1. Biotechnology Laboratory, The University of British Columbia, 237-6174 University Boulevard, Vancouver, B. C., Canada, V6T 1Z3 (for correspondence). 2. Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, E257-2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, B. C., Canada, V6T 1Z1. 3. Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 434-2356 Main Mall, Vancouver, B. C., Canada, V6...

This study examines beliefs about depression as a function of ethnic background (British Bangladeshis vs. British Whites) and age. A total of 364 participants completed a 65-item questionnaire, containing general questions regarding depression and anti-depressive behaviour; the causes of depression, and treatments for depression. The hypotheses were broadly supported; there were significant int...

Science writer, historian and administrator J.G. Crowther (1899-1983) had an uneasy relationship with the BBC during the 1920s and 1930s, and was regarded with suspicion by the British security services because of his left politics. Nevertheless the Second World War saw him working for 'establishment' institutions. He was closely associated with the BBC's Overseas Service and employed by the Br...

This paper examines geographic mobility and housing downsizing at older ages in Britain and America. Americans downsize housing much more than the British largely because Americans are much more mobile. The principal reasons for greater mobility among older Americans are two fold: (1) greater spatial distribution of geographic distribution of amenities (such as warm weather) and housing costs a...

Frederik Leliaert, David R. Smith, Hervé Moreau, Matthew D. Herron, Heroen Verbruggen, Charles F. Delwiche, and Olivier De Clerck 1Phycology Research Group, Biology Department, Ghent University 9000, Ghent, Belgium 2Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Evolutionary Biology Program, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada 3Observatoi...

Sam B. Coggins 5 Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, 6 Vancouver, Canada. 7 8 Nicholas C. Coops (*) 9 Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia, 10 Vancouver, Canada. 11 12 Thomas Hilker 13 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Biospheric Sciences Branch Code 618. Greenbelt 14 Maryland, USA. 15 16 Michael A. Wulder 17 Canadian F...

We sought to investigate the association between employment conditions and health among working age British adults with and without intellectual impairments. Using data from the 1970 British Cohort Study, we undertook a series of cross sectional analyses of the association between employment conditions and health (self-reported general health, mental health) among British adults with and withou...

BACKGROUND Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is effective for treating anxiety and depression in primary care, but there is a shortage of therapists. Computer-delivered treatment may be a viable alternative. AIMS To assess the cost-effectiveness of computer-delivered CBT. METHOD A sample of people with depression or anxiety were randomised to usual care (n=128) or computer-delivered CBT (...

OBJECTIVE To describe the growth pattern from birth to 2 years of UK-born white British and Pakistani infants. DESIGN Birth cohort. SETTING Bradford, UK. PARTICIPANTS 314 white British boys, 383 Pakistani boys, 328 white British girls and 409 Pakistani girls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Weight and length trajectories based on repeat measurements from birth to 2 years. RESULTS Linear spline ...

British economic decline in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries has been attributed to the growing inability of British industries to compete technologically and organizationally with their American and German competitors. This paper argues that British firms' growth and adaptability were hampered by organizational weakness and that the major cause of Britain's managerial problems...