Background: Because partial nephrectomy (PN) may remove malignant tissue while maintaining kidney function, it is currently the gold standard for nephrectomy. However, the blood arteries that supply the kidney are clamped at the start of the procedure. The most common method for evaluating surgical margins during PN is intraoperative frozen section (FS) evaluation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This paper reports a study of electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure of several adult insects: a ladybug, a honey bee worker, a wasp, and a mantis at frequencies ranging from 2.5 to 100 GHz. The purpose was to estimate the specific absorption rate (SAR) in insect tissues, including the brain, in order to predict the possible biological effects caused by EMF energy absorption.
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