Une histoire oubliée : la genèse française du terme « film noir » dans les années 1930 et ses implications transnationales by Thomas Pillard

“…In the 1990s, North American and British scholars started to re-evaluate film noir and show that this genre was not exclusive to American cinema: in fact, Charles O’Brien revealed that the label “film noir” had first been used in France before the war to describe a group of French films that are more or less the same ones we now identify as “poetic realism”; he then went on to refer to a new tendency in post-World-War-II Hollywood cinema. …”
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A Critical Review of the Book Views on Economic Psychology by S.M. Reza Amiri Tehrani

“…This is to say that, psychologism in Britain, utilitarianism, psychologism in Germany and the Austrian school of economics are reviewed. British psychologism which believes in universal scientific laws abstracted from experiences in order to explain human behavior, is crystallized in methodological individualism and rationalism. …”
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The Political Realities of Social Science Research with Focusing on the book of Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples by Parvin Ghasemi

“…Pieces of evidence of inhumane research by British colonists in New Zealand on the Maori are presented in the book. …”
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The Secret Life of Secret Agents: Alan Bennett and John Schlesinger’s An Englishman Abroad (1983) and A Question of Attribution (1991) by Nicole Cloarec

“…This is the challenge screenwriter Alan Bennett and director John Schlesinger have taken up in two films that form a diptych on two of the most notorious spies in British history, Guy Burgess in An Englishman Abroad (1983) and Anthony Blunt in A Question of Attribution (1991). …”
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Smart learning and the law: examining the case of the Dubai Judicial Institute and its inevitable transition towards a modern pedagogical paradigm by Hind Al-Mazmi, Khadeegha Alzouebi, Tendai Charles

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Cryptococcus gattii: Emergence in Western North America: Exploitation of a Novel Ecological Niche by Kausik Datta, Karen H. Bartlett, Kieren A. Marr

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There is no Such Thing as a Free Market by Dirk van den Heuvel

“…To deconstruct the still hegemonic narrative of free market ideologists in the realm of housing, this article looks at the provocative position of the German-British architect Patrik Schumacher, director of Zaha Hadid Architects. …”
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Russian-Turkmen Struggle Over Ashuradeh Island in the Caspian Sea in 19th Century by Furkan Külünk

“…This study analyses the process of the occupation of Ashuradeh Island by Tsarist Russia, the conflicts between the Yamut Turkmens and Tsarist Russia from 1836 to 1873, the development of Russian influence on the island vis-à-vis Iran, and the general situation of the Turkmens during this period. Using British archival materials, personal notes of Russian soldiers and ambassadorial reports, this study evaluates the effects of the occupation of Ashuradeh Island, which served as an important base for Tsarist Russia’s military activities in Turkestan, on Russia, Iran, Britain and the Turkmens in the region.…”
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Historical hypotheses of chimpanzee tool use behaviour in relation to natural and human-induced changes in an East African rain forest by Thibaud Gruber

“…Before colonial times, the Budongo Forest was shaped by elephant migrations and fires lit by the pastoralists who settled in the area. Later on, the British colonial power organized the exploitation of the forest through work plans aimed at insuring sustainable extraction of valuable timber. …”
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A Clinical Trial to Investigate the Effect of Cynatine HNS on Hair and Nail Parameters by Christina Beer, Simon Wood, Robert H. Veghte

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Diagnosing the Actual Reality of the Requirements of Ecological Design According to ISO14006:2020: A Case Study in Engineering Reconstruction Office-Iraq by Zainab Mahdi Muhammad, Areej Saeed Khalil

“…Methodology: The study starts from the problem represented by the gap between the actual reality of ecological design in the Department of Engineering Reconstruction and Ecodesign by the requirements of ISO 14006:2020. Prepared by the British Standards Organization (BSI). Results: The results of the research show that the total rate achieved by measuring the availability of eco-design requirements in the Department of Engineering Reconstruction according to ISO14006:2020 obtained a percentage of (75%) and an implementation rate of (5), meaning that it is close to a fully documented application, which generated a gap of (24%). …”
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Accent Choices of English Majors in the Netherlands: Patterns and Motivations by Gezina Christien Dorothé Huttenga, Dick Smakman

“…Most (70) of the survey participants preferred to follow the Standard British English (Received Pronunciation) articulation model, while a reasonable group (29) were more inclined towards more Americanised and international accents. …”
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‘Gall and wormwood’ – The Compositors’ Chronicle (1840–43) as Collaborative Journal by Françoise Baillet

“…At a time when many print workers remained outside the scope of British citizenship, Thompson’s journal offered them a space in which their literacy, sociability and respectability could be showcased through a virtual and actual community.…”
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Cricketing Insights Unveiled: Python-Based Information Extraction from IPL by Kubra Bashir, Afsheen Maroof, Fatima Maqbool, Kiran Bashir, Syeda Iqra Hassan

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Bir Hâfız-ı Kütüb Notunu Anlamaya Çalışmak: Fatih Vakfiyesi Kapsamındaki Bir el-Ḳāmūsu’l-Muḥīṭ Nüshasının Michigan Üniversitesi’ne Uzanan Hikayesi by Mehmet Kalaycı

“…Kaybolan asıl nüsha ise, Erzincan’da bir kütüphaneye vakfedilmiş, muhtemelen Rus işgali nedeniyle de buradan çıkmıştı. Ardından da önce British Museum’a intikal etmiş, daha sonra ilgili Müze tarafından 1924 yılında Michigan Üniversitesi’ne satılmıştı. …”
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French Сolonizers on “Other” Сolonizers: Britain and Germany in Narratives of Paul Leroy‑Beaulieu and Jules Ferry by Taisiia M. Demicheva

“…As a result of the analysis of narratives, it is possible to show the difference between images of the “Other” colonizers. The British colonizers were perceived as models and experts in colonial affairs, who deservedly occupied the main place in European colonization. …”
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The Exploration of Network Coding in IEEE 802.15.4 Networks by Deze Zeng, Song Guo, Victor Leung, Jiankun Hu

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Restructuring of Rural Governance in a Rapidly Growing Resource Town: The Case of Kitimat, BC, Canada by Laura Ryser, Greg Halseth, Sean Markey

“…Drawing upon our case study in Kitimat, British Columbia, we highlight transformations associated with neoliberal policies that have affected rural governance. …”
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Geotechnical Properties of Wood Ash-Based Composite Fine-Grained Soil by Bayshakhi Deb Nath, Grytan Sarkar, Sumi Siddiqua, Md. Rokunuzzaman, Md. Rafiqul Islam

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De la Mer du Nord à la Méditerranée, l’imaginaire maritime des Victoriens by Béatrice Laurent

“…This dichotomy becomes a cliché in scientific publications of the first half of the 19th century and justifies the development of British sea resorts where cold baths are prescribed to the upper classes. …”
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