Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and Our World
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"Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and Our World" is a popular science book that uses birds and their diseases to explore infectious threats, ecology, and the connections between animal and human health.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and Our World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4810189 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and Our World Context triple: [Peter C. Doherty, hasWritten, Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and Our World]
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The Life of Birds
The Life of Birds is a landmark BBC nature documentary series, presented by David Attenborough, that explores the evolution, behavior, and remarkable adaptations of bird species around the world.
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Life with Feathers
"Life with Feathers" is a 1945 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon notable for featuring the first appearance of the character Sylvester the Cat.
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All About Birds
All About Birds is an online birding resource that provides identification guides, photos, sounds, and expert information on bird species, created and maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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The Bird Revelation
The Bird Revelation is a stand-up comedy special by Dave Chappelle that blends sharp social commentary with personal reflection and storytelling.
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The Birds of Killingworth
"The Birds of Killingworth" is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells a cautionary tale about a village that destroys its birds and suffers disastrous consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and Our World Target entity description: "Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and Our World" is a popular science book that uses birds and their diseases to explore infectious threats, ecology, and the connections between animal and human health.
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A.
The Life of Birds
The Life of Birds is a landmark BBC nature documentary series, presented by David Attenborough, that explores the evolution, behavior, and remarkable adaptations of bird species around the world.
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B.
Life with Feathers
"Life with Feathers" is a 1945 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon notable for featuring the first appearance of the character Sylvester the Cat.
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C.
All About Birds
All About Birds is an online birding resource that provides identification guides, photos, sounds, and expert information on bird species, created and maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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D.
The Bird Revelation
The Bird Revelation is a stand-up comedy special by Dave Chappelle that blends sharp social commentary with personal reflection and storytelling.
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E.
The Birds of Killingworth
"The Birds of Killingworth" is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells a cautionary tale about a village that destroys its birds and suffers disastrous consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
illustrate how birds can warn of health threats
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increase public understanding of infectious disease risks ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
West Nile virus
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avian influenza ⓘ disease surveillance ⓘ ecosystem health ⓘ sentinel animals ⓘ vector-borne diseases ⓘ |
| emphasizes | interdependence of human, animal, and environmental health ⓘ |
| explores |
ecology of disease
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how environmental changes influence disease risk ⓘ infectious threats ⓘ links between wildlife health and human health ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
connections between animal and human health
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ecological drivers of disease ⓘ impact of environmental change on disease ⓘ role of birds as disease sentinels ⓘ surveillance of infectious threats ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
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science writing ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in public health ⓘ readers interested in science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
One Health
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avian diseases ⓘ birds ⓘ ecology ⓘ emerging infectious diseases ⓘ environmental health ⓘ infectious diseases ⓘ public health ⓘ zoonotic diseases ⓘ |
| titleContains | Sentinel Chickens ⓘ |
| usesAsCaseStudy | birds and their diseases ⓘ |
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Subject: Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and Our World Description of subject: "Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and Our World" is a popular science book that uses birds and their diseases to explore infectious threats, ecology, and the connections between animal and human health.
Referenced by (1)
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Peter C. Doherty
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hasWritten
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Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us About Our Health and Our World
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