Genetic polymorphism at 15 tetrameric short tandem repeat loci in four aboriginal tribal populations of Bengal

POPULATIONS: This study reports the genetic polymorphism observed at 15 short tandem repeat loci D3S1358, TH01, D21S11, D18S51, D5S818, D13S317, D7S820, D16S539, CSF1PO, vWA, D8S1179, TPOX, D2S1338, D19S433, and FGA in four aboriginal populations of Bengal. The analysis was performed to decipher the suitability of CODIS as well as six other highly polymorphic and unlinked markers in Forensic Testing. Studied populations include four tribes: Karmali, Kora, Maheli, and Lodha.     

Comparison of two methods for isolating DNA from human skeletal remains for STR analysis

Abstract: The quality and efficiency of a standard organic DNA isolation method and a silica‐based method using the QIAGEN Blood Maxi Kit were compared to obtain human DNA and short tandem repeats (STRs) profiles from 39 exhumed bone samples for paternity testing. DNA samples were quantified by real‐time PCR, and STR profiles were obtained using the AmpFlSTR^® Identifiler^® PCR amplification kit. Overall, the silica‐based method recovered less DNA ranging from 0 to 147.7 ng/g (average 7.57 ng/g, median = 1.3 ng/g) than did the organic method ranging from 0 to 605 ng/g (average 44.27 ng/g, median = 5.8 ng/g). Complete profiles (16/16 loci tested) were obtained from 37/39 samples (95%) using the organic method and from 9/39 samples (23%) with the silica‐based method. Compared with a standard organic DNA isolation method, our results indicate that the published silica‐based method does not improve neither the quality nor the quantity of DNA for STR profiling.     

江苏省与21世纪海上丝绸之路沿线国家合作交流研究

21世纪海上丝绸之路建设是中国对外开放的重要内容。江苏省的经济增长与东盟、南亚经济增长一直有较强的关联性,同时江苏省与东盟、南亚等国家在产业结构方面具有明显的互补性优势,因此,江苏省与海上丝绸之路沿线各国的经贸合作具有较大的发展空间。本文提出了加强市场研究,善于利用各种合作基金,大力扶持海外园区建设,提高与丝绸之路沿线国家互联互通水平,扩大投资促进贸易,加强文教与旅游合作等建议。     

马来西亚高等教育面向21世纪的改革与发展研究

马来西亚政府提出了"2020年宏愿",要在2020年成为发达国家。在教育方面,提出要成为区域优质教育中心的目标。为实现这个目标,马来西亚政府在许多方面对高等教育进行了改革,主要的是管理体制的改革:由政府控制转向监督和调控;公立大学企业化和高等教育私有化。本文对这3方面的改革做了比较详细的介绍和分析,以期能为我国高等教育的改革发展提供一些参考。     

Fall der "wirkungsgebundenen" einheitlichen Streitpartei im Außerstreitverfahren über einen abweichenden Aufteilungsschlüssel nach § 32 Abs 5 WEG 2002

Setzt der Au?erstreitrichter rechtsgestaltend den Aufteilungsschlüssel für die Kosten eines Personenaufzugs auf Antrag eines Wohnungseigentümers abweichend vom Anteilsverh?ltnis fest, bindet sein Sachbeschluss gem § 32 Abs 5 WEG 2002 s?mtliche zum Zeitpunkt der Rechtskraft verbücherten Wohnungseigentümer. Dies bewirkt einen Anwendungsfall der sog "wirkungsgebundenen" einheitlichen Streitpartei aller Gemeinschafter. Da es auf die tats?chliche Nutzung von Gemeinschaftsanlagen durch einen Wohnungseigentümer nicht ankommt, bildet ausschlie?lich deren objektive und nicht die subjektive Nutzungsm?glichkeit den Ma?stab für den vom Au?erstreitrichter festzusetzenden, von § 32 Abs 1 WEG 2002 abweichenden Aufteilungsschlüssel. Dessen Ermessensentscheidung setzt erhebliche Unterschiede in der objektiven Nutzungsm?glichkeit durch einen Wohnungseigentümer voraus.     

Änderungskündigung

Für Bestandverh?ltnisse, auf die noch § 1 Abs 2 Z 4 MRG aF weiterhin anzuwenden ist (§ 49d Abs 2 MRG), gilt auch § 45 Abs 3 MRG nF wie für Mietgegenst?nde nach § 1 Abs 4 Z 1 MRG nF (weiter). Ab dem Anhebungsbegehren des Vermieters nach § 45 MRG gelten ua die §§ 18ff MRG. Nur wenn das Verlangen nach einem Erhaltungsbeitrag wegen der H?he des vereinbarten Hauptmietzinses nicht m?glich w?re, der vereinbarte Hauptmietzins aber zur Erhaltung des Hauses nicht ausreichte, k?me eine "?nderungskündigung" in Betracht. Es ist n?mlich lediglich die Einhebung eines Erhaltungsbeitrages, nicht aber eine ?nderungskündigung mit dem Ziel m?glich, den Mieter zu einer Erh?hung des Hauptmietzinses auf das angemessene Ma? zu bringen.     

白介素21的研究进展及其在寄生虫学上的应用

白介素21(interleukin-21,IL-21)是近年来报道的一种新的细胞因子,主要由活化的CD4+T细胞、NK细胞和Th17细胞产生,其受体是Ⅰ型细胞因子受体家族成员之一,具有共同的γ链受体。IL-21与其受体结合后可调节B细胞的增殖,促进T细胞、NK细胞的增殖、分化并能提高NK细胞杀伤活性。全文介绍了IL-21的分子结构和生物学活性,阐述了IL-21在寄生虫感染中的作用,旨在为进一步研究IL-21在寄生虫学上的应用提供参考。     

Opinion 1/15 of the Grand Chamber dated 26 July 2017 about the agreement on Passenger Name Record data between the EU and Canada

On 26 July 2017, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice rendered its seminal Opinion 1/15 about the agreement on Passenger Name Record data between the EU and Canada. The Grand Chamber considered that the decision of the Council about the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the agreement between the EU and Canada about the transfer and processing of PNR data must be based jointly on Article 16(2) about the protection of personal data and Article 87(2)(a) about police co-operation among member states in criminal matters, but not on Article 82(1)(d) about judicial co-operation in criminal matters in the EU of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU. The Grand Chamber also considered that the agreement is incompatible with Article 7 on the right to respect for private life, Article 8 on the right to the protection of personal data, Article 21 on non-discrimination and Article 52(1) on the principle of proportionality of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU since it does not preclude the transfer, use and retention of sensitive data. In addition to the requirement to exclude such data, the Grand Chamber listed seven requirements that the agreement must include, specify, limit or guarantee to be compatible with the Charter.The opinion of the Grand Chamber has far-reaching implications for the agreement on PNR data between the EU and Canada. It has also far-reaching implications for international agreements on PNR data between the EU and other third states. Last, it has far-reaching implications for Directive 681 of 27 April 2016 on PNR data.     

Workplace Assessment of Targeted Violence Risk: The Development and Reliability of the WAVR‐21

This study describes the development of the WAVR‐21, a structured professional judgment guide for the assessment of workplace targeted violence, and presents initial interrater reliability results. The 21‐item instrument codes both static and dynamic risk factors and change, if any, over time. Five critical items or red flag indicators assess violent motives, ideation, intent, weapons skill, and pre‐attack planning. Additional items assess the contribution of mental disorder, negative personality factors, situational factors, and a protective factor. Eleven raters each rated 12 randomly assigned cases from actual files of workplace threat scenarios. Summary interrater reliability correlation coefficients (ICCs) for overall presence of risk factors, risk of violence, and seriousness of the violent act were in the fair to good range, similar to other structured professional judgment instruments. A subgroup of psychologists who were coders produced an ICC of 0.76 for overall presence of risk factors. Some of the individual items had poor reliability for both clinical and statistical reasons. The WAVR‐21 appears to improve the structuring and organizing of empirically based risk‐relevant data and may enhance communication and decision making.