361 research outputs found

    Implementación de tecnología NFC en el canal HORECA: sostenibilidad, fidelización y definición del perfil del usuario

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    Achieving an inclusive digital and sustainable transition incorporating all agents of society is one of the most significant challenges facing contemporary societies. However, in the last decade, initiatives that seek to increase sustainability through new technologies have multiplied. This article will analyze the creative process and the results of using FastVisit, an application for the hospitality industry that replaces paper tickets with electronic ones. In addition, this technology records the consumption profile of customers. The results show the application's effectiveness for adopting new technologies in small and medium-sized enterprises and digital migration.El reto de realizar un transición digital y sostenible inclusiva, que incorpore a todos los agentes de la sociedad, es uno de los mayores desafíos de las sociedades contemporáneas. Sin embargo, en la última década se han multiplicado las iniciativas que persiguen aumentar la sostenibilidad por medio del uso de las nuevas tecnologías. En este artículo se analizará el proceso de creación y los resultados del uso de FastVisit, una aplicación, para el ámbito de la hostelería, en el que substituye el ticket en papel por uno electrónico. Además, esta tecnología registra el perfil de consumo de los clientes. Los resultados muestran la efectividad de la aplicación para la adaptación de las nuevas tecnologías en las pequeñas y medianas empresas y la migración digital

    Antimicrobial resistance among migrants in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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    BACKGROUND: Rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are rising globally and there is concern that increased migration is contributing to the burden of antibiotic resistance in Europe. However, the effect of migration on the burden of AMR in Europe has not yet been comprehensively examined. Therefore, we did a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify and synthesise data for AMR carriage or infection in migrants to Europe to examine differences in patterns of AMR across migrant groups and in different settings. METHODS: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, and Scopus with no language restrictions from Jan 1, 2000, to Jan 18, 2017, for primary data from observational studies reporting antibacterial resistance in common bacterial pathogens among migrants to 21 European Union-15 and European Economic Area countries. To be eligible for inclusion, studies had to report data on carriage or infection with laboratory-confirmed antibiotic-resistant organisms in migrant populations. We extracted data from eligible studies and assessed quality using piloted, standardised forms. We did not examine drug resistance in tuberculosis and excluded articles solely reporting on this parameter. We also excluded articles in which migrant status was determined by ethnicity, country of birth of participants' parents, or was not defined, and articles in which data were not disaggregated by migrant status. Outcomes were carriage of or infection with antibiotic-resistant organisms. We used random-effects models to calculate the pooled prevalence of each outcome. The study protocol is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42016043681. FINDINGS: We identified 2274 articles, of which 23 observational studies reporting on antibiotic resistance in 2319 migrants were included. The pooled prevalence of any AMR carriage or AMR infection in migrants was 25·4% (95% CI 19·1-31·8; I2 =98%), including meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (7·8%, 4·8-10·7; I2 =92%) and antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (27·2%, 17·6-36·8; I2 =94%). The pooled prevalence of any AMR carriage or infection was higher in refugees and asylum seekers (33·0%, 18·3-47·6; I2 =98%) than in other migrant groups (6·6%, 1·8-11·3; I2 =92%). The pooled prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms was slightly higher in high-migrant community settings (33·1%, 11·1-55·1; I2 =96%) than in migrants in hospitals (24·3%, 16·1-32·6; I2 =98%). We did not find evidence of high rates of transmission of AMR from migrant to host populations. INTERPRETATION: Migrants are exposed to conditions favouring the emergence of drug resistance during transit and in host countries in Europe. Increased antibiotic resistance among refugees and asylum seekers and in high-migrant community settings (such as refugee camps and detention facilities) highlights the need for improved living conditions, access to health care, and initiatives to facilitate detection of and appropriate high-quality treatment for antibiotic-resistant infections during transit and in host countries. Protocols for the prevention and control of infection and for antibiotic surveillance need to be integrated in all aspects of health care, which should be accessible for all migrant groups, and should target determinants of AMR before, during, and after migration. FUNDING: UK National Institute for Health Research Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, Imperial College Healthcare Charity, the Wellcome Trust, and UK National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare-associated Infections and Antimictobial Resistance at Imperial College London

    Measurement of energetic single-photon production at LEP

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    Search for neutral B meson decays to two charged leptons

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    The decays Bd0,Bs0e+e,μ+μ,e±μ\mathrm{B_d^0,\,B_s^0 \rightarrow e^+e^-,\,\mu^+\mu^-,\, e^\pm\mu^\mp} are searched for in 3.5 million hadronic Z{\mathrm{Z}} events, which constitute the full LEP I data sample collected by the L3 detector. No signals are observed, therefore upper limits at the 90\%(95\%) confidence levels are set on the following branching fractions: % \begin{center}% {\setlength{\tabcolsep}{2pt} \begin{tabular}{lccccclcccc}% % Br(Bd0e+e)({\mathrm{B_d^0 \rightarrow {\mathrm{e^+e^-}}}}) & << & 1.4(1.8)1.4(1.8) & ×\times & 105 10^{-5}; & \hspace*{5mm} & Br(Bs0e+e)({\mathrm{B_s^0 \rightarrow {\mathrm{e^+e^-}}}}) & << & 5.4(7.0)5.4(7.0) & ×\times & 105 10^{-5}; \\% Br(Bd0μ+μ)({\mathrm{B_d^0 \rightarrow \mu^+\mu^-}}) & << & 1.0(1.4)1.0(1.4) & ×\times & 105 10^{-5}; & \hspace*{5mm} & Br(Bs0μ+μ)({\mathrm{B_s^0 \rightarrow \mu^+\mu^-}}) & << & 3.8(5.1)3.8(5.1) & ×\times & 105 10^{-5}; \\% Br(Bd0e±μ)({\mathrm{B_d^0 \rightarrow {\mathrm{e^\pm\mu^\mp}}}}) & << & 1.6(2.0)1.6(2.0) & ×\times & 105 10^{-5}; & \hspace*{5mm} & Br(Bs0e±μ)({\mathrm{B_s^0 \rightarrow {\mathrm{e^\pm\mu^\mp}}}}) & << & 4.1(5.3)4.1(5.3) & ×\times & 105 10^{-5}. \\% % \end{tabular}% } \end{center}% % The results for Bs0e+e{\mathrm{B_s^0\rightarrow{\mathrm{e^+e^-}}}} and Bs0e±μ{\mathrm{B_s^0 \rightarrow {\mathrm{e^\pm\mu^\mp}}}} are the first limits set on these decay modes

    B^{*} production in Z decays at LEP

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    Study of the Weak Charged Hadronic Current in b Decays

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    Charged and neutral particle multiplicities of jets associated with identified semileptonic and hadronic b decays are studied. The observed differences between these jets are used to determine the inclusive properties of the weak charged hadronic current. The average charged particle multiplicity of the weak charged hadronic current in b decays is measured for the first time to be 2.69±\pm0.07(stat.)±\pm0.14(syst.). This result is in good agreement with the JETSET hadronization model of the weak charged hadronic current if 40±\pm17\% of the produced mesons are light--flavored tensor (L=1) mesons. This level of tensor meson production is consistent with the measurement of the π0\pi^0 multiplicity in the weak charged hadronic current in b decays. \end{abstract

    Energy and particle flow in three-jet and radiative two-jet events from hadronic Z decays

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    Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study

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    Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common infections associated with health care, but its importance as a global health priority is not fully understood. We quantified the burden of SSI after gastrointestinal surgery in countries in all parts of the world. Methods: This international, prospective, multicentre cohort study included consecutive patients undergoing elective or emergency gastrointestinal resection within 2-week time periods at any health-care facility in any country. Countries with participating centres were stratified into high-income, middle-income, and low-income groups according to the UN's Human Development Index (HDI). Data variables from the GlobalSurg 1 study and other studies that have been found to affect the likelihood of SSI were entered into risk adjustment models. The primary outcome measure was the 30-day SSI incidence (defined by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria for superficial and deep incisional SSI). Relationships with explanatory variables were examined using Bayesian multilevel logistic regression models. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02662231. Findings: Between Jan 4, 2016, and July 31, 2016, 13 265 records were submitted for analysis. 12 539 patients from 343 hospitals in 66 countries were included. 7339 (58·5%) patient were from high-HDI countries (193 hospitals in 30 countries), 3918 (31·2%) patients were from middle-HDI countries (82 hospitals in 18 countries), and 1282 (10·2%) patients were from low-HDI countries (68 hospitals in 18 countries). In total, 1538 (12·3%) patients had SSI within 30 days of surgery. The incidence of SSI varied between countries with high (691 [9·4%] of 7339 patients), middle (549 [14·0%] of 3918 patients), and low (298 [23·2%] of 1282) HDI (p < 0·001). The highest SSI incidence in each HDI group was after dirty surgery (102 [17·8%] of 574 patients in high-HDI countries; 74 [31·4%] of 236 patients in middle-HDI countries; 72 [39·8%] of 181 patients in low-HDI countries). Following risk factor adjustment, patients in low-HDI countries were at greatest risk of SSI (adjusted odds ratio 1·60, 95% credible interval 1·05–2·37; p=0·030). 132 (21·6%) of 610 patients with an SSI and a microbiology culture result had an infection that was resistant to the prophylactic antibiotic used. Resistant infections were detected in 49 (16·6%) of 295 patients in high-HDI countries, in 37 (19·8%) of 187 patients in middle-HDI countries, and in 46 (35·9%) of 128 patients in low-HDI countries (p < 0·001). Interpretation: Countries with a low HDI carry a disproportionately greater burden of SSI than countries with a middle or high HDI and might have higher rates of antibiotic resistance. In view of WHO recommendations on SSI prevention that highlight the absence of high-quality interventional research, urgent, pragmatic, randomised trials based in LMICs are needed to assess measures aiming to reduce this preventable complication

    An embedding technique to determine ττ backgrounds in proton-proton collision data

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    An embedding technique is presented to estimate standard model tau tau backgrounds from data with minimal simulation input. In the data, the muons are removed from reconstructed mu mu events and replaced with simulated tau leptons with the same kinematic properties. In this way, a set of hybrid events is obtained that does not rely on simulation except for the decay of the tau leptons. The challenges in describing the underlying event or the production of associated jets in the simulation are avoided. The technique described in this paper was developed for CMS. Its validation and the inherent uncertainties are also discussed. The demonstration of the performance of the technique is based on a sample of proton-proton collisions collected by CMS in 2017 at root s = 13 TeV corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 41.5 fb(-1).Peer reviewe
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