Browsing by Subject "KNOWLEDGE"
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Analysing consumers' perceived differences in wild and farmed fish
(2015)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate consumers' attitudes and behaviours towards wild and farmed fish, in order to identify possible distinct consumer groups, and to examine potential linkages between ... -
Attitudes Regarding Occupational Vaccines and Vaccination Coverage Against Vaccine-preventable Diseases Among Healthcare Workers Working in Pediatric Departments in Greece
(2012)We studied the attitudes with regard to occupational vaccines and vaccination coverage among healthcare workers in pediatric departments. Completed vaccination rates were 33%, 33%, 41.7%, 3%, 5.8%, 69.2% and 36.3% against ... -
Constructivist Learning and Teaching of Optics Concepts Using ICT Tools in Greek Primary School: A Pilot Study
(2009)This pilot study documents the design and evaluation results of an innovative teaching approach with the use of ICT regarding the optics concepts of light reflection and diffusion, and vision in Greek primary school. First ... -
A Critical Reading of Ecocentrism and Its Meta-Scientific Use of Ecology: Instrumental Versus Emancipatory Approaches in Environmental Education and Ecology Education
(2013)The aim of the paper is to make a critical reading of ecocentrism and its meta-scientific use of ecology. First, basic assumptions of ecocentrism will be examined, which involve nature's intrinsic value, postmodern and ... -
Decrease of Antibiotic Consumption in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections after Implementation of an Intervention Program in Cyprus
(2012)To assess the impact of intervention on antibiotic misuse in children, parents' and pediatricians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) concerning antibiotic use were evaluated pre- and postintervention in Larnaca ... -
Effects of an Environmental Education Course on Consensus Estimates for Proenvironmental Intentions
(2012)An environmental education intervention in a university conservation-related course was designed to decrease students' errors in consensus estimates for proenvironmental intentions, that is, their errors in guessing their ... -
Exploring the potential of computer and video games for health and physical education: A literature review
(2009)This study aims at critically reviewing recently published scientific literature on the use of computer and video games in Health Education (HE) and Physical Education (PE) with a view: (a) to identifying the potential ... -
Fuzzy cognitive map based approach for predicting yield in cotton crop production as a basis for decision support system in precision agriculture application
(2011)This work investigates the process of yield prediction in cotton crop production using the soft computing technique of fuzzy cognitive maps. Fuzzy cognitive map (FCM) is a fusion of fuzzy logic and cognitive map theories, ... -
Greek students' science-related interests and experiences: Gender differences and correlations
(2006)This paper explores the science-related interests and out-of-school experiences of 583 ninth-grade Greek students. The instrument of data collection consisted of a questionnaire including items on science-related topics ... -
The influence of a collaborative learning environment on primary students' conceptions about acid rain
(2002)The purpose of this research was to investigate primary students' conceptions about acid rain formation and its consequences to people and the environment, before and after a 10 hour constructivist teaching intervention. ... -
Key challenges for the creation and maintenance of specialist protein resources
(2015)As the volume of data relating to proteins increases, researchers rely more and more on the analysis of published data, thus increasing the importance of good access to these data that vary from the supplemental material ... -
Motivational climate, achievement goals and metacognitive activity in physical education and exercise involvement in out-of-school settings
(2006)Objectives: This study examined the relationship between achievement goals, motivation climate, frequency of sport and exercise involvement and students' metacognitive processes in physical education. Design: One sample ... -
PISA Test Items and School-Based Examinations in Greece: Exploring the relationship between global and local assessment discourses
(2013)The paper explores the relationship of the global and the local assessment discourses as expressed by Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test items and school-based examinations, respectively. To this ... -
Portraying, classifying and understanding the emerging landscapes in the post-industrial city
(2006)This paper examines landscape transformations in the post-industrial city. It attempts to portray, classify and understand the emerging landscapes in terms of land use patterns, urban morphology and density. It is argued ... -
Post-industrial Trajectories of Mediterranean European Cities: The Case of Post-Olympics Athens
(2009)This paper deals with clusters of post-industrial urban economies and their impacts on the spatial restructuring and the relandscaping of the contemporary inner city. It investigates such impacts by studying recent economic, ... -
Understanding People's Ideas on Natural Resource Management: Research on Social Representations of Nature
(2012)Ongoing fragmentation between social groups on the appropriate targets and relevant actors for nature conservation signals the need for further advancements in theorizing about the human-nature interaction. Through a focus ... -
The Use of Nutritional Supplements Among Recreational Athletes in Athens, Greece
(2011)Although the use of nutritional supplements by professional athletes and the benefits thereof have been extensively studied, information on recreational athletes' use of supplements is limited. This study investigated the ...