<p>Introduction: Aesthetic surgery becomes another option of beauty. Interested Patients seeking for choices offered outside their homeland for more benefits. Thailand maybe one of those choices people is now interested in. Thai aesthetic industry may prove to be one of the most wanted destinations because of its expertise and relatively low cost with impressive service.</p><p>Problem: “How should Thailand improve its Aesthetic service attractiveness to drive its potential to the level of internationalization?”</p><p>Purpose: This thesis aim to understand Thai aesthetic surgery business and expect to conduct the idea of how to improve the attractiveness of aesthetic service in Thailand by find out international demand then analyze advantages of Thai aesthetic surgery and what can be improve to serve international customers’ demand.</p><p>Method: Primary data gathered from interviews with two doctors, two former patients and eight interested in aesthetic surgery people from different countries. Secondary data mostly came from hospitals and clinics publications, medical articles and Societies of plastic surgeons in many countries. Business Newspaper gives idea about medical care situation and news in medical care field. The theories use to analyze information are Diamond of national advantage, 7Ps, and Total perceived quality model.</p><p>Analysis and</p><p>Conclusion: International demand of aesthetic surgery is high and people tend to go have operation abroad. Four factors of diamond national advantage show advantages and 7Ps show the capability of Thai aesthetic surgery service. Explication of Thai Marketing Mix (7Ps) clarified that Thai medical care service operate with qualified doctors and service team , well equipped instruments and luxury hospitals and clinics environment . Thai aesthetic surgery also gains high reputation from foreigners especially about lower cost of surgery. Despite the good image of this industry abroad there still are areas which the customers feel inferior ,for example the level of hospitals internationalization does not reach the high standard of international hospitals. The language barrier with hospital staff and difficulties to follow up patients</p>

<p>Undersökningens utgångspunkter finns i Gordon W. Allports kontaktteori gällande kontakt mellan grupper och även Theodor W. Adornos teori angående den auktoritära personligheten. Studien undersökte på vilket sätt auktoritär personlighet påverkar en majoritetsgrupps direkta- och indirekta kontakt med minoritetsgrupper samt majoritetsgruppens fördomar. De två grupper som berördes var majoritetsgruppen thailändare och minoritetsbefolkning i provinsen Chiang Rai i norra Thailand. En enkätstudie genomfördes på elever av majoritetsgruppen vid Mae Fah Luang University (N=44). En svag korrelation mellan högre auktoritära värden och låga kontaktvärden påträffades men var inte signifikant. Ingen signifikant korrelation påträffades mellan gruppkontakt och fördomar. Ingen signifikant korrelation påträffades mellan auktoritära värden och fördomar.</p>

This study analyses the culture, knowledge and resource use patterns of the Karang tribe in Phong-Luk village, which is located at the Kaengkrachan National Park. The goal of this project is to reveal the culture-based local wisdom of the Karang tribe that is consistent with sustainable environmental resource management and to recommend guidelines for governments to revise existing policies related to the tribe that are relevant with their cultural ways of life. This project is expected to enhance awareness of local wisdom and offer a strategy to relieve the pressure of resource use between the tribe and the national park. The specific objectives of this research were to 1) analyze the local production practices, land utilization practices and belief, and 2) identify and analyze the key issues of local wisdom that are consistent with the conservation and sustainable management of the local natural resources and the environment. Finally, the analysis explored the affects of the existing policies (e.g., national park and development promotion policies) on the tribe's livelihood and the expected impact on the natural environments due to the shift in practices of the tribe. analysis explored the affects of the existing policies (e.g., national park and development promotion policies) on the tribe's livelihood and the expected impact on the natural environments due to the shift in practices of the tribe. This research utilized a qualitative research methodology to study and understand the overall picture of the community. Interview and observation techniques were used to identify the important issues, which included the history and settlement of the community, production patterns, land utilization patterns, belief systems, relationships within the community and government policies. The research indicates that traditional production practices, traditional land tenure arrangements and cultural beliefs provide the tribe a means of self-reliance and environmental sustainability. However, these customary practices and beliefs are being threatened by government policies. Therefore, the recommendations are provided to guide policymakers in ways to incorporate the wisdom of the tribe in future decisions. / Graduation date: 2002

Introduction: Aesthetic surgery becomes another option of beauty. Interested Patients seeking for choices offered outside their homeland for more benefits. Thailand maybe one of those choices people is now interested in. Thai aesthetic industry may prove to be one of the most wanted destinations because of its expertise and relatively low cost with impressive service. Problem: “How should Thailand improve its Aesthetic service attractiveness to drive its potential to the level of internationalization?” Purpose: This thesis aim to understand Thai aesthetic surgery business and expect to conduct the idea of how to improve the attractiveness of aesthetic service in Thailand by find out international demand then analyze advantages of Thai aesthetic surgery and what can be improve to serve international customers’ demand. Method: Primary data gathered from interviews with two doctors, two former patients and eight interested in aesthetic surgery people from different countries. Secondary data mostly came from hospitals and clinics publications, medical articles and Societies of plastic surgeons in many countries. Business Newspaper gives idea about medical care situation and news in medical care field. The theories use to analyze information are Diamond of national advantage, 7Ps, and Total perceived quality model. Analysis and Conclusion: International demand of aesthetic surgery is high and people tend to go have operation abroad. Four factors of diamond national advantage show advantages and 7Ps show the capability of Thai aesthetic surgery service. Explication of Thai Marketing Mix (7Ps) clarified that Thai medical care service operate with qualified doctors and service team , well equipped instruments and luxury hospitals and clinics environment . Thai aesthetic surgery also gains high reputation from foreigners especially about lower cost of surgery. Despite the good image of this industry abroad there still are areas which the customers feel inferior ,for example the level of hospitals internationalization does not reach the high standard of international hospitals. The language barrier with hospital staff and difficulties to follow up patients

Undersökningens utgångspunkter finns i Gordon W. Allports kontaktteori gällande kontakt mellan grupper och även Theodor W. Adornos teori angående den auktoritära personligheten. Studien undersökte på vilket sätt auktoritär personlighet påverkar en majoritetsgrupps direkta- och indirekta kontakt med minoritetsgrupper samt majoritetsgruppens fördomar. De två grupper som berördes var majoritetsgruppen thailändare och minoritetsbefolkning i provinsen Chiang Rai i norra Thailand. En enkätstudie genomfördes på elever av majoritetsgruppen vid Mae Fah Luang University (N=44). En svag korrelation mellan högre auktoritära värden och låga kontaktvärden påträffades men var inte signifikant. Ingen signifikant korrelation påträffades mellan gruppkontakt och fördomar. Ingen signifikant korrelation påträffades mellan auktoritära värden och fördomar.

Thailand’s economy has gone through a quick development during the past two decades As a result of the economic crisis in 1997, His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej introduced the philosophy of sufficiency economy (SE). SE is built upon a model which can be used every day, notonly during crises, to strengthen the economy within the country and the society. Due to the worldwide attention on the philosophy it is interesting to research how applicable SE is in Sweden or generally worldwide.The aim of the field study and the thesis is to obtain a contemporary interpretation of the applicability of sufficiency economy.The approach of the field study consisted of four main steps; feasibility study, research tool, the field study procedure and evaluation. The study includes a literature study with a combination of interviews with key persons, a multinational company situated in Bangkok and Thai students. The intention of the selection was to obtain a conceptual interpretation of SE in relation to the interviewed people. The answers of the different groups were first put in their own context, and then a comparison was made in order to make the analysis.Several different opinions were uncovered regarding the interpretation of SE. It is necessary to interpret it at an individual level.The rational decision making and following the middle way is important to achieve a balanced life. However it is a knowledge gap within theThai society where it is important to have a stable government and the right spokesman of SE. / Mior Field Studies via SIDA

Attitudes and confidence among women can predict the duration of exclusive breastfeeding. The longer duration of breastfeeding, the more advantages there are for both mother and child. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore how the attitudes and the confidence were among Thai mothers and if there was a difference between nuclear families and extended families in these issues. Method: A descriptive comparative cross-sectional study with a quantitative method was performed by using IIFAS (Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale) and BSES (Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale) as measurement tools. Orem´s self-care theory was used as a theoretical framework with 79 voluntary participating women at a well-baby clinic in Bang Pa-In, Ayudhaya, Thailand. Result: The outcome of the study demonstrated that the majority of the women had a neutral attitude towards breastfeeding, 13% had a positive attitude towards formula feeding and 7% had a positive attitude towards breastfeeding. No significance was found between mothers living with nuclear and extended family regarding the attitude. The majority rated high confidence in breastfeeding. Mothers who were living in nuclear families rated lower than mothers living in extended families in “refrain from bottle-feeding for the first 4 weeks” regarding confidence in breastfeeding. Conclusion: The attitude to and the confidence in breastfeeding were relatively good among Thai mothers in Bang Pa-In, Ayudhaya, however improvements are needed. The findings of this study could be useful for Swedish and Thai nurses in their information about breastfeeding to women. Further studies are needed to follow the attitudes and confidence along with the economic development for the improvement of the exclusive breastfeeding rates.

Titel: Malaysia och Thailand som turistdestinationer - ur ett svenskt perspektiv. Författare: Isabell Gustavsson &amp; Maria Hovold. Nyckelord: Malaysia, Thailand, destinationsutveckling, massturism och sexturism. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka vad studenter från Linnéuniversitetet i Kalmar har för uppfattningar av turistdestinationen Malaysia. Genom att även jämföra respondenternas uppfattningar om Thailand vill vi nå en djupare förståelse om detta ämne. Vår frågeställning är; vad har studenter från Linnéuniversitetet i Kalmar för uppfattningar av turistdestinationen Malaysia respektive Thailand? Vi har genomfört en kvalitativ studie genom fyra fokusgrupper med studenter från olika fakulteter vid Linnéuniversitetet i Kalmar. Vi har även intervjuat Stephan Hoffström som är marknadsföringschef på Malaysia Tourism Boards kontor i Stockholm. Studenterna tyckte att Malaysia och Thailand är två länder som erbjuder liknande klimat, stränder och värme. De trodde att backpackerturismen är ett vanligt resealternativ i Malaysia i jämförelse med Thailands massturism. Studenterna tyckte att Malaysia borde satsa mer på lyxigare turism och de ansåg även att Malaysia inte har samma massturism i jämförelse med Thailand. Sexturismen ansågs som vanligare i Thailand än vad den är i Malaysia och delvis trodde studenterna att det berodde på att Malaysia är ett muslimskt land, men även eftersom turismen inte sågs som lika utbredd som i Thailand.

Thesis--Indiana. / "Folklore texts from Ban Nai": p. [187]-581. Vita. Bibliography: p. [591]-596.

Thesis (M.A.)--Sīnakharintharawirōt University, Bangkok. / Typescript in Thai. Romanized record. Abstract in Thai and English : p. [495-501]. Includes bibliographical references (p. [418]-446).