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Short-Term Non-ionizing 2.45 GHz WBAN RF Exposure Does not Affect Human Physiological Measures and Cognitive Performance Exposed by Wearable Textile Monopole Antenna

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Theory and Applications of Applied Electromagnetics

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This paper presents a novel study of evaluating non-ionizing effect of 2.45 GHz Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN) radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields (EMF) exposure on human physiological parameters and cognitive performance. The study aims to test the hypothesis whether exposure of 2.45 GHz WBAN radio electromagnetic fields may affect physiological parameters and cognitive performance of human. Twenty healthy volunteers are involved in the test and exposed to 2.45 GHz WBAN RF radiation, emitted by a planar textile monopole antenna. Physiological measures of body temperature, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate are obtained, along with cognitive performance outcomes. Results indicated that no significant difference is observed in any of the three sessions (pre, exposure and post) for all physiological parameters, p > 0.05. Insufficient evident is found to indicate a difference in mean of all cognitive tests between WBAN RF and Sham exposure sessions, p’s > 0.05.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank all volunteers who involve in this measurement campaign. The authors also would like to thank Jabatan Kejuruteraan Elektrik, Politeknik Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia for their collaboration in this project. This work is partially supported by the Knowledge Transfer Programme (KTP) grant by Ministry of Education (MOHE), Malaysia, under grant 9011-00016. The authors would like to express their highest gratitude to MOHE and Universiti Malaysia Perlis.

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  1. School of Computer and Communication Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Pauh Putra Campus, 02000, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

    Hasliza A. Rahim, Ping Jack Soh, Fairul Afzal Ahmad Fuad, Che Muhammad Nor Che Isa & Nurbaizatul Badrul Hisham

  2. School of Electrical System Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Pauh Putra Campus, Pauh Putra Campus, 02000, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

    Fareq Malek, Noor Anida Abu Talib & Farrah Salwani Abdullah

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Rahim, H.A. et al. (2015). Short-Term Non-ionizing 2.45 GHz WBAN RF Exposure Does not Affect Human Physiological Measures and Cognitive Performance Exposed by Wearable Textile Monopole Antenna. In: Sulaiman, H., Othman, M., Abd. Aziz, M., Abd Malek, M. (eds) Theory and Applications of Applied Electromagnetics. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 344. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17269-9_41

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