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Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is a serious infection caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) that can produce a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. The aim of this study was to analyze the comorbidity factors that influenced the mortality in patients with diabetes (D) according to IPD. A retrospective study to analyze patients with D and IPD was carried out. Based on the discharge reports from the Spanish Minimum Basic Data Set (MBDS) from 1997 to 2022, the Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (ECI) and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) were calculated to predict in-hospital mortality (IHM) in Spain. A total of 12,994,304 patients with D were included, and 84,601 cases of IPD were identified. The average age for men was 70.23 years and for women 73.94 years. In all years, ECI and CCI were larger for type 2 D than for type 1 D, with men having a higher mean than women. An association was found between risk factors ECI, age, type 1 D, COVID-19, IPD (OR = 1.31; 95% CI: 1.29–1.35; p < 0.001); CCI, age, type 1 D, COVID-19, IPD (OR = 1.45; 95% CI: 1.42–1.49; p < 0.001), and increased mortality. The IHM increased steadily with the number of comorbidities and index scores from 1997 to 2022. D remains a relevant cause of hospitalization in Spain. Comorbidities reflected a great impact on patients with D and IPD, which would mean a higher risk of mortality. Predicting mortality events and length of stay by comparing indices showed that CCI outperforms ECI in predicting inpatient death after IPD.

The IEC 61108-7 standard focuses on the minimum performance required by shipborne receivers using satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) L1 signals to be compliant with the performance specified in IMO Resolution A.1046(27). Apart from the minimum performance requirements, the standard specifies the testing methods and a full set of scenarios with their pass/fail criteria. To verify the feasibility of the tests defined in the standard, a comprehensive test campaign was carried out in a joint effort by the European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP) and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) under the coordination of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). This paper presents an assessment of the validity and appropriateness of the test scenarios and the minimum performance requirements specified in the IEC-61108-7 standard. To conduct the campaign, dedicated setups were designed and implemented at the JRC and ESSP laboratories, where live and simulated GPS+SBAS signals were used. For the analysis, all the test cases (TCs) described in the standard were implemented, and two commercial devices were tested. From the results, it emerged that all the TCs were properly designed and implemented, thereby confirming the feasibility of the tests defined in IEC 61108-7.

El buen funcionamiento e integración de los mercados de capitales de la Unión Europea (UE) es fundamental para facilitar la canalización del ahorro a la economía real, la competitividad y el crecimiento a largo plazo. Por ello, la Presidencia española del Consejo impulsó numerosas iniciativas legislativas encaminadas a mejorar la eficiencia de estos mercados. Estas iniciativas abordan la mejora del funcionamiento y la integración de los mercados de capitales europeos desde diversas perspectivas (eficiencia y estabilidad de las infraestructuras de mercado, requisitos para profesionales y productos, mejora de la información, fomento de la participación minorista, etc.).

El presente trabajo explora una posible alternativa a las clásicas aproximaciones cuantitativas sobre la movilidad social, con base en el enfoque de curso de vida. Para ello, se utilizará la Encuesta Demográfica Retrospectiva realizada por la Dirección General de Estadística y Censos de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires en 2019 y nos valdremos del análisis de secuencias. Como principal resultado, arribamos a una tipología de siete trayectorias de movilidad, que permite identificar caminos típicos de clase diferenciados. Se observan dos tipos de trayectoria, la de “cuentapropistas y comerciantes” y de “intermitencia y salida del mercado laboral”, que muestran un mayor nivel de heterogeneidad interna. En promedio, las personas realizan algo más de dos cambios de estado a lo largo de su vida. La reproducción intergeneracional adquiere mayor peso en las trayectorias de clase de servicio y de trabajadores de baja calificación.

La Unión Europea se ha visto fuertemente afectada por el conflicto derivado de la invasión rusa de Ucrania de 2022, que no solo amenaza su seguridad, sino que cuestiona su propio modelo. En este artículo analizamos los elementos de innovación que entraña la respuesta de la UE a la guerra en Ucrania. En una primera dimensión, estudiamos los aspectos institucionales relativos a las “politics”, donde puede verificarse un desarrollo de la PESC. En segundo lugar, analizamos las políticas formuladas para incidir en el conflicto, tanto las actuaciones políticas contra Rusia, como las medidas de apoyo a Ucrania. Se detectan muchos elementos de innovación que muestran una gran ambición, compromiso y determinación por parte de los Estados miembros que atestigua que son conscientes de que en Ucrania se juega su futuro.

The impact of climate change on the security and well-being of citizens is increasingly recognized as a threat multiplier, with consequences that can have a local, regional and global impact. Earth Observation (EO) resources have long been regarded as valuable tools for understanding climate security scenarios. The emergence of technologies such as Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has provided the infrastructure and tools needed for advanced analysis. This paper demonstrates how the integration of ancillary data (e.g. statistics, economics, meteorological) and heterogeneous data could support a better understanding of climate security scenarios. The study utilizes three years of Sentinel-2 data to generate maps of areas that are more susceptible to potential flooding. Normal and anomalous situations were analyzed, exploring the temporal distribution of variables to characterize seasonal cycles in a climate security hotspot: the Sahel region.

The present chapter describes a simple and economic indirect enzyme immunoassay (ELISA ) for African swine fever virus (ASFV) antibody detection based on the use of the soluble cytoplasmic fraction of ASFV-infected monkey stable cells (MS). The soluble antigen proteins of ASFV-infected cells are separated by sucrose precipitation centrifugation, and the supernatant above the sucrose layer is used as an ELISA antigen. The test serum sample reacts with the cytoplasmic soluble fraction, and antibodies are detected using a protein A-peroxidase conjugate. This crude antigen is currently recommended as a test reagent in screening and diagnostic tests by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).

This Article considers the role, application, and implications of the Achmea judgment (judgment of 6 March 2018, case C-284/16 [GC]). As such, the Authors first consider the Leitmotive of Achmea, that is to say, the principles of autonomy and mutual trust. The latter principle, it is argued, should be given much more attention, particularly in light of its fundamental importance in the overall architecture of the European Union. The Article then critically analyses the application of the Achmea judgment by intra-EU arbitral tribunals and how these tribunals have distinguished the effects of the judgment for their assessments on jurisdiction. In a concluding section, the Authors finally reflect on the declarations made by Member States on 15 and 16 January 2019 on the implications and interpretation of Achmea and the intended effects thereof for pending arbitrations.

We estimate how much caregiving men and women respectively do, and how much of the caregiving is done by older (65+) and younger persons, inside their household and for other households, in Spain and in Sweden. To assess this, we use self-reported hours of caregiving from two national surveys about caregiving, performed in 2014 (Spain, N = 2003; Sweden, N = 1193). Spain and Sweden have dissimilar household structures, and different social services for older (65+) persons. Caregivers, on average, provide many more hours of care in Spain than in Sweden. Women provide about 58% of all hours of caregiving, in Spain in all age groups, in Sweden only among younger caregivers. The reason is the dominance of partner caregivers among older Swedes, with older men and women providing equal hours of care. Family caregiving inside the household is more extensive in the more complex Spanish households than in Swedish households. Family care between households prevails in Sweden, where the large majority of older persons live with a partner only, or alone. This is increasingly common in Spain, although it remains at a lower level. We estimate that older persons provide between 22% and 33% of all hours of caregiving in Spain, and between 41% and 49% in Sweden. Patterns of caregiving appear to be determined mainly by demography and household structure.