Introduction IT is well known to practising ophthalmologists that ephedrine is less effective as a mydriatic in subjects with deeply coloured irides than in those with light irides. This observation was first reported by Howard and Lee (1927), who stated that there was a distinct difference between Caucasians with light coloured irides and Chinese with dark irides, the former responding to smal...

Aflatoxins are a group of secondary metabolites produced by members of Aspergillus Section Flavi that are dangerous to humans and animals. Nuts can be potentially contaminated with aflatoxins, often over the legal threshold. Food processes, including roasting, may have different effects on mycotoxins, and high temperatures have proven to be very effective in the reduction of mycotoxins. In this...

The authors examined the relation of constitutional factors and sun exposure to risk of basal cell carcinoma of the skin (BCC) in a prospective cohort of 44,591 predominantly Caucasian US male health professionals, 40-75 years of age and free of cancer at enrollment in 1986. During 8 years of follow-up, 3,273 cases of self-reported BCC were documented. The following variables were each associat...

Abstract Certain species of acorn- and nut-feeding weevils, Curculio spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), have become significant insect pests cultivated hazelnuts (Corylus spp.) (Fagales: Betulaceae) worldwide. The significance weevils that feed on injure is increasing as countries such the United States China continue to develop hybrids hazel plants increase their hazelnut production. This revie...

The authors present descriptions and illustrations of Amanita coryli, rarely featured in the mycological literature, based on molecularly characterised by nrITS sequences specimens from Balkan Peninsula (Bulgaria Turkey). collections studied here suggest that species is probably not restricted to presumed host-trees genus Corylus may also occur with some Fagaceae. Further, analysis previously r...

Cultured callus tissue of hazel (Corylus avellana L.), which has the potency of somatic embryogenesis, was used for the study of cell ultrastructure in the course of callus growth and embryoid formation. The meristematic cells of this tissue exhibit a specific organization of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), stacked into extensive parallel sheets. The membranes of the aggregated RER are assoc...

In a multiple-choice test, the preference of egg-laying Polygonia c-album (comma butterfly) females was studied for oviposition on plants bearing surrogate leaves treated with crude methanol extracts obtained from leaves of seven host-plant species: Humulus lupulus, Urtica dioica, Ulmus glabra, Salix caprea, Ribes nigrum, Corylus avellana, and Betula pubescens. The ranking order of surrogate le...