• Master Thesis  Open Access

      The PINK1/Parkin-dependent mitophagy pathway and its role in Parkinson’s disease 

      Theodosiou, Irene (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2024)
      Parkinson's disease is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease, surpassed only by Alzheimer’s disease. The disease is relentless, progressive, and incurable, and there is a great need to understand its causes ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Prostate Cancer Organoids in the Fight Against Prostate Cancer 

      Panteli, Maria (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2023-12-13)
      Ο καρκίνος του προστάτη είναι μία από τις κυριότερες ασθένειες που αυξάνουν τα ποσοστά νοσηρότητας και θνησιμότητας στους άνδρες παγκοσμίως. Παρά τη µεγάλη ετερογένεια µεταξύ των όγκων και των ασθενών, ο καρκίνος του ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Quantifying the fragmentation levels of amphibian, reptile, and terrestrial mammal habitats inside and outside of Natura 2000 sites within the European Union 

      Economides, Sophia (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2023-05-25)
      Natural landscapes are constantly being modified and fragmented through a plethora of human activities, such as urbanisation and agriculture. Landscape fragmentation can have multiple negative effects on biodiversity. For ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Recombinant Poliovirus a therapeutic agent for Cancer 

      Mbonu, Helen (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2022-05)
      Cancer is a leading cause of global mortality, and its burden is growing despite the availability of standard treatment methods. Genetically and Morphologically tumor cells differ from normal cells. However, cancers arise ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Reproductive biology and growth of the alien Red Sea goatfish Parupeneus forsskali (Fourmanoir & Guézé, 1976) off the coast of Cyprus 

      Saemundsson, Sigurdur (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2021-12-15)
      Goatfish (family Mullidae) are of great commercial and economical importance around the world, including in the Mediterranean Sea, where six goatfish species have been recorded. Four of those species are alien to the ...
    • Master Thesis  Open Access

      Spatiotemporal vocal interactions in a ground-dwelling Neotropical passerine 

      Elia, Stavroula (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2022-05-11)
      In many species, communication involves an exchange of information between the sender and the receiver, by using different types of signals. Among the different types of communication, acoustic communication has been studied ...
    • Master Thesis  

      Stumps and Lipin in the Drosophila midgut enteroendocrine cells independently regulate intestinal regeneration and permeability 

      Makris, Antreas (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2024-05)
      Leaky Gut Syndrome is a condition characterised by increased intestinal permeability that may lead to increased flow of lumen contents, such as nutrients, biomolecules, toxins, microbes, and chemicals, into the ...