• Analytical studies assessing the association between extreme precipitation or temperature and drinking water-related waterborne infections: A review 

      Guzman Herrador, B. R.; De Blasio, B. F.; MacDonald, E.; Nichols, G.; Sudre, B.; Vold, L.; Semenza, J. C.; Nygård, K. (2015)
      Determining the role of weather in waterborne infections is a priority public health research issue as climate change is predicted to increase the frequency of extreme precipitation and temperature events. To document the ...
    • Covid-19 home confinement negatively impacts social participation and life satisfaction: A worldwide multicenter study 

      Ammar A., Chtourou H., Boukhris O., Trabelsi K., Masmoudi L., Brach M., Bouaziz B., Bentlage E., How D., Ahmed M., Mueller P., Mueller N., Hsouna H., Aloui A., Hammouda O., Paineiras-Domingos L.L., Braakman-Jansen A., Wrede C., Bastoni S., Pernambuco C.S., Mataruna L., Taheri M., Irandoust K., Khacharem A., Bragazzi N.L., Strahler J., Adrian J., Andreeva A., Khoshnami S.C., Samara E., Zisi V., Sankar P., Ahmed W.N., Romdhani M., Delhey J., Bailey S.J., Bott N.T., Gargouri F., Chaari L., Batatia H., Ali G.M., Abdelkarim O., Jarraya M., Abed K.E., Souissi N., Van Gemert-Pijnen L., Riemann B.L., Riemann L., Moalla W., Gómez-Raja J., Epstein M., Sanderman R., Schulz S., Jerg A., Al-Horani R., Mansi T., Jmail M., Barbosa F., Santos F., Šimunič B., Pišot R., Pišot S., Gaggioli A., Zmijewski P., Apfelbacher C., Steinacker J., Saad H.B., Glenn J.M., Chamari K., Driss T., Hoekelmann A., ECLB-COVID19 Consortium (2020)
      Public health recommendations and governmental measures during the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including social distancing, isolation, and home confinement. ...
    • Cross-continental comparison of safety and protection measures amongst urologists during COVID-19 

      de la Rosette J., Laguna P., Álvarez-Maestro M., Eto M., Mochtar C.A., Albayrak S., Mendoza-Valdes A., Ong T.A., Khadgi S., Al-Terki A., Bolton D., Gomez R., Klotz L., Kulkarni S., Tanguay S., Gravas S., the Societe Internationale d'Urologie Board of Directors (2020)
      Objectives: To determine the well-being of urologists worldwide during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and whether they have adequate personal protective equipment knowledge and supplies appropriate to their clinical ...
    • Does parity matter in women's risk of dementia? A COSMIC collaboration cohort study 

      Bae J.B., Lipnicki D.M., Han J.W., Sachdev P.S., Kim T.H., Kwak K.P., Kim B.J., Kim S.G., Kim J.L., Moon S.W., Park J.H., Ryu S.-H., Youn J.C., Lee D.Y., Lee D.W., Lee S.B., Lee J.J., Jhoo J.H., Llibre-Rodriguez J.J., Llibre-Guerra J.J., Valhuerdi-Cepero A.J., Ritchie K., Ancelin M.-L., Carriere I., Skoog I., Najar J., Sterner T.R., Scarmeas N., Yannakoulia M., Dardiotis E., Meguro K., Kasai M., Nakamura K., Riedel-Heller S., Roehr S., Pabst A., Van Boxtel M., Köhler S., Ding D., Zhao Q., Liang X., Scazufca M., Lobo A., De-La-Cámara C., Lobo E., Kim K.W., Makkar S.R., Crawford J.D., Thalamuthu A., Kochan N.A., Leung Y., Lo J.W., Turana Y., Castro-Costa E., Larijani B., Nabipour I., Rockwood K., Shifu X., Lipton R.B., Katz M.J., Preux P.-M., Guerchet M., Lam L., Ninimiya T., Walker R., Hendrie H., Guaita A., Chen L.-K., Shahar S., Dominguez J., Krishna M., Ganguli M., Anstey K.J., Crowe M., Haan M.N., Kumagai S., Ng T.P., Brodaty H., Mayeux R., Schupf N., Petersen R., Lipton R., Lowe E.S., Jorm L. (2020)
      Background: Dementia shows sex difference in its epidemiology. Childbirth, a distinctive experience of women, is associated with the risk for various diseases. However, its association with the risk of dementia in women ...
    • Effects of Thermal Acclimation on the Tolerance of Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae) to Hydric Stress 

      Ben-Yosef M., Verykouki E., Altman Y., Nemni-Lavi E., Papadopoulos N.T., Nestel D. (2021)
      Insects, similarly to other small terrestrial invertebrates, are particularly susceptible to climatic stress. Physiological adjustments to cope with the environment (i.e., acclimation) together with genetic makeup eventually ...
    • Hemicraniectomy for Dominant vs Nondominant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

      Räty S., Georgiopoulos G., Aarnio K., Martinez-Majander N., Uhl E., Ntaios G., Strbian D. (2021)
      Objectives: Decompressive hemicraniectomy decreases mortality and severe disability from space-occupying middle cerebral artery infarction in selected patients. However, attitudes towards hemicraniectomy for dominant-hemispheric ...
    • Impact of flavonols on cardiometabolic biomarkers: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled human trials to explore the role of inter-individual variability 

      Menezes R., Rodriguez-Mateos A., Kaltsatou A., González-Sarrías A., Greyling A., Giannaki C., Andres-Lacueva C., Milenkovic D., Gibney E.R., Dumont J., Schär M., Garcia-Aloy M., Palma-Duran S.A., Ruskovska T., Maksimova V., Combet E., Pinto P. (2017)
      Several epidemiological studies have linked flavonols with decreased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, some heterogeneity in the individual physiological responses to the consumption of these compounds has ...
    • Large replication study and meta-analyses of DVWA as an osteoarthritis susceptibility locus in European and Asian populations 

      Meulenbelt, I.; Chapman, K.; Dieguez-Gonzalez, R.; Shi, D.; Tsezou, A.; Dai, J.; Malizos, K. N.; Kloppenburg, M.; Carr, A.; Nakajima, M.; van der Breggen, R.; Lakenberg, N.; Gomez-Reino, J. J.; Jiang, Q.; Ikegawa, S.; Gonzalez, A.; Loughlin, J.; Slagboom, E. P. (2009)
      Recently, through a genome wide association study in Japanese knee osteoarthritis (OA) cases, a previously unknown gene, DVWA, was identified. The non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs7639618 was subsequently ...
    • Living with difference: Refugee education and school segregation processes in Greece 

      Vergou P. (2019)
      Global challenges and recent changes in conflict areas in the Middle East, Asia and Africa are reasons for the contemporary forced migration into European countries, which have become places of destination or transit posts ...
    • Organophosphate resistance in olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, populations in Greece and Cyprus 

      Skouras, P. J.; Margaritopoulos, J. T.; Seraphides, N. A.; Ioannides, I. M.; Kakani, E. G.; Mathiopoulos, K. D.; Atsitsipis, J. (2007)
      The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is the most important pest of olives in countries around the Mediterranean basin. Its control has been based mostly on bait sprays with organophosphate ...
    • Postural ergonomics and work-related musculoskeletal disorders in neurosurgery: lessons from an international survey 

      Mavrovounis G., Meling T.R., Lafuente J., Fountas K.N., Demetriades A.K. (2021)
      Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) affect a significant percentage of the neurosurgical workforce. The aim of the current questionnaire-based study was to examine the prevalence of WMSDs amongst ...
    • Psychological consequences of COVID-19 home confinement: The ECLB-COVID19 multicenter study 

      Ammar A., Mueller P., Trabelsi K., Chtourou H., Boukhris O., Masmoudi L., Bouaziz B., Brach M., Schmicker M., Bentlage E., How D., Ahmed M., Aloui A., Hammouda O., Paineiras-Domingos L.L., Braakmanjansen A., Wrede C., Bastoni S., Pernambuco C.S., Mataruna-Dos-Santos L.J., Taheri M., Irandoust K., Khacharem A., Bragazzi N.L., Washif J.A., Glenn J.M., Bott N.T., Gargouri F., Chaari L., Batatia H., khoshnami S.C., Samara E., Zisi V., Sankar P., Ahmed W.N., Ali G.M., Abdelkarim O., Jarraya M., El Abed K., Romdhani M., Souissi N., Van Gemert-Pijnen L., Bailey S.J., Moalla W., Gómez-Raja J., Epstein M., Sanderman R., Schulz S., Jerg A., Al-Horani R., Mansi T., Jmail M., Barbosa F., Ferreira-Santos F., Šimunič B., Pišot R., Gaggioli A., Zmijewski P., Steinacker J.M., Strahler J., Riemann L., Riemann B.L., Mueller N., Chamari K., Driss T., Hoekelmann A. (2020)
      Background Public health recommendations and government measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have enforced restrictions on daily-living. While these measures are imperative to abate the spreading of COVID-19, the impact ...
    • Reviewing the status of corporate social responsibility (CSR) legal framework 

      Halkos G.E., Nomikos S.N. (2021)
      Purpose: This paper reviews and analyzes the corporate social responsibility (CSR) legal framework worldwide, discussing the new CSR definition which comprises legal features and debates for and against CSR validation. The ...
    • Self-reported harm of adolescent peer aggression in three world regions 

      Skrzypiec G., Alinsug E., Nasiruddin U.A., Andreou E., Brighi A., Didaskalou E., Guarini A., Kang S.-W., Kaur K., Kwon S., Ortega-Ruiz R., Romera E.M., Roussi-Vergou C., Sandhu D., Sikorska I., Wyra M., Yang C.-C. (2018)
      While the poor psychosocial outcomes of young people who have experienced bullying are well known, the harm associated with experiences that do not meet the bullying criteria is not well understood. The aim of this study ...
    • Sleep quality and physical activity as predictors of mental wellbeing variance in older adults during covid-19 lockdown: Eclb covid-19 international online survey 

      Trabelsi K., Ammar A., Masmoudi L., Boukhris O., Chtourou H., Bouaziz B., Brach M., Bentlage E., How D., Ahmed M., Mueller P., Mueller N., Hsouna H., El Ghoul Y., Romdhani M., Hammouda O., Paineiras-Domingos L.L., Braakman-Jansen A., Wrede C., Bastoni S., Pernambuco C.S., Mataruna-Dos-santos L.J., Taheri M., Irandoust K., Bragazzi N.L., Strahler J., Washif J.A., Andreeva A., Bailey S.J., Acton J., Mitchell E., Bott N.T., Gargouri F., Chaari L., Batatia H., Khoshnami S.C., Samara E., Zisi V., Sankar P., Ahmed W.N., Ali G.M., Abdelkarim O., Jarraya M., Abed K.E., Moalla W., Souissi N., Aloui A., Souissi N., Van Gemert-Pijnen L., Riemann B.L., Riemann L., Delhey J., Gómez-Raja J., Epstein M., Sanderman R., Schulz S., Jerg A., Al-Horani R., Mansi T., Dergaa I., Jmail M., Barbosa F., Ferreira-Santos F., Šimunič B., Pišot R., Pišot S., Gaggioli A., Steinacker J., Zmijewski P., Apfelbacher C., Glenn J.M., Khacharem A., Clark C.C.T., Ben Saad H., Chamari K., Driss T., Hoekelmann A., ECLB-COVID19 Consortium (2021)
      Background. The COVID-19 lockdown could engender disruption to lifestyle behaviors, thus impairing mental wellbeing in the general population. This study investigated whether socio-demographic variables, changes in physical ...
    • Spatial and temporal distribution of p,p′-DDE (1‑dichloro‑2,2‑bis (p‑chlorophenyl) ethylene) blood levels across the globe. A systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Koureas M., Rousou X., Haftiki H., Mouchtouri V.A., Rachiotis G., Rakitski V., Tsakalof A., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2019)
      Background: Although p,p′‑DDT (1,1,1‑trichloro-2,2‑bis (p‑chlorophenyl)‑ethane) has been banned for decades in most countries, its major metabolite p,p′-DDE (1‑dichloro‑2,2‑bis (p‑chlorophenyl) ethylene) is still detected ...
    • Spatio-temporal modelling of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks 

      Malesios C., Demiris N., Kostoulas P., Dadousis K., Koutroumanidis T., Abas Z. (2016)
      We present and analyse data collected during a severe epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) that occurred between July and September 2000 in a region of northeastern Greece with strategic importance since it represents ...
    • Variations in management of A3 and A4 cervical spine fractures as designated by the AO Spine Subaxial Injury Classification System 

      Kweh B.T.S., Tee J.W., Muijs S., Oner F.C., Schnake K.J., Benneker L.M., Vialle E.N., Kanziora F., Rajasekaran S., Schroeder G., Vaccaro A.R., Grin A., Abdelgawaad A.S., Zubairi A.J., Castillo A., Lezica A.V., Ramieri A., Guiroy A., Grundshtein A., Godinho A., Jr, Henine A., Pershin A.A., Athanasiou A., Zarate-Kalfopulos B., Benzarti S., Bernucci C., Rebholz B.J., Direito-Santos B., Costa B.L., Saciloto B., Majer C., Tannoury C., Cheng C., Cheung J.P.Y., Konrads C., Jetjumnong C., Chung C.K., Popescu E.C., Kilinçer C., Harrism C.B., Steiner C.D., Igualada C., Perovic D., Picazo D.R., Falcone L.D.O., Gopalakrishnan D., Ankit D., Tokala D.P., Karmacharya B., Lotan R., Shoaib M., Russo S., Viswanadha A.K., Garg B., Uribe N.D., Medina F., Subbiah J., Alsammak W., Mandizvidza V., Atan A.A., Barani R., Sámano H.V., Pemovska E.S., Hinojosa F.C.L., Fang T., Landriel F., Sartor F.D., De Oliveira Ferreira M.V., Fiorenza V., Mannara F.A., Franz S., Freedman B.A., Grozman S.A.M., Espinosa G., Ricciardi G.A., Ponnusamy G., Amadou H.A., Romero I., Rutges J., Harrop J., Sauri-Barraza J.-C., Sharma J.K., Arbatin J.J.F., Jr, Milano J.B., Francis J.J., Li Tat J.C., Vahl J., Corredor J.A., Morais J.M., Guasque J., Koerner J., Johnny D., Ron J.R.P., Delgado-Fernandez J., Montoya J.E.M., Lourido J., Kaen A., Özdener K.M., Margetis K., Paterakis K., Cari L.L., Fu L., Dawoud A., Luna L.M., Alkharsawi M., Diez-Ulloa M.-A., García-Pallero M.A., Pluderi M., Gruenberg M., Valacco M., Ganau M., Estefan M.M., Rodríguez L.M.D., Miyakoshi N., Elshamly M., Khattab M.F., Smith S.R., Abeid M., Garfinkel I., Nicassio N., Neves N., Acosta O.C.M., Bazán P.L., Pereira P., Lim P., Pritchard P.R., Bhatt P., Kundangar R., Vieira R.S., Rodrigues-Pinto R., Panchal R.R., Llombart-Blanco R., Rosas R.A.R., Manilha R., Yurac R., Diniz S., Wagner S.C., Fuego S., Ramakrishnan S., Demiröz S., Hackla S., Shariati B., El-Sharkawi M., Sorimachi Y., Corluka S., Yuh S.-J., Benzakour T., ElHewala T., Suri T., Cawley D.T., Toluse A., Valdez C., Abdul W., Hassan W., Robinson Y., Hickman Z.L., Amin M.Z.H.M., Guerra O.G., Klezl Z., the AO Spine Subaxial Injury Classification System Validation Group (2022)
      OBJECTIVE Optimal management of A3 and A4 cervical spine fractures, as defined by the AO Spine Subaxial Injury Classification System, remains controversial. The objectives of this study were to determine whether significant ...