Utilització de tablets amb escriptoris virtuals per als estudiants del Campus del CBL

Expliquem l'experiència del nou servei de préstec de tablets de la Biblioteca del Campus del Baix Llobregat (BCBL) destinat als estudiants del Campus del Baix Llobregat (Castelldefels). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).Postprint (author's final draft

La comunicació cap a l'usuari al Campus del Baix Llobregat

La Biblioteca del Campus del Baix Llobregat de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya a Castelldefels dona suport a les dues escoles del Campus: l’Escola Superior d’Agricultura de Barcelona (ESAB), l’Escola d’Enginyeria de Telecomunicació i Aeroespacial de Castelldefels (EETAC) i a la comunitat present al Campus. Actualment existeixen diferents canals de comunicació. Un dels objectius prioritaris d’aquesta comunicació és donar a conèixer com funciona el servei de comunicació de la biblioteca i del campus del Baix Llobregat i quina ha estat l’evolució i modificació dels canals. S’han realitzat diferents tècniques d’avaluació (Design Thinking, enquestes...) dels nostres canals, per saber les opinions i el feedback dels nostres usuaris i arran d’aquestes opinions hem descobert i aplicat canvis en els sistemes de comunicació.The Campus of Baix Llobregat Library located in Castelldefles gives services to two UPC schools: EETAC(Castelldefels School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering) and ESAB (Barcelona School of Agricultural Engineering) and the rest of community who study or work in the campus. In the Campus of Baix Llobregat there are several communication channels. The main purpose of this article is to show the evolution of the channels from the beginning of the campus (ten years ago) to our days. This evolution is promoted by the change on the users needs and for the new channels appeared. The information to change a channel or communication systems comes from the user’s interview and from the library experience.Postprint (author's final draft

Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study

Background Early death after cancer surgery is higher in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with in high-income countries, yet the impact of facility characteristics on early postoperative outcomes is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between hospital infrastructure, resource availability, and processes on early outcomes after cancer surgery worldwide.Methods A multimethods analysis was performed as part of the GlobalSurg 3 study-a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study of patients who had surgery for breast, colorectal, or gastric cancer. The primary outcomes were 30-day mortality and 30-day major complication rates. Potentially beneficial hospital facilities were identified by variable selection to select those associated with 30-day mortality. Adjusted outcomes were determined using generalised estimating equations to account for patient characteristics and country-income group, with population stratification by hospital.Findings Between April 1, 2018, and April 23, 2019, facility-level data were collected for 9685 patients across 238 hospitals in 66 countries (91 hospitals in 20 high-income countries; 57 hospitals in 19 upper-middle-income countries; and 90 hospitals in 27 low-income to lower-middle-income countries). The availability of five hospital facilities was inversely associated with mortality: ultrasound, CT scanner, critical care unit, opioid analgesia, and oncologist. After adjustment for case-mix and country income group, hospitals with three or fewer of these facilities (62 hospitals, 1294 patients) had higher mortality compared with those with four or five (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 3.85 [95% CI 2.58-5.75]; p<0.0001), with excess mortality predominantly explained by a limited capacity to rescue following the development of major complications (63.0% vs 82.7%; OR 0.35 [0.23-0.53]; p<0.0001). Across LMICs, improvements in hospital facilities would prevent one to three deaths for every 100 patients undergoing surgery for cancer.Interpretation Hospitals with higher levels of infrastructure and resources have better outcomes after cancer surgery, independent of country income. Without urgent strengthening of hospital infrastructure and resources, the reductions in cancer-associated mortality associated with improved access will not be realised

The Shear Stress-Induced Transcription Factor KLF2 Affects Dynamics and Angiopoietin-2 Content of Weibel-Palade Bodies

BACKGROUND: The shear-stress induced transcription factor KLF2 has been shown to induce an atheroprotective phenotype in endothelial cells (EC) that are exposed to prolonged laminar shear. In this study we characterized the effect of the shear stress-induced transcription factor KLF2 on regulation and composition of Weibel-Palade bodies (WPBs) using peripheral blood derived ECs. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Lentiviral expression of KLF2 resulted in a 4.5 fold increase in the number of WPBs per cell when compared to mock-transduced endothelial cells. Unexpectedly, the average length of WPBs was significantly reduced: in mock-transduced endothelial cells WPBs had an average length of 1.7 µm versus 1.3 µm in KLF2 expressing cells. Expression of KLF2 abolished the perinuclear clustering of WPBs observed following stimulation with cAMP-raising agonists such as epinephrine. Immunocytochemistry revealed that WPBs of KLF2 expressing ECs were positive for IL-6 and IL-8 (after their upregulation with IL-1β) but lacked angiopoietin-2 (Ang2), a regular component of WPBs. Stimulus-induced secretion of Ang2 in KLF2 expressing ECs was greatly reduced and IL-8 secretion was significantly lower. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE: These data suggest that KLF2 expression leads to a change in size and composition of the regulated secretory compartment of endothelial cells and alters its response to physiological stimuli

Utilització de tablets amb escriptoris virtuals per als estudiants del Campus del CBL

Expliquem l'experiència del nou servei de préstec de tablets de la Biblioteca del Campus del Baix Llobregat (BCBL) destinat als estudiants del Campus del Baix Llobregat (Castelldefels). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

La comunicació cap a l'usuari al Campus del Baix Llobregat

La Biblioteca del Campus del Baix Llobregat de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya a Castelldefels dona suport a les dues escoles del Campus: l’Escola Superior d’Agricultura de Barcelona (ESAB), l’Escola d’Enginyeria de Telecomunicació i Aeroespacial de Castelldefels (EETAC) i a la comunitat present al Campus. Actualment existeixen diferents canals de comunicació. Un dels objectius prioritaris d’aquesta comunicació és donar a conèixer com funciona el servei de comunicació de la biblioteca i del campus del Baix Llobregat i quina ha estat l’evolució i modificació dels canals. S’han realitzat diferents tècniques d’avaluació (Design Thinking, enquestes...) dels nostres canals, per saber les opinions i el feedback dels nostres usuaris i arran d’aquestes opinions hem descobert i aplicat canvis en els sistemes de comunicació.The Campus of Baix Llobregat Library located in Castelldefles gives services to two UPC schools: EETAC(Castelldefels School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering) and ESAB (Barcelona School of Agricultural Engineering) and the rest of community who study or work in the campus. In the Campus of Baix Llobregat there are several communication channels. The main purpose of this article is to show the evolution of the channels from the beginning of the campus (ten years ago) to our days. This evolution is promoted by the change on the users needs and for the new channels appeared. The information to change a channel or communication systems comes from the user’s interview and from the library experience