Citrate-capped gold nanoparticle electrophoretic heat production in response to a time-varying radiofrequency electric-field.
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Jan 1, 2012
This in vitro study examines RF-induced heat production in citrate-capped gold nanoparticle suspensions while minimizing confounding Joule heating from ionic buffers. It reports size-dependent heating detectable only for ≤10 nm particles, with heating scaling with concentration and surface area and being attenuated…
Quasiuniversal transient behavior of a nonequilibrium Mott insulator driven by an electric field.
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Jan 1, 2012
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…
Simulations of magnetic field generation in unmagnetized plasmas via beat-wave current drive.
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Jan 1, 2012
This paper reports the scientific basis and 2D electromagnetic particle-in-cell simulation results for magnetizing an initially unmagnetized plasma using beat-wave current drive. Simulations across different angles between injected waves show beat-wave generation consistent with theoretical predictions and reveal…
Non-Markovian stationary probability density for a harmonic oscillator in an electromagnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2012
This paper presents a theoretical calculation of the stationary probability density for a harmonic oscillator embedded in an electromagnetic field by solving the Fokker-Planck equation exactly. The magnetic field is treated as constant, while the electric field is modeled as an external stochastic force with…
Ohmic heating of peaches in the wide range of frequencies (50 Hz to 1 MHz).
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Jan 1, 2010
This engineering/food science study examined ohmic heating of peaches at 60 V/cm using bipolar pulses across frequencies from 50 Hz to 1 MHz. Heating time to a target temperature and multiple electrical properties were frequency-dependent, particularly for intact tissue. The authors report faster electro-thermal…
Interaction quench dynamics in the Kondo model in the presence of a local magnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2010
This theoretical study analyzes quench dynamics in the Kondo model on the Toulouse line in the presence of a local magnetic field. The authors report exact analytical results for local spin dynamics, finding that relaxation timescales are set by the Kondo scale. They also describe damped transient oscillations in…
Two-dimensional electron states bound to an off-plane donor in a magnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2010
A theoretical analysis is presented of electron states in a two-dimensional plane bound to an off-plane donor impurity under a magnetic field. The authors calculate energy levels (ground and first three excited states) variationally and report binding energies and mean orbital radii as functions of donor position and…
The modulation of the de Haas-van Alphen effect in graphene by electric field.
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Jan 1, 2010
This theoretical/physics paper examines how an in-plane uniform electric field affects the de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) effect in graphene. It reports that magnetization, magnetic susceptibility, and dHvA oscillation behavior depend on a dimensionless parameter β = E/(vF B), with divergences described at a critical…
Radiofrequency microtenotomy for the treatment of plantar fasciitis shows good early results.
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Jan 1, 2010
This small clinical case series evaluated TOPAZ radiofrequency coblation microtenotomy for recalcitrant plantar fasciitis in 14 patients. The abstract reports improved AOFAS hindfoot scores at 3 and 6 months and improvements in several SF-36 domains, with most patients reporting good-to-excellent satisfaction. The…
Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks
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Jan 1, 2009
This SCENIHR Opinion updates earlier 2009 SCENIHR documents on EMF health effects and research needs, focusing on new information and remaining knowledge gaps. The abstract primarily characterizes sources and patterns of exposure across static, ELF, IF, and RF fields in both public and occupational settings. It notes…
In vitro magnetic stimulation of pig phrenic nerve with transverse and longitudinal induced electric fields: analysis of the stimulation site.
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Jan 1, 2009
This in vitro study analyzed where magnetic stimulation activates pig phrenic nerves when induced electric fields are oriented longitudinally versus transversely to the nerve trunk. Longitudinal-field stimulation localized activation near the negative peak of the spatial derivative of the longitudinal electric field,…
Biological proton pumping in an oscillating electric field.
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Jan 1, 2009
This paper models biological proton pumping in cytochrome c oxidase under an applied oscillating electric field. The authors report that proton pumping efficiency and steady-state electronic currents vary significantly with the field’s frequency and amplitude. A spectral analysis is described as supporting dominant…
Survey of ownership and use of mobile phones among medical science students in Yazd.
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Jan 1, 2009
This cross-sectional survey assessed mobile phone ownership and use patterns among 309 medical science students in Yazd using a self-administered questionnaire. The abstract reports descriptive statistics on daily talking time, music listening, texting, and common locations of phone use. While the paper references…
Biological effects from electromagnetic field exposure and public exposure standards
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Jan 1, 2008
This review describes public concerns and scientific reports of non-thermal biological effects from low-intensity ELF and RF exposures. It lists multiple health endpoints reported to be associated with ELF and/or RF and highlights the BioInitiative Report’s conclusion that a reasonable suspicion of risk exists at…
Ultranarrow optical absorption and two-phonon excitation spectroscopy of Cu2O paraexcitons in a high magnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2007
This physics study reports ultranarrow optical absorption and two-phonon excitation spectroscopy of Cu2O paraexcitons in a high magnetic field at 1.2 K. A magnetic field enabled observation of an otherwise forbidden paraexciton absorption line and allowed measurement of field-dependent oscillator strength and energy…
Physics and biology of mobile telephony
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Jan 1, 2000
This review argues that current mobile-telephony safety guidelines address excessive microwave heating but may not account for potential non-thermal influences of low-intensity, pulsed radiation. It highlights an asserted oscillatory similarity between pulsed microwave signals and certain electrochemical activities…