Historical issues of hydrotherapy in thermal-mineral springs of the Hellenic world.

Many springs have been recorded in Greece; some of them are characterized as thermo-mineral springs and are associated with their position between Eurasia and Africa, the volcanic activity, and the presence of tectonic faults. The therapeutic use of water (hydrotherapy) has been recorded in ancient Greece since at least 1000 BC. Asclepius was the god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and priests operated his worship centers () offering medical services in areas with proper climatic conditions.

Direct Human-AI Comparison in the Animal-AI Environment.

Artificial Intelligence is making rapid and remarkable progress in the development of more sophisticated and powerful systems. However, the acknowledgement of several problems with modern machine learning approaches has prompted a shift in AI benchmarking away from task-oriented testing (such as Chess and Go) towards -oriented testing, in which AI systems are tested on their capacity to solve certain of novel problems. The Animal-AI Environment is one such benchmark which aims to apply the ability-oriented testing used in comparative psychology to AI systems.

The origin of Uranium in groundwater of the eastern Halkidiki region, northern Greece.

Uranium (U) pollution in groundwater has become a serious problem worldwide. Even in low concentrations, U has both radiological and toxicological impacts on human health. In this study an integrated hydrogeological approach was applied to conceptualize an aquifer system, and determine the origin of U detected in the aquifer of the eastern Halkidiki region in northern Greece.

Replications, Comparisons, Sampling and the Problem of Representativeness in Animal Cognition Research.

Animal cognition research often involves small and idiosyncratic samples. This can constrain the generalizability and replicability of a study's results and prevent meaningful comparisons between samples. However, there is little consensus about what makes a strong replication or comparison in animal research.

Origin, implications and management strategies for nitrate pollution in surface and ground waters of Anthemountas basin based on a δN-NO and δO-NO isotope approach.

Nitrate pollution of surface and groundwater resources is a major worldwide environmental problem. In this study nitrogen isotopes of water, soil, fertilizer and manure were analyzed to determine the pollution sources of nitrate in the groundwater and surface waters of Anthemountas basin. The SIAR model and multivariate statistical analysis were used to determine and quantify the contribution of different NŌ sources in groundwater and surface water.