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This article maps the scientific production and the contents associated with the sustainable development goals and their integration with universities during the past 21 years. Although many of the topics related to sustainable development goals (SDGs) have been addressed in different studies for decades, it is since 2015 onwards that they gained greater prominence due to the inclusion of higher education as an important actor in the fulfillment of the 2030 agenda and the United Nations SDGs. For the purpose of this paper, a bibliometric analysis of 871 papers, 535 documents in Scopus, and 336 in Web of Science (WoS) from 1998 to 2019 was performed, and the Bibliometrix analysis tool was used. The objective of this mapping is to answer the following research question: Is the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals and Universities a field of study? An analysis of the network of collaborators and trend topics in Scopus and WoS allows us to identify the concurrence and relationships of some keywords, such as sustainable development, sustainability and planning, and some background words, such as humans and global health. In another analysis, the word "higher education" is related to change. This article suggests that the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals in Universities is becoming a field of study under exploration, with a peak of production in 2016 and that has remained stable in the last three years, but thanks to the leading role assigned to Universities, intellectual production should increase in the following years.

Ongoing technological progress in measurement systems triggered the development of an in­novative, hands-on teaching program to help students toward a fuller understanding of recent changes in the field. This paper presents a lab project that links theoretical principles with the practical issues of signal conditioning systems. This is accomplished in the context of a Master's Degree in Mechatronic Engineering, though the experience gained could be applied to other cur­ricula. Students designed and tested a signal conditioning circuit in order to acquire and monitor the electrical activity generated by the heart. This lab project contains most of the circuits studied in lectures and presents a general methodology for the design of signal conditioning systems. Five years of lab project work was compiled, and with the help of students' feedback, we were able to evaluate both the improvement in their knowledge and in their motivation.

Rivers significantly contribute to global biogeochemical cycles; however, we have a limited understanding of how drying may influence these cycles. Drying fragments river networks, thereby influencing important ecosystem functions such as the processing of carbon and nitrogen, and associated fluxes of greenhouse gases (GHGs) both locally, and at the river network scale. Our objective was to assess, using a network‐scale approach, the lateral, longitudinal, and temporal dynamics of GHG fluxes in a river network naturally fragmented by drying. We used a closed‐loop chamber with automated analyzers to measure carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes from dry sediments, flowing waters, isolated pools, and riparian soils, along with a suite of environmental variables, over 9 months at 20 sites across a non‐perennial river network in France. Network‐scale drying had a spatial and temporal legacy effect on GHG fluxes. On average, CO2 fluxes were up to 29 times higher from perennial than non‐perennial sites under flowing conditions. At non‐perennial sites, CO2 and N2O fluxes positively covaried with time since rewetting. In addition, CO2 and N2O fluxes at perennial sites positively covaried with the percent of non‐perennial reaches upstream, indicating a spatial effect of drying. GHG fluxes from riparian soil and dry riverbed sediments had markedly different magnitudes and covariates. This research demonstrates that drying not only has a local‐scale impact but also influences GHG fluxes at the network scale, contributing valuable insights for upscaling global riverine GHG estimates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Addressing the health challenges faced by the aging population, particularly undernutrition, is of paramount importance, given the significant representation of older individuals in society. Undernutrition arises from a disbalance between nutritional intake and energy expenditure, making its diagnosis crucial. Advances in technology allowed a better precision and efficiency of biomarker measurements, making it easier to detect undernutrition in the elderly. This article introduces an innovative system developed as part of the CART initiative at Toulouse University Hospital in France. This system takes a comprehensive approach to monitor health and well-being, collecting data that can provide insights, shape health outcomes, and even predict them. A key focus of this system is on identifying nutrition-related behaviors. By integrating quantitative and clinical assessments, which include biannual nutritional evaluations, as well as physical and physiological measurements like mobility and weight, this approach improves the diagnosis and prevention of undernutrition risks. It offers a more holistic perspective aligned with physiological standards. An example is given with the data collection of an elderly person followed at home for 3 months. We believe that this advance could make a significant contribution to the overall improvement of health and well-being, particularly in the elderly population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Simple Summary: Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare entity associated with a poor prognosis, especially for the triple-negative subtype. This study investigates the independent prognostic value of tumour and nodal responses after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. It shows that tumour and lymph node responses did not have the same prognostic value regarding HR and HER2 statuses. We identified a subgroup of patients with triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer with residual lymph node disease for whom adjuvant treatment intensification may be worth investigating. Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare entity with a poor prognosis. We analysed the survival outcomes of patients with nonmetastatic IBC and the prognostic value of tumour or nodal responses to assess their individual prognostic impact across IBC subtypes. This retrospective multicentre study included patients diagnosed with IBC between 2010 and 2017 to account for advances in neoadjuvant systemic therapies and modern radiotherapy at seven oncology centres in France. Three hundred and seventeen patients were included and analysed. After a median follow-up of 52 months, the 5-year DFS was lower for triple-negative (TN) (50.1% vs. 63.6%; p < 0.0001). After multivariate analyses, incomplete nodal response was the only significant prognostic factor in the triple-negative group (HR:6.06). The poor prognosis of TN-IBC was reversed in the case of nodal response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Breast response does not appear to be a decisive prognostic factor in patients with TN-IBC compared to lymph node response. Despite improvements in neoadjuvant treatments, IBC remains associated with a poor prognosis. In TN-IBC patients, lack of pathological complete node response was associated with poorer survival than any other group. Treatment intensification strategies are worth investigating. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Within the family Geminiviridae, the emergence of new species results from their high mutation and recombination rates. In this study, we report the variability and evolution of digitaria streak virus (DSV), a mastrevirus isolated in 1986 from the grass Digitaria setigera in an island of the Vanuatu archipelago. Viral DNA of DSV samples was amplified from D. setigera specimens, derived from the naturally infected original plant, which were propagated in different laboratories in France and Italy for more than 20 years. From the consensus sequences, the nucleotide substitution rate was estimated for the period between a sample and the original sequence published in 1987, as well as for the period between samples. In addition, the intra-host genetic complexity and diversity of 8 DSV populations with a total of 165 sequenced haplotypes was characterized. The evolutionary rate of DSV was estimated to be between 1.13 × 10−4 and 9.87 × 10−4 substitutions/site/year, within the ranges observed in other single-stranded DNA viruses and RNA viruses. Bioinformatic analyses revealed high variability and heterogeneity in DSV populations, which confirmed that mutant spectra are continuously generated and are organized as quasispecies. The analysis of polymorphisms revealed nucleotide substitution biases in viral genomes towards deamination and oxidation of single-stranded DNA. The differences in variability in each of the genomic regions reflected a dynamic and modular evolution in the mutant spectra that was not reflected in the consensus sequences. Strikingly, the most variable region of the DSV genome, encoding the movement protein, showed rapid fixation of the mutations in the consensus sequence and a concomitant dN/dS ratio of 6.130, which suggests strong positive selection in this region. Phylogenetic analyses revealed a possible divergence in three genetic lineages from the original Vanuatu DSV isolate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The ongoing phase 2/3 PRODIGE 26/CONCORDE trial compares chemoradiation therapy with and without dose escalation in patients with locally advanced or unresectable esophageal cancer. The results of a benchmark case procedure are reported here to evaluate the protocol compliance of participating centers as part of quality assurance for radiation therapy.Methods and Materials: Volume delineation, target coverage, and dose constraints to the organs at risk (OARs) were assessed on treatment plans of a common benchmark case performed by each participating center. The centers were classified in 3 categories: per protocol, minor acceptable deviation (MiD), or major unacceptable deviation (MaD). A plan was rejected if ≥4 MiDs or 1 MaD were found.Results: Thirty-5 centers submitted 43 plans. Among them, 14 (32.6%) were per protocol, 19 (44.2%) presented at least 1 MiD, 2 (4.6%) presented at least 1 MaD, and 8 (18.6%) presented both MiD and MaD. Overall, 11 (25.6%) plans were rejected. Only 1 plan was rejected because gross tumor volume was not correctly delineated. The OAR delineation was respected in all cases. Dose constraints to the OARs were respected in the majority of cases except for the heart, where one-third of the plans presented a deviation. As for the target volume, 3 plans (5.8%) had a major underdosage and 1 plan (1.9%) had a major overdosage. Overall, 58% of all treatments were planned with intensity modulated radiation therapy, whereas 42% were planned with 3-dimensional chemoradiation therapy. Significantly more plans in the intensity modulated radiation therapy group were accepted compared with the 3-dimensional chemoradiation therapy group (P = .03).Conclusion: The high frequency of protocol deviations underlines the importance of a quality assurance program in clinical trials. Further work should assess the impact of quality assurance for radiation therapy on patient outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: No recommendation exists about the timing and setting for tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation in septic shock. Patients and methods: This prospective multicenter observational study was conducted in 30 ICUs in France and Spain. All consecutive patients presenting with septic shock were eligible. The use of tracheal intubation was described across the participating ICUs. A multivariate analysis was performed to identify parameters associated with early intubation (before H8 following vasopressor onset). Results: Eight hundred and fifty-nine patients were enrolled. Two hundred and nine patients were intubated early (24%, range 4.5–47%), across the 18 centers with at least 20 patients included. The cumulative intubation rate during the ICU stay was 324/859 (38%, range 14–65%). In the multivariate analysis, seven parameters were significantly associated with early intubation and ranked as follows by decreasing weight: Glasgow score, center effect, use of accessory respiratory muscles, lactate level, vasopressor dose, pH and inability to clear tracheal secretions. Global R-square of the model was only 60% indicating that 40% of the variability of the intubation process was related to other parameters than those entered in this analysis. Conclusion: Neurological, respiratory and hemodynamic parameters only partially explained the use of tracheal intubation in septic shock patients. Center effect was important. Finally, a vast part of the variability of intubation remained unexplained by patient characteristics. Trial registration Clinical trials NCT02780466, registered on May 23, 2016. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02780466?term=intubatic&draw=2&rank=1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Theatre artists and philosophers all over the centuries have often pointed out the existence of two levels within every phenomenon; we call this thought "Dualism". During the last centuries, many have focused on a specific, although traditional, example of dualism, which envisions a superior, transcendent reality – that is not connected to ours -. The performer can create such a connection, through her work on "verticality", touching the superior invisible realm, which must then descend back to our everyday dimension. This article analyses one of the main tools used in order to set up a connection between these two dimensions, that is attention, according in particular to one of the main thinkers of the twentieth century: Simone Weil. In this regard, the author explores the last pedagogical work of French actor and theatre pedagogue Louis Jouvet and the last period of research by Jerzy Grotowski and his pupils, both focused on that "attention" and "descending way", which works on the same line of what is better known as "Verticality". In the second part, Campo comments on Weil's selected passages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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On 26 October 1928 Paris was witness to a gala opera performance some sixty years in the making: the city’s first staging of Bedřich Smetana’s The Bartered Bride (1866). Organised under the auspices of the Czechoslovak embassy, joined with the tenth anniversary celebrations for the foundation of the First Czechoslovak Republic, and promoted as a marker of French-Czechoslovak cultural ties, the event constituted a triumph for Czech opera in one of the interwar period’s most important European cultural centres. The Paris premiere of The Bartered Bride allows for a detailed examination of two distinct but interconnected issues: the status of Smetana’s opera as political, ideological and national symbol for the nascent Czechoslovak state, and the diplomatic relationship between interwar France and Czechoslovakia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background Pneumonia is a very common infection in the nursing home, but little is known about its effects on levels of individual functioning. The aim of this study was to examine adverse effects of pneumonia events on physical functioning in nursing home residents. Methods Data were used from the INCUR study, a 1-year prospective cohort study of older residents from 13 nursing homes in France. The sample consisted of 716 residents, who were assessed at baseline, 6 and 12 months. Pneumonia diagnosis was based on clinical conditions documented in medical records. Physical functioning was measured by Activities of Daily Living (ADL). Longitudinal associations between pneumonia and physical functioning were explored using Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE). Results Of 716 participants, 145 (20%) had one or more pneumonia events during 12 months follow-up. Mean age of the participants was 86.0 (SD = 7.4) years, and 76% of them were female. Overall, participants had relatively low levels of physical functioning at baseline (Mean ADL = 2.4 out of 6, SD = 1.8). The GEE analyses adjusted for age, gender, baseline physical functioning, and hospitalization during follow-up showed that pneumonia events had adverse effects on ADL functioning (B = −0.21, SE = 0.08, p = 0.008). Pneumonia events were mainly associated with loss of independence in transferring from bed to chair and bathing. Conclusions In a population of nursing home residents where levels of physical functioning were already relatively low, pneumonia events were associated with loss of physical functioning. These results highlight the importance of preventive interventions aimed at reducing pneumonia in nursing home residents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recently, social identity approach has been giving stimulating insights in leadership in sport, considering social identification as a consequence regarding leadership processes. Nonetheless, social identity theory fundamentally posits social identification as a subjacent parameter of cognitions implied in the frame of interpersonal and intergroup relations. The current study aimed to enrich the existing literature by investigating athletes' team identification as a predictor of the perception of coach-created climate. French male rugby union players (N = 248) completed an online survey measuring the multidimensionality of their social identification to the team, and their perception of the coach-created climate in terms of empowering and disempowering motivational climate. Using Group Actor-Partner Interdependence Modelling, the analyses revealed that the perception of the climate as empowering was driven by high scores on ingroup ties, especially when teammates' ingroup ties scores were low. Team's ingroup affect and cognitive centrality resulted in lower perception levels of the empowering climate. Neither player's ingroup ties nor cognitive centrality predicted the perception of the climate as empowering, and when player's ingroup affect fitted into the group, his perception of a disempowering motivational climate decreased when ingroup affect score was high. The results are mainly discussed to the light of intergroup permeability by underlying the importance of considering social identification as a predictor of the perception of coach-athletes' relationship. Some practical applications are put forward along with future directions for research on coach-athletes' relationship. Especially, this study points out the importance of considering the social identity approach of leadership as a transactional relationship encapsulated in a mutual influence between the ingroup member social identification and that of the team as a whole. • Results provide a stringent empirical test of the multidimensional mode of social identity. • All the dimensions of social identity have not the same influence. • Coach may be viewed by players as an outgroup member. • Group composition in terms of its members' social identification should be considered to understand the effect of identity processes. • Social identity-Leadership relationship is transactional in nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Microbial mats are stratified microbial communities composed by highly inter-related populations and therefore are frequently chosen as model systems to study diversity and ecophysiological strategies. The present study describes an integrated approach to analyze microbial quinones and intact polar lipids (IPLs) in microbial mats within layers as thin as 500 µm by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Quinone profiles revealed important depth-related differences in community composition in two mat systems. The higher abundance of ubiquinones, compared to menaquinones, reflected the clear predominance of microorganisms belonging to aerobic α-, β-, and γ-Proteobacteria in Ebro delta estuarine mats. Hypersaline photosynthetic Camargue mats (France) showed a predominance of menaquinone-9 at the top of the mat, which is consistent with an important contribution of facultative aerobic or anaerobic bacteria in its photic zone. Quinone indices also indicated a higher diversity of non-phototrophs and a more anaerobic character in the hypersaline mats. Besides, the dissimilarity index suggested that the samples were greatly influenced by a depth-related redox state gradient. In the analysis of IPLs, there was a predominance of phosphatidylglycerols and sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerols, the latter being an abundant biomarker of Cyanobacteria. This combined approach based on quinone and IPL analysis has proven to be a useful method to establish differences in the microbial diversity and redox state of highly structure microbial mat systems at a fine-scale level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article provides not only a historical review of the activities of the two Spanish Collaborating Research Groups (CRG) at the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL), but it also presents the two new instrumental projects currently in development. After a brief description of the instruments with Spanish participation (D1B and D15), we will present the project of constructing a new detector for D1B as well as the project of building a new Spanish CRG instrument “XtremeD”. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Objectives: The goal of these studies was to provide validity and reliability evidence of a modified Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) including a direction scale (PANAS-D). Study 1 tested the validity and reliability of the PANAS-D to measure both intensity and direction of affects. Study 2 examined the relationships between direction of affects and selected variables (i.e., coping, attainment of achievement goals and sport satisfaction) by controlling for intensity of affects. Method: A total of 306 and 296 athletes (studies 1 and 2) completed the PANAS-D and other self-report questionnaires. Data were analysed with reliability, confirmatory factor analyses (study 1) and correlational analyses (studies 1 and 2). Design: Cross-sectional with self-reported questionnaires. Results: In study 1, the 4-factor structure of the PANAS-D (intensity and direction of positive affect and negative affect) fitted the data adequately. Multiple-group CFAs showed that PANAS-D was partially invariant across the two measurement occasions (before and after competition). The patterns of relationships between PANAS-D, attainment of achievement goals and coping provided evidence for the criterion-related validity of the PANAS-D. In study 2, direction of positive affect and negative affect were associated with selected outcomes (i.e., coping, attainment of sport achievement goals, and/or sport satisfaction) after intensity of these affective states were held constant. Conclusions: This study provided support for the reliability and validity of the PANAS-D (study 1) and the incremental validity of the direction of affective states (study 2), supporting the distinction between athletes' intensity and direction of affective states. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

• The APBI is associated with a lower average cost compared to the WBI. • There is no difference in outcome measured by QALYs at three years. • The APBI is a good option to face an increasing demand for treatments. This economic evaluation reports the incremental cost-utility ratio and national budget impact in France of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) vs standard or hypofractionated whole breast irradiation (WBI) in breast cancer patients at low risk of local recurrence. We compared 490 women randomized to the APBI (ten fractions delivered twice daily over one week) with 488 women in the WBI arm (one fraction per day delivered five days per week over three or six weeks). We took the perspective of the French national health insurance with a three-year time horizon. The outcome was quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was estimated and uncertainty was explored by probabilistic bootstrapping. Transportation and sick leave costs were added in a sensitivity analysis and a national budget impact analysis based on the incidence of breast cancer estimates in France performed. At three years, the average cost per patient was €2,549 (±1,954) in the APBI arm and €4,468 (±1,586) in the WBI arm (p-value < 0.001), radiotherapy was the main driver of the difference between the two arms. No significant difference was found in QALYs. For an average of 60,000 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed annually in France, 28,000 would be eligible for treatment with APBI. A 100% uptake of APBI would result in a yearly30 million€ cost saving. APBI for the treatment of postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer is cost saving, with no difference in outcome measured by QALYs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• The treatment of patients from the FFCD-ANABASE cohort showed good respect for the current guidelines for anal cancer treatment, and a good implementation of IMRT in France in this indication. • Two-thirds of patients with treatment interruption for toxicity were not treated with IMRT but 3D conformal RT. Conversely, IMRT was significantly associated with a better CFS. • In multivariate analyses, male gender, locally-advanced stage, and ECOG PS ≥ 1 were associated with poorer DFS, CFS, and OS. • Significant differences in DFS, CFS, and OS between early-stage group (T1-2, N0) and locally-advanced group (T3-4, or N +) advocate for personalized strategies by either de-escalation for early-stage tumors or treatment intensification for locally-advanced tumors. International guidelines regarding the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the anus (SCCA) recommend intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) combined with mitomycin-based chemotherapy (CT). The French FFCD-ANABASE cohort aimed at evaluating clinical practices, treatment, and outcomes of SCCA patients. This prospective multicentric observational cohort included all non-metastatic SCCA patients treated in 60 French centers from January 2015 to April 2020. Patients and treatment characteristics, colostomy-free survival (CFS), disease-free survival (DFS), overall survival (OS), and prognostic factors were analyzed. Among 1015 patients (male: 24.4 %; female: 75.6 %; median age: 65 years), 43.3 %presented with early-stage (T1-2, N0) and 56.7 % with locally advanced stage (T3-4 or N +) tumors. IMRT was used for 815 patients (80.3 %) and a concurrent CT was administered in 781 patients, consisting of mitomycin-based CT for 80 %. The median follow-up was 35.5 months. DFS, CFS, and OS at 3 years were 84.3 %, 85.6 %, and 91.7 % respectively in the early-stage group compared to 64.4 %, 66.9 %, and 78.2 % in the locally-advanced group (p < 0.001). In multivariate analyses, male gender, locally-advanced stage, and ECOG PS ≥ 1 were associated with poorer DFS, CFS, and OS. IMRT was significantly associated with a better CFS in the whole cohort and almost reached significance in the locally-advanced group. Treatment of SCCA patients showed good respect for current guidelines. Significant differences in outcomes advocate for personalized strategies by either de-escalation for early-stage tumors or treatment intensification for locally-advanced tumors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Food selection and consumption can be affected by different intrinsic and extrinsic cues. In this study, the effect of three extrinsic cues (country of origin, price and feeding system) on consumer’s purchasing decisions making process for lamb meat in three European countries: Spain, France and United Kingdom was investigated, as well as the relative importance of each cue. Four countries were considered for evaluating the effect of the country of origin (local, Argentina, Switzerland and Uruguay), three feeding systems (grain-fed, grass-fed and grain+grass-fed) and different price levels (low, medium and high), which were simultaneously compared. Fifteen profiles combining the different levels for each of the factors considered where those obtained by means of an orthogonal design. These profiles were evaluated by 100, 99 and 92 consumers in Spain, France and United Kingdom, respectively. Moreover, consumers sensory evaluated lamb from four different feeding systems, grain-fed, grass-fed and two mixtures of grain and grass-fed. Conjoint analysis was carried out both for evaluating clusters of consumers in each country and for considering an overall evaluation of all the countries at the same time. In general, the origin of the meat was the most important factor in determining consumer’s purchasing decisions making process, the local one being the most preferred. Uruguayan origin was the least preferred, which indicates that Uruguayan public and private sectors would need to enhance their country and meat image as well as support market promotion and penetration strategies in the European market. For some consumers the feeding system was the most important factor for choosing any particular meat amongst others, being grass-fed animal the most preferred. These results are not in agreement with the consumer’s acceptability studies of lamb meat when taste the meat from different feeding systems in a blind condition (without information), showing a disconfirmation. Lamb meat price has a minor role in determining consumer’s purchasing decisions. However, one segment of consumers, composed mainly by men, considered that the price is the most important factor. These findings showed the importance of studying consumer preferences and their segmentation for developing market promotions, which should have a holistic approach including extrinsic factors in the evaluation of consumer’s purchasing decisions making process. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Reactions of consumers to the appearance and taste of pork with and without information concerning outdoor production of pigs were tested in France, Denmark, Sweden and UK. Consumers in all four countries focussed on colour and fatness rather than marbling and drip to make their choice. Almost half of the British and Danish preferred the paler and the French the darker pork. Most people preferred the leaner pork. When information was provided in the form of labels, the vast majority of consumers preferred the pork labelled as originating from their own country as opposed to ‘imported’ and that labelled as pork from pigs ‘raised outside’ as opposed to ‘inside’. There was no difference in the taste of grilled pork from indoor and outdoor production systems but pork labelled ‘home produced’ or ‘outdoor’ were more appreciated. Consumers’ willingness to pay varied widely and was higher for those consumers who found more of the characteristics they sought. Consumers offered about 5% more for ‘home country’ and ‘raised outside’ labels. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

To quantify the impact of fecal pollution on the microbiological bathing water quality, predictive modeling is being increasingly used in which the decay rate of the fecal indicators plays an important role. The decay of sewage-sourced enterococci and Escherichia coli culturable cells and their associated molecular markers (16SrRNA) quantified by Quantitative Reverse transcription PCR were measured in controlled microcosms as well in in situ conditions using different water types, from marine waters to fresh waters with intermediate salinity. All bacterial decays were fitted to a first order decay model. In the laboratory study, the light radiation was the most influent factor affecting E. coli and enterococci survival by culture methods although environmental conditions weakly impacted the decay of molecular markers. The results also indicated differential persistence of genetic markers and culturable organisms of fecal indicator bacteria in different water systems. For each bacteria indicator and analytical method, four equations were obtained to predict the time required to have a 90% reduction (T90) according irradiance, salinity and temperature parameters. The weighted model RMSE (Root Mean Square Error) calculated for all field experiments showed that quantification obtained with the equations defined by laboratory-based study compared reasonably well with in-situ observed quantification (0.4 and 0.2 log by standard culture methods for E. coli and Enterococcus spp. and 0.6 and 0.3 log by RT-qPCR for E. coli and Enterococcus spp. respectively). The modeling tool can be used to predict the presence of fecal pollution in marine and fresh waters in combination with either culture based- or rapid molecular methods., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.)