Dominion of Signs : Television, Advertising and Other New Zealand Fictions

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910823884503321
• Autore: Perry Nick
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Auckland, : Auckland University Press, 2013
• ISBN: 1-77558-640-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 p.)
• Disciplina: 993
• Soggetti: Advertising -- Social aspects -- New Zealand; Mass media -- Social aspects -- New Zealand; New Zealand -- Civilization; Popular culture -- New Zealand; Popular culture - Social aspects - New Zealand; Mass media - Social aspects - New Zealand; Advertising - New Zealand; History & Archaeology; Regions & Countries - Australia & Pacific Islands - Oceania
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Introduction: Does the Book Stop Here?; 2 Cinderella and the Silver Mercedes: Popular Culture and the Construction of National Identity; 3 Toyota Country and Toyota City: Urbanism and the Representation of Community; 4 Restricted Vision: Images of Australia in New Zealand Television Commercials; 5 Black to the Future; 6 Am I Rite? Or Am I Write? Or Am I Right? A New Zealand Reading of The Singing Detective; 7 Flying by Nets: The Social Pattern of New Zealand Fiction; 8 Millennial Pursuit: From the Listener's 'Man Alone' to Theory K's Scout TroopReferences; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: <DIV></DIV>If you have ever wondered what led to the rise and fall of New Zealand's Telethon, or pondered the appeal of Metro magazine, or sought to understand the popularity of Billy T. James, this book is for ; you. The Dominion of Signs is a brilliant and provocative commentary on contemporary New Zealand culture.

Swine flu and pig borne diseases / / Viroj Wiwanitkit

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910819266803321
• Autore: Viroj Wiwanitkit
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009
• ISBN: 1-61209-859-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (81 p.)
• Collana: Public health in the 21st century series
• Disciplina: 614.5/18
• Soggetti: Zoonoses; Swine - Diseases; Swine influenza
• 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: Intro -- SWINE FLU AND PIG BORNE DISEASES -- Contents -- Preface -- Pig and Pig-Borne Disease:A Present Concern -- Pigs: What Are They? -- Pork: A Widely Ingested Meat -- Use of Pigs in Medicine -- Pig Related Diseases -- 1. Pig-Borne Disease -- 2. Pork-Borne Disease -- 3. Diseases with Pigs as the Amplifying Hosts -- 4. Japanese Encephalitis [1 - 6] -- 5. Salmonella Suis Infection [7 - 10] -- 6. Streptococcus Suis Infection [11 - 19] -- 7. Nipah Virus Infection [20 - 32] -- 8. Swine Flu [33 - 36] -- 9. Taeniasis [37 - 40] -- 10. Trichinellosis [41 - 43] -- References -- Swine Flu -- What is Swine Flu? [1 - 10] -- History of Swine Flu [1 - 10] -- How Can One Become Infected with Swine Flu? [1 - 10] -- Clinical Presentation of Swine Flu [1 - 10] -- Chest XRay: A Aasic Tool for Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Influenza -- 1. Assessment on the Quality of the Derived Chest X-Ray Film -- 2. Interpretation of Clinical Findings -- Immunity to Swine Flu [1 - 10] -- Preventing Swine Flu [1 - 10] -- Preparation for Coping with the Problem in Currently Non- Problematic Countriest [1 - 10] -- Travel Medicine and Swine Flu [1 - 10] -- References -- Streptococcal Suis -- Introduction to Streptococcus -- Reports on Epidemiologyof Streptocccus Suis Infection -- Microbiology of Streptocccus Suis [5 - 9] ; -- Clinical Manifestation of Streptocccus Suis Infection [5 - 9] -- Pathogenesis of Streptocccus Suis Infection [5 - 9] -- Risk Factor of Streptocccus Suis Infection [5 - 9] -- References -- Salmonella Suis -- Introduction to Salmonellosis [1 - 5] -- Salmonella Suis Infection: A Pork-Born Disease -- References -- Nippa Virus -- Emerging Situation of the Nipah Virus Infection [1 - 13] -- What is Napah Virus? [1 - 13] -- Risk Factors Associated with Nipah Virus Infection -- Transmission of Nipah Virus -- Clinical Presentation of Nipah Virus Infection -- References.; Japanese Encephalitis: Pig as the Amplifying Host -- Introduction [1 - 7] -- Surveillance of Encephalitisin the General Population [1 - 7] -- The Pig as an Amplifying Host for Japanese Encephalitis [1 - 7] -- Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination [1 - 7, 10 - 13] -- References -- Taeniasis -- Introduction to Tapeworm [1 - 2] -- What is Taeniasis? [1 - 12] -- References -- Pork Safety -- Concerns in Pork Safety [1 - 10] -- 1. Farming -- 2. Pig Transportation Process -- 3. Killing Process -- 4. Butchering -- 5. Pork Buying -- 6. Cooking -- 7. Eating -- A Brief Summary of Trichinellosis -- References -- Index.