8,195 research outputs found
Aerospace medicine and biology. A continuing bibliography with indexes, supplement 195
This bibliography lists 148 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in June 1979
Aerospace medicine and biology. A continuing bibliography with indexes, supplement 206, May 1980
This bibliography lists 169 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in April 1980
Do TETRA (Airwave) base station signals have a short-term impact on health and well-being? A randomized double-blind provocation study
Background: "Airwave" is the new communication system currently being rolled out across the United Kingdom for the police and emergency services, based on the Terrestrial Trunked Radio Telecommunications System (TETRA). Some police officers have complained about skin rashes, nausea, headaches, and depression as a consequence of using their Airwave handsets. In addition, a small subgroup in the population self-report being sensitive to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) in general. Objectives: We conducted a randomized double-blind provocation study to establish whether short-term exposure to a TETRA base station signal has an impact on the health and well-being of individuals with self-reported "electrosensitivity" and of participants who served as controls.Methods: Fifty-one individuals with self-reported electrosensitivity and 132 age and sex-matched controls participated in an open provocation test; 48 sensitive and 132 control participants went on to complete double-blind tests in a fully screened semianechoic chamber. Heart rate, skin conductance, and blood pressure readings provided objective indices of short-term physiological response. Visual analog scales and symptom scales provided subjective indices of well-being.Results: We found no differences on any measure between TETRA and sham (no signal) under double-blind conditions for either controls or electrosensitive participants, and neither group could detect the presence of a TETRA signal at rates greater than chance (50%). When conditions were not double blind, however, the self-reported electrosensitive individuals did report feeling worse and experienced more severe symptoms during TETRA compared with sham.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the adverse symptoms experienced by electrosensitive individuals are due to the belief of harm from TETRA base stations rather than to the low-level EMF exposure itself
Aerospace Medicine and Biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes, supplement 217, March 1981
Approximately 130 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in February 1981 are included in this bibliography. Topics include aerospace medicine and biology
Aerospace medicine and biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes, supplement 183
This bibliography lists 273 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in July 1978
NASA guidelines on report literature
NASA seeks for inclusion in its Scientific and Technical Information System research reports, conference proceedings, meeting papers, monographs, and doctoral and post graduate theses which relate to the NASA mission and objectives. Topics of interest to NASA are presented
Aerospace medicine and biology: A continuing bibliography with indexes, supplement 203
This bibliography lists 150 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in January 1980
Aerospace Medicine and Biology: A continuing supplement 180, May 1978
This special bibliography lists 201 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in April 1978
Aerospace Medicine and Biology. A continuing bibliography with indexes (supplement 225)
This bibliography lists 140 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in October 1981
Aerospace Medicine and Biology. A continuing bibliography with indexes
This bibliography lists 244 reports, articles, and other documents introduced into the NASA scientific and technical information system in February 1981. Aerospace medicine and aerobiology topics are included. Listings for physiological factors, astronaut performance, control theory, artificial intelligence, and cybernetics are included
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