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      Caspase-independent pathways of programmed cell death: The unraveling of new targets of cancer therapy? 

      Constantinou, Constantina; Papas, Konstantinos A.; Constantinou, Andreas I. (2009)
      In the past few years, accumulating evidence in the literature supports the existence of pathways of caspase-independent programmed cell death (CI-PCD). These pathways are likely to be acting as 'death backup systems' that ...
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      Click evoked neurogenic vestibular potentials (NVESTEPs): A method of assessing the function of the vestibular system 

      Papathanasiou, Eleftherios Stelios; Zamba-Papanicolaou, Eleni; Pantzaris, Marios C.; Kyriakides, Theodoros; Papacostas, Savvas S.; Myrianthopoulou, Panayiota; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Iliopoulos, Ioannis Komotini; Piperidou, Charitomeni N. (2003)
      Objectives: To obtain neurogenic vestibular evoked potentials (NVESTEPs) with surface scalp recording using high intensity auditory clicks. The same stimulus is used in myogenic vestibular evoked potentials which has been ...
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      Comparative evaluation of despeckle filtering in ultrasound imaging of the carotid artery 

      Loizou, Christos P.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Christodoulou, Christodoulos I.; Istepanian, Robert Sh Habib; Pantzaris, Marios C.; Nicolaïdes, Andrew N. (2005)
      It is well-known that speckle is a multiplicative noise that degrades the visual evaluation in ultrasound imaging. The recent advancements in ultrasound instrumentation and portable ultrasound devices necessitate the need ...
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      Comparing Different Classifiers for Automatic Age Estimation 

      Lanitis, A.; Draganova, C.; Christodoulou, Chris C. (2004)
      We describe a quantitative evaluation of the performance of different classifiers in the task of automatic age estimation. In this context, we generate a statistical model of facial appearance, which is subsequently used ...
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      Comparison of Two Different Doses of Ondansetron plus Dexamethasone in the Prophylaxis of Cisplatin-lnduced Emesis 

      Pectasides, Dimitrios; Mylonakis, Alexander; Varthalitis, John; Kostopoulou, Mary; Constantinou, Andreas I.; Papazachariou, Kathrin; Antoniou, Fotini; Dimitriadis, Michael; Athanassiou, Athanassios E. (1997)
      This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of two different doses of ondansetron (8 mg vs. 24 mg) plus dexamethasone in the prevention of cisplatin (CDDP)-induced emesis and nausea (acute and delayed). The persistence ...
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      Delivering nanomedicine to solid tumors 

      Jain, R. K.; Stylianopoulos, T. (2010)
      Recent advances in nanotechnology have offered new hope for cancer detection, prevention, and treatment. While the enhanced permeability and retention effect has served as a key rationale for using nanoparticles to treat ...
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      Effect of zooming on texture features of ultrasonic images 

      Kakkos, Stavros K.; Nicolaïdes, Andrew N.; Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Geroulakos, George (2006)
      Background: Unstable carotid plaques on subjective, visual, assessment using B-mode ultrasound scanning appear as echolucent and heterogeneous. Although previous studies on computer assisted plaque characterisation have ...
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      Effects of CCR5-Δ32, CCR2-64I, and SDF-1 3′ a alleles on HIV-1 disease progression: An international meta-analysis of individual-patient data 

      Ioannidis, J. P. A.; Rosenberg, P. S.; Goedert, J. J.; Ashton, L. J.; Benfield, T. L.; Buchbinder, S. P.; Coutinho, R. A.; Eugen-Olsen, J.; Gallart, T.; Katzenstein, T. L.; Kostrikis, Leontios G.; Kuipers, H.; Louie, L. G.; Mallal, S. A.; Margolick, J. B.; Martinez, O. P.; Meyer, L.; Michael, N. L.; Operskalski, E.; Pantaleo, G.; Rizzardi, G. P.; Schuitemaker, H.; Sheppard, H. W.; Stewart, G. J.; Theodorou, I. D.; Ullum, H.; Vicenzi, E.; Vlahov, D.; Wilkinson, D.; Workman, C.; Zagury, J. -F; O'Brien, T. R. (2001)
      Background: Studies relating certain chemokine and chemokine receptor gene alleles with the outcome of HIV-1 infection have yielded inconsistent results. Objective: To examine postulated associations of genetic alleles ...
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      First and second order statistical texture features in carotid plaque image analysis: preliminary results from ongoing research. 

      Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Nicolaïdes, Andrew N.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Petroudi, Styliani; Pattichis, Marios S.; Griffin, Maura B.; Kakkos, Stavros K.; Makris, Gregory C. (2011)
      Carotid plaques have been associated with ipsilateral neurological symptoms. High-resolution ultrasound can provide information not only on the degree of carotid artery stenosis but also on the characteristics of the ...
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      HIV-1 integrase: From biology to chemotherapeutics 

      Zeinalipour-Loizidou, E.; Nicolaou, Charalambos P.; Nicolaïdes, Andrew N.; Kostrikis, Leontios G. (2007)
      AIDS has claimed the lives of 25 million people worldwide, an additional 40 million people are HIV-infected and new cases are being diagnosed every year. Despite the fact that HAART has moved AIDS from the category of ...
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      HIV-1 integrase: From biology to chemotherapeuticsAAA 

      Zeinalipour-Loizidou, E.; Nicolaou, Charalambos P.; Nicolaïdes, Andrew N.; Kostrikis, Leontios G. (2007)
      AIDS has claimed the lives of 25 million people worldwide, an additional 40 million people are HIV-infected and new cases are being diagnosed every year. Despite the fact that HAART has moved AIDS from the category of ...
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      Molecular investigation of distal renal tubular acidosis in Tunisia, evidence for founder mutations 

      Nagara, Majdi; Voskarides, Konstantinos; Nouira, S.; Ben Halim, N.; Kefi Ben Atig, Rym; Aloulou, Hajer; Romdhane, L.; Ben Abdallah, R.; Ben Rhouma, F.; Aissa, K.; Boughamoura, L.; Kammoun, T.; Azzouz, H.; Abroug, S.; Ben Turkia, H.; Ayadi, A.; Mrad, R.; Chabchoub, I.; Hachicha, M.; Chemli, J.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Abdelhak, S. (2014)
      BACKGROUND: Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) is a rare genetic disease caused by mutations in different genes involved in the secretion of H+ ions in the intercalated cells of the collecting duct. Both autosomal dominant ...
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      Primary resistance to integrase strand-transfer inhibitors in Europe 

      Moutschen, M.; Casadellà, M.; van Ham, P. M.; Noguera-Julian, M.; van Kessel, A.; Pou, C.; Hofstra, Laura Marije Arije; Santos, J. R.; Garcia, F.; Struck, D.; Alexiev, Ivailo; Bakken Kran, A. M.; Hoepelman, A. I.; Kostrikis, Leontios G.; Somogyi, Sybille; Liitsola, K.; Linka, M.; Nielsen, C.; Otelea, D.; Paraskevis, Dimitrios N.; Poljak, M.; Puchhammer-Stöckl, E.; Staneková, D.; Stanojevic, M.; Van Laethem, K.; Zidovec Lepej, S.; Clotet, B.; Boucher, C. A. B.; Paredes, R.; Wensing, A. M. J.; Puchhammer-Stöckl, E.; Sarcletti, M.; Schmied, B.; Geit, M.; Balluch, G.; Vandamme, A. M.; Vercauteren, J.; Derdelinckx, I.; Sasse, A.; Bogaert, M.; Ceunen, H.; De Roo, A.; De Wit, S.; Echahidi, F.; Fransen, K.; Goffard, J. C.; Goubau, P.; Goudeseune, E.; Yombi, J. C.; Lacor, P.; Liesnard, C.; Pierard, D.; Rens, R.; Schrooten, Y.; Vaira, D.; Vandekerckhove, L. P.; Van den Heuvel, A.; Van Der Gucht, B.; Van Ranst, M.; Van Wijngaerden, E.; Vandercam, B.; Vekemans, M.; Verhofstede, C.; Clumeck, N.; Van Laethem, K.; Beshkov, Danail; Alexiev, Ivailo; Zidovec Lepej, S.; Begovac, J.; Demetriades, Ioannis; Kousiappa, Ioanna; Demetriou, Victoria L.; Hezka, Johana; Linka, M.; Machala, L.; Maly, M.; Nielsen, C.; Jørgensen, L. B.; Gerstoft, J.; Mathiesen, L.; Pedersen, C.; Nielsen, H.; Laursen, A.; Kvinesdal, B.; Liitsola, K.; Ristola, M.; Suni, J.; Sutinen, J.; Hamouda, O.; Kücherer, C.; Berg, T.; Braun, P.; Poggensee, G.; Däumer, M.; Eberle, J.; Heiken, H.; Kaiser, R.; Knechten, H.; Korn, K.; Müller, H.; Neifer, S.; Schmidt, B.; Walter, H.; Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, B.; Harrer, T.; Paraskevis, Dimitrios N.; Hatzakis, Angelos E.; Magiorkinis, Emmanouil N.; Hatzitheodorou, Eleni; Haida, Catherine; Zavitsanou, Assimina; Magiorkinis, Gkikas; Lazanas, Marios C.; Chini, Maria C.; Magafas, N.; Tsogas, Nickolaos; Paparizos, Vassilios A.; Kourkounti, Sofia; Antoniadou, Anastasia C.; Papadopoulos, Antonios I.; Panagopoulos, Periklis; Poulakou, Garyphallia G.; Sakka, V.; Chryssos, Georgios; Drimis, Stylianos; Gargalianos, Panagiotis; Lelekis, Moyssis I.; Chilomenos, G.; Psichogiou, Mina A.; Daikos, George L.; Sabatakou, H.; Panos, George; Haratsis, G.; Kordossis, Theodore; Kontos, Athanasios N.; Koratzanis, Georgios; Theodoridou, Maria C.; Mostrou, Glykeria J.; Spoulou, Vana I.; Schmit, J. C.; Struck, D.; Hemmer, R.; Arendt, V.; Staub, T.; Schneider, F.; Roman, F.; Wensing, A. M.; Boucher, C. A.; van de Vijver, D. A.; van Kessel, A.; van, P. H.; Brinkman, K.; Op de, E. L.; van der Ende, M. E.; Hoepelman, I. M.; van Kasteren, M.; Juttmann, J.; Kuipers, M.; Langebeek, N.; Richter, C.; Santegoets, R. M.; Schrijnders-Gudde, L.; Schuurman, R.; van de Ven, B. J.; Åsjö, Birgitta; Bakken, A. M.; Ormaasen, V.; Aavitsland, P.; Otelea, D.; Paraschiv, S.; Tudor, A. M.; Jevtovic, D.; Salemovic, D.; Stanekova, D.; Habekova, M.; Mokráš, Miloš; Truska, P.; Poljak, M.; Lunar, M.; Babic, Dunja Z.; Tomazic, J.; Vidmar, L.; Vovko, T.; Karner, P.; Clotet, B.; Garcia, F.; Domingo, P.; Galindo, M. J.; Miralles, C.; Del, M. A.; Ribera, E.; Iribarren, J. A.; Ruiz, L.; de la Torre, J.; Vidal, F.; Garcia, F.; Paredes, R. (2015)
      Objectives: The objective of this study was to define the natural genotypic variation of the HIV-1 integrase gene across Europe for epidemiological surveillance of integrase strand-transfer inhibitor (InSTI) resistance. ...
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      Therapeutic monitoring of continuous infusion etoposide in small-cell lung cancer 

      Joel, S. P.; Ellis, Paul Anthony; O'Byrne, K.; Papamichael, Dimitri; Hall, M.; Penson, R.; Nicholls, S.; O'Donnell, C.; Constantinou, Andreas I.; Woodhull, J.; Nicholson, M.; Smith, I.; Talbot, D.; Slevin, M. (1996)
      Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of therapeutic monitoring of etoposide at different plasma concentrations of the drug, and the resulting pharmacodynamic effects of such an approach. Patients and Methods: Forty- ...
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      Vitamin E and cancer: An insight into the anticancer activities of vitamin E isomers and analogs 

      Constantinou, Constantina; Papas, Andreas M.; Constantinou, Andreas I. (2008)
      Current observations in the literature suggest that vitamin E may be a suitable candidate for the adjuvant treatment of cancer. Even though historically most research focused on α-tocopherol, more recent evidence suggests ...