¿Quién quiere ser creativo? : Imaginarios y expectativas de estudiantes universitarios de diseño y comunicación sobre la profesión creativa

La educación superior puede tener un papel real en cómo se entiende socialmente la creatividad y la profesión creativa. El estudio se centra en los imaginarios y expectativas del estudiantado universitario de comunicación y diseño en torno a la profesión creativa. Es un estudio de caso exploratorio cualitativo basado en un cuestionario respondido por 273 estudiantes de Grado en Comunicación y Grado en Diseño. A través de un análisis temático de datos, abordamos las creencias del estudiantado sobre lo que es la creatividad, sus expectativas sobre el trabajo creativo y sus inquietudes sobre las condiciones laborales en las industrias creativas.L'educació superior pot tenir un paper real en com s'entén socialment la creativitat i la professió creativa. L'estudi se centra en els imaginaris i les expectatives de l'estudiantat universitari de comunicació i disseny al voltant de la professió creativa. És un estudi de cas exploratori qualitatiu basat en un qüestionari que responen 273 estudiants de Grau en Comunicació i Grau en Disseny. A través d'una anàlisi temàtica de dades, abordem les creences de l'estudiantat sobre què és la creativitat, les seves expectatives sobre el treball creatiu i les seves inquietuds sobre les condicions laborals a les indústries creatives.Higher education has a real role in how creativity and the creative profession are socially understood. The study focuses on the imaginaries and expectations of university students of communication and design around the creative profession. It is a qualitative exploratory case study based on a questionnaire answered by 273 people studying for a Bachelor's Degree in Communication or a Bachelor's Degree in Design. Through a thematic analysis of the data, we address the beliefs and perceptions of students about what creativity is, their expectations about creative work and their concerns about working conditions in the creative industries

¿Quién quiere ser creativo?

La educación superior puede tener un papel real en cómo se entiende socialmente la creatividad y la profesión creativa. El estudio se centra en los imaginarios y expectativas del estudiantado universitario de comunicación y diseño en torno a la profesión creativa. Es un estudio de caso exploratorio cualitativo basado en un cuestionario respondido por 273 estudiantes de Grado en Comunicación y Grado en Diseño. A través de un análisis temático de datos, abordamos las creencias del estudiantado sobre lo que es la creatividad, sus expectativas sobre el trabajo creativo y sus inquietudes sobre las condiciones laborales en las industrias creativas

Increased COVID-19 mortality in people with previous cerebrovascular disease: a population-based cohort study

Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; 2019-nCoV; Ictus hemorràgic; Ictus isquèmic; Hemorràgia subaracnoideaCoronavirus SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; 2019-nCoV; Ictus hemorrágico; Ictus isquémico; Hemorragia subaracnoideaCoronavirus SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; 2019-nCoV; Hemorrhagic stroke; Ischemic stroke; Subarachnoid hemorrhageBackground: The aim of the study was to determine the association between previous stroke and mortality after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) according to sex, age groups, and stroke subtypes. Methods: Prospective population-based cohort study including all COVID-19 positive cases between February 1 and July 31, 2020. Comorbidities and mortality were extracted using linked health administration databases. Previous stroke included transient ischemic attack, ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage, and combined stroke for cases with more than one category. Other comorbidities were obesity, diabetes, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, cirrhosis, dementia, individual socioeconomic index, and deprivation index. Cases were followed up until December 31, 2020. Primary outcome was mortality of any cause after COVID-19 positivity. Cox proportional regression analysis adjusted for comorbidities was used. Stratified analyses were performed for sex and age (<60, 60-79, and ≥80 years). Results: There were 91 629 COVID-19 cases. Previous strokes were 5752 (6.27%), of which 3887 (67.57%) were ischemic, 1237 (21.50%) transient ischemic attack, 255 (4.43%) combined, 203 (3.53%) hemorrhagic, and 170 (2.96%) subarachnoid hemorrhage. There were 9512 deaths (10.38%). Mortality was associated with previous stroke (hazard ratio [HR]=1.12 [95% CI, 1.06-1.18]; P<0.001), in both sexes separately (men=1.13 [1.05-1.22]; P=0.001; women=1.09 [1.01-1.18]; P=0.023), in people <60 years (HR=2.97 [1.97-4.48]; P<0.001) and 60 to 79 years (HR=1.32 [1.19-1.48]; P<0.001) but not in people ≥80 years (HR=1.02 [0.96-1.09]; P=0.437). Ischemic (HR=1.11 [1.05-1.18]; P=0.001), hemorrhagic (HR=1.53 [1.20-1.96]; P=0.001) and combined (HR=1.31 [1.05-1.63]; P=0.016) strokes were associated but not transient ischemic attack. Subarachnoid hemorrhage was associated only in people <60 years (HR=5.73 [1.82-18.06]; P=0.003). Conclusions: Previous stroke was associated with a higher mortality in people younger than 80 years. The association occurred for both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke but not for transient ischemic attack. These data might help healthcare authorities to establish prioritization strategies for COVID-19 vaccination.This work was supported, in part, by Spain’s Ministry of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III FEDER, RD16/0019/0002 and RD16/0019/0010 INVICTUS-PLUS

Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

Abstract Background Healthcare cannot achieve net-zero carbon without addressing operating theatres. The aim of this study was to prioritize feasible interventions to reduce the environmental impact of operating theatres. Methods This study adopted a four-phase Delphi consensus co-prioritization methodology. In phase 1, a systematic review of published interventions and global consultation of perioperative healthcare professionals were used to longlist interventions. In phase 2, iterative thematic analysis consolidated comparable interventions into a shortlist. In phase 3, the shortlist was co-prioritized based on patient and clinician views on acceptability, feasibility, and safety. In phase 4, ranked lists of interventions were presented by their relevance to high-income countries and low–middle-income countries. Results In phase 1, 43 interventions were identified, which had low uptake in practice according to 3042 professionals globally. In phase 2, a shortlist of 15 intervention domains was generated. In phase 3, interventions were deemed acceptable for more than 90 per cent of patients except for reducing general anaesthesia (84 per cent) and re-sterilization of ‘single-use’ consumables (86 per cent). In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for high-income countries were: introducing recycling; reducing use of anaesthetic gases; and appropriate clinical waste processing. In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for low–middle-income countries were: introducing reusable surgical devices; reducing use of consumables; and reducing the use of general anaesthesia. Conclusion This is a step toward environmentally sustainable operating environments with actionable interventions applicable to both high– and low–middle–income countries

ABSTRACT

This paper presents the CLAM Annotator tool. This application has been developed in the context of the CLAM framework and can be used to manually edit any previously computed audio descriptors. The application offers a convenient GUI that allows to edit low-level frame descriptors, global descriptors of any kind and segmentation marks. It is designed in such a way that the interface adapts itself to a user-defined schema, offering possibilities to a large range of applications

ABSTRACT

This paper presents the CLAM Annotator tool. This application has been developed in the context of the CLAM framework and can be used to manually edit any previously computed audio descriptors. The application offers a convenient GUI that allows to edit low-level frame descriptors, global descriptors of any kind and segmentation marks. It is designed in such a way that the interface adapts itself to a user-defined schema, offering possibilities to a large range of applications

PharmaTrek: a semantic web explorer for open innovation in multitarget drug discovery

This project was developed under the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking Open PHACTS Project, Grant Agreement Number 115191, resources of which are composed of financial contribution from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) and members of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA

PharmaTrek: a semantic web explorer for open innovation in multitarget drug discovery

This project was developed under the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking Open PHACTS Project, Grant Agreement Number 115191, resources of which are composed of financial contribution from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) and members of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA