Anthropological analyses of 30 insertion/deletion autosomal markers in five major ethnic groups of Pakistan

We investigated the forensic efficacy of the 30 insertion/deletion (Indel) markers included in the Qiagen Investigator® DIPplex kit in 529 Pakistani individuals from five major subpopulations in Pakistan (Punjabi, Pashtun, Sindhi, Saraiki, and Baloch). In the Sindhi population, the distribution of HLD81 and HLD97 alleles deviated from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium after Bonferroni correction. The combined match probability ranged from 2.0E-12 (Pashtun and Baloch) to 1.0E-12 (Sindhi), and the mean paternity exclusion power varied from 0.995 (Punjabi, Sindhi, and Saraiki) to 0.996 (Pashtun and Baloch). The high combined power of discrimination (0.999 999 999 999 97) and low combined match probability (1.7E-12) for all subpopulations studied support the utility of the 30 Indel markers for forensic identification in the studied subpopulations. The allele frequencies of the Indel markers in the Pakistani subpopulations were compared with those from 18 other populations. The results show that the populations clustered according to geography. The subpopulations investigated in this work showed a close genetic relationship with others from Pakistan, as well as with South Central Asian and Middle Eastern populations. The results suggest that the Investigator^® DIPplex kit can be useful as a supplementary tool for human identification in the five Pakistani subpopulations investigated in this study.Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2021.1933366 .     

Fingerprint analysis for the determination of hand origin (right/left) using the axis slant in whorl patterns

Fingerprints are frequently encountered during both civil and criminal investigations. Fingerprints possess numerous characteristics that assist with personal identification. Determining the hand of origin (right or left) for an individual fingerprint would help reduce investigation time and potentially eliminate certain suspects. In this study, we collected a total of 2 900 single digit fingerprints from 290 individuals, and the whorl axis slant was examined in the 743 whorl pattern fingerprints (385 from the right hand and 358 from the left hand). A slant towards the right side was present in 81.82% of samples from the right hand, while a slant towards the left side was observed in 80.73% of samples from the left hand. After applying a chi-square test to the dataset, the results were found to be statistically significant for the determination of hand origin. Our results suggest that the whorl axis slant in a fingerprint is indicative of hand origin (right or left).

Key points

• Single digit fingerprints with whorl pattern were analyzed.
• Whorl “axis slant” was used to determine the hand origin.
• Right axis slant would indicate the right hand of the print.
• Left axis slant would indicate the left hand of the print.

     

图像真实性鉴别方法研究

在侦查实践中,对伪造照片的检验已日益在侦查活动中占据着举足轻重的作用。科学技术的发展,各种图像处理软件的开发,使伪造、变造照片成为可能,从而为犯罪分子提供了可乘之机。因此,掌握正确的照片真伪的鉴别方法迫在眉睫。伪造、变造的照片的检验是根据成像原理等一般性原理得出的方法,具体包括一般检验、用光检验、透视原理检验、景深原理检验等方法。     

三七破壁饮片质量分析

目的 建立三七破壁饮片的质量控制方法。方法 参考2015年版《中华人民共和国药典》相关检测方法,对10批三七破壁饮片的性状、显微特征、薄层鉴别、指纹图谱及其水分、灰分、浸出物、重金属、粒径分布以及人参皂苷Rb1、人参皂苷Rg1、三七皂苷R1的含量等进行检测,建立三七破壁饮片的质量控制方法。结果 三七破壁饮片为灰褐色至灰黄色的颗粒,气微,味苦回甜。显微镜下可见淀粉粒甚多,单粒圆形、半圆形或圆多角形,直径4~30 μm,脂道碎片含黄色分泌物,导管碎片较少。薄层鉴别显示,10批样品在与对照品色谱相应的位置上,均显示相同颜色的斑点。水分范围为5.05%～9.82%,总灰分范围为2.96%～3.20%,酸不溶性灰分范围为0.52%～1.19%,浸出物含量范围为21.03%～27.78%,每0.01 g样品中未破壁细胞数为46~81。指纹图谱显示,各批次三七破壁饮片的色谱图相似度为0.879~0.996。粒径分析显示,各样品D90为34.09~38.93 μm。10批样品中人参皂苷Rg1、人参皂苷Rb1、三七皂苷R1总含量为6.9%～8.3%。结论 建立的方法可用于三七破壁饮片的质量控制。     

徽州地区菊花的指纹图谱鉴别及其评价研究

目的 采用高效液相色谱法建立徽州地区菊花的指纹图谱,鉴别菊花不同品种类型,更好地评价徽州地区贡菊的质量。方法 采用Topsil HPLC C18色谱柱(4.6 mm×250 mm,5 μm),乙腈(A)-0.1%磷酸水(B)为流动相梯度洗脱,流速为1.0 mL/min,检测波长为325 nm,建立20批徽州地区菊花的指纹图谱,采用相似度评价、聚类分析及主成分分析方法对数据进行分析。结果 20批菊花样品之间相似度在0.703～0.989之间,不同品种菊花可分别聚为一类,主成分分析确定3个主成分,方差累积贡献率达82.401%。结论 本实验建立的指纹图谱精密度、稳定性、重复性良好,可为徽州地区菊花的内在质量控制与品质评价提供初步的研究基础。     

采用123D Catch建立中药材的3D模型

目的 基于真实照片建立中药材的3D模型。方法 利用123D Catch 3D合成软件,对三七 Panax notoginseng(Burkill) F. H. Chen ex C. H. Chow、竹黄Shiraia bambusicola Henn、杭白芷Angelica dahurica ‘Hangbaizhi’ Yuan et Shan、川木香Dolomiaea souliel (Franch.) C. Shih进行多视角拍摄和3D建模。结果 123D Catch可以快速地将多角度拍摄的二维药材照片转变为3D模型,4种中药材的3D模型可以清晰完整地展示其性状及鉴别特点。结论 3D建模技术可以完整地展示中药材的性状,在中药性状鉴定研究与教学研究方面具有良好的应用前景。     

大白口蘑子实体的化学成分研究

目的 研究大白口蘑(Tricholoma giganteum Massee)子实体的化学成分。方法 大白口蘑子实体的乙酸乙酯部位经过硅胶、RP-18、Sephadex LH-20等多种材料进行分离纯化, 通过现代波谱技术进行结构鉴定。结果 分离鉴定了12个化合物,它们分别为：亚油酸甲酯（1）、亚油酸（2）、麦角甾-4, 6, 8 (14), 22-四烯-3-酮（3）、麦角甾-5, 7, 22-三烯-3β-醇（4）、过氧麦角甾醇（5）、麦角甾-7, 22-二烯-3β, 5α, 9α-三羟基-6酮（6）、麦角甾-7, 22-二烯-3β, 5α-二羟基-6酮（7）、麦角甾-7, 22-二烯-3β, 5α, 6α, 9α-四醇（8）、麦角甾-7, 22-二烯-3β, 5α, 6β, 9α-四醇（9）、麦角甾-7, 22-二烯-3β, 5α, 6β-三醇（10）、3β-O-glucopyranosyl-5α, 6β-dihydroxy-ergosta-7,22-diene（11）、脑苷脂D（12）。结论 化合物1-3、6-12均为首次从该种真菌中分离得到。     

不同基原败酱药材的显微鉴别

目的 探究不同基原败酱药材的快速鉴别方法。方法 应用Phenix生物显微镜对不同基原败酱药材粉末特征进行观察。结果 黄花败酱和斑花败酱非腺毛细胞壁上具有疣状突起,白花败酱和异叶败酱非腺毛细胞壁上不具有疣状突起;黄花败酱中含有复粒和单粒淀粉粒,其他3种皆为单粒淀粉粒;异叶败酱木栓细胞中含有黄色分泌细胞,而其他3种所含分泌细胞不明显或者不含分泌细胞;白花败酱中含有螺纹导管和网纹导管,而其他3种中含有孔纹导管、梯纹导管和网纹导管。结论 显微鉴别能够快速、经济、准确鉴别败酱药材。     

市售乌梢蛇的微性状鉴别研究

目的 探寻一种简单有效的方法,以快速鉴别市售乌梢蛇的真伪。方法 通过微性状鉴定法,对市售乌梢蛇的真伪进行鉴别。结果 乌梢蛇在市场上的伪品有灰鼠蛇、滑鼠蛇、眼镜蛇、赤链华游蛇、白链蛇等。通过微性状鉴别研究发现,湖南和四川产乌梢蛇体背的单鳞蛇皮均呈紫黑色,腹部均呈淡蓝色,具杂乱分布的斑点群,且湖南产乌梢蛇中央纵线处为黄棕色,具整齐分布的黑色斑点群;乌梢蛇伪品的单鳞蛇皮在其色泽与斑纹上与正品具有明显差异。结论 微性状鉴别方法可有效且精准地鉴别市售乌梢蛇的真伪,弥补传统经验鉴别的不足。