THE CONFIRMATION OF TREATMENT EFFECTS IN JAPANESE ACUPUNCTURE

The confirmation of treatment effects in Japanese acupuncture

Background: Japanese acupuncture is gaining international recognition.However, previous research has failed to comprehensively describe the characteristics of Japanese acupuncture by not investigating it within the Japanese clinical environment.This qualitative ethnographic study aimed to identify unique and routine elements of Japanese acupuncture

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An economic demand-based framework for prioritization strategies in response to transient amino acid limitations

Abstract Cells contain disparate amounts of distinct amino acids, each of which has different metabolic and chemical origins, but the supply cost vs demand requirements of each is unclear.Here, using yeast we quantify the restoration-responses Suspension Component after disrupting amino acid supply, and uncover a hierarchically prioritized restorat

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Minimization of space in the architecture of modern Japan

In recent years, tiny apartment buildings and tea houses, capsule hotels, and micro-gardens Over-the-Range Microwave have become increasingly popular in Japan, which suggests a vivid tendency to reduce space.Japan is indeed one of the countries where the problem of high urban density and lack of free space has been acute for a long time.The space s

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Toll-like receptor 4 in the interface between neuroimmune response and behavioral alterations caused by stress

Different stressors can elicit neuroinflammatory responses modulated by innate immunity receptors, such as the family of Toll-like receptors (TLRs).The TLR4, a pattern recognition receptor (PRR), is involved in many diseases, such as inflammatory and central nervous system (CNS) diseases.Stress exposure can regulate the expression of PRRs, includin

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