University of Nicosia

Knotless Suture Repair For Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability: A Systematic Review and Single-Arm Meta-Analysis

Introduction There is a need to assess the use of knotless sutures in cohorts with chronic ankle instability (CAI). Methods A literature search of Embase, Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Library and Scopus was conducted from each database’s inception to August 15, 2025. Eligible studies r...

Generative AI in Global Marketing for Sustainability: A Systematic Review of Creativity, Cultural Adaptation, and Governance

Generative AI (GenAI) has emerged in global marketing amid intensifying sustainability regulation and scrutiny. Yet the same generative capabilities that can support the detection of greenwashing may also facilitate its production and dissemination. This systematic review examine...

Integrating Perceived ESG Dimensions Into Behavioral Models of Sustainable Tourism Consumption: Perspective From the Theory of Planned Behavior

Tourism is an important driver of socio-economic development. However, its rapid growth has increased pressure on the environment and host communities. Hence, it becomes increasingly urgent to understand that how tourists perceive sustainability and how these perceptions shape th...

A charge-conserving gap-ionization discharge scheme for particle models of thundercloud electrification: a case study with Thunder v1.0

Abstract. Discharge schemes in particle models of thunderclouds remove charge from a stochastically grown channel, which does not conserve charge and imposes the channel geometry rather than deriving it. This paper replaces the scheme with a plasma process: when the field in the...

Development of non-dopamine active drugs for negative symptoms

Most individuals affected by schizophrenia manifest negative symptoms. Because negative symptoms have a persistent deleterious effect on the social and vocational performance of the affected individuals, investigators in academia and pharmaceutical industry are making efforts to...

Mate-retention capacity and singlehood: evidence from the Greek, Russian, and Ukrainian cultural contexts

Evolutionary theorizing indicates that people vary considerably in their capacity to retain intimate partners, and part of this variation may contribute to singlehood. Candidate items were generated with AI tools and refined by the authors into an instrument to measure this capac...

Exploring Blastocystis: hidden complexity in a common intestinal microbe

Graphical Abstract Graphical overview of the present Blastocystis review: historical perspective, clinical presentation, microbial characteristics, putative pathogenic strategies, epidemiology, diagnosis and biosafety, treatment and resistance and key open questions.

Virtual laboratories in STEM and health higher education: A European scoping review of transferable practices

Virtual laboratories (VLs) are increasingly used to support practical learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and health higher education, yet evidence on how they are implemented, and what makes their use effective and transferable, remains fragmente...

The Role of Personality in Predicting Singlehood Status: Differential Effects of Big Five and Dark Triad Traits Over Time

ABSTRACT Objective The present study used the Pairfam longitudinal dataset to examine the effects of Big Five and Dark Triad personality traits on the probability of being single. Method Generalized linear mixed models with a within‐between decomposition distinguished stable indi...

Mechanisms Linking Body Weight to Early Puberty in Children

Childhood overweight and obesity have been associated with earlier pubertal onset most commonly in girls than boys. This review aims to summarize proposed mechanisms involved in early puberty amongst children with increased weight and possibly help early detection and reduce any...

Developmental Language Disorder and Developmental Dyslexia: Rethinking Categorical Boundaries Through a Dimensional Language–Literacy Framework

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and developmental dyslexia are among the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders affecting children’s language, literacy, academic achievement, and social participation. Although traditionally conceptualised as distinct disorders of oral...

Extrapolating CSR–HRM interdependencies and employee well-being for sustainable workplaces in generative AI era

The development of generative AI (GAI) capabilities has led corporate entities to rethink their strategic initiatives towards sustainable workforce management. This dynamism has been broadly identified as a concern for managerial teams. Despite strong consensus on the roles of or...

Exploring the relationship between differentiated instruction and motivation in Cypriot secondary music classrooms

Abstract This study aims to enhance our understanding of student participation in Cypriot music classrooms by exploring the relationship between differentiated teaching practices and student motivation. The sample consisted of 170 Year 7 students (13 years old) from eight differe...

Repurposing Thiazole/Benzothiazole-Based Thiazolidinone Derivatives as SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease (Mpro) Inhibitors: An Integrated Computational and Experimental Study

Background/Objectives: SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, relies on its main protease (Mpro) for viral replication, making this enzyme an attractive target for antiviral drug development. In the present study, we investigated whether a library of previously synthesized...

The Blastocystis-colorectal cancer hypothesis: correlation is not causation

Introduction Emotional empathy is a key component of medical professionalism, enhancing doctor–patient communication, trust, treatment adherence, and clinical outcomes. However, research suggests that emotional empathy tends to decline during medical education, with potential neg...

Teaching English pragmatics in multilingual Europe: non-native teachers’ cognition, translingual practices, and ideological negotiation

Abstract This study explores how non-native English-speaking teachers (NNESTs) across Europe develop professional knowledge of L2 pragmatics, use translingual strategies, and negotiate their pedagogical roles amid shifting language ideologies. Data comprised teachers’ written ref...

The role of pulmonary rehabilitation in improving quality of life among patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in India: a scoping review

Abstract Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a significant public health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where it remains underdiagnosed and poorly managed. In India, barriers such as limited awareness, constrained diagnostic ac...

Data-driven forecasting of aeolian dust impacts on solar irradiance and PV output over the Eastern Mediterranean

Abstract Dust outbreaks cause abrupt, hard-to-anticipate drops in surface irradiance and photovoltaic (PV) generation, yet most operational irradiance products lack the counterfactual dust-free signal needed to quantify dust-driven energy losses. We develop a two-model Extreme Gr...

The Epigenetic Aging–Cancer Continuum: Biomarkers, Metabolism, and Therapy

Aging and cancer form a biological continuum influenced by epigenomic changes, metabolic dysfunction, inflammation, cellular senescence, and loss of tissue homeostasis. Age-related epigenetic alterations can promote cancer, which exploits plasticity for evolution, immune evasion,...

HAT1 regulates glioblastoma cell proliferation and membrane lipid remodeling through ALDH2

Abstract Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and lethal form of primary brain cancer in adults, characterized by rapid cell proliferation, resistance to therapy, and poor patient outcomes. While epigenetic dysregulation is increasingly recognized in glioma pathogenesis, the...