scholarly journals Beneficial effects of alcohol and East Asian ethnicity

2016 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 538-539
Author(s):  
Bossng Kang
Keyword(s):  
East Asian ◽  
Asian Ethnicity ◽  
Beneficial Effects

The effect of perceived ethnicity on spoken text comprehension under clear and adverse listening conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Hanulíková
Keyword(s):  
Speech Perception ◽  
Language Comprehension ◽  
Text Comprehension ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Social Information ◽  
Nonnative Speakers ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Asian Ethnicity ◽  
Spoken Text

AbstractSocial information such as ethnicity affects metalinguistic judgments, speech perception and evaluation. This study tested whether previously reported negative effects of perceived East-Asian ethnicity on language comprehension and accentedness ratings would also be found for Moroccan ethnicity and in a socio-cultural environment with a population used to being and communicating with nonnative speakers. The results showed that accentedness ratings and comprehension scores do not depend upon the ethnicity of the speaker. We then tested whether the effect would change under adverse listening conditions and found an effect of perceived ethnicity on accentedness ratings but not on comprehension scores, suggesting that the effect of ethnicity on language comprehension is not altered under adverse listening conditions. Effects of ethnicity on accentedness ratings thus replicate previous findings, but only under suboptimal listening conditions. Although the effect of ethnicity on comprehension was not replicated in regards to Moroccan ethnicity and in a linguistically experienced population, negative correlations between accentedness ratings and the corresponding comprehension scores underlie the contribution of listeners’ characteristics to the comprehension and evaluation of nonnative speech.

Efficacy of pemetrexed-cisplatin (PC) in East Asian patients (pts): Subgroup analysis of a phase III study comparing PC versus gemcitabine-cisplatin (GC) in first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 8045-8045
Author(s):  
M. Orlando ◽  
J. S. Lee ◽  
C. Yang ◽  
L. Simms ◽  
K. Park
Keyword(s):  
Subgroup Analysis ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Smoking History ◽  
Asian Ethnicity ◽  
Disease Characteristics ◽  
Phase Iii Study ◽  
Egfr Tkis ◽  
Nonsquamous Nsclc

8045 Background: East Asian ethnicity is a recognized favorable prognostic factor in the treatment of NSCLC in trials with either chemotherapy or EGFR tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs). In a global phase III study (Scagliotti JCO 2008), superior efficacy of PC was shown for pts with nonsquamous NSCLC, while Asian ethnicity was prognostic in the overall population. The purpose of this analysis is to describe the patient and disease characteristics of the East Asian pts enrolled in this study and assess efficacy according to histology and smoking history. Methods: This retrospective analysis of a large phase III study included only patients enrolled from Korea and Taiwan. For survival and progression-free survival (PFS), Cox-adjusted analyses were used to estimate the hazard ratio and 95% CI, while medians were estimated using Kaplan-Meier method. Results: Results for PFS and response rate showed trends similar to overall survival in East Asian pts, favoring PC therapy in nonsquamous pts. The use of post-discontinuation targeted therapies such as EGFR-TKIs was similar between treatment arms in the overall population and in nonsquamous pts. In East Asian pts, EGFR-TKI use was slightly higher in the GC arm, in both the overall population and in nonsquamous pts. In a further subgroup analysis defined by smoking status, East Asian nonsquamous pts treated with PC had longer survival (not statistically significant). Conclusions: Pt and disease characteristics between the East Asian subgroup and the overall population were similar, with notable differences in the percentage of pts with no smoking history and the greater use of EGFR-TKIs as post-discontinuation therapy. This analysis shows the improved efficacy outcomes for East Asian nonsquamous pts treated with PC is consistent with the previously observed treatment effect of PC on nonsquamous NSCLC. [Table: see text] [Table: see text]

scholarly journals A randomised crossover study to compare the user seal check and quantitative fit test between two types of duckbill N95 particulate respirator masks: The Halyard Fluidshield® N95 and the BSN Medical ProShield® N-95 particulate respirator masks

2021 ◽  
pp. 0310057X2097402
Author(s):  
Daryl L Williams ◽  
Benjamin Kave ◽  
Keat Lee ◽  
Reny Segal ◽  
Roni B Krieser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crossover Study ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Reliable Method ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Kappa Coefficient ◽  
Pass Rates ◽  
Asian Ethnicity ◽  
Anaesthetic Staff ◽  
Significant Difference

N95 particulate respirator masks are currently recommended for all healthcare workers who care for patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) when performing aerosol-generating procedures. The protection provided by N95 particulate respirator masks is dependent on the filter’s efficiency and seal quality. In this prospective randomised crossover study, we conducted the user seal check and the quantitative fit test on two readily available duckbill models of N95 masks, the Halyard Fluidshield® N95 (Halyard, Alpharetta, GA, USA) and the BSN Medical ProShield® N-95 (BSN Medical, Mount Waverley, Victoria) particulate respirator masks. We recruited a total of 96 anaesthetic staff, of whom 26% were of South-East Asian ethnicity. We found that both types of masks provided reasonably high fit test pass rates among our participants and there was no significant difference between the two brands (77% for the Fluidshield and 65% for the ProShield, P = 0.916). Ninety-two percent of the participants could find at least one well-fitted mask among these two types of masks. We also demonstrated that the user seal check had low accuracy and low concordance (kappa coefficient of 0.16 for the Fluidshield and 0.08 for the ProShield) when compared to the quantitative fit test, and hence was not a reliable method to test seal quality.

Association of gastric intestinal metaplasia and East Asian ethnicity with the risk of gastric adenocarcinoma in a U.S. population

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 1023-1028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa Y. Choi ◽  
Lisa L. Strate ◽  
Matthew C. Fix ◽  
Rodney A. Schmidt ◽  
Alexander R. Ende ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intestinal Metaplasia ◽  
Gastric Adenocarcinoma ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Asian Ethnicity ◽  
Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia

East and South East Asian Ethnicity and Moderate-to-Severe Endometriosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 507-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Williams ◽  
Alicia J. Long ◽  
Heather Noga ◽  
Catherine Allaire ◽  
Mohamed A. Bedaiwy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
East Asian ◽  
Asian Ethnicity

Mild Hereditary Spherocytosis without Accompanying Hereditary Haemochromatosis: An Unrecognised Cause of Iron Overload

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (4) ◽  
pp. 256-260
Author(s):  
Soumitra Tole ◽  
Ali Amid ◽  
Jillian Baker ◽  
Kevin Kuo ◽  
Jakob Pugi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iron Overload ◽  
Haemolytic Anaemia ◽  
Iron Absorption ◽  
Hereditary Spherocytosis ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Great Variability ◽  
Asian Ethnicity ◽  
Hereditary Haemochromatosis

Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a common inherited haemolytic anaemia and has great variability in its presentation. Non-transfusion iron overload in HS has only been reported with co-inheritance of hereditary haemochromatosis (HHC). We present 4 unrelated patients of East Asian ethnicity with mild HS and significant non-transfusion iron overload in the absence of known disease-causing mutations in HHC genes. We hypothesise that, in patients with mild HS, life-long chronic haemolysis and erythropoietic drive may promote iron absorption. This suggests that mild HS may not be entirely benign, and that patients with mild HS should be monitored for iron overload.

Maxims of Foreign Policy

Itinerario ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-79
Author(s):  
W.J. Boot
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Foreign Relations ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
Cultural Sphere ◽  
Japanese Identity

In the pre-modern period, Japanese identity was articulated in contrast with China. It was, however, articulated in reference to criteria that were commonly accepted in the whole East-Asian cultural sphere; criteria, therefore, that were Chinese in origin.One of the fields in which Japan's conception of a Japanese identity was enacted was that of foreign relations, i.e. of Japan's relations with China, the various kingdoms in Korea, and from the second half of the sixteenth century onwards, with the Portuguese, Spaniards, Dutchmen, and the Kingdom of the Ryūkū.

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