National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

The Role of the Medical Sector in Victim Protection and Early Intervention in Intimate Partner Violence

Intimate partner violence (IPV) constitutes a major public health and human rights issue with profound physical, psychological, and social consequences for individuals and societies worldwide. Extensive research demonstrates that IPV contributes significantly to morbidity, mortal...

Development and Validation of an LC-ESI-MS/MS Method for the Determination of Six Selected Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Surface Water from Brandywine Creek, USA

A sensitive LC-ESI-MS/MS (Liquid chromatography–Electrospray Ionization-Tandem Mass Spectrometry) method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of six selected contaminants of emerging concern in surface water from Brandywine Creek, USA. Sample preparation...

Conservative Management of Partial Achilles Tendon Rupture in a Professional Soccer Player: A Case Report

BACKGROUND: Partial Achilles tendon ruptures in elite soccer are uncommon and optimal management remains controversial. Evidence guiding rehabilitation is limited. CASE PRESENTATION: A 23-year-old professional soccer player experienced a 50% tear of the left Achilles tendon durin...

Early Introduction and Prolonged Full‐Dose Anakinra Reduce Recurrence Risk After Discontinuation in Recurrent Pericarditis: An International Multicenter Cohort

Background Anakinra is effective in recurrent pericarditis, yet optimal treatment duration and strategies for safe drug discontinuation remain uncertain. Identifying predictors of sustained remission after discontinuation is important for clinical management. Methods We retrospec...

Predictors of Visual Outcomes in Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumor Resection

ABSTRACT Objective: We sought to identify clinical and radiologic predictors of visual recovery and explore visual outcomes in patients who underwent transsphenoidal resection of pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs). Methods: Retrospective study of patients with PitNETs appr...

Strengthening infection prevention education among undergraduate nursing students through a curriculum-integrated escape room intervention: A comparative cohort study

Aim/objective To examine whether a curriculum-integrated IPC escape room was associated with improved undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge. Methods and results This comparative cohort study included 318 fourth-semester nursing students in a control cohort ( n = 163) and an i...

A Green Protocol for the Deprotection of ortho ‐Nitrobenzyl Esters and Ethers by UVA–LED Irradiation

ABSTRACT The removal of protecting groups in synthetic organic transformations under green and mild conditions is of high interest. In this study, a green photochemical protocol for the deprotection of ortho ‐nitrobenzyl esters and ethers is introduced, utilizing LED 370 nm irrad...

The codification of labour law in Greece

The main goal of labour law is to provide adequate protection for employees without hindering economic growth. Labour law provisions are often criticized for being complex, inconsistent, and ineffective. Codification is accordingly presented as the process of consolidating fragme...

The Fiscal Consequences Attributed to Multiple Myeloma in Slovakia: There is No Small Disease

Abstract Background The incidence of multiple myeloma (MM) is rising in ageing populations. New therapies have improved survival but are among the most expensive in oncology. The consequences of MM for government revenues and expenditures in Slovakia have not been quantified. Met...

Attributing Electricity-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Real Water Losses in Greek Water Utilities Using Regulatory Reporting Data

Water lost from distribution networks has already consumed electricity, but the associated greenhouse gas burden is rarely quantified, because water balances and organizational emission inventories use different boundaries. This study links the two within the Greek managerial-ade...

Sex work or male-with-male sexual activity and the risks of HIV and hepatitis C acquisition among people who inject drugs: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) may engage in sexual behaviours that increase their HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) risk, including sex work and male-with-male sexual activity. We undertook a global systematic review to assess whether PWID who engage in these behaviours...

Silenced Muse: Gender, Voice, and Control in Ovid’s Amores

This paper examines the staging and control of the puella’s voice in Ovid’s Amores, analysing how the poet withholds, mediates, or selectively quotes her speech. Although cast as the domina with significant influence over the poet’s life and art, the puella’s voice is rarely hear...

Global Incidence of All-Cause Dementia

Importance Global dementia incidence estimates are limited by underrepresentation of low- and middle-income countries and heterogeneous analytic methods. Due to these limitations, true understanding of the global dementia landscape remains incomplete. Objective To identify dement...

Is Exposure to Certain Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Associated with Increased Skin Cancer Risk?

Background/Objectives: This review investigated whether exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) increases skin cancer risk. Methods: We performed a comprehensive narrative review of in vitro, animal, and human studies examining the association of EDCs with melan...

Real‐World HRR Testing Pathways and Patterns of Detected Alterations in Prostate Cancer From the Multinational ARON‐3 Study

ABSTRACT Background Homologous recombination repair (HRR) testing is increasingly relevant in prostate cancer because it identifies patients who may benefit from biomarker‐guided treatment strategies, including poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi). However, real‐world i...

Evaluating early systemic therapies in the neoadjuvant setting for the treatment of urological cancers

INTRODUCTION: Neoadjuvant systemic therapy represents an evolving cornerstone in the multidisciplinary management of urological malignancies. While cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy historically represented the sole standard of care for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, nove...

Exploring transcriptomic and genomic latent variable correction approaches in differential expression analysis

Abstract Background Differential expression analysis is a central tool for studying the biological processes altered in human diseases via transcriptomic signatures. However, transcriptomic datasets are systematically confounded by latent variables from two distinct sources: unme...

Optimizing management strategies for T4b esophageal cancer: the role of TEVAR in multimodal treatment approaches

BACKGROUND: T4b esophageal cancer with aortic invasion remains a major therapeutic challenge because treatment-related tumor regression may precipitate aortoesophageal fistula formation and catastrophic hemorrhage. While chemoradiotherapy is the backbone of disease control, the r...

Emerging Technologies in Granulation: Process Analytical Technologies and Modeling Approaches in Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing

In the present review, 32 studies, published between 2020 and 2026, were reviewed to identify recent advances in pharmaceutical granulation. Emphasis is placed on the integration of real-time monitoring technologies, recent Process Analytical Technologies (PATs) approaches, the r...

Regulated Cell Death in Reproductive Biology: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities

Regulated cell death (RCD) has emerged as a fundamental determinant of cellular homeostasis and tissue remodeling, extending far beyond the classical concept of apoptosis. The identification of emerging RCD pathways, including ferroptosis, pyroptosis, necroptosis, cuproptosis, PA...