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Multidisciplinary Approaches on UN Sustainable Development Goals” (Unsdgs) PROCEEDINGS The 2nd International Conference of “Multidisciplinary Approaches on UN Sustainable Development Goals” (UNSDGs) December 28th – 29th, 2017 at the Hotel Windsor Suites & Convention, Bangkok, Thailand Program and Abstracts The 2nd International Conference of “Multidisciplinary Approaches on UN Sustainable Development Goals” (UNSDGs) December 28th – 29th, 2017 Hotel Windsor Suites & Convention, Bangkok, Thailand Co-hosted by: - The Interdisciplinary Network of the Royal Society of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn - Loei Rajabhat University - Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health - Mahamakut Buddhist University - National Office of Buddhism - Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University - Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University - Center for Research and Development in Community Health System, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University - University of Kassel, the Federal Republic of Germany - Undiknas University, the Republic of Indonesia - Curtin University, the Commonwealth of Australia Editors: Asst.Prof.Dr.–Ing.Phatcharasak Arlai Asst.Prof.Dr.Supoj Hengpraprohm Dr.Udsanee Pakdeetrakulwong Miss Suparpitch Chanin Miss Ladda Khemnark Published by: Research and Development Institute Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University 85 Malaiman Road, Mueang, Nakhon Pathom 73000 Thailand Tel./Fax: +66 (0) 34 261053 Website: http://dept.npru.ac.th/unsdgs2017 Email: [email protected] Available online at: http://dept.npru.ac.th/unsdgs2017 No. Nationality Number of Participants 1 Thai 284 2 German 6 3 Indian 3 4 American 4 5 Chinese 7 6 Filipinos 3 7 Japanese 4 8 Australian 2 9 Burmese 5 10 Pakistanis 2 11 Finns 1 12 Indonesian 4 13 Iraqis 1 14 Korean 1 15 Laotian 1 16 Sri Lankan 1 17 Taiwanese 1 Total 330 Participants Summary of participants Thai participant 86.06 % Foreign participant 13.94% No. Country Number of Papers 1. The Kingdom of Thailand 112 2. The United States of America (USA) 2 3. The Republic of Finland 1 4. The Republic of Indonesia 1 5. The Republic of the Union of Myanmar 1 6. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan 2 7. The Commonwealth of Australia 3 8. The Republic of Iraq 1 9. The Republic of Korea (South Korea) 3 10. The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 1 11. The Republic of China 1 12. The People's Republic of Bangladesh 2 Total 130 papers Summary of Papers Papers from Thailand % 86.15% Papers from other countries % 13.84% Message from Acting President of Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University The 2nd International Conference of "Multidisciplinary Approaches on UN Sustainable Development Goals" (UNSDGs) is the second academic international conference of Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University. On behalf of Acting President of Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, I am delighted to host and co-hosted with 11 organizations including the Interdisciplinary Network of the Royal Society of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Loei Rajabhat University, Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health, Mahamakut Buddhist University, National Office of Buddhism, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Center for Research and Development in Community Health System, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University, University of Kassel, the Federal Republic of Germany, Curtin University, Commonwealth of Australia, and Universitas Pendidikan Nasional (Undiknas University), the Republic of Indonesia. The aims of UNSDGs is to provide a forum for academicians and professionals from various educational fields and with cross-disciplinary interests to network, share knowledge and engage in dialogue around the theme of fostering innovation and excellence in multidisciplinary approaches on UN sustainable development goals to produce a set of universally applicable goals that balances the three dimensions of sustainable development: environmental, social, and economic. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to Prof.Dr. Phra Brahmapundit, the president of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, and Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Manfred Koch − the plenary lecturers, co- hosts, many distinguished international and Thai academicians that have presented their important research works, the conference organizing committees and all supporters who have contributed their resources to the conference with a great determination. Last but not least, I would also like to thank the working team who delicate themselves to achieve the conference. In conclusion, I am honor to express my heartfelt appreciation to all participants, especially those of you coming from abroad, for joining us and sharing your valuable experience and ideas and wish our visitors will enjoy the conference and have a very pleasant stay in Thailand. (Assistant Professor Somdej Ninlapan) Acting President of Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University Message from Chairman of the Interdisciplinary Committee for Research and Development of the Royal Society of Thailand On behalf of the Chairman of the Interdisciplinary Committee for Research and Development of the Royal Society of Thailand, we have co-worked with Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University since 2011. Herewith the President of Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University performs as a Chairman of Western Network of the Royal Society of Thailand. Since then, we have cooperated for publishing Journal of Thai Interdisciplinary Research until now. And I am the Editor of Journal of Thai Interdisciplinary Research. In the present, Journal of Thai Interdisciplinary Research is indexed in the tier 1 (Science and Technology) of TCI, ASEAN Citation Index (ACI) and Google Scholar. Moreover, the conference is mainly hosted by Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University and the Interdisciplinary Committee for Research and Development of the Royal Society of Thailand. The selected articles will be published on the Journal of Thai Interdisciplinary Research. Finally, I would like to express the deep appreciation to plenary lectures, keynote speakers, all participants and working staffs whom devote themselves to this conference. I further wish the 2nd International Conference of Multidisciplinary Approaches on UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) to be a great success and wish all participants a pleasant stay in Thailand, to have extensive and successful academic exchanges on the importance of interdisciplinary research from the conference, and safe trip back home. (Professor Dr. med. Yongyudh Vajaradul, FRST) Chairman of the Royal Society of Thailand Report Speech by Dr.Wirat Pinkaew, Vice president, Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, Thailand at the opening of the 2nd International Conference of Multidisciplinary Approaches on UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) December 28th, 2017 at the Hotel Windsor Suites & Convention, Bangkok, Thailand Good morning, Prof.Dr.Phra Brahmapundit, the president of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Prof.Dr.med.Yongyudh Vajaradul, Chairman of the Interdisciplinary Committee for Research and Development of the Royal Society of Thailand, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Manfred Koch, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Kassel, Germany, fellow academicians, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of the organizing committee of the 2nd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), we would like to express our gratitude to Mr.Prasit Pathummarak, Chairman of the University Council of Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University to preside over the opening ceremony of this international conference. With Thailand 4.0 being the Thai government's strategic vision and globally, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals being the path, the direction and destination that every country on earth are set to go. These are the themes reflected in this conference. Therefore, we would like to invite all of our partners to become part of the solution by rising up to the challenge of future shifts. The purpose of this international academic conference is to serve as an interdisciplinary exchange forum for faculties, students, researchers and academicians both here and abroad. Those who attend our event can expect to be enriched by the many interesting and relevant research topics of our time. All of the research topics both in the form of oral presentation and poster presentation have carefully been selected by experts in the fields. Abstracts of selected research papers are published in the abstract proceedings book while the full paper can be accessed online via the conference website All information therein will be sent to university libraries nationwide and related agencies. In addition, the full content of selected high-quality research papers will be published in the academic journal of Thai Interdisciplinary Research which are in the Thai Journal Citation Index (TCI) and ASEAN Citation Index (ACI). This international conference covers 12 academic disciplines: (1) Sustainable Development Goals; (2) Pure and Applied Science; (3) Electrical Engineering and Technology; (4) Computer and Information Technology; (5) Medical Health Sciences and Laws; (6) Nursing; (7) Humanities and Social Sciences; (8) ASEAN Studies; (9) Water Engineering, Groundwater Hydrology and Environmental Science; (10) Hospitality and Tourism Management; (11) Interdisciplinary Research; and (12) Buddhism for Thailand 4.0. There have been
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