Browsing by Subject "Risk assessment"

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AM-FM texture image analysis of the intima and media layers of the carotid artery

Loizou, Christos P.; Murray, V.; Pattichis, Marios S.; Christodoulou, C. S.; Pantzaris, Marios C.; Nicolaïdes, Andrew N.; Pattichis, Constantinos S. (2009)

The purpose of this paper is to propose the use of amplitude modulation-frequency modulation (AM-FM) features for describing atherosclerotic plaque features that are associated with clinical factors such as intima media ...

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Antibiotic resistance in urban aquatic environments: can it be controlled?

Manaia, C. M.; Macedo, Gonçalo; Fatta-kassinos, Despo; Nunes, Olga C. (2016)

Over the last decade, numerous evidences have contributed to establish a link between the natural and human-impacted environments and the growing public health threat that is the antimicrobial resistance. In the environment, ...

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Apoptosis and hepatitis C virus infection in renal transplant recipients

Delladetsima, I.; Psichogiou, M.; Alexandrou, P.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Revenas, K.; Hatzakis, A.; Boletis, J. (2008)

Hepatocellular injury in renal transplant recipients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains unclear. The suppressed immune response, in combination with increased viremia levels, provides a unique setting for the ...

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Applied reliability engineering and risk analysis

Karagrigoriou, Alex; Lisnianski, Anatoly; Kleyner, Andre; Gnedenko, Boris Vladimirovich; Frenkel, Ilia (2014)

"This book presents the latest developments in the field of reliability science focusing on applied reliability, probabilistic models and risk analysis. It provides readers with the most up-to-date developments in this ...

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Applied reliability engineering and risk analysis : probabilistic models and statistical inference

Frenkel, Ilia 1950-; Karagrigoriou, Alex; Lisnianski, Anatoly; Kleyner, Andre; Gnedenko, B. V. (B (John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2014)

"This book presents the latest developments in the field of reliability science focusing on applied reliability, probabilistic models and risk analysis. It provides readers with the most up-to-date developments in this ...

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Assessment of stroke risk based on morphological ultrasound image analysis with conformal prediction

Lambrou, Alexandra; Papadopoulos, Harris; Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Pattichis, Marios S.; Gammerman, A.; Nicolaïdes, Andrew N. (2010)

Non-invasive ultrasound imaging of carotid plaques allows for the development of plaque image analysis in order to assess the risk of stroke. In our work, we provide reliable confidence measures for the assessment of stroke ...

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The association between plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) levels, PAI-1 4G/5G polymorphism, and myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomization meta-analysis

Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Tsangaris, I.; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Kopterides, Petros; Vaiopoulos, A.; Kapsimali, Violetta; Bonovas, Stefanos; Tsantes, Argirio E. (2014)

Background: The circulating levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) are increased in individuals carrying the 4G allele at position -675 of the PAI-1 gene. In turn, overexpression of PAI-1 has been found ...

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Association between the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 4G/5G polymorphism and venous thrombosis

Tsantes, Argirio E.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Rapti, E.; Mantzios, Georgios P.; Kapsimali, Violetta; Travlou, Anthi S. (2007)

The effect of the 675 insertion/deletion (4G/5G) polymorphism of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene on the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains controversial. In this study, we performed a meta-analysis ...

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Callous-unemotional traits in incarcerated adolescents

Kimonis, Eva R.; Fanti, Kostas A.; Goldweber, A.; Marsee, M. A.; Frick, Paul J.; Cauffman, E. (American Psychological Association Inc, 2014)

The presence of callous-unemotional (CU) traits designates a subgroup of antisocial youth at risk for severe, aggressive, and stable conduct problems. As a result, these traits should be considered as part of the criteria ...

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Can statin therapy reduce the risk of melanoma? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Bonovas, Stefanos; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Filioussi, K.; Peponi, Evangelia; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Sitaras, N. M. (2010)

A growing body of literature suggests that statins may have a chemopreventive potential against melanoma through pleiotropic anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antiangiogenesis mechanisms. Our aim was to examine this ...

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Cancer of unknown primary site

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Pentheroudakis, George (2012)

Cancer of unknown primary site (CUP) is a well recognised clinical disorder, accounting for 3-5 of all malignant epithelial tumours. CUP is clinically characterised as an aggressive disease with early dissemination. ...

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Cancer prevalence and mortality in centenarians: A systematic review

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Stanta, G.; Audisio, R. A. (2012)

Life expectancy has dramatically expanded, the global population has aged unprecedentedly and the number of centenarians has significantly increased. The analysis of autopsy series, cancer registries data, vital statistics ...

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Cancer specific risk in multiple sclerosis patients

Kyritsis, A. P.; Boussios, Stergios; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2016)

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic central nervous system (CNS) autoimmune disease. Studies of cancer risk in MS patients have shown inconsistent findings. A pubmed search of the literature on cancer risk in patients ...

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