Labor is a physiological event involving a sequential, integrated set of changes within the myometrium, deciduas, and uterine cervix that occur gradually over a period of days to weeks. Biochemical connective tissue changes in the uterine cervix appear to precede uterine contractions and cervical dilation, and all of these events usually occur before rupture of the fetal membranes. In other wor...

Recent advancements in mobile sensing and wearable technologies create new opportunities to improve our understanding of how people experience their environment. This can inform urban design decisions. Currently, an important issue is the adaptation infrastructure increasing cycle e-bike use. Using data collected from 12 cyclists on a highway between two municipalities The Netherlands, we coupl...

Masahiro Konishi, Kazuyuki Kanosue, Masumi Kano, Akiko Kobayashi, and Kei Nagashima Department of Physiology, Course of Health Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Sports Sciences and Department of Integrative Physiology, Health and Welfare, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan; Conso...