Twenty-five years ago, the British Empire was at best a minor presence in British historical scholarship. Although the field of imperial studies was showing signs of renewed vigor, British history invariably meant the history of metropolitan Britain, and “Britain” all too often served as a synonym for the union’s English core. Today, the situation is practically reversed. Imperial themes pervad...

1. Polyacids interact with albumin in salt-free solutions to prevent coagulation of the protein by heat. Polyphosphates (nucleic acids), polysulphates (heparin and dextran sulphate) and polyearboxylates (alginic acid and bacterial polyglutamic acid) were all effective. Effects on optical rotation of the albumin were also demonstrated. 2. The protecting agent acts by preventing the coagulation o...

A great Empire Health Congress is about to be held at Wembley where, among many other remarkable things, there is a series of exhibits relating to tropical diseases of such importance that the King directed attention to them in the speech in which he opened the Exhibition. The British Empire has been the pioneer in sanitary enterprise, and it must be at once its duty and its pride to preserve a...

This is a description of the historical, physical and industrial features of the principal centres of mineral productions in the British Dominions beyond the seas, by Mr. R. Stokes, the late Mining Editor of the Rancl Daily Neivs of Johannesburg. It is a brief but comprehensive review of the mineral treasures of the British Empire. It is worthy of notice that the following important minerals ar...

The term " 24-Hour Knowledge Factory " connotes a globally distributed work environment in which members of the global team work on a project around the clock; each member of the team works the normal workday hours that pertain to his or her time zone. At the end of such a workday, a fellow team member located in a different time zone continues the same task. This creates the shift-style workfo...