DEFICIENTIEXCESSIVE PATTERNS FOUND IN MERIDIAN FUNCTIONING IN CASES OF LIVER DISEASE

The aim of this study is to investigate whether characteristic patterns of deficiency or excess of Ki energy exist in the Before Polarization (BP) values of the respective meridians measured with the AMI (Apparatus for measuring the Meridian functioning and their corresponding Internal organs) in cases of liver disease. The examinations of deficiency/excessive patterns of each meridian clearly indicated the correlation with each case of liver disease, and seem to be clinically applicable. Two values, raw value and standardized value, are calculated for the BP values at each "well" point. The raw values seem to be more relevant for clinical diagnosis than the standardized value examinations. However, in serious cases of liver disease (liver failure and cancer), the frequency for deficiency is highest in the liver meridian according to the standardized value examination. Therefore, it is desirable to make diagnoses based on the excessive/deficient patterns of raw values in each case of liver disease, referring to standardized values

STUDY OF BODY’S ENERGY CHANGES IN NON-TOUCH ENERGY HEALING 1. PRANIC HEALING PROTOCOL APPLIED FOR A BREAST CANCER SUBJECT

Changes in the body’s energetic conditions were measured through four sessions of non-touch Pranic Healing performed on a breast cancer subject. The healing protocol included steps to inhibit the lower chakras and to expand the upper chakras by manipulating subtle energy levels and patterns by the healer’s hands and intention. The parameter BP of the AMI (Apparatus for Meridian Identification), chosen as the marker for subtle energy (Qi-energy) level in the primary meridians of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), showed significant relative changes in the meridians resulting in an unusual reversal of the upper/lower Qi-energy imbalance as a result of the healing trial. The relative decrease in Qi-energy level was most conspicuous in those meridians supposedly related to the lower chakras which the healer targeted for “inhibition.” Conversely the most conspicuous relative increase in Qi-energy level was seen in the meridians related to the upper chakras targeted for “expansion.” This is the first observation of Qi-energy changes by means of an electrically measurable variable, which provides strong objective evidence for the reality of Qi-energy manipulation claimed in non-touch energy healing. Other AMI parameters (AP and IQ) also showed significant changes in directions conducive for healing

STUDY OF BODY’S ENERGY CHANGES IN NON-TOUCH ENERGY HEALING 3. SYNCHRONOUS CHANGES IN QI-ENERGY LEVELS BETWEEN HEALER AND SUBJECT DURING HYPNOTHERAPY HEALING

Continuous AMI measurement was performed simultaneously at 14 Jing-Well points of the healer’s left and right toes and 14 Jing-Well points of the subject’s left and right fingers for approximately 60 minutes comprising Control 1, Healing and Control 2. Four sessions were conducted with the same healer and subject under the same protocol. Acquired time series data were analyzed for the presence of the synchronous (i.e., correlation with no lag) changes by introducing a novel idea of Weighted Correlation Index Analysis (WCIA). The WCIA was performed for all possible pairs of healer’s foot meridians and subject’s hand meridians for each of the four sessions. Significantly correlated changes were found in three of the four sessions. In Session 3 statistically significant occurrences (p=0.02~2x10-7) of positively correlated changes were found in all the four pairs of healer’s left/right foot meridians and subject’s left/right hand meridians. In Session 1 statistically significant occurrences (p<0.005) of negatively correlated changes were also found in healer’s left foot and subject’s left hand meridian pairs. It was found that synchronous changes, positive or negative in correlation, occurred sporadically in varying degrees of correlation and magnitude during the period of healing and subsequent control. For cases of positively correlated changes significant deviation from expected frequency was found suggesting that healer’s Spleen and Urinary Bladder meridians appear most frequently (p~0.010)

BIOENERGY DIFFERENCES AMONG RACES

The Single Square Voltage Pulse method was applied on specific acupuncture points of several thousand relatively healthy subjects from two continents. Two thousand subjects were measured in Japan and as many as thirty Hispanics, fifty Asians and fifty Caucasians, from a pool of more than rwo thousand five hundred subjects measured in California, were also included. No consideration was given to gender differences berween males and females. From the current response curve, only the BP (Before Polarization; the pre-polarization resistance of the skin) parameter was used in this study. The data from the yearly random selection of subjects shows that Japanese, Asians and Hispanics share commonalties suggesting that they belong to one racial group while the Caucasians form another group. Japanese, Asians and Hispanics have an active functioning of the digestive organs while Caucasians are more active in the circulatoty system. The Winter averages show results similar ro the yearly random selection of subjects. The analysis of the Summer averaged also showed significant differences among the races

STUDY OF BODY’S ENERGY CHANGES IN NON-TOUCH ENERGY HEALING 2. RECONNECTIVE HEALING PERFORMED ON A SUBJECT SUFFERING FROM EMACIATED LOWER LIMBS

Changes in body’s energetic conditions were measured by the AMI (Apparatus for Meridian Identification) through the three sessions of the Reconnective Healing performed on a subject who had lower limbs emaciated and had been unable to walk for 6 months prior to this study. Before the healing trial, significant Qi-energy deficiencies and left/right imbalances were detected in the subject’s lower body, suggesting a condition in which substantial Qi had shifted to the upper body (+23%) and consequently the Qi in the lower body had been depleted. Similar upper/lower imbalances were detected in the autonomic nervous system function and the body’s protective function, indicating that their activity levels in the lower body were significantly diminished. As the healing sessions progressed, both the Qi-energy deficiencies and left/right imbalances in the lower body were corrected and the normal balance of Qi-energy distribution in the subject’s meridian system was restored. This restoration of Q-energy balance seems to have been realized by redistributing the subject’s own Qi-energy. Concurrently with this replenishment of Qi in the subject’s lower body, the activity levels of both the autonomic nervous system function and the body’s protective function in the subject’s lower body were increased. These results strongly suggest that the functional revitalization in the subject’s body system took place particularly in the lower body as a result of the healing. This study provides support for the reality of Qi-energy adjustment in the so called Non-Touch Energy Healing, despite the absence of the physical interaction between the subject and the healer

Non-monotonic behavior of the Binder Parameter in the discrete spin systems

We study a non-monotonic behavior of the Binder parameter, which appears in the discrete spin systems. Using the Fortuin-Kasteleyn graph representation, we find that the improved estimator of the Binder parameter consists of two terms with values only in high- and low-temperature regions. The non-monotonic behavior is found to originate from the low-temperature term. With the appropriately defined order parameter, we can reduce the influence of the low-temperature term, and as a result, the non-monotonic behavior can also be reduced. We propose new definitions of the order parameter, which reduces or eliminates the non-monotonic behavior of the Binder parameter in a system for which the improved estimator of the Binder parameter is unknown.Comment: 23 pages, 12 figures, added new result

SIMILARITIES AND DISSIMILARITIES OF MERIDIAN FUNCTIONS BETWEEN GENDERS

The Single Square Voltage Pulse (SSVP) method was applied on specific acupuncture points of about 2,500 male and female subjects who live in California. Data was gathered during a period of six years from 1994 to 2000 at the California Institute for Human Science (CIHS). The gathered data were examined to investigate possible gender differences regarding meridian function. From the current curve generated by the application of the SSVP method, only the BP (Before Polarization; the pre-polarization current in the dermis) was used in this study. Analysis of the data showed that male meridian function is more active and has more energy than female meridian function during cold and hot seasons, whereas female subjects have more energy and have more active meridian function during mild seasons. On the contrary the distribution of the most active meridians and the most inactive meridians shows the same pattern between males and females, which indicates that males and females are almost the same in their vital energy system

Terpendole E, a Kinesin Eg5 Inhibitor, Is a Key Biosynthetic Intermediate of Indole-Diterpenes in the Producing Fungus Chaunopycnis alba

SummaryTerpendole E is the first natural product inhibitor of kinesin Eg5. Because terpendole E production is unstable, we isolated and analyzed the terpendole E biosynthetic gene cluster, which consists of seven genes encoding three P450 monooxygenases (TerP, TerQ, and TerK), an FAD-dependent monooxygenase (TerM), a terpene cyclase (TerB), and two prenyltransferases (TerC and TerF). Gene knockout and feeding experiments revealed that terpendole E is a key intermediate in terpendole biosynthesis and is produced by the action of the key enzyme TerQ from paspaline, a common biosynthetic intermediate of indole-diterpenes. TerP converts terpendole E to a downstream intermediate specific to terpendole biosynthesis and converts paspaline to shunt metabolites. We successfully overproduced terpendole E by disrupting the terP gene. We propose that terpendole E is a key biosynthetic intermediate of terpendoles and related indole-diterpenes

Fixed point observation for daily snow surface monitoring along a latitudinal transect from the coast to the inland of Antarctica using camera images

The Tenth Symposium on Polar Science/Ordinary sessions: [OM] Polar Meteorology and Glaciology, Wed. 4 Dec. / Entrance Hall (1st floor) , National Institute of Polar Researc