Objective: Humans interpret sensory inputs based on actual stimuli and expectations of the stimuli.We investigated whether manipulating information related to the physiological response could change the somatosensory experience of acupuncture.Methods: Twenty-four participants received tactile stimulations with a von Frey filament on the left arm.Pa
In view of problems of low efficiency of material transportation, safety hazards of potential safety of personnel and locomotive coexistence in incline roadway, and not fused linkage control system of winch existed in dispatching management system of vehicle, a novel dispatching management system of mine-used locomotives was designed.The dispatchin
Abstract Skeletal muscle requires a highly orchestrated coordination between multiple cell types and their microenvironment to exert its function and to maintain its homeostasis and regenerative capacity.Over the past decades, significant advances, including lineage tracing and single-cell RNA sequencing, have contributed to identifying multiple mu
In this paper I argue that citizen involvement helped to promote a more equitable distribution of public health services in Brazil.This achievement involved a balance of contributions from social actors and health system Shorts managers in forging policy innovations and institutional arrangements that linked bottom up innovation with national polic
Major advancements in ecology and biodiversity conservation have been made thanks to methods for marking and individually tracking animals.Marking animals is both widely used and controversial due to the potential consequences for animal welfare, which are often incompletely evaluated prior to implementation.Two outstanding knowledge gaps concernin