The effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on cycling ergometry and recovery in healthy young individuals.

Background: It is aimed to examine the potential benefits and effects of the use of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for sporting purposes on recovery, fatigue, and sportive performance level.

Methods: In this study, 90 people between the ages of 18-23 were participated. They were randomly divided into three groups as bilateral sham, unilateral left, and bilateral VNS.

Predicting the evolution trajectory of population-driven connectional brain templates using recurrent multigraph neural networks.

The mapping of the time-dependent evolution of the human brain connectivity using longitudinal and multimodal neuroimaging datasets provides insights into the development of neurological disorders and the way they alter the brain morphology, structure and function over time. Recently, the connectional brain template (CBT) was introduced as a compact representation integrating a population of brain multigraphs, where two brain regions can have multiple connections, into a single graph. Given a population of brain multigraphs observed at a baseline timepoint t, we aim to learn how to predict the evolution of the population CBT at follow-up timepoints t>t.

Transforming Inclusion: Designing in the Experience of Greater Technological Possibility.

Universal Design seeks to contribute to the sustainability and inclusivity of communities and co-design and participatory methods are a critical tool in this evolution. The fact that technology permeates our society is undeniable and the form and materials that technology takes in turn shape the basics of human life such as being able to shower and toilet oneself. In contrast, the various existing approaches to co-design have very different sorts of metaphysical, epistemological and normative assumptions behind them.

Universal product design involving elderly users: a participatory design model.

Recent studies have shown that people prefer to age in their familiar environments, thus guiding designers to provide a safe and functionally appropriate environment for ageing people, regardless of their physical conditions or limitations. Therefore, a participatory design model is proposed where human beings can improve their quality of life by promoting independence, as well as safety, useability and attractiveness of the residence. Brainstorming, scenario building, unstructured interviews, sketching and videotaping are used as techniques in the participatory design sessions.