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1. Adjustment of Irrigation Schedules as a Strategy to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture in Cyprus

Author:
Dalias, Panagiotis; Christou, Anastasis; Neocleous, Damianos
Source:
Agriculture 2018 v.9 no.1
ISSN:
2077-0472
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; annuals; climate change; developmental stages; evapotranspiration; farmers; irrigation requirement; irrigation scheduling; irrigation water; potatoes; water supply; weather;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... The study aimed at investigating eventual deviations from typical recommendations of irrigation water application to crops in Cyprus given the undeniable changes in recent weather conditions. It focused on the seasonal or monthly changes in crop evapotranspiration (ETc) and net irrigation requirements (NIR) of a number of permanent and annual crops over two consecutive overlapping periods (1976&nd ...
DOI:
10.3390/agriculture9010004

2. Assessment of overheating risk and the impact of natural ventilation in educational buildings of Southern Europe under current and future climatic conditions

Author:
Heracleous, Chryso; Michael, Aimilios
Source:
Energy 2018 v.165 pp. 1228-1239
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; buildings; climate change; climatic factors; computer software; decision making; energy efficiency; issues and policy; natural ventilation; prediction; risk; social behavior; temperature; Europe; Southern European region;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... It has become evident that southern Europe will experience more adverse climate change effects compared to other European regions. The current study aims to investigate the vulnerability of educational buildings in Cyprus, in view of future climatic conditions, by means of a dynamic simulation software. In addition, the influence of natural ventilation on the thermal comfort in the current and fut ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2018.10.051

3. The River as an Economic Asset: Settlement and Society in the Xeros Valley in Cyprus

Author:
Papantoniou, Giorgos; Vionis, Athanasios K.
Source:
Land 2018 v.7 no.4
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; archaeology; assets; landscapes; river valleys; rivers; surveys;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Settled and Sacred Landscapes of Cyprus (SeSaLaC) is a systematic archaeological survey project of the University of Cyprus in the Xeros River valley in the Larnaka district in Cyprus. This article aims to present a first synthesis of the diachronic settlement pattern in the region. After a short introduction on the area and the SeSaLaC project, we attempt to identify and interpret settlement evol ...
DOI:
10.3390/land7040157

4. Transforming Culture on an Insula Portunalis: Port Cities as Central Places in Early Roman Cyprus

Author:
Gordon, Jody Michael
Source:
Land 2018 v.7 no.4
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; ceramics; cities; cultural landscape; geography; politics; towns;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... During the Early Roman period in the Mediterranean (ca. 30 BC–330 AD), the key central places that distinguished socio-political landscapes were towns. These urban centers functioned as economic and administrative focal points that were controlled by local elites who oversaw wealth redistribution and maintained a dialectical relationship with Rome that mutually benefitted both parties. Yet, ...
DOI:
10.3390/land7040155

5. Agricultural land usage and tourism impact on renewable energy consumption among Coastline Mediterranean Countries

Author:
Alola, Andrew Adewale; Alola, Uju Violet
Source:
Energy & environment 2018 v.29 no.8 pp. 1438-1454
ISSN:
2048-4070
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; agricultural land; carbon; coasts; elasticities; empirical research; gross domestic product; issues and policy; land use; models; renewable energy sources; stakeholders; tourism; Mediterranean region; Slovenia;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... This empirical study aims to investigate the dynamic response of renewable energy consumption to long-run disequilibrium and short-run impact of tourism development and agricultural land usage for the period of 1995 to 2014 in 16 Coastline Mediterranean Countries. For this reason, a dynamic Autoregressive Distributed Lag approach is employed in a multivariate and two-model framework such that carb ...
DOI:
10.1177/0958305X18779577

6. An investigation of urban process and mass housing estates development through topographical formations in urban peripheries: A case study of Famagusta, Cyprus

Author:
Ozarisoy, Bertug
Source:
Land use policy 2018 v.79 pp. 481-495
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; buildings; case studies; environmental factors; issues and policy; landscapes; models; surveys; topography; urban areas; urban planning; urbanization;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Problems in mass housing estates in Famagusta, Cyprus, have been an issue for research on urban planning and policy interventions for many years. Neighbourhoods were designed featuring modernist residential tower blocks and suburban row houses with insufficient green areas and no consideration of either the climatic features of the built site or of urban planning, regulations or law. This study di ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.08.040

7. Anti-proliferative and cytotoxic activities of Allium autumnale P. H. Davis (Amaryllidaceae) on human breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231

Author:
Isbilen, Ovgu; Rizaner, Nahit; Volkan, Ender
Source:
BMC complementary and alternative medicine 2018 v.18 no.1 pp. 30
ISSN:
1472-6882
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; Allium; alternative medicine; antineoplastic activity; antineoplastic agents; breast neoplasms; bulbs; cell viability; cytotoxicity; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; human cell lines; humans; in vivo studies; metastasis; neoplasm cells; plant extracts; women;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Natural products obtained from plants can be potent sources for developing a variety of pharmaceutical products. Allium species have been widely studied for their anti-cancer effects and presented promising results as potential anti-cancer agents. Breast cancer (BCa) is one of the most commonly diagnosed types of cancer in women. In this study, we aimed to investigate the anti-prolifer ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12906-018-2105-0
PubMed:
29370794
PubMed Central:
PMC5785833

8. Association between canine leishmaniosis and Ehrlichia canis co-infection: a prospective case-control study

Author:
Attipa, Charalampos; Solano-Gallego, Laia; Papasouliotis, Kostas; Soutter, Francesca; Morris, David; Helps, Chris; Carver, Scott; Tasker, Séverine
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2018 v.11 no.1 pp. 184
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; Anaplasma platys; Babesia; DNA; Ehrlichia canis; Hepatozoon; Leishmania infantum; Mycoplasma haemocanis; antibodies; basins; blood; case-control studies; dog diseases; dogs; ectoparasites; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; leishmaniasis; lifestyle; mixed infection; pathogens; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; regression analysis; risk; scanning electron microscopy; sequence analysis; structural equation modeling;     Show all 26 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: In the Mediterranean basin, Leishmania infantum is a major cause of disease in dogs, which are frequently co-infected with other vector-borne pathogens (VBP). However, the associations between dogs with clinical leishmaniosis (ClinL) and VBP co-infections have not been studied. We assessed the risk of VBP infections in dogs with ClinL and healthy controls. METHODS: We conducted a prosp ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13071-018-2717-8
PubMed:
29554932
PubMed Central:
PMC5859779

9. Cyprus as an ancient hub for house mice and humans

Author:
García‐Rodríguez, Oxala; Andreou, Demetra; Herman, Jeremy S.; Mitsainas, George P.; Searle, Jeremy B.; Bonhomme, François; Hadjisterkotis, Eleftherios; Schutkowski, Holger; Stafford, Richard; Stewart, John R.; Hardouin, Emilie A.
Source:
Journal of biogeography 2018 v.45 no.12 pp. 2619-2630
ISSN:
0305-0270
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; Mus musculus; genetic variation; immigration; islands; mice; microsatellite repeats; mitochondria; phylogeography; population genetics; population structure;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... AIM: The distribution of the western house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) around the world has been strongly influenced by the movement of humans. The close association between the house mouse and human phylogeography has been primarily studied in the peripheral distribution of the species. Here, we inferred the complex colonization history of Cyprus, situated close to the centre of the house mou ...
DOI:
10.1111/jbi.13458

10. Identification of wild-caught phlebotomine sand flies from Crete and Cyprus using DNA barcoding

Author:
Dokianakis, Emmanouil; Tsirigotakis, Nikolaos; Christodoulou, Vasiliki; Poulakakis, Nikos; Antoniou, Maria
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2018 v.11 no.1 pp. 94
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; DNA barcoding; Leishmania tropica; Phlebotomus papatasi; Sergentomyia minuta; barcoding; cytochrome-c oxidase; dogs; females; genetic relationships; geographical distribution; insects; islands; leishmaniasis; males; mitochondrial genes; monitoring; parasites; phylogeny; prediction; public health; risk; Crete; Greece; Middle East;     Show all 25 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are vectors of Leishmania spp., protozoan parasites responsible for a group of neglected diseases called leishmaniases. Two sand fly genera, Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia, contain species that are present in the Mediterranean islands of Crete and Cyprus where the visceral (VL), cutaneous (CL) and canine (CanLei) leishmaniases are a public h ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13071-018-2676-0
PubMed:
29454363
PubMed Central:
PMC5816364

11. Passengers waste production during flights

Author:
Tofalli, Niki; Loizia, Pantelitsa; Zorpas, Antonis A.
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2018 v.25 no.36 pp. 35764-35775
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; airplanes; airports; ethics; food waste; issues and policy; paper; plastics; waste management; Europe;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... We assume that during flights the amount of waste that is produced is limited. However, daily, approximately 8000 commercial airplanes fly above Europe’s airspace while at the same time, more than 17,000 commercial flights exist in the entire world. Using primary data from airlines, which use the Larnaca’s International Airport (LIA) in Cyprus, we have tried to understand why wastes are produced d ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-017-0800-x

12. Quantifying the effectiveness of mountain terraces on soil erosion protection with sediment traps and dry-stone wall laser scans

Author:
Camera, C.; Djuma, H.; Bruggeman, A.; Zoumides, C.; Eliades, M.; Charalambous, K.; Abate, D.; Faka, M.
Source:
Catena 2018 v.171 pp. 251-264
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; drainage; field experimentation; grapes; models; mountains; rain; scanners; sediment traps; sediments; soil erosion; surveys; terraces; terracing; topographic slope; uncertainty; Mediterranean region;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Mountain depopulation in the Mediterranean region over the past decades has led to a decline in the use and maintenance of agricultural terraces and consequently the collapsing of dry-stone walls, which can increase soil erosion rates and downstream sedimentation. A field experiment has been set up on a degrading terraced hillslope in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus, to quantify the effectiveness ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2018.07.017

13. The Cypriot Extra-Urban Sanctuary as a Central Place: the Case of Agia Irini

Author:
Papantoniou, Giorgos; Bourogiannis, Giorgos
Source:
Land 2018 v.7 no.4
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; archaeology; case studies; geographic information systems; landscapes; politics; territoriality;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... This article contributes to the ongoing debate on the relationship between sanctuaries and the territoriality of the Iron Age polities of Cyprus. The sanctuary site of Agia Irini, at the locality Alonia, is used as a case-study to test hypotheses regarding the connection between extra-urban sacred space and the formation of political and cultural identities. After a short introduction to the theme ...
DOI:
10.3390/land7040139

14. Mapping the vulnerability of European summer tourism under 2 °C global warming

Author:
Koutroulis, Aristeidis G.; Grillakis, M. G.; Tsanis, I. K.; Jacob, D.
Source:
Climatic change 2018 v.151 no.2 pp. 157-171
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; climatic factors; global warming; recreation; summer; temperature; tourism; France; Greece; Italy; Spain;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Summer tourism is one of the most important contributors to the European GDP especially for the southern countries and is highly dependent on the climatic conditions. Changes in average climatic conditions, along with the potential subsequent changes in the physical environment, will pose stress on the favorability of the climate of European destinations for tourism and recreational activities. He ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-018-2298-8

15. Off-the-shelf GPS technology to inform marine protected areas for marine turtles

Author:
Snape, Robin T.E.; Bradshaw, Phil J.; Broderick, Annette C.; Fuller, Wayne J.; Stokes, Kimberley L.; Godley, Brendan J.
Source:
Biological conservation 2018 v.227 pp. 301-309
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; breeding sites; females; funding; global positioning systems; habitat preferences; marine protected areas; microprocessors; nesting; satellites; sea turtles; teams;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... The financial expense of tracking solutions often impedes effective characterisation of habitat use in threatened marine megavertebrates. Yet some of these taxa predictably aggregate at coastal breeding sites, providing conservation opportunities. Toward a low-cost solution for tracking marine megavertebrates, we trial conventional GPS data loggers against Argos satellite transmitters for assessin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2018.09.029

16. The true depth of the Mediterranean plastic problem: Extreme microplastic pollution on marine turtle nesting beaches in Cyprus

Author:
Duncan, Emily M.; Arrowsmith, Jessica; Bain, Charlotte; Broderick, Annette C.; Lee, Jonathon; Metcalfe, Kristian; Pikesley, Stephen K.; Snape, Robin T.E.; van Sebille, Erik; Godley, Brendan J.
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2018 v.136 pp. 334-340
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; beaches; hatching; life history; microplastics; nesting; nesting sites; sand; sea turtles; sex ratio; water pollution; China; Mediterranean region;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... We sampled 17 nesting sites for loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Cyprus. Microplastics (<5 mm) were found at all locations and depths, with particularly high abundance in superficial sand. The top 2 cm of sand presented grand mean ± SD particle counts of 45,497 ± 11,456 particles m−3 (range 637–131,939 particles m−3). The most polluted beaches were among the worst ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.09.019

17. Total Water Storage in Small Islands Using Multi-satellite Products: The case of Cyprus

Author:
Mercan, Hüseyin; Özcan, Orkan
Source:
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing 2018 v.46 no.11 pp. 1815-1821
ISSN:
0255-660X
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; drinking; drought; evapotranspiration; hydrologic models; irrigation; islands; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; pipelines; remote sensing; satellites; water policy; water shortages; water storage; Turkey (country);     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The world’s longest international undersea water pipeline has recently been laid from southern Turkey to Northern Cyprus to address the water scarcity problems in the Cyprus Island. When completed, the project will add 19.8 million gallons of water annually for drinking and irrigation. Moreover, it will spur further development in the Turkish area divided from Greek community for four decades. Und ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12524-018-0840-9

18. Determination of acrylamide in food using a UPLC–MS/MS method: results of the official control and dietary exposure assessment in Cyprus

Author:
Kafouris, Demetris; Stavroulakis, Georgios; Christofidou, Maria; Iakovou, Xenia; Christou, Eftychia; Paikousis, Lefkios; Christodoulidou, Maro; Ioannou-Kakouri, Eleni; Yiannopoulos, Stelios
Source:
Food additives & contaminants 2018 v.35 no.10 pp. 1928-1939
ISSN:
1944-0057
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; European Union; French fries; acrylamides; adolescents; biscuits; body weight; breakfast cereals; carcinogenicity; detection limit; dietary exposure; exposure assessment; humans; laws and regulations; monitoring; neurotoxicity; potato chips; potatoes; solid phase extraction; tandem mass spectrometry;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... The determination of acrylamide in potato products, bakery products and coffee, and the human dietary exposure is reported. The method reported is based on a single extraction step with water, followed by the clean-up of the extract using solid phase extraction columns and finally, the determination of acrylamide using UPLC–MS/MS. The MS/MS detection was carried out using an ESI interface in posit ...
DOI:
10.1080/19440049.2018.1508893

19. Frequency of abnormalities in wildlife species: is there a relation with their ecology?

Author:
Sokos, Christos; Kollaris, Nikos; Papaspyropoulos, Konstantinos G.; Poirazidis, Konstantinos; Birtsas, Periklis
Source:
Zoology and ecology 2018 v.28 no.4 pp. 389-394
ISSN:
2165-8013
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; color; ecology; environmental impact; monitoring; mutation; pollution; rearing; wild animals; wildlife; Greece;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... One phenomenon that could generate interest of the public and puzzle scientists is morphological abnormalities appearing in wildlife species. Morphological abnormalities in wild animals have been recorded in Hellas (Greece) and Cyprus over the last 83 years. A total of 61 cases were recorded, 47 of which (77%) are color abnormalities and 14 (23%) represent other abnormalities. Among hunted species ...
DOI:
10.1080/21658005.2018.1537905

20. Spatial and temporal (short and long-term) variability of submicron, fine and sub-10 μm particulate matter (PM1, PM2.5, PM10) in Cyprus

Author:
Pikridas, M.; Vrekoussis, M.; Sciare, J.; Kleanthous, S.; Vasiliadou, E.; Kizas, C.; Savvides, C.; Mihalopoulos, N.
Source:
Atmospheric environment 2018 v.191 pp. 79-93
ISSN:
1352-2310
Subject:
Cyprus,   etc   ; airports; anthropogenic activities; atmospheric chemistry; cities; dust; heat; industrial sites; particulate emissions; particulates; shipping; temporal variation; tires; traffic; Mediterranean region;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Long-term particulate matter (PM) mass concentration measurements have been performed in Cyprus at three major cities, one industrial area and two remote stations covering the entire southern part of the island in an effort to assess; i) the spatial and temporal variability of sub-10 μm (PM10), fine (PM2.5) and submicron (PM1) particulate matter in the eastern Mediterranean, ii) the main source ar ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.07.048