Blunt force cranial trauma in the Cambodian killing fields

In this paper we present a unique pattern of blunt force cranial trauma that was observed in 10 of a sample of 85 crania from a Cambodian skeletal collection comprised of Khmer Rouge victims. Initial examination of the trauma, which presents as substantial damage to the occipital with fractures extending to the cranial base, suggested the pattern was classifiable as a basilar or ring fracture. However, further investigation, including trauma analysis and historical research, revealed that this fracture type is distinctive from basilar and ring fractures. Historical data indicate that a particular execution method was the likely source of the trauma. Recognition of this trauma pattern is significant because it exemplifies the distinct fracture configuration resulting from an apparently categorical and methodical execution technique. Identification of this fracture type could potentially assist forensic investigators in the recognition of specific methods of murder or execution.     

“西藏问题”国际化及“文化藏独”危害性探析

＂西藏问题＂国际化既与国际格局变化有关,又与全球化放大宗教对国际关系影响有关。西方国家吹捧达赖和达赖借助西方表达＂政治诉求＂二者相互倚重,各取所需,各有所图。达赖能够博取西方社会一定的同情和支持,与其运用＂高超＂宣传技巧分不开。达赖明知＂急独＂不成、＂和谈＂无望,故采取了类似＂台独＂的策略——渐进式＂文化藏独＂,其现实危害不容小觑。     

“后申遗”时代的公共性发生与文化再生产

"保护还是开发"作为中国申遗实践的热点问题,其实质是中国当代文化中产业与精英两个文化阶层借助官方观念错位而展开的话语竞争。关注遗产持有群体的文化觉醒,标志着"后申遗"时代的到来。遗产公共性是觉醒的遗产持有者,以遗产为公共性实现的符号媒介,借助遗产媒介实现公共参与与群体沟通。在当下申遗实践中,遗产公共性已在"遗产话语"、"遗产表演"、"遗产资源"与"遗产行政"四个维度发生。遗产公共性的社会建构应落脚在遗产的"文化再生产"之上。     

Macroscopic and microscopic analysis of knife stab wounds on fleshed and clothed ribs

Stab wounds upon bone are analyzed to interpret the weapon used and the physical context in which the attack occurred. The literature demonstrates that most research conducted pertaining to wound patterns has been carried out on defleshed and unclothed bone samples, not adequately replicating actual circumstances. For this research, six half pig torsos (Sus scrofa), fleshed (including muscle, fat, epidermis, and dermis layers) and clothed, were stabbed using three knife types, applying both straight and downward thrusts. Analysis conducted macroscopically and through a scanning electron microscope with an environmental secondary electron detector revealed a general lack of consistency in wound pattern and associated secondary effects. Consequently, it was not possible to establish wound pattern per knife type as suggested in previous research or relate it to stab motion. Advantage of microscopic analysis was evident in recognizing wound traits and observation of trace evidence not visible macroscopically.     

Further investigations into the speed of cerebral swelling following blunt cranial trauma

An anesthetized sheep model of traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been developed to assess early changes in intracranial pressure (ICP) following closed head injury. Immediately after TBI, a transient (<10 min) hypertensive response occurred, followed by significant and prolonged systemic hypotension. ICP demonstrated a biphasic response, being seven times baseline values of 8 ± 2 mm Hg 10 min after injury, decreasing to 25 ± 2 mm Hg by 30 min, and then increasing to values exceeding 30 mm Hg by 4 h postinjury. ICP was always significantly higher than baseline values, which combined with hypotension, reduced cerebral perfusion pressure to less than 60% of normal. This early and sustained increase in ICP after craniocerebral trauma acutely alters cerebral perfusion pressure and brain oxygenation and provides a potential pathophysiological explanation for immediate clinical manifestations in humans following significant TBI.     

论民族传统体育保护与发展的价值取向

民族传统体育是中国传统文化的重要组成部分,集中反映了中华民族的哲学观念和生存智慧。民族传统体育除了体育属性之外,还具备重要的文化属性。一直以来,由于价值取向上的偏差,民族传统体育的保护和发展存在重竞技性轻大众性、重体育性轻文化性、重传统性轻现代性的问题。通过分析,提出民族传统体育"传统属性遗产化"、"体育属性大众化"和"文化属性现代化"的价值取向。     

基于文化安全视角下的中国传统文化艺术的保护与传承——以陕北为例

文化安全问题目前在世界范围内受到广泛关注并逐渐上升到影响国家安全的战略高度。中国共产党的十七届六中全会把维护国家文化安全列为文化建设的一项重要任务。文化之所以出现"安全"问题与全球化进程中的"双刃剑"效应以及西方发达国家极力推行文化霸权主义的理论和实践行为有直接而密切的关系。在全球化大潮的冲击下,保护和传承好我国的传统文化,是一个重大的课题。论文以陕北传统文化艺术的保护传承为例,通过对陕北民间文化艺术的蕴藏及其保护状况阐述,分析当前传统文化艺术的保护传承过程中存在的问题和不足。力图提出有效措施发扬我国优秀的传统文化艺术,进而加强我国在全球化中的竞争力,切实维护国家文化安全。     

文化自觉的方法论问题初探

文化大发展大繁荣首先需要达到文化自觉。要达到文化自觉,贵在科学应用相关方法论;把握文化自觉内在物质实践规律,厘清文化自觉内在方法论的两大层次是科学应用相关方法论的前提和基础;实现文化价值,从文化自觉的理论方法论视野出发,不仅需要注重跨学科和跨文化的研究,而且需要辩证的思维与视野以及宏观研究与微观研究的有机结合。从文化自觉的实践方法论视野出发,既要坚持走出去与引进来并重原则,也要注重把握时代脉搏,增强中华文化辐射力,更要做到文化融合科技促进创新。     

占婆文化交流中的“二次本土化”现象探析——评《占婆与马来世界的文化交流》

占婆位于东南亚地区的中心地带,历史上受到多种文化的影响。马来世界本土化的伊斯兰教在占婆传播的过程中,形成了具有伊斯兰教特点又与伊斯兰教具有很大区别的婆尼教。通过观察伊斯兰教在占婆的传播,可以分析伊斯兰教在东南亚内部传播过程中的"二次本土化"现象。经过二次本土化的文化现象,在表现形式上与文化源头的相似性减弱了,而民族文化的成分增强了。本文还在梳理关于占婆婆尼教研究成果的基础上,从研究视角、研究方法和研究资料等方面对《占婆与马来世界的文化交流》一书进行评介。     

Do bone elasticity and postmortem interval affect forensic fractographic analyses?

Forensic fractographic features of bone reliably establish crack propagation in perimortem injuries. We investigated if similar fracture surface features characterize postmortem fractures. Experimentally induced peri- and postmortem fractures were used to assess if fractographic features vary as bone elasticity decreases during the postmortem interval (PMI). Thirty-seven unembalmed, defleshed human femoral shafts from males and females aged 33–81 years were fractured at varying PMIs with a drop test frame using a three-point bending setup and recorded with a high-speed camera. Vital statistics, cause of death, PMI length, temperature, humidity, collagen percentage, water loss, fracture energy, and fractography scores were recorded for each sample. Results showed that fractographic features associated with perimortem fractures were expressed in PMIs up to 40,600 accumulated degree hours (ADH), or 60 warm weather days. Hackle was the most consistently expressed feature, occurring in all fractures regardless of ADH. The most variable characteristics were wake features (78.4%) and arrest ridges (70.3%). Collagen percentage did not correlate strongly with ADH (r = −0.04, p = 0.81); however, there was a strong significant correlation between ADH and water loss (r = 0.74, p < 0.001). Multinomial logistic regression showed no association between fractographic feature expression and ADH or collagen percentage. In conclusion, forensic fractographic features reliably determine initiation and directionality of crack propagation in experimentally induced PMIs up to 40,600 ADH, demonstrating the utility of this method into the recent postmortem interval. This expression of reliable fractographic features throughout the early PMI intimates these characteristics may not be useful standalone features for discerning peri- versus postmortem fractures.