University of Thessaly

Monitoring Injected Drug Use in Greece Through Syringe Residue Analysis: A Multicity Study Within the ESCAPE Network

This study presents findings from the European Syringe Collection and Analysis Project Enterprise (ESCAPE) conducted in Greece between 2022 and 2024. Used syringes were collected through harm reduction services and needle distribution and collection programs coordinated by EOPAE...

PERSPECTIVE: Cryopreservation of cell-populated bioengineered constructs - a roadmap for challenges, strategies, and translation

The advancement of cell-populated bioengineered constructs (BECs) has created an ever-increasing demand for effective cryopreservation strategies that guarantee long-term storage without compromising structural integrity or biological function. By allowing constructs to be stored...

Climate Change Impacts on One Health Systems: A Narrative Review of Empirical Evidence and Policy Responses

ABSTRACT Background Climate change poses critical threats to human, animal, and environmental health, yet evidence on integrated One Health responses remains fragmented. Although numerous studies highlight climate‐driven health risks, many climate adaptation frameworks still unde...

Structural and Biophysical Characterization of C‐Glycosylic 1,2‐Thiodisaccharides Reveals Determinants of Selective Binding to Galectin‐7 and Galectin‐8N

Achieving isoform selectivity within the galectin family remains a central challenge in glycomimetic drug design due to the highly conserved architecture of their carbohydrate recognition domains. Here, we define the structural and thermodynamic basis of recognition of a series o...

A Comparative Assessment of Homeschooling Experiences, Practices, Support, and Arithmetical Attainments in Greece and the UK

This preliminary study aims to compare homeschooling in Greece and the UK in terms of experiences, arithmetical attainments, parental motivations, implementation practices, and support structures. For this purpose, we employed a multiple case study design, enrolling a total of fi...

Metaverse Implications: A Taxonomy

The metaverse is emerging as a transformative virtual environment that promises to reshape people's lives, introducing broad technological, social, economic, and cultural changes. Despite growing academic interest, existing literature remains dispersed, addressing isolated techno...

Patterns and phenotypes of enhanced recovery after surgery implementation in gynaecological oncology: A latent class analysis

Objective: Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols are widely recommended, yet their real-world implementation remains inconsistent due to multiple barriers. This study aimed to characterise implementation patterns during early enhanced recovery after surgery adoption. Methods:...

Chemical Characterization and Bioactive Profile of a Selection of 45 Rapini Populations

The present study evaluated the chemical profiles and bioactivities of 45 rapini (Brassica rapa L.) populations (RA1-RA45) cultivated in Central Greece. Our results suggest that the tested rapini populations differed in their compositional traits, with coefficients of variation (...

Academic Procrastination in University Students: Conscientiousness and Domain-Specific Executive Function Associations

Academic procrastination is a common and persistent difficulty in higher education and is widely conceptualized as a self-regulatory failure. Although conscientiousness is a robust predictor of procrastination, less is known about whether specific executive function (EF) componen...

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...

Exploring Attentional Mechanisms of Strategic Self-Talk Through Heart-Rate Variability in a Golf-Putting Task Among Novices

The positive impact of strategic self-talk on performance in various sports tasks has been well-documented. Contemporary research has therefore started to explore the potential mechanisms through which self-talk affects performance. The primary purpose of the present study was to...

The path toward decarbonization in energy systems: A review on optimization, machine learning and spatiotemporal approaches

The decarbonization of energy systems requires analytical methods that combine optimization, machine learning (ML), and spatiotemporal analysis to capture the complex dynamics of energy production, distribution, and consumption used in the energy policy agenda under the transitio...

Building inclusive learning communities: the collaborative role of parents and school leaders in supporting students with additional needs

Inclusive education is widely endorsed as a policy priority; however, less is known about how school leaders practically enable collaboration with parents to support inclusive schooling. This qualitative study examines how secondary school leaders enact and sustain collaboration...

Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction and Exercise Intolerance in COPD and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Extracellular Vesicles as Candidate Mediators of a Lung–Muscle Axis

Skeletal muscle dysfunction and exercise intolerance are major extrapulmonary manifestations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), yet their severity is not fully predicted by pulmonary impairment. This narrative review examines...

Gene Expression-Based Classification of European Seabass Larval Batches According to Saddleback Syndrome Incidence Using Machine Learning

Skeletal deformities remain a major challenge in marine fish hatcheries, affecting larval quality, animal welfare, production efficiency, and market value. In European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), saddleback syndrome (SBS) is a relevant skeletal abnormality that develops durin...

Highly suppressed tensor-to-scalar ratio from a modified Lennard–Jones inflationary potential

Abstract The increasingly stringent observational bounds on primordial gravitational waves strongly constrain inflationary model building, favoring scenarios that predict highly suppressed tensor perturbations. While many viable constructions rely on non-canonical kinetic terms,...