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		<title><![CDATA[Green Building—Is It a Castle in the Sky?]]></title>
		<link>http://proj.ncku.edu.tw/research/commentary/e/20080718/1.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
		<category>Commentary</category>
		<author><![CDATA[Hsien-Te Lin]]></author>
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The green building, characterized as ecological, energy saving, waste reducing and healthy, is crucial to a sustainable policy for modern countries. The environmental protection masterwork, Cradle to Cradle, also views the green building as an important way to save the Earth from environmental crisis. ...
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		<title><![CDATA[Optimal discus trajectories]]></title>
		<link>http://proj.ncku.edu.tw/research/articles/e/20080718/1.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
		<category>Article Digest</category>
		<author><![CDATA[Kuangyou B. Cheng]]></author>
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Besides the roughly parabolic path shape, the next most apparent feature of discus flight is slow but uneven rolling of the discus symmetry plane (counterclockwise viewed behind a right-handed thrower). ...
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		<title><![CDATA[A usability study on human–computer interface for middle-aged learners]]></title>
		<link>http://proj.ncku.edu.tw/research/articles/e/20080718/2.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
		<category>Article Digest</category>
		<author><![CDATA[Shih-Wen Hsiao]]></author>
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「Usability」 is a well-known and well-defined concept in human-computer interaction (HCI) research, referring to the extent to which the user and the system can “communicate” clearly and without misunderstanding through the interface.  ...
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		<title><![CDATA[Design of Backstepping Sliding Mode Controller for Control of Chaotic Systems]]></title>
		<link>http://proj.ncku.edu.tw/research/articles/e/20080718/3.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
		<category>Article Digest</category>
		<author><![CDATA[Chieh-Li Chen]]></author>
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In this article, we briefly introduce a control design technique which is capable of yielding a wide family of globally asymptotically stabilizing control laws. ...
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		<title><![CDATA[A critical period for enhanced synaptic plasticity in newly generated neurons of the adult brain]]></title>
		<link>http://proj.ncku.edu.tw/research/articles/e/20080718/4.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
		<category>Article Digest</category>
		<author><![CDATA[Kuei-Sen Hsu]]></author>
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New neurons are continuously generated from adult neural stem/progenitor cells throughout life in discrete regions of the mammalian central nervous system. In the hippocampus, a portion of newly generated dentate granule cells (DGCs) become synaptically ...
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		<title><![CDATA[Investigating structural relationships between service quality, perceived value, satisfaction, and behavioral intentions for air passengers: Evidence from Taiwan]]></title>
		<link>http://proj.ncku.edu.tw/research/articles/e/20080718/5.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
		<category>Article Digest</category>
		<author><![CDATA[Ching-Fu Chen]]></author>
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In a highly competitive circumstance the provision of high quality service satisfied by passengers is the core competitive advantage for an airline’s profitability and sustained development. ...
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		<title><![CDATA[Electrokinetic Mixing in Microfluidic Systems]]></title>
		<link>http://proj.ncku.edu.tw/research/articles/e/20080718/6.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
		<category>Article Digest</category>
		<author><![CDATA[Ruey-Jen Yang]]></author>
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The applications of electrokinetics in the development of microfluidic devices have been widely attractive in the past decade. Electrokinetic devices generally require no external mechanical moving parts and can be made portable by replacing the power supply by small battery. ...
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		<title><![CDATA[Professor Juu-En Chang and Distinguished Professor Fan-Tien Cheng Won the NCKU Distinguished Industry-University Professor Award]]></title>
		<link>http://proj.ncku.edu.tw/research/news/e/20080718/1.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
		<category>News Release</category>
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In order to encourage faculty to participate in industry-university collaboration projects, including those from government institutions and juridical persons, National Cheng Kung University passed the Guidelines for Encouragement and Selection of Distinguished Industry-University Collaboration Faculty in April 2003. ...
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		<title><![CDATA[TV Programs on NCKU’s Intellectual Connection with the World]]></title>
		<link>http://proj.ncku.edu.tw/research/news/e/20080718/2.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
		<category>News Release</category>
		<author><![CDATA[News]]></author>
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On February 19th, the Honorary Doctor Degree Bestowing Ceremony was held in the Cheng-Shing Hall, Chien Kuo Campus. The Doctor of Science degree, or honoris causa, was bestowed upon Aaron Ciechanover, the Nobel laureate in Chemistry, and Britton Chance, ...
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		<title><![CDATA[Spring semester 2009 NCKU Application of Admission for International Students]]></title>
		<link>http://proj.ncku.edu.tw/research/opportunities/e/20080718/opportunities.html</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
		<category>Opportunities</category>
		<author><![CDATA[Opportunities]]></author>
		<description><![CDATA[Certain master’s and doctoral programs are available for spring semester 2009. NCKU is one of few universities in Taiwan that is currently accepting new students during the Spring Term. “Spring semester 2009 NCKU Application of Admission for International Students” is now available ( http://www.ncku.edu.tw/en/). Applications are accepted from July 1 to October 10. Your assistance in passing along this information would be greatly appreciated. ...
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