• Impact of COVID-19 on medical education: introducing homo digitalis 

      Gravas S., Ahmad M., Hernández-Porras A., Furriel F., Alvarez-Maestro M., Kumar A., Lee K.-S., Azodoh E., Mburugu P., Sanchez-Salas R., Bolton D., Gomez R., Klotz L., Kulkarni S., Tanguay S., Elliott S., de la Rosette J., the Office of Education and SIU Board of Directors (2020)
      Purpose: To determine how members of the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU) are continuing their education in the time of COVID-19. Methods: A survey was disseminated amongst SIU members worldwide by email. Results ...
    • Improving the evidence on health inequities in migrant construction workers preparing for big sporting events 

      Flouris A.D., Babar Z., Ioannou L.G., Onarheim K.H., Phua K.H., Hargreaves S. (2021)
      [No abstract available]
    • In silico investigation of the viroporin E as a vaccine target against SARS-CoV-2 

      Rouka E., Gourgoulianis K.I., Zarogiannis S.G. (2021)
      Viroporins, integral viral membrane ion channel proteins, interact with host-cell proteins deregulating physiological processes and activating inflammasomes. Severity of COVID-19 might be associated with hyperinflammation, ...
    • Lifestyle changes and determinants of children’s and adolescents’ body weight increase during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Greece: The COV-EAT study 

      Androutsos O., Perperidi M., Georgiou C., Chouliaras G. (2021)
      Previous studies showed that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown imposed changes in adults’ lifestyle behaviors; however, there is limited information regarding the effects on youth. The COV-EAT study aimed ...
    • Lives versus Livelihoods? Perceived economic risk has a stronger association with support for COVID-19 preventive measures than perceived health risk 

      Nisa C.F., Bélanger J.J., Faller D.G., Buttrick N.R., Mierau J.O., Austin M.M.K., Schumpe B.M., Sasin E.M., Agostini M., Gützkow B., Kreienkamp J., Abakoumkin G., Abdul Khaiyom J.H., Ahmedi V., Akkas H., Almenara C.A., Atta M., Bagci S.C., Basel S., Kida E.B., Bernardo A.B.I., Chobthamkit P., Choi H.-S., Cristea M., Csaba S., Damnjanović K., Danyliuk I., Dash A., Di Santo D., Douglas K.M., Enea V., Fitzsimons G., Gheorghiu A., Gómez Á., Grzymala-Moszczynska J., Hamaidia A., Han Q., Helmy M., Hudiyana J., Jeronimus B.F., Jiang D.-Y., Jovanović V., Kamenov Ž., Kende A., Keng S.-L., Kieu T.T.T., Koc Y., Kovyazina K., Kozytska I., Krause J., Kruglanski A.W., Kurapov A., Kutlaca M., Lantos N.A., Lemay E.P., Jr., Lesmana C.B.J., Louis W.R., Lueders A., Malik N.I., Martinez A., McCabe K.O., Mehulić J., Milla M.N., Mohammed I., Molinario E., Moyano M., Muhammad H., Mula S., Muluk H., Myroniuk S., Najafi R., Nyúl B., O’Keefe P.A., Osuna J.J.O., Osin E.N., Park J., Pica G., Pierro A., Rees J., Reitsema A.M., Resta E., Rullo M., Ryan M.K., Samekin A., Santtila P., Selim H.A., Stanton M.V., Sultana S., Sutton R.M., Tseliou E., Utsugi A., van Breen J.A., Van Lissa C.J., Van Veen K., vanDellen M.R., Vázquez A., Wollast R., Yeung V.W.-L., Zand S., Žeželj I.L., Zheng B., Zick A., Zúñiga C., Leander N.P. (2021)
      This paper examines whether compliance with COVID-19 mitigation measures is motivated by wanting to save lives or save the economy (or both), and which implications this carries to fight the pandemic. National representative ...
    • A moral intervention reduces doping likelihood in british and Greek athletes: Evidence from a cluster randomized control trial 

      Kavussanu M., Hurst P., Yukhymenko-Lescroart M., Galanis E., King A., Hatzigeorgiadis A., Ring C. (2021)
      Objectives: The authors aimed to develop a moral intervention and to determine whether it was more effective in preventing doping than an educational (i.e., knowledge-based) intervention; their primary outcome was doping ...
    • Nationwide survey in greece about knowledge, risk perceptions, and preventive behaviors for covid-19 during the general lockdown in april 2020 

      Mouchtouri V.A., Agathagelidou E., Kofonikolas K., Rousou X., Dadouli K., Pinaka O., Agathocleous E., Anagnostopoulou L., Chatziligou C., Christoforidou E.P., Chalntoupi T., Kalomoiris L., Kapoula C., Kokkinou V., Constantinides A., Konstantinou P., Kostara E., Kourentis L., Lantou A., Lempidakis G., Liasidi P.-N., Michalakis C., Panagiotou D., Panteliadou F., Papadoulis V., Papantoniou G., Psatha M., Ragias D., Ringa V., Syrakouli A., Skoutari Α., Stergiadou S., Theodorou A., Tzika V., Lagiou A., Dardavesis T., Prezerakos P., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2020)
      Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the Greek general population toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the lockdown period in April 020, to examine ...
    • Nicotinic cholinergic system and COVID-19: In silico identification of interactions between α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and the cryptic epitopes of SARS-Co-V and SARS-CoV-2 Spike glycoproteins 

      Lagoumintzis G., Chasapis C.T., Alexandris N., Kouretas D., Tzartos S., Eliopoulos E., Farsalinos K., Poulas K. (2021)
      SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan in December 2019 and has spread globally. Studies have shown that smokers are less likely to be diagnosed with or be hospitalized for COVID-19 but, once hospitalized, ...
    • Oncologic children undergoing radiotherapy: Ways to alleviate the psychological burden: A review 

      Skoutari A., Chounta E., Skenteris N., Tsoukalas N., Alexopoulou A., Tolia M. (2021)
      Background: Radiation therapy is stressful for both the patient and family. After a child's cancer diagnosis, parents face the burden of dealing with fear, their children's needs and the unfamiliarity of radiotherapy ...
    • Optimal allocation of limited test resources for the quantification of COVID-19 infections 

      Chatzimanolakis M., Weber P., Arampatzis G., Wälchli D., Kičić I., Karnakov P., Papadimitriou C., Koumoutsakos P. (2020)
      The systematic identification of infected individuals is critical for the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, the spread of the disease is mostly quantified by the reported numbers of infections, hospitalisations, ...
    • Participatory modelling for poverty alleviation using fuzzy cognitive maps and OWA learning aggregation 

      Papageorgiou K., Singh P.K., Papageorgiou E.I., Chudasama H., Bochtis D., Stamoulis G. (2020)
      Participatory modelling is an emerging approach in the decision-making process through which stakeholders contribute to the representation of the perceived causal linkages of a complex system. The use of fuzzy cognitive ...
    • Politicization of COVID-19 health-protective behaviors in the United States: Longitudinal and cross-national evidence 

      Stroebe W., vanDellen M.R., Abakoumkin G., Lemay E.P., Jr., Schiavone W.M., Agostini M., Bélanger J.J., Gützkow B., Kreienkamp J., Reitsema A.M., Abdul Khaiyom J.H., Ahmedi V., Akkas H., Almenara C.A., Atta M., Bagci S.C., Basel S., Kida E.B., Bernardo A.B.I., Buttrick N.R., Chobthamkit P., Choi H.-S., Cristea M., Csaba S., Damnjanović K., Danyliuk I., Dash A., Di Santo D., Douglas K.M., Enea V., Faller D.G., Fitzsimons G., Gheorghiu A., Gómez Á., Hamaidia A., Han Q., Helmy M., Hudiyana J., Jeronimus B.F., Jiang D.-Y., Jovanović V., Kamenov Ž., Kende A., Keng S.-L., Kieu T.T.T., Koc Y., Kovyazina K., Kozytska I., Krause J., Kruglanksi A.W., Kurapov A., Kutlaca M., Lantos N.A., Jaya Lemsmana C.B., Louis W.R., Lueders A., Malik N.I., Martinez A., McCabe K.O., Mehulić J., Milla M.N., Mohammed I., Molinario E., Moyano M., Mula S., Muluk H., Myroniuk S., Najafi R., Nisa C.F., Nyúl B., O’Keefe P.A., Olivas Osuna J.J., Osin E.N., Park J., Pica G., Pierro A., Rees J., Resta E., Rullo M., Ryan M.K., Samekin A., Santtila P., Sasin E., Schumpe B.M., Selim H.A., Stanton M.V., Sultana S., Sutton R.M., Tseliou E., Utsugi A., van Breen J.A., van Lissa C.J., van Veen K., Vázquez A., Wollast R., Yeung V.W.-L., Zand S., Žeželj I.L., Zheng B., Zick A., Zúñiga C., Pontus Leander N., Muhammad H. (2021)
      During the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. conservative politicians and the media downplayed the risk of both contracting COVID-19 and the effectiveness of recommended health behaviors. Health behavior theories ...
    • Predicting the effectiveness of road safety campaigns through alternative research designs 

      Adamos G., Nathanail E. (2016)
      Introduction A large number of road safety communication campaigns have been designed and implemented in the recent years; however their explicit impact on driving behavior and road accident rates has been estimated in a ...
    • Predictors of adherence to public health behaviors for fighting COVID-19 derived from longitudinal data 

      Schumpe B.M., Van Lissa C.J., Bélanger J.J., Ruggeri K., Mierau J., Nisa C.F., Molinario E., Gelfand M.J., Stroebe W., Agostini M., Gützkow B., Jeronimus B.F., Kreienkamp J., Kutlaca M., Lemay E.P., Jr, Reitsema A.M., vanDellen M.R., Abakoumkin G., Abdul Khaiyom J.H., Ahmedi V., Akkas H., Almenara C.A., Atta M., Bagci S.C., Basel S., Berisha Kida E., Bernardo A.B.I., Buttrick N.R., Chobthamkit P., Choi H.-S., Cristea M., Csaba S., Damnjanović K., Danyliuk I., Dash A., Di Santo D., Douglas K.M., Enea V., Faller D., Fitzsimons G.J., Gheorghiu A., Gómez Á., Hamaidia A., Han Q., Helmy M., Hudiyana J., Jiang D.-Y., Jovanović V., Kamenov Z., Kende A., Keng S.-L., Kieu T.T.T., Koc Y., Kovyazina K., Kozytska I., Krause J., Kruglanski A.W., Kurapov A., Lantos N.A., Lesmana C.B.J., Louis W.R., Lueders A., Malik N.I., Martinez A.P., McCabe K.O., Mehulić J., Milla M.N., Mohammed I., Moyano M., Muhammad H., Mula S., Muluk H., Myroniuk S., Najafi R., Nyúl B., O’Keefe P.A., Olivas Osuna J.J., Osin E.N., Park J., Pica G., Pierro A., Rees J.H., Resta E., Rullo M., Ryan M.K., Samekin A., Santtila P., Sasin E., Selim H.A., Stanton M.V., Sultana S., Sutton R.M., Tseliou E., Utsugi A., van Breen J.A., Van Veen K., Vázquez A., Wollast R., Yeung V.W.-L., Zand S., Žeželj I.L., Zheng B., Zick A., Zúñiga C., Leander N.P. (2022)
      The present paper examines longitudinally how subjective perceptions about COVID-19, one’s community, and the government predict adherence to public health measures to reduce the spread of the virus. Using an international ...
    • Prevention of Malaria Resurgence in Greece through the Association of Mass Drug Administration (MDA) to Immigrants from Malaria-Endemic Regions and Standard Control Measures 

      Tseroni M., Baka A., Kapizioni C., Snounou G., Tsiodras S., Charvalakou M., Georgitsou M., Panoutsakou M., Psinaki I., Tsoromokou M., Karakitsos G., Pervanidou D., Vakali A., Mouchtouri V., Georgakopoulou T., Mamuris Z., Papadopoulos N., Koliopoulos G., Badieritakis E., Diamantopoulos V., Tsakris A., Kremastinou J., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2015)
      Greece was declared malaria-free in 1974 after a long antimalarial fight. In 2011–2012, an outbreak of P. vivax malaria was reported in Evrotas, an agricultural area in Southern Greece, where a large number of immigrants ...
    • A Proposed Nomogram Model for Recurrence of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Carcinoma 

      Tsapakidis K., Liontos M., Tolia M., Tsoukalas N. (2022)
      [No abstract available]
    • The Remarkable Evolutionary Plasticity of Coronaviruses by Mutation and Recombination: Insights for the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future Evolutionary Paths of SARS-CoV-2 

      Amoutzias G.D., Nikolaidis M., Tryfonopoulou E., Chlichlia K., Markoulatos P., Oliver S.G. (2022)
      Coronaviruses (CoVs) constitute a large and diverse subfamily of positive-sense sin-gle-stranded RNA viruses. They are found in many mammals and birds and have great importance for the health of humans and farm animals. ...
    • Role of microbial diversity for sustainable pyrite oxidation control in acid and metalliferous drainage prevention 

      Ogbughalu O.T., Vasileiadis S., Schumann R.C., Gerson A.R., Li J., Smart R.S.C., Short M.D. (2020)
      Acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD) remains a challenging issue for the mining sector. AMD management strategies have attempted to shift from treatment of acid leachates post-generation to more sustainable at-source ...
    • The rs1883832 Polymorphism (CD40-1C>T) Affects the Intensity of IgA Responses after BNT162b2 Vaccination 

      Speletas M., Bakaros E., Peristeri A.-M., Voulgaridi I., Sarrou S., Paliatsa V., Nasika A., Tseroni M., Anagnostopoulos L., Theodoridou K., Kalala F., Theodoridou A., Mouchtouri B.A., Tsiodras S., Eibel H., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2022)
      The effectiveness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination strategies is affected by several factors, including the genetic background of the host. In our study, we evaluated the contribution of the functional ...
    • Self-regulation strategies may enhance the acute effect of exercise on smoking delay 

      Hatzigeorgiadis A., Pappa V., Tsiami A., Tzatzaki T., Georgakouli K., Zourbanos N., Goudas M., Chatzisarantis N., Theodorakis Y. (2016)
      The present study examined the acute effect of a moderate intensity aerobic exercise session combined with self-regulation on smoking delay in physically inactive smokers. Participants were 11 adults (5 males and 6 females) ...