EMFs and Young Children Research

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EMFs and Young Children Research

1. Fernández, C., de Salles, A., Sears, M., Morris, R., & Davis, D. (2018). Absorption of wireless radiation in the child versus adult brain and eye from cell phone conversation or virtual reality. Environmental Research,167, 694-699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.05.013
2. Siervo B, Morelli MS, Landini L, Hartwig V. Numerical evaluation of human exposure to WiMax patch antenna in tablet or laptop. Bioelectromagnetics. 2018;39(5):414-422. doi:10.1002/bem.22128
3. P. Gandhi, “Yes the Children Are More Exposed to Radiofrequency Energy From Mobile Telephones Than Adults,” in IEEE Access, vol. 3, pp. 985-988, 2015, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2438782.
4. Gandhi, O., Morgan, L., de Salles, A., Han, Y., Herberman, R., & Davis, D. (2011). Exposure Limits: The underestimation of absorbed cell phone radiation, especially in children. Electromagnetic Biology And Medicine,31(1), 34-51. https://doi.org/10.3109/15368378.2011.622827
5. Ferreira, J., & Almeida de Salles, A. (2015). Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in the head of Tablet users. The 7Th IEEE Latin-American Conference On Communications (Latincom 2015),1538, 5-9. Retrieved 3 June 2020, from http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1538/paper-02.pdf.
6. E. Fernández-Rodríguez, A. A. A. De Salles and D. L. Davis, “Dosimetric Simulations of Brain Absorption of Mobile Phone Radiation–The Relationship Between psSAR and Age,” in IEEE Access, vol. 3, pp. 2425-2430, 2015, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2502900.
7. Gultekin, D., & Moeller, L. (2012). NMR imaging of cell phone radiation absorption in brain tissue. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences,110(1), 58-63. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1205598109
8. Cabot E, Christ A, Bühlmann B, et al. Quantification of RF-exposure of the fetus using anatomical CAD-models in three different gestational stages. Health Phys. 2014;107(5):369-381. doi:10.1097/HP.0000000000000129
9. Gadi Lissak. “Adverse physiological and psychological effects of screen time on children and adolescents: Literature review and case study.” Environmental Research, Volume 164, 2018, Pages 149-157, ISSN 0013-9351.
10. Byun, Y., Ha, M., Kwon, H., Hong, Y., Leem, J., & Sakong, J. et al. (2013). Mobile Phone Use, Blood Lead Levels, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Symptoms in Children: A Longitudinal Study. Plos ONE,8(3), e59742. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059742
11. Foerster, M., Thielens, A., Joseph, W., Eeftens, M., & Röösli, M. (2018). A Prospective Cohort Study of Adolescents’ Memory Performance and Individual Brain Dose of Microwave Radiation from Wireless Communication. Environmental Health Perspectives,126(7), 077007. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp2427
12. Mohammed B, Jin J, Abbosh A, Bialkowski K, Manoufali M, Crozier S. Evaluation of children exposure to electromagnetic fields of mobile phones using age-specific head models with age-dependent dielectric properties. IEEE Access. PP(99). 2017
13. Sangün Ö, Dündar B, Çömlekçi S, Büyükgebiz A. The effects of electromagnetic field on the endocrine system in children and adolescents. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. 2015 Dec;13(2):531-45.
14. Aldad, T., Gan, G., Gao, X., & Taylor, H. (2012). Fetal Radiofrequency Radiation Exposure From 800-1900 Mhz-Rated Cellular Telephones Affects Neurodevelopment and Behavior in Mice. Scientific Reports,2(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00312
15. Li, D., Chen, H., Ferber, J., Hirst, A., & Odouli, R. (2020). Association between maternal exposure to magnetic field nonionizing radiation during pregnancy and risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring in a longitudinal birth cohort. JAMA Network Open,3(3), e201417. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.1417
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Health Impacts of Screen Time Research

1. Gadi Lissak. “Adverse physiological and psychological effects of screen time on children and adolescents: Literature review and case study.” Environmental Research, Volume 164, 2018, Pages 149-157, ISSN 0013-9351.
2. Garrett C. Hisler, Brant P. Hasler, Peter L. Franzen, Duncan B. Clark, Jean M. Twenge, Screen media use and sleep disturbance symptom severity in children, Sleep Health, Volume 6, Issue 6, 2020, Pages 731-742, ISSN 2352-7218, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2020.07.002.
3. Stiglic N, Viner RM. “Effects of screen time on the health and well-being of children and adolescents: a systematic review of reviews.” BMJ Open 2019; 9:e023191. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2018-023191.
4. Boers, Elroy, Mohammad H Afzali, Nicola Newton, and Patricia Conrod. 2019. “Association of Screen Time and Depression in Adolescence.” JAMA Pediatrics 173(9): 853–59. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1759.
5. Hutton, John S et al. 2019. “Associations Between Screen-Based Media Use and Brain White Matter Integrity in  Preschool-Aged Children.” JAMA pediatrics 174(1): e193869.
6. Madigan, Sheri et al. 2019. “Association Between Screen Time and Children’s Performance on a Developmental Screening Test.” JAMA Pediatrics 173(3): 244–50. 
7. Buabbas, A.J., Al-Mass, M.A., Al-Tawari, B.A.et al. The detrimental impacts of smart technology device overuse among school students in Kuwait: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Pediatr 20,524 (2020).https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02417-x.
8. Tamana SK, Ezeugwu V, Chikuma J, Lefebvre DL, Azad MB, Moraes TJ, et al. (2019) Screen-time is associated with inattention problems in preschoolers: Results from the CHILD birth cohort study. PLoS ONE 14(4): e0213995.
9. Stiglic N, Viner RM, Effects of screentime on the health and well-being of children and adolescents: a systematic review of reviews BMJ Open 2019;9:e023191. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023191​

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