Dairy intake and cognitive function in older adults in three cohorts: a mendelian randomization study by Natalia Ortega, Nick J. Mueller, Abbas Dehghan, Tosca O. E. de Crom, Armin von Gunten, Martin Preisig, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Marco Vinceti, Trudy Voortman, Nicolas Rodondi, Patricia O. Chocano-Bedoya

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O pincel e a pena na construção da nação: pintando e narrando um mito político fundacional by Susana Bleil de Souza

“…It is our intention to examine the role of the painting and the literature in the construction process of an Uruguayan national identity by the intellectual and political elite throughout the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. …”
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From Travel to Text: Reverends Wolff and Lansdell’s Missions to Bokhara by Irina Kantarbaeva-Bill

“…Lansdell’s subsequent travels there in 1882 and 1888 discovered Bokhara subdued and pacified under Russian ‘civilising mission’. My paper will examine the strategies Wolff and Lansdell employed in writing their journeys to Central Asian sensitive border regions under the imperial security constraints of the moment. …”
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Asian Public Space since 1945: From Mao to the Mall and Beyond by David Grahame Shane

“…Four models of urban space are examined: Metropolis, Megalopolis, Fragmented Metropolis, and Megacity/Metacity. …”
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Vienna, the Spanish Ambassador and the Nuncio: The 3rd Marquis of Aytona and the Fading Catholic Alliance (1624–1629) by Rubén González Cuerva

“…This article explores the causes of the distancing between two intrinsic allies. It examines their competing tactics of negotiation and communicative devices to voice their positions at the Imperial court, especially in the polarizing context of the War of the Mantuan Succession. …”
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Up from the Depths: The Cultural Appropriation of Godzilla in 1970s American Animation and Comics by C. Scott Maravilla

“…Godzilla is changed into what is ultimately a sanitized version of imperial inventory. The properties of the 1970s Godzilla, however, were not wholly negative. …”
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Measurement, determinants and outcomes of maternal care satisfaction in Nigeria: a systematic review by Jane E Hirst, Robyn Norton, Margaret Peden, Edward Mullins, Beatrice Wuraola Ope, Tavleen Wasan

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Modelling the health, financial protection and equity impacts of upscaling the ACT NOW early intervention breast cancer pilot program in the Philippines: an extended cost-effective... by Blake Angell, Stephen Jan, Mark Woodward, Sanne Peters, Merel Kimman, Alexander Chye, Nirmala Bhoo Pathy, Herdee Gloriane C Luna, Soledad B Lim, Helen Monaghan, Corazon A Ngelangel

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D’une histoire des choses vues à l’histoire de l’image by Juliana Gendron

“…The eagle, omnipresent in the iconography of Roman power, was given a new lease of life with the emergence of the imperial cult. Alongside the image of the pyre, the image of the bird of prey was also a popular form of plastic commemoration during the consecration ceremony. …”
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The biography of G.I. Blosfeld, the author of the first handbook on forensic medicine for lawyers by V.A. Spiridonov

“…His role among other forensic medical examiners of that period has been demonstrated.…”
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Gandhi: A Man for our Times? by Judith Brown

“… Following my earlier collaboration with Martin Prozesky, my essay links with three major concerns in Prozesky’s work as he has engaged with a radical critique of religious traditions and structures in the South African context of the end of apartheid: the involvement of dominant religious traditions in sustaining power structures and inequality; the nexus between religious beliefs and organizations and violence; and the failure of many ‘religions’ to meet the needs of serious seekers after meaning and truth. In this context, I examine the life and thought of M.K. Gandhi, particularly the way he addressed the nature of India and its problems as British imperial rule ended. …”
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New Approach to the Yakut Language Dictionary: Preface as Paratext by Elena Stepanovna Rufova

“…Pekarsky (1907), which creation is associated with the Sibiryakov’s (Yakut) expedition of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society (1894-1896). …”
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State Control and Commercial Influence in Provisioning Constantinople by Hüseyin Erkan Bedirhanoğlu

“…The paper explores the demographic fluctuations of Constantinople, highlighting population growth during the Komnenian Period and the challenges posed by territorial losses. It examines the crucial role of foreign merchants, changes in guild dynamics, and the shifting balance between state intervention and commercial activity in supplying the imperial capital. …”
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THE GRADUATES OF DORPAT PROFESSORIAL INSTITUTE -PROFESSORS OF A NEW FORMATION by Nadezhda V. Karnaukh

“…The Professorial Institute was founded in the first quarter of 19th century at Dorpat imperial university. The training system for professors of a new formation in this Institute is examined by the author as academic school. …”
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Insurrection and Integration: The Indian “Mutiny” of 1857 and the Theatrical Renegotiation of Ethnic Alterities by Marty Gould

“…The following essay examines the culturally introspective nature of the “Mutiny plays” and their persistent exploration of British nationalism. …”
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Three Case Studies in Finite Element Model Updating by M. Imregun

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Wood analyses helped to determine the location and approximate construction period of the Roman bridge over the Drava River in ancient Poetovio (Ptuj, Slovenia) by Andrej Gaspari, Katarina Čufar, Maks Merela

“…The piles, together with stone elements (a fragment of an imperial building inscription and parts of the architectural decoration) were retrieved from the riverbed in 1913 and are now in the Regional Museum Ptuj - Ormož. …”
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The Critique of Zionism: The Fiction of Chosen People of God and the Promised Land, and the Occupation of Palestine by Şinasi Gündüz

“…The article also discusses the British role in facilitating the Zionist project, through both political and economic motivations, alongside religious and eschatological factors, particularly among Christian Zionists. By examining these interconnected factors—Jewish religious claims, Christian support, and Western imperial interests—the article highlights how the occupation of Palestine is justified both through political and religious ideologies, with far-reaching implications for the ongoing conflict in the region.…”
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Diamonds and Emotions in the Minerals Gallery: Civilizing Emodities in the Age of Liberal Empire by Danielle Kinsey

“… This article examines discourse about diamonds and affect in London’s major geological and mineralogical galleries in the nineteenth century. …”
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Проекты Нового краеведения в неофициальной истории города: опыт Санкт-Петербурга by Anna Troitskaya

“…Petersburg, as to many other major historical cities. This article examines phenomena united by the concepts of local (spatial) myth and urban narrative, which go beyond official discourse. …”
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