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Brexit and new perspectives of an unconventional way of Eurozone revival
(2019)In the aftermath of the UK referendum on June 23rd, 2016 that resulted in a sonorous negative decision regarding the willingness of the British people to remain in the EU, a significant number of alarming questions have ... -
A decision tree approach for achieving high customer satisfaction at urban interchanges
(2018)This paper introduces a decision tree approach, which can be used for the assessment of the design, operation and services provided at urban transport interchanges. Realizing a customer satisfaction survey, feedback was ... -
Demand data modelling for microscopic traffic simulation
(2018)The current paper aim is to present the technique of demand data modelling for microscopic simulation of the traffic flows. Traffic microscopic simulation is a powerful decision supporting tool, which could be applied for ... -
Detection of future changes in trends and scaling exponents in extreme short-term rainfall at selected stations in Slovakia
(2018)This paper analyses projected changes in short-term rainfall events during the warm season (April - October) in an ensemble of 30 regional climate model (RCM) simulations. The analysis of trend changes and changes in scaling ... -
The effect of fatigue on jump height and the risk of knee injury after a volleyball training game: A pilot study
(2021)Study aim: To investigate the effect of fatigue, induced by a volleyball training game on the risk of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury. Material and methods: Thirteen female volleyball college athletes, ages 18 to ... -
Enhancing active living and physical exercise through environmentally friendly policies in urban areas
(2021)Active living offers a substantial contribution to the mental and physical health of individuals, as well as to community wellbeing and social cohesion. Outdoor and green environments offer additional benefits and determine ... -
The Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG) in 2018-2019
(2019)This report summarises the activities and achievements of the Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG) from January 2018 through July 2019. During the reported period, two Eurasian Grassland Conference (EGCs) took place: the ... -
Evaluation of freight measures by integrating simulation tools: The case of Volos Port, Greece
(2018)Simulation modelling tools have been widely adopted for the evaluation of alternatives in transport planning, management and logistics. The complexity that underlies in transport systems and logistics necessitate the ... -
Exploring an Ensemble of Textual Machine Learning Methodologies for Traffic Event Detection and Classification
(2020)Late research has established the critical environmental, health and social impacts of traffic in highly populated urban regions. Apart from traffic monitoring, textual analysis of geo-located social media responses can ... -
Exploring the effects of psychological factors on the use of navigation systems while driving
(2021)The ever-increasing use of private vehicles makes Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) more necessary as they improve users' convenience, safety and travel time. Although these systems offer significant advantages, ... -
Figuration, constructions and English phrasal verbs: The instances of come up
(2019)The paper investigates the evocation of the figurative meanings of English phrasal verbs of the form: component verb come + component particle up when they are employed in resultative constructions. Four instances of come ... -
Financial Analysis of Major Retail Chains within a Turbulent Economic Environment
(2020)The Greek economic activity has been declined dramatically in recent years as many sectors of the economy that cannot cope with the new state brought about by the economic crisis. An economic crisis can be described as the ... -
GARCH modelling of high-capitalization cryptocurrencies' impacts during bearish markets
(2020)This study investigates how twelve cryptocurrencies with large capitalization get influenced by the three cryptocurrencies with the largest market capitalization (Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple). Twenty alternative ... -
Green urban interchanges: Stakeholder and user perspectives
(2018)The present paper aims at analysing the concept of "urban interchanges" as a solution towards seamless transportation and sustainable mobility. Based on an extensive review of policies, initiatives and data analysis coming ... -
Investigating the Effects of Active Travel in Health and Quality of Life
(2020)The ever-increasing tendency of people to travel by motorized vehicles contributes significantly to air pollution and traffic problems. Active travel, namely walking and cycling, seems to be a feasible solution to the ... -
Local Products Dynamics and the Determinants of Purchasing Behaviour
(2021)In recent years the redistribution of economic activities due to the volatile economic and business environment has led to the return of part of the urban population back to the countryside. This resulted in a renewed ... -
Measuring Travellers' and Stakeholders' Satisfaction on Perceived Sustainability of a Transport Interchange
(2019)The present paper aims at measuring the satisfaction of travellers and stakeholders on perceived quality of service provided at the Latvian interchange "Riga International Coach Terminal" and understand whether there are ... -
A multi-agent approach towards designing a city port business model
(2018)The present paper concerns the design of a city port business model incorporating Public Private Partnership schemes. Extensive literature review was acquired, in order to fully comprehend the organizational schemes and ... -
A needs assessment study on refugees' inclusion through physical education and sport. Are we ready for this challenge?
(2021)In recent years, European countries have become hosting destinations for thousands of people who have been forced to leave their home countries. Greece is one of the main European hosting countries of refugees, especially ... -
Performance Evaluation of Global High-rated ETFs during the Taper Tantrum
(2020)This study examines the performance of fifty global exchanged-traded funds (ETFs) traded on US stock exchanges. Specififcally, it refers to the period following the end of quantitative easing, which took place in 2014. ...