Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Precision Livestock Farming as a Strategic Tool for Mitigating and Adapting to the Consequences of Climate Change in Farm Animals

Livestock production occupies a paradoxical position with respect to climate change: farm animals are highly vulnerable to heat stress, feed and water scarcity, and climate-sensitive disease, while the sector contributes an estimated 14.5% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission...

Evaluation of a fine-scale Eulerian modeling system for pollen in Thessaloniki, Greece

This study presents an enhanced high-resolution modeling system (WRF-NEMO-CAMx) designed to simulate airborne pollen concentrations for three key taxa for Mediterranean climates, Quercus, Pinus spp. and Olea europaea L. , in the broader Thessaloniki area, Greece, at a spatial res...

The Greek Version of the Child Oral Health Impact Profile‐Short Form 19: Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties

ABSTRACT Objectives Tools evaluating how oral health affects the quality of life in children serve as valuable patient‐related outcome measures (PROMs). This study aimed to develop a culturally adapted Greek version of the Child Oral Health Impact Profile‐Short Form 19 (COHIP‐SF...

Prediction of atrial fibrillation recurrence before catheter ablation using P-wave ECG features: simplicity of random forest versus CNN in small datasets

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an arrhythmia affecting 3% of the general population. Transcatheter ablation (CA) is the most effective treatment option for patients with AF; however, recurrence rates remain high. Early classification of patients based on pre-ablation data could help...

‘Articulation as catalyst: how populism may help transform ethnic nationalism into nativism’

In contemporary political sociology, the precise relationship between nationalism and populism remains a subject of intense debate. While often conflated, these concepts represent distinct political logics: nationalism is premised on the centrality of belonging to a national comm...

Quantifying the Knowledge in Deep Neural Networks: An Overview

Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have proven to be extremely effective at learning a wide range of tasks. Due to their complexity and inexplicable internal state, DNNs are difficult to analyze. Several attempts to interpret their operation have been made, but analyzing them from the p...

Anatomical variants of circumaortic left renal vein

The circumaortic left renal vein (CLRV) is a critical retroperitoneal vascular variant.Current classification systems frequently omit possible morphologies.This study aims to delineate intricate CLRV patterns and propose a preliminary classification framework.Contrast-enhanced ab...

Acoustic Coercion: Music, Violence, and Nationalist Conflict

Abstract This research note proposes a conceptual and methodological framework for studying the relationship between music and nationalist conflict. Conceptually, it introduces acoustic coercion — the enforcement of sonic conformity through informal violence operating with state...

Identification of a nanosecond isomer of $$^{164}$$Tb

Abstract This letter reports on the identification of a new isomeric state of $$^{164}$$ 164 Tb ( $$Z=65$$ Z = 65 , $$N=99$$ N = 99 ), which was measured with the DESPEC setup at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH following the first relativistic fragmentation...

Associations between physical activity levels and self-perceived quality of life and well-being in hemodialysis patients and their informal caregivers: a multicenter cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the associations between the physical activity of hemodialysis (HD) patients and their informal caregivers and measures of their well-being and quality of life (QoL). METHODS: This multi-center cross-sectional study included one hundred...

Cultivating Family Intergenerational Encounters Through a Family–School Project on Cultural Heritage: Adults’ Voices

This study examined parents’ and grandparents’ perspectives on intergenerational interactions within an innovative school–family partnership in early childhood education (ECE). Drawing on sociocultural concepts of learning and a ‘more-than-parents’ approach to intergenerational l...

Oral Pemphigus in Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Review of Published Case Reports

Background: Pemphigus is a rare group of autoimmune blistering diseases characterized by autoantibody-mediated loss of keratinocyte adhesion, resulting in intraepithelial blister formation involving the skin and mucous membranes. Pemphigus Vulgaris (PV) is the most common type of...

Teaching Science Through Play: An Adaptive Professional Development Programme to Provide Tailored Support to Preschool Teachers

Abstract Even though play is commonplace in preschool education, a need is constantly highlighted to support preschool teachers in integrating concrete play-based methods and models for science teaching. However, this support needs to be tailored to the special professional needs...

Tracing 80 Years of Forest Succession and Species Trajectories Using Historical Aerial Photography and Sentinel-2 Imagery

Global land abandonment drives secondary forest succession in mountains, yet long-term spatial dynamics remain poorly quantified. We traced 80 years (1945–2025) of forest expansion across Greece’s Rhodope Mountains using an integrated remote sensing framework. Historical baseline...

Interventions to reduce diabetes-related distress among adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Diabetes distress (DD) refers to the emotional and psychological burden experienced by individuals living with diabetes. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have investigated the efficacy of interventions on DD among adults with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes. We aimed to sys...

Qualitative analysis of dentin surface modifications induced by Er, Cr: YSGG and Er: YAG laser for resin composite bonding

Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the different dentin surfaces produced following their modification using Er, Cr: YSGG and Er: YAG lasers under different operating parameters. Methods Thirty-three sound, caries-free human third molars were collected and...

Contribution to Diagnostic Accuracy and Prognostic Significance of MicroRNAs in Thyroid Cancer

The incidence of thyroid cancer, the most common endocrine malignancy, has increased significantly, underscoring the need for improved diagnostic and prognostic methods. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression and play vital roles in ca...

Is there a limit to limitations? A proposal for structured limitations reporting in scientific manuscripts

Reporting studies limitations is essential for transparent interpretation. While reporting guidelines such as CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA mandate disclosure of limitations, no widely adopted framework standardizes how these are reported in a structured and comparable format. In pract...

Towards resilient forest establishment in Europe: functional traits, genetic diversity and multifunctional design

Abstract Forest restoration and afforestation across Europe are accelerating, yet the decision-making processes governing forest establishment remain unevenly examined, especially from a biodiversity perspective. Considering this and the global environmental changes of climate sh...

Integrating Instagram into anatomy and histology education: A comprehensive review of current evidence and pedagogical outcomes

Purpose Instagram is a highly popular social media platform, which has been implemented as a teaching modality of several disciplines. We performed a literature review of its use for anatomy and histology teaching, given the lack of reviews with this purpose. Methods We searched...