MOBILE PHONES: TECHNOLOGY, NETWORKS AND USER ISSUES

MOBILE PHONES: TECHNOLOGY, NETWORKS AND USER ISSUES

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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