Trends in domestic animal medico-legal pathology cases submitted to a veterinary diagnostic laboratory 1998-2010*

Abstract: Pathologists at veterinary diagnostic laboratories receive medico‐legal cases from a variety of animal species for postmortem examination. A search of computerized records of the Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada from 1998 to 2010 identified 1706 medicolegal cases. These were categorized according to the history as criminal investigations, anesthetic‐related deaths, insurance, litigation, malpractice cases, and regulatory cases. Statistically significant linear trends in the proportion of medicolegal cases for all animals and criminal cases for companion animals were identified over the 12 year period. Companion animals had significantly greater odds of being a medicolegal case in all categories except for insurance and regulatory cases, compared to noncompanion animals. Based on pathology reports for the 271 criminal cases, 43.1% were consistent with neglect, 29.2% were compatible with non‐accidental injury, 4.80% were poisonings, 10.7% were deemed to be due to natural disease, and 11.43% were inconclusive.     

斑蝥的滥用及检测

斑蝥在我国是一种常用的剧毒中药材,如果使用剂量适量、方法得当,疗效显著,可治疗多种疾病;如果使用不当,可致中毒甚至中毒致死。因斑蝥可入药,对癌症、皮肤病有一定疗效,常有不遵医嘱自行滥用斑蝥治疗某些疾病的事件发生,民间也常有轻信谬传误用斑蝥当作偏方治疗用药。法医实际工作中经常遇到因滥用斑蝥导致中毒或死亡的案件,为此对斑蝥的药性、临床应用、检测方法及发展方向作了介绍,并对滥用斑蝥导致中毒或致死的案例进行了汇总。     

日本专利权当然无效抗辩原则及其启示

当然无效抗辩是指,在专利权侵权民事诉讼中,被告可以直接主张原告专利权＂当然无效＂因而抗辩自己的行为不侵害其专利权。当然无效抗辩具有独立价值,它赋予了法院在个案中认定专利权是否存在无效理由的权力。当然无效抗辩的提出只要具备专利权无效理由这个要件即可,但在除斥期间经过后,被告无权再提出当然无效抗辩,专利权无效审理非适格请求人在专利侵权诉讼中也可以主张当然无效抗辩。由于宪政体制、司法体制等多方面的原因,在暂时尚未具备采纳美国赋予法院最终确认专利权效力做法条件的情况下,作为一个过渡性的措施,在专利权确权机制方面,我国专利法有必要吸纳当然无效抗辩。     

技术标准中专利权垄断行为的理论分析及其法律规制

在专利的标准化及其实施过程中,有可能出现专利权的滥用现象,特别是专利权的垄断行为。技术标准中专利权垄断行为导致专利制度的异化,破坏了知识产权制度的利益平衡原则,并扭曲了公平自由的国际市场经济秩序。美国的反托拉斯法、欧盟的竞争法和日本反垄断法体现了对该种垄断行为的基本态度和解决路径,起到积极的规制作用。我国的《反垄断法》一定程度上加强了对滥用知识产权行为的规制,但并不能全面解决国际贸易中产生的众多垄断行为或者限制竞争行为。在技术标准越来越成为新的技术壁垒的背景下,积极借鉴欧盟和美国等的相关立法,根据我国的国际竞争政策需要,构建我国规制技术标准中的专利权滥用行为的法律体系已成当务之急。     

Comparison of bulk and compound-specific δ13C isotope ratio analyses for the discrimination between cannabis samples

Five marijuana samples were compared using bulk isotope analysis compound-specific isotope ratio analysis of the extracted cannabinoids. Owing to the age of our cannabis samples, four of the five samples were compared using the isotope ratios of cannabinol (CBN), a stable degradation product of Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Bulk δ(13)C isotope analysis discriminated between all five samples at the 95% confidence level. Compound-specific δ(13)C isotope analysis could not distinguish between one pair of the five samples at the 95% confidence level. All the measured cannabinoids showed significant depletion in (13)C relative to bulk isotope values; the isotope ratios for THC, CBN, and cannabidiol were on average 1.6‰, 1.7‰, and 2.2‰ more negative than the bulk values, respectively. A more detailed investigation needs to be conducted to assess the degree fractionation between the different cannabinoids, especially after aging.     

行政权滥用的预测与防范

行政主体面对在执法中潜在的隐患和未来的不利因素时,因缺乏较好的认知意识和防范机制,在面对权力欲、金钱欲和物质欲望的刺激时容易丧失免疫力,导致以权谋私、权钱交易等为求利益而滥用行政权的问题产生。行政权滥用严重干扰了经济与社会的健康发展,阻碍了国家法治目标的实现。行政权滥用具有事先预防的可能性,本文以政府自身建设为基点,通过对执法程序中可能存在行政权滥用的环节进行事前预测和分析,提出了科学有效的事前防范与控制机制,以此作为实现依法行政的制度保障。     

Necrotizing fasciitis: manifestations, microbiology and connection with black tar heroin

A 10-year review of records of the King County Medical Examiner's Office found 87 deaths due to necrotizing fasciitis and related necrotizing soft tissue infections. In 64 of these cases there were sufficient details to provide an analysis of the manifestations, microbiology, and source of infection. One half (32) of the cases were due to injection of black tar heroin, the nearly exclusive form of heroin in the Northwest United States. Of those due to black tar injection, 24 were clostridial infections with various species represented, eight of which were Clostridium sordellii. Of the 32 cases not associated with drug injection, streptococcal species predominated, with Streptococcus pyogenes isolated in 14 cases. Only three of 32 cases not associated with injection drug use were clostridial infections. These differences were statistically significant. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from 14 cases; two were methicillin-resistant strains. Overall, 28 of the 64 cases were polymicrobial infections, 15 due to black tar injection and 13 not associated with drug injection. This study supports the conclusion that necrotizing fasciitis due to black tar heroin injection is predominantly a clostridial disease, and in this way differs significantly from necrotizing fasciitis due to other causes.     

电力企业滥用市场支配地位行为的法律规制

随着技术革新和经济的迅速发展,作为传统自然垄断产业的电力行业已呈现出潜在的竞争性.目前,世界各国政府正通过一系列的立法活动对电力行业的竞争行为进行规制.电力企业滥用市场支配地位行为是一种妨碍市场竞争、损害消费者利益的非结构性垄断行为,对此类行为的规制是各国反垄断法的重要内容,属于完全的行为规制.     

Investigating the incidence of sexual assault in martial arts coaching using media reports

The rapidly expanding martial arts industry, which is presently unregulated within the United States, has seen multiple coaches convicted of sex offenses in recent years. However, there is currently no existing literature on sexual assault within the martial arts industry. We used major search platforms to collect media reports concerning martial arts coaches who were convicted of sex offenses within the United States. We analyzed the reports for information concerning the perpetrators, victims, and offenses as a first step toward filling the need for insight in this area. We found that a significant number of convicted sex offenders resumed martial arts coaching following initial law enforcement intervention.     

独立担保中国规则的风险控制机制研究——以“独立保函司法解释”为研究对象

独立保函司法解释的出台,正式承认了独立担保在中国国内市场上的有效性,并确立了独立担保的中国规则。独立担保的核心功能是替代押金与保证,就其利益与风险分配机制而言,其风险虽集中于基础交易中的主债务人身上,但仍属于正常的市场风险。独立担保具有微弱从属性和高度独立性,在中国法律体系中应是一种与"保证"并列的"人的担保"。依据该司法解释,独立担保的认定采二元标准,其实质构成要件有二:担保人不得主张基础交易项下的抗辩;担保人支付一定金额的义务不得与基础交易中的主债务联动。独立担保人止付的主要抗辩事由是受益人索付有"明显的欺诈或滥用",即受益人知道或应当知道索付会造成他人损害。