Um Lótus ou um Dragão? - a orientalização e fetichização dos corpos das mulheres Asiáticas / A Lotus or a Dragon? - The orientalization and fetishization of Asian women's bodies

Resumo Este artigo provém das entrevistas realizadas com mulheres Chinesas residentes em Lisboa, com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 34 anos, no decorrer da primeira fase do trabalho de campo (2021/2022). Resultante do meu projeto de Doutoramento em Antropologia aqui busco compreender como mulheres asiáticas são observadas na experiência do quotidiano enquanto organismos fetichizados e como seguem (re)construindo as suas identidades. Percorrendo essencialmente representações visuais da "yellow fever" (o cinema de Hollywood em filmes como "O Mundo de Suzie Wong", "Madame Butterfly", "Miss Saigon" e "Year of the Dragon" e a pornografia inter-racial) procuro explorar como a "raça", a "fetichização sexual" e as imagens estereotipadas exaustivamente disseminadas, afetam a vida das minhas interlocutoras.

Abstract This article stems from interviews conducted with Chinese women residing in Lisbon, aged 18-34, during the initial phase of fieldwork (2021/2022). As an outcome of my Anthropology Ph.D. project, the focus here is on comprehending the perception of Asian women within the realm of everyday life as fetishized entities and how they persist in (re)shaping their identities. By primarily examining visual "yellow fever" depictions (in Hollywood cinema through films like "The World of Suzie Wong", "Madame Butterfly", "Miss Saigon", and the "Year of the Dragon", along with interracial Pornography), I endeavor to delve into the impact of "race", "sexual fetishization", and the ubiquitous propagation of stereotypical imagery on the lives of the individuals I engage with.

Effect of Prucalopride in the Treatment of Chronic Constipation in Asian and Non-Asian Women: A Pooled Analysis of 4 Randomized, Placebo-controlled Studies

BACKGROUND/AIMS: To compare the efficacy and safety of prucalopride, a novel selective high-affinity 5-hydroxytryptamine type 4 receptor agonist, versus placebo, in Asian and non-Asian women with chronic constipation (CC). METHODS: Data of patients with CC, receiving once-daily prucalopride 2-mg or placebo for 12-weeks, were pooled from 4 double-blind, randomized, phase-III trials (NCT00488137, NCT00483886, NCT00485940 and NCT01116206). The efficacy endpoints were: average of > or = 3 spontaneous complete bowel movements (SCBMs)/week; average increases of > or = 1 SCBMs/week; and change from baseline in each CC-associated symptom scores (bloating, abdominal pain, hard stool and straining). RESULTS: Overall, 1,596 women (Asian [26.6%], non-Asian [73.4%]) were included in this analysis. Significantly more patients in the prucalopride group versus placebo experienced an average of > or = 3 SCBMs/week in Asian (34% vs. 11%, P or = 1 SCBMs/week from baseline was significantly higher in the prucalopride group versus placebo among both Asian (57.4% vs. 28.3%, P < 0.001) and non-Asian (45.3% vs. 24.0%, P < 0.001) subgroups. The difference between the subgroups was not statistically significant. Prucalopride significantly reduced the symptom scores for bloating, hard stool, and straining in both subgroups. CONCLUSIONS: Prucalopride 2-mg once-daily treatment over 12-weeks was more efficacious than placebo in promoting SCBMs and improvement of CC-associated symptoms in Asian and non-Asian women, and was found to be safe and well-tolerated. There were numeric differences between Asian and non-Asian patients on efficacy and treatment emergent adverse events, which may be partially due to the overlap with functional gastrointestinal disorders in non-Asian patients.

Effect of suppressive and replacement doses of levothyroxine on bone mineral density in Asian women

We performed this research to determine the prevalence of low bone mineral density in patients given levothyroxine and to investigate the effects of replacement and suppressive doses of levothyroxine, age, body mass index, and TSH level on bone mineral density. One hundred and ten Asian women taking levothyroxine for at least six months were grouped into levothyroxine replacement group (levothyroxine dose that will maintain TSH level of 0.5-5.0 ulU / mL) and TSH-suppressive group (dose that will maintain TSH level of less than 0.5 uIU/mL). Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry at the lumbar spine, femoral neck and total hip. The prevalence of low bone mineral density on levothyroxine replacement and TSH-suppressive groups were 58 % and 45.8%, respectively. In the levothyroxine replacement group significant associations between levothyroxine dose, as well as body mass index, and low BMD in both spine and femoral neck were detected. An inverse relationship between duration of therapy and low bone density was also observed. Even normal TSH level in this group correlated with low bone mass in the total hip. Age and menopausal status were also significantly associated with low bone density. In the group of patients taking TSH-suppressive doses of levothyroxine, only age showed an inverse correlation with BMD. This may be secondary to the small population size generated for this group.

Evaluation on the accuracy of high-frequency ultrasound being used in the breast cancer screening program in women from Asian countries: a systematic review / 中华流行病学杂志

Objective To evaluate the accuracy and value of high-frequency ultrasound for breast cancer screening in Asian women. Methods Published studies on high-frequency ultrasound for screening breast cancer in Asian women were systemically searched and assessed by the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS) tool. Meta-DiSc 1.4 software was used for extracting data, calculating the summary sensitivity and specificity, and drawing the Summary Receiver Operating Characteristic (SROC) curve. Furthermore, the proportion of screening of diagnosis on early breast cancer (TNM stage 0, Ⅰ and Ⅱ ) by high-frequency ultrasound was calculated. Results Seven screening studies including 22 244 women were selected for Metaanalysis. According to the QUADAS items, 5 studies were classified as A degree and 2 studies were evaluated as B degree. For study in the heterogeneous of these 7 studies (Q=38.97, P＜0.0001 ),Random Effects Model (REM) was selected. The combined sensitivity (95%CI) and specificity (95%CI) were 0.785 (0.726-0.837) and 0.975 (0.973-0.977) respectively. The Area Under the Curve (AUC) of SROC was 0.9800. Among the follow-up studies of following period over one year, 96.9%of the diagnosed patients with breast cancer were at clinical stage Ⅱ or prior to it. Conclusion Because of its high accuracy, high- frequency ultrasound could be recommended for screening breast cancer in Asian women.