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Center for Quantum Computation and Information was founded in 2020 with the aim to conduct in-depth studies for facilitating teaching and research of quantum computation and information. Based on current achievements made in this field, members of the Center have been exploring ways to harness the potential for quantum enhancement of computation, information processing, and communication. We hope to make the university one of the nation’s largest research institutes for quantum science. In the meantime, we are promoting exchanges and collaboration among research institutes focusing on Quantum Technology to fuel our research energy.

Topic: Inner Spirit – The Significance of the History of Sino-Japanese Cultural Exchange in Modern Times

Speech Outline: Although China and Japan are separated geographically, their cultural relations are extremely close. The history of the two countries in modern times is a story of fierce conflict. However, calligraphy and Confucianism becomes the medium of cultural exchanges between the two countries, China and Japan have a solid foundation for exchanges. Calligraphy and study of Confucian classics are the foreigners in Japan, but they turn into some kind of nutrients of Japanese spirits. Make them an inner spirit outsider.

Speaker introduction: Yang Ru-Bin is a chair professor, Ph.D. in Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University, and is currently a co-employed chair professor at the Institute of Philosophy and General Education Center of National Tsinghua University. The main research fields are pre-Qin philosophy, Song and Ming Neo-Confucianism, etc. His works include “Views of Confucianism “, “The Meaning of Opposition: Modern Asian Trends of Anti-Confucianism”, “From “Five Classics” to “New Five Classics”, “1949 Praise”, “Zhuangzi in Confucian Perspective”, “Theory of The Five Elements: Pre-Qin Thoughts On Existence of The Ancient Times, Original Confucianism-From Emperor Yao to Confucius, etc. ” Confucianism’s’ Qi and Gong Fu”, “Asian Meditation Psychology”, “The History of Natural Concepts”, “The Body Dimension of Chinese Philosophy Studies”, etc. The works on translation, such as “The Psychology of Oriental Meditation: From the Book of Changes to Zen Buddhism”, “Confucius’ Music Theory”, “Medicalism and Philosophy”, “The Universe and History: The Myth of Eternal Return”.

Global climate changes affect ambient temperature, rainfall pattern, sea level rise, saltwater intrusion, increased drought and waterlogging periods, evapotranspiration, etc. These changes have compounded the effect of these stresses on horticultural crop productivity, and these stresses are involved in short- or long-term alterations of steady-state physiological activity.

Some plants can cope with or are more tolerant to stresses by molecular, biochemical mechanisms and to morphoanatomical changes and allow plants to overcome or adapt to stress conditions. Understanding the complexity of both molecular and physiological factors that contribute to stress tolerance in horticultural crops is essential to maintain the productivity and quality of these crops.

Chinese Culture University‘s research team has been focusing on both practical and applied plant biotechnology, including whole genome analysis, identification and activation of key target genes, signaling molecules and transduction, biosynthetic pathways, secondary metabolites, phenotypic plasticity, omics, the mechanisms of photosynthetic responses, plant acclimation, marker-assisted breeding, and their contributions to tolerance to stresses.

Recently, we studied the interactions among abscisic acid, ethylene, and gibberellins that affect seed germination, seedling growth, leaf development, and stress responses, and several aba deficient suppressor mutants in Arabidopsis were identified based on their sensitivity to high glucose or high salt.

In addition, one of our studies focuses on the understanding of iron homeostasis in plants and how they sense the internal nutrient and availability status to trigger the input pathway of circadian clock during growth and development. Plant cell, tissue, and organ cultures are also significantly highlighted in our Department.

For example, we established in vitro plant regeneration from protocorm of Bletilla formosana (Hayata) Schltr which can be utilized for efficient mass propagation and germplasm conservation. Furthermore, we also firstly reported of Pectobacterium aroidearum causing bacteria soft rot disease of white calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica [L.] Spreng.) in Taiwan. The integration of all possible efforts is needed to ameliorate the adverse effect of stresses in those important horticultural crops.