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    • Age-related cognitive decline and associations with sex, education and apolipoprotein E genotype across ethnocultural groups and geographic regions: a collaborative cohort study 

      Lipnicki D.M., Crawford J.D., Dutta R., Thalamuthu A., Kochan N.A., Andrews G., Lima-Costa M.F., Castro-Costa E., Brayne C., Matthews F.E., Stephan B.C.M., Lipton R.B., Katz M.J., Ritchie K., Scali J., Ancelin M.-L., Scarmeas N., Yannakoulia M., Dardiotis E., Lam L.C.W., Wong C.H.Y., Fung A.W.T., Guaita A., Vaccaro R., Davin A., Kim K.W., Han J.W., Kim T.H., Anstey K.J., Cherbuin N., Butterworth P., Scazufca M., Kumagai S., Chen S., Narazaki K., Ng T.P., Gao Q., Reppermund S., Brodaty H., Lobo A., Lopez-Anton R., Santabárbara J., Sachdev P.S., Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC) (2017)
      Background: The prevalence of dementia varies around the world, potentially contributed to by international differences in rates of age-related cognitive decline. Our primary goal was to investigate how rates of age-related ...

    • 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 ...

    • Association between heavy precipitation events and waterborne outbreaks in four Nordic countries, 1992-2012 

      Herrador B.G., De Blasio B.F., Carlander A., Ethelberg S., Hygen H.O., Kuusi M., Lund V., Löfdahl M., MacDonald E., Martinez-Urtaza J., Nichols G., Schönning C., Sudre B., Trönnberg L., Vold L., Semenza J.C., Nygård K. (2016)
      We conducted a matched case-control study to examine the association between heavy precipitation events and waterborne outbreaks (WBOs) by linking epidemiological registries and meteorological data between 1992 and 2012 ...

    • Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: The Right to Sight: An analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 

      Bourne R.R.A., Steinmetz J.D., Saylan M., Mersha A.M., Weldemariam A.H., Wondmeneh T.G., Sreeramareddy C.T., Pinheiro M., Yaseri M., Yu C., Zastrozhin M.S., Zastrozhina A., Zhang Z.-J., Zimsen S.R.M., Yonemoto N., Tsegaye G.W., Vu G.T., Vongpradith A., Renzaho A.M.N., Sorrie M.B., Shaheen A.A., Shiferaw W.S., Skryabin V.Y., Skryabina A.A., Saya G.K., Rahimi-Movaghar V., Shigematsu M., Sahraian M.A., Naderifar H., Sabour S., Rathi P., Sathian B., Miller T.R., Rezapour A., Rawal L., Pham H.Q., Parekh U., Podder V., Onwujekwe O.E., Pasovic M., Otstavnov N., Negash H., Pawar S., Naimzada M.D., Al Montasir A., Ogbo F.A., Owolabi M.O., Pakshir K., Mohammad Y., Moni M.A., Nunez-Samudio V., Mulaw G.F., Naveed M., Maleki S., Michalek I.M., Misra S., Swamy S.N., Mohammed J.A., Flaxman S., Park E.-C., Briant P.S., Meles G.G., Hayat K., Landires I., Kim G.R., Liu X., LeGrand K.E., Taylor H.R., Kunjathur S.M., Khoja T.A.M., Bicer B.K., Khalilov R., Hashi A., Kayode G.A., Carneiro V.L.A., Kavetskyy T., Kosen S., Kulkarni V., Holla R., Kalhor R., Jayaram S., Islam S.M.S., Gilani S.A., Eskandarieh S., Molla M.D., Itumalla R., Farzadfar F., Congdon N.G., Elhabashy H.R., Elayedath R., Couto R.A.S., Dervenis N., Cromwell E.A., Dahlawi S.M.A., Resnikoff S., Casson R.J., Abdoli A., Choi J.-Y.J., Dos Santos F.L.C., Abrha W.A., Nagaraja S.B., Abualhasan A., Adal T.G., Aregawi B.B., Beheshti M., Abu-Gharbieh E., Afshin A., Ahmadieh H., Alemzadeh S.A., Arrigo A., Atnafu D.D., Ashbaugh C., Ashrafi E., Alemayehu W., Alfaar A.S., Alipour V., Anbesu E.W., Androudi S., Arabloo J., Arditi A., Bagli E., Baig A.A., Bärnighausen T.W., Parodi M.B., Bhagavathula A.S., Bhardwaj N., Bhardwaj P., Bhattacharyya K., Bijani A., Bikbov M., Bottone M., Braithwaite T., Bron A.M., Butt Z.A., Cheng C.-Y., Chu D.-T., Cicinelli M.V., Coelho J.M., Dai X., Dana R., Dandona L., Dandona R., Del Monte M.A., Deva J.P., Diaz D., Djalalinia S., Dreer L.E., Ehrlich J.R., Ellwein L.B., Emamian M.H., Fernandes A.G., Fischer F., Friedman D.S., Furtado J.M., Gaidhane S., Gazzard G., Gebremichael B., George R., Ghashghaee A., Golechha M., Hamidi S., Hammond B.R., Hartnett M.E.R., Hartono R.K., Hay S.I., Heidari G., Ho H.C., Househ M., Ibitoye S.E., Ilic I.M., Huang J.J., Ilic M.D., Ingram A.D., Irvani S.S.N., Jha R.P., Kahloun R., Kandel H., Kasa A.S., Kempen J.H., Khairallah M., Khan E.A., Khanna R.C., Khatib M.N., Kim J.E., Kim Y.J., Kisa A., Kisa S., Koyanagi A., Kurmi O.P., Lansingh V.C., Leasher J.L., Leveziel N., Limburg H., Manafi N., Mansouri K., McAlinden C., Mohammadi S.F., Mokdad A.H., Morse A.R., Naderi M., Naidoo K.S., Nangia V., Nguyen H.L.T., Ogundimu K., Olagunju A.T., Panda-Jonas S., Pesudovs K., Peto T., Ur Rahman M.H., Ramulu P.Y., Rawaf D.L., Rawaf S., Reinig N., Robin A.L., Rossetti L., Safi S., Sahebkar A., Samy A.M., Serle J.B., Shaikh M.A., Shen T.T., Shibuya K., Shin J.I., Silva J.C., Silvester A., Singh J.A., Singhal D., Sitorus R.S., Skiadaresi E., Soheili A., Sousa R.A.R.C., Stambolian D., Tadesse E.G., Tahhan N., Tareque Md.I., Topouzis F., Tran B.X., Tsilimbaris M.K., Varma R., Virgili G., Wang N., Wang Y.X., West S.K., Wong T.Y., Jonas J.B., Vos T., GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators, Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study (2021)
      Background: Many causes of vision impairment can be prevented or treated. With an ageing global population, the demands for eye health services are increasing. We estimated the prevalence and relative contribution of ...

    • Chrono-nutrition: A review of current evidence from observational studies on global trends in time-of-day of energy intake and its association with obesity 

      Almoosawi S., Vingeliene S., Karagounis L.G., Pot G.K. (2016)
      The importance of the circadian rhythm in regulating human food intake behaviour and metabolism has long been recognised. However, little is known as to how energy intake is distributed over the day in existing populations, ...

    • Climate change as a social determinant of the quality of public health 

      Tzavella F., Vgenopoulou I., Fradelos E.C. (2021)
      In recent years, it has become recognized worldwide that the threats and consequences of climate change for public health and, thus, for the quality of human life, are very serious. The need to protect the planet from ...

    • Comparison of iCOR and Rayleigh atmospheric correction methods on Sentinel-3 OLCI images for a shallow eutrophic reservoir 

      Katsoulis-Dimitriou S., Lefkaditis M., Barmpagiannakos S., Kormas K.A., Kyparissis A. (2022)
      Remote sensing of inland waters is challenging, but also important, due to the need to monitor the ever-increasing harmful algal blooms (HABs), which have serious effects on water quality. The Ocean and Land Color Instrument ...

    • Cross-Sectional Serosurvey and Risk Factors Associated with the Presence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Pigs in Greece 

      Papatsiros V.G., Athanasiou L.V., Stougiou D., Papadopoulos E., Maragkakis G.G., Katsoulos P.D., Lefkaditis M., Kantas D., Tzika E.D., Tassis P.D., Boutsini S. (2016)
      Introduction: Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide reported zoonotic infection caused by the protozoon Toxoplasma gondii. Pigs may become infected by ingesting feed or water contaminated with cat faeces, by cannibalism, and/or by ...

    • Cryptosporidium in fish: Implications for aquaculture and beyond 

      Golomazou E., Malandrakis E.E., Panagiotaki P., Karanis P. (2021)
      Aquaculture industries are expanding worldwide and control of Cryptosporidium is of great importance. Cryptosporidiosis is a serious waterborne/foodborne disease, responsible for infectious outbreaks globally. Current ...

    • Current laboratory and clinical practices in reporting and interpreting anti-nuclear antibody indirect immunofluorescence (ANA IIF) patterns: results of an international survey 

      Van Hoovels L., Broeders S., Chan E.K.L., Andrade L., de Melo Cruvinel W., Damoiseaux J., Viander M., Herold M., Coucke W., Heijnen I., Bogdanos D., Calvo-Alén J., Eriksson C., Kozmar A., Kuhi L., Bonroy C., Lauwerys B., Schouwers S., Lutteri L., Vercammen M., Mayer M., Patel D., Egner W., Puolakka K., Tesija-Kuna A., Shoenfeld Y., de Sousa M.J.R., Hoyos M.L., Radice A., Bossuyt X. (2020)
      Background: The International Consensus on Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Patterns (ICAP) has recently proposed nomenclature in order to harmonize ANA indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) pattern reporting. ICAP distinguishes ...

    • Determinants of healthcare utilization in Greece: Implications for decision-making 

      Geitona, M.; Zavras, D.; Kyriopoulos, J. (2007)
      Objective: To explore factors influencing the utilization of primary and secondary healthcare in Greece. Methods: A national, geographically stratified sample was randomly selected. From November 2001 to March 2002, 5000 ...

    • Enhanced public interest in response to the refugee and healthcare crises in Greece 

      Kotsiou O.S., Kotsios V.S., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2020)
      Background: The Greek National Health System (NHS) has been profoundly affected by the synergy of the economic and refugee crises. We aimed at evaluating the public interest regarding refugee and healthcare issues in Greece. ...

    • Environmental parameters as risk factors for human and canine Leishmania infection in Thessaly, Central Greece 

      Giannakopoulos A., Tsokana C.N., Pervanidou D., Papadopoulos E., Papaspyropoulos K., Spyrou V., Rodi Burriel A., Vakali A., Hadjichristodoulou C., Billinis C. (2016)
      Thessaly, Central Greece, is an endemic area for leishmaniasis with higher incidence rate during the last years. We herein investigated the geographical distribution of human leishmaniasis cases and Leishmania infected ...

    • ESBL-Producing Moellerella wisconsensis—The Contribution of Wild Birds in the Dissemination of a Zoonotic Pathogen 

      Athanasakopoulou Z., Sofia M., Giannakopoulos A., Papageorgiou K., Chatzopoulos D.C., Spyrou V., Petridou E., Petinaki E., Billinis C. (2022)
      Moellerella wisconsensis is an Enterobacteriaceae with unclarified dispersion and pathogenic-ity. During an ongoing investigation about antimicrobial resistance in Greece, the occurrence of M. wisconsensis was evaluated ...

    • The EU endocrine disruptors’ regulation and the glyphosate controversy 

      Kalofiri P., Balias G., Tekos F. (2021)
      Endocrine disruptors are compounds that alter the functioning of the endocrine system of humans and wildlife. A large number of chemicals have been identified as EDs and humans can be exposed to them through dietary and/or ...

    • European surveillance network for influenza in pigs: Surveillance programs, diagnostic tools and swine influenza virus subtypes identified in 14 European countries from 2010 to 2013 

      Simon, G.; Larsen, L. E.; Dürrwald, R.; Foni, E.; Harder, T.; Van Reeth, K.; Markowska-Daniel, I.; Reid, S. M.; Dan, A.; Maldonado, J.; Huovilainen, A.; Billinis, C.; Davidson, I.; Agüero, M.; Vila, T.; Hervé, S.; Breum, S. Ø; Chiapponi, C.; Urbaniak, K.; Kyriakis, C. S.; Brown, I. H.; Loeffen, W.; Van der Meulen, K.; Schlegel, M.; Bublot, M.; Kellam, P.; Watson, S.; Lewis, N. S.; Pybus, O. G.; Webby, R.; Chen, H.; Vincent, A. L. (2014)
      Swine influenza causes concern for global veterinary and public health officials. In continuing two previous networks that initiated the surveillance of swine influenza viruses (SIVs) circulating in European pigs between ...

    • Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programs in the era of COVID-19: a critical review 

      Stefanakis M., Batalik L., Papathanasiou J., Dipla L., Antoniou V., Pepera G. (2021)
      Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Increased rates of morbidity and mortality have led to the increased need for the implementation of secondary prevention interventions. ...

    • A Focus on the Epidemiology of Uveitis 

      Tsirouki T., Dastiridou A., Symeonidis C., Tounakaki O., Brazitikou I., Kalogeropoulos C., Androudi S. (2018)
      Purpose: Uveitis is a common, sight-threatening inflammatory ocular disease and includes multiple heterogeneous clinical entities. The prevalence of various types of uveitis depends upon multiple factors, such as age, sex, ...

    • Geoepidemiology, clinical manifestations and outcome of primary biliary cholangitis in Greece 

      Gatselis N.K., Zachou K., Lygoura V., Azariadis K., Arvaniti P., Spyrou E., Papadamou G., Koukoulis G.K., Dalekos G.N., Rigopoulou E.I. (2017)
      Background & aims Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a disease with rising prevalence and considerable geographical variation. To describe the prevalence, spatial and time distribution, baseline characteristics, response ...

    • Geographical variation in therapy for bloodstream infections due to multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: a post-hoc analysis of the INCREMENT study 

      Harris P.N.A., Pezzani M.D., Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez B., Viale P., Hsueh P.-R., Ruiz-Garbajosa P., Venditti M., Tumbarello M., Navarro-Francisco C., Calbo E., Akova M., Giamarellou H., Oliver A., Almirante B., Gasch O., Martínez-Martínez L., Schwaber M.J., Daikos G., Pitout J., Peña C., Hernández-Torres A., Doi Y., Pérez F., Tuon F.F., Tacconelli E., Carmeli Y., Bonomo R.A., Pascual Á., Paterson D.L., Rodríguez-Baño J., del Toro M.D., Gálvez J., Falcone M., Russo A., Karaiskos I., Trecarichi E.M., Losito A.R., García-Vázquez E., Gómez J., Roilides E., Iosifidis E., Pournaras S., Prim N., Navarro F., Mirelis B., Origüen J., Juan R.S., Fernández-Ruiz M., Almela M., de la Calle C., Martínez J.A., Morata L., Larrosa N., Puig-Asensio M., Bou G., Molina J., González V., Bermejo J., Rucci V., de Gopegui E.R., Marinescu C.I., Fariñas M.C., Cano M.E., Gozalo M., Paño-Pardo J.R., Mora-Rillo M., Gómez-Zorrilla S., Tubau F., Tsakris A., Zarkotou O., Antoniadou A., Poulakou G., Souli M., Lowman W., Virmani D., Torre-Cisneros J., Machuca I., Gracia-Ahufinger I., Azap Ö.K., Helvaci Ö., Sahin A.O., Cantón R., Pintado V., Bartoletti M., Giannella M., Peter S., Hamprecht A., Badia C., Xercavins M., Fontanals D., Jové E., ESGBIS/REIPI/INCREMENT Group (2017)
      We describe regional differences in therapy for bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). Patients (n = ...