1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910598033303321

Autore

Costa Maria-Cecília D.

Titolo

Molecular Mechanisms and Genetics of Plant Resistance to Abiotic Stress / / Maria-Cecília D. Costa, Jill M. Farrant

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel : , : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, , 2020

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 pages)

Disciplina

572.46

Soggetti

Plant cuttings

Heat - Physiological effect

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

We are currently experiencing a climate crisis that is associated with extreme weather events worldwide. Some of its most noticeable effects are increases in temperatures, droughts, and desertification. These effects are already making whole regions unsuitable for agriculture. Therefore, we urgently need global measures to mitigate the effects of climate breakdown as well as crop alternatives that are more stress-resilient. These crop alternatives can come from breeding new varieties of well-established crops, such as wheat and barley. They can also come from promoting underutilized crop species that are naturally tolerant to some stresses, such as quinoa. Either way, we need to gather more knowledge on how plants respond to stresses related to climate breakdown, such as heat, water-deficit, flooding high salinity, nitrogen, and heavy metal stress. This Special Issue provides a timely collection of recent advances in the understanding of plant responses to these stresses. This information will definitely be useful to the design of new strategies to prevent the loss of more cultivable land and to reclaim the land that has already been declared unsuitable.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910955193703321

Titolo

Children of the 21st century : from birth to nine months / / edited by Shirley Dex and Heather Joshi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK, : Policy Press, 2005

ISBN

1-4473-0178-1

1-281-15979-4

9786611159795

1-84742-141-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 281 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

The UK Millennium Cohort Study

Altri autori (Persone)

DexShirley

JoshiHeather

Disciplina

305.2320941/0905

Soggetti

Infants - Great Britain

Parents - Great Britain

Child development - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Jan 2022).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-269) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CHILDREN OF THE 21ST CENTURY -- From birth to nine months; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; ONE -- Introduction; TWO -- Children's origins; THREE -- Socioeconomic origins of parents an d child poverty; FOUR -- Pregnancy and childbirth; FIVE -- Children's health; SIX -- Children's development in the family environment; SEVEN -- Parenthood and parenting; EIGHT -- Parents' employment and childcare; NINE -- Conclusion; References; Index; Also available from The Policy Press

Sommario/riassunto

This book documents the early lives of almost 19,000 children born in the UK at the start of the 21st century, and their families. It is the first time that analysis of data from the hugely important Millennium Cohort Study, a longitudinal study following the progress of the children and their families, has been drawn together in a single volume. The unrivalled data is examined here to address important policy and scientific issues. The book is also the first in a series of publications that will report on the children's lives at different stages of their



development. The fascinating range of findings presented here is strengthened by comparison with data on earlier generations. This has enabled the authors to assess the impact of a wide range of policies on the life courses of a new generation, including policies on child health, parenting, childcare and social exclusion. Babies of the new millennium (title tbc) is the product of an exciting collaboration from experts across a wide range of health and social science fields. The result is a unique and authoritative analysis of family life and early childhood in the UK that cuts across old disciplinary boundaries. It is essential reading for academics, students and researchers in the health and social sciences. It will also be a useful resource for policy makers and practitioners who are interested in childhood, child development, child poverty, child health, childcare and family policy.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910966069103321

Titolo

The freedom to do God's will : religious fundamentalism and social change / / edited by Gerrie ter Haar and James J. Busuttil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-134-49010-0

0-415-27035-9

1-134-49011-9

1-280-07913-4

0-203-39831-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HaarGerrie ter

BusuttilJames J

Disciplina

200/.9/0511

Soggetti

Religious fundamentalism

Religion and sociology

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

Front Cover; The Freedom to do God's Will; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword: Hans Opschoor; Preface and



acknowledgements; 1. Religious fundamentalism and social change: a comparative inquiry:Gerrie Ter Haar; 2.Islamic fundamentalism and social change: neither the end of history' nor a 'clash of civilizations': Abdullahi Ahmed An-na'im; 3.Strategies for public participation: women and Islamic fundamentalism in Malaysia: Sharifah Zaleha Binti Syed Hassan; 4.'Renew our days as of old': religious fundamentalism and social change in the modern Jewish state: Alice Shalvi

5.Re-awakening a sleeping giant: Christian fundamentalistsin late twentieth-century US society: Nancy T. Ammerman6.Pathways of fundamentalization: the peculiar case ofMormonism: Walter E.a. Van Beek; 7. The monk's new robes: Buddhist fundamentalism and social change: H.L. Seneviratne; 8.Being Hindu and/or governing India? Religion, socialchange and the state: Chakravarthi Ram-prasad; 9.Religions, human rights and social change: R. Scott Appleby; 10.Policy responses to religious fundamentalism: James J. Busuttil; Appendix: Policy observations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Under the auspices of top international commentators, The Freedom to do God's Will considers the global impact of fundamentalism on religious traditions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Mormonism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. With special reference to human rights issues, women's rights and the influence of social factors, it brings a new dimension to a field of study often dominated by purely religious or political perspectives, whilst challenging received ideas about the violence and conservatism of fundamentalist movements. Illustrated with original case studies, the ten investiga