The purpose of this research was to construct experimental learning kit on sound velocity finding by resonance method in order to use for a material in Physics Laboratory I. The instruments used in this study included : 1) an experimental learning kit on sound velocity finding by resonance method with the experimental manual and the record forms 2) the pre-studying and the post-studying forms and 3) the questionnaires about students satisfaction in using the kit. The samples consisted of 32 first year students studying in the faculty of Engineering and Architecture. The results showed that the post-test have the higher significant than the pre-test score at level of 0.05. It was found that the sound velocity from both the theoretical and the experimental framework did not significantly different at the level of 0.05. The end correction by experiment higher significant than by calculation at level of 0.01 and students were highly satisfied in using the invented kit.

This research aimed to investigate the effect of rice husk ash blended with fly ash on mechanical properties of concrete including compressive and flexural strengths. The studied parameter was the replacement percentages of cement by rice husk ash blended with fly ash at 0 30 and 50 by weight of cementitious materials. The constant ratio of rice husk ash to fly ash of 1:1 by weight was used in this study. The test results showed that the strength of concrete decreased while the replacement percentages of rice husk ash blended fly ash increased. The compressive strength at the age of 7 days of concrete containing rice husk ash blended with fly ash was lower than the control concrete but concrete containing rice husk ash and fly ash at 30% by weight of cementitious materials had comparable compressive and flexural strengths at the age of 28 days to the control concrete. As for the results the mechanical properties of concrete containing rice husk ash blended with fly ash at 30% by weight of cementitious materials were comparable to the control concrete.

The objective of this research was to evaluate the antioxidant and glucosidase inhibitory activities of 9 fresh and dried local vegetables extract from Kong Ra District Phatthalung Province such as Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn. Archidendron jirinaga Nielsen Scientific name: in process (Neang-rok: local name) Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz Ficus semicordata J.E.Smith Ficus oligodon Mig Ficus sp. Ficus obpyramidata King and Ficus fistulosa Reinw. The antioxidant activities were determined by DPPH radical scavenging. Results indicated that dried crude extract of Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz exhibited the highest DPPH radical scavenging activity at the final concentration of 5 mg/ml revealed the DPPH activity as 92.25%. Moreover the extracts were studied for their glucosidase inhibitory activities compare with authentic drug Acarbose Results indicated that dried crude extract of Ficus sp. exhibited the highest inhibitory activity revealed the inhibition activity as 85.46%. Thus these local vegetable might be possible new sources of glucosidase inhibition and antioxidants so there are suitable for use as functional food in the future.

The purposes of this study were to compare the progress in Thai enunciation skill of students at Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin Wangklaikangwon Campus before and after using electronic medias and to find out freshmen’s attitude toward using electronic medias to develop Thai enunciation skill . The sample was 40 freshmen of Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin and taking Thai for communication course in the first semester of the 2011 academic year. The study was carried out for 1 month by learning plan with the teacher before practicing unlimited time by themselves with the electronic medias 10 times with researcher consultation. The research instruments were 1) the electronic medias to develop Thai enunciation skill 2) the pre-test and post-test of reading 3) attitude questionnaire. The data were statistically analyzed using percentage by formula E1/ E2 and t-test The results of the study revealed that the Electronic Medias average percent effective E1/E2 is 80.15/88.90 after using E–learning the progress in Thai enunciation skill of the freshmen increased at the .05 level of significance and the freshmen’s attitude towards using electronic medias to develop Thai enunciation skill was very good.

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop and validate the structural equation model of application of the sufficiency economy philosophy with socioeconomics of rural community households 2) to study the importance scale of each of the observed variables with socioeconomics and the sufficiency economy philosophy of rural community households and 3) to study the correlation level between the sufficiency economy philosophy and socioeconomics of rural community households. The main focus of this study was on rural community households. Simple random sampling technique was used to arrive at 400 samples and a questionnaire was administered to collect data and analyzed by descriptive statistics factor analysis and structural equation model analysis. The result showed that the model was consistent with the empirical data. Goodness of fit measures were found to be: Chi-square 52.37(p- value= 0.15491). It was also found that the factor loading of socioeconomics with the highest point was the consumption expenditure at 0.68 whereas the factor loading of the sufficiency economy philosophy with the highest point was the criterion of moderation at 0.66. Besides it was found that the rural community households’ behavior of applying the sufficiency economy philosophy received direct influence from the socioeconomic factors at the point of 0.12.