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Non-image forming effects of electric light can be employed to address problems related to individuals' productivity in isolated and confined extreme environments (ICEs). A systematic review and meta-analysis, registered at PROSPERO (Registration ID: CRD 42022326269), were conducted to thoroughly evaluate the efficacy of the daytime artificial light intervention on alertness, cognition, and mood using psychological, cognitive performance, and physiological multimodal measures. Twenty-eight studies were identified after an extensive search scope of major electronic databases including Web of Science, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and PsycINFO. Results revealed that the use of daytime light interventions significantly improved alertness and cognition, and reduced the alpha wave of electroencephalogram, whereas no significant difference was observed for mood. Subgroup analyses by intervention attribute suggested that light parameters and time characteristics affected the efficacy of diurnal light intervention with varying degrees. Future work investigating the correlation between the two variables is needed to further our understanding of the impact of daytime electric light on human responses. This study and its methodology can be useful for researchers as they establish lighting design guidelines capable of improving human functions in ICEs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rapid development of computer information technology has increased the complexity of the human–computer interface, especially in supervision tasks. It is difficult for users to pay attention to multiple information and make decisions in real-time, which needs higher requirements for the design of a human–computer interface. The research designs a novel adaptive human–computer interface using the Adaptive Interface Design (AID) framework: Combining the real-time user attention and system state as the input layer of AID; Building a hybrid entropy attention allocation model as the decision layer of AID; Adjusting the real-time saliency of the information in the interface as the output layer of AID. The comparative experiments in supervision tasks are conducted to test the performance of the users in the designed adaptive interface and traditional interface. The results show that the designed adaptive human–computer interface can effectively improve the supervisors' performance and reduce the risk of system failure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, we propose a facile method for fast synthesis of Ag nanowires by an ultrasonication-mediated galvanic replacement reaction between Ag+ and raspberry-like Cu nanoparticles at room temperature. The structural and morphological properties of the obtained Ag nanowires were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and selected area electron diffraction techniques. The diameter and length of the obtained Ag nanowires were in the range of 60–90 nm and 25–55 μm, respectively. By coating Ag nanowire dispersions on polyethylene terephthalate substrates, the prepared flexible films had a transmittance of about 80% at 550 nm and sheet resistance of about 15 Ω sq−1. It was noteworthy that the flexible transparent conductive films could tolerate multiple bendings at different angles and maintained good conductivity even after 10 000 repeated bendings. Because of the comprehensive performance and simple preparation method of Ag nanowires, we envision that the development of such a promising route for high-quality Ag nanowires could have broad applications in the field of flexible electronic devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]