1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459459403321

Titolo

The discovery of tourism [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen L.J. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, : Emerald, 2010

ISBN

1-282-61322-7

9786612613227

1-84950-741-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Collana

Tourism social science series ; ; v. 13

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithStephen L. J. <1946->

Disciplina

338.4791071

Soggetti

Geographers

Tourism - Study and teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; The Discovery of Tourism; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Story of a Postcard; Chapter 2. Finding my Place: Journeys of a Tourism Geographer; Chapter 3. Why What is Where: Confessions of a Tourism Geographer; Chapter 4. The Life and Opinions of C. Michael Hall, Gent: A Shandy or Full Beerquest Volume the First; Chapter 5. Tourism Studies: My Journey of Discovery; Chapter 6. A Long and Winding Road: Developing Tourism Geographies; Chapter 7. An Accidental Tourism Researcherquest People, Places, and Turning Points

Chapter 8. Geography of Tourism: A Tryst with DestinyChapter 9. A Life's Journey from Belfast to Barcelona; Chapter 10. From the Geography of Tourism to Tourism Management; Chapter 11. With a Little Help from My Friends; Chapter 12. The Way to and from Shanghai: A Chinese Tourism Geographer's Story; Chapter 13. A Geographer Roaming Loose in the Academy; Chapter 14. Tourism as an Agent of Change: A Positivist Geographer's Approach; Chapter 15. Milestones, Scenic Views, and Tourist Traps along my Academic Path; Epilogue; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Presents the personal histories of some of the world's leading tourism geographers, many of whom pioneered the field. This book includes



stories that reveal the diverse personalities, passions, and peculiarities behind the authors' choice of tourism as a specialization. It is also of interest to scholars outside the field of tourism geography.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797375903321

Titolo

Specialty oils and fats in food and nutrition : properties, processing and applications / / edited by Geoff Talbot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-78242-397-4

1-78242-376-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Collana

Woodhead Publishing series in food science, technology and nutrition ; ; number 290

Disciplina

664.3

Soggetti

Lipids in nutrition

Lipids - Biotechnology

Lipids - Synthesis

Oils and fats - Biotechnology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Specialty Oils and Fats in Food and Nutrition: Properties, Processing and Applications; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition; Part One: Properties and processing of specialty oils and fats; Chapter 1: Olive oil: Properties and processing for use in food; 1.1 . Mediterranean world and the culture of the olive tree; 1.2 . Grades of olive oil: Definitions, standards, legislation; 1.3 . Composition of virgin olive oil; 1.3.1 . Fatty acids, triacylglycerols; 1.3.2 . Partial glycerides

1.3.3 . Nontriacylglycerol constituents1.3.3.1 . Hydrocarbons; 1.3.3.2 . Sterols; Common sterols (4 α -desmethylsterols); 4 α -Methylsterols; Triterpene alcohols (4,4-dimethylsterols); 1.3.3.3 . Triterpene dialcohols; 1.3.3.4 . Aliphatic and other alcohols; 1.3.3.5 . Diterpene alcohols; 1.3.3.6 . Hydroxyterpenic acids; 1.3.3.7 . Tocopherols;



1.3.3.8 . Pigments; Carotenoids; Chlorophylls; 1.3.3.9 . Volatile and aroma compounds; 1.3.3.10 . Polar phenols; 1.3.3.11 . Other minor components; Phospholipids; Proteins

1.4 . Properties of VOO and conventional methods for quality evaluation and authenticity1.4.1 . Ascertaining the grade; 1.4.2 . Identity; 1.4.3 . Properties and methods not included in international standards; 1.4.3.1 . Oxidative stability; 1.4.3.2 . Polar phenols; 1.4.3.3 . Absorbance at 225 nm; 1.4.3.4 . Measurement of antioxidant capacity; 1.4.3.5 . Partial glycerides; 1.4.3.6 . Polymeric compounds and oxidation products as determined by high-performance size-exclusion chromatography ( H ...

1.5 . Synopsis of health effects of virgin olive: Claims related to fatty acid composition and polar phenols1.5.1 . Health claims; 1.5.2 . Bioactivity of various minor constituents; 1.5.2.1 . Polar phenolic compounds; Hydroxytyrosol, tyrosol, oleuropein, oleocanthal, and others; Lignans; Flavonoids; Hydroxy-isochromans; 1.5.2.2 . Nonpolar phenols; 1.5.2.3 . Nonphenolic compounds; Triterpene dialcohols and hydroxyterpenic acids; Phytosterols; Squalene; 1.6 . Processing of nonedible oils: Composition and properties of refined olive oil and refined residue oil; 1.6.1 . Refined olive oil

1.6.2 . Refined olive residue (olive pomace) oil1.7 . Factors affecting virgin olive oil composition, properties, quality, and nutritional value; 1.7.1 . Pedoclimatic factors, fruit maturity, cultivar; 1.7.2 . Processing of fruits, storage, and packaging; 1.7.3 . Innovative proposals to maintain high levels of biophenols in virgin olive oil; 1.7.3.1 . Preprocessing; 1.7.3.2 . Crushing and malaxation; 1.7.3.3 . Filtration; 1.7.3.4 . Cloudy (veiled) virgin olive oil; 1.8 . Culinary applications; 1.8.1 . Frying; 1.8.2 . Innovative proposals for the production of olive-based products

1.9 . Novel analytical techniques to monitor quality and check authenticity, varietal differences, geographical origin, ...



3.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00395915

Autore

MEDICI, Francesco

Titolo

Il dramma di Lazzaro, Kahlil Gibran e Luigi Pirandello / Francesco Medici

Pubbl/distr/stampa

P. 34-56 ; 24 cm

Edizione

[[s.l.] : Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane]

Descrizione fisica

Estratto da: Asprenas : Rivista di Teologia vol. 49 2002

Disciplina

892.715

Soggetti

Gibran, Khalil, 1833-1931

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia