广东地区汉族人群VEGF基因5′端SNP位点遗传多态性

目的调查广东地区汉族人群VEGF基因5′端SNP位点的遗传多态性,为法医学应用及群体遗传学研究提供基础数据。方法 DNA微测序技术SNaPshot分析184例广东地区无关个体VEGF基因5′端4个SNP位点(rs699947、rs1570360、rs833061、rs2010963)的遗传多态性。应用PowerMarker v3.25软件进行统计分析。结果 184例广东地区汉族无关个体VEGF基因5′端4个SNP位点基因分布均符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡(P0.05),每个位点均检出3种基因型。rs833061和rs699947位点紧密连锁。共检出6种单倍型,其中C-G-T-C、C-G-T-G、A-A-C-G、A-G-C-G频率均10%,为主要单倍型。rs699947、rs833061、rs2010963位点的个人识别率为0.583~0.634,非父排除率为0.133~0.144;4个SNP构成单倍型的个人识别率为0.868,非父排除率为0.438。结论广东地区汉族人群VEGF基因5′端序列呈现出高度遗传多态性,可作为个人识别和亲权鉴定的遗传学指标,同时可用于相关疾病关联分析。     

‘Cashing In’ on curiosity and spectacle: the forensic patient and news media

Health and social care professionals are gatekeepers to, and custodians of, confidential service user information. In the United Kingdom (UK), police investigations have unveiled cases of payments being made to public service officials by journalists in return for service user information. The purpose of this discussion is to investigate such cases in the context of high-security forensic care. This paper provides a discussion drawing upon two UK-based case studies of prosecutions of public service workers relating to the sale of confidential information. The analysis presented here illuminates upon the salient and connected issues at work that have led to the transgression of legal obligations and professional responsibilities/principles of confidentiality. A fuller reading of the context in which these transgressions occur, and motivations that exist, may well serve to inform policy, training, guidance or vigilance in relation to the preserving of service user information in the future.     

Assessing the influence of the Columbine shooting on federal sentencing outcomes

School shootings are not a new phenomenon in the United States or internationally. In comparison to other acts of violence experienced by youth, such tragedies are uncommon but garner extensive media attention. The Columbine High School shooting received more attention across a broader range of issues than any other school shooting, with only the Sandy Hook tragedy rivaling it for media attention. In the aftermath of the Columbine shooting, public sentiment regarding violence in schools became a central point of contention that bred fear and panic. Given the embeddedness of judges within the larger community context and the effects of community characteristics on sentencing outcomes, we wondered if the Columbine shooting – via moral panic and community upheaval – might have had an impact on judges imposing criminal sentences. To assess the effect of the Columbine shooting on judicial decision-making outcomes, the current study uses United States Sentencing Commission data from 1998 through 2001. In doing so, it contributes to the extant literature concerning the embeddedness of judges within communities and answers recent call for more research on the temporal context of sentencing disparities.     

职务侵占罪的立法解析及实务认定

职务侵占罪是一种常见多发性财产犯罪,但在理论认识和实际操中对于如何理解、掌握本罪的罪状及构成要件等问题,学界一直存有争议。同时,犯罪行为人采取的犯罪手段多样,使人感到不易把握本罪的行为本质,对一些犯罪事实难以准确地认定。实践中一些特殊主体有些可成为本罪的主体,单位的财物并非必须是单位所有的财物,也包括本单位"持有"的财物。"占为己有"应当解释为不仅指归"自己、本人"非法占有,同时也包含归"其他个人"或"他人"非法占有。     

大鼠脑震荡伤后脑组织HSP70、bFGF及TGF-β1表达变化

目的 研究脑震荡后脑组织损伤修复相关因子表达变化,为推断脑损伤时间提供法医学依据.方法 建立SD大鼠脑震荡伤模型,提取脑组织行常规HE染色及热休克蛋白70(heat shock protein 70,HSP70)、碱性成纤维细胞生长因子(basic fibroblast growth factor,bFGF)和转化生长因子β1(transforminggrowth factor beta 1,TGF-β1)免疫组织化学染色,在光学显微镜下观察并进行图像分析及相应统计学处理. 结果 伤后30min,在大脑皮质、海马区见少量呈弥散性分布的HSP 70免疫组化染色阳性细胞,12 h达高峰,伤后1 d阳性细胞数量开始减少;伤后3h,在大脑皮质、海马区bFGF免疫组化染色阳性细胞开始增多,至12h时达高峰,然后开始下降;伤后6h～1d,在大脑皮质、海马区TGF-β1免疫组化染色阳性细胞逐渐增多,至3d时达高峰,然后开始下降.结论 HSP70、bFGF、TGF-β1在脑震荡后脑组织中表达呈时序性改变.多指标综合应用为法医学损伤时间的推断提供了全新的视角.     

某体如何介入刑事侦查

以报纸、杂志、布告、广播、电视、网络、手机短信等为传播手段的媒体已经融入现代社会生活的方方面面。新形势下,刑事侦查部门有可能也有必要运用媒体的宣传教育、信息传播、舆论监督功能开辟一种打击犯罪的新途径。     

Driving citizen engagement through Twitter: The case of COVID-19 vaccination drive in India

Effective crisis communication is essential to efficiently handle the uncertainty and anxiousness of citizens during the COVID-19 crisis. Government Twitter handles are an excellent platform for faster information dissemination and engaging citizens. While most government ministries actively use Twitter, limited attention is given to its modus operandi. Using data retrieved from the official Twitter handle of 'The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare' (MOHFW) of India, the current study examines the effect of the content characteristics, including content type and media type, on citizen engagement measured as tweet likes and retweets. The findings are based on 3742 tweets from MOHFW, recording more than 4.06 million likes and 1.23 million retweets over the initial six months of the largest COVID-19 vaccination drive. Results show that content-sharing guidance for stakeholders gained the maximum engagement, while the latest news about the COVID-19 crisis resulted in the least engagement. Photos gained maximum engagement, while statuses resulted in the least engagement. The results illuminate the textual features of the government's Twitter communication and will enable policymakers to manage their social media content strategy diligently.     

Capable,splendorous and unequal: international media portrayals of Brazil during the 2014 World Cup

This article examines how Brazil was perceived internationally during the 2014 World Cup (2014WC), for which one of Brazil’s perceived objectives was to enhance its international image to play a more significant role on the world stage. Nine media outlets’ coverage of the 2014WC was analysed using the website Alexa. These outlets published 699 articles about diverse themes relating to Brazilian society. The outlets studied considered the event a success overall and emphasised Brazil’s natural beauty, but raised concerns about social problems such as inequality. We conclude that the 2014WC updated but did not fundamentally alter Brazil’s international image.     

The Politics of Conditional Citizenship in South Korea: An Analysis of the Print Media

This article shows how the meaning of citizenship has changed in South Korea since the partial emergence of a multicultural society in the past two decades. It does so by analysing how newspaper editorials have discussed multiculturalism, which is a multifaceted concept but one which weighs heavily on notions of citizenship. There is often a consensus about citizenship in mono-ethnic and homogeneous societies, even if it is not always clearly articulated or expressed. Societal and demographic change, however, require such societies to change or at least revisit notions of citizenship. The article shows that the print media places the onus on migrants to adapt to society, but also on Koreans to accept the “inevitable reality” of multiculturalism. Editorials advocate a form of conditional citizenship, whereby migrants are incorporated into society without disrupting current notions of what it means to be a South Korean.     

Hype,disillusionment and capacity problems: Turkish Cypriot media and the European Union

Since the failed 2004 Annan Plan referendum, a special relationship between the Turkish Cypriot community and the EU institutions has been established. Increased unofficial contacts have paved the way for a reinforced role of sub-state actors, including Turkish Cypriot media. The role of the Turkish Cypriot media in shaping public opinion towards the EU has been largely correlated with the course of the Cyprus negotiations. Weak institutionalisation has negatively affected the influence of the local media on advancing the sui generis relationship between the Turkish Cypriot community and the European Union, as well as Europeanisation in the northern part of Cyprus. This article applies the theoretical framework of horizontal and vertical Europeanisation to explore the impact of local media on the relations between the European Union and the Turkish Cypriot community.