Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "AGE"

Associations of Tonsillar Hypertrophy and Snoring With History of Wheezing in Childhood

Kaditis, A. G.; Kalampouka, E.; Hatzinikolaou, S.; Lianou, L.; Papaefthimiou, M.; Gartagani-Panagiotopoulou, P.; Zintzaras, E.; Chrousos, G. (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

Alexopoulos, E. I.; Bizakis, J.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kaditis, A. G. (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

Kostoulas, P.; Nielsen, S. S.; Browne, W. J.; Leontides, L. (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

Nanoglou, S. (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

Alexandris, E.; Milingos, S.; Kollios, G.; Seferiadis, K.; Lolis, D.; Messinis, I. E. (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

Mitsiki, E.; Bania, E.; Varounis, C.; Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Alexopoulos, E. C. (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 ...

Clinical tests for intestinal permeability: 'Sweet' transition from clinical to basic physiology

Michel, K.; Zarogiannis, S. G. (2014)

The culture potential of Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck 1816) in Greece: a preliminary report

Pantazis, P. A. (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?

Fotopoulos, G.; Louri, H. (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

Wellock, I. J.; Houdijk, J. G. M.; Miller, A. C.; Gill, B. P.; Kyriazakis, I. (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

Christodoulopoulos, G.; Theodoropoulos, G.; Petrakos, G. (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

Carey, J. R.; Papadopoulos, N. T.; Papanastasiou, S.; Diamantidis, A.; Nakas, C. T. (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

Hassandra, M.; Goudas, M.; Chroni, S. (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

Bonoti, F.; Leondari, A.; Mastora, A. (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

Tsaoussoglou, M.; Hatzinikolaou, S.; Baltatzis, G. E.; Lianou, L.; Maragozidis, P.; Balatsos, N. A. A.; Chrousos, G.; Kaditis, A. G. (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 ...