Kamphaeng Phet Research Articles

Early clinical and laboratory indicators of acute dengue illness.

A prospective observational study was conducted to identify early indicators of acute dengue virus infection. Children with fever for <72 h without obvious cause were studied at hospitals in Bangkok and Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand, until resolution of fever. Of 172 evaluable subjects (91% of enrollees), 60 (35%) had dengue, including 32 with dengue fever (DF) and 28 with dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). At enrollment, children with dengue were more likely than children with other febrile illnesses (OFI) to report anorexia, nausea, and vomiting and to have a positive tourniquet test, and they had lower total white blood cell counts, absolute neutrophil and absolute monocyte counts, and higher plasma alanine and aspartate (AST) aminotransferase levels than children with OFI. Plasma AST levels were higher in children who developed DHF than in those with DF. These data identify simple clinical and laboratory parameters that help to identify children with DF or DHF.

Epithets and Subordinates: A Postscripts to Sukhothai Epigraphy

In my discussion of Khmer jā ‘amcās’, Thai pen cau2 “[who] is the Lord”, occurring in Buddhist texts as an epithet for the Buddha himself or his followers and in contexts referring to the Scriptures, the Doctrine, or relics, I cited two instances from the Wat Sri Chum inscription at Sukhothai, Sd.2/#2, dated to the late fourteenth century, and the inscription from Nakhorn Chum, Kamphaeng Phet, Kb.1/# 3, dated to 1357 in which the expressions cau kū and cau rau “my Lord”, “our Lord” occur.

Trends in the Development of Rural Non‑Farm Production and Employment in Lower North Thailand

This study is part of the research work done on rural non-farm produc tion and employment in Thailand, whose promotion is a government policy and a major aim of the National Economic and Social Develop ment Board (NESDB). The areas in the North chosen by the NESDB to be studied are Kamphaeng Phet (agro-economic zone 8), and Sukhothai (agro-economic zone 9). In these two changwat, there is rapid expansion of land utilization and population migration caused by both farm and non-farm activities. In each changwat (province), one amp hoe (a subdivision of a changwat) and one tambon (a subdivision of an amphoe) were selected to represent the rich areas, while another amphoe and tambon were to represent the poor areas. The rich areas were to be compared and con trasted with the poor ones in terms of the production and hiring done by the various non-farm activities. It was found from the areas studied in both changwat that the geographical features of the land had a sig nificant influence on the development and financial status of those who inhabited it. Those who lived in developed areas, whether in the city, amphoe or tambon, invariably occupied land which was geo graphically superior for agriculture, consisting mainly of flat plains and containing large rivers which facilitated crop growing and irriga tion. The developed areas of Kamphaeng Phet occupy land which con sists of 60 per cent plains and is fed by the Ping river, while in Sukho thai, 75 per cent of the developed areas occupy plains which are fed by the Yom river. On the other hand, about two-thirds of the land in the poor amphoe studied is hilly or mountainous and often lacks signifi cant waterways from which irrigation could be developed, resulting in drought during the dry season and flash flooding in the wet season. These geographical limitations lead to unemployment especially during the dry season when there is insufficient water available even for dry cash crops. If these factors are not overcome by technological