Validation studies of the ParaDNA® Intelligence System with artificial evidence items

Short tandem repeat (STR) profiling is one of the mostly used systems for forensic applications. In certain circumstances, STR profiling is time-consuming and costly, which potentially leads to delays in criminal investigations. LGC (Laboratory of the Government Chemist, UK) Forensics has developed a robust STR profiling platform called the ParaDNA^® Intelligence Test System which can provide early tactical intelligence and aid investigators in making informed decisions on sample prioritization for detection. Here, we validated the ParaDNA intelligence test for its application in forensic cases using a range of mock evidence items following guidelines set by the Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM). Specifically, we tested the sensitivity and accuracy of the ParaDNA intelligence test, as well as the success rates for detecting mock samples and for use in case scenarios. Our findings demonstrate that the ParaDNA intelligence test generates useful DNA profiles, especially for samples such as blood, saliva, and semen that contain ample DNA, indicating the benefits of including ParaDNA as a prior step in forensic STR profiling pipelines.     

试论高等院校推行学分制的思考

学分制是一个符合现代教育发展趋势,有利学生个性发展和综合素质全面提高的教学管理制度,它的实施和完善是一个长期的过程。一方面要看到学分制作为一种管理手段所具有的优越性和条件约束性,慎重推进;另一方面要创造条件,在调查研究的基础上,努力探索切合国情校情的、能促进教学质量不断提高的教学管理制度,不断完善学分制。     

青少年犯罪现状原因及预防对策

近年来,青少年犯罪呈上升趋势,笔者根据司法实践遇到的大量青少年犯罪的案例,分析青少年犯罪的现状、原因以及预防对策。     

我国刑事诉讼卷宗移送方式的困境及其改革出路

我国原刑事诉讼法采用的全部卷宗移送方式因易导致法官预断而致庭审流于形式,在刑事诉讼法修改时遭到废弃。新刑事诉讼法采用的部分卷宗移送主义因其改革的不彻底性又产生了种种弊端。部分学者因之提出了借鉴“起诉状一本主义”改革我国卷宗移送方式的思路。但在我国刑事诉讼改革方向尚不明确,起诉状一本主义需要的各项配套制度尚未建立的情况下,贸然实施起诉状一本主义必然导致制度内部的冲突,甚而会因制度的反作用而产生始料未及的结果。因此,暂缓实行与我国诉讼制度适应性前景无法预料的“起诉状一本主义”,结合我国国情,重塑预审程序,实现庭审法官和预审法官的职责分离,将卷宗移送划分为向预审法官的证据移送和向庭审法官的证据移送是较为合理选择。     

The Coming Storm

正The Trump administration’s Jerusalem decision is of great consequence for the Middle East U.S.President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,and the subsequent decision to relocate the U.S.embassy there from Tel Aviv in December 2017,invoked a tempest of criticism from around the world.     

Still Golden British PM's China tour enhances Sino--British ties in the new era

正British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived on her maiden trip to China as the head of the British Government on January 31.Owing to numerous uncertainties at home including ongoing Brexit negotiations,terrorist attacks,a general election and a cabinet reshuffle,the highly anticipated visit had been postponed for almost a year.Nevertheless,the visit has been successful,evidenced by plentiful consensus     

金融全球化视野下的统一监管模式检讨

为了提高金融监管的有效性,越来越多的国家开始采用统一监管的模式,或者通过建立职责覆盖全部金融领域的统一监管机构,或者将两个主要的监管机构合并。统一监管模式在提高监管有效性、对金融集团实施监管、降低监管成本方面具有制度优势,但在监管权力和机构整合问题上存在困难,这需要结合一国的实际情况制定监管改革方案。     

No Is Not the Answer

<正>The people of Greece may have scored a moral victory with the bailout referendum but their elation may prove short-lived In what some deemed like an indulgent—even petulant—move,the people of Greece voted a resounding"no"to their EU creditors’demands on austerity in the bailout referendum,but their troubles will most definitely not end there.For the civilians of Greece,whether it owes to EU austerity policies or to     

Railway Sector Reform in China: controversy and problems

The railway sector in China has undergone several major rounds of reform and institutional restructuring since 1986. These reform initiatives have largely been unsuccessful due to strong resistance from vested interest groups. The development of China's railway sector has raised some challenging issues that include the centralization of power in the Ministry of Railways (MOR), state monopoly control, rampant corruption and the accumulation of a huge debt burden. The 2013 railway reform initiatives have provided very little in the way of concrete measures to deal with these thorny issues but have instead created more controversy and problems in an already crisis-ridden sector. For the railway industry, the transformation from the mixed-function MOR to a monopolistic China Railway Corporation (CRC) will not necessarily lead to better railway management.