Publications by authors named "C M Kitsos"

Objective: University teachers, who primarily provide guidance and advice to their students, can play a significant role in educational process transformation. As there is no particular e-learning framework, it is important to understand the factors and variables that may impact both its effective usage and further successful implementation. The current study aims to outline the influence of university faculty, and possible barriers preventing medical students from using apps for learning purposes.

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Objective: Medical applications ("apps") can offer innovative educational capabilities, facilitating the acquisition of learning objectives and enhancing decision making. The present study aims at demonstrating the usage characteristics and relevant perceptions among students in seven medical schools in Greece.

Materials And Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted through an online survey.

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As a result of thermal instability, some live attenuated viral (LAV) vaccines lose substantial potency from the time of manufacture to the point of administration. Developing regions lacking extensive, reliable refrigeration ("cold-chain") infrastructure are particularly vulnerable to vaccine failure, which in turn increases the burden of disease. Development of a robust, infectivity-based high throughput screening process for identifying thermostable vaccine formulations offers significant promise for vaccine development across a wide variety of LAV products.

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Sertoli cell population kinetics, as evidenced by semi-quantitative immunolabeling for proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and Ki-67, in developing Wistar rat male gonads of embryos and neonates [14.5 days post conception (dpc)-7 days post partum (dpp)], was investigated. Throughout the examined period a gradual increase of immunolabeled Sertoli cell number, associated with intense mitotic activity, was observed.

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Germ cells' proliferation during testicular organogenesis in Wistar rat embryos and neonates [14.5, 18.5, 20.

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