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Emily King, experta en minería global, futurista y ‘exploradora’ de mercados frontera, lanza su podcast «On the Rocks», que combina aventuras en geología, tecnología del futuro, y por supuesto, un cóctel «en las rocas»

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, 20 de octubre de 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Emily King, experta en minería global, fundadora de Prospector, geóloga y directora de innovación de Analog Gold, lanzó hoy un nuevo podcast: On the Rocks. Cóctel en mano, Emily King conversará con invitados especiales acerca de la situación de la industria minera. Los episodios incluyen el futuro de la industria: minería espacial, minería en el fondo del mar, inteligencia artificial, la…

On the Rocks ofrece una perspectiva fresca de la minería a través de la lente de la cultura pop, la tecnología y la innovación, la sostenibilidad, y ofrece a los novatos un análisis de mercado fácil de entender que los sumerge en una industria divertida y en continua evolución. No importa si usted es un experto en la industria o un novato, el podcast On the Rocks es una fuente de entretenimiento, información y educación.

On The Rocks es presentado por Prospector, una plataforma tecnológica habilitada con IA que se creó para modernizar la forma en que los inversionistas e investigadores buscan y acceden a información relacionada con la minería. Prospector extrae datos de diferentes bolsas de valores públicas como TMX Datalink, que opera en la Bolsa de Valores de Toronto y representa ya el 50 % de los proyectos de minería que cotizan en bolsa a nivel global. Prospector considera que este nuevo podcast hará que la minería resulte más digerible para un público amplio y ayudará a los oyentes a entender el impacto de la minería en nuestras vidas diarias: desde los minerales que son indispensables para los automóviles eléctricos, cómo el oro influye en las divisas globales, e incluso referencias que se hace a la minería en nuestras películas favoritas, entre otros.

«Desde milénials hasta inversionistas institucionales como Warren Buffett, los metales preciosos, las tierras raras y la inversión en minería concitan gran atención. Esperamos que «On the Rocks» atraiga a un amplio público a través de historias divertidas, datos interesantes y, por supuesto, los conocimientos de los expertos», afirmó Peter Voldness, vicepresidente de finanzas corporativas de Analog Gold, la empresa de inversiones mineras propietaria de Prospector.

El primer episodio de On The Rocks estará disponible el martes 27 de octubre de 2020. Los próximos episodios se publicarán cada dos martes. On the Rocks estará disponible en iTunes y Spotify para transmisión o descarga. También puede suscribirse a On the Rocks en www.prospectorportal.com donde podrá registrarse también para The Nugget, el boletín semanal de Prospector.

Acerca de Prospector

Prospector es una plataforma tecnológica habilitada con IA que se creó para modernizar la forma en que los inversionistas e investigadores buscan y acceden a información relacionada con la minería. Fundada en 2020 por Emily King, experta mundial en minería, Prospector creó la primera base de datos digital de consulta con una interfaz fácil de navegar, que permite a cualquier persona acceder a información sobre la industria de la minería. Prospector es una subsidiaria de propiedad absoluta de Analog Gold, compañía de inversión en minería.

Para conocer más acerca de Prospector, visite prospectorportal.com o sígala en Twitter (@ProspectorAI) o LinkedIn.

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CUPRA is the first automotive brand to participate in Extreme E

– CUPRA partners with ABT, helping promote electrification, sustainability and equality

– CUPRA grows its electrified motorsport knowledge helping feed knowledge into its passenger vehicle line-up

MARTORELL, Spain, Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CUPRA is taking its motorsport heritage into the contemporary times joining the Extreme E racing series as the main partner of the ABT Sportsline team.

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– CUPRA partners with ABT, helping promote electrification, sustainability and equality

– CUPRA grows its electrified motorsport knowledge helping feed knowledge into its passenger vehicle line-up

Extreme E, the electric SUV off-road competition, is set to travel across some of the world’s most extreme environments in 2021 with a five-stage format. The global voyage will utilise its international entertainment platform to promote electrification, sustainability, and equality.

CUPRA’s move into the Extreme E arena isn’t a surprise, as the brand has always pushed the boundaries of what is possible. The CUPRA e-Racer – the world’s first all-electric racing touring car – integrated four single-speed electric motors that delivered a combined 680PS (500kW) and 960Nm with a 65kWh liquid cooled battery pack, helping redefine what motorsport could be.

That project helped the brand develop its knowledge as it takes a journey towards electrification becoming an ever more important part of its passenger vehicle line-up. And it now has the CUPRA Leon plug-in hybrid, which will be followed at the beginning at 2021 by the CUPRA Formentor plug-in hybrid, which will be available in 2 different variants, and will be joined by the CUPRA el-Born in the second half of next year. All vehicles will bring sustainable mobility with the character and dynamism that enthusiasts desire.

Extreme E: An electric odyssey

CUPRA will pair up with ABT Sportsline as the racing team’s main partner, and will contribute to lining up a team of engineers and drivers for this electric odyssey. The Extreme E has a gender equal sporting format whereby teams must field one male and one female driver. The first of whom is CUPRA e-ambassador, Mattias Ekström.

«Extreme E is a mix of Raid and Rally Cross, racing through very different environments with tracks marked using GPS,» said Ekström. «But it holds a lot of promise for developing electric vehicles; collecting data to feedback into cars in areas such as software and regeneration.»

CUPRA’s involvement in Extreme E isn’t solely because of a desire to exceed in motorsport, but to also feed accrued knowledge back into its passenger vehicle in great many areas including driveability, power delivery, chassis setup and steering.

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Ravenswood establishes subsidiaries in UK and Kenya

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Ravenswood Solutions has established two new subsidiaries, Ravenswood Technologies UK Limited and Ravenswood Technologies Kenya Limited, after winning a five-year contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to execute the Tactical Engagement Simulation in Kenya (TESIK) program.

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Ravenswood created the subsidiaries to better serve both the UK MoD client and the TESIK program’s end user, the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK). Ravenswood Technologies UK is set up in Bath close to the MoD’s Bristol office, while Ravenswood Technologies Kenya is based in Nairobi near two BATUK installments.

«Our new subsidiaries will facilitate closer ties with the TESIK program’s stakeholders,» said Ravenswood President and CEO Dan Donoghue. «Through Ravenswood UK, we will provide better direct support to our MoD customer and be more accessible to our Europe-based subcontractors. Ravenswood Kenya will strengthen our relationship with the BATUK and our Nairobi-based training staff.»

About Ravenswood Solutions

Ravenswood Solutions, a subsidiary of SRI International, provides government agencies and commercial clients with technology and services for combat training, test and evaluation of vehicles and equipment, and policy analysis events. Our field-proven packages include high-fidelity instrumentation, advanced global positioning and mapping, realistic training effects, and turnkey support services that are customized for each client.

Ravenswood leverages more than 20 years of experience in technology insertion, training support, and sustainment services. This heritage of world-class technology and dedication to customers has made us the leading provider of mobile instrumented training and performance assessment for military ground troops and other security forces, while opening the door for industries such as civil response, logistics, and behavioral research to explore new applications for the technology.

Contact:
Maura Kinney
Marketing and Communication
(202) 957-3553
maura.kinney@ravenswoodsolutions.com

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Shift Unveils New Brand Strategy Championing Used Cars

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Online used car marketplace Shift (NASDAQ: SFT) has today unveiled its new brand strategy, including an ad campaign, new look and feel and an official spokesperson for the company.

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The rebrand is the culmination of a months-long strategy as part of its growth trajectory. In seeking to create a unique brand position, Shift sought out boutique brand agency Register by Design, whose founder and Chief Strategy Officer Lucy Farey-Jones led major automotive brands, like Audi, to achieve historic success.

The overarching theme of the new Shift brand is embracing and celebrating used cars — unique in a category that often pushes consumers to purchase brand new vehicles. Used cars are often inherently cheaper, and therefore ultimately better for consumers. But while most consumers rationally understand that buying a used car is a smarter decision — and Shift agrees — they often don’t feel good doing so, in large part because of the stigma and hassle associated with it.

It was this insight that inspired the company’s new brand. By being driver-centric and tech-forward, Shift is challenging the traditional model to give consumers a better used car buying experience — one they can feel good about. Shift proudly celebrates and champions used cars, and the savvy consumers who buy them. We value their time, their money, and their needs — and we believe they should not have to choose between feeling good and making a smart decision.

In the spirit of rationality, the inaugural campaign for the new brand is called «Straight Shooter,» and features as its spokesperson noted comedy actor Martin Starr, who is known for his roles as «Gilfoyle» on HBO’s Silicon Valley and «Bill Haverchuck» on NBC’s Freaks and Geeks.

«We aren’t afraid to say that used cars are a savvy decision — one that everyone should feel good about, and have access to,» said Tracy Lessin, Vice President of Marketing at Shift. «We wanted to call it like we see it and align with our savvy consumer. The logical arguments in favor of used cars are so obvious; partnering with Martin Starr’s straightforward brand of humor was a perfect way to dispel the myth that buying a new car is better. There is a door number three, and that’s Shift.»

The brand reinforces the company’s mission to make buying a used car simple, fair, and accessible for everyone. This important consumer purchase is made all the more approachable and accessible by Shift’s unique service offering, which leverages modern technology to introduce more convenience and remove traditional obstacles like opaque pricing and trips to the DMV.

«Used cars are a huge market hidden in plain sight. People know that buying used makes rational sense but there’s a gap in the market for a brand to make an emotional connection around the savviness of buying used,» commented Farey-Jones, Register’s founder. «With their driver-centered, tech-forward process, Shift is on a mission to make used cars fun, fair, and accessible for everyone — at the core of that, to make buying a used car feel better than buying new.»

The new «Straight Shooter» campaign ads featuring Martin Starr will run on various channels beginning Oct. 21.

About Shift

Shift is a leading end-to-end auto ecommerce platform transforming the used car industry with a technology-driven, hassle-free customer experience. Shift’s mission is to make car purchase and ownership simple — to make buying or selling a used car fun, fair, and accessible to everyone. Shift provides comprehensive, digital solutions throughout the car ownership lifecycle: finding the right car, having a test drive brought to you before buying the car, a seamless digitally-driven purchase transaction including financing and vehicle protection products, an efficient, digital trade-in/sale transaction, and a vision to provide high-value support services during car ownership. For more information, visit www.shift.com.

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Hospitality Meets Sustainability and Innovation with a Warm Welcome

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — After months of social distancing and quarantine measures, it’s only natural to daydream about your next big getaway. And if you’re going to dream, you might as well dream big, so allow us to serve up some inspiration. Join Tomorrow’s World Today and IHG® Hotels & Resorts on a visit to the glittering high rises of Dubai and sandy shores of Oman to enjoy the best of hotels stays, from…

Tomorrow’s World Today Discovery Reporter Jackie Long checks into IHG Hotels & Resorts‘ voco™, InterContinental® and Crowne Plaza® properties in Dubai, and the Six Senses resort in Oman to learn all about their efforts to operate responsibly, from reducing plastic and food waste to creating unique guest experiences that help protect the planet, too.

Keith Barr, Chief Executive Officer, IHG Hotels & Resorts, commented: «Our purpose of True Hospitality for everyone not only means giving our guests the best experiences when they stay with us, but it also means doing right for the world around us. Many of our guests tell us how this responsible element of travel is increasingly high on their agenda and their response to some of our actions in this space is really encouraging, from how we innovate inside the hotel and support local communities, to inspiring future generations of hoteliers. These fantastic hotels in Dubai and Oman are a great representation of some of the sustainability work that takes place in our 5,900+ hotels all over the world, and we were thrilled to welcome Jackie and the Tomorrow’s World Today team to experience it first-hand.»

Long sees first-hand how the global hotel company works with green suppliers to minimize waste, such as The Fine Bedding Company, who use recycled bottles to create plush duvet and pillow filling at the voco™ Dubai hotel. Long also learns about the hotel group’s use of AI technology, Winnow, to track, measure and reduce food waste from hotel buffets and restaurants, with InterContinental® Dubai Festival City’s clever menus resulting in both happy guests and 100,000 meals worth of food saved in just one year.

Long’s travels see her arrive at the luxury Six Senses Zighy Bay resort in Oman, tucked away between the dramatic rugge d Musandam mountains and powdery beaches. While discovering the unique experiences the resort offers its guests, Long learns how sustainability is built into the heart of this destination, from home-grown dining and souvenirs made from recycled glass, to the on-site creation of clean drinking water, which are all part of promoting a plastic-free stay.

Finally, we learn about the efforts IHG Hotels & Resorts undertakes to support the next generation of talent through work experience days. Run in partnership with INJAZ al-Arab, part of NGO, JA Worldwide, Long hosts a competition at Crowne Plaza® Dubai Festival City for local Dubai International School students which not only gives them a first-hand look at the inner workings of a hotel, but also inspires them to think creatively for solutions that promote a greener future for hospitality.

Episode four of season three’s Tomorrow’s World Today premieres Saturday, October 24 at 8:30 am ET/PT on Science Channel and Sunday, October 25 at 6:30 am ET/PT on Discovery. Coming to Amazon Prime in early 2021. The episode was filmed in December 2019.

About IHG® Hotels & Resorts
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global organization with a broad portfolio of hotel brands, including Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, Regent Hotels & Resorts, InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton® Hotels & Restaurants, Hotel Indigo®, EVEN Hotels®, HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, voco™, Holiday Inn® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Holiday Inn Club Vacations®, avid™ hotels, Staybridge Suites®, Atwell Suites™ and Candlewood Suites®.

IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 5,900 hotels and approximately 883,000 guest rooms in more than 100 countries, with over 1,900 hotels in its development pipeline. IHG also manages IHG® Rewards Club, our global loyalty program, which has more than 100 million enrolled members.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group’s holding company and is incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. Approximately 400,000 people work across IHG’s hotels and corporate offices globally.

Visit http://www.ihg.com for hotel information and reservations and http://www.ihgrewardsclub.com for more on IHG Rewards Club. For our latest news, visit: https://www.ihgplc.com/en/news-and-media and follow us on social media at: http://www.twitter.com/ihgcorporate, http://www.facebook.com/ihgcorporate and http://www.linkedin.com/company/intercontinental-hotels-group

About Tomorrow’s World Today
Season Three of this family-friendly, cutting-edge television show travels the world in search of innovative pioneers who are creating new ways to utilize our natural and technological resources for a more sustainable lifestyle. Tomorrow’s World Today has a home base in Pittsburgh, PA, one of the nation’s most progressive tech landscapes.

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Stanford Medicine Launches Study Of Greater San Francisco Bay Area Using Safe, Convenient COVID-19 Testing From Home

STANFORD, Calif., Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Stanford University School of Medicine today announced the launch of the Community Alliance to Test Coronavirus at Home (CATCH) Study, an effort that seeks to estimate the true population prevalence of COVID-19 across the 8.5 million population of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, and ultimately aid in the effort to reopen schools, workplaces and communities.

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The CATCH Study is now seeking participants. A key aim of the CATCH Study is to scale a simple, safe, convenient, and population-scale early diagnostic system to help stop further undetected spread of COVID-19. CATCH utilizes online surveys and home delivered self-collection kits that are able to be rapidly deployed to carry out remote testing in a broad and representative sample of the population, including those underserved and vulnerable populations that might otherwise not be reached or tested. The study is enabled by the Vera Cloud Testing Platform including its novel Vera Home Test Kit, a gentle nasal swab self-collection kit that can be delivered directly to the homes of study participants by existing couriers and package delivery services.

There is no cost to CATCH Study participation, and all residents in the San Francisco Bay Area are welcome to enroll. Every participant joins online, reports their symptoms and exposures to COVID-19 daily, and may also be offered a home test kit at no cost upon reporting. If accepted, within 24 hours a home test kit will be delivered safely and conveniently by express courier to their home, where they can self-collect a sample, which is then delivered to the Stanford Health Care laboratory and tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection. All tested participants are informed of their results privately and securely online via their personal password-protected account within the CATCH website. The unique approach removes any requirement to leave home or shelter-in-place.

The study is being led by Stanford Medicine researchers Yvonne Maldonado, MD, professor of pediatric infectious diseases and of health research and policy, Lorene Nelson, MD, associate professor of health research and policy, as well as Dr. Stephen Quake, professor of bioengineering and of applied physics and co-president of the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub.

«We encourage as many Bay Area residents as possible to sign-up for the CATCH Study to help increase our knowledge of a virus that has had significant impacts on our communities,» said Dr. Maldonado. «Our main objective is to learn where and how the virus is spreading — whether people are displaying symptoms or not — and which communities are most vulnerable. These insights will help our scientists and local public officials gain a deeper understanding of the distribution of COVID-19 throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area so that they can stop its spread.»

With the effects of COVID-19 disproportionately affecting minority and vulnerable communities throughout the country, and specifically in the Bay Area, one of the key intentions of the study is to address inequities in testing by researching underserved populations. The testing kits will provide a convenient, no-cost, rapid home-based option for many in these communities who have difficulty accessing facility-based testing.

All San Francisco Bay Area Residents residing in the following counties can sign-up for the CATCH Study as long as they are at least 18 years of age or older, including those with or without symptoms. All CATCH Study participation is free of charge and does not require health insurance.

· Alameda

· Contra Costa

· Marin

· Monterey

· Napa

· San Benito

· Santa Clara

· Santa Cruz

· San Francisco City & County

· San Mateo

· Solano

· Sonoma

The researchers intend to offer home test kits each day to a portion of all CATCH participants who reported the previous day, carefully selecting participants both with and without symptoms, in order to best represent our diverse population. In addition, a pre-selected and representative group of residents will also receive direct mailings beginning October 20, 2020 on how to become CATCH participants. These mailings include a unique personal code, allowing their automatic selection for home testing upon joining the study.

Whenever a CATCH Study participant is selected for testing, a Vera Home Test Kit will be sent to the participant, generally arriving the same day or early the next morning. Each kit includes a gentle nasal swab, which requires participants to swipe only the inside of their nostrils, making it a less invasive process than other health care facility-based tests that require deeper access through the nose. Results will be made available within 24 hours of receipt by the Stanford laboratory. Participants can view their results online via their own private dashboard for the study.

The Vera Cloud Testing Platform and Home Test Kits were created by Stanford in collaboration with several other institutions, including the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and Microsoft, and aim to increase testing capacity for COVID-19 at local, state and national levels. Stanford also intends to make the platform available under non-commercial terms to academic institutions, public health departments, laboratory providers and other organizations interested in offering expansive at home testing. The study is funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, an independent, nonprofit medical research center that brings together physicians, scientists and engineers from Stanford University, the University of California, San Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley to drive discovery and encourage collaborative science.

Residents interested in learning more about the CATCH Study and how they can participate can visit https://catchstudy.stanford.edu / or call (833) 971-2468.

About Stanford University School of Medicine
The Stanford University School of Medicine consistently ranks among the nation’s top medical schools, integrating research, medical education, patient care and community service. For more news about the school, please visit http://med.stanford.edu/school.html. The medical school is part of Stanford Medicine, which includes Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children’s Health. For information about all three, please visit http://med.stanford.edu.

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CUPRA: la primera marca de coches en participar en Extreme E

– CUPRA se asocia con ABT, ayudando así a promover la electrificación, la sostenibilidad y la igualdad

– CUPRA aumenta su experiencia en el deporte del motor electrificado para trasladar ese know-how a su gama de vehículos de calle.

MARTORELL, España, 20 de octubre de 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CUPRA lleva su herencia automovilística deportiva a los tiempos contemporáneos uniéndose a las carreras Extreme E Series como socio principal del equipo ABT Sportline.

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– CUPRA se asocia con ABT, ayudando así a promover la electrificación, la sostenibilidad y la igualdad

– CUPRA aumenta su experiencia en el deporte del motor electrificado para trasladar ese know-how a su gama de vehículos de calle.

Las Extreme E, la competición todo-terreno de SUV eléctricos, se ha configurado para viajar a través de algunos de los ambientes más extremos y remotos del mundo en 2021 con un formato de cinco etapas. Este viaje global utilizará su plataforma internacional de entretenimiento para promover la electrificación, la sostenibilidad y la igualdad.

La decisión de CUPRA participar en Extreme E no es una sorpresa, ya que la marca siempre ha superado los límites de lo que era posible cuando se han unido automovilismo deportivo y electrificación. El CUPRA e-Racer –el primer turismo de carreras totalmente eléctrico del mundo–incorporaba cuatro motores individuales con una sola marcha, que desarrollaban una potencia combinada de 680 CV (500 kW) y 960 Nm, con una batería de refrigeración líquida de 65kWh, ayudando así a redefinir lo que podía ser el deporte del automóvil.

Ese proyecto ayudó a la marca a desarrollar sus conocimientos mientras se aventuraba hacia una electrificación que se convertiría en una parte cada vez más importante de su gama de turismos. Y ahora tiene el CUPRA León híbrido enchufable, al que seguirá a principios de 2021 el CUPRA Formentor híbrido enchufable y a los que se unirá el CUPRA El-Born en el segundo semestre del año. Coches, todos ellos, que brindarán movilidad sostenible con el carácter y el dinamismo que desean los entusiastas.

Extreme E: Una odisea eléctrica

CUPRA formará pareja con ABT Sportsline como socio principal del equipo de carreras y contribuirá con un cartel de ingenieros y pilotos de primera línea a esta auténtica odisea eléctrica. El Extreme E tiene un formato deportivo de igualdad de género, en el que los equipos deben alinear un conductor masculino y otro femenino. El primero de ellos es el e-embajador de CUPRA, Mattias Ekström.

«Extreme E es una combinación de raids y rally Ccoss, y se compite a través de escenarios muy diferentes, con recorridos señalados utilizando el GPS», ha señalado Ekström. «Pero resulta muy prometedor para el desarrollo de vehículos eléctricos, recopilando datos con los que realimentar los coches en aspectos como el software y la regeneración de energía.»

La implicación de CUPRA en Extreme E no viene solo del deseo de sobresalir en el deporte del automóvil, sino también de extraer de él un conocimiento creciente que alimente su gama de turismos en aspectos como la dinámica, la entrega de potencia, los reglajes de chasis y la dirección.

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CUPRA is the first automotive brand to participate in Extreme E

– CUPRA partners with ABT, helping promote electrification, sustainability and equality

– CUPRA grows its electrified motorsport knowledge helping feed knowledge into its passenger vehicle line-up

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– CUPRA partners with ABT, helping promote electrification, sustainability and equality

– CUPRA grows its electrified motorsport knowledge helping feed knowledge into its passenger vehicle line-up

Extreme E: An electric odyssey

Standford Medicine lanza estudio para la zona de la bahía de San Francisco usando una prueba segura y conveniente de COVID-19 en el hogar

STANFORD, Calif., 20 de octubre de 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — La Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Stanford anunció hoy el lanzamiento del Estudio de la Alianza Comunitaria para Pruebas de Coronavirus en el Hogar (CATCH por sus siglas en inglés) en un esfuerzo que busca estimar la prevalencia real de COVID-19 entre la población de 8.5 millones de habitantes de la zona de la Bahía de San Francisco y finalmente apoyar para la reapertura de escuelas, lugares de trabajo y…

El Estudio CATCH está en busca de participantes. Un objetivo clave del Estudio CATCH es escalar un sistema de diagnóstico temprano sencillo, seguro y conveniente a nivel población para ayudar a detener la propagación no detectada de COVID-19. CATCH se vale de encuestas en línea y kits de auto recolección entregados a domicilio que serán desplegados rápidamente para llevar a cabo el diagnóstico remoto en una amplia muestra representativa de la población, incluyendo a las poblaciones desatendidas y vulnerables a quienes de otro modo no podría llegarse o diagnosticarse. El estudio es posible gracias a la Plataforma de Diagnóstico Vera Cloud incluyendo su novedoso Kit de Diagnóstico Vera Home, un kit de auto recolección con un delicado hisopo nasal, que puede entregarse directamente en el domicilio de los participantes del estudio mediante los servicios de mensajería y paquetería.

La participación en el Estudio CATCH no tiene costo y todos los habitantes de la Zona de la Bahía de San Francisco son bienvenidos. Cada participante se inscribe en línea, reporta sus síntomas y exposiciones a COVID-19 diariamente y también se les podría ofrecer un kit de diagnóstico a domicilio sin costo al reportar. De ser aceptado, un servicio de mensajería exprés entregará un kit de diagnóstico al domicilio de manera segura y conveniente en un lapso no mayor a 24 horas, donde podrán recolectar su propia muestra, que posteriormente es entregada al laboratorio de Stanford Health Care y evaluado para determinar si hay infección por SARS-CoV-2. Todos los participantes diagnosticados recibirán sus resultados en privado y de manera segura en línea a través de su cuenta personal protegida por contraseña dentro del sitio web de CATCH. Este enfoque único elimina la necesidad de salir de casa o de su aislamiento.

El estudio está encabezado por los investigadores de Stanford Medicine Yvonne Maldonado, MD, profesora de enfermedades pediátricas infecciosas y de investigación y política de la salud, Lorene Nelson, MD, profesora adjunta de investigación y política de la salud, así como el Dr. Stephen Quake, profesor de bioingeniería y de física aplicada y copresidente del Chan Zuckerberg Biohub.

«Invitamos a todos los residentes posibles de la Zona de la Bahía a inscribirse al Estudio CATCH para ayudar a aumentar nuestro conocimiento de un virus que ha tenido impactos importantes sobre nuestras comunidades,» dijo la Dra. Maldonado. «Nuestro objetivo principal es descubrir dónde y cómo se está propagando el virus—si las personas presentan síntomas o no—y qué comunidades son las más vulnerables. Estos discernimientos ayudarán a nuestros científicos y funcionarios públicos locales a obtener un entendimiento mejor de la distribución de COVID-19 en toda la Zona de la Bahía de San Francisco para que puedan detener su propagación.»

Con los efectos de COVID-19 afectando desmedidamente a las comunidades vulnerables y de minorías en todo el país y, específicamente en la Zona de la Bahía, una de las intenciones clave del estudio es atender las inequidades en el diagnóstico investigando a las poblaciones desatendidas. Los kits de diagnóstico serán una opción conveniente, sin costo, rápida y en el hogar para muchos en estas comunidades que tienen dificultades para acceder a diagnósticos en instalaciones.

Todos los Residentes de la Zona de la Bahía de San Francisco en los siguientes condados pueden inscribirse al Estudio CATCH, siempre que sean mayores de 18 años, tengan o no tengan síntomas. Toda participación en el Estudio CATCH es gratuita y no requiere seguro médico.

· Alameda

· Contra Costa

· Marin

· Monterey

· Napa

· San Benito

· Santa Clara

· Santa Cruz

· Ciudad y Condado de San Francisco

· San Mateo

· Solano

· Sonoma

Los investigadores pretenden ofrecer los kits de diagnóstico en el hogar a una parte de todos los participantes en CATCH que hayan reportado el día anterior, cuidadosamente seleccionando participantes con y sin síntomas para tener una mejor muestra de nuestra población tan diversa. Asimismo, un grupo representativo de residentes preseleccionados también recibirá correos directos a partir del 20 de octubre de 2020 sobre cómo participar en CATCH. Estos correos incluyen un código personal único que permite su selección automática para diagnóstico en el hogar tras inscribirse al estudio.

Cuando un participante del Estudio CATCH sea seleccionado para diagnóstico, se le enviará un Kit de Diagnóstico Vera Home, que generalmente llegará ese mismo día o temprano la mañana siguiente. Cada kit contiene un delicado hisopo nasal, que requiere que los participantes sólo lo pasen por el interior de sus fosas nasales, lo que lo hace un proceso menos invasivo que otras pruebas realizadas en laboratorios que requieren un acceso más profundo a través de la nariz. Los resultados estarán disponibles en un máximo de 24 horas después de su recepción en el laboratorio de Stanford. Los participantes podrán ver sus resultados en línea a través de su propio panel de control para el estudio.

La Plataforma de Diagnóstico y los Kits Vera Cloud fueron creados por Stanford en colaboración con diversas instituciones, incluyendo el Chan Zuckerberg Biohub y Microsoft y buscan aumentar la capacidad de diagnóstico de COVID-19 a nivel local, estatal y nacional. Stanford también pretende poner la plataforma a disposición, bajo términos no comerciales, de instituciones académicas, departamentos de salubridad pública, proveedores de laboratorios y otras organizaciones interesadas en ofrecer diagnósticos en el hogar de manera extendida. El estudio está fondeado por el Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, un centro independiente de investigación médica sin fines de lucro, que reúne a médicos, científicos e ingenieros de la Universidad de Stanford, la Universidad de California, San Francisco y la Universidad de California, Berkeley para impulsar el descubrimiento y fomentar la ciencia colaborativa..

Los residentes interesados en saber más sobre el Estudio CATCH y cómo pueden participar pueden visitar https://catchstudy.stanford.edu / o llamar al (833) 971-2468.

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Standford Medicine lanza estudio para la zona de la bahía de San Francisco usando una prueba segura y conveniente de COVID-19 en el hogar

· Alameda

· Contra Costa

· Marin

· Monterey

· Napa

· San Benito

· Santa Clara

· Santa Cruz

· Ciudad y Condado de San Francisco

· San Mateo

· Solano

· Sonoma

Los residentes interesados en saber más sobre el Estudio CATCH y cómo pueden participar pueden visitar https://catchstudy.stanford.edu / o llamar al (833) 971-2468.

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