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Electromagnetic fields : principles, engineering applications, and biophysical effects /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, 2013.
Colección:Physics research and technology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS ; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; EARTH'S NATURAL ELECTROMAGNETIC NOISES IN A VERY-LOW FREQUENCY BAND ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; ECCENTRIC SHIFT OF THE EARTH'S CORE
  • IS A MAIN CAUSE OF DEEP-SEATED RHYTHMS OF THE EARTH'S CRUST MOTION, DIURNAL AND YEARLY VARIATIONS OF PROCESSES OCCURRING IN VARIOUS SPHERES OF THE EARTH ; 1. Inconformity of ENPEMF Variations to the Atmospheric Mechanisms of their Generation ; 2. Matching of the ENPEMF Spectral Distribution and Seismicity with Solar Tidal Waves and Suppression of Lunar Components.
  • 3. Yearly Path of the Core Shift Relatively to the Earth's Centerand Its Characteristics MULTI-CHANNEL GEOPHYSICAL UNITS FOR RECORDING THE NATURAL PULSE EM FIELD OF THE EARTH ; 1. Pulse EM Field Recording Unit MGR-01 ; SIGNS OF THE EARTH'S CORE EFFECT ON HUMAN ACTIVITYAND WELL-BEING ; 1. Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of EM Noises of the Earth ; 2. Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of Ambulance Calls-Out ; 3. Annual Variations in Lithospheric Processes and in Man Morbidity Rates ; 4. Solar Cycles in Spectra of Some Lithospheric and Biospheric Processes.
  • 5. "Lunar" Cycles in Spectra of Some Lithospheric and Biospheric Processes DETECTING SURFACE ACTIVE GEODYNAMIC ZONES FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC NOISE PATTERNS ; 1. Separating Space and Time Variations in a Flow of EM Signals; 2. Mapping Stress and Strain of Rocks and Faulting Patterns ; 3. Monitoring of Sliding Activity in Unstable Slopes, Assessment of the Degree of their Danger ; COMMENTS AND CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTION BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDS AND LIVING SYSTEMS DETERMINES HEALTH AND WELL-BEING ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND WAVES.
  • 2.1. Maxwell Equations2.2. Plane Electromagnetic Waves; 2.4. Intensity of Electromagnetic Waves, (Power Density) ; 3. NATURAL AND MAN-MADE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS IN THE TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT ; 3.1. Natural EMFs on Earth; 3.2. Artificial EMFs on Earth ; 3.3. Differences between Natural and Artificial Electromagnetic Radiation ; 4. INTERACTION BETWEEN MAN-MADE EMFS/RADIATIONAND LIVING MATTER ; 4.1. A General Hypothesis for the Type of Interaction ; 4.2. The Energy Absorbed by Biological Molecules during Exposure to Man-Made EMFs Is Normally Well Below the Thermal Level.
  • 5. PHYSIOLOGICAL ENDOGENOUS ELECTRIC FIELDS IN CELLS AND TISSUES PRACTICALLY CONTROL ALL CELLULAR/BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS 5.1. Trans-Membrane Electric Field ; 5.2. The Circadian Biological Clock; 5.3. The Intracellular Electric Oscillations ; 5.4. The Endogenous Electric Fields/Currents ; 6. DISTORTION OF ENDOGENOUS ELECTRIC FIELDS BY EXTERNAL EMFS ; 6.1. Distortion of Endogenous Electric Fields by Direct Electromagnetic Interference with External Fields ; 6.2. Distortion of Endogenous Electric Fields by Alteration of Intracellular Ionic Concentrations.