Underlying respiratory disease does not affect the negative predictive value of thin-collimation CT angiography, which appears to be a reliable tool in the work-up in this subgroup of patients with acute PE.

Xylella fastidiosa is a xylem-limited bacterium native to America and classified as a priority pest for EU regulation. Since 2013, X. fastidiosa has been identified in European countries with a Mediterranean climate, such as Italy, France, Spain and Portugal, with different subspecies and sequence types (ST) detected. Since 2015 X. fastidiosa subsp. multiplex ST6 and/or ST7 has been detected in Corsica and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur in almost 70 plant species, whereas X. fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 has been found in only two host plants. In this study, we report two new variants, recently detected in two separated areas of the PACA region, genetically related to the subspecies multiplex and assigned to (i) ST88 detected on Polygala myrtifolia, Hebe sp., Osteospermum ecklonis, Lavandula x intermedia, Coronilla glauca and Euryops chrysanthemoides and (ii) ST89: detected on Myoporum sp. and Viburnum tinus. Both variant strains were isolated in vitro. Moreover, we report here the identification of X. fastidiosa subsp. multiplex ST6 in a new region of the South of France, Occitanie (Aude), in plants from natural and urban settings and from a nursery.

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PurposeThis paper seeks to explore the interrelationships between futures studies and public decision making in Sweden.Design/methodology/approachBased on a series of interviews conducted in Stockholm in December 2003, this paper presents the main players involved in futures studies in Sweden. It focuses especially on the activities of the Institute for Futures Studies, and that of the Lindbeck Commission on the Future of Sweden.FindingsFutures studies are a decisive part of the public decision process in Sweden, where they appeared after the Second World War and gained momentum from the 1970s onwards. The paper gives a detailed account of the interplay between the various actors. There is a strong independence between the public decision‐making system and the producers of futures studies. Nevertheless, futures studies prove an important instrument for public policy in Sweden, as they raise awareness in the public debate, serve as a tool for consultation, and help define scientific and technological priorities.Originality/valueProvides an insight into the state of futures research in Sweden.