Flow Cytometry as a Diagnostic Tool in the Early Diagnosis of Aggressive Lymphomas Mimicking Life-Threatening Infection

Aggressive lymphomas can present with symptoms mimicking life-threatening infection. Flow cytometry (FC) is usually recommended for the classification and staging of lymphomas in patients with organomegaly and atypical cells in effusions and blood, after the exclusion of other possible diagnoses. FC may also have a place in the initial diagnostic investigation of aggressive lymphoma. Three cases are presented here of highly aggressive lymphomas in young adults, which presented with the clinical picture of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in patients severely ill. All followed a life-threatening clinical course, and two developed the hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS), but microbiological, immunological, and morphological evaluation and immunohistochemistry (IHC) failed to substantiate an early diagnosis. FC was the technique that provided conclusive diagnostic evidence of lymphoma, subsequently verified by IHC. Our experience with these three cases highlights the potential role of FC as an adjunct methodology in the initial assessment of possible highly aggressive lymphoma presenting with the signs and symptoms of life-threatening infection, although the definitive diagnosis should be established by biopsy. In such cases, FC can contribute to the diagnosis of lymphoma, independently of the presence of HPS

The first Anatomy professors in the Medical School of the University of Athens

The purpose of this historical review is to add new elements to the international literature in relation to the birth and progress of the science of anatomy in modern Greece. Step by step, it outlines the efforts of prominent Greek anatomists to establish the course of the basic science of anatomy in the newly founded Medical School, the laborious effort to collect cadaveric material, to compile museum anatomical collections and to gradually build the foundations of modern anatomy science at the Medical School of the Athenian University

The first Anatomy professors in the Medical School of the University of Athens

The purpose of this historical review is to add new elements to the international literature in relation to the birth and progress of the science of anatomy in modern Greece. Step by step, it outlines the efforts of prominent Greek anatomists to establish the course of the basic science of anatomy in the newly founded Medical School, the laborious effort to collect cadaveric material, to compile museum anatomical collections and to gradually build the foundations of modern anatomy science at the Medical School of the Athenian University

Matter as an artistic means

In the present dissertation, entitled “Matter as an artistic means”,an attempt is made to approach the meaning of matter as an important prerequisite for art creation. The purpose of the dissertationis to overcome the subjectivity and to trace the objectivity and materiality of the art, which means the way matter is identified and categorized for the requirements of the artistic work. Moreover, the materiality of the artistic object and its importance to the artistic creation and development is analyzed. The topic is approached from a Marxist point of view and is based on a broad range of previous Marxist scholarly works on the subject. For the arguments to be made the method of Emergentism is followed, i.e. the gradual allusion from complexity and abstraction to simplicity and specificity. It should be noted that the present dissertation does not focus on cutting edge technologies but on a whole spectrum of material substances as artistic objects over time. We attempt to analyze the reciprocal relationship between art and technology, as well as the former’s effect on the everyday aesthetic perception, as a result of a radical change of matter perception.Στην παρούσα διατριβή με θέμα «Η ύλη ως καλλιτεχνικό μέσο», γίνεται μια προσπάθεια προσέγγισης της έννοιας της ύλης ως απαραίτητης προϋπόθεσης για τη δημιουργία τέχνης. Στόχος της διατριβής είναι να διαπεράσει την υποκειμενικότητα και να ανιχνεύσει την αντικειμενική και υλική βάση της τέχνης, δηλαδή τον τρόπο που η ύλη ταυτοποείται και ταξινομείται για τις ανάγκες της καλλιτεχνικής εργασίας. Με άλλα λόγια, εξετάζεται η υλική υπόσταση του έργου τέχνης και η σημασία του υλικού αντικειμένου στην καλλιτεχνική εξέλιξη και δημιουργία. Η προσέγγιση του θέματος έγινε από μαρξιστική σκοπιά, στηριζόμενη σε στοχαστές που ανήκουν στο ευρύ φάσμα του μαρξισμού και ως συλλογιστική πορεία ακολουθήθηκε η λογική του αναδυτισμού, δηλαδή η σταδιακή αναφορά από το πολύπλοκο και αφηρημένο στο απλό και συγκεκριμένο. Διευκρινίζεται ότι στη μελέτη αυτή δεν εστιάζουμε σε τεχνολογίες αιχμής, αλλά διερευνούμε όλο το φάσμα των υλικών καταστάσεων διαχρονικά, με απαραίτητη προϋπόθεση τη χρήση των υλικών για καλλιτεχνικό σκοπό και ότι επιχειρούμε να αναλύσουμε την αμφίδρομη σχέση τέχνης και τεχνολογίας,όπως και την επίδρασή της στην καθημερινή αισθητική αντίληψη, ως αποτέλεσμα της ριζικής αλλαγής της αντίληψης για την ύλη

Matter as an Artistic Means

Στην παρούσα διατριβή, με θέμα «Η ύλη ως καλλιτεχνικό μέσο», γίνεται μια προσπάθεια προσέγγισης της έννοιας της ύλης ως απαραίτητης προϋπόθεσης για τη δημιουργία τέχνης και ως φορέα τέχνης. Στόχος της διατριβής είναι να διαπεράσει την υποκειμενικότητα και να ανιχνεύσει την αντικειμενική και υλική βάση της τέχνης, δηλαδή τον τρόπο που η ύλη ταυτοποιείται και ταξινομείται για τις ανάγκες της καλλιτεχνικής εργασίας. Με άλλα λόγια, εξετάζεται η υλική υπόσταση του έργου τέχνης και η σημασία του υλικού αντικειμένου στην καλλιτεχνική εξέλιξη και δημιουργία. Η προσέγγιση του θέματος έγινε από μαρξιστική σκοπιά, στηριζόμενη σε στοχαστές που ανήκουν στο ευρύ φάσμα του μαρξισμού και ως συλλογιστική πορεία ακολουθήθηκε η λογική του αναδυτισμού, δηλαδή η σταδιακή αναφορά από το πολύπλοκο και αφηρημένο στο απλό και συγκεκριμένο. Διευκρινίζεται ότι στη μελέτη αυτή δεν εστιάζουμε σε τεχνολογίες αιχμής, αλλά διερευνούμε όλο το φάσμα των υλικών καταστάσεων διαχρονικά, με απαραίτητη προϋπόθεση τη χρήση των υλικών για καλλιτεχνικό σκοπό. Αναλύεται η αμφίδρομη σχέση τέχνης και τεχνολογίας, όπως και η επίδρασή της στην καθημερινή αισθητική αντίληψη, ως αποτέλεσμα της ριζικής αλλαγής της αντίληψης για την ύλη

Parental Lifestyle Changes and Correlations with Children’s Dietary Changes during the First COVID-19 Lockdown in Greece: The COV-EAT Study

The aim of this study was to investigate changes in the eating behaviour of parents during the first lockdown implemented in Greece due to COVID-19 and to explore possible associations with corresponding changes in the eating behaviour of their children. A quantitative cross-sectional study was performed using an online questionnaire. The study sample consisted of 397 parents with children aged 2–18 years, who were recruited from 63 municipalities in Greece. It was observed that the percentage of parents and children reporting consumption of breakfast during the lockdown period increased by 10.6% and 5%, respectively. Also, 75% of the parents increased their snack consumption and 61% their sweets consumption. Parents increased home-cooking during lockdown (6.4 times/week), compared to 5.6 times/week before (p p p < 0.05). More than half parents tried to lose weight during lockdown (58.4%). In conclusion, both favourable (home-cooking) and unfavourable (increased snacking) lifestyle changes during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Greece were reported for parents

Parental Lifestyle Changes and Correlations with Children&rsquo;s Dietary Changes during the First COVID-19 Lockdown in Greece: The COV-EAT Study

The aim of this study was to investigate changes in the eating behaviour of parents during the first lockdown implemented in Greece due to COVID-19 and to explore possible associations with corresponding changes in the eating behaviour of their children. A quantitative cross-sectional study was performed using an online questionnaire. The study sample consisted of 397 parents with children aged 2&ndash;18 years, who were recruited from 63 municipalities in Greece. It was observed that the percentage of parents and children reporting consumption of breakfast during the lockdown period increased by 10.6% and 5%, respectively. Also, 75% of the parents increased their snack consumption and 61% their sweets consumption. Parents increased home-cooking during lockdown (6.4 times/week), compared to 5.6 times/week before (p &lt; 0.001), which was associated with decreased consumption of fast foods for both parents and children (p &lt; 0.001 for all comparisons) and also correlated with increased consumption of fruit and vegetables for children (p &lt; 0.05). More than half parents tried to lose weight during lockdown (58.4%). In conclusion, both favourable (home-cooking) and unfavourable (increased snacking) lifestyle changes during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Greece were reported for parents

The Evolution of Spine Surgery in Greece in the Second Half of the 20th Century

Spine Surgery began its evolution in the beginning of the 19th century in order to reach nowadays the point of being considered an important subspecialty of Neurosurgery and Orthopaedics. The purpose of this historical review is the search and evaluation of the progress in spine surgery in the second half of the 20th century. This review concerns the evolution of this field in Greece. Special references are made to the achievements of this field, to the departments that practised it, to physicians and surgeons (orthopaedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, radiologists and rheumatologists) who developed this subspecialty and to clinical and scientific work of this time period. Eventually, the progress of medicine and technology who led to the first achievements of this subspecialty are shown and also that this progress followed the development of the National Healthcare System. In Greece, with small exceptions, the new techniques emerged with a certain delay