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Effect of radiofrequency microtenotomy on degeneration of tendons: an experimental study on rabbits.

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This experimental rabbit study evaluated radiofrequency microtenotomy (Rf-mt) in prostaglandin E1-induced Achilles tendon degeneration. Rf-mt increased vascularity based on histopathology and immunohistochemistry. However, the authors report no significant difference in tendon healing compared with a sham-control…

The effect of extremely low frequency pulsed electromagnetic field on in vitro fertilization success rate in N MRI mice.

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This randomized comparative animal study tested whether extremely low frequency pulsed electromagnetic field exposure affects IVF success in NMRI mice. Mice in the experimental group were exposed to a 1.3 mT pulsed field at 4 kHz for 5 hours during the IVF process. Although the exposed group showed a higher IVF…

Cell hydration as a biomarker for estimation of biological effects of nonionizing radiation on cells and organisms.

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This comparative study examined how distilled water pretreated by different nonionizing radiation modalities (mechanical vibration/infrasound, static magnetic field, ELF EMF, and microwave) affected hydration of barley seeds in dormant versus germination periods. The authors report greater sensitivity of hydration to…

Optimization of a therapeutic electromagnetic field (EMF) to retard breast cancer tumor growth and vascularity.

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This animal study evaluated a therapeutic 120 Hz pulsed EMF device (10–20 mT) in C3H mice bearing implanted murine mammary adenocarcinoma tumors. Across seven treated groups, EMF exposure over 12 days was reported to suppress tumor growth, with specific dose/time regimens described as most effective. The authors also…

Electromagnetic fields act via activation of voltage-gated calcium channels to produce beneficial or adverse effects

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This narrative review argues that non-thermal biological effects of extremely low and microwave frequency EMFs may be mediated by activation of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs). It cites 23 studies in which VGCC blockers reportedly block or reduce diverse EMF effects and proposes downstream…

[Electromagnetic radiation of non-thermal intensity and short exposition as a sub-threshold irritant for the central nervous system].

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This article presents a generalization and analysis of the author's long-term materials on brain responses to low-intensity electromagnetic radiation (~500 microW/cm2, continuous or pulsed) after short exposure (~30 minutes). It describes experimental results at the level of single neurons, brain formations, and the…

Influence of pulsed magnetic field on soybean (Glycine max L.) seed germination, seedling growth and soil microbial population.

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This laboratory study examined pulsed magnetic field (PMF) pretreatment of soybean seeds (1500 nT) at 0.1–100 Hz for 5 hours/day over 20 days. The abstract reports increased germination rates for all PMF treatments, with 10 and 100 Hz showing the strongest responses, and improvements in several seedling growth and…

Critical time delay of the pineal melatonin rhythm in humans due to weak electromagnetic exposure.

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This paper discusses a mechanism by which weak electromagnetic exposure could perturb radical pair recombination rates, potentially increasing radical lifetimes. It reports significant melatonin interruption and circadian rhythm changes due to perturbation of chemical reaction rates, and notes that mRNA degradation…

Magnetic field tunability of optical microfiber taper integrated with ferrofluid.

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This engineering study reports theoretical analysis and experimental demonstration of an S-tapered optical microfiber integrated with ferrofluid for magnetic-field tunability. The transmission spectrum and dip wavelengths were found to vary with magnetic-field intensity, with a Langevin-like response and a linear…

Enhancement of LIBS emission using antenna-coupled microwave.

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This engineering study describes using antenna-coupled microwave radiation to enhance laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) emission from a Gd2O3 sample at reduced pressure. The authors report substantially increased plasma emission intensity, higher-temperature plasma, and longer emission lifetime when…

Linear and stable photonic radio frequency phase shifter based on a dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator using a two-drive scheme.

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This paper presents a theoretical and experimental demonstration of a photonic RF phase shifter based on a dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator using a two-drive scheme. The approach aims to mitigate residual optical carrier effects and avoid a lowest-frequency limitation from an optical filter by driving the…

Epidemiological characteristics of mobile phone ownership and use in korean children and adolescents.

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This cross-sectional analysis used three Korean databases (2008–2011; n=21,693) to describe mobile phone ownership and use among children and adolescents and how these patterns vary by socioeconomic position. Ownership and use were higher among females, older students, and in 2011 compared with 2008, and the age of…

Cancellation properties in Hall magnetohydrodynamics with a strong guide magnetic field.

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This paper analyzes compressible Hall magnetohydrodynamic turbulence with an external strong guide magnetic field using signed measure analysis. In simulations varying ion skin depth to modulate the Hall term, increasing the Hall term is reported to reduce the fractal dimension of current and vorticity sheets. The…

Three-dimensional dynamics of a particle with a finite energy of magnetic anisotropy in a rotating magnetic field.

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This paper presents a theoretical model of a single ferromagnetic particle with finite coupling between its magnetic moment and particle body in a rotating magnetic field. It describes synchronous and asynchronous motion regimes, including planar motion at low frequencies and a precession regime at high frequencies,…

Increased Radioresistance to Lethal Doses of Gamma Rays in Mice and Rats after Exposure to Microwave Radiation Emitted by a GSM Mobile Phone Simulator.

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This animal study tested whether pre-exposure to microwave radiation from a GSM mobile phone simulator could induce a radioadaptive response to a subsequent lethal whole-body gamma dose. In mice, pre-exposure to microwave radiation, low dose rate gamma radiation, or both was associated with significantly different…

Simulation of colloidal fouling by coupling a dynamically updating velocity profile and electric field interactions with Force Bias Monte Carlo methods for membrane filtration.

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This engineering simulation study models colloidal particle transport and deposition in a membrane filtration channel at a particle volume fraction of 10%. The model couples a dynamically updating crossflow velocity field with particle-particle and particle-membrane interaction potentials (electrostatic double layer…

Raman spectral analysis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE2 after microwave radiation.

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This in vitro study used Raman spectroscopy to assess microwave radiation effects on the CNE2 nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line across exposure times from 2 to 25 minutes. The authors report detectable spectral changes (including C-H deformation and amide I) and significant PCA differences after 10 minutes of…

Microwave radiation induced oxidative stress, cognitive impairment and inflammation in brain of Fischer rats.

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This animal study exposed male Fischer-344 rats to 900 MHz or 1800 MHz microwave radiation for 30 days (2 h/day) and compared outcomes to sham exposure. The authors report significant cognitive impairment along with increased oxidative stress in brain tissue in exposed rats. They also report increased inflammatory…

[Research on WiFi-based wireless microscopy on a mobile phone and its application].

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This paper describes an engineering device for wireless microscopy using a mobile phone and a WiFi system. The system allows recording, displaying, and storing microscopic images from a remote end via wireless LAN. Conceptual demonstrations are reported for monitoring common objects and liver cancer cells, with…

Nanosecond pulse electric field activation of platelet-rich plasma reduces myocardial infarct size and improves left ventricular mechanical function in the rabbit heart.

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This animal and in vitro study evaluated nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPEF) as a nonchemical method to activate platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for cardioprotection. In rabbits undergoing brief coronary occlusion followed by reperfusion, PRP injection into ischemic myocardium was associated with reduced infarct…

Electromagnetic energy radiated from mobile phone alters electrocardiographic records of patients with ischemic heart disease.

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This study assessed whether mobile phone radiofrequency exposure during a 40-second ringing period alters ECG parameters in 356 participants across cardiac disease groups, with gender stratification. The authors report QTc prolongation in males across groups, including males with ischemic heart disease, and…

Nanocomposite dielectrics in PbO-BaO-Na2O-Nb2O5-SiO2 system with high breakdown strength for high voltage capacitor applications.

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This engineering materials study reports fabrication and characterization of nanocomposite dielectrics in a PbO-BaO-Na2O-Nb2O5-SiO2 glass-ceramic system. X-ray diffraction and microstructural observations describe temperature-dependent phase formation with nanometer-sized crystallites dispersed in a glass matrix. The…

Tunable optical antennas based on metallic nanoshells with nanoknobs.

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This engineering study investigates a plasmonic nanostructure composed of a spherical metallic nanoshell with a small metallic nanoparticle (“nanoknob”) on its surface. It reports tunable plasmon resonance behavior driven by nanoshell properties and localized/enhanced electromagnetic fields near the nanoknob under…

Quasiuniversal transient behavior of a nonequilibrium Mott insulator driven by an electric field.

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This paper presents a theoretical description of nonequilibrium dynamics in a three-dimensional Fermi-Hubbard model driven by an external electric field. The authors report direction-dependent damping of Bloch oscillations and the emergence of a long-lived transient prethermalized state over a broad range of field…

Allergic contact dermatitis caused by a cell phone cover.

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This case report describes allergic contact dermatitis attributed to a cell phone cover that was advertised as silicone only. Patch testing with the cover material confirmed the diagnosis, and additional patch testing showed reactions to multiple plastics/glues allergens. The authors suggest that as phone cover use…

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