Summary The direct capillary gas Chromatographic separation oftrans--ionone andtrans--damascone enantiomers is reported using heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)--cyclodextrin in polysiloxane as a suitable chiral stationary phase. The method described has been applied to determine the naturally occurring enantiomeric composition oftrans--ionone in the absolutes of the flowers ofBoronia megastigma Nees andOsmanthus fragrance Lour., Costus root oil (Saussurea lappa Clarke) as well as in odor concentrates of violet flowers (Viola odorata L.), fresh raspberries, carrots and vanilla pods. Furthermore, the optical purity oftrans--ionone in the solvent extracts of distilled alcoholic raspberry beverage, raspberry fruit juice concentrate and black tea was investigated.Trans--ionone was either isolated by headspace stripping in vacuo or by organic solvent extraction and subsequently enriched by multidimensional preparative Chromatographic techniques.Trans--damascone was isolated from Virginia tobacco extract and from black tea aroma and was enriched for direct chirospecific analysis by medium pressure liquid chromatography followed by multidimensional preparative capillary gas chromatography. The importance of chirality as an essential criterion for the discrimination of natural and nature-identical aromas is discussed briefly.
Chirale Analysen von Aroma-und etherischen Öl-Inhaltsstoffen Teil B. Direkte Trennung der Enantiomeren von trans--Ionon und trans--Damascon mittels Inklusionsgaschromatographie
Zusammenfassung Mit Heptakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)--cyclodextrin in Polysiloxan als chiraler stationärer GC-Phase können die Enantiomeren vontrans--Ionon undtrans--Damascon direkt stereodifferenziert werden. Mit der beschriebenen Methode wird die Enantiomerenzusammensetzung vontrans--Ionon in den Absolues vonBoronia megastigma Nées undOsmanthus fragrance Lour., in Costuswurzelöl (Saussurea lappa Clarke), in den Headspace-Konzentraten von Veilchenblüten, frischen Himbeeren, Karotten und Vanilleschoten sowie in den Lösungsmittelextrakten von Himbeergeist, Himbeerfruchtsaftkonzentrat und schwarzem Tee bestimmt.Trans--Ionon wurde aus den genannten Naturprodukten mit Hilfe von multidimensionalen präparativen chromatographischen Trenntechniken angereichert und isoliert.Trans--Damascon wurde durch die Kombination MPLC/präparative Capillargaschromatographie aus Virginia Tabakextrakt und aus dem Aromastoffspektrum von schwarzem Tee erhalten und in s eine Enantiomeren aufgetrennt. Die Bedeutung der Chiralität als Beurteilungskriterium zur Unterscheidung natürlicher und naturidentischer Aromastoffe wird kurz diskutiert.
This work focuses on the analysis of pilots’ performance during manual flight operations in different stages of training and their influence on gaze strategy. The secure and safe operation of air traffic is highly dependent on the individual performances of the pilots. Before becoming a pilot, he/she has to acquire a broad set of skills by training to pass all the necessary qualification and licensing standards. A basic skill for every pilot is manual control operations, which is a closed-loop control process with several cross-coupled variables. Even with increased automation in the cockpit, the manual control operations are essential for every pilot as a last resort in the event of automation failure. A key element in the analysis of manual flight operations is the development over time in relation to performance and visual perception. An experiment with 28 participants (including 11 certified pilots) was conducted in a Boeing 737 simulator. For defined flight phases, the dynamic time warping method was applied to evaluate the performance for selected criteria, and eye-tracking methodology was utilized to analyze the gaze-pattern development. The manipulation of workload and individual experience influences the performance and the gaze pattern at the same time. Findings suggest that the increase of workload has an increased influence on pilots depending on the flight phase. Gaze patterns from experienced pilots provide insights into the training requirements of both novices and experts. The connection between workload, performance and gaze pattern is complex and needs to be analyzed under as many differing conditions. The results imply the necessity to evaluate manual flight operations with respect to more flight phases and a detailed selection of performance indications.
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