1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910486653103321

Autore

Astarita, Mario

Titolo

Francisco Franco : un Caudillo alla corte di Spagna / Mario Astarita

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Acireale ; Roma, : A&B, 2009

ISBN

978-88-7728-194-4

Descrizione fisica

70 p. ; 18 cm

Disciplina

946.082

Locazione

FSPBC

Collocazione

XIV M 148

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458742103321

Autore

Brooks Tim

Titolo

British propaganda to France, 1940-1944 [[electronic resource] ] : machinery, method and message / / Tim Brooks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-7486-5135-7

1-281-25195-X

9786611251956

0-7486-3083-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

International communications

Disciplina

940.5488641

Soggetti

Electronic books.

France Foreign relations Great Britain

Great Britain Foreign relations France

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

Contents; Acknowledgements; Figures and Table; Translations and Terminology; Abbreviations; Key Players; Preface; Introduction: British Propaganda in the Second World War; 1. Machinery: Background, Planning and Departmental Organisation; 2. Method: The Distribution of White Propaganda; 3. Message: The Content of White Propaganda; 4. Reaction: The Impact of White Propaganda; 5. Black Propaganda: Machinery, Method, Message and Reaction; Conclusion; Appendix: Maps; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the important issue of British propaganda to France during the Second World War and aims to show the value of the propaganda campaign to the British war effort. British Propaganda to France is a unique contribution to the field, not only in its examination of one of the least well-studied areas of British activity during the Second World War but also in the breadth of its approach. It surveys the organisation, operation and nature of the British propaganda effort towards the French people, including both white propaganda (BBC broadcasts and leaflets dropped by the RAF) and b

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910141484803321

Titolo

Principles and practice of travel medicine / / edited by Jane N. Zuckerman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2013

ISBN

1-118-39205-1

1-299-15885-4

1-118-39208-6

1-118-39207-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (678 p.)

Disciplina

613.6/8

613.68

Soggetti

Travel - Health aspects

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Contributor list; Preface; Section I: Travel medicine; Chapter 1: Trends in travel; Introduction; Growth of tourism; Where are international tourists going?; Outbound tourism; The economics of tourism; Trends in travel types; Future trends; References; Chapter 2: Tourism, aviation and the impact on travel medicine; Introduction; The relationship between tourism and travel medicine; Changing patterns and types of tourism; The impact of tourism trends on travel medicine; The impact of aviation trends on travel medicine; Conclusions; References

Chapter 3: Epidemiology of health risks and travelGlobal burden of infectious diseases; Significance of infectious diseases in developed countries; Significance of infectious diseases in developing countries; Dimensions of international travel and migration; Tropical infectious diseases and travel; Health risks to travellers; Cohort studies; Field studies; Post-travel illnesses; Travel-associated mortality; References; Chapter 4: Fitness to travel; Introduction; The traveller's personal health and impact on fitness to travel; 'Traveller of size'; Diabetes; Cardiorespiratory problems

Food allergiesPregnancy; The elderly traveller; The epileptic traveller; Travellers with psychiatric conditions; The immunocompromised traveller; Vaccines; Environmental risks; Special topics; Special situations; Contagious diseases; Insurance; Conclusion; References; Additional resources; Chapter 5: Management of a travel clinic; Introduction; Travel clinic models; Travel clinic staff; Information resources; Travel clinic operations; Approach to trip risk assessment; The three basic topics; Health status of the traveller; Review of itinerary; Patient information brochures; Conclusion

ReferencesSection II: Infectious diseases and travel; Chapter 6: Epidemiology and surveillance of travel-related diseases; Introduction; Systematic observations; Malaria; Dengue fever; Risk estimates; Detection of sentinel events; Falciparum malaria in the Dominican Republic; African trypanosomiasis from Tanzania; Falciparum malaria in illegal Chinese immigrants; Falciparum malaria in travellers to Gambia; Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Virus infections in travellers; Viral hepatitis; Introduction and definitions; Hepatitis A; Introduction and definitions; Nature of the virus

Epidemiology and geographical distributionReservoir of infection; Pathology; Clinical features; Diagnosis; Management and treatment; Protective measures and prevention; Hepatitis B; Introduction and definitions; Nature of the virus; Surface antigen epitopes; Surface antigen mutants; HBV precore mutants; Replication of HBV; Epidemiology and geographical distribution; Reservoir of infection; Pathology; Immune responses; Clinical features and diagnosis; Management and treatment; Prevention of hepatitis B; Hepatitis B and the traveller; Hepatitis D; Introduction and definitions

Nature of the infectious agent

Sommario/riassunto

This second edition of Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine has been extensively updated to provide a comprehensive description of travel medicine and is an invaluable reference resource to support the clinical practice of travel medicine.  This new edition covers the many recent advances in the field, including the development of new and combined vaccines; malaria prophylaxis; emerging new infections; new hazards resulting from travel to long haul destinations; health tourism; and population movements. The chapter on vaccine-preventable diseases includes new developments