Papers in International Peer-reviewed Journals

Chouvardas, D.; Karatassiou, M.; Tsioras, P.; Tsividis, I.; Palaiochorinos, S. Spatiotemporal Changes (1945–2020) in a Grazed Landscape of Northern Greece, in Relation to Socioeconomic Changes. Land 2022, 11, 1987. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11111987

Chouvardas, D.; Karatassiou, M.; Stergiou, A.; Chrysanthopoulou, G. Identifying the Spatiotemporal Transitions and Future Development of a Grazed Mediterranean Landscape of South Greece. Land 2022, 11, 2141. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122141

Sidiropoulou, A.; Chouvardas, D.; Mantzanas, K.; Stefanidis, S.; Karatassiou, M. Impact of Transhumant Livestock Grazing Abandonment on Pseudo-Alpine Grasslands in Greece in the Context of Climatic Change. Land 2022, 11, 2126. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122126

Fotios Xystrakis, Minas Chasapis, Eleni Eleftheriadou, Dimitrios Samaras, Konstantinos Theodoropoulos. 2022. The optimization of typical species inventory of habitat types of a NATURA 2000 site using a phytosociological approach. Plant Sociology 59(2): 1-16. https://plantsociology.arphahub.com/article/87094/

Nasiakou S., M. Vrahnakis, D. Chouvardas, G. Mamanis and V. Kleftoyanni. 2022. Land use changes for investments in silvoarable agriculture projected by the CLUE-S spatio-temporal model. Land, 11, 598. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11050598

Kokkora M., M. Vrahnakis and V. Kleftoyanni. 2022. Soil quality characteristics of traditional agroforestry systems in Mouzaki area, central Greece. Agroforestry Systems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-022-00746-7

Ninikas K., Tallaros, P., Mitani, A., Koutsianitis, D., Ntalos G., Taghiyari H.R Papadopoulos A.N. Thermal Behavior of a Light Timber-frame Wall vs a Theoretical Simulation with Various Insulation Materials. J. Compos. Sci. 2022, 6, 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6010022

JD Kechagias, A Tsiolikas, M Petousis, K Ninikas, N Vidakis, L Tzounis; A robust methodology for optimizing the topology and the learning parameters of an ANN for accurate predictions of laser-cut edges surface roughness. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory 114, 102414; 2022

Liaskopoulou, A., Papadopoulos, I., Trigkas, M., 2022. Consumers Research for Certified Wood Products in Greece. MIBES Transactions, Vol. 15, Issue 1, pp. 57-67. http://mibes.uth.gr/vol15_issue1_2021.html

Samaras D. A., Damianidis Ch., Fotiadis G., Tsiftsis S. 2022: Effect of climate change on fir forest communities in the mountains of south-central Greece. European Journal of Environmental Sciences 12(1): 39-50 (https://doi.org/10.14712/23361964.2022.4)

Koutsianitis, D.; Ninikas, K.; Mitani, A.; Ntalos, G.; Miltiadis, N.; Vasilios, A.; Taghiyari, H.R.; Papadopoulos, A.N. Thermal Transmittance, Dimensional Stability, and Mechanical Properties of a Three-Layer Laminated Wood Made from Fir and Meranti and Its Potential Application for Wood-Frame Windows. Coatings 2021, 11, 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11030304

Rammou, E.; Mitani, A.; Ntalos, G.; Koutsianitis, D.; Taghiyari, H.R.; Papadopoulos, A.N. The Potential Use of Seaweed (Posidonia oceanica) as an Alternative Lignocellulosic Raw Material for Wood Composites Manufacture. Coatings 2021, 11, 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11010069

Ninikas, K.; Mitani, A.; Koutsianitis, D.; Ntalos, G.; Taghiyari, H.R.; Papadopoulos, A.N. Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Green Insulation Composites Made from Cannabis and Bark Residues. J. Compos. Sci. 2021, 5, 132. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5050132

Taghiyari, H.R.; Majidi, R.; Arsalan, M.G.; Moradiyan, A.; Militz, H.; Ntalos, G.; Papadopoulos, A.N. Penetration of Different Liquids in Wood-Based Composites: The Effect of Adsorption Energy. Forests 2021, 12, 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12010063

Koutsianitis, D.; Ninikas, K.; Mitani, A.; Ntalos, G.; Miltiadis, N.; Vasilios, A.; Taghiyari, H.R.; Papadopoulos, A.N. Thermal Transmittance, Dimensional Stability, and Mechanical Properties of a Three-Layer Laminated Wood Made from Fir and Meranti and Its Potential Application for Wood-Frame Windows. Coatings 2021, 11, 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11030304

Ninikas, K.; Mitani, A.; Koutsianitis, D.; Ntalos, G.; Taghiyari, H.R.; Papadopoulos, A.N. Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Green Insulation Composites Made from Cannabis and Bark Residues. J. Compos. Sci. 2021, 5, 132. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5050132

JD Kechagias, NA Fountas, K Ninikas, M Petousis, N Vidakis; Surface characteristics investigation of 3D-printed PET-G plates during CO2 laser cutting. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 1-11; 2021

JD Kechagias, K Ninikas, M Petousis, N Vidakis, N Vaxevanidis; An investigation of surface quality characteristics of 3D printed PLA plates cut by CO2 laser using experimental design Materials and Manufacturing Processes 36 (13), 1544-1553; 2021

JD Kechagias, K Ninikas, P Stavropoulos, K Salonitis; A Generalised Approach on Kerf Geometry Prediction during CO2 Laser cut of PMMA Thin Plates using Neural Networks. Lasers in Manufacturing and Materials Processing 8 (3), 372–393; 2021

K Ninikas, J Kechagias, K Salonitis; The Impact of Process Parameters on Surface Roughness and Dimensional Accuracy during CO2 Laser Cutting of PMMA Thin Sheets. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing 5 (3), 74; 2021

Antoneli V. M. Pulido-Fernández, J.A. Bednarz, L. Brandes, M. Vrahnakis, Y. Kazoglou, J. Lozano-Parra and R. García-Marín. 2021. Changes in Water Quality of the River das Antas as It Passes through Rural and Urban Areas. Urban Sci. 2021, 5, 22.

Zaimes G.N., V. Iakovoglou, D. Syropoulos, D. Kaltsas, D. Avtzis. 2021. “Assessment of Two Adjacent Mountainous Riparian Areas along Nestos River Tributaries of Greece” has been published in Forests (ISSN 1999-4907).

Giatas G., I. Kasapidis, P. Koutalakis, V. Iakovoglou, A. Savvopoulou, I. Germantzidis and G.N. Zaimes. 2021. Enhancing urban and sub-urban riparian areas through ecosystem services and ecotourism activities. Water Supply. 21 (6): 2974- 2988.

Syropli Aik. and V. Iakovoglou. 2021. Saving Water while Enhancing Transplanting Success of Pinus halepensis. Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources. 26(1): 1-4.

Zaimes G.N. and V. Iakovoglou. 2021. Assessing Riparian Areas of Greece-An Overview. Sustainability. 13 (1): 309.

Lazaridou D, Michailidis A., Trigkas M. 2021. Exploring environmental and economic costs and benefits of a forest-based circular economy: A literature review. Forests, 12, 436. [I.F. 2020 – 2,633] (Δ.29)

Georgakis, Α., Diamantopoulou, Μ., Trigkas, Μ. 2021. Investigation of sampling design and growing stock volume estimation in the Greek managed forests. MIBES Transactions, Vol. 15, Issue 1, pp. 19-26.

Touloudi, Α., G. Valiakos, S. Cawthraw, P. Kostoulas, C. Gortázar, M. Boadella, A. Giannakopoulos, P. Birtsas, M. Sofia, L. Athanasiou, M. Satra, Z. Athanasakopoulou, M. Kantere, V. Spyrou, L. Petrovska, and C. Billinis. (2021). Development of a multiplex bead assay for simultaneous serodiagnosis of antibodies against Mycobacterium bovis, Brucella suis and Trichinella spiralis in wild boar. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 904. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9050904

Antoneli V., M. Pulido-Fernández, J.A. Bednarz, L. Brandes, M. Vrahnakis, Y. Kazoglou, J. Lozano-Parra and R. García-Marín. 2021. Changes in water quality of the River das Antas as it passes through rural and urban areas. Urban Science, 5(1):22, doi:10.3390/urbansci5010022.

Vrahnakis M., S. Nasiakou and K. Soutsas. 2021. Public perception on measures needed for the ecological restoration of Grecian Juniper silvopastoral woodlands. Agroforestry Systems, 95: 963-975 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-017-0163-9.

Mamanis G., M. Vrahnakis, D. Chouvardas, S. Nasiakou and V. Kleftoyanni. 2021. Land use demands for the CLUE-S spatiotemporal model in an agroforestry perspective. Land, 10, 1097. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10101097

Antoneli V., M. Pulido, T. de Oliveira, J. Lozano-Parra, J.A. Bednarz, M. Vrahnakis and R.G. Marín. 2020. Partial grazing exclusion as strategy to reduce land degradation in the traditional Brazilian faxinal system: field data and farmers’ risk perception. Sustainability, 12, 7456, doi:10.3390/su12187456.

Kokkora M., M. Vrahnakis and V. Kleftoyanni. 2020. Evaluation of soil parameters in silvoarable systems. AGROFOR International Journal, 5(2):105-111.

Τsokana, Ν.Κ., C. Sokos, A. Giannakopoulos, P. Birtsas, G. Valiakos, V. Spyrou, L. V. Athanasiou, A. Rodi Burriel, and T, C. Billinis. (2020). European Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) as a source of emerging and re-emerging pathogens of Public Health importance: A review. Vet Med Sci. 2020;00:1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vms3.248

Τsokana, Ν.Κ., C. Sokos, A. Giannakopoulos, P. Birtsas, L. Athanasiou, G. Valiakos, M. Sofia, D. Chatzopoulos, Z. Athanasakopoulou, M. Kantere, V. Spyrou, A. Rodi Burriel, and C. Billinis. (2020). Investigation of the Role of the European Brown Hare in the Epidemiology of Bacterial Zoonotic Pathogens: A Serological and Molecular Survey in Greece. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Vol. 20, No. 4. doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2019.2506

Ninikas K., Ntalos G., Mitani A., Chroni S. Children’s Cot: Are the Manufacturers Aware of the Safety Requirements? A Case Study of Furniture Quality Control in the Greek Market. “Modern Environmental Science and Engineering” October 2020, Volume 6, No. 10, pp. 1115-1120. DOI: 10.15341/mese(2333-2581)/10 06.2020/009

Trigkas, M., Karagouni, G., Mpyrou K., Papadopoulos, I. (2020), “Circular Economy. The Greek Industry Leaders’ Way Towards a Transformational Shift”, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Vol., 163, 105092 Impact Factor (I.F.): 8.086, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921344920304092?casa_token=E44tUHrmP9kAAAAA:Ce4glRjFhp8W2SGNyuA9eKnDO2Q5LIR5s7FTLcJnLFtNPnrRPuIRhwKrjeHadp8BcB1wXYY3tQ

Trigkas M., Anastopoulos C., Papadopoulos I., Lazaridou D. 2020. Business Model for Developing Strategies of Forest Cooperatives. Evidence from an Emerging Business Environment in Greece. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 39 (3), p.p. 259-282. [I.F. 2019- 1,272]