Ten years after Daubert: the status of the states

This paper examines how many of the states have changed their respective scientific-evidence admissibility standards under the influence of the United States Supreme Court's 1993 Daubert decision. The authors offer a definition of what constitutes a Daubert state, and using this definition classify the fifty states into three categories. These are: Frye states (15 states, 10 with codified evidence rules patterned after the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE)); Daubert states (26 states, 24 with FRE-based rules), and non-Frye/non-Daubert states (9 states, 7 with FRE-based rules). The authors discuss how the reliability requirement varies among the non-Frye states, and examine how particular types of evidence have fared in the Daubert era. Finally, the authors offer some predictions for the scientific evidence trends of the states.     

The risk of body packing: a case of a fatal cocaine overdose

The process of swallowing or inserting illegal packets of drugs for the purpose of evading law enforcement officers carries risks other than criminal charges. It can be fatal. Individuals engaged in such activities are called "Body Packers" or "Mules". The most frequent cause of the death among body packers is acute drug intoxication due to rupture of the package(s) within the gastrointestinal tract. We present the first documented case of a body packer that died from cocaine intoxication following the rupture of packets of cocaine in Western Pennsylvania.     

正确认识现代化进程中的若干"悖论性"矛盾

发展中国家的现代化存在着与发达国家不同的发展逻辑和特殊矛盾.这些矛盾在发达国家现代化过程中是不曾遇到或很少出现的,并且大都具有"悖论"的性质.就共性而言,这些"悖论"性矛盾主要有浓缩与循序;滞后与超前;机会与压力;解构与重建;民族化与世界化.文章也指出,发展中国家在其发展过程中,虽然有其种种矛盾和问题,但也有其独特的"后发优势".     

对象文本与实践文本的异同

作品和文本在文学话语中,曾经是普通的术语,文本指的文学的语言现象,而作品则体现了美学和创造价值.自从二十世纪六、七十年代以来的西方文学批评话语中,文本开始逐渐成为一个核心的概念,而作品的概念则受到冲击,尤其是先锋文艺理论中,文本与作品水火不容,文本概念取代了过去的作品概念.文本概念从一个指示现象的概念到成为一个本质性的概念,并且占据一个核心的位置.本章节定义了对象文本(texte-objet)和实践文本(texte-pratique),分析了结构主义文本和后结构主义对文本概念的使用之间的异同,从而更清楚地指出后者在文本这个概念上的继承和变化.     

Industry–University Research Centers: A Multivariate Analysis of Member Retention

Although a growing literature documents the benefits of industry–university research centers, most centers experience a significant amount of turnover among their industrial members. In order to gain a better understanding of this phenomenon, the current study attempts to identify factors that predict member renewal (DV). Questionnaire data were collected from industrial respondents (N=249) participating in 39 centers funded by the NSF IUCRC program. Structural, member benefits and administrative process variables were used to predict the dependent variable. Logistic regression analyses identified three significant predictors: professional networking benefits, research relevance and administrative operations. Implications of these findings for public policy, cooperative research management and future research are discussed.     

准抢劫罪适用加重情节若干问题研讨

一、问题的提出　　被告人杜某 ,于 1999年 12月 6日 ,伙同另两人潜入金堂县赵镇天乐村二组 ,盗窃村民蒋某、胡某的鸡、鸭 (共盗得 3只鸡 ,2只鸭和 1支枪 )时被失主胡某出门时发现。胡某在住宅内企图捉住杜某时 ,被杜某猛推倒地 ,撞在墙角造成轻微伤。胡某之妻见杜某逃出屋外后 ,高喊“抓贼” ,并追赶。某工厂保卫科工作人员秦某、胡某、谢某等 4人闻讯出厂进行抓捕。被告人杜某用从蒋某家中偷来的枪支进行威吓 ,并用枪打击谢某的头部。秦某等 4人在巡逻民警的努力下将杜某抓获。后经法医鉴定 ,谢某头部属轻伤。某县人民法院在审理此案过程…     

票据诈编罪客体及客观方面研究

一、票据诈骗罪的客体对于票据诈骗罪的客体 ,概括起来 ,大致有如下几种观点 :第一种 ,不但侵犯了国家、单位或个人的财产利益 ,最主要的是侵犯了票据管理制度并由此破坏了金融秩序。① 第二种 ,本罪侵犯的客体是公私财产所有权。第三种 ,票据诈骗罪侵害的客体是双重客体 ,既包括有物质性客体 ,也有非物质性客体。由于我国票据法的核心内容是保护票据当事人的合法财产权益 ,其目的是为了依法规范票据行为 ,以保障社会主义市场经济秩序健康有序地发展。因此 ,票据诈骗犯罪行为一方面严重地侵犯了票据当事人的合法财产权益 (此为物质性客体 ) …