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Using a double-blind, randomized design, the practitioner underwent 60 sessions total (40 with live cells, 10 with medium only, and 10 with dead/x-rayed cells), each structured into baseline, treatment, and control segments while physiological recordings were obtained. The study aimed to investigate potential correlations between practitioner physiology and cellular outcomes under controlled conditions.\",\n  \"methods_description\": \"Data were collected over 60 sessions across 10 days, with sessions of approximately 25 minutes divided into five segments: a 2-minute pre-treatment baseline, a 5-minute still treatment period, a 5-minute treatment period with allowed movement, another 5-minute still treatment period, and a 2-minute post-treatment baseline. Cell type (live, dead/x-rayed, or medium only) was randomized and presented under double-blind conditions to both the practitioner and experimenter: 40 sessions involved live cells, 10 sessions involved medium only, and 10 sessions involved dead/x-rayed cells. 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