Superfi cial scald of apples and pears, which manifests as brown or black patches on the fruit skin, results from necrosis of the hypodermal cortical tissue (Bain and Mercer, 1963) and is thought to be induced by oxidation products of the sesquiterpene (E,E)-α-farnesene (Anet, 1972a; Huelin and Coggiola, 1970a, 1970b; Huelin and Murray, 1966). Synthesis of sesquiterpenes in plant tissues occurs...

IN ESCAPE FROM LEVIATHAN, J.C. Lester argues for what he calls “the compatibility thesis.” This thesis states that, in practice, and in the long term, there are no systematic clashes between interpersonal liberty, general welfare, and market anarchy (Lester, 2012, 2). Lester offers an explanation of the conception of liberty expressed in this compatibility thesis as absence of imposed cost. He ...