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This paper reports molecular dynamics simulations of polyelectrolyte brushes subjected to external electric fields, focusing on how chain stiffness and salt concentration affect responses. The simulations suggest higher salt concentrations strengthen an induced opposing field from ion redistribution, which resists…

This study evaluated pulsed electric fields (PEF) as a pasteurization method for raw skim and whole milk across multiple treatment intensities and storage conditions. The abstract reports only minor changes in physicochemical properties and small decreases in some composition measures under stronger treatments.…

This pre/post clinical study evaluated radiofrequency-assisted uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for snoring using polysomnography before and after surgery in 22 patients. The abstract reports a statistically significant postoperative reduction in snoring, with most patients showing decreased snoring index. The work concerns…

This paper describes the design and preliminary implementation of a mobile-phone-based wireless blood pressure monitoring system that transmits data via Bluetooth and computes blood pressure and heart rate on the phone. The authors state that experiments demonstrated the device’s reliability and stability, and that…

This retrospective cross-sectional study evaluated pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) for chronic pain in patients who did not respond to conventional treatment. Across 24 patients treated at different anatomical regions, 66.7% reportedly achieved at least a 50% reduction in VAS pain scores over a mean follow-up of 8.5…

This case report describes a 60-year-old man with a dual-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator who underwent septal myectomy and a right atrial radiofrequency maze procedure. Following surgery, a persistent delay in atrial sensing was observed. The authors attribute this most likely to iatrogenic right…

This engineering study develops and experimentally evaluates a fuzzy-logic method for locating mobile robots in an intelligent space using wireless sensor networks. Localization relies on inter-node range measurements estimated from RF signal strength attenuation, which the authors describe as noisy and unreliable.…

This engineering paper describes a system implementation for interoperation between a 915 MHz UHF RFID reader and a TCP/IP gateway device. The architecture uses wired communication between the TCP/IP device and RFID reader, and wireless ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) links to an end-device/coordinator. Web-based tests are…

This university-based pilot study evaluated whether two-way SMS text messaging could be used to collect situational assessment data during simulated public health critical events. Among 63 enrolled students, 76.7% of prompted SMS surveys were completed, and most responses were returned quickly. The authors conclude…

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…

This clinical study evaluated micro-plasma radio frequency treatment for facial acne scars in 24 patients. Patients received 3–5 treatments and were assessed using photographs before and 2 months after treatment. The authors report an overall improvement rate of 83.33% and conclude the technique is effective.

This article reports an engineering implementation of a wireless sensor network-based remote water-level monitoring system. The system includes field sensors, a base station, a data center, and a web publishing module, and is described as providing real-time monitoring and anti-jamming capability. The authors state…

This paper reports a MAXWELL 3D simulation study of electric field distribution in a tissue/tumor model relevant to electrical-pulse-mediated drug delivery. The authors report lower electric field strength in tumor tissue compared with normal cells. They interpret this as potentially increasing tumor susceptibility…

This paper reports the development of a 15-channel transmit-receive RF coil for 7 T human brain MRI, using a hybrid decoupling approach to support element placement along three axes. The design is presented as enabling B1+ shimming and parallel imaging acceleration in three dimensions, with reported isolation and…

This experimental and modeling study examined pulsed electric field (PEF) permeabilization in several fruit and vegetable tissues at 293 K using 1000 μs pulses and field strengths of 400 and 1000 V·cm(-1). While electroporation theory predicts greater damage in tissues with larger cells, the authors report this…

The paper evaluates how pulsed electric field (PEF) processing affects milk volatile compounds compared with HTST pasteurization (75 °C, 15 s). GC-MS detected 37 volatiles and reported some compositional differences between PEF and pasteurized milk, including increased aldehydes and lower methyl ketones with PEF.…

This engineering-focused mouse fMRI study evaluated a 400-MHz cryogenic RF probe (CryoProbe) versus a conventional room-temperature surface coil during electrical forepaw stimulation. The CryoProbe increased image SNR and temporal SNR and reduced temporal noise compared with the room-temperature coil. The authors…

This study investigated how exposure to a static magnetic field affects electricity production in Shewanella-inoculated microbial fuel cells across different reactor configurations. A 100 mT field was reported to increase maximum voltage and the effect was described as immediate and reversible, with possible adverse…