Enhancing in-car interface efficiency: The influence of menu configuration on cognitive load and visuospatial memory.

The study examines the impacts of different menu types on touchscreen operations under varying visuospatial working memory (VSWM) loads through an in-vehicle information/infotainment system (IVIS). Using eye-tracking, EEG data, and the NASA-TLX questionnaire, it assesses the effects of menu types and VSWM loads on task performance, visual search efficiency, and mental workload. The 36 participants were divided into hierarchical and grouping menu groups, demonstrating that grouping menus exhibit better task performance and visual search efficiency.

A Transient π-π or Cation-π Interaction between Degron and Degrader Dual Residues: A Key Step for the Substrate Recognition and Discrimination in the Processive Degradation of SulA by ClpYQ (HslUV) Protease in .

The ATP-dependent ClpYQ protease constitutes ClpY ATPase/unfoldase and ClpQ peptidase. The Tyr residue within the central pore-I site of ClpY-hexamer is important for unfolding and translocating substrates into the catalytic site of ClpQ. We have identified the degron site (GFIMRP) of SulA, a cell-division inhibitor recognized by ClpYQ and that the Phe residue in degron site is necessary for SulA native folded structure.

Dual bio-degradative pathways of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate by a novel bacterium Burkholderia sp. SP4.

Burkholderia sp. SP4, isolated from agricultural soils, has a high capability of degrading di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate (DEHP). It degrades up to 99% of DEHP (300 mg l) in minimal salt (MS) media within 48 h without adding additionally auxiliary carbon source.

A THz Waveguide Bandpass Filter Design Using an Artificial Neural Network.

This paper presents a 300 GHz waveguide bandpass filter based on asymmetric inductive irises. The coupling matrix synthesis technique is used to design a 6-pole Chebyshev filter. In addition, an artificial neural network is applied to provide the filter geometries using the desired frequency response.

Enhanced Heat-Electric Conversion via Photonic-Assisted Radiative Cooling.

In this paper, an inorganic polymer composite film is proposed as an effective radiative cooling device. The inherent absorption is enhanced by choosing an appropriately sized SiO microsphere with a diameter of 6 μm. The overall absorption at the transparent window of the atmosphere is higher than 90%, as the concentration of SiO-PMMA composite is 35 wt%.

Effects of Different Oxidation Degrees of Graphene Oxide on P-Type and N-Type Si Heterojunction Photodetectors.

Oxygen-containing functional groups in graphene oxide (GO), a derivative of graphene, can widen the bandgap of graphene. In this study, we varied the amount of hydrogen peroxide used to prepare GO samples with different degrees of oxidation. Transmittance measurement, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to completely characterize the change in oxidation degree.

Graphene oxide as the passivation layer for Cu(x)O photocatalyst on a plasmonic Au film and the corresponding photoluminescence study.

The contribution of graphene oxide (GO) on photocatalytic effects of Cu(x)O on plasmonic Au is investigated. It is found that the H(2) evolution rate from pure water is enhanced 1.4 fold using the visible-active Cu(x)O/GO photocatalyst, as compared with Cu(x)O without GO.

Passivation ability of graphene oxide demonstrated by two-different-metal solar cells.

The study on graphene oxide (GO) grows rapidly in recent years. We find that graphene oxide could act as the passivation material in photovoltaic applications. Graphene oxide has been applied on Si two-different-metal solar cells.

The n-type Ge photodetectors with gold nanoparticles deposited to enhance the responsivity.

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been deposited on n-type Ge photodetectors to improve the responsivity. Two different coverage ratios, including 10.5 and 30.

Efficiency Improvement of HIT Solar Cells on p-Type Si Wafers.

Single crystal silicon solar cells are still predominant in the market due to the abundance of silicon on earth and their acceptable efficiency. Different solar-cell structures of single crystalline Si have been investigated to boost efficiency; the heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) structure is currently the leading technology. The record efficiency values of state-of-the art HIT solar cells have always been based on n-type single-crystalline Si wafers.

Surface Plasmon assisted Cu(x)O photocatalyst for pure water splitting.

In this paper, Cu(x)O photocatalyst on plasmonic nanoporous Au film is proposed to enhancing the H(2) evolution rate of pure water splitting. The nanoporous Au film can simultaneously provide surface-enhanced absorption and built-in potential. The reflection spectrum shows that the surface plasmon (SP) assisted absorption wavelength of the Cu(x)O on the nanoporous Au film can be modified by changing the annealing temperature.

Single Grain Boundary Modeling and Design of Microcrystalline Si Solar Cells.

For photovoltaic applications, microcrystalline silicon has a lot of advantages, such as the ability to absorb the near-infrared part of the solar spectrum. However, there are many dangling bonds at the grain boundary in microcrystalline Si. These dangling bonds would lead to the recombination of photo-generated carriers and decrease the conversion efficiency.

Influence of graphene oxide on metal-insulator-semiconductor tunneling diodes.

In recent years, graphene studies have increased rapidly. Graphene oxide, which is an intermediate product to form graphene, is insulating, and it should be thermally reduced to be electrically conductive. We herein describe an attempt to make use of the insulating properties of graphene oxide.

Effect of non-lattice oxygen on ZrO2-based resistive switching memory.

ZrO2-based resistive switching memory has attracted much attention according to its possible application in the next-generation nonvolatile memory. The Al/ZrO2/Pt resistive switching memory with bipolar resistive switching behavior is revealed in this work. The thickness of the ZrO2 film is only 20 nm.

Direct growth of ultra-long platinum nanolawns on a semiconductor photocatalyst.

A template- and surfactant-free process, thermally assisted photoreduction, is developed to prepare vertically grown ultra-long Pt nanowires (NWs) (about 30-40 nm in diameter, 5-6 μm in length, and up to 80 NWs/100 μm2 in the wire density) on TiO2 coated substrates, including Si wafers and carbon fibers, with the assistance of the photocatalytic ability and semiconductor characteristics of TiO2. A remarkable aspect ratio of up to 200 can be achieved. TEM analytical results suggest that the Pt NWs are single-crystalline with a preferred 〈111〉 growth direction.

Metal-insulator-semiconductor photodetectors.

The major radiation of the sun can be roughly divided into three regions: ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light. Detection in these three regions is important to human beings. The metal-insulator-semiconductor photodetector, with a simpler process than the pn-junction photodetector and a lower dark current than the MSM photodetector, has been developed for light detection in these three regions.