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Effect of 60 minutes exposure to electromagnetic field on fecundity, learning and memory, speed of movement and whole body protein of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.

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This animal study exposed Drosophila melanogaster to EMF from four electrical devices for 60 minutes and assessed fecundity, larval behavior, and protein patterns. The authors report no significant effect on adult fecundity, but report changes in larval learning/memory and movement speed, with the largest effects in…

Evaporation rate of water as a function of a magnetic field and field gradient.

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This experimental study investigated evaporation of pure water placed at different simulated gravity positions within a superconducting magnet producing a large gradient magnetic field. Water evaporation was reported to be faster in the magnetic field than without the field, and the amount evaporated varied by…

[Effects of static magnetic field at different times on the proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts in vitro].

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This in vitro study exposed newborn rat calvarial osteoblasts to a 3.9 mT static magnetic field for varying durations (0–4 hours). The authors report increased cell proliferation and markers of osteoblast differentiation and mineralization versus control, including higher ALP activity, calcium content, and…

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…

Comparison of 2 methods of non-invasive treatment between transcutaneous electrical stimulation and pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation as replacement of invasive manual acupuncture.

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This study compared two non-invasive acupoint stimulation methods—TEAS and PEMF—as alternatives to manual acupuncture for recovery from exercise-induced muscle fatigue. Using 2 Hz stimulation (PEMF magnetic flux 30.92 mT), the authors report faster recovery of EMG median frequency and improved peak torque recovery in…

Effect of extremely low frequency electromagnetic field exposure on sleep quality in high voltage substations.

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This case-control study measured electric field intensity and magnetic flux density in high voltage substations and estimated workers' ELF-EMF exposure over a shift. Sleep quality was assessed using the PSQI in 67 exposed workers and 110 controls. The study reports no statistically significant difference in overall…

Electron-phonon bound states in graphene in a perpendicular magnetic field.

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This theoretical/physics study analyzes the spectrum of electron-phonon complexes in monolayer graphene in a perpendicular quantizing magnetic field. It reports that near the threshold of optical phonon emission, standard perturbation theory fails for calculating the scattering amplitude. The authors describe new…

Model for magnetic flux patterns induced by the influence of in-plane magnetic fields on spatially inhomogeneous superconducting interfaces of LaAlO3-SrTiO3 bilayers.

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This study examines how spatial inhomogeneity affects a two-dimensional noncentrosymmetric superconductor in an in-plane magnetic field, motivated by LaAlO3-SrTiO3 interfaces. The authors report that spatial variation of Rashba spin-orbit coupling can generate local magnetic flux patterns through a field-induced…

Topological superconducting state of lead nanowires in an external magnetic field.

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This paper proposes that Pb nanowires created by repeated indentation of a Pb tip on a Pb substrate may exhibit topological superconducting properties in an external magnetic field. The authors analyzed conductance curves from different nanowires and report that, in a few cases, the critical current shows a peculiar…

Construction of solar-wind-like magnetic fields.

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This Letter presents a method for constructing solar-wind-like magnetic fields that are nearly constant in magnitude, divergence-free, and match any specified fluctuation power spectrum. The approach selects relative phases between two polarizations per wave vector to minimize variance in field magnitude while…

Simulations of magnetic field generation in unmagnetized plasmas via beat-wave current drive.

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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…

Ground-state structures and structural transitions in a monolayer of magnetic dipolar particles in the presence of an external magnetic field.

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This physics study uses analytical calculations and Monte Carlo simulations to determine ground-state structures of monodisperse ferrofluid monolayers under external magnetic fields. It reports structural transitions depending on whether the field is perpendicular or parallel to the monolayer plane, with different…

Non-Markovian stationary probability density for a harmonic oscillator in an electromagnetic field.

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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…

New insights into bioprotective effectiveness of disaccharides: an FTIR study of human haemoglobin aqueous solutions exposed to static magnetic fields.

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This in vitro FTIR study examined human haemoglobin aqueous solutions exposed to a 200 mT static magnetic field for 3 and 7 hours, with and without the disaccharides sucrose and trehalose. The authors report spectral changes (amide A decrease and reduced CH(3) stretching) in haemoglobin dissolved in bi-distilled…

Low-frequency electromagnetic fields do not alter responses of inflammatory genes and proteins in human monocytes and immune cell lines.

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This in vitro study examined whether low-frequency electromagnetic fields (a complex multiple waveform field and a 50 Hz sine wave) alter inflammatory gene and protein responses in human immune cells. Across time course experiments in THP-1 cells and primary monocytes/macrophages, the authors report no significant…

Peripheral pulsed electromagnetic fields may reduce the placebo effect in migraine patients that do not respond to the sham intervention in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over clinical trial.

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This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over trial evaluated a wrist-applied PEMF bracelet in 18 migraine patients and examined possible modulation of placebo effects. In the overall group, both PEMF and placebo were associated with similar reductions in migraine frequency and intensity. The authors…

Influence of magnetic field on aqueous two-phase extraction of horse ferritin in the polyethylene glycol/hydroxyethyl starch system.

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This study reports an aqueous two-phase extraction method for equine spleen ferritin using polyethylene glycol (PEG) and hydroxyethyl starch (HES). Ferritin partitioning depended on PEG/HES concentrations and PEG molecular weight, and applying a magnetic field increased ferritin accumulation in the PEG-rich phase…

Hematological and toxicogenomic effects of ferromagnetic screening of natural electromagnetic fields.

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This rat study tracked hematological and toxicogenomic aftereffects over 45 days following 2 days of ferromagnetic screening of natural electromagnetic fields. The authors report leukopenia at day 14 and increases in genomic instability markers (aneuploidy and polyploidy) in male leukocytes persisting after screening…

Template-free synthesis and self-assembly of aligned nickel nanochains under magnetic fields.

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This engineering/materials study describes a template-free solution-phase method to synthesize well-aligned nickel nanochains under applied magnetic fields. The authors report that nanochain size and morphology can be tuned by reaction temperature and magnetic field conditions, and explain alignment via magnetic…

Down-regulation of metallothionein 1 and 2 after exposure to electromagnetic field in mouse testis.

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This animal study examined mouse testis after 8 weeks of exposure to a 3 MT electromagnetic field (4 hours/day). The authors report significant histological changes (increased primary spermatocytes, increased Leydig cells, and increased basement membrane thickness) in exposed mice versus controls. MT1 and MT2…

Hyperthermic effects of dissipative structures of magnetic nanoparticles in large alternating magnetic fields.

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This paper addresses heat dissipation mechanisms of magnetic nanoparticles used in targeted hyperthermia under large alternating magnetic fields. Using numerical comparisons, it reports additional features in relaxation loss for rotatable superparamagnetic nanoparticles and field-induced formation of oriented…

Dynamic control of adsorption sensitivity for photo-EMF-based ammonia gas sensors using a wireless network.

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This engineering paper proposes a control method for a photo-electromagnetic field (EMF)-based ammonia gas sensor that uses a wireless network and adjusts illumination light intensity. It reports that measurement error is minimized over 3800 ppm ammonia when the concentration corresponds to an optimal illumination…

Effect of magnetic fields on tumor growth and viability.

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This animal study evaluated whether magnetic field exposure affects breast tumor growth and viability in mice injected with breast cancer cells. Tumor growth was monitored in real time using luciferase labeling and an in vivo imaging system. The authors report that 360 minutes of daily magnetic field exposure for up…

Effects of extremely low frequency magnetic field on oxidative balance in brain of rats.

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This animal study examined whether an extremely low frequency magnetic field (7 mT, 40 Hz) used in magnetotherapy alters oxidative balance in rat brain after 10 days of exposure. The 30 min/day exposure condition was associated with increased lipid peroxidation, while the 60 min/day condition was associated with…

[Time effect of sinusoidal electromagnetic field on enhancing the maturation and mineralization of osteoblasts in vitro].

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This in vitro study exposed newborn rat calvarial osteoblasts to 50 Hz sinusoidal electromagnetic fields at 1.8 mT for different daily exposure times (0.5–3.0 h). The authors report inhibited osteoblast proliferation at longer exposure times, alongside increased differentiation markers (ALP activity) and…

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