[Purpose] To investigate the effectiveness of three different neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) protocols for the deep lumbar stabilizing muscles of patients with lumbar degenerative kyphosis (LDK). [Subjects and Methods] Twenty patients with LDK were recruited. Three stimulation protocols were investigated: stimulation of the abdominal muscles (protocol A); stimulation of the lumbar ...

The study of the metaplasticity-based transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) protocols is an extensively studied approach to increase effectiveness stimulation. However, effects with different intervals between TMS blocks on cognitive functions are poorly understood. was aimed assess two theta-burst (iTBS) short and long working memory (WM) performance in healthy volunteers. A total 16 partici...

It is often assumed in both education and industry that collaboration encourages creativity. This assumption is explored by investigating the influence of designers’ interactions on creativity-relevant thinking processes by extending creative cognition to the group design context. It is proposed that sharing design entities and questions stimulates creativity-relevant thinking processes through...

  Purpose: To assess whether bromocriptine-rebound method (BRM) can improve pregnancy   outcomes compared to long protocol after intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles (ICSIs).   Materials and Methods: A total of 114 women underwent ICSI. Pregnancy outcomes and   hormonal data were compared between two groups, i.e. long protocol and BRM. Ovulatory   women with normal serum prolactin levels wer...