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11
Mar

Electric infrastructure poses a significant threat at congregation sites of the globally threatened Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis in Saudi Arabia

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SHOBRAK, M., ALASMARI, S., ALQTHAMI, A., ALQTHAMI, F., AL-OTAIBI, A., ZOUBI, M., . . . NIKOLOV, S. (2021). Electric infrastructure poses a significant threat at congregation sites of the globally threatened Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis in Saudi Arabia. Bird Conservation International, 1-9. doi:10.1017/S0959270921000204 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bird-conservation-international/article/abs/electric-infrastructure-poses-a-significant-threat-at-congregation-sites-of-the-globally-threatened-steppe-eagle-aquila-nipalensis-in-saudi-arabia/115B1CD3657C2B16D309F50A938A8718 The authors call for the urgent safeguarding of powerlines that cause mortality near […]

11
Mar

BERENIS Newsletter 28th March 2022

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Newsletter of the Swiss expert group on electromagnetic fields and non-ionising radiation (BERENIS) https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/en/home/topics/electrosmog/newsletter-of-the-swiss-expert-group-on-electromagnetic-fields-a.html PDF https://www.emfsa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Newsletter-BERENIS-Nr.-28-ENGLISH-1.pdf

07
Mar

Associations Between a Polymorphism in the Rat 5-HT1A Receptor Gene Promoter Region (rs198585630) and Cognitive Alterations Induced by Microwave Exposure

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Li H, Gao Y, Zou Y, Qiao S, Zhi W, Ma L, Xu X, Zhao X, Zhang J, Wang L and Hu X (2022) Associations Between a Polymorphism in the Rat 5-HT1A Receptor Gene Promoter Region (rs198585630) and Cognitive Alterations Induced by Microwave Exposure. Front. Public Health 10:802386. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.802386 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.802386/full According to the authors, the findings findings […]

05
Mar

IUA and International Partners urge UN to protect Dark and Quiet Skies

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Source: International Astronomical Union (IAU) The IAU, together with partner organisations, has submitted a new Working Paper to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), seeking to protect dark and quiet skies from interference by human activities. The paper was accepted for discussion at the opening of the 59th session of the COPUOS […]

05
Mar

ENISA: Security in 5G – Challenges and Best Practices

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Source: European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) February 24, 2022 NFV Security in 5G – Challenges and Best Practices This report explores relevant challenges, vulnerabilities and attacks to the Network Function Virtualization (NFV) within the 5G network. NFV changes the network security environment due to resource pools based on cloud computing and open network architecture. […]

17
Feb

Protocol for a systematic review of the in vivo studies on radiofrequency (100 kHz–300 GHz) electromagnetic field exposure and cancer

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Pinto, R., Ardoino, L., Giardullo, P. et al. Protocol for a systematic review of the in vivo studies on radiofrequency (100 kHz–300 GHz) electromagnetic field exposure and cancer. Syst Rev 11, 29 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-01898-4 Abstract Background An Italian project aims to review the scientific literature on the possible carcinogenicity of radiofrequency (100 kHz–300 GHz) electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure. The ENEA team has to carry […]

17
Feb

Immune cells that clear away Alzheimer’s disease protein are controlled by circadian rhythms

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Citation: Clark GT, Yu Y, Urban CA, Fu G, Wang C, Zhang F, et al. (2022) Circadian control of heparan sulfate levels times phagocytosis of amyloid beta aggregates. PLoS Genet 18(2): e1009994. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009994 http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1009994 The findings provide a mechanism that links Alzheimer’s disease with circadian rhythm disruptions Peer-Reviewed Publication PLOS Researchers report that the immune cells […]

16
Feb

The energy use implications of 5G: Reviewing whole network operational energy, embodied energy, and indirect effects

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Laurence Williams, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Timothy J. Foxon, The energy use implications of 5G: Reviewing whole network operational energy, embodied energy, and indirect effects, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 157, 2022, 112033, ISSN 1364-0321, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.112033.(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032121012958) Highlights • We find that the literature on green 5G and future mobile networks is dominated by small-scale, single […]