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The politics of medical expertise and substance control: WHO consultants for addiction rehabilitation and pharmacy education in Thailand and India during the Cold War. 医学专门知识和药物管制的政治：冷战时期世界卫生组织在泰国和印度的戒毒康复和药学教育顾问。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2024-10-28 DOI: 10.1017/S000708742400058X

Reiko Kanazawa

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Performing national independence through medical diplomacy: tuberculosis control and socialist internationalism in Cold War Vietnam. 通过医疗外交实现国家独立：冷战时期越南的结核病防治与社会主义国际主义。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2024-10-21 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087424000487

Michitake Aso

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Value, knowledge and reputation: zoological exchange by Australian museums, 1870-1900. 价值、知识和声誉：澳大利亚博物馆的动物学交流，1870-1900 年。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087424000700

Henry Reese, Vanessa Finney, Simon Ville

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'Like nets or cobwebs': Kenelm Digby, Isaac Newton and the problem of rarefaction. 像网或蜘蛛网"：肯纳姆-迪格比、艾萨克-牛顿和稀释问题。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2024-10-03 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087424000554

John Henry

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Concluding Conversation: De-centring Science Diplomacy - CORRIGENDUM. 结束语：科学外交去中心化 - CORRIGENDUM.

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2024-06-04 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087424000712

Gordon Barrett, Claire Edington, Aya Homei, Kate Sullivan de Estrada, Zuoyue Wang

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Horizontal Chemistry. 横向化学。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2024-05-23 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087424000451

Michelle DiMeo, Andrew Gregory, Frank A J L James, Viviane Quirke

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Decentring histories of science diplomacy: cases from Asia. 科学外交史的去中心化：来自亚洲的案例。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2024-05-22 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087424000578

Gordon Barrett, Aya Homei

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'Down pythons' throats we thrust live goats': snakes, zoos and animal welfare in nineteenth-century Britain. 我们把活山羊塞进蟒蛇的喉咙"：十九世纪英国的蛇、动物园和动物福利。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2024-05-21 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087424000542

Helen Cowie

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'Who can tell me what potable water means?' The assessment of water quality in debates over hydraulic infrastructure in nineteenth-century Italy. 谁能告诉我什么是饮用水？十九世纪意大利水利基础设施辩论中的水质评估。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2024-05-21 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087424000566

Salvatore Valenti

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Concluding conversation: decentring science diplomacy. 结束语：科学外交的去中心化。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2024-05-13 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087424000475

Gordon Barrett, Claire Edington, Aya Homei, Kate Sullivan de Edstrada, Zuoyue Wang

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