A Specific Pattern in the Basal Body Temperature Chart during the First Week of Pregnancy May Warn of a Miscarriage Crisis

We studied the efficiency of acupuncture for patients who were unable to give birth though they had experienced conventional infertility treatment for more than 2 years by medical specialists. We then investigated characteristics of difficult pregnancy cases with measurement of body temperature and observation of basal body temperature (BBT) charts. Thirty-three patients had acupuncture every week for more than 2 years and 17 of them delivered. At the same time, their cutaneous body temperature was measured at five locations. Moreover, patients and acupuncturists had a weekly discussion of the patient’s BBT chart. The delivery group showed more balanced and higher cutaneous body temperatures than the miscarriage and no pregnancy groups. The delivery group showed a smooth increase in the BBT chart while the miscarriage group showed a specific pattern in shifting temperatures from low to high zones. Acupuncture might suppress excess sympathetic dominance, which induced hyperthermia as well as interruption of pregnancy. Additionally, weekly discussion and medical advice could help patients. However, further study of males, healthy women, or larger, comparative studies exploring the social and cultural background of other countries were needed to add support to these factors.

解构、意识与存在:浅论梦野久作的《脑髓地狱》

梦野久作代表作《脑髓地狱》,熔东西方哲学、符号学、宗教学、生物学、精神分析学、文体学于一炉,兼有日本文学独特的唯美主义颓废风格,被誉为日本推理文坛的四大奇书之首。该书体系森严、逻辑缜密,形成了宏大的叙事构架。但作者在行文中,又有意消解了原有构架,使真相、理性、自我、意义皆被淹没在符号链条中。从表层结构上看,这不过是个忘记自己身份的精神病人在治疗中找寻自己身份的故事,而在深层结构中,作者指出了主体在语言的能指链中不断自我消解的实质,取消了梦境与现实的对立,探讨了集体无意识和个人无意识的关系,佛教中轮回、地狱、色空等观念,并借此过渡到人类与动物的区别这一生物性问题,进而对人的存在之本源这一终极问题进行了深深地拷问。