Document Type : Original Research
Authors
1 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, CMR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India
2 India Academic Programs Director, UC Berkeley, India
Abstract
Background: The Electromagnetic Field (EMF) effect is considered an alarming human health issue, dependent on the use of mobile phones. Several nationwide awareness programs on EMF Emissions & Telecom Towers were initiated by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to build a direct bridge between the number of investors and the information gap with scientific evidence. EMF interaction with humans has caused oxidative stress for brain physiological and pathological degeneration.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the EMF’s influence on oxidative stress and disorders of neurodegenerative.
Material and Methods: This analytical study is conducted on a generalized linear model, a supervised learning approach in machine learning, to understand mobile tower radiation. The data is obtained from open sources from two different states in India.
Results: Confidential Interval (CI) was obtained for measured value radiation for Andhra Pradesh in 2018-2019 as 95% CI [0.0045 to 0.0111] and for 2019-2020 as 95% CI [0.0016 to 0.0028]. Telangana -CI for Measured Value (MV) in 2018-2019 was found to be 95% CI [0.0500 to 0.0763] and 2019-2020 is 95% CI [0.0189 to 0.4345].
Conclusion: Generalized Linear Models (GLM) are the best statistical model to analyze the mobile tower radiation.
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