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University of Ioannina
Education•Ioannina, Greece•
About: University of Ioannina is a education organization based out in Ioannina, Greece. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Large Hadron Collider. The organization has 7654 authors who have published 20594 publications receiving 671560 citations. The organization is also known as: Panepistimio Ioanninon.
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TL;DR: A fast and simple CFD-powered virtual haemodynamic assessment model using only routine angiography and without requiring any invasive physiology measurements/hyperaemia induction is developed.
Abstract: Aims: To develop a simplified approach of virtual functional assessment of coronary stenosis from routine angiographic data and test it against fractional flow reserve using a pressure wire (wire-FFR). Methods and results: Three-dimensional quantitative coronary angiography (3D-QCA) was performed in 139 vessels (120 patients) with intermediate lesions assessed by wire-FFR (reference standard: .0.80). The 3D-QCA models were processed with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to calculate the lesion-specific pressure gradient (?¢P) and construct the ?¢P.flow curve, from which the virtual functional assessment index (vFAI) was derived. The discriminatory power of vFAI for ischaemia-producing lesions was high (area under the receiver operator characteristic curve [AUC]: 92% [95% CI: 86-96%]). Diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity and specificity for the optimal vFAI cut-point (.0.82) were 88%, 90% and 86%, respectively. Virtual-FAI demonstrated superior discrimination against 3D-QCA.derived % area stenosis (AUC: 78% [95% CI: 70-84%]; p<0.0001 compared to vFAI). There was a close correlation (r=0.78, p<0.0001) and agreement of vFAI compared to wire-FFR (mean difference: .0.0039?}0.085, p=0.59). Conclusions: We developed a fast and simple CFD-powered virtual haemodynamic assessment model using only routine angiography and without requiring any invasive physiology measurements/hyperaemia induction. Virtual-FAI showed a high diagnostic performance and incremental value to QCA for predicting wire-FFR; this ?gless invasive?h approach could have important implications for patient management and cost.
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TL;DR: Recent analytical applications of headspace microextraction methodologies when used as an isolation and trace enrichment step prior to the analysis of organic pollutants by gas and liquid chromatography are reviewed.
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TL;DR: SLE patients with different causes of anaemia differ in regard to several immunological parameters, however autoimmune haemolysis is not uncommon andEpo response is blunted in anaemic SLE patients, particularly those with ACD and AHA.
Abstract: Objective—To study the prevalence of different causes of anaemia in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and their associations with immunological and clinical parameters and to evaluate the contribution of erythropoietin (Epo) and anti-erythropoietin (anti-Epo) autoantibodies to the development of SLE anaemia. Methods—132 SLE patients with anaemia (defined as haemoglobin of 12 g/dl or less for women and 13.5 g/dl or less for men) from among a total of 345 consecutive SLE patients were prospectively enrolled into the study. Standard haematological and immunological tests were performed and serum Epo and anti-Epo antibodies were assayed. Results—The identified causes were anaemia of chronic disease (ACD) n=49 (37.1%), iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) n=47 (35.6%), autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AHA) n=19 (14.4%) and other causes n=17 (12.9%). There was significant heterogeneity in the severity of anaemia between the four groups (p<0.01) with AHA cases being on average more severe. Theproportionofpatientswithanticardiolipin antibodies, low complement levels and anti-dsDNA diVered significantly among the four groups; these markers were particularly common in patients with AHA, and uncommon in patients with IDA. Twenty one of 100 tested patients had anti-Epo antibodies. Such antibodies were seen practically only in patients with ACD (odds ratio 3.1, p=0.041) and in patients with high lupus activity (ECLAM) scores (odds ratio 1.27 per point, p=0.055). Epo response was inadequate in 42.4% and 41.2% of patients with ACD and AHA, respectively. Conclusions—Anaemia in SLE usually takes the form of ACD and IDA, however autoimmune haemolysis is not uncommon. SLE patients with diVerent causes of anaemia diVer in regard to several immunological parameters. Epo response is blunted in anaemic SLE patients, particularly those with ACD and AHA. (Ann Rheum Dis 2000;59:217‐222)
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TL;DR: Benign migratory glossitis, or geographic tongue, is usually an asymptomatic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that affects the epithelium of the tongue that leads to ulcer-like lesions that rapidly change the color and size.
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TL;DR: Protecting only a few objectively defined important sites can encompass a large proportion of the foraging areas used and hence have considerable conservation benefit, according to the widespread availability of neritic foraging grounds across the Mediterranean.
Abstract: Aim
Tracking the dispersal patterns and habitat use of migratory species is necessary to delineate optimal areas for protection, with large sample sizes being more representative of the population. Here, we examine the dispersal patterns of a key Mediterranean loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) breeding population to identify priority foraging sites for protection.
Location
Zakynthos Island, Greece and the wider Mediterranean.
Method
We examined the dispersal patterns and foraging sites of 75 adult loggerheads (n = 38 males and 37 females) tracked from the breeding area of Zakynthos Island (Greece) from 2004 to 2011. We then combined our data with published sea turtle literature to identify key foraging sites for protection.
Results
While both males and females exhibited similar dispersal patterns, about 25% males remained 200 km. Integration of our data with the wider literature isolated 10 core sites in proximity to existing protected areas, which could potentially protect 64% of the Zakynthos population, while five sites support individuals from at least 10 other loggerhead breeding populations.
Main conclusions
Due to the widespread availability of neritic foraging grounds across the Mediterranean, sea turtles from Zakynthos exhibit disparate dispersal patterns. However, protecting only a few objectively defined important sites can encompass a large proportion of the foraging areas used and hence have considerable conservation benefit.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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John P. A. Ioannidis | 185 | 1311 | 193612 |
Kay-Tee Khaw | 174 | 1389 | 138782 |
Elio Riboli | 158 | 1136 | 110499 |
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis | 152 | 1854 | 113022 |
Dimitrios Trichopoulos | 135 | 818 | 84992 |
Gyorgy Vesztergombi | 133 | 1444 | 94821 |
Niki Saoulidou | 132 | 1065 | 81154 |
Apostolos Panagiotou | 132 | 1370 | 88647 |
Ioannis Evangelou | 131 | 1225 | 82178 |
Ioannis Papadopoulos | 129 | 1201 | 85576 |
Nikolaos Manthos | 129 | 1256 | 81865 |
Panagiotis Kokkas | 128 | 1234 | 81051 |
Costas Foudas | 128 | 1112 | 83048 |
Zoltan Szillasi | 128 | 1214 | 84392 |
Matthias Schröder | 126 | 1421 | 82990 |