A cognitive analysis of snake and lion metaphors in Mandarin Chinese and British English by Wei, Lixia

“…First, the data comprising snake and lion expressions in Mandarin Chinese and British English were collected from the Modern Chinese Corpus compiled by the Centre for Chinese Linguistics of Peking University (CCL Corpus) and the British National Corpus (BNC) respectively. …”
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Childhood leukaemia near British nuclear installations: methodological issues and recent results by Bithell, J, Keegan, T, Kroll, M, Murphy, M, Vincent, T

“…The positive findings appeared to conflict with the results of a recent British analysis carried out by the Committte of Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE), published in 2005. …”

Mortality from cancer in relation to smoking: 50 years observations on British doctors. by Doll, R, Peto, R, Boreham, J, Sutherland, I

Childhood leukaemia near British nuclear installations: methodological issues and recent results. by Bithell, J, Keegan, T, Kroll, M, Murphy, M, Vincent, T

“…The positive findings appeared to conflict with the results of a recent British analysis carried out by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE), published in 2005. …”

Chasing the dragon - characterizing cases of leukoencephalopathy associated with heroin inhalation in British Columbia by Angus Natalie, Clearsky Lorne, Sebastian Renee, Buxton Jane A, Shah Lena, Lem Marcus, Spacey Sian D

“…This paper describes 27 cases of leukoencephalopathy identified in two cities in British Columbia, Canada 2001-2006; the largest number of geographically and temporally defined reported cases in North America.…”
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Abrupt, climate-induced increase in wildfires in British Columbia since the mid-2000s by Marc-André Parisien, Quinn E. Barber, Mathieu L. Bourbonnais, Lori D. Daniels, Mike D. Flannigan, Robert W. Gray, Kira M. Hoffman, Piyush Jain, Scott L. Stephens, Steve W. Taylor, Ellen Whitman

“…Abstract In the province of British Columbia, Canada, four of the most severe wildfire seasons of the last century occurred in the past 7 years: 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2023. …”
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Emerging infectious disease leads to rapid population declines of common British birds. by Robert A Robinson, Becki Lawson, Mike P Toms, Kirsi M Peck, James K Kirkwood, Julian Chantrey, Innes R Clatworthy, Andy D Evans, Laura A Hughes, Oliver C Hutchinson, Shinto K John, Tom W Pennycott, Matthew W Perkins, Peter S Rowley, Vic R Simpson, Kevin M Tyler, Andrew A Cunningham

“…Trichomonosis emerged as a novel fatal disease of finches in Britain in 2005 and rapidly became epidemic within greenfinch, and to a lesser extent chaffinch, populations in 2006. …”
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Whole-grain intake of British young people aged 4-18 years. by Thane, C, Jones, A, Stephen, A, Seal, C, Jebb, SA

British Columbia Hospitals: examination and assessment of payment reform (B-CHeaPR) by Barer Morris L, Law Michael R, McGrail Kimberlyn M, Sutherland Jason M, Crump R

“…Analytic datasets will be created for the period between 2005/2006 and 2012/2013.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>With Canadian hospitals unaccustomed to detailed scrutiny of what services are provided, to whom, and with what results, the move toward ABF is significant. …”
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An Intercultural Investigation of Interactive Metadiscourse Markers in Research Articles by Pakistani & British Engineers by Mansoor Ahmed Memon, Dr. Habibullah Pathan, Dr. Shumaila Memon

“…Taken together, the results indicated that British writers used interactive markers more than Pakistani writers. …”
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Kelp dynamics and environmental drivers in the southern Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada by Alejandra Mora-Soto, Sarah Schroeder, Lianna Gendall, Lianna Gendall, Alena Wachmann, Gita R. Narayan, Gita R. Narayan, Silven Read, Isobel Pearsall, Emily Rubidge, Joanne Lessard, Kathryn Martell, Peter Wills, Maycira Costa

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Constructing immigrants: portrayals of migrant groups in British national newspapers, 2010-2012 by Allen, W

“…First, do media portrayals align with public perceptions—or misperceptions—of immigration that are most common among members of the British public? If so, then media coverage remains a plausible candidate for influence on public opinion through this pathway. …”

Income Inequality and Income Taxation in Canada: Trends in the Census 1980-2005 by Kevin Milligan

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Income Inequality and Income Taxation in Canada: Trends in the Census 1980-2005 by Kevin Milligan

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Income Inequality and Income Taxation in Canada: Trends in the Census 1980-2005 by Kevin Milligan

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Comparison of bridge design in Malaysia between American codes and British codes [compact dict] / by 348903 Wan Ikram Wajdee Wan Ahmad Kamal

Aesop with variations: Civil service competency as a case of German tortoise and British hare? by Hood, C, Lodge, M

In Every Zealot is Deep Doubt: Islamism and the Role of Psychology amongst British Muslim Students by Naeem Meer

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“What a Soul in Those Soaring Shapes”: Transcaucasia in XIX century British Writing by Stella Nuralova

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The Missed Opportunity of IPOs by Tender: A Case Study in British Capital Market Failure by Chambers, D

“…Allegations of British capital market failure are numerous, range from claims of domestic investor bias before 1914 to charges of short-termism against institutional investors towards the end of the last century, and are frequently contentious. …”