Hair as a specimen to document tetramethylene disulfotetramine exposure

Tetramethylene disulfotetramine (tetramine) is a rodenticide that has been banned for many years in China. Since 2005, inhabitants of a village in the Henan Province have been suffering from grand mal seizures. To investigate the possibility of tetramine as the cause, we developed a method to determine tetramine in human hair. Sample preparation involved external decontamination, frozen pulverization, and ultrasonication in 2 mL ethyl acetate in the presence of cocaine-d3 as an internal standard. The method exhibited good linearity; calibration curve was linear over a range of 0.1-20 ng/mg hair. The limit of detection for the assay was 0.05 ng/mg hair. Except for one subject (No. 4), all head and pubic hair samples were positive for tetramine. The concentrations of tetramine in pubic hair were significantly higher than those in the same subjects' head hair samples. Because of a long retention in body, segmental head hair analysis cannot provide an accurate exposure history of tetramine in the body.     

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.     

牢固树立社会主义荣辱观进一步加强党风廉政建设

胡锦涛总书记提出的以“八荣八耻”为主要内容的社会主义荣辱观,是对中华民族传统美德的高度概括,体现了社会主义基本道德规范的本质要求和社会主义道德观的鲜明导向。牢固树立社会主义荣辱观,是政治文明建设和精神文明建设的必然要求和重要内容,对于加强党风廉政建设具有重要的指导意义。一、深刻认识树立社会主义荣辱观对深入开展反腐倡廉工作的重大意义———树立社会主义荣辱观是深入推进反腐倡廉工作的重要基础。实践证明,少数党员领导干部之所以走上腐化堕落、违法犯罪的道路,都是从世界观、人生观、价值观开始出问题,都是从道德观、…     

透视我国公民平等就业权的法律保护——以国际法与比较法为视角

保护公民平等就业的合法权益,是维护人权的基本要求。有效保护劳动者在就业中不受歧视,是世界各国都共同关注的重要问题。正是从这个角度出发,国际社会通过了一系列的公约,各国也分别建立了相应的法律制度,其中有很多先进的经验值得借鉴,在评析英、美、加拿大、日本等国的法律制度的基础上,对比我国的现状,提出一些措施,以健全我国相应的法制,更充分地保证我国公民平等的就业机会和权利。     

审理期限制度浅析

长期以来,我国司法实践中存在的超审限问题严重影响了审判效率,损害了法院形象及人民利益,对之进行研究和治理,刻不容缓。文章对我国审理期限制度的现状进行了分析,并与国外的相关制度进行了比较,在此基础上提出了解决超审限问题的方法。     

Highlights of Supreme People's Court Work Report

正Zhou Qiang, China’s chief justice, delivered a work report of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) at the second plenary meeting of the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9,2018     

也谈南海断续线的法律性质

南海断续线的法律性质对于澄清南海问题的实质及问题的解决具有重要意义。综合各种因素考虑,其作为岛屿(礁)归属线的性质可以确证,而海上国界线、历史性水域线及历史性权利线等表述均存在瑕疵,为巩固我国对线内水域的权利主张,除岛屿(礁)归属线外,将其同时界定为可管辖水域线较为可取。     

解构与承继：《韩非子》法治理念的时代转换

韩非作为法家的集大成者,系统地考察了历史统治经验,在先秦法家人物的基础上全面发展了法治理论,极大地影响了中国的传统文化.但限于历史条件,韩非的法治理论显现出了为君主专制服务的工具性以及法治手段的极端性,这和现代法治理念相差甚远,但是其中的法本理念、法不两适、法不阿贵等对现在的法治建设依然有积极意义.     

论农村社会保障法律制度构建中的政府责任——基于社会法视阈

农村社会保障法律关系错综复杂,政府、社会及农民在农村社会保障中既有相应的权力(利),也要履行一定的义务。行政法、经济法和社会法各自具有独特的法律价值和调整对象,本文分别基于这三个法域检视农村社会保障法律制度构建中的政府责任,考察农村社会保障法律制度构建中政府责任的越位和缺位,反思政府在构建农村社会保障法律制度中所发挥的主导和基础作用,提出在社会法视阈下政府应定位在承担法律制度构建、财政支撑和监督管理之责任。     

《危险化学品名录》与TDG、GHS之间的对比研究

为明确我国目前施行GHS存在的问题,促进我国化学品分类与国际接轨,统一进出口要求,降低贸易壁垒,研究了《危险化学品名录》(2002版)与《联合国关于危险货物运输的建议书规章范本》(TDG)、《全球化学品统一分类和标签制度》(GHS)之间危险性分类的对比关系,发现我国主要用于危险化学品分类的《危险化学品名录》(2002版)与国际上危险货物分类标准(TDG)相似度高,但与国际上使用的危险化学品分类标准(GHS)存在多处不一致,导致实际工作中存在GHS中的危险化学品在我国现行名录中查找困难的问题；提出了在《危险化学品名录》(2002版)中改进危险性分类标准、更新名录内容的建议.