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Associations of Tonsillar Hypertrophy and Snoring With History of Wheezing in Childhood
(2010)Background: Reports in adults and children have correlated history of wheezing or asthma with the presence of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing but the mechanism of this epidemiologic association is unknown. The goal ... -
Atopy does not affect the frequency of adenotonsillar hypertrophy and sleep apnoea in children who snore
(2014)AimViral respiratory infections and atopy have been implicated in the pathogenesis of adenotonsillar hypertrophy and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), but the role of atopy is controversial. We aimed to test our hypothesis ... -
A Bayesian Weibull survival model for time to infection data measured with delay
(2010)Survival analysis methods can be used to identify factors associated with the time to induction of infection In the absence of a perfect test, detection of infection is generally delayed and depends on the duration of the ... -
Building biographies and households - Aspects of community life in Neolithic northern Greece
(2008)This article concerns the built landscape of Neolithic Thessaly and western Macedonia, Greece, and the identities that may have been constituted through its inhabitation. It focuses on the buildings as material entities ... -
Changes in gonadotrophin response to gonadotrophin releasing hormone in normal women following bilateral ovariectomy
(1997)OBJECTIVE Pituitary responsiveness to GnRH varies throughout the normal menstrual cycle, We have investigated whether there are differences in the ovarian mechanisms which regulate gonadotrophin secretion between the ... -
Characteristics of prevalent and new COPD cases in Greece: the GOLDEN study
(2015)Background: Greece has one of the highest rates of smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Europe. Aim: The study aimed to record both the disease characteristics among a sample of Greek COPD patients ... -
The culture potential of Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck 1816) in Greece: a preliminary report
(2009)Two hundred and forty adult and sub-adult Paracentrotus lividus were divided into two major groups (adults, sub-adults) based on their diameter differences (above or below 40 mm) and allocated to baskets suspended from the ... -
Determinants of hazard confronting new entry: Does financial structure matter?
(2000)This paper attempts to identify the determinants of hazard confronting 219 new manufacturing firms established in 1982-84 and followed up to 1992 using a Cox regression model. Three sets of variables are combined in the ... -
The effect of weaner diet protein content and diet quality on the long-term performance of pigs to slaughter
(2009)Short and long-term effects of manipulating dietary CP content and diet quality in weaner diets on health and performance of pigs were investigated in a 2 x 2 factorial combination of CP inclusion (high-CP, 230 g of CP/kg ... -
Epidemiological survey of cestode-larva disease in Greek sheep flocks
(2008)The epidemiological status of hydatidosis, cysticercosis, and gid in sheep and the production practices of sheep farmers that increase the risk of exposure of sheep to infecting agents of these diseases were investigated ... -
Estimating changes in mean population age using the death distributions of live-captured medflies
(2012)1. A simple, low-cost approach to estimating population ageing was introduced based on a modified version of the captive cohort method a technique developed earlier (Carey et al., Aging Cell, 7, 426437, 2008) in which ... -
Examining factors associated with intrinsic motivation in physical education: a qualitative approach
(2003)Objectives. To provide further information regarding factors associated with students' intrinsic motivation in physical education using a qualitative approach. Design and Methods. Sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted ... -
EXPLORING CHILDREN'S UNDERSTANDING OF DEATH: THROUGH DRAWINGS AND THE DEATH CONCEPT QUESTIONNAIRE
(2013)To investigate whether children's understanding of the concept of death varies as a function of death experience and age, 52 children aged 7, 9, and 11 years (26 had a personal death experience), drew a picture reflecting ... -
Expression of Leukotriene Biosynthetic Enzymes in Tonsillar Tissue of Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea A Prospective Nonrandomized Study
(2014)IMPORTANCE Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) potentially promote adenotonsillar hypertrophy in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Previous studies have identified CysLTs and their receptors in tonsillar tissue from ... -
Hematologic and biochemical profile of juvenile and adult athletes of both sexes: Implications for clinical evaluation
(2003)The aim of the present study was to compare the values of seventeen hematologic and biochemical parameters between juvenile and adult athletes and non-athletes of both sexes. 579 athletes and 241 non-athletes participated ... -
The impact of stapling devices use on patients with increased body mass index treated with radical cystectomy
(2014)Introduction: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the impact of stapling devices use on overweight and obese bladder cancer patients treated with radical cystectomy (RC). Materials and methods: Fifty-two ... -
Incidence and teachers' perceived causation of depression in primary school children in Greece
(2006)Emotional difficulties, and especially depressive symptomatology, constitute a serious and relatively frequent childhood problem which are often overlooked. Teachers' responses to pupils' depression seem to be related to ... -
The institutional and economic foundations of regional proto-federations
(2015)In the present paper we analyse the ancient Greek regional proto-federations of free-democratic city-states. We examine their political institutions and policies like common defence, representative federal bodies such as ... -
Lupus thrombocytopenia: clinical implications and prognostic significance
(2005)Objectives: To clarify clinical manifestations, association with disease activity, and prognostic impact of thrombocytopenia using simple and reliable indices. Methods: 632 patients were reviewed retrospectively. Fifty ...