A Strategic Prospect that Can Be Realized

正The Chinese Dream in Full Swing Speech Extracts from the International Dialogue on the Chinese Dream ForumTHE Chinese Dream encompasses four main visions:a renewed,powerful China;a civilized China governed by equality and fairness;a harmonious China in which all social strata coexist peacefully;and a beautiful China with a clean environment.Despite China’s well-known difficulties–pollution,corruption,and economic inequality–China     

A Review of the Forensic Implications of Pica

Pica is characterized by the persistent eating of non‐nutritive substances over some time that is inappropriate for the maturation stage of the individual and is not culturally sanctioned. A 9‐year‐old boy with Goldenhar syndrome, significant developmental delay and pica, collapsed and died after a short history of diarrhea and vomiting. Death was due to a sigmoid volvulus resulting from filling of the distal colon with feces containing dirt, stones, and rice with evidence of ischemic intestinal necrosis. Lethal complications of pica include intestinal obstruction and perforation with peritonitis and generalized sepsis. Other findings at autopsy may include airway obstruction, heavy metal poisoning, and parasitic infestation. Presenting symptoms and signs of such complications may be subtle or masked given the nature of underlying conditions, and so careful evaluation of the medical histories of individuals with pica may be necessary to provide pertinent details of associated medical and psychiatric conditions.     

Neoconservatism,US–China conflict,and Australia's ‘great and powerful friends’ dilemma

Abstract

Following its time-honoured ‘great and powerful friends’ foreign policy tradition, Australia has been cultivating close ties simultaneously with the United States and China. Yet, as a rivalry between the two powers apparently looms large, Australia faces an acute dilemma. While the rise of China and the question of Taiwan are often cited as main causes of US–China discord, this article argues that the American neoconservative policy on China, underpinned by a belief in both military strength and moral clarity, is integral to this growing competition and is, by extension, partly responsible for the emergence of Australia's predicament. To avoid such a difficult choice, the article suggests that Australia should strive to curb the policy influence of neoconservatism both in the United States and at home by pursuing a more independent foreign policy, making clear its strategic postures on US–China relations, and helping establish a trilateral strategic forum between Australia, the United States, and China.     

青壮年猝死综合征SCN2B、SCN4B基因检测

目的寻找SCN2B、SCN4B基因的变异位点,探讨其与青壮年不明原因夜间睡眠中猝死(SMDS)的关系。方法提取SMDS病例组及健康对照组的基因组DNA,采用聚合酶链式反应(PCR)方法扩增SCN2B、SCN4B基因编码区外显子、外显子-内含子交界区以及3'侧翼区序列,直接行DNA测序以明确遗传变异类型。结果在病例组中共检测到4个变异位点,c.237+27AG,c.*38CT,c.174CT(p.C58C)和c.*7CT。结论本研究首次对中国人SMDS病例进行了SCN2B、SCN4B基因的检测,上述基因是否为中国人SMDS的易感基因尚有待进一步研究证实。     

The Etiology of Basal Vacuolizations in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells Evaluated in an Isolated Perfused Kidney Model

To determine whether basal lipid vacuolization characteristic of ketoacidosis could be induced with short‐term hypertriglyceridemia, adult Sprague Dawley rat kidneys were perfused in an isolated perfused kidney model with, and without, 11.3 mM (10 g/L) of triglycerides in Krebs‐Henseleit buffer, for 1 and 2 h (n = 5/group). Additional treatments included perfusion with triglycerides with 20 mM of β‐hydroxybutyrate and 2 mM of acetoacetate (n = 5) and perfusion with triglycerides with 70 mM of glucose (n = 1). Basal vacuolization was produced in all groups, but differed in morphology to that reported in postmortem studies. There was no further increase in vacuolization after 2 h of perfusion compared to 1 h (p = 0.24), and the addition of ketones did not alter the morphology or extent of vacuolization. This study using an ex vivo model has confirmed that isolated hypertriglyceridemia is sufficient to cause basal lipid vacuolization in renal tubular epithelial cells, but with different morphology to vacuoles observed in lethal ketoacidosis at autopsy.     

Sudden and Unexpected Death in Three Cases of Ehlers‐Danlos Syndrome Type IV*

Abstract: Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) type IV is a connective tissue disorder characterized by the inability to produce sufficient amounts of collagen or a defect in the structure of collagen. The most serious complications include a rupture of a viscus or vascular rupture with or without mural dissection. Death may result from internal hemorrhage. This report describes three cases of sudden and unexpected death caused by EDS type IV. Two cases involved hemothorax as a result of dissection of the subclavian artery and aorta, respectively. The third case represented spontaneous pulmonary rupture and hemorrhage. A detailed family history should be sought, and additional specimens collected to confirm the diagnosis, including skin fibroblasts for collagen testing and blood for DNA testing. The forensic pathologist should consider the possibility of EDS type IV upon discovery of spontaneous visceral or arterial rupture and should alert the family members of this hereditary and potentially fatal condition.     

Two Fatal Cases of Hidden Pneumonia in Young People*

Abstract: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe lung disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma leading to impaired gas exchange. This condition is often lethal, usually requiring mechanical ventilation and admission to an intensive care unit. We present two fatal cases of hidden pneumonia in young people and discuss the pathophysiological mechanism of ARDS with reference to the histological pattern. A complete forensic approach by means of autopsy and histological, immunohistochemical, and microbiological, examination was carried out. In both cases the cause of death was cardio‐respiratory failure following an acute bilateral pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage and ARDS associated with sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Our cases suggest on one side the importance of an early diagnosis to avoid unexpected death while on the other that the diagnosis of ARDS has to be confirmed on the basis of a careful postmortem examination and a complete microscopy and microbiological study.     

Repositioning the corporate criminal: comparing and contrasting corporate criminal liability in Canada and Finland

ABSTRACT

Over the past two decades, a number of states in the Global North have introduced laws aimed at holding corporations criminally liable. While there is an important literature examining these legal regimes there is a paucity of comparative work interrogating the different political struggles and processes leading to corporate criminal liability (CCL) legislation. This paper addresses this lacuna by comparing and contrasting the development of CCL in Canada and Finland. By scrutinizing the law reform processes in each jurisdiction, the paper documents how CCL emerged under different conjunctures in each country, yet were shaped similarly by hegemonic beliefs in the non-criminal status of corporation, the importance of advancing private enterprise and established jurisprudence. Of particular note are the ways in which dominant notions of legal individualism and the universal legal subject constrained legislative efforts to hold corporations criminally to account therein preventing corporate misconduct from being processed as “real” crimes.     

Involvement of Amphetamines in Sudden and Unexpected Death

Abstract:  In the present study, the effects of amphetamine-class drugs were examined in cases reported to the Victorian coroner from 2001 to 2005 to determine if death can occur from the use of amphetamine-class drugs alone. A total of 169 cases were reviewed where a forensic autopsy detected amphetamine(s) in the blood. Pathology, toxicology, and police reports were analyzed in all cases to ascertain the involvement of amphetamine-class drugs in these deaths. In Victoria, methamphetamine (MA) is the principal abused amphetamine-class followed by methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). There were six cases in which a cerebral hemorrhage caused death and three cases in which serotonin syndrome was established as being caused by the interaction of MDMA and moclobemide. There were 19 cases in which long-term use of amphetamines was associated with heart disease. There were three cases where amphetamine-class drugs alone were regarded as the cause of death, of which two cases exhibited high levels of MDMA and lesser amounts of MA and/or amphetamine. There were no cases in which significant natural disease was absent and death was regarded as caused by the use of MA. There was no correlation between blood concentration of drug and outcome.     

调脾护心方治疗心脾两虚型室性期前收缩患者焦虑状态临床观察

目的 观察调脾护心方配合琥珀酸美托洛尔缓释片治疗心脾两虚证室性期前收缩患者焦虑状态的临床疗效。方法 将80例心脾两虚证室性期前收缩患者随机分成对照组和治疗组,每组40例,两组均给予琥珀酸美托洛尔缓释片,治疗组加服调脾护心方,两组疗程均为4周。结果 两组患者室性期前收缩疗效比较,差异无统计学意义（P＞0.05）;观察组患者中医证候疗效、琥珀酸美托洛尔缓释片减停情况、焦虑疗效均显著优于对照组（P＜0.05）。结论 调脾护心方可改善室性期前收缩患者的焦虑状态和心脾两虚证候,减少琥珀酸美托洛尔缓释片的使用量。