This study employs a mixed method research which is a combination of quantitative and qualitative measures to investigate situation and demand in relation to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) training of the elderly in Bangkok. For quantitative method questionnaires are used to obtain information from a total of 355 senior citizens. These data are examined and evaluated by way of descriptive statistical analysis involving frequency percentage mean and standard deviation with t-test and a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). For qualitative method in-depth interviews of 10 coordinators of the Association for the Elderly are undertaken and a focus group of 10 representatives of the Association for the Elderly is employed. The results show that a majority of the elderly do not have a computer (56.3%) or experience of using ICT (33.8%) but indicate demand for ICT training (59.4%) with regard to reading information and news and communicating by way of the internet. In detail there is demand for free training courses dealing with computer use and the internet as well as searching queries convenience of travel to training centres and trainers who understand the capability of the elderly. Comparison by income shows that the elderly whose average monthly income is more than 30000 bahts pay more attention to training courses and services travel convenience and trainers than do those on lower income. Furthermore the demand for training is higher for the elderly who have ICT experiences than for those with no experience. In conclusion the findings of this study suggest that policymakers should provide the elderly in Bangkok with public-access computers free internet connection availability of reduced-price computers and financial support for ICT training courses.

The purpose of this study was to study and compare problems of members of community Phya Prasit towards saving in two aspects: knowledge of saving and perspective of saving. The samples were classified by gender age occupation status education and monthly income. The samples in this research were 126 members of community Phya Prasit. The study participants selected by simple random sampling. The test with 23 items and questionnaires of rating scales with 24 items were used as the research instrument. Percentage mean standard deviation t - test for independent sample F - test and Scheffe’s test analysis were statistical method to analyze data. The results were as follows: 1. Since income of the members of community were relatively low no extra revenue and debt to be paid. So guidelines for the development on savings were as follows: training to make plan for savings promote to make the household account training to make extra money training planned to spending and training to make the knowledge of investment. 2. Problems of members of community Phya Prasit towards saving: in aspect of knowledge on saving of members of community were relatively low while perspective of saving was in a great extent. 3. There were significant difference for problems of members of community Phya Prasit in aspect of knowledge of saving at the 0.05 level among members of community Phya Prasit in different gender and different age. 4. There was significant difference for problems of members of community Phya Prasit in aspect of perspective of saving at the 0.05 level among members of community Phya Prasit in different occupation.

Distribution trend of transient temperature profile of copper heat pipe from the start-up of outer wall temperature of evaporator section until the temperature was steady was studied. A two-dimensional model used numerical solution which based on finite difference method. The transient temperature distributions measured in all 3 heat pipe sections were compared with results from the numerical solution of the two-dimensional model that utilized the concept of temperature distribution in the pipe wall during transient operation. Results showed that the experimental trend and the theoretically predicted temperature profiles were similar. Moreover there was good agreement when compared with the numerical simulation of Mistry et al. (2010). Therefore the numerical-validated heat pipe temperature distributions were successfully simulated in a two-dimensional model.

This research aims to test and compare thermal efficiency of salt producing stoves between traditional stove and chimney stove as well as transfer the technology to community. The traditional stove was constructed from clay while the chimney stove was formed by two layers of bricks coating with cement and then filled with carbonized rice husk ash in the 3cm-space between the layers in order to reduce heat loss. Both types of stoves could accommodate 2 pans. Results showed that the traditional and chimney stoves had thermal efficiencies of 13.1% and 16.4% respectively. Thermal efficiency of the chimney stove increased by 3.3% and led to reduction of average firewood consumption rate by 12–15Kg/day from the average consumption of 259Kg/day. As a result the chimney stove could reduce costs of firewood by 14.4 baht/day. The chimney stove had production costs of 1545 baht/unit and ROI period of 107 days. At present 3 of 17 traditional stoves were improved into chimney stove.

The purpose of this research was to construct the efficiency of the Computer Assisted Instruction Package for Computer Instructional Package for Drawing 2 Dimension Subject for students in Vocational Certificate Education Level using subject by evaluating the efficiency of the Computer Assisted Instruction Package of the Students to the Computer Assisted Instruction Package for Drawing 2 Dimension Subject with the tools. The sample group was 30 students of Machine Shop Department in Vocational Certificate Education Level Pathumtani Technical College. Analysis by Index of Consistency Level of Difficulty Discrimination Power Average and Computer program. The result of this research was the efficiency 81.14/82.50 higher than the rule of 80/80. This could be concluded that the computer self study packagefor Drawing 2 Dimension Subject using can be used as a learning package efficiently.