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Editorial: Nicotine and SARS-CoV-2: COVID-19 may be a disease of the nicotinic cholinergic system by Farsalinos, Konstantinos, Niaura, Raymond, Le Houezec, Jacques, Barbouni, Anastasia, Tsatsakis, Aristidis, Kouretas, Dimitrios, Vantarakis, Apostolos, Poulas, Konstantinos

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High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in adults living in Greece: the EMENO National Health Examination Survey by Touloumi, Giota, Karakosta, Argiro, Kalpourtzi, Natasa, Gavana, Magda, Vantarakis, Apostolos, Kantzanou, Maria, Hajichristodoulou, Christos, Chlouverakis, Grigoris, Trypsianis, Grigoris, Voulgari, Paraskevi V, Alamanos, Yannis, Makrilakis, Konstantinos, Liatis, Stavros, Chatzipanagiotou, Stylianos, Stergiou, George

“…Nationwide data on cardiovascular risk factors prevalence is lacking in Greece. This work presents the findings of the national health examination survey EMENO…”
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Promoting Physical and Mental Health among Children and Adolescents via Gamification-A Conceptual Systematic Review by Gkintoni, Evgenia, Vantaraki, Fedra, Skoulidi, Charitini, Anastassopoulos, Panagiotis, Vantarakis, Apostolos

“…The rapid growth in digital technology usage among children and adolescents has highlighted the need for novel approaches to promote their physical and mental…”
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Application of human and animal viral microbial source tracking tools in fresh and marine waters from five different geographical areas by Rusiñol, Marta, Fernandez-Cassi, Xavier, Hundesa, Ayalkibet, Vieira, Carmen, Kern, Anita, Eriksson, Irene, Ziros, Panos, Kay, David, Miagostovich, Marize, Vargha, Marta, Allard, Annika, Vantarakis, Apostolos, Wyn-Jones, Peter, Bofill-Mas, Sílvia, Girones, Rosina

“…Integrated river basin management planning to mitigate the impacts of economic, demographic and climate change is an important issue for the future protection…”
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Urban Wastewater-Based Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Virus: A Two-Year Study Conducted in City of Patras, Greece by Anastopoulou, Zoi, Kotsiri, Zoi, Chorti-Tripsa, Eleftheria, Fokas, Rafail, Vantarakis, Apostolos

“…Wastewater-based epidemiology, during the COVID-19 pandemic years, has been applied as a complementary approach, worldwide, for tracking SARS-CoV-2 virus into…”
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Removal Performance of Faecal Indicators by Natural and Silver-Modified Zeolites of Various Particle Sizes under Dynamic Batch Experiments: Preliminary Results by Syngouna, Vasiliki I., Vantarakis, Apostolos

“…One of the oldest and most promising applications of natural zeolites (NZs) is in water and wastewater treatment processes. Modified zeolites (MZs), with…”
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Effect of Human Adenovirus Type 35 Concentration on Its Inactivation and Sorption on Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles by Syngouna, Vasiliki I., Georgopoulou, Maria P., Bellou, Maria I., Vantarakis, Apostolos

“…Removal of pathogenic viruses from water resources is critically important for sanitation and public health. Nanotechnology is a promising technology for virus…”
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Virus hazards from food, water and other contaminated environments by Rodríguez-Lázaro, David, Cook, Nigel, Ruggeri, Franco M., Sellwood, Jane, Nasser, Abid, Nascimento, Maria Sao Jose, D'Agostino, Martin, Santos, Ricardo, Saiz, Juan Carlos, Rzeżutka, Artur, Bosch, Albert, Gironés, Rosina, Carducci, Annalaura, Muscillo, Michelle, Kovač, Katarina, Diez-Valcarce, Marta, Vantarakis, Apostolos, von Bonsdorff, Carl-Henrik, de Roda Husman, Ana Maria, Hernández, Marta, van der Poel, Wim H. M.

“…Abstract Numerous viruses of human or animal origin can spread in the environment and infect people via water and food, mostly through ingestion and…”
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Thyroid dysfunction in Greece: Results from the national health examination survey EMENO by Voulgari, Paraskevi V, Venetsanopoulou, Aliki I, Kalpourtzi, Natasa, Gavana, Magda, Vantarakis, Apostolos, Hadjichristodoulou, Christos, Chlouverakis, Grigoris, Trypsianis, Grigoris, Alamanos, Yannis, Touloumi, Giota

“…Nationwide data on thyroid disease prevalence in Greece is lacking. Using the national health examination survey EMENO data resources, we aimed to estimate the…”
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Improved strategies to counter the COVID-19 pandemic: Lockdowns vs. primary and community healthcare by Farsalinos, Konstantinos, Poulas, Konstantinos, Kouretas, Dimitrios, Vantarakis, Apostolos, Leotsinidis, Michalis, Kouvelas, Dimitrios, Docea, Anca Oana, Kostoff, Ronald, Gerotziafas, Grigorios T., Antoniou, Michael N., Polosa, Riccardo, Barbouni, Anastastia, Yiakoumaki, Vassiliki, Giannouchos, Theodoros V., Bagos, Pantelis G., Lazopoulos, George, Izotov, Boris N., Tutelyan, Victor A., Aschner, Michael, Hartung, Thomas, Wallace, Heather M., Carvalho, Félix, Domingo, Jose L., Tsatsakis, Aristides

“…[Display omitted] •The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the healthcare capacity of many countries.•Strict, horizontal lockdowns have adverse social, economic…”
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Evaluation of Essential Oils and Extracts of Rose Geranium and Rose Petals as Natural Preservatives in Terms of Toxicity, Antimicrobial, and Antiviral Activity by Androutsopoulou, Chrysa, Christopoulou, Spyridoula D, Hahalis, Panagiotis, Kotsalou, Chrysoula, Lamari, Fotini N, Vantarakis, Apostolos

“…Essential oils (EOs) and extracts of rose geranium ( ) and petals of rose ( ) have been fully characterized in terms of composition, safety, antimicrobial, and…”
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Attitudes and beliefs of parents about routine childhood vaccination in Greece by Gkentzi, Despoina, Tsagri, Charalampia, Kostopoulou, Eirini, Fouzas, Sotirios, Vantarakis, Apostolos, Dimitriou, Gabriel, Varvarigou, Anastasia

“…Vaccine hesitancy remains one of the 10 major global threats as per the WHO report in 2019. The aim of the present study is to assess attitudes and perceptions…”
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Rosemary Extract and Essential Oil as Drink Ingredients: An Evaluation of Their Chemical Composition, Genotoxicity, Antimicrobial, Antiviral, and Antioxidant Properties by Christopoulou, Spyridoula D, Androutsopoulou, Chrysa, Hahalis, Panagiotis, Kotsalou, Chrysoula, Vantarakis, Apostolos, Lamari, Fotini N

“…L. (rosemary) is in high demand in the food and drink industries due to its distinct organoleptic properties. With the aim of evaluating the rosemary leaves as…”
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Hepatitis B, C and human immunodeficiency virus knowledge among the general greek population: results from the Hprolipsis nationwide survey by Kaskafetou, Sylvia, Karakosta, Argiro, Sypsa, Vana, Kalpourtzi, Natasa, Gavana, Magda, Vantarakis, Apostolos, Rachiotis, George, Chlouverakis, Grigoris, Trypsianis, Grigoris, Voulgari, Paraskevi V, Alamanos, Yannis, Papatheodoridis, George, Touloumi, Giota, Terzidis, Agis, Antypas, Tzanetos, Psara, Christina, Rozenberg, Theofilos, Kantzanou, Maria

“…Abstract Background Although several studies on hepatitis B (HBV), C (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have been conducted in Greece,…”
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Global avian influenza outbreaks 2010-2016: a systematic review of their distribution, avian species and virus subtype by Chatziprodromidou, Ioanna P, Arvanitidou, Malamatenia, Guitian, Javier, Apostolou, Thomas, Vantarakis, George, Vantarakis, Apostolos

“…We conducted a systematic review to investigate avian influenza outbreaks and to explore their distribution, upon avian influenza subtype, country, avian…”
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One more rep! The case for resistance training in young cancer survivors by Lakicevic, Nemanja, Ficarra, Salvatore, Ortega-Gómez, Sonia, Jiménez-Pavón, David, Asimakopoulou, Zoi, Vantarakis, Apostolos, Tavares, Paula, Vaz, Vasco, Thaller, Joshua, Papakonstantinou, Sofia, Kirkar, Musa, Glorioso, Francesca, Palma, Antonio, Bianco, Antonino

“…Resistance training is now seen as a powerful tool to improve the health and functionality of cancer survivors. Literature shows that it can be implemented…”
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Opportunistic screening for hypertension: what does it say about the true epidemiology? by Menti, Ariadni, Kalpourtzi, Natasa, Gavana, Magda, Vantarakis, Apostolos, Voulgari, Paraskevi V., Hadjichristodoulou, Christos, Gkaliagkousi, Eugenia, Doumas, Michael, Kalaitzidis, Rigas G., Kallistratos, Manolis S., Karakosta, Argiro, Katsi, Vasiliki, Krokidis, Xenophon, Manios, Efstathios, Marketou, Maria, Ntineri, Angeliki, Papadakis, John A., Papadopoulos, Dimitrios, Sarafidis, Pantelis, Trypsianis, Grigoris, Chatzopoulos, Michail, Chlouverakis, Grigoris, Alamanos, Yannis, Zebekakis, Pantelis, Touloumi, Giota, Stergiou, George S.

“…This study aimed to assess the reliability of opportunistic screening programs in estimating the prevalence, treatment, and control rate of hypertension in the…”
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Surveillance of Legionella spp. in Open Fountains: Does It Pose a Risk? by Chatziprodromidou, Ioanna P, Savoglidou, Ilektra, Stavrou, Venia, Vantarakis, George, Vantarakis, Apostolos

“…Clusters of outbreaks or cases of legionellosis have been linked to fountains. The function of fountains, along with their inadequate design and poor…”
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Evaluation of Antimicrobial Efficiency of New Polymers Comprised by Covalently Attached and/or Electrostatically Bound Bacteriostatic Species, Based on Quaternary Ammonium Compounds by Kougia, Efstathia, Tselepi, Maria, Vasilopoulos, Gavriil, Lainioti, Georgia Ch, Koromilas, Nikos D, Druvari, Denisa, Bokias, Georgios, Vantarakis, Apostolos, Kallitsis, Joannis K

“…In the present work a detailed study of new bacteriostatic copolymers with quaternized ammonium groups introduced in the polymer chain through covalent…”
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Improved PCR-DGGE analysis by emulsion-PCR for the determination of food geographical origin: A case study on Greek PDO “avgotaracho Mesolonghiou” by Dimitrakopoulou, Maria-Eleni, Panteleli, Efstratia, Vantarakis, Apostolos

“…Greek avgotaracho Mesolonghiou (fish eggs from Flathead Mullet) is a highly valuable food product which holds Protected Destination of Origin status. The aim…”
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