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1. Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae Infections in Spain and Case Review of the Literature

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Sonia Santibáñez, José Manuel Ramos-Rincón, Paula Santibáñez, Cristina Cervera-Acedo, Isabel Sanjoaquín, Encarnación Ramírez de Arellano, Sara Guillén, María del Carmen Lozano, Marta Llorente, Mario Puerta-Peña, Elena Aura Bularca, Alejandro González-Praetorius, Isabel Escribano, Lorenzo Sánchez, Valvanera Ibarra, Jorge Alba, Ana M. Palomar, Antonio Beltrán, Aránzazu Portillo, and José A. Oteo

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Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae, rickettsiosis, spotted fever, lymphangitis, eschar, rash, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae is an emerging cause of tickborne rickettsiosis. Since the bacterium was first documented as a human pathogen in 1996, a total of 69 patients with this infection have been reported in the literature. Because of the rising rate of R. sibirica mongolitimonae infection cases, we evaluated the epidemiologic and clinical features of 29 patients who had R. sibirica mongolitimonae infections confirmed during 2007–2024 at the Center for Rickettsiosis and Arthropod-Borne Diseases, the reference laboratory of San Pedro University Hospital–Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja, Logroño, Spain. We also reviewed all cases published in the literature during 1996–2024, evaluating features of 94 cases of R. sibirica mongolitimonae infection (89 in Europe, 4 in Africa, and 1 in Asia). Clinicians should consider R. sibirica mongolitimonae as a potential causative agent of rickettsiosis, and doxycycline should be administered promptly to avoid clinical complications.

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2025
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2. Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis Infection in Patient with Antecedent Hematologic Neoplasm, Spain

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Paola González-Carmona, Aránzazu Portillo, Cristina Cervera-Acedo, Daniel González-Fernández, and José A. Oteo

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neoehrlichiosis, Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, ticks, Ixodes ricinus, lymphoma, hematologic neoplasm, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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We report a confirmed case of Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis infection in a woman in Spain who had a previous hematologic malignancy. Candidatus N. mikurensis infections should be especially suspected in immunocompromised patients who exhibit persistent fever and venous thrombosis, particularly if they live in environments where ticks are prevalent.

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2023
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3. Screening for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses in Urban Pigeons (Columbiformes) from the North of Spain under a ‘One Health’ Perspective

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Aránzazu Portillo, Cristina Cervera-Acedo, Ana M. Palomar, Ignacio Ruiz-Arrondo, Paula Santibáñez, Sonia Santibáñez, and José A. Oteo

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avian coronaviruses, COVID-19, ‘One Health’, pigeons, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), SARS-CoV-2, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
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Coronaviruses have a major impact on human and animal health. The SARS-CoV-2, a beta coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, is a clear example. It continues circulating and causes human deaths, and its high replication rate results in numerous variants. Coronaviruses adapt to birds and mammals and constitute a serious threat, and new viruses are likely to emerge. Urban pigeons (Columbiformes) are synanthropic birds of great interest from a ‘One Health’ perspective, due to their interaction with humans and other animals. Aware that they may act as viral reservoirs and contribute to their spread, we aimed to investigate the possible presence of SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses in Columbiformes in the city of Logroño, Spain. Oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs were tested using real-time (N1 and E genes from SARS-CoV-2) and conventional PCR assays (RdRp gene from all coronaviruses). SARS-CoV-2 was not detected. A total of 13.3% of pigeons harbored coronaviruses closely related to Gamma coronavirus (Igacovirus) from Columbiformes in Finland, Poland and China. Monitoring the emergence of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 capable of infecting Columbiformes should continue. SARS-CoV-2 is still circulating, the viral RNA of this virus has been detected in avian species (Phasianidae and Anatidae), and other coronaviruses are associated with animals that are in close contact with humans. The presence of Gamma coronavirus in urban pigeons must be considered for the risk of surveillance of human infections.

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2024
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4. Epidemiological, Clinical, and Microbiological Characteristics in a Large Series of Patients Affected by Dermacentor-Borne-Necrosis-Erythema-Lymphadenopathy from a Unique Centre from Spain

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Sonia Santibáñez, Aránzazu Portillo, Valvanera Ibarra, Paula Santibáñez, Luís Metola, Concepción García-García, Ana M. Palomar, Cristina Cervera-Acedo, Jorge Alba, José R. Blanco, and José A. Oteo

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DEBONEL, Dermacentor-borne-necrosis-erythema-lymphadenopathy, Dermacentor marginatus, ‘Candidatus Rickettsia rioja’, Rickettsia slovaca, Rickettsia raoultii, Medicine
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During recent decades, a tick-borne rickettsial syndrome, characterized by eschar and painful lymphadenopathy after Dermacentor marginatus-bite, has been described as an emerging rickettsiosis in Europe. Our group named it DEBONEL (Dermacentor-borne-necrosis-erythema-lymphadenopathy), regarding the vector and the main infection signs. Other groups called it TIBOLA (tick-borne-lymphadenophathy) and, later, SENLAT (scalp-eschar-and-neck-lymphadenopathy-after-tick-bite), expanding, in the latter, the etiological spectrum to other pathogens. Objective: To investigate the etiology of DEBONEL agents in our area, and to compare their epidemiological/clinical/microbiological characteristics. During 2001–2020, 216 patients clinically diagnosed of DEBONEL (the largest series from one center) in La Rioja (northern Spain) were examined. Rickettsia spp. were amplified in 14/104 (13.46%) blood samples, 69/142 (48.59%) eschar swabs, 7/7 (100%) biopsies, and 71/71 (100%) D. marginatus from patients. For samples in which Rickettsia was undetected, no other microorganisms were found. ‘Candidatus Rickettsia rioja’, Rickettsia slovaca, Rickettsia raoultii, and Rickettsia DmS1 genotype were detected in 91, 66, 4, and 3 patients, respectively. DEBONEL should be considered in patients with clinical manifestations herein described in areas associated to Dermacentor. The most frequently involved agent in our environment is ‘Ca. R. rioja’. The finding of Rickettsia sp. DmS1 in ticks attached to DEBONEL patients suggests the implication of other rickettsia genotypes.

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2022
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5. Maritime Spatial Planning Transboundary Pilot Projects and their Implication in the National Process in Spain

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María Gómez-Ballesteros, Ana Lloret, Sagrario Arrieta Algarra, Carla Murciano, Cristina Cervera-Núñez, and Mónica Campillos-Llanos

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0106 biological sciences, Process (engineering), 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Political science, 040102 fisheries, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, 01 natural sciences, Environmental planning, Spatial planning
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Maritime Spatial Planning processes are already being implemented in many parts of the world being Europe one of the hot spots due to the approval of the Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning, which oblige every coastal Member State to have approved plans by March 2021. This Directive does not allocate specific funds for the development of these plans but it supports national processes by funding Maritime Spatial Planning transboundary projects among neighbouring countries. These projects have mainly two benefits, one is to provide states with knowledge, capacity and methodologies to apply in MSP national processes, and another one is to facilitate the coherence along plans of neighbouring countries sharing a sea basin region. As biological and ecological processes in the marine environment are not limited by administrative borders, the transboundary component of Maritime Spatial Planning is of extremely importance to manage marine resources in a sustainable way.

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2021
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6. Treatment with tocilizumab or corticosteroids for COVID-19 patients with hyperinflammatory state: a multicentre cohort study (SAM-COVID-19)

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Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, Jerónimo Pachón, Jordi Carratalà, Pablo Ryan, Inmaculada Jarrín, María Yllescas, José Ramón Arribas, Juan Berenguer, Esther Aznar Muñoz, Pedro Gil Divasson, Patricia González Muñiz, Clara Muñoz Aguirre, Marta Díaz Menéndez, Fernando de la Calle Prieto, Marta Arsuaga Vicente, Elena Trigo Esteban, Ignacio Pérez Valero, Rosa de Miguel Buckley, Julen Cadiñaños Loidi, Beatriz Diaz Pollan, Luz Martín Carbonero, Juan Carlos Ramos Ramos, Belén Loeches Yagüe, Rocío Montejano Sánchez, Juan González García, Julio García Rodríguez, Margarita Ramírez, Isabel Gutiérrez, Francisco Tejerina, Teresa Aldámiz-Echevarría, Cristina Díez, Chiara Fanciulli, Leire Pérez-Latorre, Blanca Pinilla, Juan Carlos López, Ana Such Diaz, Elena Álvaro Alonso, Juan Torres Macho, Guillermo Cuevas Tascon, Eva Jiménez González de Buitrago, Fátima Brañas Baztán, Jorge Valencia de la Rosa, Mario Pérez Butragueño, Inés Fernández Jiménez, Gemma Muñiz Nicolás, Antonia Sepúlveda Berrocal, Alberto Gato Díez, María Pilar Toledano Sierra, María Paz García Butenegro, Ana Isabel Peláez Ballesta, Elena Morcillo Rodríguez, Isidoro Fernández Romero, Cristina Peláez Ballesta, María Isabel Guirado Torrecillas, Josune Goikoetxea Agirre, Elena Bereciartua Bastarrica, Laura Guio Carrión, Regino Rodríguez Álvarez, Marta Ibarrola Hierro, Isabel A. Pérez Hernández, Inés Pérez Zapata, Sergio Román Soto, Mohamed Kallouchi, Juan Ramón Domínguez Vicent, Rafae Silvariño Fernández, Jon Ugalde Espiñeira, Ainhoa Sanjuan López, Silvia García Martínez, Mikel Temprano Gogenola, Víctor Asensi, Silvia Suárez, Lucia Suárez, Carmen Yllera, María Rivas-Carmenado, Alberto Romero-Palacios, Jesús Ruiz Aragón, Patricia Jiménez Aguilar, Ma Luisa Fernández Ávila, Rosario Castilla Ortiz, Vanesa Alende Castro, Cristina Pérez García, Marta Fernández Morales, María Lorena María Valle Feijoo Begoña Rodríguez Ferreira, Joan Gómez-Junyent, Judit Villar-García, Inmaculada López-Montesinos, Itziar Arrieta-Aldea, Abora Rial-Villavecchia, Elisa García Vázquez, Aychel Elena Roura Piloto, Encarnación Moral Escudero, Alicia Hernández Torres, Helena Albendín Iglesias, David Vinuesa García, Clara Martínez Montes, Francisco Javier De la Hera Fernández, Francisco Anguita Santos, Andrés Ruiz Sancho, Vicens Díaz de Brito Fernández, Montserrat Sanmarti Vilamala, Sergio España Cueto, Daniel Molina Morant, Araceli González-Cuevas, Joel Elías Chara Cervantes, Guillem Policarpo Torres, Meritxell Ortega Montoliu, Mònica Angerri Nadal, Ariadna De Genover Gil, Eleni Patera, Rita Godoy Lorenzo, Evangelia Anna María Zioga, Virginia Isern Fernández, Carlos Enrique Sabbagh Fajardo, Ana Ferrer Ribera, Carlos Bea Serrano, Rosa Oltra Sempere, Sara Vela Bernal, Paloma Albiol Viñals, Miguel Pedromingo Kus, María Ángeles Garcinuño, Silvana Fiorante, Sergio Pérez Pinto, Alexandra de la Vega, María Carmen Fariñas Álvarez, Claudia González Rico, Francisco Arnaiz de las Revillas, Teresa Giménez, Jorge Calvo, Yolanda Meije Castillo, Alejandra Duarte Borges, Júlia Pareja Coca, Mercedes Clemente Presas, Xavier Sanz Salvador, Ma Teresa Pérez Rodríguez, Adrián Sousa, Alexandre Pérez González, Rebeca Longueira, Alejandro Araujo, Blanca Alonso Martínez, Laura García Escudero, Sara Lidia Kamel Rey, David Roa Alonso, Juan Pablo Avilés Parra, Iván Pelegrín Senent, Rosana Rouco Esteves Marques, Laia Raich Montiu, Jessica Souto Higueras, Manuel Alejandro Gálvez Bobadilla, Jorge Parra Ruiz, Violeta Ramos Sesma, Sara Velasco Fuentes, Laura García Pereña, Alfonso Lluna Carrascosa, Sergio Gilaberte Reyzábal, Mónica Liébana Gómez, Juan Salillas Hernando, Alberto Serrano Martínez, Miguel Torralba González de Suso, Patricia Martínez Martín, Isabel Rábago Lorite, Patricia González-Ruano Pérez, Beatriz Pérez-Monte Mínguez, Ángeles García Flores, Pere Comas Casanova, Andrea Martín Plata, Sergio Manuel Santana Báez, Oscar Sanz Peláez, Karim Mohamed Ramírez, José María Robaina Bordón, Helem Haydeé Vílchez Rueda, Melchor Riera Jaume, Gemma Mut Ramon, Meritxell Gavalda Manso, Lluis Planas Bibiloni, Laura Castelo Corral, Lucía Ramos Merino, Efrén Sánchez Vidal, María Rodríguez Mayo, Enrique Míguez Rey, José M. García de Lomas Guerrero, Javier De la Torre Lima, Ana Correa Ruiz, Fernando Fernández Sánchez, Nicolás Jiménez-García, José Luis Sierra-Monzón, Borja Gracia-Tello, María Hernández-Bonaga, Galadriel Pellejero, Marta Asín-Corrochano, Lucia Boix Palop, Esther Calbo, Cristina Badía, Beatriz Dietl, Gómez Lucía, Ángel Domínguez-Castellano, María José Ríos-Villegas, María D. del Toro, Zaira R. Palacios Baena, Elena Salamanca-Rivera, Elena Marín, Virginia Almadana, Salvador Pérez-Galera, Luisa González-Iglesias, Gabriela Abelenda-Alonso, Claudia Álvarez-Pouso, Francesc Escrihuela, Carlota Gudiol, Laia Lorenzo-Esteller, Jordi Niubó, Daniel Podzamczer, Miquel Pujol, Alexander Rombauts, Miguel Salvert Lletí, Ricardo Gil Sánchez, Marta Jiménez Escrig, Laura Parra Gómez, Mariona Tasias Pitarch, Marta Navarro Vilasaró, María Luisa Machado Sicilia, Aina Gomila Grange, Sonia Calzado Isbert, Nerea Carrasco Antón, Elizabet Petkova-Saiz, Alfonso Cabello Úbeda, Miguel Górgolas Hernández-Mora, Olga Sánchez-Pernaute, Carlos Dueñas Gutiérrez, Javier Martin Guerra, José Javier Castrodeza Sanz, Virginia Fernández Espinilla, Laura Rodríguez Fernández, Juan González-Moreno, Aroa Villoslada Gelabert, María Antonia Ribot Sanso, María Victoria Fernández-Baca, Almudena Hernández Milian, Miguel Ángel Morán Rodríguez, Zuriñe Ortiz de Zárate Ibarra, José Joaquin Portu Zapirain, Ester Saez de Adana Arroniz, Juan Carlos Gainzarain Arana, Olga Meca Birlanga, Ma Jesús del Amor Espín, Montserrat Viqueira González, Josefina García García, Onofre Martínez Madrid, Enrique Bernal Morell, Antonia Alcaraz, Ángeles Muñoz, Ignacio Pina, Vicente de la Rosa, Tamara Caínzos Romero, Sabela Sánchez Trigo, Ana Isabel Mariño Callejo, Hortensia Álvarez Díaz, Nieves Valcarce Pardeiro, Adriana Sánchez Serrano, Diana Piñar Cabezos, Eva Pilar García Villalba, Carmen Aguayo Jiménez, María Ruíz Campuzano, Virginia Naranjo Velasco, Marta Santos Peña, Juan Mora Delgado, Israel Sevilla Moreno, Cristina Lojo Cruz, Xabier Kortajarena Urkola, José Antonio Iribarren Loyarte, María Jesús Bustinduy Odriozola, Maialen Ibarguren Pinilla, Ignacio Álvarez Rodríguez, Francisco Javier Martínez Marcos, Francisco Javier Rodríguez Gómez, Isabel Asschert Agüero, Francisco Muñoz Beamud, Antonio José Ruiz Reina, Jara Llenas-García, Inmaculada González-Cuello, Elena Hellín-Valiente, Esther Martínez Birlanga, José Manuel Tafalla Torres, Jorge Calderón Parra, Gabriela Escudero López, Isabel Gutiérrez Martín, Ane Andrés Eisenhofer, Sonia García Prieto, Raquel Álvarez Franco, Daniel Roger Zapata, Blanca Martínez Cifre, Elena Aranda Rife, Irene Martín Rubio, André Barbosa Ventura, Javier Garrido, Concepción Gonzalo, Iván Piñero, Nieves de la Cruz Felipe, Eva Talavera García, Marta Lamata Subero, Paula Mendoza Roy, María Soledad García de Carlos, Justo Lajusticia Aisa, Lorea Arteche Eguizabal, Ainhoa Urrutia Losada, Saioa Domingo Echaburu, Pedro Ángel Cuadros Tito, Gurutz Orbe Narváez, Ma del Carmen Liébana Martos, Carolina Roldán Fontana, Carmen Herrero Rodríguez, Gaspar Duro Ruiz, Santiago Pérez Parra, Arantzazu Mera Fidalgo, Miquel Hortos Alsina, Ana Alberich Conesa, Lourdes Bladé Vidal, Nicolás Merchante Gutiérrez, Eva León Jiménez, Reinaldo Espíndola Gómez, María Erostarbe Gallardo, Pedro Martínez Pérez-Crespo, José Miguel Cisneros, Manuela Aguilar-Guisado, Teresa Aldabó, Claudio Bueno, Elisa Cordero-Matía, Ana Escoresca, Carmen Infante, Martín Guillermo, Sonsoles Salto, Francesca Gioia, Pilar Vizcarra, Jesús Fortún Abete, Pilar Martín Dávila, Santiago Moreno Guillén, José A. Oteo Revuelta, Concepción García-García, Paula Santibañez Sáenz, Cristina Cervera Acedo, José M. Azcona Gutiérrez, José María Reguera Iglesias, Antonio Plata Ciezar, Lucia Valiente de Santis, Beatriz Sobrino Diaz, Juan Diego Ruiz Mesa, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Fundación SEIMC/GeSIDA, Instituto de Salud Carlos III - ISCIII, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF/FEDER), Red Española de Investigación en SIDA, Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa, UAM. Departamento de Medicina, UAM. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública y Microbiología, Universidad de Cantabria, SAM-COVID Study Group, [Rodríguez-Baño,J] Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain. [Rodríguez-Baño,J, Pachón,J] Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. [Rodríguez-Baño,J, Pachón,J] Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Seville, Spain. [Pachón,J] Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain. [Carratalà,J] Servei de Malalties Infeccioses, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain. [Carratalà,J] Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain. [Carratalà,J] Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. [Ryan,P] Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain. [Jarrín,I] Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. [Yllescas,M] Fundación SEIMC/GeSIDA, Madrid, Spain. [Arribas,JR] Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain. [Arribas,JR] Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain. [Berenguer,J] Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain. [Berenguer,J] Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain., Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Unión Europea. Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER/ERDF), Red de Investigación Cooperativa en Investigación en Sida (España), Red de Investigación Cooperativa en Investigación en Patología Infecciosa (España), Gilead Sciences, ViiV Healthcare, AbbVie Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co, Janssen Biotech, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), European Commission, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Medicina, Instituto Carlos III (España), and Unión Europea

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0301 basic medicine, Male, law.invention, Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings], chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, Organisms::Viruses::RNA Viruses::Nidovirales::Coronaviridae [Medical Subject Headings], Randomized controlled trial, law, Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Clinical endpoint, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Hospital Mortality, Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Epidemiologic Measurements::Demography::Vital Statistics::Mortality [Medical Subject Headings], Adrenocortical hormones, Hazard ratio, General Medicine, Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Therapeutics::Intubation::Intubation, Intratracheal [Medical Subject Headings], Middle Aged, Tocilizumab, Hospitalization, Infectious Diseases, Treatment Outcome, Diseases::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections [Medical Subject Headings], Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Cohort study, Microbiology (medical), medicine.medical_specialty, Diseases::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus Infections::Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome [Medical Subject Headings], Combination therapy, Medicina, Hyperinflammatory state, 030106 microbiology, Estudios de cohortes, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies::Longitudinal Studies::Follow-Up Studies [Medical Subject Headings], Intubation, Intratracheal, Mortalitat, Humans, Corticosteroids, Mortality, Corticoesteroides, Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Prognosis::Treatment Outcome [Medical Subject Headings], Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, Retrospective Studies, Geographical Locations::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain [Medical Subject Headings], Inflammation, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Odds ratio, Chemicals and Drugs::Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists::Hormones::Adrenal Cortex Hormones [Medical Subject Headings], Corticosteroides, COVID-19 Drug Treatment, Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Statistics as Topic::Probability::Propensity Score [Medical Subject Headings], chemistry, Spain, Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies [Medical Subject Headings], Propensity score matching, Mortalidad, Monoclonal antibodies, business, Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Pathologic Processes::Inflammation [Medical Subject Headings], Anticossos monoclonals
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© 2020 The Author(s)., [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 situation., IJ has received honoraria for participating in an advisory board from Gilead Sciences, and for educational activities from ViiV. JB has received research grants from AbbVie, Gilead Sciences, Merck, and ViiV, and honoraria for being a speaker or advisory board participation from AbbVie, Gilead Sciences, Janssen, Merck, and ViiV. JRA received fees for participating in an advisory board, being a speaker, and research grant support from Viiv, Janssen, Gilead, MSD, Teva, Alexa and Serono. PR is involved as speaker or advisory board participant for Gilead Sciences, AbbVie and ViiV. JR-B, JP, JC and MY have no conflicts of interest to declare. SAM-COVID was funded by Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (COV20/01031) co-funded by European Union (ERDF/ESF, “Investing in your future”) and Fundación SEIMC/GeSIDA. In addition, Juan Berenguer, Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, Inmaculada Jarrín, Jordi Carratalá, Jerónimo Pachón, and José R Arribas received funding for research from Plan Nacional de I+D+i 2013-2016 and Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Subdirección General de Redes y Centros de Investigación Cooperativa, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades – co- financed by European Development Regional Fund “A way to achieve Europe”, Operative program Intelligent Growth 2014–2020 through the networks: Spanish AIDS Research Network (RIS) [RD16/0025/0017 (JB), RD16/0025/0018 (JRA), RD16/0025/00XX (IJ)] and Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI)[RD16/0016/0001 (JRB), RD16/0016/0005 (JC), and RD16/0016/0009 (JP).

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2021

7. Development and validation of a prediction model for 30-day mortality in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: the COVID-19 SEIMC score

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Juan Salillas, Miguel Fernández Huerta, Patricio González-Pizarro, Francisco Javier Membrillo, Raul Galera, Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, Lydia Galvez, Juan Cuadros-González, Aina Gabarrell-Pascuet, Jorge Diaz-Garzon, INMA JARRIN, Claudia González-Rico, Alicia Rico Nieto, Cristina Cervera, Carlos Bea Serrano, Alberto Ouro Villasante, Guillermo Ruiz-Carrascoso, Beatriz Díaz-Pollán, María del mar Arcos Rueda, Julio Garcia-Rodriguez, BELEN GUTIÉRREZ-GUTIÉRREZ, MARCO ANTONIO SEMPERE ALCOCER, Cristina Verdú Sánchez, Lucía Hernández-Rivas, Guillermo Cuervo, Alejandro Smithson, Miguel Torralba, Iván Bloise, Alexander Rombauts, Carlos Toro, Lucio Jesus García-Fraile Fraile, Alejandro García-Ruiz de Morales, Cecilia Tortajada, KAPIL LAXMAN NANWANI NANWANI, Lorena De la Mora Cañizo, Laia Lorenzo-Esteller, Jorge Álvarez Troncoso, Cristina Roca Oporto, Alejandro Martin-Quiros, José A. Oteo, Eduardo Malmierca Corral, Stefan Stewart, Jerónimo Pachón, Almudena Gutiérrez-Arroyo, Moreno-Cuerda Victor, Carlos Carpio, Emilio Cendejas-Bueno, Pilar Fernandez-Calle, Antonio Javier Carcas Sansuán, Alexy Inciarte, Pablo Ryan, Luis Puente-Maestu, Jesús Troya García, Francisco de Asís Alcántara Nicolás, Gabriela Abelenda-Alonso, Natividad Benito, Daniel Prieto Arribas, Jesus Mingorance, Jose L Del Pozo, Jordi Carratala, Cristina Marcelo, Marta Ruiz-Algueró, Sarah CARO BRAGADO, Juan Berenguer, Vicens Diaz-Brito, Víctor Hontañón Antoñana, Julen Cadiñanos, Jose Arribas, María Jesús Jaras Hernández, Henar Calvo Sánchez, Elisa Cordero, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Fundación Seimc-Gesida, Plan Nacional de I+D+i (España), Ministerio de Ciencia y Universidades (España), Unión Europea. Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER/ERDF), Red de Investigación Cooperativa en Investigación en Sida (España), Red de Investigación Cooperativa en Investigación en Patología Infecciosa (España), Fundación SEIMC-GESIDA, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), European Commission, Red Española de Investigación en SIDA, Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa, Universidad de Cantabria, UAM. Departamento de Farmacología, and UAM. Departamento de Medicina

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Male, Neutrophils, Respiratory Infection, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Logistic regression, 0302 clinical medicine, Diagnòstic, Risk Factors, Respiratory infection, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, 030212 general & internal medicine, Hospital Mortality, Aged, 80 and over, Prediction theory, Age Factors, clinical epidemiology, Middle Aged, Tool, Emergency medicine, Female, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Adult, Prognostic variable, medicine.medical_specialty, Medicina, Renal function, Diagnosis tripod, 03 medical and health sciences, Sex Factors, emergency medicine, Internal medicine, medicine, pneumonia, Humans, Derivation, Lymphocyte Count, Aged, Inpatients, Receiver operating characteristic, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, Clinical epidemiology, COVID-19, Pneumonia, medicine.disease, Individual prognosis, critical care, Oxygen, Critical care, Logistic Models, Dyspnea, ROC Curve, Teoria de la predicció, Viral infection, viral infection, business, Kidney disease
Abstract

COVID-19@Spain and COVID@HULP Study., [Objective] To develop and validate a prediction model of mortality in patients with COVID-19 attending hospital emergency rooms., [Design] Multivariable prognostic prediction model., [Setting] 127 Spanish hospitals., [Participants] Derivation (DC) and external validation (VC) cohorts were obtained from multicentre and single-centre databases, including 4035 and 2126 patients with confirmed COVID-19, respectively., [Interventions] Prognostic variables were identified using multivariable logistic regression., [Main outcome measures] 30-day mortality., [Results] Patients’ characteristics in the DC and VC were median age 70 and 61 years, male sex 61.0% and 47.9%, median time from onset of symptoms to admission 5 and 8 days, and 30-day mortality 26.6% and 15.5%, respectively. Age, low age-adjusted saturation of oxygen, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, estimated glomerular filtration rate by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation, dyspnoea and sex were the strongest predictors of mortality. Calibration and discrimination were satisfactory with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve with a 95% CI for prediction of 30-day mortality of 0.822 (0.806–0.837) in the DC and 0.845 (0.819–0.870) in the VC. A simplified score system ranging from 0 to 30 to predict 30-day mortality was also developed. The risk was considered to be low with 0–2 points (0%–2.1%), moderate with 3–5 (4.7%–6.3%), high with 6–8 (10.6%–19.5%) and very high with 9–30 (27.7%–100%)., [Conclusions] A simple prediction score, based on readily available clinical and laboratory data, provides a useful tool to predict 30-day mortality probability with a high degree of accuracy among hospitalised patients with COVID-19., This work was supported by Fundación SEIMC/GeSIDA. The funders had no role in study design, data collection, data interpretation or writing of the manuscript. JB, JRB, IJ, JC, JP and JRA received funding for research from Plan Nacional de I+D+i 2013‐2016 and Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Subdirección General de Redes y Centros de Investigación Cooperativa, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, cofinanced by the European Development Regional Fund “A way to achieve Europe”, Operative program Intelligent Growth 2014‐2020. Spanish AIDS Research Network (RIS) (RD16/0025/0017 (JB), RD16/0025/0018 (JRA), RD16CIII/0002/0006 (IJ)). Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI) (RD16/0016/0001 (JRB), RD16/0016/0005 (JC) and RD16/0016/0009 (JP)).

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2021

8. Recommendations to promote knowledge exchange and transfer on Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning

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Núñez, Cristina Cervera, Campos, Alejandro Iglesias, and da Silva, Michele Quesada

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Marine spatial planning (MSP), MSP, Maritime spatial planning (MSP)
Abstract

To date, capacity development in Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) has mostly targeted professionals directly involved in the development of MSP plans. However, MSP is a public process that must engage all levels of stakeholders effectively during the policy development, and, in order to accomplish it, stakeholders need to have the appropriate knowledge about MSP to take informed decisions. In this context, communication, knowledge exchange and transfer, and ocean literacy activities are key aspects that need to be promoted. Within capacity development, knowledge exchange is a two-way process of sharing different types of knowledge (technical, scientific and traditional), but also ideas and experiences. It is intended to be mutually beneficial and provide inputs to problem solving. Therefore, these recommendations were developed to advise professionals directly involved in the development of MSP plans on how to promote knowledge exchange and transfer towards other public authorities, private actors and civil society. These stakeholders are, indeed, the final users, implementers and beneficiaries of the MSP plans. The publication was developed in line with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 and its target on transfer of marine technology, as well as taking into account the “Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission”1 . The issue of which knowledge needs to be transferred, to whom and how to do it are aspects approached in this document, with concrete actions and recommendations whenever possible. What is Transfer of Marine Technology (TMT)? The United Nations Convention of the Law of The Sea (UNCLOS) contains a number of provisions dealing with transfer of marine technology (TMT). In this regard, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (UNESCO-IOC) is the only intergovernmental organization with a specific mandate in marine capacity building in all of the world’s ocean basins. Marine technology may include instruments, equipment, vessels, processes or methodologies required to produce and use knowledge to improve the study and understanding of the nature and resources of the ocean and coastal area. OpenASFA input Published Refereed

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2021

9. Identification and validation of clinical phenotypes with prognostic implications in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19: a multicentre cohort study

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Jaime Fernández-Bujarrabal Villoslada, Beatriz Dietl Gómez-Luengo, Daniel Ortiz-Sánchez, José Ramón Blanco Ramos, Bartolomé Gómez-Arroyo, Martín Sebastián Ruiz Grinspan, Ester Sáez de Adana Arróniz, Daniel Daniel López, Judit Villar-García, Begoña De Dios García, Josefina García García, Nuria Rabella García, Ana Rodríguez-Revillas, Lydia Martín González, Mercedes San Franco, Elena Martinez Robles, Teresa González Alegre, Elena Morcillo Rodríguez, Oriol Gasch Blasi, Laura Prieto Pérez, Isabel Jiménez Martínez, Elena Isaba Ares, Ricardo Deza-Palacios, Helena Mendez del Sol, Melchor Riera Jaume, Mercedes Rodriguez-Gutiérrez, Daniel Podzamczer, Mikel Urroz, Luis Ramos Ruperto, María Paniagua, Sergio Alcolea-Batres, Mar Masiá Canuto, Rubén Soriano-Arroyo, Paloma Merino Amador, Berta Antón-Huguet, Gabriela Alcaraz, Pablo Ryan, Carlos Franco, Leyre Díez-Porres, Juan Carlos Figueiras, Sara Lidia Kamal, Mónica Hernández, Lorena Barrera-López, Germán Ramírez-Olivencia, Kapil Laxman Nanwani Nanwani, Alberto Oreja, Montserrat Laguno, José Javier Castrodeza Sanz, Belén Loeches Yagüe, Maria Vargas, Luis Eduardo López-Cortés, Isabel Gutiérrez, Sara Vela Berna, P. Martín, Miguel Pedromingo Kus, Jesús Sanz Sanz, Mº Antonia Sepúlveda Berrocal, Carmen Yera Bergua, Juan Cuadros González, Julen Cadiñanos Loidi, Josefa Serralta Buades, María Concepción Prados Sánchez, Francesca Gioia, Iris Pedrola Gorrea, Francisco Arnaiz de las Revillas, Xabier Kortajarena Urkola, Laia Lorenzo-Esteller, Ruth Bravo-Lizcano, Angel Iniesta, Sofía González-García, Belén Martínez López, Agustín Rojas-Vieyra, Concepción García García, Raquel Cavallé-Pulla, Lucía Gómez García, Alicia Herrero, Carlos Jesús Dueñas Gutiérrez, Loreto Vidaur Tello, Carmen Fernández-Capitán, Victoria Lo-Iacono García, Cecilia Gómez-Domínguez, Adalgisa Falcone, María José Ruiz Rodríguez, Arancha Castellano, Miquel Hortos Alsina, María Concepción Nuñez, María Luisa Fernández Vidal, Jésica Abadia Otero, Natalia Moya-González, Albert Sabater Gil, Pedro de la Oliva, Ylenia María Conde-Alonso, Laura Castelo Corral, José Mº García de Lomas Guerrero, Verónica Pérez-Blanco, Isabel San Juan, Martina Archinà, Júlia Sellarés, Juan Carlos Ramos, Cintia María Martínez Mateu, Belén Fernández-Puntero, Andrea Torrecillas-Mainez, Luis Falgueras López, Carlos Carpio-Segura, María Gandullo-Moro, Francisco Abellán Martínez, Cristina Díez, Pilar Martín Dávila, Silvia Gómez-Zorrilla, María Pilar García García, Renzo Tejada-Sorados, María Dolores del Toro, E. Álvarez-Rojas, Gema Muñiz, Lucía Cajuela, María Novella Mena, Estel Pons Viñas, Andrea Pérez Rodríguez, Benito Almirante, Mónica Gozalo, Patricia Girón De Velasco-Sada, Camilo Sanz Zamudio, Ángeles García Flores, Joaquín López-Contreras González, Blanca Fabre-Estremera, Pelayo Fernández Cidón, María Martínez-Redondo, Paula Alejandra Hernández-Liebo, Juan Herrero, Marta Duque-Alcorta, María Teresa García Morales, Concepción Amador Prous, Alex Soriano, Raquel Hernando Nieto, Raquel Álvarez Franco, Alfonso Cabello Úbeda, Luis Force Sanmartín, Laura Mao Martín, Daniel Prieto-Arribas, Mario Pérez-Butragueño, Pere Domingo Pedrol, Henar Serrano-Martín, Mónica Zubimendi, M. Rodríguez-Rubio, David Pujol-Pocull, Manuel García-Gutiérrez, Carlos Manrique de Lara, Lucy Abella Vázquez, Marta Navarro Vilasaró, Carlota Cascajares-Sanz, Berta Torres, Daniel Ceniza-Pena, Isidro Moreno Gómez-Limón, María Rodríguez Mahía, Alí Martakoush, Antonio Buño-Soto, Patricia Serrano de la Fuente, Claudia González Rico, Teresa Pedraz, Conchita Pérez-Jorge Peremarch, Elena Trigo Esteban, Rosana Rouco Esteves Marques, Juan Mora Delgado, Inés Pérez Zapata, Sandra Pérez-Recio, María Ángeles Domínguez, Manuel Cervantes García, Francisco Reinoso-Lozano, M. Martí De Gracia, Carmina Oltra, Beatriz Pérez-Monte Mínguez, Guillermina Bejarano-Redondo, Sara Heili Frades, María Paz García Butenegro, Miguel Torralba González de Suso, Elena Álvaro-Alonso, Víctor J Moreno Cuerda, Gonzalo Garzón, Marcelo Daltro-Lage, Alberto Serrano Martínez, José María Aguado, Mar Mosquera, Ruth Figueroa Cerón, Juan Carlos Martin Gutiérrez, Javier Oliver Ortega, Esteban Martínez, Cristina Gómez-Ayerbe, Nerea Carrasco Antón, María Carmen Fariñas Álvarez, José Antonio Ruiz, Justo Menéndez, Lucía Díaz, José L. Casado, Pilar Vizcarra, Javier Veganzones, Miguel Ángel Moran Rodríguez, Mercedes López-Martinez, Emilio Letang, Paloma Romero Gallego-Acho, Julia Vasquez-Manau, Alexander Rombauts, Marta Robledo del Prado, Luis Puente, Beatriz Alvarez, Juan Emilio Losa García, José Tomas Algado Rabasa, Rafael Torres Perea, Angélica Rivera-Núñez, Esther Expósito Palomo, Antonio J. Carcas, Lucía Platero-Dueñas, Irene Martín Rubio, Miguel Salavert Lletí, Claudia García-Vaz, Antonio Martínez-Verdasco, Jorge Díaz-Garzón, Javier Nieto Arana, Fernando Cadenas-Gota, Richard Rojas, Abelardo García de Lorenzo, Juan Carlos López, Pedro Luis Martinez Hernández, Manuela de Pablos-Gómez, Pablo Alonso, Enrique Seco, María García-López, Lorena López-Corcuer, Celia Blasco-Andres, Delia Romera-Cano, José M. Azcona Gutiérrez, Almudena Gutiérrez-Arroyo, Paula Mendoza Roy, Ignacio De los Santos Gil, Miguel Angel Sánchez-Castellano, Sara Medrano Pardo, Mikel del Álamo Martínez de Lagos, Rocío Martínez Avilés, Elisabet Martínez-Cerón, José Manuel Vázquez Comendador, Marta Virgós-Varela, Alejandra Álvarez Brandt, Carmen Herrero Rodríguez, Jorge Martínez Jordán, Antonio Rezusta López, Marta Vizcaíno Callejón, Manuela Simon-Velasco, Jorge Ignacio Alonso-Eiras, Elisa García Vázquez, Mercè Gurguí Ferrer, Mónica González Bardanca, Nataly Cancelliere-Fernández, José Luis Díaz de Tuesta del Arco, María Larrosa, Alejandro García García, Carmen Román-Hernández, Elena Calvin-García, José Sanz Moreno, Miguel Silvestre-Niño, Nieves Valcarce Pardeiro, Maria Teresa Corcuera-Pindado, Enrique Monteoliva, Aina Gabarrell Pascuet, Elena María Aranda Rife, Aina Gomila Grange, Alba Alastrué Violeta, Daniel Roger Zapata, Jaime Montserrat, Eduardo Malmierca Corral, Marco Palma, Blanca Martínez Cifre, Gema Domínguez de Pablos, Emilio Cuesta, Eva Perales, Silvia Hernáez Crespo, Juan Torres-Macho, Adrián Sánchez Montalvá, Rocío Montejano Sánchez, Eva Van den Eynde Otero, Silvia Castañeda Espinosa, Virginia Pérez Doñate, Adriana Hernández Belmonte, Laura Iglesias Llorente, María Sanz de Pedro, Juan Espinosa Pereiro, Lubna Dani Ben-Abdellah, Raquel Barrós González, Iván Piñero, Araceli López-Tofiño, Ana Such-Diaz, Karim Mohamed Ramírez, Pilar Toledano Sierra, Rebeca Izquierdo, Guillermo Cuevas, Andrés Felipe Cardona Arias, Ileana Gabriela-Tomoiu, David Vinuesa García, Ander González Sarria, Stephan Stuart, José María Fernández, Javier Torres-Cortés, Elisabet Delgado Sánchez, María Varela-Cerdeira, Gemma Bassani, Berta Román Bernal, Isabel García, Paula Betancort de la Torre, Yolanda Martínez-Abad, Beatriz Arizcun, Juan José Cabanillas-Martín, Guillermo Estrada Fernández, Oscar del Río Pérez, Inmaculada Martín Pérez, Andony García, Luis Gómez-Carrera, Alexander Agrifoglio, Alberto M. Borobia, Jordi Niubó, Vanessa Alende Castro, Lara Montes Andújar, Alexandra De la Vega, Efrén Sánchez Vidal, Isabel A. Pérez Hernández, Laura Frade-Pardo, Ana Josefa Tebar-Martinez, Silvia Álvarez Kaelis, Sara De la Fuente Moral, Luz Martin Carbonero, Juan Cantón De Seoane, María Dolores Montero-Vega, Juan Carlos Gainzarain Arana, Sergio España Cueto, Rocío Nuñez-Cabetas, María Sánchez-Martín, Constanza Muñoz Hornero, Ana Gómez-Zamora, Javier Díaz Luperena, Patricia González-Donapetry, José Miguel Cisneros, Lucía Hernández-Rivas, Patricia González Ruano, Andrea Espigares Correa, Rocío González-León, Nicolás García-Arenzana, Omar Cervera, Andrés Canut Blasco, Ana Isabel Cañabate, Mercedes Villarreal García-Lomas, Melania Íñigo Pestaña, Maria Álvarez de Castro, Ana Correa Ruiz, Belén Civantos, Lydia Pascual-García, Paula Villares Fernández, Mikel Rico-Briñas, María José Alcaide-Martín, Adoración Valiente, Victoria Arnalich-Montiel, Pilar Retamar, Jesús Mingorance, Eva María Romay Lema, Pablo Galindo-Ballesteros, M. Teresa Pérez-Rodríguez, Rosario Maria Torres Santos-Olmo, Inmaculada Pinilla, Elie Dahdouh, Beatriz Tejero-Soriano, Cristina Pizarro-Sanchez, Félix Gutiérrez Rodero, Luis Jara-Palomares, María Hernández-Gancedo, Cristina Chico Chumillas, Sergio Gilaberte Reyzábal, Manuel González-Viñolis, Ana Martínez Sapiña, Francisco Parras, Teresa Rubio Obanos, Iker Falces-Romero, Adriana Sánchez Serrano, Teresa Álvarez de Espejo Montiel, Jorge Valencia, Miquel Pujol, José Luis Velasco Garrido, Belén Calderón-Llopis, Álvaro Varela Plaza, Abel Caro, Juan José González-Garcia, Miguel Sampedro Núñez, María Fernández-Velilla, Emilio Cendejas-Bueno, María Cecilia Cánepa, José Luis Santiago Blanco, Alicia Rico-Nieto, Mónica Liébana Gómez, Sarah Caro Bragado, Susana Sánchez-Rico, José María Marimón Ortiz de Zárate, Paloma Dorao, Cristina Plaza-Moreno, Isabel Valbuena, Natividad Benito Hernández, Ginger Giorgiana Cabrera Tejada, Jordi Carratalà, Sara Fernández Rodríguez, Vicente Ferrer Díaz De Brito Fernández, Pilar Catalán, Pablo Mariscal-Aguilar, Germán Daroca-Bengoa, Rafael Fernandez, Raquel Casitas-Mateo, Ester Zamarrón de Lucas, Úrsula Quesada, Julio Yagüe, María Isabel Quijano Contreras, Trinidad Baselga-Puente, Lourdes Herrera Pacheco, Carlota Gudiol, Alazne Lartategi Iraurgi, Estefanía Martinez-Chavez, Silvia Valero Rovira, Alba Bergas, Zaida Ruiz de Azua, Teresa Prim, Cristina García-Quero, Pilar Hernández Machín, Rubén Gomez-Rioja, María Pavón-Masa, María de las Mercedes Valentín-Pastrana Aguilar, Ilduara Pintos Pascual, Lucía Brieba-Plata, María Jesús Domínguez Santalla, Francisco Javier Membrillo de Novales, Raúl Galera-Martínez, Ana Lérida Urteaga, Miguel Cervero, Alberto Mangas-Moro, José Hernández Quero, Teresa Sancho Bueso, María Angustias Quesada Simón, Luz Parra-Gordo, Sofía Díaz-Carrasco, Juan Carlos Abad Almendro, Andrés Javier Ruiz Fernández, Estíbaliz Molina Iturritza, Aurea Díez-Tascón, Yale Tung-Chen, Marta Rava, Carlos Villasante, Gabriel Gaspar Alonso-Vega, Clara Cabré-Verdiell Surribas, Esther Fraile Villarejo, Aida Gutiérrez García, Ana Robustillo-Rodela, Rafael Padrós Selma, Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, Frank Perdomo-García, Lydia de la Fuente Regaño, María del Mar Arenas-Miras, Cristina Rodríguez Roca, Blanca Montero-San Martín, Gema Crespo-Sánchez, Miguel Ramírez-Verdyguer, Alberto Diaz de Santiago, Marta Díaz Menéndez, María de la Luz Padilla Salazar, Silvia Arribas-Terradillos, Sadaf Zafar Iqubal-Mirza, Isabel Rábago Lorite, Belén Estébanez, Maite Ganchegui Aguirre, André Barbosa Ventura, Estefanía Fernandez-Cerezo, Maria Eulalia Valencia, Zaira R. Palacios-Baena, Beatriz Diaz Pollan, Lidia Martín, Sara Fabra-Cadenas, José Miguel Cantero-Escribano, Carmen Busca Arenzana, Emilia Guasch-Arévalo, Virginia Fernández Espinilla, Ainhoa Urrutia Losada, Oscar Noya González, Raquel Aranega, Alejandro Rodríguez Saenz de Urturi, María Jesús Jaras Hernandez, Charbel Maroun Eid, Marta Mora Rillo, Antonio Ramos Martínez, Meritxell Ortega Montoliu, Jose María Mostaza, Sonia García Calvo, Cristina Verdú, Celia Salamanca, Cristina Cervera Acedo, Mónica Martínez, Miren Urrestarazu Larrañag, Carmen Barroso Castro, Ivo Vives-Beltrán, Lorea Arteche Eguizabal, Ana Montero, Javier Balsa Vázquez, Amparo Perez-Garcia Morillón, Alejandra Pérez García, Isabel Pérez-Tamayo, Rafael Cantón Moreno, Antonio Marín-García, Inmaculada Jarrín, Núria Trullen, Ines Fernandez-Jimenez, Guillermo Ruiz-Carrascosa, Almudena Villa Martí, Jamil Cedeño, Marcos Díez Martínez, Carlos Lahoz, Lorena De la Mora, Javier Sánchez-Lora, Ana María Martínez-Virto, Irene Sanjosé Muñiz, Adrian Peña-Hidalgo, Cristina López Mestanza, Carola Gutiérrez, Ana Laila Qasem-Moreno, Irene Salvo García, Lucía Fernández de Orueta, Jorge Parra Ruiz, Sergio Pérez Pinto, Carlos García-Mochales Fortún, Esteban García de las Heras, Patricia González Muñiz, Mario Fernández-Ruiz, Anna Ferrer Santolaria, Olga Sánchez Pernaute, Julieta Latorre, Jesús Manzanares, Miguel Angel Martinez Gallego, Helena Notario, Ángel Rodríguez-Villodres, Eva Fernández-Bretón, Encarnación Moral Escudero, Mónica Sánchez-Santiuste, Carmen Martínez Cilleros, Ricardo Fernández Roblas, María Yllescas, Eva Soria-Alcaide, Marta Arsuaga Vicente, Marta Gómez-López, Regina Cabrera-Gamero, Natalia Carrasco Fons, Diana Piñar Cabezos, Begoña Sánchez-Sánchez, Francisca Garcia-Iglesias, Raquel Marín-Baselga, Alberto Arranz Caso, Virginia Guedez-López, Lucia Boix Palop, Íñigo Gredilla Zubiría, María Hidalgo-Sánchez, Laura López-Tappero Irazábal, José Ignacio Bernardino de la Serna, Javier Queiruga, Natalia Guadalupe Barrera-López, María López-Jodar, Jorge Calderón Parra, Diego Rodríguez-Álvarez, José Molina, María Luisa Montes, Beatriz Rodríguez-Alonso, Daniel Useros Brañas, Maria Gracia Liras-Hernández, Lucía Romero-Imaz, Nieves Jaén Sánchez, Marta Segovia-Amaro, Marta Vara, Maribel Zamora Cintas, Montaña Jiménez Álvaro, Alberto Moreno Fernandez, Asunción Díaz, Jordi Mancebo Cortés, Francisco Javier De Castro Vega, Álvaro Navarro Batet, Francisco Javier Sagra, Alexandre Pérez González, Luis Castro, Isabel Barrio López, Marta Ruiz-Alguero, Silvia Ossaba-Vélez, Alberto Martín-Vega, Maria Jesus Bustinduy Odriozola, Sivia Pastor-Yvorra, Nuria Espinosa, Elena Múñez Rubio, María E García-Leoni, Sandra Rosillo, Cristina Carbonell, Iván Navas Clemente, Paula Arriola Martínez, Marta Peña, Lucía Martínez de Soto, Roberto Mora-Corcovado, Alberto Iglesias-Sigüenza, Rocío Ruíz-Hueso, Elena Alvar, Pedro Camacho, Jesús Sojo-Dorado, Remedios Alemán Valls, Ines Ponz, Esmeralda Palmier Peláez, María Arcos Rueda, Guillermo Maestro de la Calle, Ramón Pérez Tanoira, Ana Martínez Vidal, Cristina Amodeo, Marina Pacheco Martínez-Atienza, Clara Muñoz Aguirre, Felipe Villar Álvarez, Giorgina Salgueiro, Xavier Sanz Salvador, César Pérez-Romero, Beatriz Álvarez Zapatero, Nelsa González-Aguado, Robert Torres Sánchez del Arco, Enrique Míguez Rey, Merce Sirisi, Xavier Bonfill Cosp, Marta Yagüe-Barrado, Elena Pérez-Costa, Sandra Casares, Eva Estirado, Jorge Alvarez Troncoso, Cristina Martín-Carrasco, Diana Sande Llovo, Melchor Álvarez de Mon Soto, Arantzazu Mera Fidalgo, Francisco Marqués-González, Agustín Valido-Morales, Luis Alberto Nieto Fernández del Campo, Helem Haydee Vilchez, María Rivas-Carmenado, Francisco Moreno, Ignacio Fernández-Fernández, Henar Calvo Sánchez, Ana González-Cordón, Isabel Fernández-Navarro, María Simón Sacristán, Eva Jiménez-González de Buitrago, M. Muñoz, María Laplaza-González, Rosa de Miguel Buckley, Marta Redondo-Gutierrez, Paula Santibáñez Sáenz, Raquel Martínez Goñi, Marta Rico Rodríguez, Carlos Toro-Rueda, Francisco Arnalich, Ana Santiago-Recuerda, Clara Soto Abanedes, María Dolores Herrero Mendoza, Aquilino Sanchez Purificación, Diego Franch Llasat, María Velasco Arribas, Alejandro Martín-Quirós, Jorge Alba Fernández, Elena Ramírez, Amparo López-Bernus, Marta Alvarado, María Rexach Fumaña, Martín Pilares-Barco, Carmen Liébana Martos, Yolanda Martínez Martínez, Nicolas Merchante Gutiérrez, Maria José Asensio, Ianire Virto Peña, Lucía Mejuto-Illade, María Angeles Martinez-López, Pilar López-Pirez, Alejandro Suárez, Cristóbal Manuel Rodríguez Leal, Sara Garcia-Bellido Ruiz, Jorge Guisández Martín, Lucia Cachafeiro, Pedro Gil Divasson, Almudena Quintás-Viqueira, Laura Currás-Sánchez, Alverio Seiz-Martinez, Mario Ruiz-Bastián, Juan José Menéndez, Jorge Orihuela Martín, María Dolores Nieto Martín, Cristina Arévalo, Rebeca Marinas, Susana Casas Rodríguez, Zuriñe Ortiz de Zárate Ibarra, Yolanda Posada Franco, Joan Gómez-Junyent, Ana María Garijo Saiz, Marina Alguacil-Guillén, Ana Alguacil, Esther Aznar Muñoz, Sara Bañón Escandell, Juan Salillas Hernando, Chiara Fanciulli, Rosa Gómez-Gil, Francisco García-Río, Moncef Belhassen-García, Belén Gutierrez Sancerni, Sonia Vega Molpeceres, Inés Suárez-García, Leire Pérez-Latorre, Elena Chamarro Martí, Carmen Rosario Herrero Gil, Belén Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez, Tatiana Mata Forte, Francesca Sánchez Martínez, Lucía Ramos Merino, Santiago Yus, Mº Ángeles Marcos, Susana Martínez-Álvarez, Alexy Inciarte, Manuel Quintana-Díaz, Lucía Serrá, Belén Alejos, Guillem Policarpo Torres, José Román Muñoz del Rey, Irene Blanco-Bartolomé, Alberto Bahamonde Carrasco, Victoria Hernando, Jhon Rojas, David Roa, María Ángeles Garcinuño, Aránzazu Villasante de la Puente, Patricia Pérez-Palacios, Jesús Ruiz Aragón, Valvanera Ibarra Cucalón, Lucía Ortega Enciso, Ismail Zakariya-Yousef Breval, Jorge Navarro López, Gema Barbeito Castiñeiras, Clara Sala Jofre, Nora Molina Torres, Manuel Poyato, Inmaculada Poquet Catala, Virginia Pomar Solchaga, María Pilar Romero-Gómez, Clara Hernández, Helena Mozas Moriñigo, Mercedes Guillamón Sánchez, Zineb Karroud, Arianna Catino, Violeta Ramos Sesma, Santos del Campo, Pilar Fernández-Calle, Ana Fernández Cruz, Fernando Salvador, Rosa Mayayo-Alvira, Pilar Barco Núñez, Ana Isabel Peláez Ballesta, Silvia Suárez Diaz, Beatriz María Sanjuan, Nora Izko Gartzia, Teresa Aldámiz-Echevarría, Cecilia Tortajada Alamilla, Pau Bosch-Nicolau, María del Mar Alonso Socas, Sonia Calzado Isbert, Jose R. Arribas, Juan Fernández-Lahera, Elizabet Petkova Saiz, Eva Jiménez, Gabriela Abelenda-Alonso, Alba Ribera Puig, Pascual Sanabria-Carretero, Sara Rodrigo González, Irene Díaz de la Torre, Tamara Manso Gómez, Carmen Sáez Barberá, Roi Suárez Gil, Paloma García-Clemente, Héctor Meijide Míguez, Elsa Izquierdo-García, Josune Goikoetxea Agirre, Olalla Martínez Macia, Jesús Santos González, Guillermo Jiménez Álvarez, Cristina Marcelo-Calvo, Javier Coy Coy, Isabel Arenas-Berenguer, Julio García Rodríguez, Natalia Yustas-Benitez, Sarai Quirós-Fernández, Marina Noguerol-Gutiérrez, María Adalid Moll, Iván Bloise-Sánchez, Mario José Rodriguez Dominguez, Elena Salamanca, Francisco Mora Gómez, Lucio García-Fraile, Pablo Millán, C Gutiérrez, Montserrat Rodríguez, José Antonio Oteo Revuelta, Joseba Portu Zapirain, Cristina Moreno, Irene Carrillo Acosta, Jorge Calvo, Ana Mariño Callejo, David Romero-Ribate, Blanca Alonso, Elena Muñoz del Val, Elena Resino Foz, Olaia Rodriguez-Fraga, Miguel Villamarín, Irene Amores-Hernández, Laura Muñoz López, Esther García Almodóvar, Ismael Casares Guerrero, Angélica Villanueva-Freije, Nuria Parra Arribas, Montserrat Sanmarti Vilamala, Macarena Lerín-Baratas, Mercedes Castro-Martínez, Melissa Carreres Candela, Lucia Suárez Pérez, Jose Manuel Iturzaeta-Sánchez, Thamires Silva-Freire, José Antonio Peregrina, María Luisa Machado Sicilia, Sergio Zurita, Daniel Molina Morant, Olga González-Peña, Fernando Lázaro-Perona, Paloma Oliver-Saez, Beatriz Mestre-Gómez, Luis Díaz Díez Picazo, Silvia García-Bujalance, Francisco Rodríguez Gómez, Pere Comas Casanova, Carlos Ruiz Martínez, Alberto Delgado-Iribarren, Berta Alonso-González, Isabel Moreno-Parra, Teresa Gómez-Ballesteros, Araceli Menéndez, Jose Manuel Añón, Ruth Jorge García, Jonathan Cámara Fernández, Miguel Górgolas Hernández-Mora, Itziar Diego Yagüe, Miriam Latorre-Millán, Covadonga Morcate Fernández, M. Río-García, Elisabet Lerma-Chippirraz, Carmen Yllera Gutiérrez, Francesc Albertí, Eva Flores, Carmen R. Uña Orejón, Patricio González-Pizarro, Neila Rodriguez-Roca, Miguel Fernández-Huerta, Inés Ferrer Ortiz, María José Blanco Vidal, Juan Pablo Avilés, Alicia Lorenzo Hernández, Mireia Puig Campmany, José Bravo-Ferrer, Gonzalo Martínez-Alés, Pablo Marguenda Contreras, M. Sánchez, Antonio García Pardo, Yolanda Meije, Francisco Tejerina, Carolina Hernández Carballo, Victoria Moreno, Daniel Laorden-Escudero, Ana Barrios Blandino, Alexia Costanza Espiño Álvarez, Ana Milagro Beamonte, Jerónimo Pachón, S San José-Villar, Marta Morando, María del Carmen Navarro Sáez, Rodolfo Álvarez-Sala Walther, Jon Ugalde Espiñeira, Fernando De la Calle Prieto, Nuria Fernández, Iván Pelegrín Senent, Alba Rueda López, Cristina Schüffelmann, Marcelino Hayek Peraza, Laura Labajo-Montero, Angel Robles Marhuenda, Pilar Durán, Ana Esteban-Romero, María Rosa Oltra Sempere, Ana Cosmen Sánchez, Alex Smithson Amat, Margarita Ramírez-Schacke, Marco Antonio Sempere Alcocer, Paloma Carrera-Vázquez, M Miarons, Teresa García Delange, Amelia Rodriguez-Mariblanca, Eva Talavera García, Roberto Vates Gómez, Óscar Sanz Peláez, José María Muñoz-Ramón, José Luis García Fogeda, Isabel Arroyo-Rico, Verónica Cano Llorente, Fernando González-Romo, Alberto Alonso-Babarro, Fátima Brañas, Fabricio Iannuccelli, Pilar Álvarez Padín, Luis Metola Sacristán, Vicente Boix, Víctor Hontañón, Juan Berenguer, José Luís Del Pozo León, Patricia Sorní Moreno, Maria Isabel Torres, Rafael Mican Rivera, Amparo Blasco Claramunt, Carmen Ardanuy, Aychel Elena Roura Piloto, María Ángeles Molina, Isabel Asschert Agüero, Julía Alvárez del Vayo, Consuelo García-Sánchez, Begoña Reche-Martínez, Guillermo Cuervo, Carlos Iniesta, María Antonia Gómez-Mendieta, Ana María Noblejas Mozo, Andres Bartrina-Tarrio, Carmen De la Higuera Arranz, Yeray Untoria Tabares, Andrés Enrique Suárez-Plaza, Jesús Frías, Paloma López-Arévalo, Irene María Llorente-Cortijo, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), and Fundación SEIMC-GESIDA

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Male, Prognostic variable, medicine.medical_specialty, Databases, Factual, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Cohort Studies, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, Humans, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Models, Statistical, SARS-CoV-2, business.industry, Mortality rate, COVID-19, Retrospective cohort study, Articles, Middle Aged, Prognosis, medicine.disease, Phenotype, Hospitals, Hospitalization, Logistic Models, Infectious Diseases, Spain, Cohort, Female, Lymphocytopenia, business, Cohort study
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REIPI-SEIMC COVID-19 group and COVID@HULP group., [Background] The clinical presentation of COVID-19 in patients admitted to hospital is heterogeneous. We aimed to determine whether clinical phenotypes of patients with COVID-19 can be derived from clinical data, to assess the reproducibility of these phenotypes and correlation with prognosis, and to derive and validate a simplified probabilistic model for phenotype assignment. Phenotype identification was not primarily intended as a predictive tool for mortality., [Methods] In this study, we used data from two cohorts: the COVID-19@Spain cohort, a retrospective cohort including 4035 consecutive adult patients admitted to 127 hospitals in Spain with COVID-19 between Feb 2 and March 17, 2020, and the COVID-19@HULP cohort, including 2226 consecutive adult patients admitted to a teaching hospital in Madrid between Feb 25 and April 19, 2020. The COVID-19@Spain cohort was divided into a derivation cohort, comprising 2667 randomly selected patients, and an internal validation cohort, comprising the remaining 1368 patients. The COVID-19@HULP cohort was used as an external validation cohort. A probabilistic model for phenotype assignment was derived in the derivation cohort using multinomial logistic regression and validated in the internal validation cohort. The model was also applied to the external validation cohort. 30-day mortality and other prognostic variables were assessed in the derived phenotypes and in the phenotypes assigned by the probabilistic model., [Findings] Three distinct phenotypes were derived in the derivation cohort (n=2667)—phenotype A (516 [19%] patients), phenotype B (1955 [73%]) and phenotype C (196 [7%])—and reproduced in the internal validation cohort (n=1368)—phenotype A (233 [17%] patients), phenotype B (1019 [74%]), and phenotype C (116 [8%]). Patients with phenotype A were younger, were less frequently male, had mild viral symptoms, and had normal inflammatory parameters. Patients with phenotype B included more patients with obesity, lymphocytopenia, and moderately elevated inflammatory parameters. Patients with phenotype C included older patients with more comorbidities and even higher inflammatory parameters than phenotype B. We developed a simplified probabilistic model (validated in the internal validation cohort) for phenotype assignment, including 16 variables. In the derivation cohort, 30-day mortality rates were 2·5% (95% CI 1·4–4·3) for patients with phenotype A, 30·5% (28·5–32·6) for patients with phenotype B, and 60·7% (53·7–67·2) for patients with phenotype C (log-rank test p, [Interpretation] Patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 can be classified into three phenotypes that correlate with mortality. We developed and validated a simplified tool for the probabilistic assignment of patients into phenotypes. These results might help to better classify patients for clinical management, but the pathophysiological mechanisms of the phenotypes must be investigated., [Funding] Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, and Fundación SEIMC/GeSIDA., Funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, and Fundación SEIMC/GeSIDA.

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2021

10. Technical Report Current conditions and compatibility of maritime uses in the Western Mediterranean

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Halim, Firdaous, Iglesias-Campos, Alejandro, Núñez, Cristina Cervera, Colombier, Marie, Marsit, Firas, Khalil, Aya, Pastor Reyes, Ingrid, Pinarbasi, Kemal, and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

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MSPglobal, Environmental management, Seas, Environmental economics, Mediterranean Sea, Regional cooperation, Sustainable Development, Supporting Internationally Accepted Maritime Spatial Planning Guidance, Marine Spatial Planning, Green economy
Abstract

The project “Supporting internationally accepted maritime spatial planning guidance” – MSPglobal for short – is an initiative by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO) and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) to support their Joint Roadmap to Accelerate Maritime/Marine Spatial Planning processes worldwide (MSProadmap) (#OceanAction15346). Launched in November 2018 for a period of three years, MSPglobal aims to support international maritime/marine spatial planning (MSP) for the sustainable development of the blue economy, by enhancing cross-border and transboundary cooperation where it already exists and promoting MSP processes in areas where it is yet to be put in place. By providing the context for active and effective participation of policy-makers, scientists, businesses, citizens and other stakeholders, MSPglobal aims to improve governance at multiple levels and achieve an ecosystem-based approach in support of the blue economy. Doing so will require transparent data and information, sharing of best practices and new knowledge to inform, guide and support MSP at global scale. Two pilot projects, one in the Western Mediterranean and another in the Southeast Pacific, will facilitate concrete transboundary and cross-border activities, respectively, at different geographical levels as well as support the participating countries in successfully implementing MSP initiatives. co-funded by the European Union (DG MARE) OPENASFA INUT This publication should be cited as follows: UNESCO-IOC. 2021. Technical Report on Current Conditions and Compatibility of Maritime Uses in the Western Mediterranean. Paris, UNESCO. (IOC Technical Series no 160). Published Not Known

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2021

11. Detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 in pets living with COVID‐19 owners diagnosed during the COVID‐19 lockdown in Spain: A case of an asymptomatic cat with SARS‐CoV‐2 in Europe

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Sonia Santibáñez, Cristina Cervera, Ignacio Ruiz-Arrondo, Ana M. Palomar, José A. Oteo, Aránzazu Portillo, and Paula Santibáñez

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Oropharyngeal swab, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 040301 veterinary sciences, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), viruses, Short Communication, Cat Diseases, Asymptomatic, Virus, SARS‐CoV‐2, 0403 veterinary science, 03 medical and health sciences, COVID‐19, medicine, Animals, Humans, 030304 developmental biology, 0303 health sciences, General Veterinary, General Immunology and Microbiology, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, fungi, Ownership, COVID-19, Cat, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, Pets, General Medicine, Virology, Spain, Cats, Rectal swab, Female, medicine.symptom, business
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Pets from COVID‐19 owners were screened for SARS‐CoV‐2 (April‐May 2020). From 23 pets, an asymptomatic cat showed positive RT‐qPCRs results from oropharyngeal swab (negative rectal swab). Remaining pets were negative. This suggests that cats can contract the virus from their infected owners and may act as potential hosts for SARS‐CoV‐2. Their role in carrying live or infectious viruses and disseminating them needs more investigation.

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2020
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12. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in pets living with COVID-19 owners diagnosed during the COVID-19 lockdown in Spain: A case of an asymptomatic cat with SARS-CoV-2 in Europe

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Ignacio Ruiz-Arrondo, José A. Oteo, Cristina Cervera, Paula Santibáñez, Aránzazu Portillo, Sonia Santibáñez, and Ana M. Palomar

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Oropharyngeal swab, CATS, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), business.industry, viruses, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), fungi, Viral transmission, virus diseases, medicine.disease_cause, Asymptomatic, Virology, body regions, medicine, Rectal swab, medicine.symptom, skin and connective tissue diseases, business, Coronavirus
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During April-May 2020, the presence of respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in pets living with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) owners was analyzed. From 23 pets, a cat without clinical symptoms showed positive results for SARS-CoV-2 in oropharyngeal swab using three RT-qPCR assays (negative rectal swab). SARS-CoV-2 was not detected in the remaining pets. Our finding suggests that cats may act as asymptomatic dispersers of SARS-CoV-2, although viral transmission from animals to humans seems unlikely.

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2020
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13. First case report of inherited Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome associated with a novel EP300 variant

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Verónica Seidel, Paula Santibáñez, Pedro Castro-de Castro, María López, Cristina Cervera-Acedo, and Elena Domínguez-Garrido

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0301 basic medicine, Proband, Heterozygote, Familial-RSTS, Case Report, Biology, Short stature, Frameshift mutation, 03 medical and health sciences, Case report, Genetics, medicine, Humans, Genetics(clinical), Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification, First-degree relatives, Child, Frameshift Mutation, EP300, Genetics (clinical), Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome, Inheritance, Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome, Exons, medicine.disease, RSTS, Phenotype, 030104 developmental biology, Mutation (genetic algorithm), Female, medicine.symptom, E1A-Associated p300 Protein
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Background Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RSTS; OMIM #180849, #613684) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic condition characterized by broad thumbs and halluces, facial dysmorphism, short stature and variable degree of intellectual disability. RSTS is associated with mutations in CREBBP and EP300 genes in 50–60% and 5–8% of cases, respectively. The majority of cases are de novo heterozygous mutations. Case presentation Here we describe a familial RSTS case, associated with a novel EP300 mutation. The proband was a 9 years old female, with mild learning difficulties. Her mother, who also had learning difficulties, was found to have short and broad thumbs. MLPA and panel-based NGS of CREBBP and EP300 were performed. A novel heterozygous frameshift mutation in exon 31 of the EP300 gene (c.7222_7223del; p.(Gln2408Glufs*39)) was found in both. Conclusions This case represents the first case of inherited EP300-RSTS. The location of the frameshift deletion not affecting HAT domain and PHD finger, could explain the mild phenotype and the well-preserved intelligence. These patients are mildly affected, and this case highlights the possible missed diagnosis. We would recommend molecular testing of apparently healthy parents, and in the case of inherited mutations, of all adult first degree relatives at risk. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12881-016-0361-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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2016
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14. A novel mutation in the CDH1 gene in a Spanish family with hereditary diffuse gastric cancer

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Paula Santibáñez, María López, Raquel Salazar, Jesús-Javier Sola, Cristina Cervera-Acedo, and Elena Domínguez-Garrido

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0301 basic medicine, Oncology, Proband, medicine.medical_specialty, Genetic counseling, Biology, medicine.disease_cause, Germline, CDH1, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, medicine, Genetic testing, Mutation, Diffuse gastric cancer, Multidisciplinary, medicine.diagnostic_test, Case Study, Cancer, E-cadherin, medicine.disease, 030104 developmental biology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Cancer research, biology.protein, Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer
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Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) is an inherited form of diffuse type gastric cancer. Germline CDH1 mutations have been identified in approximately 15–50 % of affected kindred that meet the clinical criteria for HDGC. If any of the criteria is met the individual is referred to genetic counseling and CDH1 testing is offered. In this report we present the case of a Spanish family with HDGC harboring a novel CDH1 mutation. A 47 year-old female with a diagnostic of gastric adenocarcinoma and some of her relatives were tested. Study of the entire CDH1 gene, including intron–exon boundaries, by PCR and sequencing and immunohistochemical determination of the expression of E-cadherin were performed. A novel heterozygous deletion in exon 9 of CDH1 gene (c.1220_1220delC, p.P407Qfs10), was found in the proband, one sister and a nephew. It generates a premature stop codon giving rise to a truncated protein that leads to a pathogenic variant. Expression of E-cadherin was absent or frankly reduced in the proband’s tumor but normal in tumor cells of great-uncle. After these results, the sister underwent prophylactic total gastrectomy, and the nephew is under annual endoscopic surveillance. Personal or familial history of diffuse gastric cancer, above all at young age, should encourage CDH1 genetic testing. In this sense, the review of the criteria and the addition in the last guideline of the recommendation: “other families in which genetic testing may also be considered” broadens the number of individuals at risk detected. Since there are not reliable methods for early detection, DGC is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage and consequently associated with a poorer outcome. Thus, CDH1 mutations detection contributes to an improvement in diagnosis and therapeutic intervention.

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2016

15. Digital droplet PCR on disk

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Simon Wadle, Frank Schwemmer, Paula Santibáñez, Martin Trotter, María López, Friedrich Schuler, Roland Zengerle, Marcel Geltman, Nils Paust, Felix von Stetten, Elena Domínguez-Garrido, and Cristina Cervera-Acedo

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Scanner, Fabrication, Cystic Fibrosis, Orders of magnitude (temperature), Capillary action, Surface Properties, DNA Mutational Analysis, Biomedical Engineering, Analytical chemistry, Bioengineering, 02 engineering and technology, 01 natural sciences, Biochemistry, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Cartridge, Particle Size, Digital droplet pcr, Chemistry, 010401 analytical chemistry, technology, industry, and agriculture, Pipette, General Chemistry, DNA, Microfluidic Analytical Techniques, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 0104 chemical sciences, Clinical diagnosis, Emulsions, 0210 nano-technology, Biomedical engineering
Abstract

Existing systems for digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) either suffer from low integration or are difficult to introduce to mass fabrication. Here we present an integrated system that is compatible to mass fabrication and combines emulsification, PCR, and fluorescence readout in a single chamber within a disposable cartridge (disk). Droplets are generated by injecting the sample into fluorinated oil via centrifugal step emulsification. The resulting emulsion is aligned in the PCR and readout zone by capillary action. During thermocycling, gas bubbles generated by degassing are removed by capillary driven transport through tapered regions in the PCR chamber. Thereby, the positioning of the emulsion within the readout zone of the PCR chamber is ensured at any time and no bubbles are present during readout. Manual handling of the disk solely requires pipetting of oil and PCR mix into the inlet structures, placing the disk into the thermocycler and subsequently into a microarray scanner. The functionality of the ddPCR process chain is demonstrated by quantitative detection of the cystic fibrosis causing mutation p.Phe508del, which is of interest for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). The mutation was detected in a concentration range spanning four orders of magnitude. We envision that this work will lay the base for the development of highly integrated sample-to-digital-answer PCR systems that can be employed in routine clinical diagnosis.

Published
2015

16. A novel SLC6A8 mutation associated with motor dysfunction in a child exhibiting creatine transporter deficiency

Author

Maria Luisa Poch-Olive, Elena Domínguez-Garrido, García-Oguiza A, Jana Aguirre-Lamban, Paula Santibáñez, María López, and Cristina Cervera-Acedo

Subjects
Genetics, medicine.medical_specialty, Creatinine, Mutation, Motor dysfunction, business.industry, Urinary system, Creatine transport, Creatine, medicine.disease_cause, Biochemistry, chemistry.chemical_compound, Endocrinology, chemistry, Internal medicine, Creatine transporter deficiency, Data Report, medicine, business, Molecular Biology, Novel mutation
Abstract

Creatine transporter (CT) deficiency is an X-linked disorder caused by mutations in the SLC6A8 gene. We describe a clinical, biochemical and molecular examination of a child with X-linked cerebral creatine deficiency. Increased urinary creatine/creatinine ratio, abnormal brain proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and reduced creatine transport confirmed the clinical diagnosis. SLC6A8 analysis revealed a novel mutation that was hemizygous in the child and not detected in his mother. CT deficiency should be considered in children, especially males, with mental retardation.

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2015
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17. Implementación de tecnologías digitales en mipymes dirigidas por mujeres en Mérida, Yucatán: Avances hacia la transformación digital empresarial

Author

Maria Cristina Cervera-Quijano, Jorge Carlos Canto-Esquivel, and Ruth Noemí Ojeda-López

Subjects
Mipymes dirigidas por mujeres, Tecnologías digitales, Transformación digital, Commerce, HF1-6182
Abstract

La transformación digital en las empresas es un proceso de integración y aplicación de tecnología que contribuye con la mejora e innovación de los modelos de negocio. Se proponen dos estrategias para la transformación digital en las organizaciones, las cuales tienen el propósito de integrar las tecnologías a los procesos productivos y administrativos y mejorar la experiencia del cliente. Por ello, se identifican tres niveles de uso de acuerdo con las tecnologías implementadas y las competencias desarrolladas en las empresas, estos son: nivel básico, avanzado y tecnologías de frontera. La presente investigación con enfoque cuantitativo descriptivo tiene por objetivo analizar el nivel de uso y aprovechamiento de tecnologías digitales para la transformación digital en micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (Mipymes) dirigidas por mujeres en Mérida, Yucatán. La población e interés incluyó a mujeres de Mérida con actividad empresarial, con mayoría de acciones en la empresa, y entre 1 y 50 empleados. Se enviaron invitaciones a través de asociaciones civiles, redes sociales y correo electrónico a empresas registradas en el Directorio Estadístico Nacional de Unidades Económicas (DENUE). De las 38 respuestas obtenidas, se seleccionaron 22 que cumplían con los criterios de inclusión. Los resultados indican que estas empresas han adoptado principalmente herramientas de los niveles básicos, siendo las redes sociales la principal. A pesar de tener alto porcentaje de adopción en tecnologías básicas, es fundamental identificar las necesidades para la mayor integración de herramientas digitales que fortalezcan la competitividad empresarial.

Published
2025
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