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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38520089/effect-of-microplastics-used-in-agronomic-practices-on-agricultural-soil-properties-and-plant-functions-potential-contribution-to-the-circular-economy-of-rural-areas
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Vasiliki Liava, Evangelia E Golia
The extensive use of plastic materials and their improper disposal results in high amounts of plastic waste in the environment. Aging of plastics leads to their breakdown into smaller particles, such as microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics. This research investigates plastics used in agricultural practices as they contribute to MP pollution in agricultural soils. The distribution and characteristics of MPs in agricultural soils were evaluated. In addition, the effect of MPs on soil properties, the relationship between MPs and metals in soil, the effect of MPs on the fate of pesticides in agricultural soils and the influence of MPs on plant growth were analysed, discussing legume, cereal and vegetable crops...
March 22, 2024: Waste Management & Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38519626/digital-twins-for-health-a-scoping-review
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REVIEW
Evangelia Katsoulakis, Qi Wang, Huanmei Wu, Leili Shahriyari, Richard Fletcher, Jinwei Liu, Luke Achenie, Hongfang Liu, Pamela Jackson, Ying Xiao, Tanveer Syeda-Mahmood, Richard Tuli, Jun Deng
The use of digital twins (DTs) has proliferated across various fields and industries, with a recent surge in the healthcare sector. The concept of digital twin for health (DT4H) holds great promise to revolutionize the entire healthcare system, including management and delivery, disease treatment and prevention, and health well-being maintenance, ultimately improving human life. The rapid growth of big data and continuous advancement in data science (DS) and artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to significantly expedite DT research and development by providing scientific expertise, essential data, and robust cybertechnology infrastructure...
March 22, 2024: NPJ Digital Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38510613/parcellating-the-vertical-associative-fiber-network-of-the-temporoparietal-area-evidence-from-focused-anatomic-fiber-dissections
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Evangelos Drosos, Spyridon Komaitis, Evangelia Liouta, Eleftherios Neromyliotis, Eirini Charalampopoulou, Lykourgos Anastasopoulos, Theodosis Kalamatianos, Georgios P Skandalakis, Theodoros Troupis, George Stranjalis, Aristotelis V Kalyvas, Christos Koutsarnakis
INTRODUCTION: The connectivity of the temporoparietal (TP) region has been the subject of multiple anatomical and functional studies. Its role in high cognitive functions has been primarily correlated with long association fiber connections. As a major sensory integration hub, coactivation of areas within the TP requires a stream of short association fibers running between its subregions. The latter have been the subject of a small number of recent in vivo and cadaveric studies. This has resulted in limited understanding of this network and, in certain occasions, terminology ambiguity...
2024: Brain Spine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38508701/long-covid-and-financial-outcomes-evidence-from-four-longitudinal-population-surveys
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rebecca Rhead, Jacques Wels, Bettina Moltrecht, Richard John Shaw, Richard Silverwood, Jingmin Zhu, Alun Hughes, Nishi Chaturvedi, Evangelia Demou, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, George Ploubidis
BACKGROUND: Long-term sequelae of COVID-19 (long COVID) include muscle weakness, fatigue, breathing difficulties and sleep disturbance over weeks or months. Using UK longitudinal data, we assessed the relationship between long COVID and financial disruption. METHODS: We estimated associations between long COVID (derived using self-reported length of COVID-19 symptoms) and measures of financial disruption (subjective financial well-being, new benefit claims, changes in household income) by analysing data from four longitudinal population studies, gathered during the first year of the pandemic...
March 20, 2024: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38508416/impact-of-helicobacter-pylori-and-metabolic-syndrome-on-mast-cell-activation-related-pathophysiology-and-neurodegeneration
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REVIEW
Jannis Kountouras, Marina Boziki, Evangelos Kazakos, Paschalis Theotokis, Evangelia Kesidou, Maria Nella, Christos Bakirtzis, Eleni Karafoulidou, Elisabeth Vardaka, Maria C Mouratidou, Foteini Kyrailidi, Maria Tzitiridou-Chatzopoulou, Eirini Orovou, Evaggelia Giartza-Taxidou, Georgia Deretzi, Nikolaos Grigoriadis, Michael Doulberis
Both Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are highly prevalent worldwide. The emergence of relevant research suggesting a pathogenic linkage between H. pylori infection and MetS-related cardio-cerebrovascular diseases and neurodegenerative disorders, particularly through mechanisms involving brain pericyte deficiency, hyperhomocysteinemia, hyperfibrinogenemia, elevated lipoprotein-a, galectin-3 overexpression, atrial fibrillation, and gut dysbiosis, has raised stimulating questions regarding their pathophysiology and its translational implications for clinicians...
March 18, 2024: Neurochemistry International
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38508157/in-vitro-activity-of-dalbavancin-and-fourteen-other-antimicrobial-agents-against-toxigenic-clostridioides-difficile-clinical-isolates-in-a-greek-tertiary-care-hospital
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Sofia Maraki, Viktoria Eirini Mavromanolaki, Dimitra Stafylaki, Evangelia Iliaki-Giannakoudaki, Anna Kasimati
OBJECTIVE: Clostridioides difficile is a major cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea worldwide. For years, metronidazole and vancomycin were considered the standard treatment for C. difficile infection (CDI). However, they are increasingly being associated with treatment failure and recurrence. In this study we investigated the in vitro activity of dalbavancin and fourteen other antimicrobials against 155 toxigenic C. difficile isolates originating from patients with C. difficile-associated diarrhea...
March 20, 2024: Medical Principles and Practice: International Journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38507181/partial-validation-of-a-six-month-high-fat-diet-and-fructose-glucose-drink-combination-as-a-mouse-model-of-nonalcoholic-fatty-liver-disease
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Evangelia S Makri, Konstantinos Xanthopoulos, Panagiotis Mavrommatis Parasidis, Eleftheria Makri, Spyros Pettas, Anastasia Tsingotjidou, Angeliki Cheva, Iris Ballaouri, Spyridon Gerou, Antonis Goulas, Stergios A Polyzos
PURPOSE: The need to investigate the pathogenesis and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has led to the development of multiple mouse models. The aim of this study was to validate a fast food diet (FFD) mouse model that is introduced as being close to the human disease. METHODS: Eight to nine weeks old male and female C57BL/6 J mice were randomly allocated to a FFD group or to a chow diet (CD) group. Every four weeks, mice were weighed, and blood samples were collected for the measurement of glucose, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), triglycerides (TGs) and total cholesterol...
March 20, 2024: Endocrine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38504640/diabetic-foot-and-work-outcomes-a-review
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Theodoros Panou, Nikolaos Papanas, Evanthia Gouveri, Georgia Skoufi, Theodoros C Constantinidis, Evangelia Nena
The aim of this review article was to discuss impact of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) on employment status and work productivity. We performed a literature search from 2000 to 2023 in PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and in national repositories. The major work outcomes studied were presenteeism and absenteeism. Many DFUs patients had a poor social and educational background. Overall, DFUs patients experienced increased loss of productivity in their workplaces: either they had to be absent more working hours than average or they faced increased difficulty in meeting their daily requirements...
March 20, 2024: International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38499892/performance-of-thoracic-ultrasonography-compared-with-chest-radiography-for-the-detection-of-rib-fractures-using-computed-tomography-as-a-reference-standard
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Evangelia E Vassalou, Iraklis Perysinakis, Michail E Klontzas, Eelco de Bree, Apostolos H Karantanas
OBJECTIVE: Although there is growing evidence that ultrasonography is superior to X-ray for rib fractures' detection, X-ray is still indicated as the most appropriate method. This has partially been attributed to a lack of studies using an appropriate reference modality. We aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography and X-ray in the detection of rib fractures, considering CT as the reference standard. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Within a 2.5-year period, all consecutive patients with clinically suspected rib fracture(s) following blunt chest trauma and available posteroanterior/anteroposterior X-ray and thoracic CT were prospectively studied and planned to undergo thoracic ultrasonography, by a single operator...
March 19, 2024: Skeletal Radiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38498127/early-age-at-menarche-and-the-risk-of-gestational-diabetes-mellitus-a-cohort-study
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Anastasia Angelopoulou, Kleoniki I Athanasiadou, Maria Zairi, Evangelia Zapanti, Vasiliki Vasileiou, Stavroula A Paschou, Eleni Anastasiou
PURPOSE: To evaluate whether there is an association between age at menarche (AAM) and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted, including 5390 pregnant women who were screened for GDM at Alexandra Hospital in Athens, Greece over a 15-year period (2000-2014). Maternal age, pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), height, family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, parity, educational and smoking status, and AAM were recorded...
March 18, 2024: Endocrine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38493225/a-novel-role-for-phospholamban-in-the-thalamic-reticular-nucleus
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Benjamin Klocke, Aikaterini Britzolaki, Joseph Saurine, Hayden Ott, Kylie Krone, Kiara Bahamonde, Connor Thelen, Christos Tzimas, Despina Sanoudou, Evangelia G Kranias, Pothitos M Pitychoutis
The thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) is a brain region that influences vital neurobehavioral processes, including executive functioning and the generation of sleep rhythms. TRN dysfunction underlies hyperactivity, attention deficits, and sleep disturbances observed across various neurodevelopmental disorders. A specialized sarco-endoplasmic reticulum calcium (Ca2+ ) ATPase 2 (SERCA2)-dependent Ca2+  signaling network operates in the dendrites of TRN neurons to regulate their bursting activity. Phospholamban (PLN) is a prominent regulator of SERCA2 with an established role in myocardial Ca2 + -cycling...
March 16, 2024: Scientific Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38489824/group-level-workplace-interventions-to-improve-mental-health-in-low-control-high-demand-office-based-jobs-a-scoping-review
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Evangelia Demou, Carolyn Blake, Charisse Tan Llorin, Maria Guadalupe Salanga, Niño Jose Mateo, Ruth Lewis, Kirstin R Mitchell
OBJECTIVES: Workplace psychosocial risk factors, including low autonomy and high demands, have negative consequences for employee mental health and wellbeing. There is a need to support employees experiencing mental health and well-being problems in these jobs. This scoping review aims to describe group-level workplace interventions and their approaches to improving the mental health and well-being of employees in office-based, low autonomy, and high demands jobs. METHODS: Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, a search was conducted across 4 databases (Medline, PsycINFO, CINAHL, ASSIA)...
March 15, 2024: Annals of Work Exposures and Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38487148/optical-coherence-tomography-angiography-changes-in-patients-diagnosed-with-acute-coronary-syndrome-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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REVIEW
Anna Maria Sideri, Dimitra Mitsopoulou, Stylianos A Kandarakis, Andreas Katsimpris, Menelaos Kanakis, Aristotelis Karamaounas, Dimitrios Brouzas, Petros Petrou, Evangelia Papakonstantinou, Konstantinos Droutsas, Georgios Giannopoulos, Ilias Georgalas
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) parameters and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Two independent reviewers searched the electronic databases (MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online), Scopus, Embase (Excerpta Medica Database), Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov, and World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform) from inception until April 2023. According to the inclusion criteria of this review, eligible were observational studies, randomized control trials, and registry/database studies that included the eyes of adult ACS patients and assessed OCTA parameters within the macula...
February 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38484894/th2-response-drives-itch-in-dystrophic-epidermolysis-bullosa-pruriginosa-a-case-control-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Marieta Papanikolaou, Leigh Nattkemper, Natashia Benzian-Olsson, Lu Liu, Alyson Guy, Han Lu, Tendai Kadiyirire, Ping-Chen Hou, Wilson Aala, Sonia Serrano, Rashida Pramanik, Nina Walters, Konstantina Dimitrakopoulou, Su Lwin, Emily Kalfas, Jose Satoc, Roman Laddach, Domenico Cozzetto, Bjorn Thomas, Evangelia Kesidou, Ellie Rashidghamat, Guy Orchard, Edel A O'Toole, Chao-Kai Hsu, Mansoor Saqi, Martin Steinhoff, Alexandros Onoufriadis, Gil Yosipovitch, Hannah Gould, Jemima E Mellerio, John A McGrath
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March 12, 2024: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38478761/correlations-of-corneal-endothelial-morphology-and-corneal-thickness-with-anterior-segment-parameters-in-healthy-individuals
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Efthymios Karmiris, Anastasia Tsiogka, Konstantinos Tsiripidis, Evangelia Papakonstantinou, Ilias Georgalas, Evangelia Chalkiadaki
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between central corneal endothelial cell density (ECD), endothelial morphology, and corneal thickness (central corneal thickness) with the anterior chamber depth, corneal volume (CV), white-to-white (WTW) distance, mean anterior chamber angle (CAmean), and gender in healthy individuals. METHODS: This observational study included 136 healthy volunteers. The ECD, coefficient of variation of cell area, and hexagonal cell appearance ratio (%Hex) were measured by means of specular microscopy...
March 13, 2024: Cornea
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38478132/sars-cov-2-seroprevalence-among-children-in-greece-during-omicron-variant-period
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dimitra Dimopoulou, Despoina Sotiri, Dimitra Kousi, Garyfallia Loulou, Kalliopi Raptaki, Ariadni Neofytou, Foteini Dasoula, Maria Tampouratzi, Athina Koloi, Eirini Eleftheriou, Eleni Vergadi, Eleni Papadimitriou, Irini Zorbadaki, Artemis Mavridi, Konstantinos Miliordos, Evangelia Steletou, Maria Strempela, Paraskevi C Fragkou, Vassiliki Spoulou, Athanasios Michos, Despoina Gkentzi, Vassiliki Papaevangelou, Fani Ladomenou, Ioanna Grivea, George Syrogiannopoulos, Emmanouil Galanakis, Theoklis Zaoutis, Kyriaki Tryfinopoulou, Maria N Tsolia
The Omicron variant is associated with increased transmissibility, but evidence about the impact of Omicron in seropositivity of children is limited. This study aims to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in children during the different variants' subperiods. A prospective multicenter seroprevalence study was conducted in 7 University public hospitals in Greece from November 2021 to August 2022 (3 subperiods: November 2021-February 2022, March 2022-May 2022, June 2022-August 2022). Children from different age groups, admitted to the hospital or examined in outpatient clinics for reasons other than COVID-19 were enrolled...
March 13, 2024: European Journal of Pediatrics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38476320/risks-for-animal-and-human-health-related-to-the-presence-of-polychlorinated-naphthalenes-pcns-in-feed-and-food
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dieter Schrenk, Margherita Bignami, Laurent Bodin, James Kevin Chipman, Jesús Del Mazo, Bettina Grasl-Kraupp, Christer Hogstrand, Laurentius Ron Hoogenboom, Jean-Charles Leblanc, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Evangelia Ntzani, Annette Petersen, Salomon Sand, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Heather Wallace, Jerzy Falandysz, Andrew Hart, Martin Rose, Maria Anastassiadou, Chantra Eskes, Petra Gergelova, Matteo Innocenti, Elena Rovesti, Ben Whitty, Elsa Nielsen
EFSA was asked for a scientific opinion on the risks for animal and human health related to the presence of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) in feed and food. The assessment focused on hexaCNs due to very limited data on other PCN congeners. For hexaCNs in feed, 217 analytical results were used to estimate dietary exposures for food-producing and non-food-producing animals; however, a risk characterisation could not be performed because none of the toxicological studies allowed identification of reference points...
March 2024: EFSA journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38474665/vitamin-d-3-bioaccessibility-from-supplements-and-foods-gastric-ph-effect-using-a-static-in-vitro-gastrointestinal-model
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Evangelia Pasidi, Patroklos Vareltzis
Vitamin D3 deficiency is a global phenomenon, which can be managed with supplementation and food fortification. However, vitamin D3 bioaccessibility may depend on factors such as matrix composition and interactions throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This research focused on the effect of different matrices on vitamin D3 content during digestion, as well as the effect of pH on its bioaccessibility. The INFOGEST protocol was employed to simulate digestion. Three different types of commercial supplements, two foods naturally rich in vitamin D3 , and three fortified foods were investigated...
March 5, 2024: Molecules: a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38474623/nmr-analysis-of-extra-virgin-olive-oil-of-the-epirus-region-of-greece-with-emphasis-on-selected-phenolic-compounds
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Theodoros Tsolis, Dimitra Kyriakou, Evangelia Sifnaiou, Dimitrios Thomos, Dimitrios Glykos, Constantinos G Tsiafoulis, Achilleas Garoufis
Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is recognized for its numerous health benefits, attributed to its rich phenolic components. NMR has emerged as a prevalent technique for precisely identifying these compounds. Among Mediterranean countries, Greece stands as the third-largest producer of olives, with the Epirus region notably advancing in olive cultivation, contributing significantly to the dynamic growth of the region. In this study, an NMR method was employed based on the acquisition of a 1 H NMR spectrum along with multiple resonant suppression in order to increase the sensitivity...
March 1, 2024: Molecules: a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38474542/-177-lu-labeled-iron-oxide-nanoparticles-functionalized-with-doxorubicin-and-bevacizumab-as-nanobrachytherapy-agents-against-breast-cancer
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Evangelia-Alexandra Salvanou, Argiris Kolokithas-Ntoukas, Danai Prokopiou, Maria Theodosiou, Eleni Efthimiadou, Przemysław Koźmiński, Stavros Xanthopoulos, Konstantinos Avgoustakis, Penelope Bouziotis
The use of conventional methods for the treatment of cancer, such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and approaches such as brachytherapy in conjunction with the unique properties of nanoparticles could enable the development of novel theranostic agents. The aim of our current study was to evaluate the potential of iron oxide nanoparticles, coated with alginic acid and polyethylene glycol, functionalized with the chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin and the monoclonal antibody bevacizumab, to serve as a nanoradiopharmaceutical agent against breast cancer...
February 27, 2024: Molecules: a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry
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