Month

January 2021
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Jan

Circadian rhythms and the gut microbiota: from the metabolic syndrome to cancer

January 15, 2021
Bishehsari, F., Voigt, R.M. & Keshavarzian, A. Circadian rhythms and the gut microbiota: from the metabolic syndrome to cancer. Nat Rev Endocrinol 16, 731–739 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-020-00427-4 Abstract The metabolic syndrome is prevalent in developed nations and accounts for the largest burden of non-communicable diseases worldwide. The metabolic syndrome has direct effects on health and increases the risk of...
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15
Jan

5G smartphones and health : How to control exposure to waves from new 5G mobiles?

January 15, 2021
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15
Jan

Vision problems arise in young school kids in COVID-19 quarantine

January 15, 2021
University of Minnesota CIDRAP Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/01/vision-problems-arise-young-school-kids-covid-19-quarantine Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News  | Jan 14, 2021 The prevalence of near-sightedness, or myopia, increased 1.4 to 3 times in Chinese children aged 6 to 8 years during COVID-19 quarantine, according to a study today in JAMA Ophthalmology. Led by researchers at Tianjin...
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14
Jan

Smart City megaprojects get a lot of hype. So why do so many turn out to be expensive disappointments?

January 14, 2021
Source: https://www.thestar.com/news/atkinsonseries/2021/01/13/smart-city-megaprojects-get-a-lot-of-hype-so-why-do-so-many-turn-out-to-be-expensive-disappointments.html By John Lorinc Atkinson Fellow Wed., Jan. 13, 2021 A languishing brownfield site. A developer’s visions of castles in the sky. Corporate partnerships to build cutting-edge smart city infrastructure. And the promise of luring tech giants prepared to invest billions. The hype could have easily described Sidewalk Labs’ now aborted Toronto venture, but this story...
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13
Jan

Elon Musk’s Starlink internet satellite service has been approved in the UK

January 13, 2021
Source: https://in.mashable.com/science/19507/elon-musks-starlink-satellite-internet-service-gets-approval-in-the-uk BY MASHABLE NEWS STAFF It has recently come to light that Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service has received licensing approval for its user terminals from the U.K.’s communications regulator. The green light given to the Starlink broadband system will allow Musk to compete with terrestrial U.K. Internet providers like BT Group Plc and others...
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12
Jan

IEEE 1528.7-2020 – IEEE Guide for EMF Exposure Assessment of Internet of Things (IoT) Technologies and Devices

January 12, 2021
Published Date: 2021-01-11 Standard Details In the wireless communication field, 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions are the main emerging technologies and future wireless communication will rely on them. A methodology for classifying IoT devices based on radio frequency (RF) exposure characteristics is provided. Classification is based on frequency, bandwidth, radiated power, and typical...
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11
Jan

City Surveillance Watch: Balancing Act

January 11, 2021
In this first episode of City Surveillance Watch, a new limited podcast series, Kate Kaye explores the inherent dichotomy of data-hungry technologies that can be considered forms of surveillance. By Kate Kaye Published  Jan. 11, 2021 When does a smart city become an overly-surveilled city? In this first episode of City Surveillance Watch,a limited podcast series from...
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11
Jan

New Testing Methods for 5G Technology

January 11, 2021
Source: https://www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/lxpzc?lidx=1#aaaaaaaaaalxqad 07/01/2021 The RWTH Profile Area Information & Communication Technologies is conducting research on how to best estimate the immissions caused by new mobile radio technologies. The project is one of the topics covered in the next issue of the University’s research magazine RWTH THEMEN, published this winter semester. Mobile Internet usage has been...
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11
Jan

ICASA:The 5G myths vis-à-vis COVID-19

January 11, 2021
11 January 2021 The Authority continues to note media reports with regards to the deployment of the Fifth-Generation (5G) technologies and infrastructure and its purported relation to the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Authority would like to urge all South Africans not to be swayed by these conspiracy theories that are hell-bent on bringing...
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11
Jan

Beware the Dangers from AM Radio and 5G Transmission Sites

January 11, 2021
Source: TCI Magazine, official publication of the TREE CARE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION https://tcimag.tcia.org/tree-care/beware-the-dangers-from-am-radio-and-5g-transmission-sites/ by RICK HOWLAND As if tree care isn’t dangerous enough, there’s an increasing safety threat that hasn’t yet gotten much attention – radio waves. Radio waves are everywhere, and have been since the dawn of the universe. Man-made ones have been around for more...
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