• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.2347-2350
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• 2015

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is one of the most common hematologic malignancies, accounting for one fourth of all childhood cancer cases. Exposure to environmental factors around the time of conception or pregnancy can increase the risk of ALL in the offspring.This study aimed to evaluted the role of prenatal and postnatal exposure to high voltage power lines on the incidence of childhood ALL.This cross-sectional case control study was carried out on 22 cases and 100 controls who were born and lived in low socioeconomic families in Isfahan and hospitalized for therapeutic purposes in different hospitals from 2013-2014.With regard to the underlying risk factors, familial history and parental factors were noted but in this age, socioeonomic and zonal matched case control study, prenatal and childhood exposure to high voltage power lines was considered as the most important environmental risk factors of ALL (p=0.006, OR=3.651, CI 95%, 1.692-7.878). As the population was of low socioeconomic background, use of mobiles, computers and microwave was negligible. Moreover prenatal and postnatal exposure to indoor electrically charged objects was not determined to be a significant environmental factor. Thus, pre and post natal exposure to high voltage power lines and living in pollutant regions as well as familial influence could be described as risk factors of ALL for the first time in a low socioeconomic status Iranian population.

• 한국전자파학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전자파학회 2005년도 종합학술발표회 논문집 Vol.15 No.1
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• pp.425-428
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• 2005

A variety of wireless devices are commercially available now. Most of studies, however, have been directed to the biological effects of mobile-phone EMF. In this study, dosimetric analysis for wireless devices of head-mounted display type and a wristwatch type were made to investigate possible biological effects of these devices. SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) distributions were calculated using FDTD (Finite Difference Time Domain) method, for adult human models such as standard Korean human model and VHP(Visible Human Project) model, as well as scaled models. Measurements were also performed for SAM phantom wearing a simplified prototype for a wireless device for validation of the simulation results. It has been found that children are more vulnerable to such exposure, and these devices could cause some biological effects for relatively lower power compared to conventional mobile pones.

• 한국전자파학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전자파학회 2000년도 종합학술발표회 논문집 Vol.10 No.1
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• pp.297-301
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• 2000

ELF 전자파의 생물학적인 영향 평가를 위한 in vitro 세포 실험에서 노출장치의 설계는 코일내피 유도기전력(E)과 전류밀도(J) 해석과 함께 이루어져야 한다. 균일 자기장 속에서 세포를 배양할 경우애도 배양기내의 전도성 매질로 인해 균일한 E와 J가 분포하지 않는다. 따라서 균일한 ELF 자기장 노출장치로부터 발생되는 샘플 매질 내에서의 E나 J를 정확히 예측하는 것은 in vitro 세포실험의 성공여부를 가늠 할 정도로 매우 중요한 정보가 된다. 이에 본 논문에서는 in vitro 실험에 적합한 ELF in vitro 노출 장치를 설계하고 노출 장치에 대한 전자기학적 평가를 수행하였다. 코일 내에서 샘플 매질의 유무와 샘플 내에서도 세포가 놓여질 임의의 위치에 따라 E와 J를 예측하고 검증을 위한 측정과 시뮬레이션을 시도하였다. 노출장치는 헬름 홀쯔 코일로 제작되었고 자기장의 세기는 1-2OG 범위 내에서 가변이 가능하다. 또한 코일내의 자기장의 분포가 균일(uniform), 비균일(nonuniform)만 두 가지모드를 각각 제작하여 보았다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2008

NDT(Non-Destructive Testing Evaluation) using electromagnetic(EM) properties can be used for evaluation of physical performance in cement-based materials. In this study, a technique for strength evaluation in cement mortar is proposed through the measured EM properties(conductivity and dielectric constant). For this research, cement mortar specimens with 5 W/C ratios are made for evaluation of compressive strength and they are also utilized for tests of EM properties in the range of $0.2{\sim}20GHz$ frequency considering exposure condition and curing period. The averaged conductivity and dielectric constant in $5{\sim}20GHz$ frequency are reduced to $83{\sim}93%$ and $81{\sim}87%$, respectively with increasing water to cement ratios. Through the linear regression analysis, relationships between EM properties and results from the compressive strength are obtained, which shows higher correlated factor($0.93{\sim}0.94$) in the specimens exposed to room condition. The gradients in dielectric constant for strength results is measured to be higher than those in conductivity by $3.9{\sim}5.1$ times. The results from dielectric constant in room condition shows the most efficient relation for evaluation of strength.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.353-362
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• 1996

본 논문에서는 토끼를 대상으로 하여 그 두부에 전자파가 조사(照射)된 경우에 대해 토끼 두부를 3충 구모델로 근사해서 SAR분포를 계산하였다. 계산 결과를 확인하기 위해 주파수 2,450MHz인 마이크로파를 출력세기별로 5그룹으로 설정하여 각각에 대한 노출 전 후의 EEG를 전두부(前頭部)에서 측정하였다. 실험에서 전자파 조사 후에는 뇌전위의 전체평균값은 조금 감소히였고, 특히 $\theta$, $\delta$그리고 $\beta$파의 평균합성비율은 증가하였다. 이 결과는 마이크로파 조사후 전기적 생리활동의 감소와 뇌파의 속파화 경향을 나타낸다. 측정된 뇌전위로써 생체에 대한 전기 생리적 효과를 정량적으로 파악하여 최대허용노출(Maximum Permissible Exm posure)의 객관적인 추정을 하였다.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2009

A non-destructive testing (NDT) method for evaluating physical properties of concrete including the compressive strength is highly desirable. This paper presents such an NDT method based on measurement of electromagnetic (EM) properties of the material. Experiments are carried out on cement mortar with different water/cement (W/C) ratios. Their EM properties including the conductivity and the dielectric constant are measured at different exposure conditions and curing periods over a wide frequency range of the EM wave. The compressive strength of these specimens is also tested. It is found that both the conductivity and the dielectric constant increase as the W/C ratio decreases and the curing period increases, which lead strength development in the specimens. A linear correlation is observed between the averaged EM properties over the 5 to 20 GHz frequency range and the measured compressive strength, demonstrating the effectiveness of the EM property-based NDT method in evaluating strength of OPC mortar.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.897-916
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• 1994

The biologic potential, which is different from the piezoelectric signals, relates tooth movement at least in part to changes in bone metaboliosm in bioelectric theory. The purpose of this experiment was to determine wheather the application of half sine-wave pulsed electromagnetic fields (HSPEMF) could increase both the rate and amount of orthodontic tooth movement. Forty-three male Hartley guinea pigs, weighting approximately 255g, were utilized in this study. The animals were 35 days old at the start of the study. Laterally directed orthodontic force was applied to the maxillary central incisors of 40 Hartley guinea pigs (20 experimental, 20 control). According to the amount of orthodontic force (6g, 12g), they were divided into two sub-groups (10 experimental I, 10 experimental II, 10 control I, 10 control II). During the experimental period, experimental animals were placed in plastic animal holders with their heads positioned in an area of uniform electromagnetic field. Control animals were placed in similar plastic holders that did not carry the electric apparatus. The results were as follows : 1. The application of a HSPEMF to the experimental groups significantly increase the final amount of orthodontic tooth movement observed over a 10-day experimental period. 2. The application of a HSPEMF to the experimental groups significantly increase the velocity of orthodontic tooth movement observed over a 10-day experimental period. 3. There was no significant difference in the final amount of orthodontic tooth movement at the fourth day to the eighth day, but there was significant difference in the final amount of orthodontic tooth movement at the nineth, tenth day during a 10-day experimental period. 4. After 10 days of HSPEMF exposure & orthodontic force, the experimental groups demonstrated more osteodasts in the pressure side than control groups.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.810-814
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• 2004

This study is one of the fundamental researches for the development of future smart clothing and textile products using silver(Ag) nano powder. Our study was focused on the blocking or insulating effects of nano-processed textiles from electromagnetic waves. Also, for the surveying of the actual effect to human body, we measure the variation of electroencephalogram which is an indication of human physical symptoms. Among various textiles in this experiment, nano silver processed case has shown the best blocking performance from the electromagnetic waves, which decreases depending on the distance. As a reference model of working environment, we setup the visual stimuli object on the computer that is a source of electromagnetic wave. The power spectrum distribution and the incidence of electroencephalogram was measured. The analysed data has shown that, with nano-processed textiles, ${\beta}$ wave does not appear very often where ${\beta}$ wave appears only to illustrate the stable states of human's body. However, as for the materials without nano processing, the ratio of ${\gamma}$ waves in the total level of electroencephalogram becomes higher in spite of short exposure to visual stimuli in work environment, which shows that the worker becomes stressed. The ${\beta}$ wave electroencephalogram of all materials is drawn in calcarine fissure of occipital lobe to show the convergent distribution, and stronger with block-processed Nano Silver Silk(NSS). The study based on the potential risks of human diseases such as physical fatigue by electromagnetic waves, and has shown that the application of Nano Silver textile for human uses require a proper particle size of it which would not penetrate cellular tissues, and a proper binder and binding treatment for it. However, it is highly required for back-up researches to verify various aspects in applying nano silver to textile products.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.207-214
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• 2021

인간은 환경적으로 다양한 전자기파에 노출되어 있으나 전자기파에 대한 유해성 평가 및 이를 위한 시스템의 개발은 미진한 상태이다. 따라서 우리는 전자기파에 대한 생물학적 유해성 평가를 위한 시스템을 개발하고, 시스템을 통한 생물학적 유해성 평가를 하고자 한다. 본 연구에서는 극저주파 자기장 발생장치를 설계 및 제작하였으며 장치의 출력 신뢰성을 확인하였다. 이 장치를 활용하여 고자기장인 6 mT와 60 Hz에 노출된 세포의 세포스트레스 유도과립(Cellular stress-granules)의 형성 및 세포 분열 주기에 대한 영향을 확인하였다. 그 결과 6, 12 그리고 36시간 동안의 고자기장의 노출은 세포스트레스 유도과립의 형성 및 세포 분열 주기에 영향을 주지 않았다. 이러한 결과들은 극저주파 고자기장에 대한 생물학적 유해성 판단을 위한 중요한 기초 자료로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.601-609
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• 2010

본 논문은 전북 지역에 설치되어 있는 이동 통신 기지국 중 "전자파 강도 의무 측정 무선국" 77국과 "전자파강도 비의무 측정 무선국" 41국을 선정하여 전자파 강도를 측정하였다. 측정 결과, 전자파 강도는 전반적으로 전자파 인체 보호 기준에 비하여 매우 낮은 수준으로 나타났으며, 국민들이 이동 통신 기지국 주변에서 전자파에 대한 불안감을 가질 정도의 수준은 아니라고 생각된다. 본 논문에서는 의무 측정 무선국과 비의무 측정 무선국을 서로 분류하여 측정하고, 그 측정 결과를 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과, 비의무 측정 무선국의 평균값과 최대 값이 의무 측정 무선국의 측정값보다 모두 높게 나타났다. 일상 생활 주변에서 국민들이 전자파에 노출되는 강도는 무선국의 공중선 출력보다는 무선국 안테나의 접근성에 있다고 생각한다. 따라서 이동 통신용 기지국의 전자파 강도 의무 측정에 대한 법적 근거인 "전파법 시행령"에 명시되어 있는 공중선 전력(30 W 초과) 및 공중 선주의 높이(10 m 초과) 기준을 변경할 필요가 있음을 제안한다.