[HTML][HTML] Does smoking affect OSA? What about smoking cessation?

A Pataka, S Kotoulas, G Kalamaras, A Tzinas… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The connection between smoking and Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not yet clear. There
are studies that have confirmed the effect of smoking on sleep disordered breathing, …

[BOOK][B] Reclaiming the tacit dimension: Symbolic form in the rhetoric of silence

G Kalamaras - 1994 - books.google.com
This book examines Eastern philosophies of meditative silence in the context of Western
rhetoric and discourse theory, arguing that silence is an authentic mode of knowing. Rather …

Evaluation of five different questionnaires for assessing sleep apnea syndrome in a sleep clinic

A Pataka, E Daskalopoulou, G Kalamaras, KF Passa… - Sleep medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a major cause of
morbidity and mortality. Different clinical models and questionnaires have been used to …

[HTML][HTML] Smoking and obstructive sleep apnea: Is there an association between these cardiometabolic risk factors?—gender analysis

D Ioannidou, G Kalamaras, SC Kotoulas, A Pataka - Medicina, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Studies have tried to establish a relationship between Obstructive
Sleep Apnea syndrome (OSA) and smoking but data still remain controversial. We aimed: …

Sleep disorders and health-related quality of life in patients with interstitial lung disease

…, D Papakosta, T Kontakiotis, K Domvri, G Kalamaras… - Sleep and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are chronic and restrictive lung diseases with poor
survival and quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of sleep …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences in obstructive sleep apnea: the value of sleep questionnaires with a separate analysis of cardiovascular patients

A Pataka, S Kotoulas, G Kalamaras, S Schiza… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Gender affects the clinical presentation of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The
classic OSA symptoms, such as sleepiness, snoring, and apnea, are not so frequent in …

Application of multicriteria analysis to select the best highway alignment

GS Kalamaras, L Brino, G Carrieri, C Pline… - … and Underground Space …, 2000 - Elsevier
Selecting the optimal alignment is a multi-disciplinary decision problem, with objectives
which may conflict with one another. The approach selected for resolving this problem in a …

Assessment of geological overbreak for tunnel design and contractual claims

MA Mahtab, K Rossler, GS Kalamaras… - International Journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
Kalamaras 1996) is likely to result in overbreak. … Kalamaras GS 1996. A Case Method
Approach for Interactive Risk … Kirsch G. 1898. Die Theorie der Elastizitfit und die Bedurfnisse der …

ZnO, Ag and ZnO-Ag nanoparticles exhibit differential modes of toxic and oxidative action in hemocytes of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

I Efthimiou, G Kalamaras, K Papavasileiou… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the cytotoxic and oxidative effects of custom-made nanoparticles
(NPs) on hemocytes of Mytilus galloprovincialis, utilizing hemolymph serum (HS) as …

[HTML][HTML] The potential risk of electronic waste disposal into aquatic media: the case of personal computer motherboards

G Kalamaras, M Kloukinioti, M Antonopoulou, I Ntaikou… - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Considering that electronic wastes (e-wastes) have been recently recognized as a potent
environmental and human threat, the present study aimed to assess the potential risk of …