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This study dives into the benefits of a heart rate (HR) monitoring application to aid families in identifying mood changes in children diagnosed with neurodivergence. Children with neurodivergence often struggle with communicating their emotions, which often results in tantrums or emotional outbursts, and this study plans to address this by creating an app that detects users’ HR to calculate heart rate variability (HRV) and detect when the user’s heart rate variability (HRV) levels become higher than usual. Heart-rate variability is defined as a small variation of the interval between every heartbeat, it’s calculated with the formula of . By looking at the developments of these small variations, it will be 60/𝐵𝑃𝑀 × 1000 easier to notice then the interval for heartbeats are shorter, meaning the body is in need of more blood pumped quickly for support. The app is connected to a heart rate sensor that is worn by the user. The heart-rate sensor frequently uploads data to the app which the app processes and carefully observes while looking for any sudden, dramatic change. The sensor and app was tested and proved to meet the expected requirements of functionality. Four participants with neurodivergence were asked to equip the heart-rate sensor and results showed that different developments of heart-rate variability were able to be detected by the app, these participants varied in their type of neurodivergence as well as their age. As an example, the third participant showed the purpose of the app most visibly, having a resting heart-rate of 86 BPM (697.67 ms) turning into a high 107 BPM (561.68ms) after changing activities. When the user’s sensor detects a sudden spike in heart-rate variability, the app notified the parent account about this change in emotion. This study has supported the relevance of using heart-rate variability to observe changes in mood.

由於心理韌性相關研究中，較缺乏以認知能力正常的普通人做為研究對象，因此本研究希望透過了解心理韌性與生理（血液）、認知（神經心理測驗）、心理（心流、憂鬱程度）在普通人之間的關聯，進而增加對韌性的瞭解。透過心理韌性量表BRS、CDRISC及RSA、心流量表FSS、貝克憂鬱量表BDI、神經心理測驗WMS、WAIS與血液檢驗報告，收集各項數據，並利用t檢定及Pearson correlation，找出具顯著關係者：心理韌性與心流成正相關、與飯前血糖濃度成正相關、與憂鬱程度呈負相關，以及與神經心理測驗呈負相關。然而韌性與血糖、認知間的顯著去除年齡因素後便會消失。

植物具有綠化環境、淨化空氣的效果，並且能讓人保持愉悅、對身心健康有著正面的影響。我們好奇若藉由課室綠化布置，能否也對學生身心狀態有正面的影響，進而影響學習表現。本研究的目的在證明空氣淨化植物是否能夠吸收改善教室的環境品質與學生的學習效果。實驗分為三個階段，階段一使用各種空氣淨化植物分別吸收有機汙染物、空氣懸浮物、碳化物濃度，並進行比較。階段二分別測量生理層面：包含脈搏、血氧；而心理層面：包含樊氏壓力量表、焦慮量表和專注力量表，來分析植物與植物萃取物 例如精油 對學生生理與心理的影響。階段三利用隨堂測驗的 方式檢測植物對學生學習表現的影響。本研究結果發現植物能夠使環境中二氧化碳、苯與甲醛濃度降低，在課室中的學生們其生理、心理會受到間接的影響，對於上課的專注度及學習表現也有不同程度的改變。

The DIVE&CLEAN project is an educational and innovative initiative aimed at addressing a significant environmental challenge: marine pollution. With oceans covering over 70% of the Earth’s surface and providing a home to 50–80% of life on the planet, their health is critical. However, marine ecosystems are under threat due to plastic pollution, which impacts wildlife, coastal communities, and global biodiversity. This project centers around the idea of introducing underwater trash bins, especially in areas frequented by recreational divers. While most divers explore the seas without specific tools to collect trash, they could contribute significantly with the right infrastructure. The vision of DIVE&CLEAN is to inspire behavioral change, encourage collaboration, and promote actionable solutions to reduce ocean pollution. Using interactive robotics and storytelling, the project tells the story of divers rescuing animals entangled in plastic and collecting trash from the ocean floor using underwater bins. Through creative performances, it seeks to educate and motivate individuals, resorts, and authorities to adopt sustainable practices.

The DIVE&CLEAN project is an educational and innovative initiative aimed at addressing a significant environmental challenge: marine pollution. With oceans covering over 70% of the Earth’s surface and providing a home to 50–80% of life on the planet, their health is critical. However, marine ecosystems are under threat due to plastic pollution, which impacts wildlife, coastal communities, and global biodiversity. This project centers around the idea of introducing underwater trash bins, especially in areas frequented by recreational divers. While most divers explore the seas without specific tools to collect trash, they could contribute significantly with the right infrastructure. The vision of DIVE&CLEAN is to inspire behavioral change, encourage collaboration, and promote actionable solutions to reduce ocean pollution. Using interactive robotics and storytelling, the project tells the story of divers rescuing animals entangled in plastic and collecting trash from the ocean floor using underwater bins. Through creative performances, it seeks to educate and motivate individuals, resorts, and authorities to adopt sustainable practices.