Against the backdrop of fin-de-siècle France, Hannah Halliwell presents a meticulous study of feminised visual morphine addict(ion) at the intersection of art, medicine and femininity from 1870 to 1914. The book ambitiously covers many fronts through the prism of art history, ranging across topics as diverse as art, femininity, medicine and gender. It foregrounds the forces of contemporaneous anxi

This thesis investigates the ignition and flame spread behaviour of engineered wood-based materials, focusing on Medium-Density Fibreboard (MDF), Particleboard, Oriented Strand Board (OSB), and Plywood. Thermal properties, such as thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity, were analysed using Transient Plane Source (TPS) measurements. A new technique has been introduced for measuring thermal

They have cast a shadow over the international education sector, but do the reasons politicians espouse for the changes stack up?

Objectives: To evaluate the ability of the Assessment of Different NEoplasias in the adneXa (ADNEX) model and the International Ovarian Tumour Analysis (IOTA) two-step strategy to predict malignancy in adnexal masses detected in an outpatient low-risk setting, and to estimate the risk of complications in masses with benign ultrasound morphology managed using clinical and ultrasound follow-up. Meth

The lawsuit filed in Shanxi by the families of 18 women forced into sexual slavery by the imperial Japanese army is the first such challenge in a Chinese court.It marks a critical moment in the movement, but success will depend on domestic and international support.

In South Korea, feminism is more than just a controversial topic.

Nationalism has a potent influence on historical memory – and this can skew in unexpected directions.

I mången biografi över Stalin finns resonemang om de långtgående konsekvenserna av att människor, i höga likväl som blygsamma befattningar, gjorde allt i sin makt för att blidka diktatorn Stalin. På samma gång bidrog stalinismen till karriärmöjligheter för hårt arbetande, obrottsligt lojala och ambitiösa personer i Sovjetunionen. Vad som har benämnts som ”Stalins nya medelklass” utmärktes i mångt

Background: Microscopic colitis (MC) is considered a chronic disease associated with autoimmune disease, smoking, and drugs. The aim was to examine the association between MC and celiac disease, adjusted for smoking, considering subtypes and clinical course of the disease in a retrospectively collected female cohort. Methods: Women (n = 240), ≤ 73 years, diagnosed as MC in medical records or patho