Napoléon et Alexandre Ier. L'alliance russe sous le premier empire ...

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Nouvel atlas de poche des champignons comestibles et vénéneux les plus répandus suivi de notions générales sur les champignons, leur classification, composition chimique, valeur alimentaire, préparation culinaire, culture, etc. ...

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Na 1 Nachlass Max Horkheimer, 805 - Verschiedene Essays, Manuskripte, Entwürfe und Notizen u.a. aus dem Umkreis / bzgl. "Dialektik der Aufklärung" (p. XI 6a - XI 16.1-17)

"Notes. Verschiedene Essays"; Diese Mappe enthielt ursprünglich Fassungen von Aphorismen aus dem Umkreis von "Dialektik der Aufklärung", die den entsprechenden Stücken zugeordnet wurden; außerdem:; 1. Auszüge aus Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan; englisch, Anfang und Schluss fehlen. Typoskript, 5 Blatt; 2. Das Allgemeine nicht tiefer als das Besondere [= "Klassifikation" in der 'Dialektik der Aufklärung']. Typoskript, 1 Blatt; 3. Müßiggang als Merkmal vorbürgerlichen und nachbürgerlichen Zeitalters [GS 12, S. 315]. Typoskript, 1 Blatt; Thesen über Antisemitismus; Zumindest teilweise Vorarbeiten zum Kapitel "Elemente des Antisemitismus" der 'Dialektik der Aufklärung', 1943:; 1. Teilstück aus Abschnitt IV der "Elemente". Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen und Manuskript, 4 Blatt; 2. Teilstück aus Abschnitt V der "Elemente". Typoskript, 2 Blatt; 3. Antisemitismus als rationalisierte Ideosynkrasie. Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 1 Blatt; 4. Mimikry und Selbsterhaltung, Teilstücke:; 4a) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 1 Blatt; 4b) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 2 Blatt; 4c) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 1 Blatt; 5. Technokratie und Faschismus. Teilstück, Typoskript, 1 Blatt; 6. Antisemitismus als verschobener Haß gegen kapitalistische Ausbeutung; Protokoll einer Diskussion zwischen Max Horkheimer und Theodor W. Adorno. Typoskript, 2 Blatt; 7. Über antisemitische Ideosynkrasie; Protokoll einer Diskussion zwischen Max Horkheimer und Theodor W. Adorno zur "Dialektik der Aufklärung", 'Elemte des Antisemitismus', These 4. Fragment, Typoskript, 1 Blatt; 8. Über Mimesis; Protokoll einer Diskussion zwischen Max Horkheimer und Theodor W. Adorno [GS 12, S. 587 ff.]. Typoskript, 3 Blatt; 9. - 10. Über Probleme der Erkenntnis des Antisemitismus in der Tradition der Humanwissenschaften. Typoskript, englisch, mit eigenen Korrekturen, 2 Blatt; 11. Völkischer Antisemitismus; Korrekturblatt. Manuskript, 4 Blatt; 12. Eigene und handschriftliche Notizen, 22 Blatt; 13. Exzerpte aus Werken Friedrich Nietzsches. Typoskript, 3 Blatt; 14. Exzerpt aus Gregorovius: "Wanderjahre in Italien". Typoskript, 1 Blatt; 15. Adorno, Theodor W.: Über antisemitische Propaganda. Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 6 Blatt; 16. Adorno, Theodor W.: Eigene Notizen, 3 Blatt; 17. 1 Zeitungsausschnitt, 1 Blatt; Manuskripte und Entwürfe als Vorarbeiten oder aus dem Umkreis der "Dialektik der Aufklärung":; 1. Über das Verhältnis von Naturbeherrschung und gesellschaftlicher Herrschaft; [von Theodor W. Adorno ?]. Entwurf, Typoskript, 3 Blatt; 2. Theodor W. Adorno [?]: Über Mythologie und Aufklärung. Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 13 Blatt; 3. Über das Verhältnis von Ökonomie und Politik in Liberalismus und Spätkapitalismus [GS 12, S. 316 - 318]. Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 3 Blatt; 4. Über den Begriff des Geistes in der materialistischen Aufklärung: Element der Macht. Teilstück, Typoskript und Manuskript, 1 Blatt; 5. Eigene Notizen u.a. über: Verhältnis von Geist und Natur, Verhältnis der Freudschen Methode zum Positivismus; Entwurf des Romans über Neville Chamberlain; 1942:; 1. "Grober Umriß der Handlung". Typoskript, 12 Blatt; 2. Anfang des Romans [GS 12, S. 329 - 341]:; 2a) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 3 Blatt und eigene Notiz, 1 Blatt; 2b) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 2 Blatt; 2c) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 1 Blatt; 3. Exzerpte aus Schriften über Chamberlain, gesammelt von Herbert Marcuse. Typoskript, 8 Blatt, mit einer eigenen Notiz von Friedrich Pollock für Max Horkheimer, 1 Blatt; 4. Abschriften aus Zeitungsartikeln über Chamberlain. Typoskript, 22 Blatt; 5. Bibliotheks-Leihscheine und Literaturangaben. Handschriftliche Notizen, 10 Blatt; Über Psychoanalyse; um 1942. Fragment, Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 4 Blatt; Über Rackets, ihre Bedeutung von der Antike bis zum Kapitalismus; Zu einer Theorie des Proletariats; 1942:; 1. Notizen zum Programm des Buches, 30.8.1942. 2 Blatt; 2. Exzerpte aus Schriften zur Geschichte der Rackets (von Theodor W. Adorno). Typroskript, 30 Blatt; "Betrachtungen zum Curfew" [GS 5, S. 351 - 353]; um 1942:; a) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 3 Blatt; b) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 3 Blatt; c) Teilstück, Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 2 Blatt; d) Teilstück, Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 2 Blatt; e) Typoskript-Manuskript, 2 Blatt; "Sociology of Art" [GS 5, S. 360 - 363], 1942/1943; veröffentlicht in "Encyclopedia of the Arts", New York, 1946:; a) Typoskript, 4 Blatt; b) Photokopie des Drucks, 2 Blatt; Adorno, Theodor W.: Über Paul Tillich, "Man and Society in Religious Socialism"; Entwurf eines Briefs, 16.2.1944. Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen von Theodor W. Adorno. 26 Blatt; "The Crisis of the Family", aus Max Horkheimers "Autorität und Familie. Allgemeiner Teil" (Paris 1936) zusammengestellt und übersetzt von Norbert Guterman (S. 63-76 und 49 - 63), 1945 ? Typoskript, 29 Blatt; New Yorker Notizen [II], 1945:; 1. "Dialektik - Mittelwek"; "Notizen zur Dialektik" [GS 12, S. 297 - 302]. Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 8 Blatt; 2. "Ritterlichkeit" [GS 12, S. 225 - 227]. Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 4 Blatt; 3. "Soziologische Unterscheidungen" [GS 12, S. 302 - 303]. Typoskript, 2 Blatt; 4. "Vertragstheorie". a) Typoskript, 6 Blatt. b) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 7 Blatt; 5. "Bürgerliche Welt" [GS 12, S. 227 - 232]. Typoskript, 8 Blatt; 6. "Enge des Herzens" [GS 12, S. 232 - 234]. Typoskript, 2 Blatt; 7. "Unabänderlichkeit?" [GS 12, S. 234 - 237]. Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 6 Blatt; 8. "Die Juden und der Eid" [GS 12, S. 303 - 305]:; 8a) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 3 Blatt; 8b) Typoskript mit handschriftlichen Korrekturen, 3 Blatt; 8c) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 2 Blatt; 9. "Das Rationale und das Irrationale" [GS 12, S. 306]. Typoskript, 1 Blatt; 10. "Zur Dialektik" - "Zur Architektur" - "Zum Commerce" - "Text zu einer Illustration aus 'La Femme 100 tetes'" [GS 12, S. 306 - 308]. Typoskript, 2 Blatt; 11. "On Vivisection" = Brief an Ned R. Healy, New York, 22.3.1945. Typoskript, 2 Blatt; 12. "Der 'Schrecken' in der französischen Revolution" [GS 12, S. 238 - 239]. Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 3 Blatt; 13. "Autorität und Vernunft" [GS 12, S. 239 - 243]:; 13a) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 6 Blatt; 13b) Typoskript mit dem Titel "Faschismus und gesellschaftliche Ordnung", 6 Blatt; 13c) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 7 Blatt; 14. "Zum Gottesbegriff":; 14a) Typoskript, 4 Blatt; 14b) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 4 Blatt; 15. "Der Mensch verändert sich in der Geschichte" [GS 12, S. 244 - 246]:; 15a) Typoskript, 3 Blatt; 15b) Typoskript, 3 Blatt; 16. "Zur materialistischen Geschichtstheorie" [GS 12, S. 246 - 247]. Typoskript, 2 Blatt; 17. "Die schlechten Elemente des Liberalismus" [GS 12, S. 247 - 249]:; 17a) Typoskript, 3 Blatt; 17b) Typoskript mit eigenen Korrekturen, 3 Blatt;

Phototoxicity of photosystem II (PSII) herbicides to coral

Recent reports of contamination of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by herbicides used in antifouling paints and in agriculture have caused concern over the possible effects on corals in nearshore areas. Pulse-Amplitude Modulated (PAM) chlorophyll fluorescence techniques were used to examine changes in the maximum effective quantum yield (ΔF/Fm′) of symbiotic dinoflagellates within the host tissues (in hospite) of the coral Seriatopora hystrix exposed to a number of Photosystem II (PSII) inhibiting herbicides in short-term toxicity tests. The concentration of herbicide required to reduce ΔF/Fm′ by 50% (median effective concentration [EC50]) differed by over 2 orders of magnitude: Irgarol 1051 (0.7 μg l-1) > ametryn (1.7 μg l-1) > diuron (2.3 μg l-1) > hexazinone (8.8 μg l -1) > atrazine (45 μg l-1) > simazine (150 μg l-1) > tebuthiuron (175 μg l-1) > ionynil (> 1 mg l-1). Similar absolute and relative toxicities were observed with colonies of the coral Acropora formosa (Irgarol 1051 EC50: 1.3 μg l-1, diuron EC50: 2.8 μg l-1), Time-course experiments indicated that ΔF/Fm′ was rapidly reduced (i.e. within minutes) in S. hystrix exposed to Irgarol 1051 and diuron. On return to fresh running seawater, ΔF/Fm′ recovered quickly in diuron-exposed corals (i.e. in minutes to hours), but slowly in corals exposed to Irgarol 1051 (i.e. hours to days). Time-course experiments indicated that the effects of diuron (3 μg l-1) on S. hystrix were inversely related to temperature over the range 20 to 30 °C, although initially the effects were less at the lower temperatures. Repeated exposure to pulses of Irgarol 1051 (daily 2 h exposure to 30 μg l -1 over 4 d) resulted in a 30% decrease in the density of symbiotic dinoflagellates in the tissues of S. hystrix.

Development time and survival of Verrallina funerea (Theobald) (Diptera : Culicidae) immatures and other brackish water mosquito species in southeast Queensland, Australia

Verrallina funerea (Theobald) is a brackish water mosquito that is recognised as an important pest and vector in southeast Queensland, Australia. Immature development time and survival of Ve. funerea was defined in the laboratory in response to a range of temperatures (17-34 degrees C) and salinities (0-35 parts per thousand (p.p.t)). The expression of autogeny in this species was also assessed. Salinity only had a slight effect on mean development time from hatching to adult emergence (7.0-7.4 d at salinities of 0, 17.5 and 31.5 p.p.t) and survival was uniformly high (97.5-99.0%). Mean development times were shorter at 26, 29 and 32 degrees C (7.0, 6.8 and 6.8 d, respectively) and longest at 17 degrees C (12.2 d). The threshold temperature (t) was 5.8 degrees C and the thermal constant (K) was 142.9 degree-days above t. Survival to adulthood decreased from > 95% (at 17-29 degrees C) to 78% (at 32 degrees C) and 0% (at 34 degrees C). No expression of autogeny was observed. Immature development times of Ve. funerea, Ochlerotatus vigilax (Skuse) and Oc. procax (Skuse) were then determined under field conditions at Maroochy Shire. Following tide and rain inundation, cohorts of newly hatched larvae were monitored daily by dipping, and time until pupation was noted. Tidal inundation triggered hatching of Ve. funerea and Oc. vigilax larvae whereas Oc. procax larvae were found only after rain inundation. Estimates of Ve. funerea and Oc. vigilax field development times were similar (8-9 d) while Oc. procax development time was slightly longer (9-10 d). Based on these survey results, control activities targeting Ve. funerea must be initiated 4 d (if using Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis de Barjac) or 5 d (if using s-methoprene) after inundation. However, Casuarina glauca Sieber canopy and branchlets covering breeding habitats may present a problem for the penetration of such treatments.

The effect of manipulations to target contrast on emmetropization in chick

Emmetropization is dependent on visual feedback and presumably some measure of the optical and image quality of the eye. We investigated the effect of simple alterations to image contrast on eye growth and refractive development. A 1.6 cyc/deg square-wave-grating target was located at the end of a 3.3 cm cone,, imaged by a +30 D lens and applied monocularly to the eyes of 8-day-old chicks. Eleven different contrast targets were tested: 95, 67, 47.5, 33.5, 24, 17, 12, 8.5, 4.2, 2.1, and 0%. Refractive error (RE), vitreous chamber depth (VC) and axial length (AL) varied with the contrast of the image (RE diff. F-10.86 = 12.420, p < 0.0005; VC diff. F-10.86 = 8.756, p < 0.0005; AL diff. F-10.86 = 9.240, p < 0.0005). Target contrasts 4.2% and lower produced relative myopia (4.2%: RE diff = -7.48 +/- 2.26 D, p = 0.987; 2.1%: RE diff = -7.22 +/- 2.77 D, p = 0.951) of similar amount to that observed in response to a featureless 0% contrast target (RE diff = -9.11 +/- 4.68 D). For target contrast levels 47.5% and greater isometropia was maintained (95%: RE diff = 1.83 +/- 2.78 D; 67%: RE diff = 0.14 +/- 1.84 D; 47.5% RE diff = 0.25 +/- 1.82 D). Contrasts in between produced an intermediate amount of myopia (33.5%: RE diff = -2.81 +/- 1.80 D; 24%: RE diff = -3.45 +/- 1.64 D; 17%: RE diff = -3.19 +/- 1.54 D; 12%: RE diff = -4.08 +/- 3.56 D; 8.5%: RE diff = -4.09 +/- 3.60 D). We conclude that image contrast provides important visual information for the eye growth control system or that contrast must reach a threshold value for some other emmetropization signal to function. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Asparinins, asparosides, curillins, curillosides and shavatarins: structural clarification with the isolation of shatavarin V, a new steroidal saponin from the root of Asparagus racemosus

A new steroidal saponin, shatavarin V, (3-O-{[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosy](1-2)][beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1 -> 4)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl}-(25S)-5 beta-spirostan-3 beta-ol), was isolated from the roots of Asparagus racemosus by RP-HPLC, and its structure determined by 1D and 2D NMR studies. This data permits clarification of the structures reported for several known saponins: asparinins A and B; asparosides A and B; curillin H; curillosides G and H and shavatarins I and IV. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Dde as a protecting group for carbohydrate synthesis

Oligosaccharide synthesis using aminosugars requires the presence of a suitable amino protecting group. A number of protecting groups are currently used, and while many display favorable properties, most agents available still suffer from certain disadvantages. This report details the use of a hydrazine labile aminosugar protecting group, N -[1-(4,4-dimethyl-2,6-dioxocyclohex-1-ylidene)ethyl] (Dde), which can be introduced and removed in a facile and cost-effective manner.

Metabolic memory effect of the saturated fatty acid, palmitate, in monocytes

Hyperglycaemia has a deferred detrimental effect on glucose metabolism, termed "metabolic memory". Elevated saturated fatty acids promote insulin resistance, hyperglycaemia and associated atherosclerotic complications, but their effect on "metabolic memory" is unknown. Therefore we investigated whether basal and insulin-stimulated (10(-6)M for 12h) glucose (2-deoxy-D-[(3)H]-glucose) uptake was affected by palmitate pre-treatment human THP-1 monocytes. Palmitate-induced a time-dependent and concentration-dependent inhibition of insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, showing almost complete abolition of the insulin-stimulatory effect with 300 microM palmitate. Basal glucose uptake was unaffected by palmitate. When palmitate was washed out, the inhibitory effect on insulin-stimulated glucose uptake persisted for at least 60 h.

Effect of β-adrenoceptor antagonists on autonomic control of ciliary smooth muscle

Purpose: Pharmacological intervention with peripheral sympathetic transmission at ciliary smooth muscle neuro-receptor junctions has been used against a background of controlled parasympathetic activity to investigate the characteristics of autonomic control of ocular accommodation. Methods: A continuously recording infrared optometer was used to measure accommodation on a group of five visually normal emmetropic subjects under open- and closed-loop conditions. A double-blind protocol between saline, timolol and betaxolol was used to differentiate between the localised action on ciliary smooth muscle and effects induced by changes in stimulus conditions. Data were collected before and 45 min following the instillation of saline, timolol or betaxolol. Open-loop post-task decay was investigated following 3 min sustained near fixation of a stimulus placed 3 D above the subject's pre-task tonic accommodation level. Closed-loop dynamic responses were recorded for each treatment condition while subjects viewed sinusoidally (0.05-0.6 Hz) or stepwise vergence-modulated targets over a 2 D range (2-4 D). Results: Open-loop data demonstrate a rapid post-task regression to pre-task tonic accommodation levels for saline and betaxolol control conditions. A slow positive post-task shift was induced by timolol indicating that sympathetic inhibition contributes to accommodative adaptation during sustained near vision. Closed-loop accommodation responses to temporally modulated sinusoidal stimuli showed characteristic features for both saline and betaxolol control conditions. Timolol induced a reduced gain for low- and mid-temporal frequencies (< 0.3 Hz) but did not affect the response at higher temporal frequencies. Response times to stepwise stimuli increased following the instillation of timolol for the near-to-far fixation condition compared with the controls and was related to the period of sustained prior fixation. Conclusions: Modulation of accommodation under open- and closed-loop conditions by a non-selective β-blocker is consistent with the temporal and inhibitory features of sympathetic innervation to ciliary smooth muscle. Although parasympathetic innervation predominates there is evidence to support a role for sympathetic innervation in the control of ocular accommodation. © 2002 The College of Optometrists.

Cognition, ocular accommodation, and cardiovascular function in emmetropes and late-onset myopes

PURPOSE. To investigate objectively and noninvasively the role of cognitive demand on autonomic control of systemic cardiovascular and ocular accommodative responses in emmetropes and myopes of late-onset. METHODS. Sixteen subjects (10 men, 6 women) aged between 18 and 34 years (mean ± SD: 22.6 ± 4.4 years), eight emmetropes (EMMs; mean spherical equivalent [MSE] refractive error ± SD: 0.05 ± 0.24 D) and eight with late-onset myopia (LOMs; MSE ± SD: -3.66 ± 2.31 D) participated in the study. Subjects viewed stationary numerical digits monocularly within a Badal optical system (at both 0.0 and -3.0 D) while performing a two-alternative, forced-choice paradigm that matched cognitive loading across subjects. Five individually matched cognitive levels of increasing difficulty were used in random order for each subject. Five 20-second, continuous-objective recordings of the accommodative response measured with an open-view infrared autorefractor were obtained for each cognitive level, whereas simultaneous measurement of heart rate was continuously recorded with a finger-mounted piezoelectric pulse transducer for 5 minutes. Fast Fourier transformation of cardiovascular function allowed the relative power of the autonomic components to be assessed in the frequency domain, whereas heart period gave an indication of the time-domain response. RESULTS. Increasing the cognitive demand led to a significant reduction in the accommodative response in all subjects (0.0 D: by -0.35 ± 0.33 D; -3.0 D: by -0.31 ± 0.40 D, P < 0.001). The greater lag of LOMs compared with EMMs was not significant (P = 0.07) at both distance (0.38 ± 0.35 D) and near (0.14 ± 0.42 D). Mean heart period reduced with increasing levels of workload (P < 0.0005). LOMs exhibited a relative elevation in sympathetic system activity compared to EMMs. Within refractive groups, however, accommodative shifts with increasing cognition correlated with parasympathetic activity (r = 0.99, P < 0.001), more than with sympathetic activity (r = 0.62, P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS. In an equivalent workload paradigm, increasing cognitive demand caused a reduction in accommodative response that was attributable principally to a concurrent reduction in the relative power of the parasympathetic component of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The disparity in accommodative response between EMMs and LOMs, however, appears to be augmented by changes in the sympathetic nervous component of the systemic ANS. Copyright © Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

Predicting prescribed magnification

Aim: To determine the best method of estimating the optimum magnification needed by visually impaired patients. Methods: The magnification of low vision aids prescribed to 187 presbyopic visually impaired patients for reading newspapers or books was compared with logMAR distance and near acuity (at 25 cm) and magnification predicted by +4 D step near additions. Results: Distance letter (r = 0.58) and near word visual acuity (r = 0.67) were strongly correlated to the prescribed magnification as were predictive formulae based on these measures. Prediction using the effect of proximal magnification resulted in a similar correlation (r = 0.67) and prediction was poorer in those who did not benefit from proximal magnification. The difference between prescribed and predicted magnification was found to be unrelated to the condition causing visual impairment (F = 2.57, p = 0.08), the central visual field status (F = 0.57, p = 0.57) and patient psychology (F = 0.44, p = 0.51), but was higher in those prescribed stand magnifiers than high near additions (F = 5.99, p < 0.01). Conclusions: The magnification necessary to perform normal visual tasks can be predicted in the majority of cases using visual acuity measures, although measuring the effect of proximal magnification demonstrates the effect of stronger glasses and identifies those in whom prescribed magnification is more difficult to predict.

Accommodation and intraocular pressure

The relationship between accommodation and intraocular pressure (lOP) has not been addressed as a research question for over 20 years, when measurement of both of these parameters was less advanced than today. Hence the central aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effects of accommodation on lOP. The instrument of choice throughout this thesis was the Pulsair EasyEye non-contact tonometer (NCT) due principally to its slim-line design which allowed the measurement of lOP in one eye and simultaneous stimulation of accommodation in the other eye. A second reason for using the Pulsair EasyEye NCT was that through collaboration with the manufacturers (Keeler, UK) the instrument's operational technology was made accessible. Hence, the principle components underpinning non-contact lOP measures of 0.1mmHg resolution (an order of magnitude greater than other methods) were made available. The relationship between the pressure-output and corneal response has been termed the pressure-response relationship, aspects of which have been shown to be related to ocular biometric parameters. Further, analysis of the components of the pressure-response relationship together with high-speed photography of the cornea during tonometry has enhanced our understanding of the derivation of an lOP measure with the Pulsair EasyEye NCT. The NCT samples the corneal response to the pressure pulse over a 19 ms cycle photoelectronically, but computes the subject's lOP using the data collected in the first 2.34 ms. The relatively instantaneous nature of the lOP measurement renders the measures susceptible to variations in the steady-state lOP caused by the respiratory and cardiac cycles. As such, the variance associated with these cycles was minimised by synchronising the lOP measures with the cardiac trace and maintaining a constant pace respiratory cycle at 15 breathes/minute. It is apparent that synchronising the lOP measures with the peak, middle or trough of the cardiac trace significantly reduced the spread of consecutive measures. Of the 3 locations investigated, synchronisation with the middle location demonstrated the least variance (coeflicient of variation = 9.1%) and a strong correlation (r = 0.90, p = <0.001) with lOP values obtained with Goldmann contact tonometry (n = 50). Accordingly lOP measures synchronised with the middle location of the cardiac cycle were taken in the RE while the LE fixated low (L; zero D), intermediate (I; 1.50 D) and high (H; 4 D) accommodation targets, Quasi-continuous measures of accommodation responses were obtained during the lOP measurement period using the portable infrared Grand Seiko FR-5000 autorefractor. The lOP reduced between L and I accommodative levels by approximately 0.61 mmHg (p <0.00 I). No significant reduction in IOP between L and H accommodation levels was elicited (p = 0.65) (n = 40). The relationship between accommodation and lOP was characterised by substantial inter-subject variations. Myopes demonstrated a tendency to show a reduction in IOP with accommodation which was significant only with I accommodation levels when measured with the NCT (r = 0.50, p = 0.01). However, the relationship between myopia and lOP change with accommodation reached significance for both I (r = 0.61, p= 0.003) and H (r = 0.531, p= 0.0 1) accommodation levels when measured with the Ocular blood Flow Analyser (OBFA). Investigation of the effects of accommodation on the parameters measured by the OBFA demonstrated that with H accommodation levels the pulse amplitude (PA) and pulse rate (PR) responses differed between myopes and emmetropes (PA: p = 0.03; PR: p = 0.004). As thc axial length increased there was a tendency for the pulsatile ocular blood flow (POBF) to reduce with accommodation, which was significant only with H accommodation levels (r = 0.38, p = 0.02). It is proposed that emmetropes arc able to regulate the POBF responses to changes in ocular perfusion pressure caused by changes in lOP with I (r = 0.77, p <0.001) and H (r = 0.73, p = 0.001) accommodation levels. However, thc relationship between lOP and POBF changes in the myopes was not correlated for both I (r = 0.33, p = 0.20) and H (r = 0.05, p = 0.85) accommodation levels. The thesis presents new data on the relationships between accommodation, lOP and parameters of the OBFA,: and provides evidence for possible lOP and choroidal blood flow regulatory mechanisms. Further the data highlight possible deficits in the vascular regulation of the myopic eye during accommodation, which may play a putative role in the aetiology of myopia development.

Design, synthesis and development of PDE5 inhibitors

This research project is concerned with the design, synthesis and development of new phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitors with improved selectivities and lower toxicities. Two series of a 5 member and a 6 member ring fused heterocyclic compounds were designed, and synthesized. By alteration of starting materials and fragments, two virtual libraries, each is consisted of close to hundred compounds, were obtained successfully. The screening of sexual stimulation activity with rabbits demonstrated both groups of compounds were able to stimulate rabbit penile erection significantly. The following toxicity studies revealed 2-(substituted-sulfonylphenyl)-imidazo [1,5-a]-1,3,5-triazine-4-(3H)-one group possessed an unacceptable toxicity with oral LD50 about 200mg/kg; while 2-(substituted-sulfonylphenyl)-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one group showed an acceptable toxicity with oral LD50 over 2000mg/kg. The continued bioactivity studies showed yonkenafil, the representative of 2-(substituted-sulfonylphenyl)-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one group, has a better selectivity towards PDE5 and PDE6 than sildenafil and a better overall profile of sexual stimulation on animals than sildenafil. Chronic toxicity studies of yonkenafil further confirmed yonkenafil did not cause any serious side effect and damage on animal models and most actions were explainable. Based on evidences of the above studies, yonkenafil were recommended to enter clinical trials by the regulation authority of China, SFDA. Currently yonkenafil has been through the Phase I clinical trials and ready to progress into Phase II. Hopefully, yonkenafil will provide an alternative to the ED patients in the future.

Visual outcomes and subjective experience after bilateral implantation of a new diffractive trifocal intraocular lens

Purpose - To assess clinical outcomes and subjective experience after bilateral implantation of a diffractive trifocal intraocular lens (IOL). Setting - Midland Eye Institute, Solihull, United Kingdom. Design - Cohort study. Methods - Patients had bilateral implantation of Finevision trifocal IOLs. Uncorrected distance visual acuity, corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), and manifest refraction were measured 2 months postoperatively. Defocus curves were assessed under photopic and mesopic conditions over a range of +1.50 to -4.00 diopters (D) in 0.50 D steps. Contrast sensitivity function was assessed under photopic conditions. Halometry was used to measure the angular size of monocular and binocular photopic scotomas arising from a glare source. Patient satisfaction with uncorrected near vision was assessed using the Near Activity Visual Questionnaire (NAVQ). Results - The mean monocular CDVA was 0.08 logMAR ± 0.08 (SD) and the mean binocular CDVA, 0.06 ± 0.08 logMAR. Defocus curve testing showed an extended range of clear vision from +1.00 to -2.50 D defocus, with a significant difference in acuity between photopic conditions and mesopic conditions at -1.50 D defocus only. Photopic contrast sensitivity was significantly better binocularly than monocularly at all spatial frequencies. Halometry showed a glare scotoma of a mean size similar to that in previous studies of multifocal and accommodating IOLs; there were no subjective complaints of dysphotopsia. The mean NAVQ Rasch score for satisfaction with near vision was 15.9 ± 10.7 logits. Conclusions - The trifocal IOL implanted binocularly produced good distance visual acuity and near and intermediate visual function. Patients were very satisfied with their uncorrected near vision.