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This study reports implementation of a passive RFID system to passively track patient flow in a radiation therapy clinic using readers/antennae in linac vault areas. Across 4302 treatment fractions from 144 patients, the system achieved about 70% read reliability and enabled comparison of median in-vault treatment…

This prospective interventional study randomized 60 patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy to bipolar radiofrequency-assisted versus microdebrider-assisted turbinoplasty (30 per group). Both groups showed significant postoperative symptom improvement through 6 months. Three recurrences were reported at 6 months…

This qualitative case study (2011) describes a pilot mobile phone-based management information system for neglected tropical disease control in Tanzania, where village health workers used phones with web-based software to capture data at source. The study reports improved routine work efficiency and increased…

This study tested noninvasive 13.56 MHz radiofrequency electric fields as a treatment adjunct for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in cell lines and mouse xenograft models. The authors report RF exposure caused cytotoxicity in PDAC cells via autophagy (not apoptosis) and that normal pancreatic ductal epithelial cells…

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…

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…

This paper describes an engineering application of electromagnetic field (EMF) treatment to mitigate biofouling in seawater-cooled tubular heat exchanger-condensers. After allowing a biofilm to stabilize, EMF treatment was applied and was reported to precipitate dissolved ions and contribute to partial…

This paper reports extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic flux density measurements from 47 GSM mobile phones, collected to support exposure classification in the MOBI-KIDS epidemiological study. At 25 mm, maximum resultant magnetic flux density at 217 Hz had a geometric mean of 221 nT, and inclusion of harmonics…

This exposure assessment study used portable exposure meters to characterize variability and repeatability of mobile phone base station RF-EMF measurements in urban areas of Basel and Amsterdam. Reported exposure levels varied by area type and city, with downtown/business areas showing higher ranges than residential…

This cross-sectional study compared EMF-related health perceptions and symptom attribution among self-identified EMF-sensitive individuals from an internet panel, non-sensitive individuals, and an NGO-recruited IEI-EMF group. The internet-panel sensitive group reported more non-specific symptoms, higher perceived EMF…

This paper reports routine EMOST (Electro-Magnetic-Own-Signal-Treatment) use with low-frequency, low-intensity electromagnetic fields in two children with chronic constipation and persistent diarrhea. The authors state these conditions were eliminated following treatment. The abstract briefly discusses possible…

This cross-sectional survey study (LEXNET project) examined how subjective exposure knowledge relates to risk perception (RP) for different RF EMF sources. Respondents were more concerned about base stations than other sources. Regression results suggested that most exposure-characteristic features (except distance)…