Enumeration of Campylobacter in New Zealand recreational and drinking waters

Evaluation of Enterolert for enumeration of enterococci in recreational waters.

Enterolert (IDEXX Laboratories Inc., Westbrook, Maine), a semiautomated, most probable number method for enumeration of enterococci, was compared with the standard membrane filter method by parallel testing of 138 marine and freshwater recreational bathing water samples. No statistically significant difference and a strong linear correlation were found between methods. Culturing of 501 Enterole...

Survival of New Zealand relevant Campylobacter strains

Hazardous drinking in elite New Zealand sportspeople.

AIMS To examine the link between hazardous drinking and level of sport participation in New Zealand. METHODS Sports science and general university students (n = 427) completed a sporting profile questionnaire that included the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). RESULTS Elite sportspeople (both provincial and international/country level) reported higher rates of hazardous dri...

a fundamental study of "histiriographic metafiction", and "literary genres", as introduced in "new historical philosophy", and tracing them in the works of julian barnes.

abstract a fundamental study of “historio-graphic metafiction” and “literary genres”, as introduced in “new historical philosophy”, and tracing them in the works of julian barnes having studied the two novels, the porcupine and arthur & george, by julian barnes, the researcher has applied linda hutcheon’s historio-graphic metafictional theories to them. the thesis is divided into five cha...

Health and safety in recreational waters.