The distribution patterns of taxa belonging to the section Hypoglottidei DC. were investigated using DIVA-GIS software. Based on Zohary classification, five global patterns, with the exception of widely distributed species, include 1. Centro-Asiatic province, 2. Irano-Anatolian province, 3. Pontic province, 4. East Mediterranean subregion and 5. West Mediterranean subregion, were identified. In...

Familial Mediterranean fever is a multisystem disorder, usually seen in subjects of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern origin, characterized by recurrent bouts of fever and pain due to inflammation of the peritoneum, synovia, or pleura. In this article we report a case of Familial Mediterranean fever with recurrent abdominal pain and hyperbilirubinemia, review the literature and discuss whether t...

The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, is the most important pest of olives in olive growing regions worldwide, especially in the Mediterranean basin and North America. Despite the economic importance of the olive fly, the colonization route of this species is unclear. We used nuclear microsatellite markers and mitochondrial DNA to provide information about the population structure and invasion...

Citation: Pitta P, Kanakidou M, Mihalopoulos N, Christodoulaki S, Dimitriou PD, Frangoulis C, Giannakourou A, Kagiorgi M, Lagaria A, Nikolaou P, Papageorgiou N, Psarra S, Santi I, Tsapakis M, Tsiola A, Violaki K and Petihakis G (2017) Saharan Dust Deposition Effects on the Microbial Food Web in the Eastern Mediterranean: A Study Based on a Mesocosm Experiment. Front. Mar. Sci. 4:117. doi: 10.33...

Health research systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are not well developed to generate and use knowledge to improve health, reduce inequity and contribute to economic development. This study aimed to provide core data on National Health Research Systems (NHRS) in 10 Eastern Mediterranean countries in order to inform actions to strengthen health research system governance and management....

This paper presents a comparison of the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI-2007) model over the eastern Mediterranean region with peak ionospheric characteristics (foF2-hmF2) and electron density profiles measured by FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC satellites in terms of GPS radio occultation technique and the Cyprus digisonde. In the absence of systematic ionosonde measurements over this area, COSMIC m...

Eastern Mediterranean biogeochemical flux model: simulations of the pelagic ecosystem G. Petihakis, G. Triantafyllou, G. Korres, A. Pollani, and I. Hoteit Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Center for Marine Research, P.O. BOX 2214, Iraklion-Crete, GR 71003, Greece Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, USA Received: 2 August 2006 – Accepted: 12 August 2006 – Published: 31 August 2...

Globalization should have a tremendous impact on health systems, particularly with the implementation of agreements related to trade in health services. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) Member States have made rather limited commitments in the area of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), necessary adaptations are needed to cope with t...

Citation: Tsagaraki TM, Herut B, Rahav E, Berman Frank IR, Tsiola A, Tsapakis M, Giannakourou A, Gogou A, Panagiotopoulos C, Violaki K, Psarra S, Lagaria A, Christou ED, Papageorgiou N, Zervoudaki S, Puelles MLFd, Nikolioudakis N, Meador TB, Tanaka T, Pedrotti ML, Krom MD and Pitta P (2017) Atmospheric Deposition Effects on Plankton Communities in the Eastern Mediterranean: A Mesocosm Experimen...

6 [1] Using sea surface temperature (SST), precipitation, and atmospheric information, this 7 statistical study revisits the questions of the July–September SST‐Sahel teleconnection 8 variability after removing impact of quasi‐global SSTs over the period 1900–2008. The 9 eastern Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean dominate the relationship, both in terms of 10 intensity and time stability, with ...