Browsing by Subject "Europe"

2021 EULAR recommendations for the implementation of self-management strategies in patients with inflammatory arthritis

Nikiphorou E., Santos E.J.F., Marques A., Böhm P., Bijlsma J.W.J., Daien C.I., Esbensen B.A., Ferreira R.J.O., Fragoulis G.E., Holmes P., McBain H., Metsios G.S., Moe R.H., Stamm T.A., De Thurah A., Zabalan C., Carmona L., Bosworth A. (2021)

Background: An important but often insufficient aspect of care in people with inflammatory arthritis (IA) is empowering patients to acquire a good understanding of their disease and building their ability to deal effectively ...

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 ...

Addressing barriers to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B and C in the face of persisting fiscal constraints in Europe: Report from a high level conference

Papatheodoridis G., Thomas H.C., Golna C., Bernardi M., Carballo M., Cornberg M., Dalekos G., Degertekin B., Dourakis S., Flisiak R., Goldberg D., Gore C., Goulis I., Hadziyannis S., Kalamitsis G., Kanavos P., Kautz A., Koskinas I., Leite B.R., Malliori M., Manolakopoulos S., Matičič M., Papaevangelou V., Pirona A., Prati D., Raptopoulou-Gigi M., Reic T., Robaeys G., Schatz E., Souliotis K., Tountas Y., Wiktor S., Wilson D., Yfantopoulos J., Hatzakis A. (2016)

Summary In the WHO-EURO region, around 28 million people are currently living with chronic viral hepatitis, and 120 000 people die every year because of it. Lack of awareness and understanding combined with the social ...

Age- A nd sex-specific analysis of patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source

Ntaios G., Lip G.Y.H., Vemmos K., Koroboki E., Manios E., Vemmou A., Rodríguez-Campello A., Cuadrado-Godia E., Roquer J., Arnao V., Caso V., Paciaroni M., DIez-Tejedor E., Fuentes B., Pérez Lucas J., Arauz A., Ameriso S.F., Pertierra L., Gómez-Schneider M., Hawkes M.A., Bandini F., Chavarria Cano B., Iglesias Mohedano A.M., Garciá Pastor A., Gil-Núñez A., Putaala J., Tatlisumak T., Barboza M.A., Athanasakis G., Gioulekas F., Makaritsis K., Papavasileiou V. (2017)

Objective: To investigate whether the correlation of age and sex with the risk of recurrence and death seen in patients with previous ischemic stroke is also evident in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source ...

AGREEing on Guidelines for Nutrition Management of Adult Severe Burn Patients

Grammatikopoulou M.G., Theodoridis X., Gkiouras K., Stamouli E.-M., Mavrantoni M.-E., Dardavessis T., Bogdanos D.P. (2019)

Background: Severe burns are associated with a plethora of profound metabolic, immunologic, and physiologic responses, demanding prompt and adequate management. The objective of the present study was to review, compare, ...

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 ...

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, ...

Apocrine and eccrine hidrocystomas: A clinicopathological study

Koumaki D., Papadakis M., Lagoudaki E., Manios G.A., Kassotakis D., Doxastaki A., Krasagakis K., Manios A. (2021)

Introduction: Eccrine and apocrine hidrocystomas are uncommon, benign, cystic proliferations of the sweat glands usually located on the head and neck area. Objectives: To describe the key clinical and histopathological ...

Assessing the physiological effects of traditional regional diets targeting the prevention of cardiovascular disease: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials implementing mediterranean, New Nordic, Japanese, Atlantic, Persian and Mexican dietary interventions

Klonizakis M., Bugg A., Hunt B., Theodoridis X., Bogdanos D.P., Grammatikopoulou M.G. (2021)

Traditional regional diets are considered as sustainable dietary patterns, while many have been examined with regard to their health benefits. The aim of the present systematic review was to aggerate all evidence on the ...

Assessing training needs in infectious disease management at major ports, airports and ground-crossings in Europe

de Rooij D., Belfroid E., Hadjichristodoulou C., Mouchtouri V.A., Raab J., Timen A., for the EU HEALTHY GATEWAYS Joint Action consortium (2021)

Background: The implementation of core capacities as stated in the International Health Regulations (IHR) is far from complete, and, as the COVID-19 pandemic shows, the spreading of infectious diseases through points of ...

Assessment of the impact of three pesticides on microbial dynamics and functions in a lab-to-field experimental approach

Karas P.A., Baguelin C., Pertile G., Papadopoulou E.S., Nikolaki S., Storck V., Ferrari F., Trevisan M., Ferrarini A., Fornasier F., Vasileiadis S., Tsiamis G., Martin-Laurent F., Karpouzas D.G. (2018)

The toxicity of pesticides on soil microorganisms is as an emerging area of concern. Novel and well-standardized tools could be now used to provide a robust assessment of the ecotoxicity of pesticides on soil microorganisms. ...

The Balkans in the New European economic space: Problems of adjustment and policies of development

Petrakos, G. (2002)

Europe is undergoing simultaneous processes of integration and systematic transformation. Within this process, the Balkan region can be seen as being on the periphery of both processes. On the one hand, the process of ...

Be(e)ha(i)viour(e): assessment of honey consumption in Europe

Kleisiari C., Kleftodimos G., Vlontzos G. (2022)

Purpose: Honey is a product that has been consumed for thousands of years owing to honey's nutritional value and unique properties. This survey aimed to assess factors affecting consumer behaviour for honey in countries ...

Behind the numbers and the panic of a viral pandemic: Fixed restrictive oncology guidance may jeopardize patients’ survival

Mauri D., Tzachanis D., Valachis A., Kamposioras K., Tolia M., Dambrosio M., Zarkavelis G., Gkoura S., Gazouli I., de Lorenzo F., Apostolidis K. (2020)

To protect cancer patients from COVID-19exposure, prioritization strategies are being implemented at global level. Measures include use of tele-health services, deferring elective surgeries, delaying non life-saving ...

A bibliometric assessment of progress in marine spatial planning

Chalastani V.I., Tsoukala V.K., Coccossis H., Duarte C.M. (2021)

Marine/maritime spatial planning (MSP) is a process to optimise marine space allocation to various activities and the environment by avoiding negative interactions, improving synergies, thereby helping the advance towards ...

Bluetongue in small ruminants: An opinionated review, with a brief appraisal of the 2014 outbreak of the disease in Greece and the south-east Europe

Kyriakis C.S., Billinis C., Papadopoulos E., Vasileiou N.G.C., Athanasiou L.V., Fthenakis G.C. (2015)

Bluetongue is an arthropod-borne viral disease of ruminants, especially of sheep, caused by Bluetongue virus, which belongs to the genus Orbivirus of the family Reoviridae and is classified into 26 antigenically distinct ...

Breastfeeding and overweight in european preschoolers: The toybox study

Usheva N., Lateva M., Galcheva S., Koletzko B.V., Cardon G., De Craemer M., Androutsos O., Kotowska A., Socha P., Moreno L.A., Manios Y., Iotova V., ToyBox-Study Group (2021)

The benefits of breastfeeding (BF) include risk reduction of later overweight and obesity. We aimed to analyse the association between breastfeeding practices and overweight/obesity among preschool children participating ...

Broad-front migration leads to strong migratory connectivity in the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)

Sarà M., Bondì S., Bermejo A., Bourgeois M., Bouzin M., Bustamante J., de la Puente J., Evangelidis A., Frassanito A., Fulco E., Giglio G., Gradev G., Griggio M., López-Ricaurte L., Kordopatis P., Marin S., Martínez J., Mascara R., Mellone U., Pellegrino S.C., Pilard P., Podofillini S., Romero M., Gustin M., Saulnier N., Serra L., Sfougaris A., Urios V., Visceglia M., Vlachopoulos K., Zanca L., Cecere J.G., Rubolini D. (2019)

Aim: Migratory animals regularly move between often distant breeding and non-breeding ranges. Knowledge about how these ranges are linked by movements of individuals from different populations is crucial for unravelling ...

Can capital markets respond to environmental policy of firms? Evidence from Greece

Halkos, G.; Sepetis, A. (2007)

In this study we attempt to evaluate the stock value of Greek firms, which apply systems of environmental management in the light of systemic risk. Risk is examined empirically with the help of conditional volatility models ...