A mobile clinical e-portfolio for nursing and medical students, using wireless personal digital assistants (PDAs).
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Jan 1, 2006
This paper outlines the development and evaluation of a wireless PDA-based clinical e-portfolio intended to support reflective clinical learning. The tool synchronized wirelessly via cellular signal or Wi-Fi to a web-based portfolio. An evaluation with nurse practitioner and medical students reported positive…
Electric field-induced astrocyte alignment directs neurite outgrowth.
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Jan 1, 2006
This in vitro study examined whether astrocyte alignment induced by an applied electric field influences neurite outgrowth. Astrocytes were pre-aligned using a physiological-strength electric field (500 mV mm(-1)), and dorsal root ganglia cells were then seeded onto them. Neurite outgrowth at 24 and 48 hours was…
The Effectiveness of a Conductive Patch and a Conductive Bed Pad in Reducing Induced Human Body Voltage Via the Application of Earth Ground
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Jan 1, 2005
This engineering-style study measured voltage induced on the human body via capacitive coupling to the environment using a high-impedance measurement head. It then applied earth grounding through a conductive patch and a conductive bed pad. Both grounding methods reportedly reduced coupled 60 Hz mains voltage by at…
Mobile phone use and cancer
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Jan 1, 2004
This narrative review discusses potential public health consequences of widespread mobile phone use and the controversy around long-term cancer risks. It states that evidence from epidemiological and experimental studies suggests long-term exposure to mobile phone emissions may be linked to a small to moderate…
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…
Headaches from cellular telephones: are they real and what are the implications?
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Mar 1, 1998
This review discusses reports of headaches occurring with hand-held cellular telephone use and argues they are likely real and attributable to telephone emissions. It points to earlier reports of headaches from low-intensity microwave exposure and proposes biological plausibility via effects on the blood-brain…
The effect of pulsed and sinusoidal magnetic fields on the morphology of developing chick embryos
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Jan 1, 1997
This animal study reports results from five experimental campaigns over five years examining weak magnetic field exposure and morphological abnormalities in White Leghorn chick embryos. Four campaigns reported statistically significant increases in abnormality rates, while one pulsed-field campaign showed only a…
Biological effects of extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields: a review
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Jan 1, 1977
This review summarizes reported biological effects of extremely low frequency (ELF) electric and magnetic fields, describing them as significant and often acting as stressors. Reported outcomes include metabolic, hormonal, and body weight changes in rodents, lethality at high exposure levels in mice and insects, and…
Evaluation of Electrochemical Information Transfer System: I . Effect of Electric Fields on Living Organisms
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Jan 1, 1976
This 1976 animal study evaluated the effects of weak ELF electric fields similar to those associated with Project Seafarer on mice. The abstract reports that electric field exposure acted as a biological stressor, with effects involving the central nervous and endocrine systems. It is presented as part of broader…
Bibliography of reported biological phenomena ("effects") and clinical manifestations attributed to microwave and radio-frequency radiation
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Jan 1, 1971
This item is a bibliography of reported biological phenomena and clinical manifestations attributed to radio-frequency and microwave radiation. It compiles over 2000 references published up to June 1971, with supplemental listings through Nov. 21, 1971, and gives particular attention to reported effects in humans.…