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Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), i (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Lingaiah Rajanna 1, Mani Ramakrishnan 2,* and Luke Simon 3,4
1 Department of Botany, Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bangalore - 560056, India
2 Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, Chikka Muniyappa Reddy Institute of Management Studies, 6th ‘A’ Main, HRBR Lay out, 2nd Block, Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore – 560043, India
3 Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, Division of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K, Bangalore-560065, India
4 Current address: School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Pathology, Grosvenor Road, Royal Victoria Hospital, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, BT12 6BJ, United Kingdom
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail:maniramiyer@yahoo.com
Full Paper : Evaluation of morphological diversity in south Indian tea clones using statistical methods
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), 1-12 (PDF format)SummaryPlus | PDF

Metha Wanapat 1,*, Kissada Boonnop 1, Chamnanwit Promkot 2 and Anusorn Cherdthong 1
1 Tropical Feed Resources Research and Development Center (TROFREC), Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
2 Faculty of Agro-Industrial Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, Kalasin Campus, Kalasin 46000, Thailand
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: metha@kku.ac.th
Full Paper : Effects of alternative protein sources on rumen microbes and productivity of dairy cows
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), 13-23 (PDF format)SummaryPlus | PDF

Saowalak Tapala and Apinpus Rujiwatra*
Centre for Innovation in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: apinpus@gmail.com
Communication : Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of lead zirconate fine powders
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), 24-31 (PDF format)SummaryPlus | PDF

Phisit Seesuriyachan 1,*, Ampin Kuntiya 1, Charin Techapun 1, Thanongsak Chaiyaso 1, Prasert Hanmuangjai 1 and Noppol Leksawasdi 2
1 Division of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
2 Division of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: phisit.s@chiangmai.ac.th, phisit.seesuriyachan@gmail.com
Full Paper : Nutritional requirements for methyl orange decolourisation by freely suspended cells and growing cells of Lactobacillus casei TISTR 1500
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), 32-46 (PDF format)SummaryPlus | PDF

Jitrayut  Jitonnom 1,  Adrian  J.  Mulholland 2, Piyarat  Nimmanpipug 1, 3 and  Vannajan S. Lee 1, 3, * 
1 Computational Simulation and Modelling Laboratory (CSML), Department of Chemistry and Centre for Innovation in Chemistry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
2 Centre for Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
3 Thailand Centre of Excellence in Physics, CHE, 328 Su Ayutthaya Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: vannajan@gmail.com
Full Paper : Hybrid QM/MM study on the deglycosylation step of chitin hydrolysis catalysed by chitinase B from Serratia marcescens
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), 47-57 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Wararit Panichkitkosolkul *
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Phathum Thani, 12121, Thailand
* Corresponding author, e-mail: wararit@mathstat.sci.tu.ac.th
Full Paper : A novel method for estimating the parameter of a Gaussian AR(1) process with additive outliers
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), 58-68 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Karmegam Karuppiah1,4,*, Mohd Sapuan Salit1, Mohd Yusof Ismail 2, Napsiah Ismail 1 and Shamsul B. M. Tamrin 3 
1 Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
2 Dept of Manufacturing Engineering, University Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
3 Occupational Safety and Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
4 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic of Sultan Azlan Shah, 35950 Behrang, Perak, Malaysia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: megam76@gmail.com
Technical Report : Conceptual design of motorcycle’s lumbar support using motorcyclists’ anthropometric characteristics
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), 69-82 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Yothin Chimupala 1, Wasinee Phonsri 1, Timothy J. Prior 2 and Apinpus Rujiwatra 1,*
1 Department of Chemistry and Centre for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200 Thailand
2 Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, UK, HU6 7RX
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: apinpus@chiangmai.ac.th
Full Paper : Crystal growth and characterisation of a unique trinuclear VIV/VV complex
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), 83-95 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Jyoteesh Malhotra
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus, Jalandhar, India
* Corresponding author, e-mail: jyoteesh@rediffmail.com
Full Paper : Investigating the performance of single and multichannel wireless receivers in generic-K fading channels
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), 96-107 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Mongkol Thirabunyanon
Biotechnology Section, Faculty of Science, Maejo University, Chiang Mai 50290, Thailand
* Corresponding author, e-mail: mthirabun@yahoo.co.th
Review : Biotherapy for and protection against gastrointestinal pathogenic infections via action of probiotic bacteria
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), 108-128 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Snežana Đurđić, Sanja Stojković * and Dejan Šabić
Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 3/III, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
* Corresponding author, e-mail: smisanja@sezampro.rs
Report : Nature conservation in urban conditions: A case study from Belgrade, Serbia
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), 129-145 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Rishu Kakkar 1, Rao Rekha 1,*, Dahiya Navin Kumar 1 and Nanda Sanju 2
1 M.M. College of Pharmacy, M.M. University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India-133207
2 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana, India-124001
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: rekhaline@gmail.com
Full Paper : Formulation and characterisation of valsartan proniosomes
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), 146-158 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Md Alamgir Hossain 1,2, Md Ashrafuzzaman 2,* and Mohd Razi Ismail 2
1 Department of Crop Botany, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
2 Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: drashraf2007@yahoo.com
Communication : Salinity triggers proline synthesis in peanut leaves
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(01), 159-168 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Choatpong Kanjanaphachoat 1, Kuen-Chang Hsieh 2, Chung-Teh Cheng 1,*andHwang Mins-Shi 2
1 Department of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, 250 KuoKuang Road, Taichung, Taiwan 402, the R.O.C.
2 Charden Electronic Co., Ltd., 103 Guozhong Road, Taichung, Taiwan 402, the R.O.C.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: ctsheng@dragon.nchu.edu.tw
Full Paper : Combining a differential global positioning system and double electric compass to improve multi-path error correction for a high-precision agricultural robotic vehicle
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(02), 169-180 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Ram S. Verma 1,*, Laiq ur Rahman2, Sunita Mishra3, Rajesh K. Verma2, Amit Chauhan1 and Anand Singh3
1 Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR), Research Centre, Pantnagar, PO-Dairy Farm Nagla, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand-263149, India
2 Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR), PO-CIMAP, Lucknow-226015, India
3 Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR), Research Centre, Purara, POGagrigole, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand-263688, India
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: rswaroop1979@yahoo.com
Full Paper : Changes in essential oil content and composition of leaf and leaf
powder of Rosmarinus officinalis cv. CIM-Hariyali during storage
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(02), 181-190 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Kwannate Sombatsompop*, Anusak Songpim, Sillapa Reabroi and Prapatpong Inkong-ngam
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Technology, College of Industrial Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok, 10800, Thailand
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: kwn@kmutnb.ac.th
Full Paper : A comparative study of sequencing batch reactor and movingbed
sequencing batch reactor for piggery wastewater treatment
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(02), 191-203 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Surbhi Sharma* and Rajesh Khanna
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Thapar University, Patiala-147003, Punjab, India
* Corresponding author, e-mail: surbhi.sharma@thapar.edu
Full Paper : LDPC concatenated space-time block coded system in multipath fading environment: Analysis and evaluation
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(02), 204-214 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Natthakrit Sanguandikul* and Natawut Nupairoj
Department of Computer Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
* Corresponding author, e-mail: ramza_th@hotmail.com
Full Paper : Agentless robust load sharing strategy for utilising hetero-geneous resources over wide area network
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(02), 215-230 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Pattana Sripalakit 1,2,*, Janya Riunkesorn 2 and Aurasorn Saraphanchotiwitthaya 2,3
1 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical  Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
2 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Research Unit, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
3 Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: pattanas@nu.ac.th
Full Paper : Utilisation of vegetable oils in the production of lovastatin by Aspergillus terreus ATCC 20542 in submerged cultivation
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(02), 231-240 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Seyed A. Hosseini *, Hamid Jalilvand , Mohammad R. Pourmajidian  and  Aidin Parsakhoo
Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, P.O. Box 737, Mazandaran, Iran
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: Ata_hosseiny2002@yahoo.com
Full Paper : Effects  of  forest  road  clearings  on  understory  diversity beneath Alnus subcordata L. stands in Iran
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(02), 241-251 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF  

Zhenzhu Fu1, Panpan Xu1, Songlin He1,*, Jaime A. Teixeira2 and Michio Tanaka2
1Faculty of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, No.95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou 450002,   China
2Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School of Agriculture,   Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Ikenobe 2393, Kagawa-ken 761-0795, Japan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: hsl213@163.com
Full Paper : Dynamic changes in enzyme activities and phenolic content during in vitro rooting of tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.) plantlets
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(02), 252-265 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Vimala Balakrishnan1,*, Sim Foo Guan2 and Ram Gopal Raj1
1 Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2 Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University, 75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka, Malaysia
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: vim.balakrishnan@gmail.com
Full Paper : A one-mode-for-all predictor for text messaging
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(02), 266-278 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Chowladda Teangpook*  and  Urai Paosangtong
Institute of Food Research and Product Development, Kasetsart University, P.O. Box 1043 Kasetsart, Bangkok 10903, Thailand
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: ifrcdt@ku.ac.th
Full Paper : The production and shelf life of high-iron, pre-cooked rice porridge with ferrous sulphate and other high-iron materials
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(02), 279-291 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Noppamas Pukkhem* and Wiwat Vatanawood
Department of Computer Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: noppamas.p@student.chula.ac.th
Full Paper : Personalised learning object based on multi-agent model and learners’ learning styles
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(03), 292-311 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Kirubel Mekonen1 and Gebreyesus Brhane Tesfahunegn1,2,*
1 Faculty of Agriculture and Rural Development, Aksum University, Aksum, Ethiopia
2 Present address: Centre for Development Research, University of Bonn, Walter-Flex-Str. 3, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: gebre042001@yahoo.com
Report : Impact assessment of soil and water conservation measures at Medego watershed in Tigray, northern Ethiopia
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(03), 312-330 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

David K. Essumang * and Christian K. Adokoh
Environmental Research Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: kofiessumang@yahoo.com
Full Paper : Deposition of platinum-group metals in sediment and water bodies along the coastal belt of Ghana
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(03), 331-349 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF

Mouloud Challal 1, 2,* and Arab Azrar 1
1Department of Electronics, Institute of Electrical Engineers and Electronics, University of Boumerdes, Avenue de l’indépendance, B-35000, Boumerdes, Algeria
2 Electrical Engineering, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Electronics and Applied Mathematics, Université catholique de Louvain, Bâtiment Maxwell, 3 place du Levant, B-1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: mchallal@gmail.com
Communication : A good conversion loss and a very high LO-to-RF isolation of 24-GHz single balanced mixer for RF front-end receiver
Maejo Int. J. Sci. Technol. 2011, 5(03), 350-357 (PDF format) SummaryPlus | PDF