本研究開發一種新穎孔洞性吸附材料：金屬有機骨架 (MOF)。MOF 在反應溶液中自組裝形成孔洞結構，透過物理吸附有效捕捉氣相乙酸分子。研發出綠色、快速可在常溫常壓下大量合成三種MOF（HKUST-1(Cu)、UTSA-280(Ca) 及 A520(Al)）方法。此外，為提升材料機械強度和應用價值，採用 PVA 聚合技術製備 MOF 複合物，使其造粒型化更易處理，提升商業和環境應用價值。吸附實驗結果顯示，HKUST-1(Cu) 粉末對乙酸移除率高達98%，而HKUST-1(Cu) PVA 複合物達93%，對比活性碳及其PVA複合物（移除率分別為85%和78%）表現更優異。MOF憑藉優異吸附性能和可大量生產低成本優勢，成為極具潛力有機無機氣體吸附劑，可為半導體產業提供一種維持高標準製程環境精密且簡便解決方案。

現今醫療中，黃疸的早期偵測對肝臟疾病的預防與治療至關重要，但多數人難以在症狀輕微時察覺。我們希望藉由智慧手機影像結合機器學習進行黃疸檢測，提升民眾自我監測的能力。Su 等人（2021）曾使用深度學習和機器學習進行黃疸預測，但其方法依賴專業色卡進行色彩校正，成本高且限制應用範圍。本研究提出以白平衡演算法中的白色補丁法與灰界演算法，搭配深度學習模型 DCCNM1和2 取代色卡，提升黃疸檢測的普及性與便利性。經黃疸偵測效果評估顯示，DCCNM2 在無色卡模型中表現最佳，雖然各指標略低於色卡校正，但其展現出優異的穩定性和準確性，證明其作為無色卡黃疸篩檢方案的可行性。本方法將能提供便捷的居家黃疸檢測途徑，尤其對偏鄉地區居民而言，不僅提升早期發現的機會，還能有效減輕醫護人員的負擔，推動大眾健康管理。

本研究設計與合成一系列的電子供體分子，以研究分子單體的化學結構對於所形成的激發複合體光物理性質的影響。 五個所設計的供體分子已被成功的合成並確定均具有分子內電子轉移的性質 其躍遷偶級距變化分布範圍在17.6-28.6D之間。 將此五個供體分子分別與兩種電子受體分子在溶液聚集在一起，利用在長波長處所新生的螢光發光，推測激發複合體的形成。研究的成果並顯示，具有類似三角形結構的供體分子將更容易形成激發複合體，而具有棒狀結構的分子則較不易形成之。此成果有效的提供有關於單體分子結構的設計對於所需激發複合體光物理性質的影響，形成可快速地提供各式不同發光波長的材料，將可作為在發光二極體發光層材料、螢光感測器、生物成像等領域需求時的分子設計藍圖與指引。

「在格狀平面中用矩形以互不重疊的方式鋪滿(2D rectangle tiling problem)」為一NP-complete問題(Dani`ele Beauquier et al ,1995)，目前多項式時間只能求出盡可能覆蓋最大面積的近似解。本研究所創的階梯演算法 stair algorithm 透過改變動態規劃紀錄狀態的方式，使狀態數大幅減少，進而改善求準確解的時間複雜度，也成功證明此演算法的正確性。本研究的演算法可被應用於平行計算中的負載平衡、積體電路設計等方面。隨後，本研究寫了一個互動展示品清楚呈現此演算法的功能。且以階梯演算法成功檢驗並比較 RTILE PROBLEM 的 7/3-approximation algorithm (Krzysztof Lorys and Katarzyna E. Paluch,2000 [4]) 與 11/5-approximation algorithm (Piotr Berman et al,2001[7])進行比較與分析。

一價銠金屬催化反應已經被廣泛應用於有機化學合成領域中。而本研究以具保護基之肉桂胺衍生物1與四芳基硼鈉試劑2a作為起始物進行銠金屬不對稱氫芳基化催化反應，得到具有保護基的掌性2,3-雙芳基丙胺衍生物3，並探討此反應的掌性雙烯配基對於反應的影響。本研究已完成使用Ts（對甲苯磺醯基）保護基之肉桂胺衍生物1a作為起始物進行反應，並改變與銠金屬錯合的配基，發現當配基使用2,5號位為芳基取代之配基L（掌性雙環[2,2,1]雙烯配基）時，反應有較好的位置選擇性，其中最佳的是芳基取代為苯基之配基L1，其位置選擇性比例為1:0:0.09。目前將進行改變起始物1之氮上的保護基，以L1作為配基進行反應，並與1a比較，優化反應性及產率。

鳳凰木的花朵擁有五片花瓣，上方花瓣與其他紅色花瓣不同，是白色底紅色斑點，根據文獻，這片花瓣稱為旗瓣，功能是作為蜜標來吸引傳粉者。研究觀察發現鳳凰花的旗瓣會先捲曲凋零，和蜜標存在的功能互相矛盾，本組推論與環境、授粉有關連。經研究發現，旗瓣凋零與生長環境、花粉及花蜜是否被採集無關，與授粉方式有關。異株授粉導致旗瓣凋零的時間提前；同株異花授粉旗瓣凋零的時間與自然狀態相近；自花授粉、無授粉則導致旗瓣凋零的時間延後。異株授粉對鳳凰花而言是有效且成功的授粉，會導致旗瓣提早凋零，蜜標隱藏，提高其他尚未有效授粉花朵成功授粉的機會，並且產生成熟的種莢。無效的授粉會導致旗瓣凋零時間延後，藉此等待有效的授粉機會。

肺癌是世界上死亡率第一的癌症。根據近期研究發現，環形RNA (circular RNA；circRNA)比一般的線狀 mRNA穩定，並且會調控癌細胞。但circRNA於肺癌中的調控機制仍不清楚，因此我們決定挑選一個circRNA作為研究對象。首先，我們從 GEO 公開資料庫中篩選肺癌病人中差異表現的 circRNA，經 qPCR在肺癌細胞株驗證後，最終找到circACTN4 進行後續的研究。實驗結果顯示 circACTN4 在肺癌細胞株中確實為環狀結構，內生性表現量上升，且大都分布在細胞質。使用siRNA降低 circACTN4 表現量後，會增加細胞停留在細胞週期之G1期的數量，且 CDK4 和 CCND1 蛋白量也會降低。因此我們推測 circACTN4 可以促進肺癌細胞增殖的效果。更進一步的研究揭示，circACTN4能與LRPPRC蛋白結合，這種相互作用可能是circACTN4在肺癌中發揮調控作用的關鍵機制。總上所述，circACTN4 會促進肺癌細胞的生長，盼未來能作為預後的指標，並發展為治療肺癌的新標的。

量子電腦是近年來新發展的科技，利用量子糾纏態的量子位元進行計算。本文希望可以利用量子電腦計算諧振子隨時間演化算符。而這也是我第一次在量子電腦上模擬諧振子隨時間演化系統。首先我找出可以用於諧振子算符的合適算符矩陣大小、空間步長(Δ𝑥)、質量(m)、角頻率(ω)並且在位置基底下表現時間演化算符矩陣。設計並簡化量子電路後，使用IBM公司提供的量子電腦模擬並計算數值。我透過矩陣修正減少修正輸出錯誤產生的誤差，達到較精確的結果。模擬出在一個時間單位內的數值與理論值大致相符，未來希望可以利用此量子電路尋找矩陣的特徵值或是模擬更大型的系統。

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.

In photodynamic therapy (PDT), reactive oxygen species are generated within the cytoplasm to destroy cancer cells selectively. Using porphyrinic structures (PS) as photosensitizers holds promise for targeting cancer cells. However, direct incorporation of the porphyrins into cancer cells remains elusive. Hence, Dr. Martina Vermathen’s research introduced specific membranous phospholipid nanocarriers for topical porphyrin applications. However, since a sufficiently high enough concentration of PS in cancer cells has not yet been achieved, this study aimed to improve skin uptake of the nanocarriers. Two approaches were examined: (1) comparing polar and nonpolar porphyrins and (2) assessing the effect of a penetration enhancer, DMSO, through a neat and diluted application. The polarity of the porphyrins was first quantified with a log P test. The nanocarriers were assembled by incorporating two different PS compounds, either the mono- or tetra-4-carboxy substituted phenyl porphyrin. They were then characterized by 1D and 2D-NMR analysis. The porphyrin permeation was tested by Franz diffusion tests on pig ear skin. For the second approach, DMSO was added in the Franz diffusion test, either directly applied on the skin (“neat“) or diluted in the nanocarriers (“diluted”). The log P test for the mono- and the tetra-carboxyphenyl porphyrin resulted in values of 4.5 and -1.1, respectively. The more polar tetra-carboxyphenyl porphyrin exhibited 2.8 times better skin uptake compared to the mono-carboxyphenyl porphyrin. The neat DMSO application increased uptake by a factor of 5.5. The diluted DMSO application worsened skin uptake slightly. Analytical techniques revealed differences in porphyrin encapsulation: The mono-carboxyphenyl porphyrins were encapsulated in the centre, whereas tetra-carboxyphenyl porphyrins were localised around the nanocarriers. Results indicated potential instability of the nanocarriers. The more polar tetra-substituted porphyrins showed superior skin diffusion than the mono-substituted derivative. The neat DMSO application facilitated enhanced skin uptake by inducing membrane destabilization and pore formation but may have limited applicability. Further research is suggested to explore porphyrinic PS with alternative polar substitution patterns and tailored penetration enhancers for lipid-based delivery systems. Overall, the study underscores the importance of molecular properties of the PS system and demonstrates the potential of penetration enhancers in optimizing PDT for skin cancer treatment.