International Hellenic University

Exosome-Based Therapeutics in Alzheimer’s Disease: Translational Perspectives Beyond Conventional Therapies

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remains a major neurodegenerative disorder lacking effective long-term disease-modifying therapies. Current pharmacological approaches provide primarily symptomatic benefit, while recently approved anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies offer only modest clin...

Heat Stress, Indoor Microclimate, and Lactation Feed Intake in Commercial Mediterranean Sows: Parity Effects and a Daily Resolution Predictive Model

Heat stress (HS) suppresses voluntary feed intake in lactating sows, yet individual-level characterization of indoor and outdoor Temperature–Humidity Index (THI) linked to feed intake is rare in Mediterranean commercial settings. This prospective observational study enrolled 272...

Sulforaphane and Broccoli-Derived Preparations in Obesity and Obesity-Related Metabolic Dysfunction: Mechanistic Insights, Preclinical Evidence, and Clinical Perspectives

Background/Objectives: Obesity is a major global health challenge characterized by adipose tissue dysfunction, insulin resistance, chronic low-grade inflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and increased cardiometabolic risk. Despite substantial therapeutic adva...

Writing Identity and Self-Efficacy in Early Childhood Across Home and School Contexts

Abstract Early writing development involves more than acquiring transcriptional skills; it is closely bound up with the emergence of children's identities as writers and their beliefs in their own capacity to write. Drawing on sociocultural theory and social cognitive theory, thi...

On the Vibration-Based Modal Parameter Identification of Large Wind Turbine Blades

The blades directly affect the safety and power generation efficiency of the wind turbines. With the blade size increases, the reliable modal identification becomes important for vibration-based health monitoring. Although operational modal analysis (OMA) technique has been used...

Sustainability Certifications in Building Projects: Adoption Insights from the Greek Construction Sector in the European Context

Sustainability certification schemes (SCSs) such as LEED, BREEAM, etc., are widely accepted as an effective tool for the promotion of sustainable design principles and lifecycle carbon reduction in building projects. Greece, despite having a relatively small real estate market, p...