Mobile phones : technology, networks, and user issues / editors, Micaela C. Barnes and Neil P. Meyers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Intro -- MOBILE PHONES: TECHNOLOGY, NETWORKS AND USER ISSUES -- MOBILE PHONES: TECHNOLOGY, NETWORKS AND USER ISSUES -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS, ACTION MECHANISMS, DOSIMETRY AND PROTECTION ISSUES OF MOBILE TELEPHONY RADIATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EFFECTS OF MOBILE TELEPHONY RADIATION ON A MODEL BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM -- Basic Experimental Procedure -- 1. COMPARISON OF BIOACTIVITY BETWEEN NON-MODULATED (DTX) AND MODULATED (TALK SIGNAL) GSM RADIATION -- 2. EFFECT OF GSM RADIATION ON MALES AND FEMALES -- 3. COMPARISON OF BIOACTIVITY BETWEEN GSM 900 AND GSM 1800 -- 4. GSM BIOACTIVITY ACCORDING TO ITS INTENSITY (OR ACCORDING TO THE DISTANCE FROM THE ANTENNA). THE REVELATION OF A "WINDOW" OF INCREASED BIOACTIVITY -- 5. THE DISCOVERED "WINDOW" OF INCREASED BIOACTIVITY IS AN INTENSITY WINDOW -- 6. THE DECREASE IN REPRODUCTIVE CAPACITY IS DUE TO DNA DAMAGE AND CELL DEATH INDUCTION IN THE REPRODUCTIVE CELLS -- TUNEL Assay -- 7. THE DNA DAMAGE INDUCED BY GSM 900 AND 1800 RADIATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY ACTIN CYTOSKELETON DAMAGE -- Rhodamine-Conjugated Phalloidin Staining Assay -- Double Staining with Rhodamine-Conjugated Phalloidin and TUNEL -- 8. THE BIO-EFFECT OF THE GSM RADIATION INCREASES WITH INCREASING DAILY EXPOSURE DURATION -- BASIC EXPERIMENTAL CONCLUSIONS -- A DISTINCT SIMILARITY OF EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS -- BIOPHYSICAL MECHANISM FOR EMFs BIO-EFFECTS: THE ION FORCED-VIBRATION THEORY -- BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS FOR DNA DAMAGE -- 1. Irregular Release of Hydrolytic Enzymes -- 2. Free Radical Action -- DOSIMETRY OF EMFS EXPOSURES. IS SAR A CREDIBLE QUANTITY? -- PROTECTION ISSUES. A POSSIBLE WAY FOR REDUCING RADIATION LEVELS WHILE MAINTAINING THE ABILITY OF COMMUNICATION -- REFERENCES.

Chapter 2: MOBILE PHONES, MULTIMEDIA AND COMMUNICABILITY: DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION, NETWORKS AND USER ISSUES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- TELEPHONE EVOLUTION, MASS MEDIA, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND GLOBAL VILLAGE -- COST FACTOR, TELECOMMUNICATIONS DIFFUSION AND DESIGN ASSESSMENT -- HEURISTIC EVALUATION: TOWARDS A RELIABILITY OF THE RESULTS -- HEURISTIC EVALUATION: ACHILLES HEEL -- SAMPLE FOR HEURISTIC EVALUATION -- SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE EXPANSION FOR MULTIMEDIA MOBILE PHONE: NEW TECHNOLOGIES, USERS AND MARKETING -- HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION AND INTERFACE DESIGN -- ROCOCO OR MINIMALIST DESIGN FOR MOBILE INTERFACES -- SETS AND SUBSETS OF THE MOBILE PHONES IN THE COMMUNICABILITY ERA -- INTERNET NAVIGATION, APPLICATIONS AND E-COMMERCE MISCELLANEOUS -- ASSESSMENT AND RESULTS -- CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORKS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ANNEX #1. -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: INCREASED GENETIC DAMAGE DUE TO MOBILE TELEPHONE RADIATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATIONS -- 3. GENETIC DAMAGE ASSESSMENT -- 4. MOBILE PHONE USERS -- 5. INDIVIDUALS STUDIED -- 6. GENOTOXICITY TESTS APPLIED -- 6.1. Micronucleus Assay -- 6.2. Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis (SCGE) or Comet Assay -- 6.3. Statistical Analysis -- 7. PROFILE OF THE SUBJECTS STUDIED -- 7.1 Nuclear Anomalies -- 7.2. DNA Damage -- CONCLUSION -- FUTURE PERSPECTIVES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: DESIGNING MOBILE PHONE INTERFACES FOR COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN EVERYDAY LIFE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THEORETICAL REFERENTIAL -- 2.1. Informal Education -- 2.2. Mobile Collaborative Learning -- 2.3. Communities of Practice -- 3. MOBILITY AND COLLABORATION USING MULTIMEDIA: A NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR DEVELOPING INFORMAL EDUCATION -- 3.1. Multimedia in the Collaborative Learning.

4. DESIGNING A MOBILE SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR SUPPORTING EVERYDAY LEARNING: PROTOTYPE AND EXAMPLES -- 4.1. Prototype and Examples -- 4.2. Using Multimedia in the Mobile Collaborative Learning -- 5. INTERFACES, COMMUNITIES AND INFORMAL EDUCATION: DISCUSSING THE PROPOSED APPROACH -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5: INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION OF EUROPEAN OPERATORS: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF EUROPEAN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS -- 2. THE EXPANSION PROCESS OF EUROPEAN MOBILE OPERATORS IN EUROPEAN OECD COUNTRIES -- The Internationalized European Operators in European OECD Countries -- Internationalization from a Number of Subscribers' Perspective -- Internationalization from a Geographic Perspective -- Strategic Decisions in the European Internationalization Process: Entry Mode -- Strategic Decisions in the European Internationalization Process: Rebranding -- The European Markets Shares of European Operators -- A Map of the Internationalization Degree of the European Mobile Firms -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6: M-HEALTHCARE: COMBINING HEALTHCARE, HEALTH MANAGEMENT, AND THE SOCIAL SUPPORT OF THE VIRTUAL COMMUNITY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MOBILE HEALTHCARE -- 2.1. Illness Treatment -- Mobile Healthcare Services -- 2.2. Illness Prevention -- Mobile Health Management Services -- 3. SOCIAL SUPPORT -- 3.1. Social Support and the Virtual Community -- 3.2. Mobile Virtual Communities and Health -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7: OLS-OPPORTUNISTIC LOCALIZATION SYSTEM FOR SMART PHONES DEVICES -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. CurrentState-of-the-Art -- 3. Architecture -- 3.1. System Components -- 3.2. Device Sensors -- 4. Seamless Sensor Fusion -- 4.1. Particle Filter Algorithm -- 4.2. Motion Model -- 4.3. Measurement Model -- 4.4. Overall Fusion Flow.

5. Fingerprint Predictions for an Opportunistic Localization System -- 5.1. Fingerprint Prediction -- 6. Experiments and Discussion -- 6.1. Opportunistic Data Fusion -- 6.2. Fingerprint Prediction -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: MOBILE PHONES AND INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT -- ABSTRACT -- MOBILE PHONES AND INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT -- NETWORK CAPABILITY -- AGE VERIFICATION ONLINE -- USER SELF-VERIFICATION -- FINANCIAL -- BIOMETRICS -- FILTERS -- SURVEILLANCE -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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