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The Introduction of Oxygen for Pneumonia as Seen Through the Writings of Two Mcgill University Professors, William Osler and Jonathan Meakins

Canadian Respiratory Journal, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 81-85, 2005., 2005
Oxygen was identified at the end of the 18th century by three independent researchers. It was first used indiscriminately with other gases for treatment of pulmonary diseases by Thomas Beddoes. In the 19th century, the physiological properties of oxygen were identified by many researchers.
C Peter W Warren
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How digitisation of herbaria reveals the botanical legacy of the First World War

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1292-1303, July 2026.
Digitisation of herbarium collections is bringing greater understanding to bear on the complexity of narratives relating to the First World War and its aftermath – scientific and societal. Plant collecting during the First World War was more widespread than previously understood, contributed to the psychological well‐being of those involved and ...
Christopher Kreuzer, James A. Wearn
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Trouble in Anatolia

Canadian Respiratory Journal, Volume 11, Issue 4, Page 273-274, 2004., 2004
In this issue of the Canadian Respiratory Journal, Gulmez et al (pages 287‐290) review the presentation, management and outcome of malignant mesothelioma in central Anatolia, Turkey. There is nothing particularly new about the disease here; it presents with chest pain, dyspnea and pleural effusion, is diagnosed by biopsy and has a miserable outcome ...
Nick R Anthonisen
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William Ritter et Edmond Bille : danse macabre et contredanse en temps de guerre

Versants, 2019
Durant la guerre, alors qu’il est de retour en Suisse, William Ritter fréquente le peintre neuchâtelois installé à Sierre, Edmond Bille. Leurs liens vont se tendre entre 1917 et 1919, autour d’expositions en Suisse et en particulier à La Chaux-de-Fonds ...
Philippe Kaenel
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Susciter l’admiration sans déclencher l’imitation : un paradoxe constitutif des personnages d’enfants soldats dans la littérature française pour la jeunesse durant la Première Guerre Mondiale

Ondina - Ondine, 2021
Pendant la Première Guerre Mondiale, la littérature française pour la jeunesse propose régulièrement des histoires d’enfants soldats, fictionnelles ou pseudo-factuelles, qui se déroulent pendant le conflit en cours.
Daniel Aranda
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Emergence of the Food Balance Sheet: A History of A Traveling Idea L'émergence du bilan alimentaire : histoire d’une idée voyageuse

Contemporary Accounting Research, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 1064-1090, Summer 2026.
ABSTRACT This article explores how accounting ideas travel to unfamiliar environments and instigate new modes of calculation therein. The empirical focus is on the food balance sheet, a key calculative technology in the realm of food security. Drawing on Said's four‐stage schema for analyzing the movement of theories and ideas, this investigation ...
Stephen P. Walker, Massimo Sargiacomo
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Churchill and Spain: More Sancho than Quixote?

History, Volume 111, Issue 395, Page 217-236, March 2026.
Abstract This article offers a detailed analysis of Winston Churchill's relationship with Spain over the course of his long and eventful political and personal life. The article focuses on three key episodes: Churchill's ambivalent stance during the Spanish Civil War; his leadership and policy towards Spain during the crucial years of the Second World ...
EMILIO SÁENZ‐FRANCÉS
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Le retour de la villégiature élitiste au Québec : Essai sur la marchandisation de l'accès à la nature

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes, Volume 70, Issue 2, Summer / été 2026.
Résumé Cet article présente la première étude contemporaine de l'évolution de la villégiature sur les terres privées et publiques du Québec. Notre analyse révèle une importante diminution du nombre de chalets et rend compte des mutations géographiques considérables qu'a connues la villégiature résidentielle depuis 1980.
Sébastien Rioux
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Le « milieu » homosexuel suisse durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale

, 2012
Cette contribution s’interesse a l’existence de lieux de sociabilite helvetiques entre hommes qualifies comme etant homosexuels ou encore homoerotes selon le point de vue militant.
T. Delessert
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Defending heroic soldiers at the United Nations Human Rights Council: shame, honour, and sovereign masculinity

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 137-157, March 2025.
Abstract Human rights activists worldwide rely heavily on naming and shaming rights‐abusing states at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to induce them to comply with international human rights norms. However, what about national‐level actors who seek to shame a government for complying with human rights?
Chulani Kodikara
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