Money, Love, and Fragile Reciprocity in Contemporary Havana, Cuba

Among low-income Havana residents, men frequently give money and other forms of material support to women in whom they have a romantic interest. For women, men's material contributions are expressions of responsibility and care. While men share this view to a degree, they sometimes have more ambiguous emotions regarding such practices. These tensions in different views of gendered reciprocity are influenced by large-scale changes that have taken place in Cuban society since the 1990s. Although, traditionally, state socialism has embraced ideas of gender egalitarianism and women's independent income, the post-Soviet period has seen the emergence of new inequalities, dependencies, and marginalizations that threaten earlier, socialist understandings of intimacy. The importance that women currently place on material wealth in terms of their views of a desirable partner highlights the gendered consequences of Cuba's contemporary economic transformations and their complex interplay with individuals' aspirations for love.Peer reviewe

Situación actual y perspectivas del latinoamericanismo en Suecia

Este artículo describe la situación de los estudios latinoamericanos en Suecia, basándose en las reflexiones generadas por una serie de veinte preguntas que procuran desvelar los ejes de la investigación sobre América Latina en el país escandinavo. Las respuestas a estas preguntas se complementan con una extensa bibliografía, en la que se presentan algunas revistas dedicadas a este ámbito de conocimiento y las tesis doctorales defendidas en universidades suecas y que tienen a América Latina como objeto

Situación actual y perspectivas del latinoamericanismo en Suecia

Este artículo describe la situación de los estudios latinoamericanos en Suecia, basándose en las reflexiones generadas por una serie de veinte preguntas que procuran desvelar los ejes de la investigación sobre América Latina en el país escandinavo. Las respuestas a estas preguntas se complementan con una extensa bibliografía, en la que se presentan algunas revistas dedicadas a este ámbito de conocimiento y las tesis doctorales defendidas en universidades suecas y que tienen a América Latina como objeto.Current situation and perspectives of Latin Americanism in SwedenThis article describes the situation of Latin American Studies in Sweden. It is based on the reflections that the authors gave as answers to twenty questions, which focus on the main axes of Latin American research made in the Scandinavian country. Such answers are complemented by a large bibliography that includes journals which have Latin America as their main issue, as well as PhD dissertations that have been written in Swedish universities and which have Latin America as their main subject

Situación actual y perspectivas del latinoamericanismo en Suecia

International audienceThis article describes the situation of Latin American Studies in Sweden. It is based on the reflections that the authors gave as answers to twenty questions, which focus on the main axes of Latin American research made in the Scandinavian country. Such answers are complemented by a large bibliography that includes journals which have Latin America as their main issue, as well as PhD dissertations that have been written in Swedish universities and which have Latin America as their main subject.[ES] Este artículo describe la situación de los estudios latinoamericanos en Suecia, basándose en las reflexiones generadas por una serie de veinte preguntas que procuran desvelar los ejes de la investigación sobre América Latina en el país escandinavo. Las respuestas a estas preguntas se complementan con una extensa bibliografía, en la que se presentan algunas revistas dedicadas a este ámbito de conocimiento y las tesis doctorales defendidas en universidades suecas y que tienen a América Latina como objeto

Genetic variation in HSD17B13 reduces the risk of developing cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in alcohol misusers

BACKGROUND & AIMS Carriage of rs738409:G in patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 3 (PNPLA3) is associated with an increased risk for developing alcohol-related cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, rs72613567:TA in hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 13 (HSD17B13) was shown to be associated with a reduced risk for developing alcohol-related liver disease and to attenuate the risk associated with PNPLA3 rs738409:G. This study explores the risk-associations between these two genetic variants and the development of alcohol-related cirrhosis and HCC. APPROACH AND RESULTS Variants in HSD17B13 and PNPLA3 were genotyped in 6,171 participants, including: 1,031 with alcohol-related cirrhosis and HCC; 1,653 with alcohol-related cirrhosis without HCC; 2,588 alcohol misusers with no liver disease; and 899 healthy controls. Genetic associations with the risks for alcohol-related cirrhosis and HCC were determined using logistic regression analysis. Carriage of HSD17B13 rs72613567:TA was associated with a lower risk for both cirrhosis (OR 0.79 [95% CI 0.72-0.88], p=8.13×10-6) and HCC (OR 0.77 [95% CI 0.68-0.89], p=2.27×10-4), while carriage of PNPLA3 rs738409:G was associated with an increased risk for developing cirrhosis (OR 1.70 [95% CI 1.54-1.88], p=1.52x10-26) and HCC (OR 1.77 [95% CI 1.58-1.98], p=2.31×10-23). These associations remained significant after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, type II diabetes mellitus and country. Carriage of HSD17B13 rs72613567:TA attenuated the risk for developing cirrhosis associated with PNPLA3 rs738409:G in both men and women but the protective effect against the subsequent development of HCC was only observed in men (p=1.72×10-4; ORallelic, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.64-0.87). CONCLUSIONS Carriage of variants in PNPLA3 and HSD17B13 differentially affect the risk for developing advanced alcohol-related liver disease. A genotypic/phenotypic risk score might facilitate earlier diagnosis of HCC in this population