This case report describes the clinical course and management of a 31-year-old European who had been exploring in Congo for 10 years. In January 1910, he spent a week in a hamlet on the Lualaba river in Katanga, where Glossina palpalis was present. On 6 January, the patient had a 5-day fever. The...

In this analysis of the position of sport in society the answer to a number of questions is sought: Is sport an aim in its own right? What is the essence of sport? Is the game an essential element within the sport? How are sport and dance related? Is sport a necessity or a luxury? What impact does...

In today's society one is confronted with a wide range of possibilities for the future, yet there are only two choices: either one reconstructs one's world in a rational way, making use of previous experience, or one lets civilization degenerate into chaos and disorder. This survey sheds light on...

The book is a general work about the duties of the authorities in the field of culture. The concept of culture is defined in its widest sense, as all of the development work done by the public services. The author examines the subject of culture in relation to technology, social development, youth...

The selection of contributions aims at arranging the various different approaches to leisure in some order: the philosophical and pedagogic approach, the culturally critical approach, the sociological approach, scientific experience and practice. The authors treat the following subjects: leiure and ...

An account of an open-air museum in a nature conservation area on the W. side of Bukk Mt., showing: traditional and early-industrial methods of harvesting and transport of wood, sawmilling (by water power) and woodworking; primitive accommodation for workers; and other industries forming part of...

Growing lambs subjected to 75 decibels (dB) of white noise for 12 days had significantly better av. daily gain and feed conversion during the experimental period than controls (45 dB) and those subjected to 100 dB for 12 days. Music at 75 or 100 dB had no significant effect. Lambs subjected to 75...

A growing number of farmers have developed recreation/tourism enterprises on their farms. A wide variety of such enterprises can be sited upon working farms. These include farmhouse accommodation, self-catering flats and cottages, camping and caravan sites; resource-based activities such as riding, ...

Papers presented at the symposium on recreational economics and analysis, London Graduate School of Business Studies, January 1972 are presented. The following papers are included: Recreation with neoclassical economics, (J. D. Couch); The nature of recreational travel space, (Brian S. Duffield);...