口蹄疫病毒3C基因与增强型绿色荧光蛋白基因的真核共表达

为验证siRNAs对口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)复制的抑制效果,用反转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)扩增Asia 1型口蹄疫病毒Jiangsu/China/2005株的3C基因,克隆入增强型绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)表达载体pEGFP-N1中,并进行双酶切、PCR及测序鉴定。将阳性重组质粒转染PK-15细胞,检测EGFP的表达和3C基因转录水平。结果显示,经PCR及双酶切鉴定,目的基因片段大小与预期相符,测序结果与Jiangsu/China/2005株相应序列一致。荧光显微镜和流式细胞仪均检测到细胞内有EGFP表达,实时荧光定量PCR检测到细胞内有3C基因的转录。证实,成功构建了FMDV 3C基因与EGFP共表达质粒并在PK-15细胞中获得了表达。     

Employment preservation vs. creditors’ repayment under bankruptcy law: The French dilemma?

The paper investigates the French dilemma associated with court administered resolution of corporate financial distress. In such a legal system, the courts seek a double objective: maintaining job positions through continuation, and determining the best outcome for the claimants. We discuss this dilemma empirically, using a unique sample of bankruptcy files on French SMEs. We address successively three critical questions. First, we highlight the determinants of the final bankruptcy outcome (continuation through reorganization or sale, or piecemeal liquidation): does continuation (the most employment-friendly outcome) depend on the firm's characteristics, and/or on the way the procedure is managed? Second, we study the determinants of the creditors’ recovery rates: do the courts play an active role in increasing recoveries? Third, we address the dilemma directly by focusing on sales as a going concern. We model the court administered selection process between rival buyout offers: do the courts balance the social content against the financial content of each offer? Is there an explicit arbitrage between employment preservation and creditor recoveries? Our main results are: (1) the French courts actively work to facilitate continuation against liquidation, and thus play a role in employment preservation. Besides, we find continuation is more likely to prevail when default is an outcome of specific difficulties (outlets, finance, and production). (2) We confirm the Radulovic (2008) findings: the global recovery rate mainly depends on the firm's ex ante characteristics at the time of triggering, while the way the procedure is managed by the court has little impact. Similarly to LoPucki and Doherty (2007), continuation via reorganization does not generate lower recovery rates on average than the other outcomes. (3) Last, the courts’ choice between rival buyout offers confirms that social considerations prevail in the arbitration. Yet, the courts still consider financial issues as well (a higher sale price increases the chances that an offer is selected), but without clear connection with the amount of due claims (one direct consequence is a moderate recovery rate on sales).     

Webcasters’ protection under copyright – A comparative study

This paper studies the fourth generation ‘peer-2-peer’ (P2P) file sharing technology which is also known as streaming technology from the technology point of view. It critically analyses the nature of streaming technology and assesses similarities to broadcasting for the purpose of copyright protection in the name of webcasting. In addition, it considers the possibility of protecting webcasting within the framework of broadcasting under copyright and the extent of broadcasters’ rights applicable to webcasters. Based on the conclusions derived from the discussion of UK, New Zealand, Italian and US law on streaming, WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) draft documents will be critically analyzed. The Last part of this work will offer suggestions as to how to protect webcasting (streaming technology) under the umbrella of copyright.     

中美三个联合公报的条约性质研析——兼论中国的对策

长期以来,中美两国对于中美三个联合公报的法律性质存在着极大的争议:中国认为中美三个联合公报是有拘束力的条约,美国却否认这一点。这种争议的结果既严重损害了中美三个联合公报的权威性,更严重阻碍了中美关系的正常发展。根据国际条约法的基本原则和基本理论,特别是从条约的基本特征、美国国内法关于条约的定性、三个联合公报的履约情况等方面进行的深入分析表明,中美三个联合公报确定无疑是有拘束力的条约。基于此,中国政府应该积极寻求维护中美三个联合公报权威性及其条约性质的法律对策。     

原发性脑干损伤神经元凋亡及caspase3的表达

目的观察原发性脑干损伤（PBSI）致死者脑干神经元凋亡及caspase3的表达情况,探讨其法医学意义。方法选择法医学检案中30例确定为原发性脑干损伤致死者脑干,按伤后不同存活时间（t≤5min、5min〈t≤15min、15min〈t≤1h、1h〈t≤24h）分为4组,以5例非脑干损伤死亡者脑干为对照组;分别运用常规HE、免疫组化和TUNEL染色检测中脑、桥脑及延脑重要核团内神经元凋亡及caspase3的表达情况。结果原发性脑干损伤后15min～24h出现明显神经元细胞凋亡（23.2%～35.9%）和caspase3阳性表达（28%～54%）,并呈现随损伤时间进行性增加的趋势,与对照组有显著性差异（P〈0.01）。结论原发性脑干损伤早期即出现神经元凋亡及caspase3表达增加,并随损伤时间的延长呈进行性增加,可据此辅助诊断原发性脑干损伤死亡。     

我国"剩女"问题的社会学思考

在我国,"剩女"问题作为一个现实的新型社会问题已越来越引起大家的关注.要解决"剩女"问题,第一,应摒弃传统婚恋观,树立正确的婚恋观;第二,社会各界要积极行动,通力合作,提供更多的公益性婚恋平台;第三,"剩女"们应不断解放思想,放宽择偶眼界,降低择偶的物质和利益标准.     

Fall der "wirkungsgebundenen" einheitlichen Streitpartei im Außerstreitverfahren über einen abweichenden Aufteilungsschlüssel nach § 32 Abs 5 WEG 2002

Setzt der Au?erstreitrichter rechtsgestaltend den Aufteilungsschlüssel für die Kosten eines Personenaufzugs auf Antrag eines Wohnungseigentümers abweichend vom Anteilsverh?ltnis fest, bindet sein Sachbeschluss gem § 32 Abs 5 WEG 2002 s?mtliche zum Zeitpunkt der Rechtskraft verbücherten Wohnungseigentümer. Dies bewirkt einen Anwendungsfall der sog "wirkungsgebundenen" einheitlichen Streitpartei aller Gemeinschafter. Da es auf die tats?chliche Nutzung von Gemeinschaftsanlagen durch einen Wohnungseigentümer nicht ankommt, bildet ausschlie?lich deren objektive und nicht die subjektive Nutzungsm?glichkeit den Ma?stab für den vom Au?erstreitrichter festzusetzenden, von § 32 Abs 1 WEG 2002 abweichenden Aufteilungsschlüssel. Dessen Ermessensentscheidung setzt erhebliche Unterschiede in der objektiven Nutzungsm?glichkeit durch einen Wohnungseigentümer voraus.     

Methyl 3-[3',4'-(methylenedioxy)phenyl]-2-methyl glycidate: an ecstasy precursor seized in Sydney, Australia

Five 44 gallon drums labeled as glycidyl methacrylate were seized by the Australian Customs Service and the Australian Federal Police at Port Botany, Sydney, Australia, in December 2004. Each drum contained a white, semisolid substance that was initially suspected to be 3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA). Gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) analysis demonstrated that the material was neither glycidyl methacrylate nor MDMA. Because intelligence sources employed by federal agents indicated that this material was in some way connected to MDMA production, suspicion fell on the various MDMA precursor chemicals. Using a number of techniques including proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H NMR), carbon nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((13)C NMR), GC/MS, infrared spectroscopy, and total synthesis, the unknown substance was eventually identified as methyl 3-[3',4'(methylenedioxy)phenyl]-2-methyl glycidate. The substance was also subjected to a published hydrolysis and decarboxylation procedure and gave a high yield of the MDMA precursor chemical, 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone, thereby establishing this material as a "precursor to a precursor."     

A Statistical Validation of the Individuality and Repeatability of Striated Tool Marks: Screwdrivers and Tongue and Groove Pliers*

Abstract: Tool mark identification relies on the premise that microscopic imperfections on a tool’s working surface are sufficiently unique and faithfully transferred to enable a one‐to‐one association between a tool and the tool marks it creates. This paper presents a study undertaken to assess the validity of this premise. As part of this study sets of striated tool marks were created under different conditions and on different media. The topography of these tool marks was acquired and the degree of similarity between them was quantified using well‐defined metrics. An analysis of the resulting matching and nonmatching similarity distributions shows nearly error‐free identification under most conditions. These results provide substantial support for the validity of the premise of tool mark identification. Because the approach taken in this study relies on a quantifiable similarity metric, the results have greater repeatability and objectivity than those obtained using less precise measures of similarity.