Age estimation using cytochrome c oxidase activity analysis

Recently, in the field of forensic medicine the number of unidentified cadavers has increased due to mass disasters and international terrorism. In addition to the conventional anthropological methods, a simple and precise method to estimate the age of these unidentified cadavers to assist in the personal identification is necessary. On the other hand, many researchers have reported that mitochondrial respiratory activity decreases with aging because of the production of reactive oxidative species in the process of ATP generation. Therefore, it may be possible for us to estimate human age by analyzing mitochondrial activity. In this report we attempted to analyze cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) activity, and the amount of protein and mRNA expression in various aged rats. The age of human subjects was estimated through the analysis of human CCO activity from 28 actual forensic cases. The CCO activity, the amount of protein and the mRNA expression increased in the 3rd week and decreased afterwards in rats. Furthermore, human CCO activity was decreased gradually with aging. Therefore, CCO activity analysis may be useful for age estimation in forensic cases.     

Praj?��karagupta on the Two Truths and Argumentation

How is it possible to say that truth can be of one kind at the conventional level and totally different in the ultimate plane? As Matilal (1971, p. 154) points out, Kum??rila (ca. 600?C650), a M??m???saka philosopher, claims that the Buddhist doctrine of two truths is ??a kind of philosophical ??double-talk??.?? It is Prajñ??karagupta (ca. 750?C810), a Buddhist logician, who tries to give a direct answer to this question posed by Kum??rila from the Buddhist side. He argues that even a M??m???saka cannot demonstrate the validity (pr??m???ya) of the Veda without accepting two truth levels. His point is this. Consider the proposition to be proved: the Veda is valid. If the Veda is already known as valid, then it is useless to prove this proposition. But if it is already known as invalid, then it is impossible to prove this proposition. Therefore in the argument to prove the proposition, the Veda is not to be regarded either as valid or as invalid. This means that at the first stage of the argument one has the concept of the Veda as neutral in validity. However, as soon as one acquires the knowledge of the Veda as valid through the argument, one has to repudiate such a conception of the Veda. The acceptance of the Veda as neutral in validity is to the acceptance of the Veda as valid as the conventional truth is to the ultimate truth.     

民主党派在高校改革发展中的作用与路径探析

政治协商、民主监督、参政议政是我国政党制度赋予民主党派的职能。高校是民主党派相对集中的地方,重视及发挥民主党派的作用,对高校改革发展具有重要意义。围绕民主党派的职能和特点,分析新时期民主党派在高校改革发展中的作用,积极探讨民主党派发挥作用的路径,有助于促进高校持续健康发展。     

Use Art as a Bridge to Make Friends around the World

正The World Art Museum of China Millennium Monument is aimed at collecting,studying and exhibiting treasures of world civilizations and arts.As an innovative type of museum,it was established in 2006 and has since then reached out extensively in international cultural exchanges,not only promoting its own development,but also facilitating China’s cultural     

Work Report of the 10~(th) Council Meeting of CAFIU (Excerpt)

正The 10th Executive Council of the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU)was elected in April of 2009.In the past five years,CAFIU has not only given full play to its traditional advantages in promoting people-topeople diplomacy,but also tapped into new resources and channels to establish new platforms,open up new horizons and forge new brands for     

破窗理论与反腐败“零度容忍”预惩机制

本文介绍了破窗理论的由来及其“零度容忍”应用策略在社区治安中的成功实践,进而从哲学和心理学角度出发,分析了破窗与腐败之间的共同点,提出了反腐败“零度容忍”预惩机制,即教育预防机制、监督控制机制、制度约束机制、金融监控机制。     

从侦审一体化困境看我国侦诉关系的重塑

侦审一体化机制是我国公安机关进行刑侦体制改革以来推出的一项重要举措。从目前改革的效果来看 ,这项举措由于仅仅立足于公安机关自身工作方式的调整 ,立足于为提高自身部门效率为主的利益倾向 ,而没有融入到刑事诉讼整体改革的视野中去 ,改革并没有完全贯彻侦审一体化原则的主张 ,并有疏离侦诉关系之嫌 ,其合理性值得探讨。侦审一体化机制在实践中面临的虚置困境 ,昭示出我国侦查制度的改革必须要遵循相应的诉讼规律 ,密切侦诉关系必须成为未来我国侦查制度改革的重点 ,并且这种改革并非仅仅是检察机关和侦查机关自身内部工作方式的转变问题 ,而应该上升到国家诉讼体制改革的高度 ,由相应的部门协调一致 ,通过立法予以确定 ,成为具有法定效力的制度     

绑架犯罪被害人被害性分析与个体被害预防

从刑事被害人学的角度而言,绑架犯罪与被害人的主观性特征息息相关。只有减少被害人的被害易感性、被害诱发性、被害受容性,才能做到绑架犯罪个体被害的有效预防。     

名称权列入知识产权法体系的法理思考

名称权是民法中一项特殊的权利,具有人身权和财产权的双重属性.我国现行法律法规对名称权的保护需要进一步完善,一是名称权保护主体应包括非企业法人如高等院校、科研院所等事业单位名称权;二是完善对侵犯名称权行为提供的救济手段,应将名称权纳入知识产权法体系,一方面利用现有法律资源完善对名称权的保护,另一方面与我国签订的国际条约的要求相衔接.     

Making Contribution to the Hometown through Entrepreneurship

<正>My name is Feng Quanzhong,Chairman of Jiesen Group of Qinghai Province.Suffering from inborn left hip joint dislocation,my left leg was dysfunctional and I have to receive 14 big or small surgeries since the age of 12.Some people say that difficulties and hardships are the