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The Role of Law in Combatting Modern Slavery
Modern slavery is regarded as a global problem of epic proportions. The 2021 Global Estimates on Modern Slavery contends that on any given day there are 50 million people in situations of modern slavery, of whom 27.6 million are in forced labour. Although…
The Family in EU Law
For most people, their family is the most important aspect of their life. The concept of ‘family’ is central to individual identity but an understanding of what constitutes a ‘family’ as well as how it interacts with law is of enor…
Party Transformation in Congressional Primaries
In an era of increasing partisan conflict and ideological division in the U.S. Congress, primaryelections are frequently blamed. In my new book, Party Transformation in CongressionalPrimaries: Faction and Ideology in the Twenty-First Century, I explore ho…
Jesus in a Changing World: Introducing The New Cambridge Companion to Jesus
As we step into the second quarter of the 21st century, the landscape of Christianity is undergoing a seismic shift. While Europe and North America have long been seen as the heartlands of Western Christianity, these regions have more recently witnessed a…
International Organizations and Global Peaceful Change
The role of international organizations (IOs) in global politics is as complex as it is critical. Today, they are arenas of contestation among established and rising states as well as domestic politics of major states in particular, the US. With nearly 8,…
UN Mediators in Syria: The Challenges and Responsibilities of Conflict Resolution
In a world increasingly at war, defined by both great power-rivalry and forgotten conflicts, the United Nations (UN)—the international organization tasked with the responsibility to maintain international peace and security—is at an existentia…
Improving Your British Sign Language: A Guide to Proficient Use
The book is the result of over 25 years of teaching experience, shaped by numerous interactions with students who were eager to improve their skills in British Sign Language (BSL). Over the years, I have received countless questions and requests from stud…
The British Novel of Ideas
What does it mean to write a novel of ideas? These are works of fiction that foreground debate and disputation-like the discussions of Zionism in George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda, the politico-religious arguments in G.K. Chesterton’s The Man Who …
Revisiting the Third Indochina War
The literature of the Third Indochina War has been dominated by journalists and political scientists, particularly international relations specialist with an interest in Asia and/or Indochina writing during the duration of the conflict. Like all contempor…
An Economics of Artificial Intelligence
Contemporary Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a learning technology that has come into prominence at the same time that humans are learning more about the nature of intelligence. These learning processes mean that what AI will eventually evolve into—…
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Essential oils improve gut histomorphometry and performance of broilers: systematic review and meta-analysis
In the last few years, the interest for the development of feed additives has significantly increased, with the essential oils emerging as a promising alternative for the substitution of antibiotics in animal production. The interest in the search for alt…
A tale of two chickens; Understanding the physiological and transcriptomic differences associated with bodyweight in broilers
The contemporary broiler chicken exhibits an impressive growth rate and robust constitution under commercial production systems resulting in an economical and high quality protein source. Broiler chickens are selectively bred to produce an animal which di…
A free boundary model for transport-induced neurite growth
Understanding the mechanisms of neuronal development is vital for elucidating the intricate processes that govern the nervous system. In a neuron’s final form, it is composed of a long axon and multiple dendrites.…
New to Cambridge in 2025: Experimental Economics and JESA
Cambridge University Press is pleased to announce that it will publish Experimental Economics and the Journal of the Economic Science Association (JESA) from January 2025, in partnership with the Economic Science Association.…
World Soil Day December 5th
December 5th is World Soil Day. Recommended by the International Union of Soil Sciences in 2002, the establishment of World Soil Day was led by the Kingdom of Thailand as part of the Global Soil Partnership—it was formally adopted by the UN General …
Should we focus more on mental imagery to improve adolescent mental health? Clues from anxiety and “flashforwards”
The December BABCP Article of the Month is from Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy and is entitled “‘Flashforward’ mental imagery in adolescents: exploring developmental differences and associations with mental health” by Alex…
There is a Song for Every Emotion
The December 2024 edition of Muses – the arts blog from BJPsych International – features a moving piece by a psychiatrist, poet and pianist about loss and the healing quality of poetry and music.
Congratulations! Introducing the New Front Cover for Parasitology 2025 by Ramiro Tomasina & Carlos Robello
We are delighted to announce that the new front cover image for Parasitology 2025 features the protist Trypanosoma cruzi, photograph taken by Ramiro Tomasina & Carlos Robello. This parasite is responsible for American trypanosomiasis or Chag…
Racism and Colonialism in Hegel’s Philosophy:
A Conversation with the Guest Editors of the Hegel Bulletin Themed Issue, Daniel James and Franz Knappik
2024 JFM-Flow China Symposium: from fundamentals to applied mechanics, Beijing
2024 JFM-Flow China Symposium: from fundamentals to applied mechanics, was an a landmark event co-hosted by the School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering at Beihang University, Beijing and arttended by 160 local experts and 3000 online viewers in China…
