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Nomophobia: the mobile phone in panic disorder with agoraphobia: reducing phobias or worsening of dependence?

OBJECTIVE In this report, we present and discuss a hypothesis for the development, in individuals with panic disorder and agoraphobia, of dependence on his or her mobile phone (MP). BACKGROUND This disorder, termed nomophobia, is a result of the development of new technologies. Nomophobia is considered a disorder of the modern world and refers to discomfort or anxiety caused by being out of c...

Safety Issues of Mobile Phone Base Stations

Subjective Neurological Symptoms Among Mobile Phone Users

Background: A lot of investigations exist on the biological effects of radiofrequency and microwave radiation however only a few studies have considered non-carcinogenic exposure to radiations specifically from mobile phones. Objectives: To introduce some subjective neurological symptoms in mobile phone users. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study conducted from March...

Developing a Mobile Phone Application for Common Radiotherapy Calculations

Accuracy of the radiotherapy requires some routine quality control and dosimetry calculations, which would be done by radiotherapy physicists. Due to the increasing use of computers and simulation software in medical science, as well as trends indicating its continued growth, this study aims to develop a new smart-phone application to perform common radiotherapy-related calculations. Computatio...

Biometrics on Mobile Phone

In an era of information technology, mobile phones are more and more widely used worldwide, not only for basic communications, but also as a tool to deal with personal affairs and process information acquired anywhere at any time. It is reported that there are more than 4 billion cell phone users over the world and this number still continues to grow as predicted that by 2015 more than 86% of t...