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Large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies six new risk loci for Parkinson's disease
(2014)
We conducted a meta-analysis of Parkinson's disease genome-wide association studies using a common set of 7,893,274 variants across 13,708 cases and 95,282 controls. Twenty-six loci were identified as having genome-wide ...
Kinetic modeling of a tapered Holweck pump
(2014)
The Holweck pump is a device widely used in many pumping systems. It can be a self-standing device or part of a multi-stage system, usually combined with a turbo-molecular pump (TMP). In the present work, an existing ...
WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR RESIDENTIAL WATER USING STATED PREFERENCE ANALYSIS: THE CASE OF VOLOS, GREECE
(2014)
In the present research a questionnaire survey was performed with personal interviews in households in the city of Volos, Greece, in order to determine the willingness to pay for changes in the water service level using ...
Museums as gameworlds: The use of live action role playing games in Greek Museums
(2014)
The paper presents preliminary findings of the research project "Museums and education: methods of approaching and interpreting museum objects" (University of Thessaly, Greece). The research project focuses on the use of ...
Metabolic and functional diversity of saponins, biosynthetic intermediates and semi-synthetic derivatives
(2014)
Saponins are widely distributed plant natural products with vast structural and functional diversity. They are typically composed of a hydrophobic aglycone, which is extensively decorated with functional groups prior to ...
Osteoarthritis Year in Review 2014: genetics and genomics
(2014)
Recent developments in genetics/genomics of osteoarthritis (OA) are discussed to improve our understanding of OA pathophysiology. The discovery of a novel variant near the NCOA3 (nuclear receptor coactivator 3) gene ...
The Granger-causality between income and educational inequality: a spatial cross-regressive VAR framework
(2014)
This paper tests the causal processes between income and educational inequality within regions of the European Union, using a spatial cross-regressive VAR framework. The results show that there is a heterogeneous causality ...
Χωρική διακυβέρνηση και διαμόρφωση της ταυτότητας της πόλης: η εμπειρία της Γερμανίας στις συμμετοχικές διαδικασίες για το σχεδιασμό και την ανάπτυξη
(2014)
Η προσπάθεια διαμόρφωσης της ταυτότητας της πόλης (city branding) αναγνωρίζεται ως πλαίσιο συντονισμού των προσπαθειών αστικού μάρκετινγκ και συνεπώς κρίσιμος παράγοντας προσέλκυσης επισκεπτών, κατοίκων και επενδυτών. Σε ...
Business Improvement Districts: προοπτικές και προβληματισμοί με αφορμή τη διαμόρφωση Ανοιχτών Κέντρων Εμπορίου
(2014)
Οι εμπορικές συνοικίες των πόλεων που υπήρξαν διαχρονικά παραδοσιακά κέντρα οικονομικής και κοινωνικής ζωής βρέθηκαν σε αντιπαράθεση με κτήρια «Εμπορικών Κέντρων» τα οποία προσφέρουν προστατευμένο περιβάλλον για κατανάλωση ...