Opening up the US food and drink markets

World Pumps ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 2000 (411) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Us ◽  
Afro-Ásia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo R. S. Ribeiro

<p>Desde 1912, inúmeros textos – romances, programas de rádio, histórias em quadrinhos, seriados de televisão, filmes – produziram e articularam representações da África em narrativas envolvendo Tarzan, criado pelo estadunidense Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950). Tomando o nome de “África” como referência, os textos que orbitam e habitam o nome de “Tarzan” pertencem a uma genealogia ocidental e a uma história transcultural. Após abordar a economia da marca registrada “Tarzan ®” em sua circulação global, uma descrição breve e esquemática da filmografia de Tarzan me permite interrogar o que chamo de nomenclausura ocidentalista da “África”. Finalmente, por meio de uma leitura atenta de Moi, un noir (1959), de Jean Rouch, como um prisma através do qual a circulação global de Tarzan pode ser interpretada e reinventada, sugiro possibilidades de transbordamento imaginativo, abrindo o espaçamento transcultural da escritura da “África” como economia política do nome de “África”.</p><p> </p><p>Tarzan, a Black Man: Toward a Critique of the Polit Economy of the Name of “Africa”</p><p>Since 1912, countless texts – novels, radio shows, comic strips, television serials, films – have produced and articulated representations of Africa in narratives featuring Tarzan, a character created by the US author Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950). Taking the name of “Africa” as a reference, the texts which surround and inhabit the name of “Tarzan” belong both to a Western genealogy and to a cross-cultural history. After examining the economy of the global circulation of the “Tarzan” trademark, I give a brief and schematic description of Tarzan’s filmography, which allows me to interrogate what I call the occidentalist name-in-closure of “Africa”. At last, by means of a close reading of Jean Rouch’s Moi, un noir (1959) as a prism through which Tarzan’s global circulation can be interpreted and reinvented, I suggest possibilities of imaginative overflow, opening up the cross-cultural spacing of the writing of “Africa” as political economy of the name of “Africa”.</p><p>Cinema | Africa | Tarzan | Racism</p>


Author(s):  
Graham Patrick

Organic chemistry is the chemistry of compounds of carbon. As well as being central to life, in the form of large molecules such as nucleic acids and proteins, organic compounds are essential to many areas of industry. Organic Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction covers the whole range of organic compounds and their roles. Beginning with the structures and properties of the basic groups of organic compounds, it goes on to consider organic compounds in the areas of pharmaceuticals, polymers, food and drink, petrochemicals, and nanotechnology. It explores how new materials, such as graphene, are opening up exciting new possibilities for applications, and also discusses the particular challenges of working with carbon compounds, many of which are colourless.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
SERENA SOJIC-BORNE

This essay studies United States Marxist perspectives on China during US radicalism's decline in the mid-1970s. By the late 1960s, China's apparent synthesis of socialist and nationalist traditions inspired US Marxists to theorize a Chinese-led united front against American imperialism. However, China's opening up to the West in 1972 revealed US Marxists’ differing frameworks for understanding socialism and national liberation. Partly because of the confusion that followed, Marxist internationalism soon lost its intellectual weight on the US far left. Using archived Marxist periodicals from 1973 to 1979, I trace how this happened and what it meant for revolutionaries’ opposition to American empire.


2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred C. Loomis

Non-welded pipe fitting connections have been available in the maritime industry for years but with advanced engineering the market is opening up to the technology. As the US shipbuilding industry experiences an influx of business and skilled welders are in high-demand, non-welded pipe fitting technology is becoming a go-to product in shipyards across the country. In this presentation,, Fred Loomis, will share his experiences with non-welded pipe fitting technologies, and discuss how this type of product benefits the shipyard and end user.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 714-745
Author(s):  
SU Zhixin

It has been widely claimed that no Western scholar has exerted greater influence on Chinese education than the American education philosopher John Dewey, who visited and lectured in China for more than two years between 1919 and 1921. A comparison of Chinese and American scholars’ evaluations of Dewey’s impact on Chinese education reveals many contradictions and controversies, especially in China during different historical periods. This paper examines the major differences between Chinese and American critics’ views on Dewey’s influence on Chinese education, with a focus on the dramatic changes in Chinese scholars’ perspectives in three distinct stages: from early praise and positive acceptance during the first 30 years after Dewey’s visit to China (1919–1949), to severe criticism and rejection over the next 30 years (1949–1979), and then to new interpretations since China’s opening up to the outside world in 1979. Although Dewey and his education theories were first extolled and then abandoned in China, they have received open and warm reappraisals from Chinese educators in recent decades and have emerged from rejection to renewed appreciation in Chinese education. To fully understand the significance and implications of Dewey’s visit to and lectures in China, both Chinese and American Dewey scholars need to create and sustain continued dialogue on this most fascinating episode in the intellectual histories of China and the US.


2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 815-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L Stanton ◽  
James Wiley ◽  
Neal H Hooker ◽  
Ekaterina Salnikova

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the use of front of package (FOP) claims within product categories by private label (PL) products and national brands (NB). This research adapts an existing conceptual model exploring the marketing strategies of PL products and NBs. Design/methodology/approach – Information for this study came from Mintel’s Global (2009/2011). There were 10,791 products launched in 2011 in the US database, 8,120 NB and 2,671 PL food and drink products. For 2009: 5,838 NB and 2,118 PL that gives 7,956 food and beverages products launched in USA. Findings – PL and NB companies increased the usage of FOP claims, and also often moved in the same direction for some product categories. The greatest number of increases across product categories for PL and NB between 2009 and 2011 were Ethical-Enviromentally Friendly Packaging; Allergen; Fiber; Weight Control; Gluten Free; Kosher and No Additives claims. There were much less FOP that were decreased in usage. The claims that most frequently decreased were “Organic,” “Calories,” and “Vitamin/Mineral Fortified.” The categories that significantly decreased the “Organic” claim were Baby Food, Bakery, Breakfast Cereals, Fruit and Vegetables among PL product categories and Breakfast Cereals, Dairy, Side Dishes and Soup among NB categories. Research limitations/implications – The study is based on only a three-year time span. difference over a greater period of time could reveal more significant differences. Practical implications – The evidence from this research indicates that PL brands are matching NBs as they look to using other attributes and benefits. However, as PL sales increase, retailer margins increase which can lead to further aggressive marketing by the PL brands. Originality/value – The analysis of FOP claims for PL and NB over such a large sample has not previously been done.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 204512532110352
Author(s):  
Meghan Musselman ◽  
Justin Faden ◽  
Leslie Citrome

Asenapine is a second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic medication not available in a pill that can be swallowed; rather, it is commercialized in sublingual and transdermal formulations. This is a consequence of extensive first-pass metabolism if ingested. The sublingual formulation is approved in many jurisdictions for the treatment of schizophrenia and manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder and is available generically. The efficacy profile is well characterized in a number of clinical trials, including an off-label use for the management of agitation. Obstacles to its use include food and drink restrictions, twice-daily dosing and adverse effects such as dysgeusia (distorted, altered, or unpleasant taste) and oral hypoesthesia (numbness). Transdermal asenapine was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2019 for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults. Efficacy was established in a registrational study examining acutely ill inpatients with schizophrenia. The patch needs to changed once daily. Obstacles to its use include the potential for skin reactions such as erythema and pruritis, and being a branded product, it is more costly than other options. This is a narrative review of the chemistry and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of asenapine, as well as summarizing the efficacy and tolerability of both sublingual and transdermal asenapine, and its possible place in treatment.


Author(s):  
Daniel Duque ◽  
David Paul Morton ◽  
Bismark Singh ◽  
Zhanwei Du ◽  
Remy Pasco ◽  
...  

Following the April 16, 2020 release of the Opening Up America Again guidelines for relaxing COVID-19 social distancing policies, local leaders are concerned about future pandemic waves and lack robust strategies for tracking and suppressing transmission. Here, we present a framework for monitoring COVID-19 hospitalization data to project risks and trigger shelter-in-place orders to prevent overwhelming healthcare surges while minimizing the duration of costly lockdowns. Assuming the relaxation of social distancing increases the risk of infection ten-fold, the optimal strategy for Austin, Texas--the fastest-growing large city in the US--will trigger a total of 135 [90% prediction interval: 126-141] days of sheltering, allow schools to open in the fall, and result in an expected 2929 deaths [90% prediction interval: 2837-3026] by September 2021, which is 29% the annual mortality rate. In the months ahead, policy makers are likely to face difficult choices and the extent of public restraint and cocooning of vulnerable populations may save or cost thousands of lives.


2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 84-97
Author(s):  
Carla Melo

Documentary performances usually take the stance of objectivity and critical distance. But sometimes this is not the case. Live from the Front is a performance of Jerry Quickley's embodied experience of the US-led invasion of Iraq. Quickley's account of “Shock and Awe” as a slam poet-turned-unembedded reporter for Pacifica Radio subverts the idea of documentary objectivity, opening up new ways to get at the “truth.”


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