上樑不正下樑歪-脊椎側彎的探討
台灣大多數學校並無全面性脊椎側彎篩檢與追蹤的健康服務,因此學生脊椎側彎的問題都不易被發現。本研究的目的希望藉由長期的追蹤與鼓勵學生進行治療,以降低脊椎側彎的盛行率與側彎角度。台灣地區學齡兒童脊椎側彎的盛行率大約是3-3.5%,而本校脊椎側彎的盛行率大約在1%左右,而且女生明顯多於男生。根據篩檢發現本校脊椎側彎較易發生在BMI(Body Mass Index)值較低的學童身上,也就是說,瘦型體格罹患脊椎側彎的機會較高。脊椎側彎可以藉由簡單的目測及儀器測量實施篩檢,並配合醫師復健運動,可達預防與治療之效果。本校實施兩年即約有60%的成效。因此建議將脊椎側彎納入學校健康檢查的項目之一(包含國小五、六年級與國中階段)。 ;The scoliosis of school children cannot be discovered easily because the overall scoliosis screening and tracing are not provided in most schools in Taiwan. The main purpose of this study is to reduce the prevalence rate and the angle of scoliosis by proceeding scoliosis screening continuously, and encouraging the patients to take physical treatment at the same time. Compared with the scoliosis prevalence rate in Taiwan(3-3.5%), the rate in our school is about 1%. Furthermore, the girls with scoliosis are outnumber the boys with the disease. This study shows children with low BMI value will have higher probability to acquire scoliosis. In other words, thin children may fall victims of the disease more often. The scoliosis can be examined with some easy methods, such as unaided-eyes measuring or scoliosis detecting. Besides screening, hospital treatment can attain the effects of prevention and cure. For the first two years, the practice of scoliosis screening in our school can improve the disease obviously (about 60%). In conclusion, the study strongly suggests the scoliosis screening can be included into an item of health examination from the fifth graders to the ninth.
氣象因子對灰面鵟鷹過境遷徙之影響
本研究主要分析氣象因子對於灰面鵟鷹春季過境八卦山區之影響。分析1994年至2004年灰面鵟鷹遷徙資料發現彰化八卦山區之微氣象與灰面鵟鷹族群遷徙波動性具有顯著的相關性,其中以日平均氣壓、日平均相對濕度、日平均風速及日平均風向等氣象因子分別對起鷹、落鷹之族群數影響最為明顯。而其遷徙週期之動態變化,明顯地集中於約16日內完成主要族群之遷移。不論是同一年度內之高峰期變化,或是高峰期與日期契合之相關性,顯示氣象因子為其遷徙影響的重要因子。然而,從各年度間的遷徙高峰期間的相關性分析結果得知,目前11年過境調查紀錄,應該無明顯的規律性動態變化模式,考量其他對於遷徙過程可能具有影響的因子,應有其他的環境或生物因素影響遷徙期間族群的波動性及週期性。對於建立其遷徙模式而言,可能需要更多且更詳盡的遷徙紀錄,以及配合遷徙過程的各過境點的氣象或其他因素合併分析,方能獲得更為明確的結果。The main purpose of this study is to find the effects of the meteorological factors on the dynamics of the migrating population observed at the Pakuashan area in spring for the gray faced buzzard. The migrating population dynamics observed at the Pakuashan area correlated significantly with the local meteorological factors noted from 1994 to 2004. The daily average atmospheric pressure, average relative humidity, average wind speed and wind direction had significant impact on the soaring and landing populations of the gray faced buzzard. Obviously the annual migrating dynamics observed at the study site was accomplished within 16 days. In addition, the similar variation pattern of the peak migrating populations in the same year as well as the consistency of the date of the peak population observed annually supports the hypothesis that the local meteorological factors have a great impact on the migrating behavior of the populations. However, the correlation analysis of the peak migrating populations among years indicated that little cyclic migrating pattern was found in the past 11 years’ observation records. Other biotic or abiotic factors might have influence on the periodicity and fluctuation of the migrating populations. In order to establish a precise population model to describe the migrating behavior of the gray faced buzzard, detailed records of the migration process and the analyses of the relationships among the meteorological data as well as other factors and the bird populations observed should be gathered and performed.
翻開東北角那一頁---和美一帶漸新統貝類化石排列方式和古水流關係之探討
This study tries to reveal how the velocity of flow influents the orientations and scattering patterns of the two-valve shells (we use Pecten in this study) during depositing processes by comparing the laboratory studies with the field observations. We learn from the laboratory experiments that the shells deposit at random directions when they are too crowded and are oriented to a certain direction when they are more scattered. We also find out that the shell fossils whose dorsal sides towards downstream with upward concaves are most likely to move. On the contrary, the shells whose dorsal sides towards upstream with downward concave are the most reluctant to move Examinations of the outcrop of the bedding of Pecten fossils, which are located near Long Dong, the northeastern tip of Taiwan, show that a lot of the shells settled along a certain direction and most of their concaves are upward. However, some of the shells with obvious orientation have downward concaves, which implies the depositional environments were under high current velocity. And the numbers of the shells whose dorsal sides are oriented to Northern East are about equal to those whose dorsal sides are oriented to Southern West. This result coincides with the results of the laboratory study. However, the experimental results can apply to the field analysis under certain assumptions.本研究就影響貝殼排列的水速作試驗,尋找水流和貝殼排列的關係,並和地層中實際的貝類化石做比較,藉以回推古老沉積環境。結果發現大量貝殼集中的情況下,貝殼間彼此的影響力會大於單純的水流沖擊;當貝殼較分散時,可以看出貝殼的頭部皆會一致朝向水流的來向作排列。而最適合移動的型態是凹口向上且頭部不朝水流來向的貝殼,而最穩定的型態是頭部朝水流來向的凹口向下貝殼。觀察實際地層,貝類化石大致上也有方向性的排列且正反面貝殼都有,可以推得當時沉積的水流大,故有足夠的動能讓貝殼重新排列。但由於試驗環境定和自然環境有所差異,仍有限制存在。
N 元二次不定方程式的整數解探討
傳統的畢氏定理三元二次不定方程x² + y² = z²有一組漂亮的整數解為(m² - n²、2mn、m² + n² );中國數學家嚴鎮軍、盛立人所著的從勾股定理談起一書中記載四元二次不定方程x² + y² + z² = w²的整數解為(mn、m² + mn、mn + n²、m²+ mn + n² ),這組解被我們發現有多處遺漏,本文以擴展的畢氏定理做基礎修正了他的整數解公式,並推廣取得N 元二次不定方程的整數解公式。
There is a beautiful integer solution formula for the Pythagorean theorem equation, x² + y² = z² , such as (m² - n² , 2mn ,m² + n² ). The “m" and “n" of the solution formula are integer number. A book written by two Chinese mathematicians, Yen Chen-chun and Sheng Li-jen who expanded the Pythagorean theorem equation to the four variables squares’ indeterminate equation, x² + y² + z² = w² . They claimed that they found its integer solution formula, such as (mn , m² + mn , mn + n² , m² + mn + n² ) for any integer “m" and “n". But we found it losses many solutions. This paper corrected their faults due to the expanded Pythagorean theorem built by ourselves. Further more, we derived a general formula of N variables squares’ indeterminate equation. Now, we can get integer solutions of the equation, (for all natural number “n") easily by choosing integers m1 , m2 , m3 ,……, mn−1 up to you.
在generalized Petersen graph P(n,5)中的hyper Hamiltonian
Generalized Petersen graph P(n,k),定義為n 為不小於2 的整數以及1≤ k ≤ n−1,有頂點{ u0, u1, . . . , un−1, v0 , v1 , . . . , vn−1 },及路徑{ uiui+1 , uivi , vivi+k:1≤ i ≤ n−1 }。在 [2] 中,我們可以知道P(n,5) 是Hamiltonian 等價於當n≠11。
在這一篇報告中,我們證明當generalized Petersen graph P(n,5) 是hyper Hamiltonian(一種Hamiltonian graph 再去掉任何一點後,仍然是Hamiltonian graph)的充要條件是n 為不等於11 的奇數且n ≥ 7。
The generalized Petersen graph P(n,k), n ≥ 2 and 1≤ k ≤ n−1, has vertex-set { u0, u1, . . . , un−1, v0 , v1 , . . . , vn−1 } and edge-set { uiui+1 , uivi , vivi+k:1≤ i ≤ n−1 with subscripts reduced modulo n}. And we can know that P(n,5) is Hamiltonian if and only if n≠11 from [2].In this paper it is proved that generalized Petersen graph P(n,5) is Hyper Hamiltonian (A Hamiltonian graph can still be a Hamiltonian graph when any one of the nodes fault) if and only if n is odd and n≠11.
石油工業廢觸媒於水泥〈砂〉漿中對其流度影響之探討
隨著科技的發達,工業廢棄物應運而生,在地小人稠的台灣,每年就產生約6000 公噸的廢觸媒,為了讓環境免於遭受廢棄物的污染,本實驗著重於廢觸媒的再利用,探討廢觸媒作為混凝土中礦物摻料對水泥(砂)漿流動性的影響。
本實驗所採用的廢觸媒來自石油裂解廠的靜電集塵廢觸媒,主要由SiO2 及Al2O3 所組成且具有部份非結晶相和卜作嵐材料之特性,外觀為乳灰白色粉末、含水量2.8﹪,溶於水中有放熱現象,pH 值為3.85。廢觸媒對水的親和力大,添加至水泥(砂)漿中會使得漿體的流動性減小,因此必須藉由提昇強塑劑劑量才能提高工作度。
在水膠比(W/B)為0.42 時,隨著強塑劑HPC-1000 劑量的增加,水泥漿的流度明顯增加,而且適當量的廢觸媒取代水泥,能維持水泥漿一定的流度。當強塑劑HPC-1000 劑量為3.0﹪、砂/水泥=2.75 時,隨著水灰比(W/C)的增加,水泥漿的流度也明顯增加,而同條件下,不論水膠比(W/B)0.485 或0.55 時,廢觸媒取代水泥之水泥砂漿的流度比飛灰、爐石、高嶺土好,與矽灰相當,其最佳取代水泥量為15﹪。
As technology continues to develop, a considerable amount of industrial wastes have been produced.In Taiwan, over 6,000 tons of spent catalysts were brought out yearly. If such wastes can be reused in some ways, it may be helpful to protect our environment from being polluted. This study was taken to determine the influence of spent catalysts on the flowability of mortar while the catalysts were used as mineral additives for concrete. Since the catalysts could reduce the flowability of cement pastes because of the affinity between the catalysts and water, it was necessary to have superplasticizers added to improve the fluidity of the mortar.
The spent catalysts used in this study were spent electrostatic precipitator cracking catalysts, called Epcat, which were provided by petroleum refining companies. Comprising mainly silicon oxide and aluminum oxide, the off-white catalyst powder present water content of 2.8%, pH value of 3.85 and exothermic reaction with water.
In this study, it was found that while the ratio of water to binder (W/B) was 0.42, the flowability of the cement pastes increased with the increasing addition of superplasticizers. Besides, the flowability of cement pastes kept steady while a proper amount of Epcat was used to replace cement.When the ratio of sand to cement (W/C) was 2.75, with 3.0% superplasticizers HPC-1000 added,the flowability of the mortars markedly increased while the W/C increased, and the replacement with spent catalysts made the mortars show similar flowability as silica fume but better flowability than fly ash, slag and kaolinite, no matter the W/B value of the cement pastes was 0.485 or 0.55. In fact, the best Epcat replacement for cement was 15%.
環境標籤---地衣與環境污染的探討
隨著工商業發展,環境污染日益嚴重,對多數生長在這塊土地上的人,無疑造成了非常嚴重的影響。但若想要監控目前環境中的空氣品質,則必須具備專業的訓練,及昂貴的實驗設備,對一般民眾而言,根本就做不到。\r 藉由指標植物對所生長環境的高度敏感性,可以發展出一套純天然且免費的環境污染偵測器,不但方便、免攜帶、無須高級儀器協助、更不需要專業的分析技術。為此,我們以對二氧化硫等空氣污染物極為敏感的地衣作為指標植物,對其進行生態與環境污染關係的一系列觀察,並設計相關的實驗,找出環境污染物對地衣的實際影響,使其能夠實際的應用於日常生活,並可加以推廣,讓人人都可以利用地衣來了解自己所處的環境是否遭受污染,為自己家園的環境優劣把關。\r \r 文摘要 :\r With the development of industry and business , environmental pollutions become more and more serious . Undoubtedly , those pollutions have a great effect on us.\r However , by the means of the indicator plant which is highly sensitive to its environment , we can develop a set of natural and free environmental pollution detectors . In this project , we use lichenes,which are very sensitive to air pollution , to do a series of observations and to find out the influence the pollutants have on lichenes . If we can apply this to our regular lives , everyone can use lichenes to see if their environment is polluted or not .
台灣植物染與光敏有機太陽能電池
由於低廉成本、無毒及其他原因,由二氧化鈦、有機染料及電解液所製造的光敏有機太陽能電池(DSC)被預測即將成為一種大規模廣泛流行的太陽能電池。本實驗比較合成染料(像紅汞和疊氮離子)及成本較低且無毒的天然植物染料用於太陽能電池的效能。有些天然植物染料的效能大於合成染料的效能,像是紫色高麗菜、地瓜……等。在研製太陽能電池的過程中, 本研究利用自製的幾丁質燒結出的奈米顆粒成效極佳,不但粒徑大小符合,在燒結的過程中也不需經過物理研磨及介面活性劑的輔助,並且在低溫下即可燒結,並由BET 和SEM 測得幾丁質燒結的TiO2 的孔隙度大於標準燒結的TiO2 的孔隙度,因此本實驗決定利用去乙醯化之幾丁質扮演太陽能電池的二種角色:介面活性劑及保護劑。在本實驗中,部分的電池效能不盡理想,或許是因為所有的太陽電池樣本均使用相同的電解液(I3-)。要找到每種太陽能電池最適合的電解液則需要更多的研究。Because of the desirable features of low cost, non-toxin, and other reasons a dye-sensitized nanostructured solar cell (DSC) composed of nanocrystalline TiO2, organic dyes and electroiytes is expected to be in prevalent use. This study compared the differences in the functioning of different dyes in the solar cells, specifically those between the synthetic dyes, such as Merchrochronate and Polypyridyl complexes of ruthenium (N3-), and dyes made of natural plants which cost less and are not toxic. Some natural dyes, such as purple cabbage, sweet potato, etc, were found to have better efficiency than the synthetic dyes. The study makes use of self-made chitin to sinter nano particles, and the result is excellent. First, the particle radius meets the size requirements. Second, in the process of sintering nano particles, no physical pulverizing or surfactant assistance was needed. Third, the nano particles can be sintered at a low temperature. Fourth, from BET and SEM measurements, the degree of aperture of TiO2 sintered with chitin is superior to that sintered with Triton X-100. For these reasons, the de-acetylated chitin was chosen to serve as surfactant assistance and protector in the solar cells in this study. The study also found that some solar cells were not efficient enough. Maybe it is because all the samples of solar cells in this study were produced with the same electrolyte (I3-). Further study is needed to figure out the most suitable electrolytes for each solar cell.
蟲以食為天一線蟲覓食與攝食行為之探討
秀麗隱桿線蟲(Caenorhabditis elegans)為在科學界備受矚目的模式生物,對於其生殖及發育過程已有諸多研究,然而對於其覓食及攝食行為的相關研究卻仍闕如;每一種生物都有其獨特的行為模式,而為了解線蟲發展出何種覓食與攝食的行為以適應自然的環境,因此著手進行研究。本研究歸納出線蟲的七種一般行為:前進、探頭、偏移、擺頭、後退、轉向及拐彎行為,並探討其意義。其中,前進及探頭行為為恆常出現。偏移與轉向行為與攝食有關,在有菌環境中出現,可避免其遠離食物來源,而連續的後退及轉向行為也構成特殊行為之樹枝狀行為,推測應為幫助線蟲的消化所出現的行為。擺頭與拐彎行為與覓食有關,在無菌環境中出現。後退行為雖在有無菌環境中皆出現,但由後退後行為的不同可以了解後退行為在兩種環境下具有不同意義。在有菌環境中,後退後通常伴隨轉向行為;在無菌環境中,後退後通常伴隨拐彎行為,為逃離不適環境且藉以覓食的行為。經過研究,發現線蟲的覓食機制為嗅覺,且對嗅覺有依賴性及專一性,在其他氣味存在的環境下會大大降低覓食的效率,但最後仍然能正確地找到食物來源。線蟲於覓食的過程中所出現的特殊行為之混亂行為,由實驗結果發現為是E. coli 所釋放至培養基的化學物質所造成,化學物質濃度越濃,線蟲所表現出的混亂行為就越明顯。推測此種現象發生的原因,應為E. coli 釋放化學物質以干擾線蟲,以避免本身受到捕食,然而,線蟲也演化出適應的能力,因此在發生混亂行為後仍然能抵達菌落,此種特殊的交互作用表現出線蟲與E. coli 間的共演化現象。Cenorhabditis elegans has long been a model organism used for developmental biology studies. However, researches about its foraging and feeding behaviors are still limited. Every organism has its unique behaviors, and this research was conducted in order to understand more on what kind of foraging and feeding behaviors were developed by C. elegans and how they helped C. elegans to adapt to the environment in which it lives. The research concluded with seven general behaviors of C. elegans : advancing, probing, slanting, swaying, backing, turning and bending, and the meanings of it. The advancing and probing behaviors are constant. The slanting and turning behaviors, which appear in presence of food, are feeding-associated behaviors, which help C. elegans avoid leaving the food source. Continuous backing and turning behaviors also make up the branching behavior, one of the special behaviors, which help C. elegans’ digestion. Swaying and bending behaviors, which appear in absence of food, are foraging-associated behaviors. Although backing behavior appear both in presence and absence of food, the difference in post-backing behaviors show that there are distinct meanings of backing behavior in each environment. In presence of food, turning after backing is usually observed; in absence of food, bending after backing is usually observed, which indicates the act of escaping from unsuitable environment and searching for food. Studies show that the foraging mechanism of C. elegans is by olfaction, and C. elegans is highly olfaction-dependent and specific: efficiency of foraging decreases significantly under environment with scents other than that of E. coli, but C. elegans is still able to locate the food. According the experiments, the chaos behavior, one of the special behaviors, appears during the foraging process of C. elegans, and is caused by chemicals released to the medium by E. coli. The density of the chemicals and the extent of chaos behavior is in direct proportion. The theory is E. coli secrets chemicals to disturb the worm to avoid being preyed upon. C. elegans, however, also evolved the ability to adapt to the chemical so that it can still reaches the food source even after chaos behavior appeared. This unique interaction is a manifestation of co-evolution between C. elegans and E. coli.
基因突變對線蟲(Caenorhabdits elegans)之神經系統退化變異株的搜尋以及對其性??
This research is mainly in observation with Caenorhabditis elegans ’s genetic mutation caused via nervous system abnormal character. In the study, I the sample have been cultivated purified and add some chemical material EMS to speed up C.elegans mutation. Then based on the character to further analysis what causeof gene deal with mutation and observe the effects in heredity. The research has two stages, on the first stage of study the mainly target is to both search and purify the mutation of C.elegans. The second stage is based on the exploration of mutation’s searching andpurifying. Because the certain mutation bodies aren’t easy to find out, the project is still on progress at the beginning of second stage, and we conclude some heredity special cases in preliminary of study. 這個實驗主要是觀察並針對線蟲因為基因的突變所產生的神經系統異常的變異性狀,在實驗中我先將樣品線蟲培養並純化至一定數量,並加入適當藥劑EMS造成其突變,經篩選並分析此性狀,進而找出造成其突變之基因,以及觀察此性狀對遺傳表現所造成的影響。 該計畫分成兩階段,第一階段的實驗重點是在突變株的搜尋以及純化上,第二階段則是在突變基因的探討上,由於特定突變株的搜尋並非容易,所以目前計畫只進展至第二階段的遺傳實驗初期,對於其遺傳特徵與突變形式上已有了初步的分析,但尚未定位出該基因的位置。