The waters of the Benguela, the Atlantic Ocean off South Western African shorelines, are amongst the most productive in the world, supporting prolific marine life. However despite the abundance of animals, survival in this marine ecosystem is not always easy. Oxygen-deficient bottom water, often containing toxic hydrogen sulphide, is a feature of the northern Benguela coastal upwelling system. Here, superfluous cells from excess phytoplankton production, decay and sink to the bottom to form the oozy diatomaceous mud belt sediment off the Namibian coastline. Within this diatomaceous mud further intensified decay takes place to form toxic hydrogen sulphide in the sediment. Sporadically large amounts of the hydrogen sulphide are released into the water column, causing the deadly annual "sulphur" events, as they are locally known in Namibia, to take place. Sulphur eruptions result in the deaths of thousands of marine animals. This marine system off the Namibian coast, with its harsh natural conditions of hydrogen sulphide and low oxygen, is similar to an ecosystem suffering intensive marine pollution. These natural conditions of the Benguelan waters are closely related to the conditions of many coastal areas suffering from the global marine pollution problem, created by man all over the world, through the discharge and disposal of wastes, such as nitrate fertilisers, sewage and biological decay material. A specialsed group of bacteria known as sulphur bacteria occur within the sulphidic conditions of the sediments. Sulphur bacteria actually use some of the produced toxic hydrogen sulphide in the sediments, converting it to harmless elemental sulphur micro granules in their cytoplasm. Where no other life occurs, due to the harsh conditions unfriendly to most marine lifr, sulphur bacteria thrive. Sulphur bacteria control and decrease the amount of hydrogen sulphide, which goes from the sediment into the water, through their complex metabolic systems. The biggest and most effective sulphur bacteria, only found off the Namibian coast, were dubbed Thiomargarita namibiensis. Thio means sulphur and namibiensis refers to its occurrence in Namibia. This giant sulphur-eating microbe is the earth's biggest known bacterium, visible to the naked eye. I conclude with a personal hypothesis to suggest a solution to global water pollution by utilising this magnificent bacterium. Through bacterial cultivation and processing Thiomargarita namibiensis could be employed in tacking extent of global marine pollution. The bacteria use toxic hydrogen sulphide as "fuel" for their metabolism and nitrate as an oxidizing agent, to produce harmless sulphur granules. This explains the bacteria's effectivity in removing nitrate and hydrogen sulphide wastes, the forms most biological wastes eventually occur in, from the water. This spectacular process, as it occurs within these magnificent "sulphur pearl strings", could be the sensational answer to the regeneration of polluted marine waters on a worldwide scale. This absolutely natural treatment of the water would not bear any harmful consequences such as those artificial treatment leaves behind. Sewage treatment or denitrifying treatments applied by man on polluted water leaves chemical discharge and damage to affected ecosystems. Especially Thiomargarita could be used in the regeneration of rural and urban waters (should those survive in fresh water)and sewage schemes as well as most marine waters, due to its high effectivity in removing hydrogen sulphide from affected water. It is not the solution to global water pollution to fight chemicals with chemicals. Nature has provided an excellent and valuable resource that could enable absolute natural recovery within polluted marine ecosystems. We should dedicate ourselves towards such magnificent discoveries and help nature help itself. Research on these Sulphur bacteria(especially Thiomargarita namibiensis)is very recent and ongoing. I recently enjoyed the privilege of a 24 hour marine research ship cruise off the Namibian coast with marine biologists from the Namibian Ministry for Fisheries and Marine Resources, to obtain mud cores holding Thiomargarita namibiensis bacteria. Several chemical tests are done and biological reactions are studied to collect the necessary data concerning Thiomargarita namibiensis. The discovery of Thiomargarita namibiensis awoke worldwide scientific excitement and interest. Its application to solve the problem of global water pollution would be a spectacular scientific breakthrough for the human race.

重金屬會直接或間接影響植物的發芽，將綠豆浸泡在不同濃度與種類的重金屬離子(銅、鋅、鈷、鉛、鎳)溶液下，我們發現浸泡濃度愈高，綠豆的發芽率愈低，而銅離子對於綠豆發芽率的抑制效果最好，鈷離子的抑制效果最差。由實驗結果得知重金屬濃度與綠豆發芽率有明顯的負相關，也就是重金屬濃度愈高，綠豆發芽率愈低，利用推算的回歸曲線，可以由綠豆發芽率來估算重金屬濃度，是一個簡單又經濟的生物檢測方法。文蛤與牡蠣屬於濾食性動物，靠過濾水中懸浮性有機物而生存，水中的懸浮物質會吸附一些污染物，如：重金屬或有毒物質，這些懸浮物質會被濾食性動物體內，文蛤對於的銅、鋅、鈷、鎳離子的吸附能力皆明顯，只有對於鉛離子的吸附能力較差，而牡蠣對於銅、鋅離子的吸附能力較大，對於鉛、鎳離子吸附能力較小，而對於鈷離子幾乎沒有吸附能力。

本研究理念主要是以「物盡其用」為出發點。利用學校營養午餐每周兩次副餐的果皮廚餘製作成天然的清潔酵素，不僅能減廢尚能減少市售化學合成清潔劑的用量，以減輕環境污染及對人體之危害。實驗中，我們嘗試用柚子皮、香蕉皮、橘子皮各加上一定比例的黑糖和水，製成三種不同成分的「垃圾酵素」。在等待發酵的三個月中，我們在網路上搜尋到許多關於果皮酵素在生活上的功能，有除污、除霉、除油漬、液態肥料…等。我們期待環保酵素能取代市售化學合成清潔劑與化學肥料，經由實驗來確認網路資料之可信度並提出改善，期許對地球的環境盡一份心力。

Steroid hormones are very important for physiological homeostasis, but some functions of steroids are still unclear during embryonic development. Embryonic cell movements are required forming embryonic body. Recently, there is already known Pregeneolone (P5) which could affect epiboly movement of zebrafish embryos is the first product of the steroidogenesis pathway, but effects of further downstream products on epiboly movement are unknown. In order to know this, we treat embryos with Pregnenolone (P5), 17α-Hydroxypregnenolone (17OH-P5), DHEA, Progesterone (P4), 17α-Hydroxyprogesterone (17OH-P4), 11-Deoxycortisol (D), or Testosterone (T). We found out that P5 can accelerate epiboly movement, 17OH-P5 and D have no significant effects on it, and DHEA, P4, 17OH-P4, and T can decelerate it. These results indicated that steroids play important roles on embryonic epiboly movement in zebrafish. 類固醇荷爾蒙對生理平衡很重要，但其對於胚胎發育的影響仍舊不明。胚胎個體的形成需要胚胎細胞進行不同的移動排列。目前研究已知類固醇荷爾蒙生合成機制的第一個產物pregnenolone (P5)對斑馬魚胚胎epiboly 移動有影響，但其它更下游的類固醇荷爾蒙對epiboly移動的影響仍然未知。為了了解類固醇其他下游產物對魚卵早期細胞移動的影響，將胚胎處理Pregnenolone (P5) 、17α-Hydroxypregnenolone (17OH-P5) 、DHEA 、Progesterone (P4) 、17α-Hydroxyprogesterone (17OH-P4)、11-Deoxycortisol (D)、Testosterone (T)，發現17OH-P5、D對epiboly 的移動沒有影響，而DHEA、P4、17OH-P4、T 會使其變慢。這些結果說明了類固醇對胚胎細胞的移動扮演著重要角色。

本次研究利用Web Sevrice軟體系統和Microsoft SQL Server的全文搜尋(Full-Text search)並藉由使用者選擇的圖片組合排列從系統資料庫中檢索比對，篩檢出正確或者最相似的餐點。Web Service 是建立於網際網路上之系統架構，且為一個具開放性、分散式的軟體元件，其基礎建立在HTTP、XML、SOAP、WSDL和UDDI等標準協定上，此研究即是透過Web Service系統與資料庫伺服器的連結進行。很多數位化資訊是以沒有結構化的文字資料，存成純文字檔及格式化的文件。這一類的文字資料儲存在檔案系統，而許多組織現在將這一類資料儲存到關聯式資料庫。這樣做就可以廣泛利用資料庫的好處-包括高效能存取、查詢能力、對使用者而言簡單的應用程式使用者介面，以及安全的遠端存取、查詢能力、對使用者而言簡單的應用程式使用者介面，以及安全的遠端存取。運用此功能即可在配對完成時搜尋最佳的結果並加以排名。「打破語言隔閡-以圖點餐之數位餐廳 」不只消除語言隔閡，更讓點餐手續方便許多，並讓錯誤的可能性降低。另外圖片資料庫的增減簡單快速、介面明瞭易懂。希望這些應用及創新能讓人們用餐方便及餐廳事業蓬勃發展。This research uses Web Service software system and Microsoft SQL Server. To choose the correct or the most similar meals by checking the combination and arrangement of the pictures chosen by users form the system data banks. Web-Service is a system structure establishes at the Internet. And its an open, dispersed software part. Its foundation is established at the standard agreement of HTTP,XML,SOAP,WSDL, and UDDI. The research proceeds by linking Web Service system and data-bank server lots of digital data are stored as words files and stylization documents without any structural words data. This kid of ward data are stored at file system, and many organized systems now store them at connected data banks. By doing this, people can make the most advantage of data banks- including efficient access, inquiry abilities, simple applies user’ interface, and safe remote access. People can find the best results and place them when this function finishes matching. It can not only eliminate language barriers but also make order procedure more convenient. It can also lower the mistake possibilities. In addition, we can increase or decrease pictures of data banks easily and fast. We can make the interface understood easily. We hope the applications and innovations can make it more convenient for people to order meals. And the business of restaurant can be developed successfully.

在這篇研究報告中，我們討論的是一種方形集合圖形的數量。”多元方形鏈”約略在 60 年代被提出，衍生出一系列的問題和遊戲，例如熟知的電玩軟體 『 俄羅斯方塊 』 ，或是 『 益智積木 』 的遊戲，都是多元方形鏈的應用。在這些問題當中，最令人頭痛的難題就是 n 元方形鏈的圖形總數。為了解決這道難題，我們採用一種轉換方法將圖形轉換成序組，並且給出序組的性質，再據此寫成 C 語言的程式；反覆地修改程式以增進執行效率及速度，最後利用該程式成功地統計出圖形總數。 In this report, we discussed the amount of polyominoes, the graphs of a set of squares. “Polyominoes” has been brought up in 1960s, and later developed into a series of questions and games, such as a well-known video game — Tetrix, and the game of puzzle blocks. Both are the applications of polyominoes. Among those questions, the toughest one is the amount of n-polyominoes. To solve this problem, we used a method which transforms the graphs into sequences. By looking into the properties of those sequences, we obtain a set of rules that can be used to determine the quantity of n-polyomines. The rules are implemented into computer codes in C language with proper modifications made to speed up the efficiency of our algorithm. The computational results show that the amount has been successfully calculated.

任何人對任何事物都會產生好奇的心理，尤其對自然界的各種生物，他們生命的奧秘，更是令人覺得新奇。鳥兒們色彩鮮豔，鳴聲優美，使得我們幾個人開始這項有意義的調查活動。幾年前一場大火燒了半屏山一大片的地區，許多鳥類生態自此受影響；社區內又不斷擴展，舊有的林地、田地、草地的不停開墾，均造成了鳥類族群平衡的變動，許多烏兒不見了，而又有許多鳥見取而代之，更是引發我們調查。

近幾年來，蠶繭彩色化已引起廣泛的注意，日本與中國大陸紛紛投入此研究領域。我們用食用色素、酸性染料和活體染色劑中性紅等色素水溶液，以沾附於桑葉餵食、浸泡蠶體、注射入蠶體血腔等方法，使白色繭品系的家蠶生產出多種顏色的彩色蠶繭，其中以附於桑葉餵食最有效率，我們就此法找出投與色素的有效期間，可以比日本、中國的方法更節省色素。同法處理黃色品系的家蠶則產生黃色與所加色素的混合色蠶繭。由於這樣得到的彩色蠶繭放久了都會褪色，我們試用奈米色素餵食家蠶所得彩色蠶繭，與一般食用色素所製成的彩色蠶繭比較，發現對各種光照、清潔劑清洗等處理，用奈米色素所得蠶繭明顯較用一般食用色素所得蠶繭不易褪色。這樣用奈米色素生產的彩色蠶繭，因為解決了褪色的問題而更具有潛在的產業價值。To make silkworm cocoons with different colors has received a great attention recently. Japan and China have invested great resources in this field of the study. In order to let white cocoon silkworms produce cocoons of different colors, we used the aqueous solutions of food dyes, acid dyes and neutral red, and fed the worms with mulberry leaves immersed with such aqueous solutions, or directly soaked or injected them with the solutions. We found that using mulberry leaves immersed in the dye solutions was the best approach. We improved this approach by finding a critical, effective time of applying dyes. It saved the dyes and labor than those of Japan and China. We also found that yellow cocoon silkworms produced yellow and mixing colored cocoons by the mulberry leaf feeding method with the same dyes. Because all colors of the cocoons mentioned above faded easily, we furthermore tested nano-dye and found that colors of the cocoons had better resistant to fading away in washing with detergents under various types and intensities of light illumination. This result suggested that nano-dye has a potential in solving the fading problem of the colored cocoons.

本研究希望在數位顯示方面做些改進，利用電腦運算使戶外大型LED看板所使用之能源降到最低，以達到節能減碳。\r 本研究分為兩個部份:\r 第ㄧ部份:以瑞利準則探討亮點間距與觀賞距離之關係。\r 實驗中，以Photoshop繪圖模仿LED燈泡之排列，分析兩亮點之大小、距離與觀測距離的關係來設定點之尺寸，再進一步分析三原色點之觀測距離、比例及三原色點之佈點方式對混色效果之關係，並以瑞利準則判斷之。\r 得到公式如下：\r 自己所繪之點大小/點恰可分辨之最近距離=LED燈之間隔/點恰可分辨之最近距離=0.8mm/1m \r 第二部份:數位顯示—LED。\r 利用第一部份所得知的公式發現：在某ㄧ觀賞距離時，有最佳的影像品質且有最少的用電量。較近時，則影像品質降低；而較遠時，影像品質已無法提昇，而多餘的用電量則可經由實驗省去。藉由本次實驗結果，可利用所編寫之程式計算出在某ㄧ距離下最適合之燈泡尺寸及所省之電量，以達到節能減碳的效果。

民國93 年敏督利颱風引進強烈西南氣流，連日豐沛雨量，引起台灣多處山區發生土石流災害，谷關地區災情嚴重。資料顯示，7 月2 日松鶴一、二溪爆發土石流，造成傷亡各1人，2 人失蹤。對外聯絡道路台8 省道崩塌中斷【1】。此次土石流造成大甲溪河道淤積，艾莉颱風來襲，溪水暴漲，沖毀博愛國小及長青橋，民房7 戶受損。好友曾經在此地區活動，目睹災前災後的景像。邀約她參加我們的專題，除借重登山經歷協助我們實地調查外，期待帶給這個專題身歷其境的感受。本文以土石流為對象，使用文獻探討及照片比對，結合現場調查，進行研究。結果顯示，土石流造成大甲溪河床上升15 公尺。松鶴一、二溪，均屬於土石流高危險溪流。肇因是九二一地震產生許多崩塌地，遇豪大雨，雨滴直接打擊地表，使逕流量增加，造成土壤嚴重流失。

為了比較釐清碳酸飲料、含茶飲料、天然飲料的pH值、使鐵氧化及產氫的速率、與大理石反應的速率、含磷量…等，我們一再的自組不同的裝置設計，作出讓數據會說話的實驗結果。 為了探究空腹喝可樂這種碳酸飲料是否真是形成學長胃出血的原因，在無法用人體實驗下，我們利用升溫、減壓、加溶質等實驗設計，以比較出碳酸飲料中二氧化碳的溶解量。甚至還利用包香腸的羊腸膜來模擬碳酸飲料在[腸膜(想像成胃)]中的穿透作用，數據說明穿透力結果：逆滲透水＞碳酸飲料＞5%糖水＞10%糖水＞15%糖水；也設計羊腸壓膜成品浸可樂等飲料及溶液才一小時，就看到了羊腸吸附這些色素而變質的畫面…。 所有的實驗數據提醒我們奶茶可樂真的不能愛啊！

在化學課程第七章中，我們學到求化學式的實驗。課本上利用錢帶在坩堝中生成氧化鎂的反應，來求出氧和鎂的重量比，進而除上原子量求出氧化鎂(MgO) 的化學式。由課本上的敘述及計算好像很容易就能求出鎂和氧的原子數比絕對為 1 : 1，但事實上經過我們多次重覆的實驗，它們的比值較 1 : 1實在相差得太遠，令人難以相信氧化鎂的化學式即為MgO 。因此引起我們探討這個實驗的動機。是不是操作的技巧需要改進呢？鎂在高溫時是不是只和氧反應？難道和空氣中大量的氮一點反應都沒有嗎？有沒有改進比值誤差的方法呢？這些更激起我們濃厚的興趣！