EPI Update, November 25 2005

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EPI Update, December 2 2005

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Development of the first disease activity index for eosinophilic esophagitis: update on the EEsAI in 2012

Background and Aims: The international E EsAI s tudy g roup is currently d eveloping the first activity index ( EEsAI) specific for E osinophilic Esophagitis (EoE). G oal: T o develop, e valuate and validate the EEsAI. Methods: T he development c omprises three p hases: 1. Selection of c andidate items ( completed); 2. Evaluation of t he activity index i n a first patient cohort (in progress, p atient recruitment completed); and 3. Validation in a s econd EoE patient cohort. F ocus group interviews with patients were used in p hase 1 to g enerate patient r eported outcomes (PRO) according to g uidelines o f regulatory authorities (FDA a nd EMA), whereas the section of biologic items was developed by Delphi rounds o f international E oE experts from E urope and North America. Results: T he EEsAI has a modular c omposition to a ssess the following components o f EoE activity: p atient r eported outcomes, e ndoscopic activity, histologic activity, laboratory activity, a nd quality of l ife (QoL). Definitions for a ll aspects o f endoscopic and histologic appearance were e stablished by consensus r ounds a mong E oE experts. S ymptom a ssessment tools were c reated that t ake into account d ifferent food consistencies as w ell as f ood avoidance and specific processing strategies. The EEsAI i s currently e valuated in a cohort of a dult EoE patients since M arch 2 011 (patient recruitment completed). Conclusions: The EEsAI standardizes outcome assessment in EoE t rials. T he collaboration with i nternational E oE e xperts a s well as f ollowing o f the guidelines f rom regulatory authorities will lead to its wide applicability.

EPI Update, December 16 2005

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EPI Update, January 6, 2006

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EPI Update, December 23 2005

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EPI Update, January 13, 2006

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International Update, January-February 2006

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EPI Update, February 10, 2006

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EPI Update, January 20, 2006

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EPI Update, January 27, 2006

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EPI Update, February 3, 2006

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La construcción del espacio dramático en la ficción televisiva norteamericana. Análisis del espacio vivencial en las series dramáticas de la HBO

El presente trabajo analiza la construcción del espacio vivencial en cinco series televisivas producidas por la cadena norteamericana HBO: Carnivàle, Deadwood, The Sopranos, The Wire y Treme. La investigación parte de la convicción de una posible reelaboración de la historia del espacio doméstico norteamericano a través de la puesta en escena y de la potencialidad simbólica del espacio serial. De este modo, el trabajo propone un recorrido hermenéutico en el que se analiza la evolución del espacio narrativo, su evolución morfológica en dependencia de las necesidades diegéticas de cada una de las obras analizadas.

EPI Update, February 17, 2006

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EPI Update, February 24, 2006

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