Dear editor, After carefully reading the recent paper by Gu et al, 1 a few questions and concerns arose. In the Background it is mentioned that " LI4 is supplied by the median nerve ". 1 No reference is given to support this statement. Also, it is stated that determination of electroacupuncture (EA) intensity " was generally accompanied by mild muscle contraction in the index finger ". 1 Accord...

A highly sensitive volt-ampere characteristics detecting system was applied to measure the volt-ampere curves of nine acupuncture points, LU9, HT7, LI4, PC6, ST36, SP6, KI3, LR3, and SP3, and corresponding nonacupuncture points bilaterally from 42 healthy volunteers. Electric currents intensity was increased from 0 μA to 20 μA and then returned to 0 μA again. The results showed that the volt-am...

abstract background: the uterus continues to contract after childbirth. the pain caused by the contractions of the uterus can be as severe as labor pain. the study was aimed to evaluate the effects of ice massage applied to the large intestine 4 (li4) on postpartum pain during the active phase of labor. materials and methods: the study was designed as a randomized controlled trial with three gr...

Sean P. Burns1,2∗, Stefan Metzger3, Peter D. Blanken2, George Burba4, Edward Swiatek5, Jiahong Li4, Benjamin Conrad5, Hongyan Luo3, and Jeff Taylor3 1National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO 80307 2Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 3National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Boulder, CO 80301 4LI-COR Biosciences, Lincoln, NE 68504 5Campb...

A stretchable Li4 Ti5 O12 anode and a LiFePO4 cathode with 80% stretchability are prepared using a 3D interconnected porous polydimethylsiloxane sponge based on sugar cubes. 82% and 91% capacity retention for anode and cathode are achieved after 500 stretch-release cycles. Slight capacity decay of 6% in the battery using the electrode in stretched state is observed.