Sex estimation from foot dimensions in an indigenous Indian population

Dismembered/severed human remains are frequently found in cases of mass disasters and criminal mutilation. Sex estimation from foot dimensions, therefore, has a vital role in establishing personal identity. There is a paucity of literature on this issue from various Indian populations. The "Rajbanshi" is one such indigenous population located in the state of West Bengal, India. The present study attempts to estimate sex from foot length, foot breadth, and foot index among 350 living adult Rajbanshi (175 men and 175 women) individuals (age range: 18-50 years). The study concludes that foot dimensions show significant sex differences. Both sectioning point and regression analyses can be used to estimate sex from foot dimensions. However, multiple regression models appear to have the maximum accuracy in sex differentiation. Although statistically significant sex differences are evident for foot index, its practical utility appears to be limited because of considerable overlap.     

中印（尼）两国的服务贸易比较分析

中国和印尼作为东亚两个新兴经济体,2008年次债危机以来,其经济一直保持较快的增长。服务业在两国经济发展中的地位不断上升,为两国之间开展服务贸易奠定较好的基础,但是由于经济发展水平和产业结构的相似性,两国服务贸易的进出口结构存在一定的相似性,导致中国与印尼的服务贸易在国际市场上存在竞争性的一面。尽管如此,中国与印尼之间的服务业各有优势,双方服务贸易同时具有互补性。两国服务贸易互补性较强的行业主要是建筑业、运输业、旅游业。随着两国经贸合作的深入,以及两国政府的积极推动,两国之间的服务贸易规模将不断扩大。     

What Explains the Job Creating Potential of Industrialisation in the Developing World?

This paper examines why job creation in the manufacturing sector has differed widely across developing countries, using a modified Lewis model that captures the scale, composition and labour intensity effects of industrialisation on job creation. We show that while the scale effect has been mostly positive, labour intensity and composition effects have been mostly negative. Trade integration has a positive impact on manufacturing employment via the scale and composition effects, but a negative impact via the labour intensity effect. Human capital has a positive effect via the labour intensity effect. Labour regulations have no impact through any of the effects.     

刑事错案成因、预防及纠正对策

刑事错案并不完全等同于平时所说的冤假错案,其主要包括因客观原因而产生的错案,以及因为主观上存在司法过错而产生的错案。对于前一种情况无法完全避免,但可以通过专业水平的提高及侦查技术等的进步来减少;对后一种情况则可以从多种层面予以遏制,进而完全避免出现人为因素导致的刑事错案,树立司法权威。检察机关作为国家的法律监督机关,在刑事诉讼中应当及时、准确地查明犯罪事实,追究犯罪,保障无罪的人不受刑事追究,通过多种途径克减刑事错案的发生。     

Thinking and speaking in the philosophy of K. C. Bhattacharya

Although the following essay does not strictly fall within the discipline of classical Indian philosophy, in which our Journal specializes, we publish it here for two reasons: (1) K. C. Bhattacharya was an outstanding philosopher of India in the past generation, and his thought was deeply influenced by his thorough study of classical Indian Vedanta and Jainism, as well as by the study of Kant (four of our consulting editors were his direct students). (2) His view about the notion of the speakable and philosophy is unique, and it has remained opaque to most of us. Hence some discussion will be illuminating.     

东盟“和平、自由和中立区”战略构想探讨

为了维护东南亚地区各国的主权和独立,避免外部大国的威胁和干涉,东盟在20世纪70年代初期提出了"和平、自由和中立区"战略构想.80年代,由于发生了越南入侵柬埔寨事件,使东盟中立区构想遭遇极大挫折.冷战结束以后,地区安全结构发生重大变化,新的国际关系格局正在形成,东盟及时调整其安全战略,组建了"东盟地区论坛",实现了由"中立"到"中心"的历史性转变.本文主要就东盟中立区战略构想的宗旨和主要原则、发展演变历程和外部大国的反应等方面做较为全面的探讨.指出,东盟安全战略的基本思路是,在大国均势格局下实现地区安全事务的自治.     

名人虚假广告民事责任

名人虚假广告是虚假广告现象的一个比较突出的问题。在《广告法》等相关法律没有明确规定的情况下,对该现象的规治就显得比较困难。有学者认为名人因为不是广告合同的当事人而不应承担责任,这实际上违背了民法的诚信原则、欺诈理论,侵权理论等,也即,名人做虚假广告在一定情况下要承担责任。     

Evaluation of Virulence Factors and Antifungal Susceptibility in Yeast Isolates from Postmortem Specimens

Invasive fungal infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients, especially in cases requiring a prolonged stay in the intensive care unit. A total of 99 yeast strains were isolated from 42 postmortem cases. In this study, virulence factors and antifungal susceptibility of these species were evaluated. The isolates were identified as Candida albicans (54), C. tropicalis (15), C. glabrata (12), C. parapsilosis (6), C. lipolytica (3), C. utilis (3), C. krusei (2), C. kefyr (1), and Cryptococcus neoformans (3). The most commonly isolated species was C. albicans, and no resistant species were determined. Despite the equal number of specimens, no secretion of significant virulence factors was associated with the postmortem specimen in the Candida species. Postmortem fungal investigations in forensic autopsies are useful in explaining cause of death in such cases, also may lead to protocols for the treatment of fungal infections and contribute to fungal pathogenesis and epidemiological data.