IJERPH, Vol. 21, Pages 22: Attachment, Resilience and Life Satisfaction of University Students in Cyprus after the Fourth Wave of COVID-19
anidis
The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a large-scale crisis that has also impacted the well-being and, more specifically, the life satisfaction of university students. Factors such as attachment dimensions and psychological resilience can provide us with a better understanding of students’ life satisfaction levels during the recent pandemic. While previous literature has revealed a significant association between attachment dimensions, resilience, and life satisfaction, very few studies have attempted to address a more complex relationship among all three variables for university students, and eve...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Parpottas Vogazianos Pezirkianidis Tags: Article Source Type: research
Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 19: Comprehensive Genetic Characterization of Four Novel HIV-1 Circulating Recombinant Forms (CRF129_56G, CRF130_A1B, CRF131_A1B, and CRF138_cpx): Insights from Molecular Epidemiology in Cyprus
This study unveiled four distinct HIV-1 putative transmission clusters, encompassing 19 previously unidentified HIV-1 recombinants. These recombinants, each comprising eight, three, four, and four sequences, respectively, did not align with previously established Circulating Recombinant Forms (CRFs). To characterize these novel HIV-1 recombinants, near-full-length genome sequences were successfully obtained for 16 of the 19 recombinants (790–8795 in the HXB2 genome) using an in-house-developed RT-PCR assay. Phylogenetic analyses, employing MEGAX and Cluster-Picker, along with confirmatory neighbor-joining tre...
Source: Viruses - December 21, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Cicek Topcu Vasilis Georgiou Johana Hezka Rodosthenous Georgios Siakallis Elena Katerina Gavala Christiana Reveka Dimitriou Evgenia Zeniou Brian Thomas Foley Leondios G. Kostrikis Tags: Article Source Type: research
Anthemis tricolor Containing Unusual Totarol with Cytotoxic and Acetylcholinesterase-Inhibitory Activity
Chem Biodivers. 2023 Dec 20:e202300913. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202300913. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAnthemis tricolor is an endemic species of Cyprus, and there is very limited information on its chemistry and pharmacological activities. The study aims to identify the in-vitro cytotoxic and acetylcholinesterase activities of Anthemis tricolor. The compounds responsible for the activities were also identified. Potent extracts of A. tricolor were subjected to preparative isolation and spectral structure determination studies. The chloroform extract contained many components, and due to the small quantity of extract available,...
Source: Chemistry and Biodiversity - December 20, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Yasemin Y ücel Yücel H üseyin Servi Kaan Polato ğlu Ay şe Nalbantsoy Source Type: research
Multi-criteria assessment framework for evaluation of Green Deal performance
In this study, the multi-criteria decision-making approach has been used to evaluate the performance of the EU member states in terms of many different criteria under the protecting, reducing, and enabling dimensions in an integrated and comprehensive manner. In this context, the data of the EU member states obtained from Eurostat on 3 main and 15 sub-criteria were used, criterion weights were determined by the MEREC method, and then the EGD performances of the countries were revealed by the MAIRCA method. According to the results, "the primary energy consumption" and "freight transport by mode" were selected as the most s...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - December 18, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Salih Ozdemir Neslihan Demirel Fulya Zaral ı Tuncay Çelik Source Type: research
Genetic basis of ear length in sheep breeds sampled across the region from the Middle East to the Alps
Anim Genet. 2023 Dec 8. doi: 10.1111/age.13387. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEar length in sheep (Ovis aries) shows a wide range of natural variation, from the absence of an outer ear structure (anotia), to small outer ears (microtia), to regular ear length. Up until now, the underlying genetics of this phenotype has been studied in four sheep breeds from China, Jordan and Italy. These studies revealed a broad range of genes significantly associated with ear length, potentially indicating genetic heterogeneity across breeds or geographic regions. In the current study, we performed genome-wide SNP genotyping and haplotype-...
Source: Animal Genetics - December 9, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: J ürgen Klawatsch Dimitris Papachristou Panagiota Koutsouli Maulik Upadhyay Doris Seichter Ingolf Russ Boro Mio č Mojca Sim čič Iosif Bizelis Ivica Medugorac Source Type: research
Genetic basis of ear length in sheep breeds sampled across the region from the Middle East to the Alps
Anim Genet. 2023 Dec 8. doi: 10.1111/age.13387. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEar length in sheep (Ovis aries) shows a wide range of natural variation, from the absence of an outer ear structure (anotia), to small outer ears (microtia), to regular ear length. Up until now, the underlying genetics of this phenotype has been studied in four sheep breeds from China, Jordan and Italy. These studies revealed a broad range of genes significantly associated with ear length, potentially indicating genetic heterogeneity across breeds or geographic regions. In the current study, we performed genome-wide SNP genotyping and haplotype-...
Source: Animal Genetics - December 9, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: J ürgen Klawatsch Dimitris Papachristou Panagiota Koutsouli Maulik Upadhyay Doris Seichter Ingolf Russ Boro Mio č Mojca Sim čič Iosif Bizelis Ivica Medugorac Source Type: research
Genetic basis of ear length in sheep breeds sampled across the region from the Middle East to the Alps
Anim Genet. 2023 Dec 8. doi: 10.1111/age.13387. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEar length in sheep (Ovis aries) shows a wide range of natural variation, from the absence of an outer ear structure (anotia), to small outer ears (microtia), to regular ear length. Up until now, the underlying genetics of this phenotype has been studied in four sheep breeds from China, Jordan and Italy. These studies revealed a broad range of genes significantly associated with ear length, potentially indicating genetic heterogeneity across breeds or geographic regions. In the current study, we performed genome-wide SNP genotyping and haplotype-...
Source: Animal Genetics - December 9, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: J ürgen Klawatsch Dimitris Papachristou Panagiota Koutsouli Maulik Upadhyay Doris Seichter Ingolf Russ Boro Mio č Mojca Sim čič Iosif Bizelis Ivica Medugorac Source Type: research
Cancers, Vol. 15, Pages 5710: Prognostic Factors Influencing Survival in Ovarian Cancer Patients: A 10-Year Retrospective Study
Conclusions: This study confirms that the FIGO stage, performance status, and surgery type were considered as prognostic factors for OS in ovarian cancer. (Source: Cancers)
Source: Cancers - December 5, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Maria Andreou Maria Kyprianidou Christos Cortas Irene Polycarpou Demetris Papamichael Panteleimon Kountourakis Konstantinos Giannakou Tags: Article Source Type: research
A qualitative investigation into the emotional geographies of border politics in “postconflict” Cyprus.
This article aims to investigate the emotional impact of living in a society marred by rising tensions over territory and restrictions on mobility. Whilst the political narratives and dynamics of the Cyprus problem tend to dominate, I use qualitative methodologies (interviews and site visits) to pay particular attention to the lived experiences of the everyday people on both sides of the Green Line who are affected by the division. Finally, through an emotional geography lens, I argue that the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent border closure and reopening of Varosha’s beachfront have brought forth feelings of frustrat...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - November 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Excess mortality in Cyprus during the COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Vaccine. 2023 Nov 22:S0264-410X(23)01361-0. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.11.028. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37996289 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.11.028 (Source: Vaccine)
Source: Vaccine - November 23, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Eleftheria C Economidou Elpidoforos S Soteriades Source Type: research
Excess mortality in Cyprus during the COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Vaccine. 2023 Nov 22:S0264-410X(23)01361-0. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.11.028. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37996289 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.11.028 (Source: Vaccine)
Source: Vaccine - November 23, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Eleftheria C Economidou Elpidoforos S Soteriades Source Type: research
The influence of environmental risk factors in the development of ALS in the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus
ConclusionThis case–control investigation has shed some light on the epidemiological data of ALS in Cyprus, by identifying environmental determinants of ALS, such as smoking, head trauma, and chemical exposure, in the Cypriot population. (Source: Frontiers in Neurology)
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - November 23, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Huge California wildfires seeded cirrus clouds half a world away
Nature, Published online: 23 November 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03560-ySmoke from record-breaking fires in 2020 travelled all the way to Cyprus, where it helped to trigger cloud formation. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - November 23, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: research
Indoor residential and outdoor sources of PM2.5 and PM10 in Nicosia, Cyprus
AbstractCyprus is a typical eastern Mediterranean country that suffers from local emissions, transported anthropogenic pollution, and dust storms all year round. Therefore, exposures to PM in ambient and residential micro-environments are of great public health concern. Our study collected indoor and outdoor PM2.5 and PM10 samples simultaneously in 22 houses in Nicosia, Cyprus, during warm seasons and cold seasons from February 2019 to May 2021. Samples were analyzed for mass and constituents ’ concentrations. To determine indoor and outdoor sources of PM in residential environments, we used the EPA positive matrix facto...
Source: Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health - November 23, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
New feline coronavirus blamed for thousands of cat deaths in Cyprus
When thousands of cats started to die this year on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, nicknamed the “island of cats” for its 1-million-strong feline population, the crisis made international news. The animals had fevers, swollen bellies, and lethargy—symptoms that pointed to feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a common condition caused by a type of cat coronavirus. But scientists struggled to explain the apparent explosion in cases.
Now, researchers have identified a possible culprit: a new strain of feline coronavirus that has
coopted key RNA sequences
from a highly virulent dog pathogen cal...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - November 14, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
