Skip to main content Accessibility help

We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.

Close cookie message
×
  1. Home
  2. Search

Refine search

Refine search

Access:
Content type:
Publication date:
Apply   From and To filters
Subject: Show more
Journals Show more
Publishers: Show more
Societies Show more
Series: Show more
Collections: Show more

Actions for selected content:

Select all | Deselect all
  • View selected items
  • Export citations
  • Download PDF (zip)
  • Save to Kindle
  • Save to Dropbox
  • Save to Google Drive

Save Search

You can save your searches here and later view and run them again in "My saved searches".

Please provide a title, maximum of 40 characters.
Cancel
×

5 results

  • Chapter 2 - The Materials of Race

  • Edited by Ayanna Thompson, Arizona State University
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Race
    Published online:
    09 February 2021
    Print publication:
    25 February 2021, pp 17-29

  • Summary

    This essay examines the meanings of black and white within the early modern lexicon while considering how these meanings translate in performance. It addresses the relationship between the audience perception of race and the performance of blackness on the early modern stage while explaining the various materials and technologies available to early modern actors to create a range of racial identities, such as black and white cosmetic paints, textiles, clothing, and music. Finally, this essay draws upon available evidence about black presence in early modern England to suggest the plausibility of a more diverse audience than theatre scholars have been willing to admit. This diversity therefore would have influenced not only the reception of racial performances but also the development of staged representations of racial otherness over time.

  • Quality of life before and after cosmetic surgery

  • Jean-Charles Bensoussan, Michael A. Bolton, Sarah Pi, Allycin L. Powell-Hicks, Anna Postolova, Bahram Razani, Kevin Reyes, Waguih William IsHak
  • Journal:
    CNS Spectrums / Volume 19 / Issue 4 / August 2014
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    30 September 2013, pp. 282-292

  • This article reviews the literature regarding the impact of cosmetic surgery on health-related quality of life (QOL). Studies were identified through PubMed/Medline and PsycINFO searches from January 1960 to December 2011. Twenty-eight studies were included in this review, according to specific selection criteria.

    The procedures and tools employed in cosmetic surgery research studies were remarkably diverse, thus yielding difficulties with data analysis. However, data indicate that individuals undergoing cosmetic surgery began with lower values on aspects of QOL than control subjects, and experienced significant QOL improvement post-procedurally, an effect that appeared to plateau with time.

    Despite the complexity of measuring QOL in cosmetic surgery patients, most studies showed an improvement in QOL after cosmetic surgery procedures. However, this finding was clouded by measurement precision as well as heterogeneity of procedures and study populations. Future research needs to focus on refining measurement techniques, including developing cosmetic surgery–specific QOL measures.

  • Local anaesthesia for manipulation of nasal fractures: systematic review

  • N K Chadha, C Repanos, A J Carswell
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 123 / Issue 8 / August 2009
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    08 March 2017, pp. 830-836
    Print publication:
    August 2009
  • Objective:

    To determine the most effective local anaesthetic method for manipulation of nasal fractures, and to compare the efficacy of local anaesthesia with that of general anaesthesia.

    Method:

    Systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Databases:

    Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, National Research Register and metaRegister of Controlled Trials.

    Included studies:

    We included randomised, controlled trials comparing general anaesthesia with local anaesthesia or comparing different local anaesthetic techniques. Non-randomised studies were also systematically reviewed and appraised. No language restrictions were applied.

    Results:

    Five randomised, controlled trials were included, three comparing general anaesthesia versus local anaesthesia and two comparing different local anaesthetic methods. No significant differences were found between local anaesthesia and general anaesthesia as regards pain, cosmesis or nasal patency. The least painful local anaesthetic method was topical tetracaine gel applied to the nasal dorsum together with topical intranasal cocaine solution. Minimal adverse events were reported with local anaesthesia.

    Conclusions:

    Local anaesthesia appears to be a safe and effective alternative to general anaesthesia for pain relief during nasal fracture manipulation, with no evidence of inferior outcomes. The least uncomfortable local anaesthetic method included topical tetracaine gel.

  • Endoscopic orbital decompression for dyscosmetic thyroid eye disease

  • R Malik, G Cormack, C MacEwen, P White
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 122 / Issue 6 / June 2008
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    11 July 2007, pp. 593-597
    Print publication:
    June 2008
  • Aim:

    To document the results of endoscopic orbital decompression performed in a group of patients with thyroid eye disease in order to improve cosmesis.

    Methods:

    A retrospective case review was performed of all patients who had undergone endoscopic orbital decompression for cosmesis in our departments during the period January 1996 to September 2002. A postal questionnaire was sent to all patients who had undergone the operation, in order to assess patient satisfaction.

    Results:

    Twenty orbits of 15 patients underwent endoscopic decompression. For all orbits, the reduction in proptosis was 3.7±2.2 mm (mean±standard deviation; t = 6.5, p = 0.001). For 16 of the endoscopic decompressions (89 per cent), patients reported that they were satisfied with the appearance of their eye post-operatively, and all patients reported a reduction in eye prominence post-operatively.

    Conclusion:

    Endoscopic decompression is an effective procedure for improving cosmesis in patients with inactive thyroid eye disease.