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Effects of drying-off procedure of ewes' udder in subsequent mammary infection and development of mastitis
(2013)Objective of the study was to evaluate effects of the procedure followed for udder drying-off (i.e., progressive or abrupt cessation of lactation) in subsequent mammary infection and development of mastitis. In ewes of ... -
Efficacy of pymetrozine against Myzus persicae and in reducing potato virus Y transmission on tobacco plants
(2010)Forty-four parthenogenetic lineages of Myzus persicae s.l. (Sulzer) from tobacco crops and peach orchards located in various regions of Greece were examined to determine their response to the insecticide pymetrozine using ... -
Energy budget in organic and conventional olive groves
(2007)An energy analysis, combined with an economic one, in conventional and organic olive groves is useful in evaluating present situation and deciding best management strategies. The objective of this study was to evaluate the ... -
Evaluation of a statistical downscaling procedure for the estimation of climate change impacts on droughts
(2009)Despite uncertainties in future climates, there is considerable evidence that there will be substantial impacts on the environment and human interests. Climate change will affect the hydrology of a region through changes ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING THE FOREST PLANTATIONS ESTABLISHMENT IN THE FRAME OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
(2011)The enactment of measures concerning the afforestation of agricultural land (Regulation (EC) No 2080/92) was part of the accompanying measures for the CAP reform of 1992. Regulation (EC) No 2080/92 provided the opportunity ... -
Factors Influencing Linezolid-Nonsusceptible Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Dissemination Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study
(2013)Background: The aim of the present study was to identify risk factors for linezolid-nonsusceptible coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) dissemination in the intensive care unit. Methods: Among the 246 patients included, ... -
Female genital tuberculosis: A review
(2011)Female genital tuberculosis is an uncommon type of tuberculosis that can lead to infertility. The present review describes the disease, reports available epidemiological data, and focuses on examinations and procedures ... -
GREY WATER FOOTPRINT OF CROPS AND CROP-DERIVED PRODUCTS: ANALYSIS OF CALCULATION METHOD
(2014)The explosive increase in world population, along with the fast socio-economic development, have led to an increased water demand; the impact of global water resource consumption is mapped with the "water footprint", which ... -
Hepatitis A Virus Infection and the Waste Handling Industry: A Seroprevalence Study
(2012)Waste collectors have a theoretical risk of Hepatitis A virus infection. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis A virus infection (HAV) among municipal solid waste workers (MSWWs) ... -
Identifying and quantifying nitrogen and phosphorus loadings from agriculture and livestock waste in the Penios River Basin District
(2015)The nitrogen and phosphorus loadings coming from diffuse, non-point pollution sources related to agriculture and animal husbandry in the Penios river basin in the region of Thessaly, Greece, were estimated. Detailed data ... -
Influence of some soil parameters on heavy metals accumulation by vegetables grown in agricultural soils of different soil orders
(2008)The main purpose of this research was to determine the levels of heavy metals in tomato, potato and lettuce, grown in agricultural soils of different soil orders (Alfisols, Endisols and Vertisols), located at Central Greece. ... -
Integrating Landscape Ecology and Geoinformatics to Decipher Landscape Dynamics for Regional Planning
(2011)We used remote sensing and GIS in conjunction with multivariate statistical methods to: (i) quantify landscape composition (land cover types) and configuration (patch density, diversity, fractal dimension, contagion) for ... -
Integration of a Hydrological Model within a Geographical Information System: Application to a Forest Watershed
(2014)Watershed simulation software used for operational purposes must possess both dependability of results and flexibility in parameter selection and testing. The UBC watershed model (UBCWM) contains a wide spectrum of parameters ... -
Intensive care unit dissemination of multiple clones of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium
(2012)Outbreaks caused by linezolid-resistant (LR) enterococci remain rare. We report the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of the multiclonal dissemination of LR enterococci in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a ... -
Interaction of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and the use of individual antibiotics among children on nasopharyngeal colonization with erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
(2010)The purpose of this study was to assess the complex interaction of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) and individual classes of antimicrobial agents on the nasopharyngeal carriage of erythromycin-resistant ... -
Investigating the relationships among motivation, negotiation, and alpine skiing participation
(2007)This study aimed to investigate the negotiation strategies used by recreational skiers to overcome constraints' influences, and to test the degree to which negotiation acts as a mediator of the relationship between motivation ... -
Maximum urban heat island intensity in a medium-sized coastal Mediterranean city
(2012)This paper studies the maximum intensity of the urban heat island (UHI) that develops in Volos urban area, a medium-sized coastal city in central Greece. The maximum temperature difference between the city center and a ... -
Meningitis registry of hospitalized cases in children: epidemiological patterns of acute bacterial meningitis throughout a 32-year period
(2007)Background: Bacterial meningitis remains a source of substantial morbidity and mortality in childhood. During the last decades gradual changes have been observed in the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis, related to the ... -
Methodological aspects of a GIS-based environmental health inspection program used in the Athens 2004 Olympic and Para Olympic Games
(2005)Background: The use of geographical information system (GIS) technologies in public health surveillance is gradually gaining momentum around the world and many applications have already been reported in the literature. In ... -
Modeling the effect of social factors on improving biodiversity protection
(2012)The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of social factors (expressed as social and institutional trust social norms, and social networks) on the decision of individuals to pay for improvement of environmental ...