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The statistical significance level was set up at <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>WBVE on S2 increased HS compared to the stimulus applied to the S4 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.0001). 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