14岁青少年骨发育的变化趋势

目的描述当前我国14岁青少年手腕骨发育特征,并初步评估14岁的青少年骨发育的变化趋势。方法以湖南娄底地区14岁青少年为对象(男53人,女56人),拍摄左手腕部X线片,参照顾氏图谱法描述各选定观察部位并分析发育特征,将统计结果与顾氏图谱法14岁骨龄标准进行比较分析。结果与顾氏法相比,男生组桡骨远端、第1掌骨近端和近节第4指骨骨骺发育程度较高,而女生组桡骨远端、第2～5掌骨、第1～5近节指骨和第2～5中节指骨骨骺发育程度较高。结论当前我国14岁青少年骨发育存在提前趋势,在女生组尤为显著。14岁是刑事责任年龄点之一,法医推断该年龄时应注意该特征对推断结果的影响。     

小鼠皮肤切创愈合过程中p-JNK变化及其与时间的相关性

目的 探讨小鼠皮肤切创愈合过程中损伤区磷酸化JNK（p-JNK）的变化及不同损伤时间p-JNK的变化规律。方法 应用免疫组织化学和Westernblot方法检测小鼠皮肤切创后各个时间段p-JNK的变化情况。结果 正常组织中有少量p-JNK阳性着色。伤后3～12h损伤区p-JNK阳性着色主要在中性粒细胞,1～5dp-JNK阳性着色主要为单核细胞和成纤维细胞,7～14dp-JNK阳性着色以成纤维细胞为主。阳性细胞率3h～1d逐渐增高,1d达到峰值,3～5d有所下降,7d阳性细胞率达第二峰值。10～14d逐渐降低。Westernblot显示各个时间段均有p-JNK的阳性条带,其中12h和3d为p-JNK含量的2个高峰。结论 小鼠皮肤切创愈合过程中p-JNK在损伤区对诱导中性粒细胞、单核细胞和成纤维细胞的凋亡起非常重要的作用。同时P-JNK的规律性变化可用于损伤时间推断。     

浅析低龄职务犯罪心理及预防

职务犯罪低龄化现象日趋严重，面对这一现象，学者们习惯于从宏观视角分析其原因及预防措施．而对低龄职务犯罪心理甚少关注。通过对低龄职务犯罪的概念、特点、危害以及几种典型心理进行分析，深入探索低龄职务犯罪心理结构中的各具体心理要素，并进一步将整个低龄职务犯罪心理的形成过程动态化，从而对低龄职务犯罪进行心理预防。     

青少年活体年龄鉴定操作规范的探讨

目前尚无公认的活体年龄鉴定操作规范或指导文献,各国及国内不同地区,甚至同一地区不同部门,采用的鉴定方法和技术手段各不相同,可能影响鉴定结论的科学性和准确性,甚至影响了司法鉴定的公平、公正。结合相关骨龄研究进展,就活体年龄鉴定的操作规范化问题进行初步探讨,提出了＂综合原则、均值原则、下限原则、及时原则＂等鉴定的基本原则,认为应综合多方法、多部位、多标准进行骨龄鉴定,同时结合牙龄、第二性征、营养状态和相关病理等影响骨骼发育因素的基本信息,综合地分析、判断并加以说明,期望促进活体年龄鉴定操作规范的研讨以及司法鉴定标准化的建设。同时,提出的＂鉴定四原则＂对于其他较复杂的和多因素案例的法医学鉴定亦具有借鉴意义。     

XPG基因表达用于法医学年龄推断

目的探讨着色性干皮病G组(xeroderma pigmentosum group G,XPG)基因在不同年龄段健康汉族人群中的表达情况,分析XPG mRNA和蛋白表达量与年龄之间的相关性,以期为法医学年龄推断提供新的分子生物学指标。方法收集150名不同年龄段健康汉族人的外周血样,采用TRIzol法提取外周血单个核细胞(peripheral blood mononuclear cell,PBMC)总RNA,通过实时荧光定量PCR检测XPG mRNA在PBMC的相对表达量,酶联免疫吸附试验检测XPG蛋白在血浆中的表达量。结果 XPG mRNA及其蛋白表达量在≤18岁组与19~45岁组之间、≤18岁组与≥46岁组之间的差异均有统计学意义(P0.05),但19~45岁组与≥46岁组之间的差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。XPG mRNA和蛋白表达量均无性别差异(P0.05)。结论 XPG mRNA在PBMC的相对表达量在低龄段内随年龄增加而下降,其血浆中蛋白随年龄增加而升高;XPG基因有望成为法医学年龄推断的新型指标之一。     

Dating of Iron Gall Ink Using the Dissolution‐Diffusion Method

In many criminal and civil cases, some questioned documents are written with iron gall ink. Determining the date when an iron gall ink entry was written can be important to assess the authenticity of a document. A dissolution‐diffusion method was successfully employed to draw aging curves of iron gall ink entries stored in controlled conditions over 40 months. Calibration curves were created to indicate the relationship between the average dissolution‐diffusion rate of ink components and the age of ink entries stored under natural aging conditions. As preliminary findings of this study, the mixed solution of dimethyl formamide (DMF) and anhydrous ethanol was suitable to dissolve the dye of iron gall ink strokes made at different time. It was also determined that brands of iron gall inks, types of paper, and thickness of iron gall ink strokes had varying impacts on estimating the dates of iron gall ink strokes.     

Modeling Bone Surface Morphology: A Fully Quantitative Method for Age‐at‐Death Estimation Using the Pubic Symphysis

The pubic symphysis is widely used in age estimation for the adult skeleton. Standard practice requires the visual comparison of surface morphology against criteria representing predefined phases and the estimation of case‐specific age from an age range associated with the chosen phase. Known problems of method and observer error necessitate alternative tools to quantify age‐related change in pubic morphology. This paper presents an objective, fully quantitative method for estimating age‐at‐death from the skeleton, which exploits a variance‐based score of surface complexity computed from vertices obtained from a scanner sampling the pubic symphysis. For laser scans from 41 modern American male skeletons, this method produces results that are significantly associated with known age‐at‐death (RMSE = 17.15 years). Chronological age is predicted, therefore, equally well, if not, better, with this robust, objective, and fully quantitative method than with prevailing phase‐aging systems. This method contributes to forensic casework by responding to medico‐legal expectations for evidence standards.     

Forensic Potential of MMPs and CC Chemokines for Wound Age Determination

In this study, we investigated time-dependent expression of matrix metalloproteases (MMP)-2, MMP-9, chemokine CC motif ligand (CCL)-2, CCL-3, CCL-5, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α mRNA at the skin injury site and sought their forensic potentials during the skin wound repair process. The tested wound ages in 42 mouse skin wounds were distributed at 0d, 1d, 3d, 5d, 7d, 10d, and 14d, respectively and then followed by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Ultimately, MMP-2 played an important role in the inflammation phase. On the contrary, MMP-9 became involved at a later phase during wound healing. Meanwhile, CCL-2 and CCL-3 were active throughout almost all of the process. However, CCL-5 mRNA had no significance. Collectively, an MMP-9/MMP-2 ratio of over 0.84 indicated that skin wound healing age was strongly 5 days or less. So elevated gene expressions of cytokines and chemokines in different phases of wound ages implied that combined exploration could make wound age determination more accurate and objective.     

The Applicability of the Lamendin Method to Skeletal Remains Buried for a 16-Year Period: A Cautionary Note

The Lamendin method is widely reported as one of the most reliable means of age estimation of skeletal remains, but very little is known concerning the influence of burial in soil. This study aimed at verifying the reliability of the Lamendin method on corpses buried for 16 years in a cemetery. The Lamendin and the Prince and Ubelaker methods were applied. In all age groups except the 40- to 49-year–olds, the error was higher in the buried sample. The age-at-death error ranged between 10.7 and 36.8 years for the Lamendin method (vs. the reported 7.3–18.9 years) and 9.5 and 35.7 for the Prince and Ubelaker one (vs. the original 5.2–32.6 years); in all age groups, the error is closer to that found on archeological populations. These results suggest caution in applying the Lamendin method to forensic cases of human remains buried even for a brief period under soil.     

Incarcerated youths with high or low callous–unemotional traits: a comparison controlling for age of crime onset

The aim of this study was to analyze the relevance of callous–unemotional (CU) traits in incarcerated juvenile delinquents. A sample of 160 incarcerated male youths was used. Results showed that youths with high CU traits had an earlier age of crime onset and of trouble with the law, and also had higher levels of conduct disorder. When controlling for age of crime onset, youths with high CU traits showed higher levels of general psychopathic traits and of psychopathy taxon membership as well as lower levels of prosocial behavior, but no differences were found for self-reported delinquency, crime seriousness, impulsivity-conduct problems, and general conduct problems. Also, no significant associations of CU traits with self-reported delinquency and crime seriousness were found when controlling for age of crime onset. Future studies of CU traits should take into account the specific importance of age of onset.