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Heart rate variability reveals graded task difficulty effects and sensitization dynamics in anticipatory psychological stress via time-domain analysis

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background Mental arithmetic tasks effectively induce psychological stress responses, but anticipatory stress responses before task onset are often overlooked.
Ziqi Jian, Jingshi Huang, Feng Shi, Yoshihiro Shimomura   +3 more
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Leptospirosis in Malaysia: current status, insights, and future prospects

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2023
Among zoonotic infections, leptospirosis has a worldwide distribution and high prevalence in tropical regions. It has a broad clinical presentation from mild to severe, life-threatening infection.
Noraini Philip, Kamruddin Ahmed
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The main directions of research of physical development in the context of psychology, psychophysiology, genetics and sports anthropology: а review based on the articles published in «Lomonosov Journal of Anthropology» for the last 15 years

Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia)
Introduction. This work continues the series of articles devoted to the assessment of the main directions of auxology development in Russian anthropology.
E. Y. Permiakova
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Fructose-induced FGF21 secretion does not activate brown adipose tissue in Japanese young men: randomized cross-over and randomized controlled trials

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background Human brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity is associated with lower body fatness and favorable glucose metabolism. Previous studies reported that oral fructose loading induces postprandial fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) secretion. FGF21 is
Haruki Kataoka, Shinsuke Nirengi, Yuka Matsui, Hirokazu Taniguchi   +3 more
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Human cerebrovascular function in health and disease: insights from integrative approaches

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2018
Background The marked increase in the size of the brain, and consequently, in neural processing capability, throughout human evolution is the basis of the higher cognitive function in humans.
Erin D. Ozturk, Can Ozan Tan
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Une généalogie du « santéisme »: Subjectivités et santé entre autonomie individuelle et contrôle disciplinaire [PDF]

, 2015
International audienceHealthism is a sociological concept that has circulated widely outside of academia, while is it rather neglected by social sciences. This article intends to propose its genealogy in order to revitalize this term and to propose it as
Turrini, Mauro
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Introducing the Department of Anthropology [PDF]

, 2022
Článek představuje Ústav antropologie Přírodovědecké fakulty Masarykovy univerzity.The article presents the Department of Anthropology of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk ...
Urbanová, Petra
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Alleviation of acute stress response by black pepper aroma administration

Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Background Black pepper is one of the most popular spices globally. As black pepper essential oil has not yet been used in the context of aromatherapy, this study examined the effect of black pepper aroma on cardiac and peripheral autonomic nervous ...
E. A. Chayani Dilrukshi, Yuta Nishiyama, Kanetoshi Ito, Shusaku Nomura   +3 more
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Muscle co-contraction in elderly people change due to postural stability during single-leg standing

Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2017
Background Muscle co-contraction is the simultaneous contraction of agonist and antagonist muscles crossing a joint, and it increases with age. This study primarily aimed to clarify the difference in the effect of a light fingertip contact to stationary ...
Yoshitaka Iwamoto, Makoto Takahashi, Koichi Shinkoda   +2 more
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Somaesthetic Socio-Cultural Design for Disability: Rethinking Body Marginality [PDF]

Although design anthropology, disability studies, and somaesthetics share overlapping concerns, they have rarely been explicitly linked. Each brings distinct strengths—practicality, inclusivity, and theoretical depth—that merit integration.
Das, Shilpa, Ventura, Jonathan
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