Christos Gallis's Publications List

Forest Products with Health-Promoting and Medicinal Properties

2011-01-24T06:30:52Z

Forests are a rich renewable source of health-promoting and medicinal products. Not only the trees but also berries, nuts and mushrooms in forests contain a multitude of natural bioactive compounds which can be used in health- promoting products and medicines. In addition to the main structural components that trees contain, namely cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin, thousands of bioactive compo...

Christos Gallis, Mariella Di Stefano, Paraskevi Moutsatsou, Tytti Sarjala, Vesa Virtanen, Bjarne Holmbom, Joseph A. Buhagiar, and Alexandros Katalanos (2011) Forests, Trees and Human Health 41-76

Forests, Trees and Human Health

2011-01-24T06:29:49Z

The link between modern lifestyles and increasing levels of chronic heart disease, obesity, stress and poor mental health is a concern across the world. The cost of dealing with these conditions places a large burden on national public health budgets so that policymakers are increasingly looking at prevention as a cost-effective alternative to medical treatment. Attention is turning towards intera...

(2011) :

Urban Forests and Their Ecosystem Services in Relation to Human Health

2011-01-24T06:30:02Z

In this chapter we briefly discuss the concept of forest taking into account the provision of different goods and services. We provide some technical information on the forest classification systems adopted in Europe which are then reflected in the different roles and meanings that Europeans give to forests. We give a special emphasis to urban forests considering their origins, typologies and ...

Giovanni Sanesi, Christos Gallis, and Hans Dieter Kasperidus (2011) Forests, Trees and Human Health 23-40

Body composition and obesity among Greek forest workers and researchers

2011-01-21T11:03:30Z

Objective: The main objective of this study was to investigate the body composition and obesity of forest workers, a high work physical activity group, and researchers, a sedentary work activity group, and to find if their workplace activities affect body composition and obesity. Methods: Twenty-two male forest workers and 22 male researchers were enrolled. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BI...

Christos Gallis (2009) International Journal of Body Composition Research 7: 3 85-89

Managment of Recovered Wood: Reaching a Higher Technical, Economical and Environmental Standard in Europe. 3rd European COST E31 Conference, 2-4 May, Klagenfurt, Austria.

2011-01-24T08:35:26Z

The aim of the COST Action E31 is the improvement of the management of recovered wood reaching a higher technical, economic, and environmental standard in Europe. The main objectives of this 3rd and last conference of this action in Klagenfurt-Austria focus on demonstrated the state of the art for the management of recovered wood in the COST member states, its future perspectives, and to present...

(2007)

Green care in Agriculture: Health effects, Economics and Policies. 1st European COST Action 866 Conference, 20-22 June 2007, Vienna, Austria.

2011-01-24T08:10:02Z

COST ACTION 866 “Green Care in Agricuture” — A Multi-Disciplinary Scientific Network

2011-01-24T06:53:29Z

‘Green care’ is the utilisation of agricultural farms - the animals, the plants, the garden, the forest, and the landscape - as a base for promoting human mental and physical health, as well as quality of life, for a variety of client groups. The main objective of the Action is to increase the scientific knowledge on the best practices for implementing green care in agriculture with the aim ...

Bjarne O. Braastad, Christos Gallis, Joe Sempik, Saverio Senni, Thomas van Elsen. (2007) Green Care in Agriculture: Health effects, Econimics and Policies. 1st European COST Action 866 Conference, 20-22 June 2007, Vienna, Austria 13-24

Nutrient intakes of Greek forest workers and researchers do not meet all Reference Dietary Intakes

2011-01-21T11:26:23Z

In heavy work such as forest work, nutrient demand and energy expenditure are high. Therefore, adequate nutrient and energy intake of forest workers is of paramount importance. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the daily nutrient intake of forest workers and to determine if it meets the Reference Dietary Intakes (RDIs). A total of 21 forest workers and 21 researche...

Christos Gallis, Panayota Panagopoulou (2007) Nutrition Research 27: 321-328

Work-related prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among Greek forest workers

2011-01-21T10:58:11Z

The primary aims of the present study were to (a) identify and describe the prevalence of muscoloskeletal symptoms among forest workers in Greece using the Nordic Standardized questionnaire and (b) to recommend preventive practical actions. Seventy-eight forest workers were interviewed individually. Out of every 10 forest workers, in the last 12 months, eight reported complaints in the lower bac...

Christos Gallis (2006) International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 26: 731-736

Increasing Resin Production from Pinus halepensis by Using New Resin-Tapping Stimulants

2011-01-24T09:01:32Z

This paper describes a study of the influence of three-resin tapping stimulants (pastes) on total resin production and bark removal area in Pinus halepensis forests. Two experimental pastes (paste A and B) and a commonly used paste (K) were applied in resin tapping Pinus halepensis field trials in two areas, Agia Anna and Kirinthos, of the island Evoia in Greece. At the end of the tapping period...

Christos Gallis, A. Papajannopoulos, E. Papadopoulou (2006) Forest Chemicals Review 110: 5 5-7

COST E39 Forests, Trees, Human Health and Well-being

2011-01-24T06:54:48Z

Kjell Nilsson, Marcus Sangster, and Christos Gallis (2005) Forests, Trees, and Human Health and Well-being. 1st European COST E39 Cinference, 13-15 October 2005, Thessaloniki, Greece. 1-3

Managment of Recovered Wood: Strategies Towards a Higher Technical Economical and Environmental Standard in Europe. 2nd European COST E31 Conference, 29 September - 1 October 2005, Bordeaux, France.

2011-01-24T08:32:07Z

The aim of this COST Action E31 is the improvement of the management of recovered wood towards a higher common technical, economical and environmental standard in Europe. The 2nd conference of this action in Bordeaux focus on strategic aspects to aim for a higher European standard of recovered wood management. The main objectives of this conference are to summarize: -Market aspects of recover...

(2005)

Foresr Products, Forest Environment and Human Health: Tradition, Reality, and Perspectives. 1st European COST E39 Working Group 2 Workshop, 20-22 April 2005, Firenze, Italy.

2011-01-31T12:04:58Z

As a part of the European COST Action E39 “Forest, Trees, and Human Health and Well Being”, Working Group 2 “Forest Products, Forest Environment and Human Health” deals with the direct and in-direct effects and contribution of the forest derived pharmaceuticals, herbs, fruits, fungi, organic certified products, and other wood and non-wood forest products on human health and well-being, eco...

(2005)

FORESTS, TREES, and HUMAN HEALTH and WELL-BEING. 1st European COST E39 Conference, 13-15 October 2005, Thessaloniki, Greece.

2011-01-24T08:15:40Z

Traditional medical and public health approaches to illness and health have been one of the great successes of modern science. However society today is faced with increasing incidences of poor health, related to modern lifestyles, that cannot be addressed by medicine alone. Contributing factors have been identified as an increasingly sedentary population, increasing levels of mental stress related...

(2005)

Managment of Recovered Wood: Recycling, Bioenergy and other Options. 1st European COST E31 Conference, 22-24 April 2004, Thessaloniki, Greece.

2011-01-24T08:28:20Z

(2004)

Comparison cost estimation for forwarding small-sized beech wood with horses and mini-skidder in northern Greece.

2011-01-24T08:56:12Z

Thepurpose of this studywas toform,through field time studies, regressionmodels to estimate and compare costs for forwarding small-sized beech logs with horses and mini-skidder in uneven-aged beech stands in northern Greece. The cost per unitwas estimated by using the regression models and by calculating the market price through the GreekForest Service price list.Theresults revealed that the h...

Christos Gallis (2004) Forest Products Journal 54: 11 84-90.

Probabilistic assessment of forest biomass storage times and its effect on cost: A beech biomass case study.

2011-01-24T08:53:10Z

The storage time of beech forest biomass units in northern Greece were recorded through time studies in different stands, at the roadside, and at the mill yard. Probability distribution of each recorded storage timewas assessed. The distribution and cost data were inserted into a simulation model. By running the model the cost for each intermediary storage timewas calculated. This cost represe...

Christos Gallis (2003) Forest Products Journal 53: 10 44-47.

Simulation of Forest Products Export Logistics: A newsprint paper case study.

2011-01-24T08:50:00Z

An activity scanning-oriented holistic simulation model of forest products export logistics has been developed. The model is based on the SLAMSYSTEM network simulation platform. The logistics network model provides a holistic approach by representing the flow and storage of forest products units from the end point of their production line to the final user destination. The utility of the model was...

Christos Gallis (2002) Forest Products Journal 52: 3 19-24

Protection and Managment of the Coastal Forests of Halkidiki Prefecture. Scientific Workshop, 20 November 2001, Poligiros, Halkidiki, Greece.

2011-01-24T08:37:38Z

(2001)

Activity Oriented Stochastic Computer Simulation of Forest Biomass Logistics in Greece.

2011-01-24T09:19:18Z

An activity oriented stochastic computer simulation model of forest biomass logistics in Greece, based on SLAMSYSTEM simulation language, has been developed. A SLAMSYSTEM simulation network was built to respresnt forest biomass units flow from felling to storage at millyard. A simulation experiment with data collected at the Elatia forest region of Drama in North Greece was executed. Several scena...

Christos Gallis (1996) Biomass and Bioenergy 10: 5/6 377-382.