Validation of Pleiades Tri-Stereo DSM in Urban Areas by Emmanouil Panagiotakis, Nektarios Chrysoulakis, Vasiliki Charalampopoulou, Dimitris Poursanidis

“…We present an accurate digital surface model (DSM) derived from high-resolution Pleiades-1B 0.5 m panchromatic tri-stereo images, covering an area of 400 km2 over the Athens Metropolitan Area. Remote sensing and photogrammetry tools were applied, resulting in a 1 m × 1 m posting DSM over the study area. …”
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Gender impact on children's knowledge and perceptions regarding cardiovascular disease risk factors: A school-based survey in Greece by Venetia Notara, George Antonogeorgos, Christos Prapas, Anna Velentza, Maria-Eleni Kordoni, Eirini Manifava, Andrea Paola Rojas-Gil, Ekaterina N Kornilaki, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos

“…METHODS: During the school years 2014–2015 and 2015–2016, 1728 students aged 10–12 years (5th and 6th grade), from 5 Greek cities (including Athens metropolitan area), were enrolled; nearly 45% were boys (participation rate varied from 95% to 100% from school to school). …”
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Identification of Rainfall Thresholds Likely to Trigger Flood Damages across a Mediterranean Region, Based on Insurance Data and Rainfall Observations by Katerina Papagiannaki, Vassiliki Kotroni, Kostas Lagouvardos, Antonis Bezes, Vasileios Vafeiadis, Ioanna Messini, Efstathios Kroustallis, Ioannis Totos

“…The present study addresses this challenge by identifying rainfall thresholds likely to trigger economic losses due to flood damages to properties across the Athens Metropolitan Area of Greece. The analysis uses eight-year rainfall observations from 66 meteorological stations and high spatial resolution insurance claims on the postal code segmentation. …”
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Parental weight status and early adolescence body weight in association with socioeconomic factors by Venetia Notara, Emmanuella Magriplis, Christos Prapas, George Antonogeorgos, Andrea Paola Rojas-Gil, Ekaterina N Kornilaki, Areti Lagiou, Demosthenes B Panagiotakos

“…Primary schools from five Greek counties (including Athens metropolitan area) were randomly selected. Parental and child data were collected through self-administered, anonymous questionnaires. …”
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Assessment of wood burning versus fossil fuel contribution to wintertime black carbon and carbon monoxide concentrations in Athens, Greece by A.-C. Kalogridis, S. Vratolis, E. Liakakou, E. Gerasopoulos, N. Mihalopoulos, K. Eleftheriadis

“…The results indicate that during wintertime BC and CO are mainly emitted by local sources within the Athens Metropolitan Area (AMA). Fossil fuel combustion, mainly from road traffic, is found to be the major contributor to both eBC in PM_2.5 and CO ambient concentrations in AMA. …”
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The Effect of Exclusive Olive Oil Consumption on Successful Aging: A Combined Analysis of the ATTICA and MEDIS Epidemiological Studies by Alexandra Foscolou, Elena Critselis, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Christina Chrysohoou, Labros S. Sidossis, Nenad Naumovski, Antonia-Leda Matalas, Loukianos Rallidis, Evangelos Polychronopoulos, Jose Luis Ayuso-Mateos, Jose Maria Haro, Demosthenes Panagiotakos

“…Use of olive oil in food preparation and bio-clinical characteristics of the Greek participants enrolled in the ATTICA (n = 1128 adults from Athens metropolitan area) and the MEDiterranean Islands Study (MEDIS) (n = 2221 adults from various Greek islands and Mani) studies, were investigated in relation to successful aging (SA). …”
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Aims, design and preliminary findings of the Hellenic National Nutrition and Health Survey (HNNHS) by Emmanuella Magriplis, Ioannis Dimakopoulos, Dimitra Karageorgou, Anastasia-Vasiliki Mitsopoulou, Ioanna Bakogianni, Renata Micha, George Michas, Triantafyllia Ntouroupi, Sophia-Maria Tsaniklidou, Kostantina Argyri, George Danezis, Constantinos Georgiou, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Antonis Zampelas, HNNHS Contributors, HNNHS Advisory Committee

“…The final population enrolled included (throughout Greece), 4574 individuals (42.5% men; 57.5% women of who 47.2% were from Athens metropolitan area, 18.5% from Central Macedonia, and the remaining 34% almost equally scattered throughout the country (p for the comparisons with official statistics by region, age group and sex > 0.7). …”
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Assessing the Respect of Children’s Rights in Pediatric Hospitals by Vasiliki Georgousopoulou, Antonis Voutetakis, Petros Galanis, Freideriki Eleni Kourti, Afroditi Zartaloudi, Ioannis Koutelekos, Evangelos Dousis, Dimitrios Kosmidis, Sotiria Koutsouki, Despoina Pappa, Michael Igoumenidis, Chrysoula Dafogianni

“…<i>Material and Methods</i>: The target group included all healthcare professionals working in the various general pediatric clinics of the three Children’s Hospitals of the Athens metropolitan area in Greece. We conducted a cross-sectional study, with data collection carried out in February and March 2020, using a structured questionnaire consisting of 46 questions which was handed out to all personnel. …”
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