Carlos Giménez. ¿Una autobiografía?

This article intends to contribute to the study of the comic author Carlos Giménez’s work. His autobiographical series are analysed from the point of view of the graphic narrative, taking into account semiotic as well as stylistic aspects. The main question is whether his autobiography follows the common features of that genre or not.Este artículo se plantea como aportación al estudio de la obra del autor de cómics Carlos Giménez. Se analizan concretamente sus series autobiográficas, desde el punto de vista del relato gráfico, tomando en consideración tanto aspectos semióticos como estilísticos. Se trata de dirimir si su proyecto autobiográfico se adecua a las características al uso de dicho género literario

Franco’s cultural exports. The role of “the spanishness” in the manipulation of the avant-garde

Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido que durante los años 50 y 60 el régimen franquista hizo un movimiento de acercamiento a la vanguardia, en aras de conseguir la necesaria modernización y apertura del país. Una vez que se ha incorporado dicho apadrinamiento de la vanguardia al discurso historiográfico del franquismo, hay que plantearse la posible presencia de estereotipos en la versión canónica del relato. Este artículo, como aportación a tal relectura, se centra en un punto de vista concreto: el de “lo español”.It is widely recognized that the Franco regime tried to approach the avant-garde during the 1950s and 60s in order to achieve the country’s necessary modernization and liberalization. Once we have introduced this manipulation of the avant-garde by the Franco regime in our historiographical discourse, we may think about the possibility that there are some stereotypes within that version of the story. This article intends to contribute to that kind of re-reading by studying the matter from the specific point of view of “the spanishness”

Turismo, arte y mascarada en España: el caso de la Costa Brava

This paper could be considered a “case study” of its author’s doctoral thesis project, which deals with art and tourism in Franco’s Spain. The specific case of the Costa Brava is taken into consideration here. It is analysed what role has the historiography of tourism traditionally assigned to the Costa Brava, and an alternative version to it is proposed based on a visual revision of the tourism boom. The images produced by the touristic industry and those coming from the field of art –such as Francesc Català-Roca’s and Xavier Miserachs’ photographic projects about the Costa Brava– are analysed in parallel. Can we talk of a touristic iconography of the Costa Brava? How much of masquerade and how much of portrait is there within it?Este artículo ilustra lo que podría considerarse un “caso de estudio” del proyecto de tesis de su autora, que versa sobre el tema de arte y turismo durante los años de la apertura del régimen franquista. Se trata el caso concreto de la Costa Brava, analizando el lugar que ésta ha ocupado tradicionalmente en la historiografía de turismo. Como alternativa a dicha historiografía se propone una revisión en paralelo de las imágenes procedentes de la industria turística con las producciones artísticas surgidas en torno a la realidad del turismo –concretamente, los proyectos fotográficos de Francesc Català-Roca y Xavier Miserachs sobre la Costa Brava. ¿Se puede hablar de una iconografía turística de la Costa Brava? ¿Cuánto hay de mascarada y cuánto de retrato en ella

La Radio es una escuela: proyecto de innovación docente en Historia del Arte. Memoria final

La Radio es una escuela es un proyecto de innovación docente desarrollado en el marco de la asignatura Arte Contemporáneo en Latinoamérica ‒optativa de cuarto curso del grado en Historia del Arte, grupo C, impartida en la Facultad de Geografía e Historia de la UCM‒ durante el primer cuatrimestre del curso 2020/2021, dentro de la convocatoria Innova-Docencia 2020 del Vicerrectorado de Calidad UCM. Planteado como una experiencia formativa colaborativa, el proyecto consistió en la producción de un programa de radio digital en torno a una exposición de arte latinoamericano en la ciudad de Madrid. La muestra elegida fue "Cuarenta libros y otras lecturas. América Latina en la colección Sánchez-Ubiría", comisariada por Alejandro Castañeda y Pablo Allepuz en el espacio de La Nave Sánchez-Ubiría. Cada estudiante escogió una obra, artista o eje temático de la exposición, para elaborar una cápsula radiofónica a partir de ella. El conjunto de todas esas cápsulas dio forma al podcast colectivo La Radio es una Escuela, emitido en Do Fa Radio, la radio de la Facultad de Geografía e Historia, y descargable en formato digital: https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-radio-es-escuela_sq_f11170428_1.htm

El microsite bibliográfico como recurso didáctico de las Humanidades Digitales. Proyecto de innovación docente en Historia del Arte. "Revistas de vanguardia: humanidades digitales y recursos bibliográficos"

“El microsite bibliográfico como recurso didáctico de las Humanidades Digitales" (Ref. 079) es un Proyecto de innovación docente en Historia del Arte desarrollado en el marco de las clases prácticas de la asignatura "Arte de las vanguardias", con la participación de los grupos A1 y A2 de 3º del Grado en Historia del Arte, durante el curso 2021-2022. El propósito ha sido producir un microsite en el que se estudia un conjunto de 17 revistas de vanguardia conservadas en la red de bibliotecas de la UCM. Ahí reside el doble objetivo del proyecto: incentivar la práctica lectora por parte del/la estudiante y poner en valor la riqueza del patrimonio bibliográfico complutense. Por otra parte, se ha querido iniciar a las/los estudiantes en el análisis complejo y crítico de las revistas de arte, como agentes en la configuración de la modernidad y sus imaginarios, atendiendo también a marcos de trabajo e investigación como los Periodical Studies y las Humanidades Digitales, esto es más allá de la lectura parcial de las revistas como mero elemento secundario en la construcción de los relatos de la historia del arte. El proyecto de innovación docente, así como el trabajo desarollado por las/los estudiantes, ha constituido una experiencia formativa colaborativa, que se ha llevado a cabo en conjunto con la Biblioteca de la Facultad de Geografía e Historia, el Servicio de Edición Digital y Web de la UCM y el área de Proyectos Digitales y el Departamento de Colecciones del Museo Reina Sofía. Por su parte, el conjunto de estudiantes se ha dividido en grupos de trabajo de 2-4 personas. Cada grupo se ha ocupado de una revista, creando recursos originales, pero también estableciendo conexiones con otros ya existentes y que posibilitan al usuario profundizar en el conocimiento de la revista en cuestión

Risk Factors for COVID-19 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A National, ENEIDA-Based Case–Control Study (COVID-19-EII)

(1) Scant information is available concerning the characteristics that may favour the acquisition of COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess these differences between infected and noninfected patients with IBD. (2) This nationwide case-control study evaluated patients with inflammatory bowel disease with COVID-19 (cases) and without COVID-19 (controls) during the period March-July 2020 included in the ENEIDA of GETECCU. (3) A total of 496 cases and 964 controls from 73 Spanish centres were included. No differences were found in the basal characteristics between cases and controls. Cases had higher comorbidity Charlson scores (24% vs. 19%; p = 0.02) and occupational risk (28% vs. 10.5%; p < 0.0001) more frequently than did controls. Lockdown was the only protective measure against COVID-19 (50% vs. 70%; p < 0.0001). No differences were found in the use of systemic steroids, immunosuppressants or biologics between cases and controls. Cases were more often treated with 5-aminosalicylates (42% vs. 34%; p = 0.003). Having a moderate Charlson score (OR: 2.7; 95%CI: 1.3-5.9), occupational risk (OR: 2.9; 95%CI: 1.8-4.4) and the use of 5-aminosalicylates (OR: 1.7; 95%CI: 1.2-2.5) were factors for COVID-19. The strict lockdown was the only protective factor (OR: 0.1; 95%CI: 0.09-0.2). (4) Comorbidities and occupational exposure are the most relevant factors for COVID-19 in patients with IBD. The risk of COVID-19 seems not to be increased by immunosuppressants or biologics, with a potential effect of 5-aminosalicylates, which should be investigated further and interpreted with caution

Treatment with tocilizumab or corticosteroids for COVID-19 patients with hyperinflammatory state: a multicentre cohort study (SAM-COVID-19)

Objectives: The objective of this study was to estimate the association between tocilizumab or corticosteroids and the risk of intubation or death in patients with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) with a hyperinflammatory state according to clinical and laboratory parameters. Methods: A cohort study was performed in 60 Spanish hospitals including 778 patients with COVID-19 and clinical and laboratory data indicative of a hyperinflammatory state. Treatment was mainly with tocilizumab, an intermediate-high dose of corticosteroids (IHDC), a pulse dose of corticosteroids (PDC), combination therapy, or no treatment. Primary outcome was intubation or death; follow-up was 21 days. Propensity score-adjusted estimations using Cox regression (logistic regression if needed) were calculated. Propensity scores were used as confounders, matching variables and for the inverse probability of treatment weights (IPTWs). Results: In all, 88, 117, 78 and 151 patients treated with tocilizumab, IHDC, PDC, and combination therapy, respectively, were compared with 344 untreated patients. The primary endpoint occurred in 10 (11.4%), 27 (23.1%), 12 (15.4%), 40 (25.6%) and 69 (21.1%), respectively. The IPTW-based hazard ratios (odds ratio for combination therapy) for the primary endpoint were 0.32 (95%CI 0.22-0.47; p < 0.001) for tocilizumab, 0.82 (0.71-1.30; p 0.82) for IHDC, 0.61 (0.43-0.86; p 0.006) for PDC, and 1.17 (0.86-1.58; p 0.30) for combination therapy. Other applications of the propensity score provided similar results, but were not significant for PDC. Tocilizumab was also associated with lower hazard of death alone in IPTW analysis (0.07; 0.02-0.17; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Tocilizumab might be useful in COVID-19 patients with a hyperinflammatory state and should be prioritized for randomized trials in this situatio

Clonal chromosomal mosaicism and loss of chromosome Y in elderly men increase vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2

The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) had an estimated overall case fatality ratio of 1.38% (pre-vaccination), being 53% higher in males and increasing exponentially with age. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, we found 133 cases (1.42%) with detectable clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations (mCA) and 226 males (5.08%) with acquired loss of chromosome Y (LOY). Individuals with clonal mosaic events (mCA and/or LOY) showed a 54% increase in the risk of COVID-19 lethality. LOY is associated with transcriptomic biomarkers of immune dysfunction, pro-coagulation activity and cardiovascular risk. Interferon-induced genes involved in the initial immune response to SARS-CoV-2 are also down-regulated in LOY. Thus, mCA and LOY underlie at least part of the sex-biased severity and mortality of COVID-19 in aging patients. Given its potential therapeutic and prognostic relevance, evaluation of clonal mosaicism should be implemented as biomarker of COVID-19 severity in elderly people. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, individuals with clonal mosaic events (clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations and/or loss of chromosome Y) showed an increased risk of COVID-19 lethality

Impact of COVID-19 on cardiovascular testing in the United States versus the rest of the world

Objectives: This study sought to quantify and compare the decline in volumes of cardiovascular procedures between the United States and non-US institutions during the early phase of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the care of many non-COVID-19 illnesses. Reductions in diagnostic cardiovascular testing around the world have led to concerns over the implications of reduced testing for cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Methods: Data were submitted to the INCAPS-COVID (International Atomic Energy Agency Non-Invasive Cardiology Protocols Study of COVID-19), a multinational registry comprising 909 institutions in 108 countries (including 155 facilities in 40 U.S. states), assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of diagnostic cardiovascular procedures. Data were obtained for April 2020 and compared with volumes of baseline procedures from March 2019. We compared laboratory characteristics, practices, and procedure volumes between U.S. and non-U.S. facilities and between U.S. geographic regions and identified factors associated with volume reduction in the United States. Results: Reductions in the volumes of procedures in the United States were similar to those in non-U.S. facilities (68% vs. 63%, respectively; p = 0.237), although U.S. facilities reported greater reductions in invasive coronary angiography (69% vs. 53%, respectively; p < 0.001). Significantly more U.S. facilities reported increased use of telehealth and patient screening measures than non-U.S. facilities, such as temperature checks, symptom screenings, and COVID-19 testing. Reductions in volumes of procedures differed between U.S. regions, with larger declines observed in the Northeast (76%) and Midwest (74%) than in the South (62%) and West (44%). Prevalence of COVID-19, staff redeployments, outpatient centers, and urban centers were associated with greater reductions in volume in U.S. facilities in a multivariable analysis. Conclusions: We observed marked reductions in U.S. cardiovascular testing in the early phase of the pandemic and significant variability between U.S. regions. The association between reductions of volumes and COVID-19 prevalence in the United States highlighted the need for proactive efforts to maintain access to cardiovascular testing in areas most affected by outbreaks of COVID-19 infection