Browsing by Subject "Greece"

A 12-year survey of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Greece: ST80-IV epidemic?

Drougka, E.; Foka, A.; Liakopoulos, A.; Doudoulakakis, A.; Jelastopulu, E.; Chini, V.; Spiliopoulou, A.; Levidiotou, S.; Panagea, T.; Vogiatzi, A.; Lebessi, E.; Petinaki, E.; Spiliopoulou, I. (2014)

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important cause of both healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) and community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections. Severe MRSA infections have been associated with the ...

The 5′ regulatory region of the human fetal globin genes is a gene conversion hotspot

Kalamaras, A.; Chassanidis, C.; Samara, M.; Chiotoglou, I.; Vamvakopoulos, N. K.; Papadakis, M. N.; Kollia, P.; Patrinos, G. P. (2008)

The human fetal globin genes consist of the first mammalian genomic loci for which gene conversion was reported. To date, 14 gene conversions have been described in the human Gγ- and Aγ-globin genes, the vast majority of ...

Accessibility and development prospects: The web implications for local economy extroversion in Greece

Asprogerakas, E.; Ioannou, B. (2007)

In the contemporary age of access the role of "immaterial networking" has been highly reinforced, driving the emergence of the internet as an essential tool for the social and economic daily routine. The main spatial and ...

Afforestation of rural land in Greece: A multinomial logistic regression analysis of driving factors

Christopoulou, O.; Minetos, D. (2009)

This article deals with the importance of European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development through the implementation of afforestation schemes in rural communities. The main aim of the article is to investigate the spatial ...

Agricultural and water resources development in Thessaly, Greece in the framework of new European union policies

Mylopoulos, N.; Kolokytha, E.; Loukas, A.; Mylopoulos, Y. (2009)

The main challenges that inter-relate sustainable development with water resources management are to secure water for all humanity and for food production as well, to protect the ecosystems, to manage risk, to create public ...

Aiming at Tobacco Harm Reduction: A survey comparing smokers differing in readiness to quit

Loumakou, M.; Brouskeli, V.; Sarafidou, J. O. (2006)

Background: Greece has the highest smoking rates (in the 15-nation bloc) in Europe. The purpose of this study was to investigate Greek smokers' intention and appraisal of capability to quit employing the theoretical ...

Air pollutants and morbidity of cardiopulmonary diseases in a semi-urban Greek peninsula

Kalantzi, E. G.; Makris, D.; Duquenne, M. N.; Kaklamani, S.; Stapountzis, H.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2011)

Aim: To access the relationship between the frequency of hospitalizations due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and air pollution. Material-method: Time series study during a seven year period (2001-2007) in a ...

AIR QUALITY PROGNOSIS USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS MODELING IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT OF VOLOS, CENTRAL GREECE

Moustris, K. P.; Proias, G. T.; Larissi, I. K.; Nastos, P. T.; Koukouletsos, K. V.; Paliatsos, A. G. (2014)

It is well known that natural and anthropogenic emissions of ambient pollutants affect air quality and as a consequence the public health. Various epidemiological studies have identified particulate matter (PM10) and surface ...

Airborne algae and cyanobacteria: Occurrence and related health effects

Genitsaris, S.; Kormas, K. A.; Moustaka-Gouni, M. (2011)

Published information on airborne algae and cyanobacteria worldwide and the related human health effects is scarce. Since 1844, a total of 353 morphological taxa (genera or species) have been identified in aerobiological ...

Alternative management of waste of electrical and electronic equipment in Greece

Papaoikonomou, A.; Koutoulakis, E.; Kungolos, A. (2006)

Recycling of Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in Greece is in the primary stage. Whilst recycling programs in general and for WEEE in particular, are common in other countries such as the UK, Netherlands, ...

AMBIENT PM10 CONCENTRATIONS AND THE IMPACT OF WIND AT AN URBAN SITE IN CENTRAL GREECE

Proias, G. T.; Moustris, K. P.; Larissi, I. K.; Nastos, P. T.; Paliatsos, A. G. (2012)

The goal of this work is the analysis of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than 10 mu m (PM10) recorded in the urban area of Volos, a medium-sized Greek coastal city on the eastern seaboard of Central Greece. ...

Anabolic drugs consumption of high school students participating in school championships of physical education

Goltsos, K.; Soulas, D.; Martinez, C. A. C.; Zakynthinaki, M.; Anton, A. J. M.; Rodriguez, G. S. (2012)

This paper aims to analyse the use of anabolic drugs among Greek students participating in school championships of physical education (PE). In order to do it, a survey was conducted during the 2008 to 2009 academic year ...

Analyzing the Greek renewable energy sector: A Data Envelopment Analysis approach

Halkos, G. E.; Tzeremes, N. G. (2012)

This paper applies a bootstrapped Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) formulation aiming to evaluate the financial performance of the firms operating in the Greek renewable energy sector. With the use of financial ratios in a ...

Analyzing the location decisions of agro-industrial investments in Greece

Polyzos, S.; Tsiotas, D.; Niavis, S. (2015)

This article examines empirically the factors determining the agro-industrial investments in Greece and their impact on tourism development. Firstly, the determinants influencing the spatial configuration, the socioeconomic ...

Annual risk of tuberculosis infection in hellenic air force recruits

Vlachou, G.; Gerogianni, I.; Skoufaras, V.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2013)

Background: The annual risk of Tuberculosis infection (ARTI) is a key indicator in epidemiology, of the extent of transmission in a community. There have been several suggested methods in order to evaluate the prevalence ...

Antiflooding prevention, protection, strategic environmental planning of aquatic resources and water purification: The case of Thessalian basin, in Greece

Koutseris; Filintas, Ag; Dioudis, P. (2010)

In the E.U. following the old 5th Environmental Action Program (EAP) of 1994 and the new 6th EAP for the sustainable development in 2001, we confront the strategic management problem of aquatic resources at the regional ...