Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Building families—Implementing balanced sexual and reproductive health

Abstract One of the main initiatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) is the promotion of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH). Sexuality, infertility, and contraception are three interconnected pillars of SRH, each essential for achieving global equity in family planning a...

Microplastic-Induced Decoupling of Soil Nickel Bioavailability and Phytoaccumulation in Two Industrial Crops

Microplastics are an increasingly pervasive contaminant of agricultural soils, where they frequently co-occur with heavy metals such as nickel (Ni), an element still catalogued mainly as a pollutant yet now recognised as an essential plant micronutrient and the cofactor of urease...

Leadership and Organizational Responses After Patient Safety Incidents: A Systematic Review of Second-Victim Outcomes and Evidence Gaps in Safety Behaviors

Background/Objectives: Patient safety incidents can adversely affect healthcare professionals, but relationships between leadership and organizational responses, clinician recovery, professional consequences, and safety-related outcomes remain incompletely synthesized. This revie...

Study of Supernova Neutrinos at ESSnuSB

In this paper, we have studied the sensitivity of the ESSnuSB far detector to supernova neutrinos. ESSnuSB is a proposed long-baseline neutrino experiment in Sweden, which will use a 538 kt water Cherenkov detector to probe the leptonic phase δCP by studying the second oscillatio...

Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Existential Distress and Demoralization in Advanced Cancer: A Narrative Review of Clinical Evidence and Implications for End-of-Life Care

Existential distress and demoralization are common among patients with advanced cancer and are associated with impaired psychological well-being, reduced quality of life and difficulties in end-of-life adjustment. Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP), grounded in Viktor Frankl's...

The power of the dish for demand-driven dietary shifts towards biodiversity restoration and sustainable food systems

Abstract Food systems drive a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, half of habitat loss and the bulk of diet-related non-communicable disease, yet sustainability agendas continue to prioritise supply-side interventions over demand-side ones. We argue that dietary shifts cons...

A Knights and Knaves Game on Paths

We study a nonzero-sum game in which two players label the N vertices of a path as being either Knights (i.e., truth-tellers) or Knaves (i.e., liars). Each vertex utters the sentence “An even number of my neighbors are Knights” and can be consistent (the truth value of its senten...

Optimisation of an Algorithm for Fetal Strain by CMR and its Use in Suspected Coarctation of the Aorta

Abstract Prenatal diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta (CoA) remains challenging, with low detection rates and high false positive rates. It is unknown whether fetuses that develop postnatal CoA (true CoA) exhibit impaired ventricular strain prenatally or whether fetal cardiac m...

MMoRWaD: A Multimodal Dataset for Recyclable Waste Recognition Acquired with an Edge-Node Reverse Vending Machine Station

Automated classification of municipal solid waste remains challenging due to high variability in object appearance, deformation, contamination, and inconsistent consumer disposal behavior, creating a need for representative multimodal datasets that enable robust machine-learning...

An Exact Continuous-Time Markov Chain Framework for Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Multi-Product Push–Pull Production Systems

Multi-product production systems require effective coordination among production, intermediate storage, downstream processing, and customer demand, particularly under stochastic operating conditions and finite capacity. Unlike existing analytical studies that mainly examine eithe...

A Review of Proteomic Studies in Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: Biomarkers, Pathways, and Clinical Potential

Uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) is a rare but highly aggressive mesenchymal malignancy of smooth-muscle origin that represents a significant therapeutic challenge due to its poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Despite advances in molecular characterization, diagnosis rema...

Crescents and the Real Variable Cesàro Operator

Abstract This paper explores a version of the classical Cesàro integral operator for the Lebesgue space $$L^p(0, 1)$$ L p ( 0 , 1 ) where we discuss its norm, spectral properties, cyclicity, and invariant subspaces. The spectrum of the Cesàro operator will be a crescent domain wh...

Vision-AI-driven dilemma zone modelling for driver behaviour prediction

Driver behaviour in the dilemma zone critically influences red-light violations and intersection safety. This study presents a scalable Vision-AI and deep learning framework modelling driver decisions based on vehicle type, speed, acceleration, lane occupation, and signal distanc...

Serum Redox Biomarkers in Canine Mast Cell Tumors: Exploratory Associations with Proliferative Activity and Clinicopathological Features

Canine mast cell tumors (MCTs) exhibit heterogeneous biological behavior and provide a clinically relevant setting in which relationships between tumor phenotype and systemic redox homeostasis can be investigated. This exploratory prospective cohort study evaluated complementary...

SHAPRP: A SHAP-Guided Framework for Efficient RSS Estimation in 5G/B5G Networks

As bandwidth-intensive applications proliferate and the usage of wireless devices surges, fifth-generation (5G) and beyond (B5G) networks are challenged to enhance coverage, reduce latency, and improve efficiency. The application of machine learning (ML) models for received signa...

BMAL1 Dysregulation as a Contributing Mechanism Linking Obesity to Oocyte and Endometrial Dysfunction in IVF

Obesity affects nearly one in three women of reproductive age worldwide and consistently reduces success rates in in vitro fertilization, yet the molecular basis for this reduction remains fragmented across separate lines of evidence. Circadian clock genes, particularly BMAL1, or...

Trustworthy AI for Transformative Healthcare: Experience from Four European Innovation Projects

This white paper synthesises insights and experiences from four EU-funded Horizon Europe projects, SmartCHANGE, AI-PROGNOSIS, TRUSTroke, and UMBRELLA, united by a shared focus on trustworthy artificial intelligence in healthcare. Published by the StayHealthy Cluster in September...

The Fibro-Inflammatory Ovary: Stromal Fibrosis, Extracellular Matrix Remodeling, and Mechanotransduction in Female Infertility

Endocrine disorders and inherent flaws in oocyte quality are traditional causes of female infertility. Increasing research indicates that structural and biomechanical alterations in the ovarian microenvironment may significantly contribute to reproductive decline. Progressive ext...

Dust radiative effects and impact on energy production over the Mediterranean Basin

Abstract. Atmospheric aerosols are among the key factors affecting the Earth’s radiation budget, playing a fundamental role in understanding climate forcing, feedback mechanisms, and their impact on future climate projections and on solar energy systems. More specifically, dust a...

Technology-Based Interventions in Mathematics Learning for Students with ADHD: A Scoping Review

Students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often experience difficulties in mathematics related to attention, working memory, and executive functioning. Although technology-based interventions (TBIs) and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies offer...