Reliability and Validity of the Greek QLQ-C30 and QLQ-MY20 for Measuring Quality of Life in Patients with Multiple Myeloma by Nick Kontodimopoulos, Alexandros Samartzis, Angelos A. Papadopoulos, Dimitris Niakas

“…The observed psychometric properties of the two instruments imply suitability for assessing myeloma HRQoL in Greece. Future studies should focus on generalizability of the results, as well as on specific issues such as longitudinal validity and responsiveness.…”
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Rationale and design of a prospective, observational, multicentre study on the safety and efficacy of apixaban for the prevention of thromboembolism in adults with congenital heart... by Despoina Ntiloudi, Sotiria Apostolopoulou, Alexandra Frogoudaki, Haralambos Karvounis, George Giannakoulas, Anastasios Kartas, Ioannis Doundoulakis, Athanasios Koutsakis, Diamantis Kosmidis, Georgios Rampidis, Afrodite Tzifa, Dimosthenis Avramidis, Olga Ntzoyvara, Sotiria Liori, Tereza Mousiama, Sophia Anastasia Mouratoglou

“…Enrolment will take place at four ACHD centres in Greece. The first patient was enrolled in July 2019. …”
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New biomarkers for diagnosis of bladder cancer: a bibliometric analysis by Roberto Falabella, Valentina De Simone, Felice Crocetto, Francesco Del Giudice, Angelo Porreca, Nazario Foschi, Biagio Barone, Luca Di Gianfrancesco, Valentina Di Pasquale, Vincenzo Francesco Caputo

“…Countries with higher rates of MCPs were Greece (66.6%), Italy (53.8%), Korea, and France (50%). …”
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Divine Evolution: Empedocles’ Anthropology by A. V. Halapsis

“…Cognition of nature in Ancient Greece was far from the ideal of the objective knowledge formed in modern times, cognition of the world as it exists before man and independently of him. …”
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Managing Water-Ecosystem-Food Nexus using participatory approaches: insights from an innovative methodological approach developed in two Mediterranean areas by Dimitrios Malamataris, Vassilios Pisinaras, Alessandro Pagano, Valentina Baratella, Silvia Vanino, Manuel Bea, Konstantinos Babakos, Anna Chatzi, Stefano Fabiani, Raffaele Giordano, Petros Kafkias, Estrella López-Moya, Christina Papadaskalopoulou, Ivan Portoghese, Dimitris Tassopoulos, Andreas Panagopoulos

“…This paper presents and analyses an effective stakeholder engagement strategy, based on the Learning & Action Alliances (LAA) scheme and aimed at identifying Water-Ecosystems-Food (WEF) Nexus challenges and selecting NbS in two case studies in the Mediterranean area (Greece and Italy). In total, 60 stakeholders were engaged in more than 40 events (workshops, seminars, open days, field trips etc.), while 25 individual interviews were also conducted. …”
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Exploring spatial patterns of environmental noise and perceived sound source dominance in urban areas. by Dimitris MARKOU

“…The results feature three noise pollution maps (LAeq,30 sec, L10, and L90 indices) and three sound source maps which reflect the way in which the human ear perceives the presence of sounds. …”
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Incidence Of Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy for Benign Goitres. A Systematic Review by Muhammad Tahir Ghani, Hafiz Muhammad Ijaz ul Haq, Ibad Ur Rehman, Huma Azam Malik

“…Three studies were from Turkey, 2 from Pakistan, 2 from Greece, and one each from Saudi Arabia, India, Denmark, Egypt, and the USA. 2809 TT were performed for benign goitres. …”
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Estimation of the Climate Preference Between Two Lineages of Europe-an Ground Squirrel Using Maximum Entropy Modeling by Sadık Demirtaş

“…The final MaxEnt with ten replicate runs was constructed based on 80 occurrence records from Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Macedonia, Mol-dova, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine, and twelve abiotic bioclimatic variables obtained from WorldClim. …”
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Moloch en expansion by Agnès Bouvier

“…First of all, molochism is at work in Greece, and that means “us” in the sense implied by Flaubert when he replied to Sainte-Beuve’s criticism for “not having introduced among the Greeks a philosopher, a man of reason who could have lectured us on morals, or done good deeds, a gentleman, in a word, ‘who feels as we feel’”. …”
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Prospective preschool teachers learning to use picturebooks for philosophical inquiries by Sofia Nikolidaki

“…This research was conducted in 2023 with 36 prospective preschool teachers from the University of Crete, Greece. The research comprises two phases. In the initial phase, the student teachers established a philosophical community of inquiry and acquired several philosophical inquiry skills. …”
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HTA and Reimbursement Status of Metastatic Hormone‑Sensitive Prostate Cancer, Non-Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer, and Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Canc... by Goran Bencina, Elina Petrova, Demet Sönmez, Sonia Matos Pereira, Ioannis Dimitriadis, Stina Salomonsson

“…**Results:** The analysis demonstrated that only in Greece, Germany, and Sweden was there full access across all included prostate cancer treatments. …”
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Clinical and Onychoscopy Patterns in Fingernail Onychomycosis—A Study by the International Dermoscopy Society Trichoscopy And Onychoscopy Task Force by Matilde Iorizzo, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Aurora Alessandrini, Francesca Bruni, Laura Vollono, Francesca Pampaloni, Nilton Gioia Di Chiacchio, Nilton Di Chiacchio, Juan Jimenez-Cahue, Chander Grover, Zoe Apalla, Asmahne Souissi, Awatef Kelati, Eirini Kyrmanidou, Elizabeth Lazaridou, Michela Starace

“…Methods: Medical records of 120 patients with onychomycosis limited to the fingernails were collected and analyzed across several dermatological centers (Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Greece, Brazil, India, Morocco, Tunisia). Data collected included age, sex, affected hand, affected fingernails, isolated fungal microorganism, clinical, and onychoscopic signs. …”
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European Uunion Energy Security and Russia by N. A. Simonia, A. V. Torkunov

“…The results of the Europarliament elections in late May, 2014, were a graphic demonstration of the symptoms of this alarming for the EU disease, when the anti-EU parties in the four out 22 EU countries won the elections (France, United Kingdom, Denmark, and Greece) Those results, regardless of the panic headlines in mass media and statements like "shocking" or "earthquake" made by some politicians, were not able to significantly affect the nature of the European Parliament, though they can significantly complicate its work. …”
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Rhipicephalus simus ticks: new hosts for phleboviruses by Samuel Munalula Munjita, Benjamin Mubemba, John Tembo, Mathew Bates, Sody Munsaka, Ala Tabor

“…Notably, viral sequence LSK-ZM-102022 exhibited similarity to tick phleboviruses, sharing 74.92% nucleotide identity in the RdRp gene and 72% in the NP gene with tick-borne phlebovirus (TBPV) from Greece and Romania, respectively. Its RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) encoding region carried conserved RdRp and endonuclease domains characteristic of phenuiviridae viruses. …”
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Estimating Potential for Drug Budget Reallocation Following Expiration of Exclusivity of Pharmaceutical Products by Samira Toghanian, John Moshtaghi-Svensson, Maria Papageorgiou, Kristin Kittelsen, Christiaan Dolk, Markus Hultstrand, Stina Salomonsson

“…**Methods:** Pharmaceutical sales data, drug costs and LOE dates were modeled and forecast using an analytical framework (Affordability by ReallocaTing Funds model \[ART\]) to estimate future incremental budget availability using scenario analyses in Greece (GR), the Netherlands (NL), Norway (NO) and Sweden (SW). …”
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Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinase 4 Deficiency in a Greek Teenager by Panagiota Karananou, Anastasia Alataki, Efimia Papadopoulou-Alataki

“…We report the first patient in Greece with IRAK-4 deficiency. From the age of 8 months, she presented with recurrent infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract and skin abscesses. …”
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THE ALBANIAN FACTOR OF DESTABILIZATION OF THE WESTERN BALKANS: SCENARIO APPROACH by E. G. Ponomareva

“…In the first case the question is of creating a pan-Albanian (con)federative polity under the provisional name of “Great Albania” in the territories of Albania, Kosovo, western Macedonia (Republic of Ilirida), south-eastern Montenegro (Malesia) and north-western Greece (Chameria). In the second case the question is of the unification of the territories of Albanian residence through the association of Islamic provinces of the countries of the region. …”
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Reflectance and Thermal Micrometeorological Characteristics of an Urban Green Space in the Mediterranean During July’s 2023 Heatwave by Nikolaos D. Proutsos, Alexandra D. Solomou, Stefanos P. Stefanidis, Ioannis X. Tsiros

“…This study investigates the micrometeorological conditions prevailing in an urban green space (UGS) in Greece, during the heatwave of July 2023, addressing the effects of various surface materials on thermal dynamics and the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon. …”
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Understanding career calling: historical roots and practical relevance for school counselors by Robbani Alfan, M Solehuddin, Juntika Nurihsan, Yusi Riksa Yustiana

“…Tracing its roots from Ancient Greece to modern times, the concept of career calling has shifted from a spiritual vocation to a broader, secularized understanding, yet remains deeply tied to prosocial motivation and meaningful work. …”
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Inter-Agency Analysis of EU Specialised Administrative Services: Insights from the Republic of Cyprus by Andreas Kirlappos, Stefanos Iacovides

“…They are particularly pertinent in assessing the effects of European integration and administrative change in other EU member states sharing similar historical experiences with Cyprus, such as Greece and Malta. Originality/Significance/Value: This study is innovative in its focus on specific administrative actors in Cyprus whose role has not been examined so far. …”
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