Effect of Wind on Horizontal Displacement of Fatal Fall from a Height

The horizontal displacement of the human body resulting from fatal fall from a height is an important variable commonly used to inversely determine the cause or identify other forensic aspects of the fall. When examining the horizontal displacement, the wind effect is generally ignored. This technical note reports analytical modeling of the falling process, utilizing previous measurements of wind force acting on the human body, for determining the functional relationship between the wind speed and the horizontal displacement in the falling process. The result reveals that it does not take extremely rare wind conditions to cause a considerable shift of the human body, highlighting the importance to consider wind as a factor in investigations of fatal falls.     

Molecular Identification of Necrophagous Dermestes Species in South Korea Using Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit I Nucleotide Sequences (Genus Dermestes)

Species identification of necrophagous insects found on a dead body is an essential key in applying medicolegal entomology to the estimation of postmortem interval (PMI). Due to limited morphological identification of insect evidence, several studies have identified species using molecular information such as DNA markers. While considerable cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequence data of necrophagous fly species have been collected and annotated, those of necrophagous beetle species have not. Since necrophagous beetles such as Dermestes species have a larval period longer than that of flies, beetles are useful in even the late decomposition phase in estimating minimum PMI. To obtain the full-length COI gene sequences of six Dermestes species collected from South Korea, we designed primers for polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing. The obtained full COI nucleotide sequences were used for performing phylogenic analysis and comparison with previously reported sequences. The results demonstrated that the COI gene sequences could be used to identify forensically important Dermestes species in South Korea.     

Correction to: Age Patterns in Risk Taking Across the World

Journal of Youth and Adolescence - In the original publication, the legends for Figs 4 and 5 were incorrect, such that each regression line was mislabeled with the incorrect country. Below are the...     

Shared Agency with Parents for Educational Goals: Ethnic Differences and Implications for College Adjustment

This study proposed and confirmed three ways in which college students can perceive shared agency and two ways in which they can perceive non-shared agency with parents when pursuing educational goals in college. Differences and similarities were examined among participants from four ethnic backgrounds (N = 515; 67% female): East Asian American, Southeast Asian American, Filipino/Pacific Islander American, and European American. Results indicated that Asian American youth reported higher levels of non-shared agency with parents (i.e., parental directing and noninvolvement), lower levels of shared agency (i.e., parental accommodation, support, or collaboration), and poorer college adjustment compared to European Americans. However, ethnic similarities were found whereby perceived shared agency in education with parents was associated with college adjustment. Multiple mediation analyses also indicated that our model of shared and non-shared agency with parents explained differences in college adjustment between Asian and European Americans, though more strongly for comparisons between European and East Asian Americans. Our results suggest that parents continue to be important in the education of older youth but that continued directing of youth’s education in college can be maladaptive.     

论非监禁刑与和谐社会建设

和谐社会理论具有丰富的内涵和重要的实践价值,是我国社会发展的方向和目标。非监禁刑体现了刑罚轻缓化、刑罚人道主义和回归社会的理念。作为现代刑罚的发展趋势,非监禁刑在我国将会不断发展和完善,并对建设社会主义和谐社会起到重要的促进和保障作用。     

人民监督员制度深化发展的路径

从试行三年的实践来看,人民监督员制度作为检察机关自主创新的一项改革已取得一定的实效,但在制度运行中也在不同层面暴露出一些问题。应对这些问题,应寻求其解决并深化发展的路径,在人民监督员制度的性质、主体、客体、监督方式及监督体制方面实现转变。     

八国集团治理全球性发展问题的新模式

由于世界政治经济发展不平衡,以及全球化的进展,全球性发展问题日益突出.如何应对这一局面,是摆在作为发达国家俱乐部的八国集团面前的棘手问题.尽管八国集团在治理全球性发展问题上取得一定成效,但远未能取得令人满意的结果.八国集团要想摆脱治理全球性发展问题的困境,就必须放弃其传统的管理理念与治理模式,加强与发展中国家的沟通与协商,共同探索一条治理全球性发展问题的新模式.     

辩护律师介入刑事审判后程序的法理思考

以法院庭审为界限，庭审之前的准备程序称为刑事审判前程序，庭审之后的程序，称为刑事审判后程序。这样划分的目的，是为了更好地对辩护律师开庭前后的诉讼活动进行区分。应将辩护律师在休庭后择日宣判、一审判决送达后到上诉程序启动前以及死刑复核等阶段的诉讼活动纳入到刑事审判后程序中，作为一个整体来思考，探究这一程序中辩护律师介入的立法缺陷、具体路径以及实践操作等层面的问题。     

伊朗宪政革命的思想背景

20世纪初的伊朗宪政革命,既是一场对伊朗近现代历史影响深远的政治运动,也是历时近一个世纪的思想文化启蒙运动的历史高潮。它是在西方教育渗透、早期教育改革、文学改革、新闻出版兴起和西方民主宪政思想传播等思想文化领域发生重大变化的背景下发生的。这些社会思潮的变化对伊朗近现代历史变迁影响至为深远。     

我党对文化认识的深化

文化是民族凝聚力和创造力的重要源泉,是综合国力竞争的重要因素。新中国成立以来,我们党不断丰富和发展马克思主义理论,深化了对文化内涵、文化地位、文化发展策略、文化发展目标的认识,取得了丰富的理论成果。