Exhibiting the Exotic, Simulating the Sacred: Tibetan Shrines at British and American Museums by Imogen Clark

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Of an Apocalyptic Tone Recently Adopted in Theatre: British Drama, Violence and Writing by Dan Rebellato

“…Representations of violence have been at the heart of some key movements in post-war British theatre. In the twenty-first century, however, these representations have evolved in a new way, characterised both by an escalation of the scale and intensity of the violence, to a point one could call apocalyptic, coupled with specifically non-realist dramaturgical and theatrical modes of production. …”
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Science Diplomacy in British Foreign Policy: Theoretical, Institutional, and Organizational Aspects by E. M. Kharitonova

“…Joint activities, held during this year, demonstrated a considerable potential of science diplomacy but revealed substantial differences in the Russian and British views of its objectives and functions. This makes it appropriate to examine the United Kingdom’s experience in science diplomacy and its role in British foreign policy. …”
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Association of physical and sexual assault with mortality in two British birth cohorts by Jayati Das-Munshi, Ioannis Bakolis, William Lee, Vishal Bhavsar, James H MacCabe

“…Aims The association of assault in adulthood with all-cause mortality, and the relevance of intermediate psychological distress, alcohol use and cigarette smoking, is poorly understood. We used data from British birth cohorts (the 1958 National Child Development Study referred to as the 1958 birth cohort and the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study) to investigate association between assault and mortality, employing a formal approach for the identification of psychological distress, alcohol use and cigarette smoking as mediators.Methods Associations (HRs), between assault and mortality were estimated with Cox regressions, adjusting for potential confounders. …”
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A Socialist Feminist Reading of Thatcherite Women in British Feminist Plays by Berna Ayça Ülker Erkan

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Characteristics of primary biliary cirrhosis in British Columbia's First Nations population by Laura Arbour, Rosemarie Rupps, Leigh Field, Paul Ross, Anders Erikson, Harvey Henderson, Warren Hill, Eric M Yoshida

“…Although considered rare in Canadian populations, it is the leading indication for referral for liver transplantation in British Columbia's First Nations population. Previously, an expanded review of all cases referred to the British Columbia Transplant Society for PBC was carried out comparing the demographics of those of First Nations descent with those not of First Nations descent. …”
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‘A sort of breviary’: Arthur Symons, J. K. Huysmans and British Decadence by Matthew Creasy

“…Drawing on recent work by Vincent Sherry I argue that this textual crux has broader consequences for our understanding of the untimely nature of Decadence, especially as it was encountered by English-speaking British readers. I show how Symons’s response to Huysmans epitomises the elusive and difficult nature of Decadence within the form of his writings, as much as his critical pronouncements.…”
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From the History of Corporate Mercenarism: British Clandestine Operation in the North Yemen in 1960s by M. A. Nebolsina

“…The turmoil caused by the political regime change affected the interests of numerous foreign stakeholders, in particular, of Great Britain. The response of the British government to a new threat to its strategic interests in the region took form of a mercenary operation. …”
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The Sex Factor: Epidemiology and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in British Columbia by Pat G Camp, Munaza Chaudhry, Howard Platt, Michael Roch, Jeremy Road, Donald Sin, Robert D Levy

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Incidence and Survival for Gastric and Esophageal Cancer Diagnosed in British Columbia, 1990 to 1999 by Morteza Bashash, Amil Shah, Greg Hislop, Angela Brooks-Wilson, Nhu Le, Chris Bajdik

“…The incidence and survival rates for gastric and esophageal carcinoma in British Columbia (BC) between 1990 and 1999 are described.…”
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Orientalism and the British Picture Postcard Industry: Popularizing the Empire in Victorian and Edwardian Homes by Gilles Teulié

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The Portsmouth peace Treaty of 1905 in assessment of British ruling elite, diplomacy and press by I. V. Tsyganova

“…Based on the study of parliamentary and diplomatic documents, materials of the British and Russian press, it is concluded that the British ruling circles are interested in signing peace between Japan and Russia, as well as the debatable assessment of the content of the articles of the Portsmouth Treaty and its impact on international relations in the Far East…”
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Stefano Evangelista. British Aestheticism and Ancient Greece: Hellenism, Reception, Gods in Exile by Anne-Florence Gillard-Estrada

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“An Ancient System of Caste”: How the British Law against Caste Depends on Orientalism by Prakash Shah

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Reframing the ‘South’: Divisions of the Globe and British Geographical Imaginations in the Victorian and Edwardian Era by Daniel Foliard

Subjects: “…British Empire…”
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Total Quality Management, British Standard accreditation, Investors In People and academic libraries by V. Mistry, R.C. Usherwood

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Incidence of Pulmonary Disease Caused by Mycobacteria other than Tuberculosis in British Columbia by R Kevin Elwood, Anabelle M Opazo Saez, Vittorio Lentini, Ramak Shadmani

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The Soviet-British Relations at the Turn of 1917/1918: Key Issues and Untapped Opportunities by E. Yu. Sergeev

“…The author emphasizes that position of the British political elites regarding the seizure of power in Russia by Vladimir Lenin and his supporters was not as straightforward as it was portrayed by the Soviet and Russian historiography: the British politicians faced a dilemma since they did not want to see Russia either as a neutral country or an enemy. …”
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White’s Hotel: A Junction of British Radical Culture in Early 1790s Paris by Rachel Rogers

Subjects: “…British radical culture…”
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The IMMIGRANTS ARE ANIMALS metaphor as a deliberate metaphor in British and Bosnian-Herzegovinian media by Mujagić Mersina, Berberović Sanja

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