Renaissance, revolution and reformation : Britain, 1485-1750.

Esta adaptado a la enseñanza de la historia en la etapa 3 (key stage 3) de secundaria. Incluye nuevos temas respecto de la anterior edición; una sección general que explica como abordar los conceptos clave y los procesos; tareas y actividades, en las que se destaca el trabajo en equipo; y el desarrollo de habilidades históricas como formas para aprovechar las pruebas, su interpretación y significado; y la comprensión de la cronología utilizando fechas precisas, el vocabulario correcto y términos cronológicos.

France in revolution.

Se adapta su contenido a las especificaciones AS y A2 de 2008 de todos los tribunales examinadores. Estudia las causas de la Revolución Francesa, su impacto político, social y económico y el establecimiento del Terror. También, se incluye un capítulo adicional sobre el dominio napoleónico en Francia entre 1799 y 1815. Contiene fechas clave, términos y temas, perfiles biográficos, resúmenes esquemáticos, fuentes literarias y síntesis de los principales debates historiográficos.

Edexcel AS History: Russia in Revolution 1881-1924 , from Autocracy to Dictatorship.

Esta guía ha sido escrita por un examinador y explica los requisitos de cada unidad, resume el contenido relevante de cada unidad e incluye una serie de preguntas y respuestas. Cumple los requisitos establecidos para aprobar el examen de historia del nivel Edexcel AS que pertenece al segundo ciclo de enseñanza secundaria. El tema principal del libro es Rusia en la revolución, 1881-1924, de la autocracia a la dictadura, los otros temas del libro son: Rusia en 1881, la realización de la revolución 1881-1905, la revolución de 1905, la caída del régimen zarista 1905-17, el fracaso del gobierno provisional de 1917, Lenin en el poder: 1917-24.

UV irradiance as a major influence on growth, development and secondary products of commercial importance in Lollo Rosso lettuce 'Revolution' grown under polyethylene films

The growth and production of anthocyanin, flavonoid and phenolic compounds were evaluated in Lollo Rosso lettuce 'Revolution' grown continuously under films varying in their ability to transmit LTV radiation (completely transparent to IN, transparent above 320, 350, 370 and 3 80 nm and completely opaque to LTV radiation). Plants were grown from seed under UV transparent and UV blocking films and destructively harvested 3-4 weeks after transplanting. Plants under a complete UV blocking film (UV400) produced up to 2.2 times more total above ground dry weight than plants under the UV transparent film. In contrast, anthocyanin content in plants under the UV blocking film was approximately eight times lower than in plants under a UV transparent film. Furthermore, there was a curvilinear relationship between the anthocyanin content and LTV wavelength cutoff such that above 370 run there was no further reduction in anthocyanin content. Fluorescence measurements indicated that photosynthetic performance index was 15% higher under the presence of UVB and UVA (UV280) than under the presence of UVA (UV320) and 53% higher than in the absence of UV radiation suggesting protection of the photosynthetic apparatus possibly by phenolic compounds. These findings are of particular importance as the potential of UV transmitting films to increase secondary compounds may offer the opportunity to produce plants commercially with increased health benefits compared to those grown under conventional films.

The Bayesian revolution in genetics

Bayesian statistics allow scientists to easily incorporate prior knowledge into their data analysis. Nonetheless, the sheer amount of computational power that is required for Bayesian statistical analyses has previously limited their use in genetics. These computational constraints have now largely been overcome and the underlying advantages of Bayesian approaches are putting them at the forefront of genetic data analysis in an increasing number of areas.