the main Prasarnmitr Campus, its former land is now occupied by the Phranakhon Rajabhat University. Lastly, the Phala Suksa Campus was closed and moved to Ongkharak Campus, being renowned as Faculty of Physical Education.The university's motto "Education is Growth" resembles the initial aim of teacher training and is illustrated through the logo resembling the exponential graph, meaning the exponential growth..
Scholars have long highlighted the impact of family on women’s entrepreneurship, often oscillating between two competing views. The family-as-a-burden perspective suggests that traditional roles assigned to women constrain their entrepreneurial efforts. In contrast, the family-as-an-asset view emphasizes the vital support provided by family members. This study aims to disentangle these competing perspectives in the context of a developing country by examining how different aspects of family influence women entrepreneurs’ operating efficiency and access to external finance. We adopt a mixed-methods approach that combines data from Thailand’s Household Socio-Economic Survey with in-depth interviews conducted with 27 Thai women entrepreneurs. Our findings reveal that caregiving responsibilities hinder both business efficiency and financial access, whereas spousal support enhances these outcomes. We also identify moderating mechanisms: extended families and the presence of employees help mitigate certain burdens while simultaneously signaling greater family obligations to lenders, thereby reducing financial access. This study contributes to gender and entrepreneurship research by unpacking the paradoxical role of family as both a constraint and an enabler, highlighting the cultural specificity of women’s entrepreneurial challenges in emerging economies.
Fluorescent poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) composite films incorporating heteroatom-doped carbon dots (CDs) were developed for heavy metal sensing and packaging applications in the food industry. Uniformly dispersed nitrogen-doped (N-doped), fluorine and nitrogen codoped (F-N-doped), and sulfur and nitrogen codoped (S-N-doped) CDs retained strong photoluminescence in the PVA composite films, with their emission characteristics tuned through heteroatom doping. Mechanical characterization revealed that the N-doped film exhibited the highest elastic modulus across films, whereas the S-N-doped film demonstrated enhanced compliance and elongation. Wide-angle X-ray scattering confirmed homogeneous nanoparticle distribution and the promotion of tensile stress via chain realignment. Ion sensing studies highlighted dopant-dependent selectivity, with the S-N-doped film exhibiting the broadest sensitivity enhancement across films, achieved limits of detection of 0.4561, 0.4937, 0.6557, and 0.6817 ppm for cobalt(II), iron(II), copper(II), and nickel(II), respectively. The incorporation of S-N-doped CDs yielded a film with a more porous, uniform morphology and improved ductility, facilitating analyte diffusion and contributing to superior heavy metal ion sensing performance. X-ray absorption near-edge structure measurements confirmed dominant first-shell metal-O coordination upon adsorption. Overall, the S-N-doped film offered the best balance between mechanical robustness and fluorescence, demonstrating its potential as a candidate material for reliable heavy metal detection in smart packaging applications.
The escalating wearable electronic devices with their flexible energy sources demand has rendered the imperative scientific challenge on the development of materials for the flexible triboelectric nanogenerators (F-TENG), one of advanced energy harvesting systems. Dielectric material optimization, the Y3+ donor-doped calcium copper titanate based on exactly stoichiometric Ca0.95Y0.05Cu3Ti4O12 (CCTYO), serves as a critical pathway in this work for achieving enhanced F-TENG via compositing with the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer. The enhancement of electrical output has garnered substantial interest owing to its increased relative permittivity (epsilon(r)). The influence of the loaded CCTYO amounts on structure, morphologies, dielectric properties, and electrical output, including open-circuit voltage (V-OC), short-circuit current (I-SC) and power density for PDMS/CCTYO composites is investigated. As compared with loading undoped CCTO, the additional Y3+ can improve higher F-TENG output by increasing the along with maintaining the loss tangent (tan delta < 0.02) at optimized condition. The appropriate amounts of CCTYO 0.75 wt% make the PDMS/CCTYO F-TENG to achieve V-OC of similar to 76.4 V (8.5 V/cm(2)) and I-SC of similar to 130.0 mu A (14.4 mu A/cm(2)), which were higher than pristine PDMS for 2.7 and 4.3 times. The power density of 53 & micro;W/cm(2) is 8.9 times higher than that of 6.3 & micro;W/cm(2) from the pristine PDMS. This study also provides a COMSOL multiphysics simulation, bridging laboratory experiments, for quantifying the triboelectric capability of dielectric materials.
Objective This study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire (WFRQ) for use among Thai family caregivers.Background Family caregivers in Thailand play a pivotal role in supporting older adults with chronic illness, often under considerable emotional and practical strain. Understanding family resilience is essential for designing culturally responsive interventions. Walsh's family resilience framework offers a strong theoretical foundation; however, no validated Thai-language instrument has been available.Method A cross-sectional sample of 224 caregivers completed the Thai WFRQ, along with the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 (CD-RISC-10) and the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). Psychometric analyses included confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, and tests of convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity.Results The Thai WFRQ showed excellent reliability and confirmed the original third-order, three-domain factor structure. Validity was supported by strong factor loadings and appropriate indicators of construct validity. Concurrent validity was evidenced by positive correlations with resilience and negative correlations with caregiver burden.Conclusion The Thai WFRQ is a reliable and culturally appropriate tool for assessing family resilience among Thai caregivers.Implications This study supports clinical assessment, program development, and research, while contributing to caregiver well-being in Thailand's aging society and advancing global understanding of resilience in collectivist cultures.
Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression (SOGIE) change efforts have consistently been found to negatively affect mental health. However, research specifically focusing on adolescents and young people in non-Western contexts remains scarce. This study examined the prevalence of SOGIE change efforts and their associations with mental health among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, nonbinary, asexual/aromantic, or other gender and sexually diverse (LGBTIQNA+) youth in Thailand. Data were collected in 2022 with a nationwide online survey of gender and sexually diverse youth (N = 3,094, mean age 17.61 years, 70.2
