Cinematic Orientalism: East-West Perception in Netflix's 'Swimmers' by Kemal Çelik

“…The positive portrayal of Greece praises European efforts towards refugees but creates a negative image of the Turkish Coast Guard. …”
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Pre-failure indicators detected by Acoustic Emission: Alfas stone, cement-mortar and cement-paste specimens under 3-point bending by Stavros K. Kourkoulis, Ioanna Dakanali

“…In this direction, an attempt is here described to enlighten the signals recorded, in case a series of structural materials (natural and artificial), extensively used for restoration projects of classic monuments in Greece, are subjected to 3-point bending. It is hoped that obtaining a clear understanding of the nature of AE signals recorded during these elementary tests will provide a valuable tool permitting “identification” and “classification” of signals emitted in case of structural tests. …”
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PERFORMANCE BUDGETING IN THE SOUTH-EAST EUROPE COUNTRIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PRESENT STATE AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES by Meldina Kokorović Jukan, Elman Nadžaković

“…The aim of this research is to investigate the state of implementation of performance budgeting reform(s) in the South East Europe (SEE) countries, namely Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Moldova, Romania, Greece, Slovenia, and Turkey and their struggle to implement performance budgeting reform. …”
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Stray dogs as carriers of E. coli resistant strains for the retracted and re-emerged antibiotic colistin, based on the mcr-1 gene presence by Ioannis Tsakmakidis, Anastasia Parisi, Dimitrios K. Papadopoulos, Maria V. Alvanou, Konstantinos V. Papageorgiou, Evanthia Petridou, Ioannis A. Giantsis

“…Considering this, our aim was to investigate antimicrobial resistance in companion domestic and stray dogs in Western Macedonia, Greece. Our results revealed that of the 43 individual fecal samples examined, 16% of them hosted the mcr-1 gene, all of which were isolated from stray dogs. …”
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From Mild Ataxia to Huntington Disease Phenocopy: The Multiple Faces of Spinocerebellar Ataxia 17 by Georgios Koutsis, Marios Panas, George P. Paraskevas, Anastasia M. Bougea, Athina Kladi, Georgia Karadima, Elisabeth Kapaki

“…This is the first family with SCA 17 identified in Greece and highlights the multiple faces of this rare disorder, even within the same family.…”
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Structural interventions on the drums of the Parthenon’s north colonnade by Marilena Mentzini

“…The Acropolis monuments are globally recognized as a cultural heritage and a value belonging not only to Greece but also to Humanity. From 2000 the most recent phase of restoration in their history began by the “Acro¬polis Restoration Service” (YSMA), introducing new, pioneering methods, re-cognized now worldwide. …”
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Western Medical Rehabilitation through Time: A Historical and Epistemological Review by Andrea A. Conti

“…In the ancient western world disabled subjects were excluded from social life. In ancient Greece disability was surmounted only by means of its complete removal, and given that disease was considered a punishment attributed by divinities to human beings because of their faults and sins, only a full physical, mental, and moral recovery could reinsert disabled subjects back in the society of “normal” people. …”
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Application of Magnetometer-Equipped Drone for Mineral Exploration in Mining Operations by Dimitris Perikleous, Katerina Margariti, Pantelis Velanas, Cristina Saez Blazquez, Pedro Carrasco Garcia, Diego Gonzalez-Aguilera

“…This study investigates the geological composition and material distribution within the Lavrion repository located in Greece through an aerial magnetometry survey using a novel aerial drone, CERBERUS, coupled with advanced data processing techniques. …”
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Do continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) metrics predict macrovascular and microvascular complications in diabetes? The FACULTY protocol of a retrospective real-world cohort study by Eric Vicaut, Ramzi A Ajjan, J Seufert, Gérard de Pouvourville, Emmanuel Cosson, Laure Carcaillon-Bentata, Tadej Battelino, Patrick Blin, Fleur Levrat-Guillen, Michael Joubert

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Physiotherapy Management and Technology Use for Parkinson’s Disease: A Survey Among Greek Physiotherapists by Despoina Papageorgiou, Vasiliki Sakellari, George A. Koumantakis, Viktoria Gkoraki, Nikolaos Chrysagis

“…The questionnaire was addressed to Greek physiotherapists who were registered with the Panhellenic Physical Therapy Association (PPTA) at the time of the survey and practiced their profession in Greece. A total of 203 physical therapists who met the inclusion criteria participated in the study. …”
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Apostoł Andrzej – osoba i imię by Bożena Hrynkiewicz-Adamskich

“…It also concisely describes the apocrypha about his missionary activities in Greece, Pontus, Thrace and Scythia, as well as the sources and reasons behind the development of his cult in Europe, including the Slavic nations. …”
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WESTERN BALKANS U. S. POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PRESIDENT TRUMP’S GRAND STRATEGY by Dragan Simić, Dragan Živojinović

“…The Prespa agreement between Greece and North Macedonia is one form of that approach put in practice. …”
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A Legislation-Based Database for COVID-19 Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions by Alexandros Kyriakidis, Nikolaos Zahariadis, Ioannis Papadopoulos

“…The Observatory of Government Restrictive Measures for the COVID-19 pandemic (GovRM-COVID19), which began in November 2020 within the Center for Research on Democracy and Law of the University of Macedonia (Greece), has developed a database tracking all legislative measures imposing restrictions across different countries. …”
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Barriers for Large Integration of PV and Onshore Wind Energy in the Distribution Network on the Selected European Union Electricity Markets by Hanna Bartoszewicz-Burczy

“…This paper is focused on the most common regulatory, technological, administrative, financial, social, and environmental barriers, which slow down the large-scale deployment of PV and wind energy into the distribution networks in 5 EU countries: Austria, Greece, France, Poland and Spain and also in Norway. …”
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Greek Physicians’ Perceptions on Generic Drugs in the Era of Austerity by Georgios Labiris, Michael Fanariotis, Catherine Kastanioti, Georgios Alexias, Adonis Protopapas, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Dimitris Niakas

“…Physicians working in Athens and those working in surgical units demonstrated significantly worse scores than their colleagues from the rest of Greece and those working in Internal Medicine wards (p = 0.03).  …”
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Stasis, Charging the Space of Change by Sarah Riviere

“…This article fossicks through the fragments of historical understandings of the word stasis in ancient Greece – where stasis, in its extreme state, involved conflictual hostilities between kindred parties, often termed ‘civil war’ today. …”
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Pedagogical Documentation as a “Bridge” Between Parents and the Early Childhood Curriculum by Domna (Mika) Kakana, Alexandra Gkloumpou

“…Parents’ involvement in early childhood education is of great importance. In Greece, many educators still hesitate to involve parents in their school’s daily program. …”
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Pre-failure indicators detected by Acoustic Emission: Alfas stone, cement-mortar and cement-paste specimens under 3-point bending by Stavros K. Kourkoulis, Ioanna Dakanali

“…In this direction, an attempt is here described to enlighten the signals recorded, in case a series of structural materials (natural and artificial), ex-tensively used for restoration projects of classic monuments in Greece, are subjected to 3-point bending. It is hoped that obtaining a clear understanding of the nature of AE signals re¬corded during these element¬ary tests will provide a valuable tool permitting “identification” and “classification” of signals emitted in case of structural tests. …”
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Examining the prevention approach in National Dementia Plans from European and North American countries by Mattia Andreoletti, Alessandro Blasimme

“…ObjectivesThis paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of National Dementia Plans (NDPs) from selected European and North American countries, focusing on the distinct prevention strategies outlined and the approaches employed for reducing dementia risk.MethodThe sample consisted of 16 NDPs from Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA. …”
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A Multi-Player Framework for Sustainable Traffic Optimization in the Era of Digital Transportation by Areti Kotsi, Ioannis Politis, Emmanouil Chaniotakis, Evangelos Mitsakis

“…The scope of this work was to explore and present the outcomes of diverse mixed equilibrium conditions in the road network of the city of Thessaloniki (Greece), integrating the principles of user equilibrium, system optimum, and Cournot oligopoly. …”
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