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WHO estimates of the global, regional, and national burden of 42 foodborne infectious and chemical hazards, 2000-21: an updated data synthesis

The WHO's updated data synthesis assessed the burden of 42 foodborne pathogens and chemicals, covering 194 countries, and involved researchers from Khon Kaen University on an international panel.

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Clinical Medicine89IMPACT SIGNAL
Global potential

Visual Impairment Was Associated With Nearly Threefold Higher Odds of Frailty Progression in Thai Older Adults

This retrospective cohort from the Siriraj Primary Care Unit followed 400 community-dwelling older adults, with a median age of 70 years and 76% women. Visual impairment was defined as visual acuity worse than 6/12 in the better-seeing eye, and frailty was assessed with the Thai FRAIL scale. Ordinal logistic regression found an association with transition to a worse frailty state: adjusted odds ratio 2.98 (95% CI 1.97–4.52; p

Thai researchersChutimon Thongkhao-On · Harisd Phannarus · Aliyah Famitynond · Pornchita Thanakorn · Thitiya Jenjirojpipat · Thiwarut Kraikaitsakul · Varalak Srinonprasert
Fundamental Cancer Biology89IMPACT SIGNAL
Global potential

NECTIN2 Depletion Cut Migration and Invasion by About Half, but Only in One Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cell Line

This study asked whether the cell-surface adhesion molecule NECTIN2 contributes to motility and invasion in triple-negative breast cancer. The team combined public-dataset analyses with stable NECTIN2 depletion in MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells. The major phenotype was confined to MDA-MB-231: migration and invasion fell by about 50%, accompanied by lower LIMK1 and cytoskeletal changes, while LIMK1 re-expression partially restored migration. The findings support a context-dependent mechanism, not a clinically validated drug target or proof that NECTIN2 inhibition prevents metastasis in patients.

Thai researchersPhatchanat Klaihmon · Pattaratorn Muangtate · Sudarat Thongphayong · Puretat Saetan · Supasorn Chanthateyanonth · Chanitra Thuwajit · Surapol Issargrisil · Phatchariya Phannasil
Antimicrobial Stewardship92IMPACT SIGNAL
Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial

A Smartphone Antimicrobial Prescribing App Did Not Outperform Paper Guidelines Across Six Lao Hospitals

Across a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial in six Lao hospitals, a smartphone version of national antimicrobial prescribing guidelines plus one stewardship training session did not significantly improve adherence over paper versions after adjustment for time, clustering, and confounders. Inpatient adherence was 25.6% versus 17.0% before adjustment, but the adjusted odds ratio was 1.26 (95% CI 0.8–1.9; p=0.276); outpatient results were also null. The finding argues for sustained, multifaceted stewardship rather than guideline access alone.

Thai researchersSue J. Lee · Mavuto Mukaka · Nicholas P. J. Day · Paul N. Newton
Digital Health and Nutrition92IMPACT SIGNAL
Model-development and benchmark evidence

Two-Stage Model Classifies 46 Produce and Vegetable-Dish Categories at 92.43% Top-1 Accuracy, but Lacks On-Device Validation

The study developed a two-stage ThaiSook pipeline: a binary model first rejects non-produce images, after which a multiclass model identifies 43 fruit and vegetable types and three vegetable-heavy dishes. The 40,595-image dataset contained 11,210 labelled and 29,385 unlabelled user images. With label smoothing and temperature scaling, the pipeline reached 92.43% top-1, 94.56% top-3, and 94.91% top-5 accuracy; Noisy Student raised top-1 accuracy to 92.59%. However, results rely on one train–test split, without real on-device testing or evidence that classification improves dietary measurement or health outcomes.

Thai researchersDecho Surangsrirat · Panyawut Sri-iesaranusorn · Polathep Vichitkunakorn
Health Policy and Cancer-Medicine Access88IMPACT SIGNAL
Global potential

Lower-Income Asia-Pacific Settings Reported Full Out-of-Pocket Cost for 95.2% of High-Benefit Medicine–Country Pairs

This predefined regional analysis of ESMO's 2023 global survey covered 20 Asia-Pacific countries and compared WHO essential cancer medicines with high-benefit medicines under ESMO-MCBS. The findings show that marketing availability does not equal reliable access: reimbursement and patient out-of-pocket burden remain major bottlenecks. Access was generally stronger in high-income economies, while middle- and lower-income groups faced large gaps, particularly for high-benefit medicines. The evidence is expert-reported and cross-sectional, and income-group aggregates must not be presented as Thailand-specific estimates.

Thai researchersNaiyarat Prasongsook · Lucksamon Thamlikitkul
Geospatial Agriculture and Environment89IMPACT SIGNAL
Regional model-validation evidence

GEDI–Sentinel Model Maps Northeast Thai Rubber at 82.63% Accuracy but Struggles With Young Plantations

This study mapped 2024 rubber distribution and age structure across Northeast Thailand using Random Forest in Google Earth Engine, combining Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, vegetation indices, and a GEDI-trained canopy-height model. Three-class rubber mapping reached 82.63% overall accuracy and about 0.84 F1; three-group age classification reached 83.39%. Plantations older than seven years dominated and were classified more reliably than young stands. The output is a regional monitoring baseline, not an error-free parcel-level decision map.

Thai researchersSavittri Ratanopad Suwanlee · Muhammad Hanif · Surasak Keawsomsee · Kemin Kasa · Narissara Nuthammachot · Sarawut Ninsawat · Jantima Polpinij · Jaturong Som-Ard
Medical Education and Serious-Illness Care89IMPACT SIGNAL
Longitudinal training evidence

Advance-Care-Planning Training Raised Residents’ Knowledge From 7.74 to 8.65, but Had No Control Group

This mixed-methods evaluation tested an Advance Care Planning programme combining role-play, personal-value reflection, and two Circle of Learning sessions with an entire cohort of 50 first-year internal-medicine residents. Longitudinal analysis used 34 complete cases through 15 months, and 10 residents were interviewed. Knowledge rose from 7.74 to 8.65 out of 9, alongside several attitude and confidence improvements. Interviewees said role-play bridged theory and practice but identified a need for ongoing workplace support. The evidence concerns learner readiness, not observed conversation quality or patient outcomes.

Thai researchersThagoon Kanjanopas · Smuch Siramongkholkarn · Wanna Jarusomboon · Ekkapop Sittiwantana · Arisa Phochaisarn · Saipin Hathirat · Saran Thanapluetiwong
Public Health and Migrant Health92IMPACT SIGNAL
Evidence of global relevance

Migrant TB Patients Chose Months-Long Sanatorium Care to Pursue Cure Amid Cost, Transport, and Documentation Barriers

This multi-perspective qualitative study at the SMRU tuberculosis sanatorium in Mae Ramat, Tak Province, examined why migrants choose long residential treatment. It included 37 unique patients—33 who chose the sanatorium and four who chose community DOTS—plus five health workers. Three themes organized the findings: desire for cure, barriers to diagnosis and treatment, and community and organizational support.

Thai researchersJindaporn Wirachonphaophong · Hai Ti Ti · Nay Kaw Htoo · Kanjana Winyoorat · Cha Ba · San Soe · Suphak Nosten · Htet Ko Ko Aung · Sein Sein Thi · Francois Nosten
Public Health and Health Systems92IMPACT SIGNAL
Qualitative evidence for service design

Patients in South Ethiopia Know How to Manage Diabetes, but Drug Shortages and Costs Undercut Self-Care

This qualitative study examined diabetes self-care in three South Ethiopian hospital clinics. Its 21 participants comprised 12 adults with type 2 diabetes and nine healthcare providers. Patients described medication, diet, physical activity, foot care, and glucose monitoring as daily work negotiated against financial pressure, drug shortages, beliefs, food costs, limited support, and health-system constraints. Patients tended to foreground structural barriers, whereas providers placed more emphasis on knowledge and forgetting advice. Continued counselling, reliable medicines, and peer support emerged as priorities, but these are interview-derived design directions rather than tested interventions.

Thai researchersTemesgen Anjulo Ageru · Cua Ngoc Le · Apichai Wattanapisit · Charuai Suwanbamrung
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-beingRead analysis →
Forest Policy and Bioeconomy92IMPACT SIGNAL
Evidence of global relevance

Perspectives on the forest bioeconomy: insights of stakeholders from cases in Central Europe and the Mekong region

This comparative study examines how 336 purposively recruited respondents in Czechia, Slovakia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam understand and assess the forest bioeconomy. Respondents generally reported stronger familiarity with sustainable forest management and the circular economy than with the bioeconomy itself. Perceptions also varied across country cases, particularly within the Mekong region. A binary logistic regression identified associations between high perceived implementation and country, age, education, understanding of policy aims, support for implementation and positive assessments of forest-industry implementation. These findings describe perceptions within the recruited sample rather than national populations, and the reported associations should not be interpreted as causal effects.

Thai researchersNopparat Kaakkurivaara · Alice Sharp · Prasit Wangpakapattanawong
One Health and Zoonotic-Disease Prevention92IMPACT SIGNAL
Formative evidence for One Health intervention design

Zoonotic Risk in Rural Nan Is Not Just Behavioural: Water Scarcity, Forest Change, and Food Systems Connect Five Interfaces

Researchers examined everyday practices and conditions that could enable cross-species transmission in four rural villages in Nan Province, organising findings into five interfaces: human–animal, human–environment, human-human, animal–animal, and animal–environment. The picture is not simply one of deficient knowledge. Animal contact, butchering and food preparation, water scarcity and contamination, waste, forest change, intensified agriculture, mixed-species proximity, and multilingual communication operate as a system. Community leaders and village health volunteers were viewed as trusted messengers. The study therefore recommends education that combines knowledge, skills, practical tools, and recognition of structural limits, but it neither completed nor evaluated the final intervention.

Thai researchersMonchai Phongsiri · Simaphon Tomklang · Theerayuth Labooth · Thanapat Chaibut · Pongsakon Jaruton · Kotthamon Chanprathad · Sarutaya Suphawatthanaphan · Hans Overgaard · Patcharin Lapanun
Circular Bioeconomy and Seafood Technology92IMPACT SIGNAL
Comprehensive narrative-review evidence

Crustacean By-Products Hold High-Value Compounds, but ‘Green’ Extraction Still Lacks LCA and Industrial Proof

This review compares conventional acid–alkali and solvent extraction with supercritical fluids, enzymatic hydrolysis, pulsed electric fields, ultrasound, cold plasma, microwave, high-pressure processing, and deep eutectic solvents for recovering bioactives from crustacean by-products. No technology is universally optimal: conventional methods retain advantages in simplicity and maturity, while emerging methods may reduce chemicals or better preserve product quality but face equipment, cost, energy, reproducibility, and pilot-scale constraints. The paper is therefore a map of options and evidence gaps, not proof that one technology is the ‘most sustainable.’

Thai researchersAkanksha R. Gautam · Soottawat Benjakul · Rattikarn Boonchoosri · Nilesh Nirmal · Avtar Singh
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESEARCH WATCHLIST

Bibliographic research records

Thailand-affiliated bibliographic records. These are not full analyses; they are ordered by Impact Signal and should be verified against the original source.

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Global Public Health

Association Between Seasonal PM2.5 Exposure and Immune Response in Residents Living in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

Environments

Thailand-affiliated authors
Jutarat Thaboot · Witida Laopajon · Nuchjira Takheaw · Anurak Wongta · Surat Hongsibsong · Kriangkrai Chawansuntati · Supachai Yodkeeree · Woottichai Khamduang · Supansa Pata
Institutions
Chiang Mai University
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Environmental Engineering

Growth Responses and Phytoremediation Capacity of Colocasia esculenta under Drought Conditions in Pb-Contaminated Soil

Environment and Natural Resources Journal

Thailand-affiliated authors
Sukhumaporn Saeng-ngam · Panadda Larpkern · Boontida Moungsrimuangdee · Kongkeat Jampasri
Institutions
Srinakharinwirot University
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Environmental Engineering

Evaluating the role of indoor environmental quality in predicting ocular and general sick building syndrome: insights from the AIRMED project

PeerJ

Thailand-affiliated authors
Kampanat Wangsan · Vithawat Surawattanasakul · Wachiranun Sirikul · Ratana Sapbamrer
Institutions
Chiang Mai University
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Fundamental Science

OH Maser Polarimetric Observations of Planetary Nebulae

The Astrophysical Journal

Thailand-affiliated authors
Lucero Uscanga · M. D. Gray · K. Asanok
Institutions
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand
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Energy and Materials

Effect of anodization voltage and heat treatment on the surface crystallinity and hydrophilicity of the Ti-6Al-4V

Journal of Metals Materials and Minerals

Thailand-affiliated authors
Phanawan Whangdee · Peerawat Laohana · Saranisorn Srikam · Wittawat Saenrang · Nampueng Pangpaiboon · Dujreutai Pongkao Kashima
Institutions
Rajamangala University of Technology Isan · Suranaree University of Technology · King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok · Chulalongkorn University
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Global Public Health

Building sustainable workplaces: The role of organizational climate and recognition on employee task performance in Vietnamese SMEsThis research aims to study the relationships between Organizational Climate and Task Performance through Organizational Recognition in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Da Nang, Vietnam. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used to examine the direct and indirect (mediated) relationships among the independent variables, the mediator, and the dependent variable. The population of this study is individual employees in SMEs; 402 respondents were obtained through a convenience and volunteer sampling method. The empirical results demonstrated an excellent model fit. The path analysis revealed that all four dimensions of Organizational Climate had significant positive direct effects on Organizational Recognition (p < 0.001), and that Organizational Recognition was significantly associated with Task Performance. Bootstrap analysis with 5000 resamples and bias-corrected 95 % confidence intervals indicated that all four indirect effects through Organizational Recognition were statistically significant. Standard of Work was fully mediated by Organizational Recognition, whereas Organizational Structure, Responsibility, and Commitment were partially mediated, retaining significant direct associations with Task Performance. These results suggest that, in the SME context of Da Nang, Organizational Recognition is an important mechanism through which a supportive climate is associated with employee performance. The study provides insights for SME management seeking to strengthen recognition practices as part of a more humane and socially sustainable work environment.

Sustainable Social Development

Thailand-affiliated authors
Tanin Tirasawasdichai · Jarita Hinthao
Institutions
Kasetsart University · Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University
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Multidisciplinary

Interactive Virtual Reality Learning Platform for Rice Milling Process

Journal of Mobile Multimedia

Thailand-affiliated authors
Chithtisack Khansulivong · Pradorn Sureephong · Punnarumol Temdee · santichai
Institutions
Mae Fah Luang University · Chiang Mai University
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Energy and Materials

Integrated AB5-based hydrogen compression and storage system coupled with PEMFC

Fuel

Thailand-affiliated authors
Praphatsorn Plerdsranoy · Natthaporn Thaweelap · Rapee Utke
Institutions
Suranaree University of Technology
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Global Public Health

Phase-specific supplementation of a ternary emulsifier blend improves growth performance and nutrient utilization in broilers fed reduced-energy diets

Veterinary World

Thailand-affiliated authors
Phongthorn Kongmun · Sombat Prasongsook · Theerawit Poeikhampha
Institutions
Kasetsart University
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Multidisciplinary

Immediate effects of sitting position on cervical and trunk posture, perceived discomfort, and RULA-based ergonomic risk during smartphone gaming: A randomized within-subject study

PLoS ONE

Thailand-affiliated authors
Patcharin Nilmart · Wantanee Yodchaisarn · Natdanai Vajidee · Nounchanok Tansakul · Wirada Sramongkhol · Sasisom Leangsakul
Institutions
Srinakharinwirot University · Walailak University
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Environmental Engineering

Mooring Fatigue Lifetime of Point-Absorber Wave Energy Converters in Monsoon Climates: Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea

Sustainable Marine Structures

Thailand-affiliated authors
Kornpaphop Ruttanawijit · Noppong Sritrakul
Institutions
Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University · Silpakorn University
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Clinical Medicine

Lumefantrine quantification on pre-treated filter paper dried blood spots for clinical field trials

Malaria Journal

Thailand-affiliated authors
Daniel Blessborn · Natpapat Kaewkhao · Joel Tärning
Institutions
Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
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Global Public Health

Relationship Between Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index, Gestational Weight Gain, and Perinatal Outcomes Among Women Delivering at a General Hospital, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Thailand-affiliated authors
Sumoltip Sontimuang · Rachadaporn Jantasuwan · Suda Jaihow · Kanyapak Pluemjai · Luksamon Luksanavimon
Institutions
Walailak University
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Clinical Medicine

Portable, Rapid, and Cost-Effective Smartphone-Based Colorimetric Quantification of Total Lactones in Andrographis paniculata

Pharmaceuticals

Thailand-affiliated authors
Sutasinee Apichai · Suphakorn Katib · Teerapat Ouirungroj · Thanawat Pattananandecha · Kanokwan Kiwfo · Kate Grudpan · Chalermpong Saenjum
Institutions
Chiang Mai University
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Clinical Medicine

Comprehensive Phenotypic Characterization of Clinical Elizabethkingia Isolates and Evaluation of the Antimicrobial and Anti-Biofilm Activity of Dialdehyde Cellulose

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Thailand-affiliated authors
Sastra Yuantrakul · Orathai Yinsai · Tanpong Chaiwarit · Punnaporn Srisithan · Wenting Zhou · Kritsana Ruenjai · Phadungkiat Khamnoi · Kwanjit Duangsonk
Institutions
Chiang Mai University · Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital
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Multidisciplinary

Diplommatina nimanandhi Panha, Kanchanasaka & Burch 2002

Open MIND

Thailand-affiliated authors
Piyoros Tongkerd · Arthit Pholyotha · Supunya Annate · Chirasak Sutcharit
Institutions
Chulalongkorn University
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Multidisciplinary

Defining Laser-Induced Phase Transition and Thermal Response of VO 2 by Raman Spectroscopy: A Comparative Study of Functional Nanostructures

ACS Omega

Thailand-affiliated authors
Mtawa Alsaadi · Rattachanok Chongprasit · R. Dawn · Anunyapon Junmanee · Waleed Alahmad · S. Chatraphorn · Thiti Bovornratanaraks · Salinporn Kittiwatanakul
Institutions
Chulalongkorn University
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Clinical Medicine

A novel Candidatus Rickettsia chiangmaiensis and occurrence of Candidatus Rickettsia laoensis in hard ticks from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

Scientific Reports

Thailand-affiliated authors
Pattraporn Jeangkhwoa · Vadeeporn Rattananupong · Aummarin Chaloemthanetphong · Arunee Ahantarig · Supanee Hirunkanokpun · Visut Baimai · Wachareeporn Trinachartvanit
Institutions
Mahidol University · Chulalongkorn University · Ramkhamhaeng University
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Clinical Medicine

Diplommatina somsakpanhai Tongkerd 2026, sp. nov.

Open MIND

Thailand-affiliated authors
Piyoros Tongkerd · Arthit Pholyotha · Supunya Annate · Chirasak Sutcharit
Institutions
Chulalongkorn University
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Clinical Medicine

Development of a Disease‐Specific Virtual Malaria Population for Physiologically‐Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling

CPT Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology

Thailand-affiliated authors
Junjie Ding · Richard M. Hoglund · Joel Tärning
Institutions
Mahidol University · Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
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Clinical Medicine

MGMT deficiency augments STING-mediated inflammatory responses accompanied by metabolic alterations in macrophages

Scientific Reports

Thailand-affiliated authors
Pornrat Kongkavitoon · Atsadang Boonmee · Thitiporn Pattarakankul · Benjawan Wongprom · Salisa Benjaskulluecha · Thadaphong Sukdee · Chanat Aonbangkhen · Benchaphorn Limcharoen · Tanapat Palaga
Institutions
Chulalongkorn University · Siriraj Hospital · Mahidol University

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