Harvest of Rage

Harvest and Post-harvest Operations

Harvest and post-harvest operations constitute principal constraints to rice production, especially in irrigated systems, because of the larger yield that has to be handled. Post-harvest crop losses of up to 35% have been reported and attributed to inefficiency of manual threshing of rice by small-scale farmers. This leads to poor grain quality and rejection of locally produced rice. The Africa...

Black Rage

If you are attracted to this book by its title you may find it disappointing. It is not about aggression turned outward, about the anger of the blacks, or about the fury which black Americans may vent on the white society they feel oppresses them. Rather, it is a book written by two black psychiatrists about the American Negro's aggression turned inwards?his sense of grief, depression, and self...

RAGE Frameworks

Controlling RAGE

The liver has a finite capacity for regeneration. In mice, removal of 70% of the liver (partial resection) is tolerated but 85% removal (massive resection) is often fatal. Cataldegirmen et al. show on page 473 that blocking RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation end products) allows massively resected mice to survive and regain liver function. Previous studies in mice suggested that recovery aft...

The rage of consent

Concern about the proprietary rights over human body parts has had a dramatic recent impact in some European countries with many implications for future research.