Main description:

This book, a selection of the papers presented at the 2nd World Congress for Electricity and Magnetism, provides state-of-the-art information on applications of electricity and electromagnetic fields on living organisms, especially man.

Contents:

Bioelectromagnetism in the History of Bologna.- Epidemiological Studies on Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields.- Biophysical Chemistry of Signal Transduction.- Mechanisms of Biological Interaction with Electric and Magnetic Fields.- Effects of Extremely Low Frequency EMF on Signal Transduction Pathways in Vitro.- Biomedical Applications of Short, Intense Electric Pulses.- Health Aspects of Mobile Communication: Risks to the Central Nervous System.- The Future Technology of Mobile Telephone Systems and Other Wireless Services.- Policy and Electromagnetic Fields.- Horizons in Science: Physical Regulation of Living Matter as an Emergent Concept in Health and Disease.- Melatonin, Breast Cancer, and Magnetic Fields: Replication Studies.- Magnetic Fields and Breast Cancer: Experimental in Vivo Studies on the Melatonin Hypothesis.- 50-Hz Magnetic Field Exposure and Melatonin in the Rat.- EMF Standards for Occupational and Environmental Exposure in Eastern European Countries: Present Status and Trends for International Harmonization.- The European Pre-Standard ENV 50166 " Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields" in Context.- Limits for Electric and Magnetic Fields: Grounds and Developments at the European Community Level.- NATO Activities as an Aid toward International Harmonization of EMF Standards.- Regulations and Recommendations in Sweden.- Role of Electrochemistry in Molecular Electronics and Biocomputing.- Electric Control of Molecular Dipoles: A Paradigm for Information Processing.- Magnetic Fields and Spatial Learning in Mice.- Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Fields and Spatial Learning and Memory Functions.- In Vitro Laboratory Experiments Related to Cellular Telephone Communication.- In Vivo Laboratory Experiments Related to Cellular Telephone Communication.- Effects of 1.6 GHz Microwaves (Continuous and Pulsed Waves) on c-Fos, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, and NSCL-1 Gene Expression in the Mouse Brain.- Epidemiologic Studies Related to Cellular Telephone Communication.- Cartilage Differentiation and Bone Healing.- Electrical Stimulation of Tibial Osteotomies: A Double Blind Study.- EMF Stimulates Cartilage Differentiation in Endochondral Ossification Coincident with an Increase in TGFss Expression.- Comparison of lontophoresis and Electroporation: Mechanisms and Tolerance.- Recent Advances in Skin Electroporation: Mechanism and Efficacy.- Injury Associated with High Voltage Pulsing for Transdermal Drug Delivery.- Exposure to Weak Oscillating Magnetic Fields Modify Spontaneous and Evoked Brain Electrical Activities in Humans.- Effect of Prolonged Exposure to 50 Hz Electromagnetic Fields on Neurotransmitters and Receptors in Rat Brain.- Biological Effects of Microwave Radiation.- Computer Modeling for Cellular Phones Dosimetry.- Changes in Gene Expression following EMF Exposure.- The Mechanism of Magnetic Field Stimulation of the Stress Response is Similar to Other Environmental Stresses.- Use of Non-Mammalian Model Systems to Investigate Mechanism Mediating Biological Interactions with Power Frequency Electromagnetic Fields.- Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and Cell Proliferation.- Immunological Effects of ELF Electric and Magnetic Fields: An Overview.- Thymus as a Possible Target of 50 Hz Electric and Magnetic Fields.- Lymphocytes: ASensor for Genotoxic Effects of ELF Electric and Magnetic Fields.- Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Field Exposure of Mitogen Stimulated Human T-Lymphocytes.- Effects and Mechanisms of Intense DC Magnetic Fields on Biological, Physical and Chemical Processes.- Magnetic Orientation of Fibrin and Other Biopolymers.- Bacterial Growth under Strong Magnetic Field.- Nonlinear Dynamics.- Resonances and Magnetic Field Detection in Biological Systems.- Correlation of Thermal Electrical Noise in Ion Channel Arrays.- Biological Electron Transfer: A Possible Framework for Some of the Biological Effects of ELF Magnetic Fields?.- Mechanical Properties of Lipid Bilayers and Protein-Lipid Interactions.- Mechanoelectrical and Electromechanical Energy Transduction Mechanisms.- Shapes of Vesicles and Cells under Forces Exerted on the Enclosing Membrane.- Mechanism of Neuronal Shape Transformation and Its Electrical Consequences.- The Bacterial Flagellar Motor: A Brief Review of Models and a New Electrostatic Model.- Molecular Transport across Stratum Corneum due to Electric Pulses: Behavior of Localized Transport Regions (LTRS).- Passive Electrical Properties of Human Stratum Corneum during Application of Electric Fields.- Cell Electromanipulation Procedures Change the pH of a Solution.- Weak ELF Electric Field Effects on Ca2+ Dependent Regulatory Enzymes in the Respiratory Pathway; a Mechanism of Interaction between ELF EM Fields and Organic Systems?.- Effects of 14 Tesla Magnetic Field on Hydration and Structure of Water Molecules.- Bioluminescence of the Firefly Luciola Cruciata under Strong DC Magnetic Fields.- Magnetic Field Environment in ULF Range (0-5 Hz) in Urban Areas: Man-Made and Natural Fields in St. Petersburg (Russia).- Effects of External Magnetic (50 Hz) Fields on Visual Display Units.- Comparison of FD-TD and Experimentally Determined Local SAR Values in a Rhesus Monkey Model.- 3-Dimensional Models for EMF Dosimetry.- Numerical Approaches for Microwave Bioelectromagnetic Applications.- Experimental Calibration Procedure at 1.8 GHz of Electric Field Probes in a Slotted Waveguide.- Whole-Body SAR in a Full-Size Human Model at 28.9 kHz.- RF-Induced Ankle Heating in a Rhesus Monkey at 100 MHz.- Magnetic Field Dosimetry - Biophysical and Clinical Aspects.- Evaluation of Induced Currents in Human Models by Power Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Using a BEM Technique.- Altered Cumulative Calcium Influx for Biological Cells: An Illustration of the Theory of Signal Averaging by Rectification of Weak Extremely Low Frequency Electric Fields.- Exposure Parameters during Studies with ELF Magnetic and Electric Fields.- Background ELF Magnetic Fields in a Great Urban Area.- Measurement of Exposure to Magnetic Fields from Electrical Appliances.- Evaluation of the Magnetic Fields Generated by Underground Cable and Overhead Power Transmission Lines Using Calculation Models.- Assessment of Magnetic Induction Levels near Middle and Low Voltage Distribution Transformers.- Investigation of the Exposure Situation and the Immune Response of High Frequency Exposed Workers in Austria.- Long-Term Measurements of Magnetic Fields in Exposure Assessment.- Exposure Levels to Electromagnetic Fields in Normal Operative Situations.- Combination of the Effects Function Approach and Decision Analysis in Evaluating Power Frequency Field Policy Options.- Measurements of Personal Exposure to MF in Korean Population.- Low Frequency Dependent Magnetic Field Effects in Biological Systems and the Radical Pair Mechanism.- Alterations of Electron Transfer and Energy Conservation in Mitochondrial Complex I (NADH-Coenzyme Q Oxido- Reductase) in Aging.- Combined Action of Temperature and Millimeter Waves on Luminescence Characteristics of Thylakoid Membrane.- The State of the Science for the Langevin-Lorentz Model.- Validation of the Quantum Z-S Model by means of the Interaction between MW Fields and Zn-Protoporphyrin System.- Solvent-Hemoglobin Binding Site Interaction under Microwave Electromagnetic Exposure: A Molecular Dynamic Study.- A Direct Comparison between Experimental and Theoretical Results of Ligand-site Binding in Heme Groups Exposed to Microwave Fields.- EMF Signals and Ion/Ligand Binding Kinetics: Prediction of Bioeffective Waveform Parameters.- A Larmor Precession/Dynamical System Model Allows? T-Range Magnetic Field Effects on Ion Binding in the Presence of Thermal Noise.- Experimental and Theoretical Evaluation of the Interaction of Biogenic Magnetite with Magnetic Fields.- The Sensitivity of Cells and Tissues to Exogenous Fields:Dependence upon Target System Initial State.- Neuronal Cells under Electromagnetic Exposure: A Link between Microscopic and Macroscopic Modelling.- Influence of Mobile Telecommunication Fields on Ligand Binding to Hydrophobic Metallo-Proteins.- A Formula for Frequency and Amplitude Windows of Some ELF and Null MF Bioeffects Follows from the Schroedinger Equation.- Biophysical Constraints on the Biological Effects of Radio-Frequency and Microwave Radiation.- Cell Membrane Pore Creation via Magnetic Particles: Biomagnetic Stimulation and Transient Magnetic Fields.- Theoretical Issues in Understanding Local Transport Regions in Electroporated Stratum Corneum.- A Theoretical Model for Cell Electroporation: Quantitative Description of Electrical Behavior.- Modeling of the Processes of Pore Creation and Disappearance in a Cell under the Influence of Strong Electric Field as Random One-Step Processes.- Interface Convection in Water as a Primary Mechanism of Extra High Frequency Irradiation Effects.- Changes of Intercellular Communication Induced by Alternating Electric Fields Correlate with Changes of cAMP.- Uncharacterized Physical Parameters Can Contribute More Than Magnetic Field Exposure to ODC Activity in Vitro.- Responses of Human MG-63 Osteosarcoma Cell Line and Human Osteoblast-like Cells to Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields.- Effects of ELF Magnetic Fields on Collagen Synthesis in Osteoblasts.- Experimental Factors Affecting Dielectric Spectroscopy Measurements on Cell Suspensions of Chinese Hamster Fibroblasts.- Differential Inhibition of Tamoxifen's Oncostatic Functions in a Human Breast Cancer Cell Line by a 12mGauss (1.2T) Magnetic Field.- A 12 mGauss (1.2?T) Magnetic Field Inhibits Tamoxifen's Oncostatic Action in a Second Human Breast Cancer Cell Line: T47D.- Magnetic Fields Reduce the Growth Inhibitory Effects of Tamoxifen in a Human Brain Tumor Cell Line.- Effects of Ultrawide Band Microwave Pulses on Rat Hearts in Vitro.- Effects of Weak ELF on E. coli Cells and Human Lymphocytes: Role of Genetic, Physiological, and Physical Parameters.- Electromagnetic Field Effects on the Morphometrical Characteristics of Rat Adrenal Glands.- Electromagnetic Field Effects on the Morphology of Rat Thyroid Gland.- A Weak Magnetic Field Caused the Increase of Proteins in the Brain.- Ornithine Decarboxylase Activity and Morphology of Chick Embryos Exposed to 60 Hz Magnetic Fields during Neurulation.- Effects of Randomly Varied Power Frequency Magnetic Fields on the Life-Expectancy of Two Strains of Mice.- The Influence of Long-Term Exposure to Randomly Varied Power Frequency Magnetic Fields on the Fertility of the Mouse.- The Influence of Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Electromagnetic (EM) Fields on Freshwater Bacterioplankton Communities.- Influence of the Pulsating Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) on Spring Barley.- Human Heart Rate Changes in Response to 50 Hz Sinusoidal and Square Waveform Magnetic Fields: A Follow up Study.- Cardiovascular Effects of Short Term Exposure to Fields of Electricity Power Transmission.- Modulation of Oscillation and Synchrony in the CNS by Exposure to Weak ELF Magnetic Fields.- Magnetic Properties of the Heart, Spleen and Liver: Evidence for Biogenic Magnetite in Human Organs.- Does Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields Affect Blood Pressure?.- Endogenous Electrical Fields and Embryonic Development.- Physiological Gradients of Voltage as Controls of Neural Morphogenesis.- Influence of a 50 Hz Sinusoidal Magnetic Field on Sea Urchin Embryogenesis.- On a Role of Endogenous Electric Fields in a Functional Cell Activity.- Environmental Magnetic Field Exhibit No Quantitative Change in Rabbit Reticulocyte Lysate Translation System.- The Effect of Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation on the Expression of the Heat Shock Protein in Normal and Oncogenically Transformed Fibroblast Cells.- Combined Action of Static Magnetic Field and Temperature on the Surface Electric Charge of the Erythrocyte Membrane.- Activating the Electrogenic Molecular Pumps, Na/K ATPase, by Weak Oscillating Electrical Fields.- Calcium Dependent Activation of Human Blood Neutrophils by Electric Field Pulses.- Intramembrane Proteins Clustering Induced by 50 Hz Pulsed Magnetic Fields Is Reverted to a Random Distribution in the Absence of the Field Exposure.- A Study of the Effects of 10.75 GHz Microwave Radiation on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Ion Channels.- Effect of Magnetic Field Exposure on Calcium Channel Currents Using Patch-Clamp Technique.- Effects of Time-Varying Strong Magnetic Field on K+ Uptake through Ca2+-Dependant K+ Channel.- Intracellular Calcium Mobilization Did Not Occur in Immune Cells Exposed to 50-Hz, 0.1 mT Linearly and Circularly Polarized Magnetic Fields.- Experimental Setup for Study of Calcium Wave Propagation in Astroglial Cells Exposed to ELF MF.- Synergistic Effects of UVA-and EMF on Neuroblastoma Cells.- Ultrastructural Distribution of Calcium after ELF Modulated Microwave and GSM Modulated RF Irradiaton in the Temporal Cortex of Rat Brain.- Static T-Level Magnetic Fields Modulate Myosin Phosphorylation via Kinetic Effects on Calcium Binding to Calmodulin.- A New Interpretation of the Effect of Magnetic Treatments on the Initial Orientation of Homing Pigeons.- Physiological and Perceptual Responses of Human Volunteers during Whole-Body RF Exposure at 450 MHz.- Weak Magnetic Field Speeds Up the Information Processing.- High Peak Power, Low SAR Effects on Memory Task Performance in Rhesus Monkeys.- Electromagnetic Fields and Learning: The Importance of Experimental Design and Analysis.- Operant Behavior Tests in Rats after Prenatal Exposure to High Frequency Electromagnetic Fields.- Cytokine Production by Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) after in Vitro Exposure to 50 Hz Magnetic Fields.- Exposure to 50 Hz Magnetic Field Is Affecting Morphological and Biophysical Properties of Human Lymphoid Cell Line (RAJI).- Effect of Millimeter Waves on the Concentration of Ceruloplasmin in the Blood Plasma of Gamma-Irradiated Rats.- Effects of ELF Exposure on Murine Immune System.- The Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields on the Induction of Cytokines by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells.- Enhancement of T-Cell Mediated Immunity by Millimetric Waves.- Lack of Promoting Effects of the Electromagnetic Near-Field for Cellular Phones (929 MHz) on Rat Liver Carcinogenesis in Medium-Term Liver Bioassay.- ELF Magnetic Field and Ionic Resonance: Preliminary Results on Genotoxicity and Cell Proliferation.- A Study on Progression of Spontaneous Leukemia in AKR Mice Exposed to 50 Hz, Circularly Polarized Magnetic Field for 24 Weeks.- 60 Hz Power Frequency Magnetic Field-Enhancement of X-Ray Induced Oncogenic Transformation in Embryonic Tissue.- Effects of ELF Magnetic Fields on Cellular Proliferation in in Vivo System.- Effect of Strong Static Magnetic Fields on Mutagenicity of Chemical Mutagens in Bacterial Mutation Assay.- Evidence of Changes in Genomic Location of Transponsable Elements in Drosophilia melanogaster Flies Exposed to Static Magnetic Fields.- Lymphoma/Leukemia in Mice Exposed to 60 Hz Magnetic Fields.- Preliminary Results on Human Lymphocytes Exposed In Vitro to Cellular Telephone Microwave Frequency.- Can EMF Exposure Emulate a Tumor Promoter? Designing Endpoints.- Influence of Various HF Fields on Growth Behavior of HL-60 Cells to Investigate Cancer Promoting Effects.- The Stimulation of Proliferation of Carcinogenically Initiated INIT/C3H/10T1/2Cells by Imposing a 60 Hz Magnetic Field: a Magnetic Field or a Thermal Effect?.- Exposure of Bacteriophage, DNA, and Growing Bacterial Cells to Modulated Electromagnetic Radiations: No DNA Damage or Mutagenicity Observed.- Calculation of the Power Deposited in Tissues Close to a Handset Antenna Using a Non-Uniform FDTD.- Human Electrophysiological Studies on the Influence of RF Exposure Emitted by GSM Cellular Phones.- Optimization of Handset Antennas to Reduce Interaction with the User.- FDTD Handset Antenna Modelling at 900 MHz for Electrical Performance and SAR Results.- Characterization of an Exposure System Operating at Frequencies of Hand Held Mobile Devices.- EEG Activity of the Human Brain during Exposure to Cellular Phones.- A Model to Evaluate the Temperature Distribution in a Human Eye Exposed to the Field Radiated by the Mobile Antenna in a Wireless LAN.- GSM Cellular Phones Interference with Implantable Ventricular Defribillators.- Nerve Conduction Velocity and Mobile Phones.- Analysis of the MRI-Used Bird Cage Resonator.- 1H-MR Analysis of Restricted Diffusion Applied to Bone Tissue Characterization and Pathologies.- Radiofrequency Safety Standard-Setting in the United States.- Prediction of E.M.Susceptibility at Radio Frequencies of Ligand Binding to Hydrophobic Metalloproteins.- FD-TD Analysis of SAR Distributions inside Human Head Excited by Cellular Phone Antennas.- Magnetic Field Monitoring on Board of DC Electrified Transport in Russia.- Health Effects among Engine Drivers: Possible Association with Occupational Exposure to Magnetic Fields from DC Electrified Transport.- Survey of ELF Magnetic Fields in Locomotives of the Italian Railways.- Exposure to Magnetic Fields at Work and Public Areas at the Finnish Railways.- Exposure Metrics of Magnetic Fields from Electrified Transport.- Exposure Guidelines for Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields.- Education as a Basic Requirement of the Labour Protection.- Assessment of the Modified EMDEX II Dosimeter in Measuring the Exposure of a 1 kHz Induction Furnace Operators.- An RF Exposure System for Bacteriophage, DNA, and Growing Bacterial Cells.- Analysis of Cancer Morbidity in Polish Career Military Personnel Exposed Occupationally to Radiofrequency and Microwave Radiation.- Sickness Absence from 1978 to 1992 of Electricite De France (EDF) Workers Exposed to ELF EMF.- Electromagnetic Fields and Childhood Leukemia: Pooled Analyses of Two German Population-Based Case-Control Studies.- Mapping of Magnetic Fields in City Environment.- ECG Abnormalities in Workers Exposed to Electromagnetic Fields at Different Exposure Levels.- Epidemiological Research on Magnetic Field Exposure from Cellular Phones and Risk of Cancer.- Extremely Low Frequency Waves Do Not Cause Damage to the Crystalline Lens in Rats.- Supramembrane Potential-Induced Electroconformational Changes of the Voltage-Gated Na Channels Is a Possible Mechanism in Electrical Injury.- Magnetic Fields (60Hz, 5mT) Do Not Influence MCF-7 Growth in Melatonin Insensitive Cells.- Nocturnal Secretion of 6-Hydroxymelatonin Sulfate in Mice Exposed to 900 MHz Radio Frequency Radiation or 50 Hz Magnetic Fields.- Long-Term Exposure of Mice to Power Frequency Magnetic Fields: Night-Time Melatonin Production.- Effect of Stimulation by Low-Frequency Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields in Subjects with Fracture of the Femoral Neck.- Gene Expression during the Early Phases of Bone Repair in the Horse: Effects of Electromagnetic Field Exposure.- Topographic Mapping Using Dexa Provides a Technique for Assessing the Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Bone Remodelling.- Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Wound Healing: A Review.- State of the Art in Electromagnetic Therapeutics: Soft Tissue Applications.- Effect of Pulsed Radiofrequency. Stimulation on Wound Healing: A Double-Blind Pilot Clinical Study.- Electric Field Modulates DNA Synthesis of Dermal Fibroblasts in Collagen Matrix.- The Effect of Electricity on Joint Contracture Due to Immobilization:Direct Current Stimulation in Rat Experiment.- Effect of Applied Electric Fields on Astrocytic Scar Formation after Spinal Cord Injury.- Pulsed Magnetic Fields: A Glimmer of Hope for Patient Suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.- Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Stimulated by Pulsating Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) and Laser.- Mechanism of Membrane Electroporation and Vesicle Deformation.- Macromolecules as Novel Transdermal Transport Enhancers for Skin Electroporation.- Skin Electroporation for Transdermal Drug Delivery.- Electric Sympathetic Block for the Treatment of Pain.- The Effects of Pulsed Electrical Protocols on Skin Damage, Sensation, and Pain.- Electric-Pulse-Induced Permeabilization and Molecular Transport through Porcine Skin Using Surface Electrodes.- Molecular Uptake in Yeast by Electroporation: Evidence for a Plateau.- Development of Electrochemical Treatment at the City of Hope.- Electrically Mediated Mammalian Cell Permeabilization to Macromolecules Application to Gene Transfer.- Iontophoresis Causes Molecular Transport through Hair Follicles and Sweat Ducts in the Skin.- The Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand with Pulsed Electrical Fields.- Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnosis through Estimation of Structure by Bioimpedance and Its Equivalent Circuits.- Mechanical Stimulation of Cartilage by Ultrasound.- Increase in ODC Activity in Organs of Animals Exposed to 60 Hz Linear,Sinusoidal Continuous-Wave Magnetic Fields of Different Intensities.- Chronic Toxicity/Oncogenicity Studies of 60 Hz Magnetic Fields in F344 Rats and B6C3F1 Mice: Final Survival, Body Weight, Clinical Observation, and Gross Pathology Data.- Cancer Promotion Test Using AKR Mice under Exposure to 50 Hz Linearly and Ellipsoidally Polarized Magnetic Fields.- Carcinogenicity Test Using B6C3F1 Mice after Parental and Prenatal Exposure to 50 Hz Magnetic Fields. Results of Histopathological Examination.- Vibration in Microtubules.- Search for the Effect of Millimeter Waves on Synaptic Processes in the Central Nervous System.- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Human Parietal Lobe Relieves Induced Pain through Endorphin Release.- Independently Replicated Biological Effects of ELF Electromagnetic Fields: A Literature Study.- Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity as a Progressive Disease.