Volatile Organic Compounds,Spectral Characterization and Morphology of Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) Samples

Ammonium nitrate fuel oil is an explosive mixture found in most antipersonnel landmines (APL) buried throughout the Colombian territory. During more than 50 years of internal conflict, the Colombian government has found that trained dogs are the most effective method to detect APL. However, the olfactive signature in ANFO is unknown and also if there are differences in detection related to the explosive manufacturing origin. Therefore, this work begins with the analytical validation of the method used to determine ammonia, in its derivatized form as carbamate, released by home-made ANFO using HS-SPME-GC-FID. Once validated, the method was used to identify ammonia and other organic volatile compounds present in ANFO, under laboratory and simulated field conditions. The validation process includes the evaluation of the optimum conditions for the derivation and extraction of butylcarbamate, the determination of the working ranges with linear response in FID, the limits of detection and quantification, the sensitivity, and the precision. The results of the validation established linearity and sensitivity in a concentration between 20 and 120 mg/L, as well as low limits of detection and quantification of 6.4 and 21.4 mg/L, respectively. Also, an intermediate precision of 11% for butylcarbamate with a repeatability of 8%. The validated method showed in real samples of home-made ANFO besides ammonia, the presence of low molecular methylamines, and also exhibited differences in volatile compositions according to the origin. The objective of this work is to offer a reliable analytical methodology for the extraction and analysis of volatile compounds from ANFO.     

猪和兔附红细胞体的形态学及生殖方式观察

应用光镜和电镜对猪和兔附红细胞体的显微和超微结构进行了观察。结果表明,猪和兔附红细胞体在光镜和电镜下的形态结构、大小以及在红细胞上的附着方式等均无显著差别,其形态多为球形、卵圆形,直径0.2～2.5μm,在红细胞表面以一根或数根纤丝连接成串珠状或单个寄生。在透射电镜下,首次观察到附红细胞体边缘有一段20～30nm厚的光亮区域,并且在扫描和透射电镜下同时观察到附红细胞体的出芽生殖现象。由此推测,附红细胞体的发育方式为成熟的附红细胞体以出芽的方式产生1个未成熟形态的附红细胞体,随着未成熟形态附红细胞体的发育,逐渐从成熟附红细胞体体内脱离出来,最后以纤丝与成熟附红细胞体相连接;脱离出来的未成熟形态的附红细胞体黏附到同一红细胞或临近红细胞的膜上,最终发育成1个成熟的附红细胞体。     

东方蝾螈的形态观察和解剖学研究

采用解剖学方法对8尾东方蝾螈的外形和内脏进行了系统研究。结果表明,东方蝾螈的口裂很宽,口咽腔底壁的前方有不发达的舌。食管短,黏膜上有纵行皱襞;胃呈纺锤形的长囊,肌层发达,贲门口较大;直肠粗大;肝较为发达,有胆囊;胰独立,不与肝混合,但胰管与胆管合并。肺为2个锥形的薄壁长囊,构造简单,囊壁形成蜂窝状。输尿管不直接通膀胱,尿液先到泄殖腔,然后再到膀胱。雄性大鲵无专门的输精管,而是借助于输尿管输精。雌性大鲵有卵巢1对,呈带形的囊状卵巢。     

Comparison of the Columnar‐Thin‐Film and Vacuum‐Metal‐Deposition Techniques to Develop Sebaceous Fingermarks on Nonporous Substrates,

Both the columnar‐thin‐film (CTF) and the vacuum‐metal‐deposition (VMD) techniques for visualizing sebaceous fingermarks require the deposition of a material thereon in a vacuum chamber. Despite that similarity, there are many differences between the two techniques. The film deposited with the CTF technique has a columnar morphology, but the film deposited with the VMD technique comprises discrete islands. A split‐print methodology on a variety of fingermarked substrates was used to determine that the CTF technique is superior for developing fingermarks on clear sandwich bags and partial bloody fingermarks on stainless steel. Both techniques are similar in their ability to develop fingermarks on glass but the CTF technique yields higher contrast. The VMD technique is superior for developing fingermarks on white grocery bags and the smooth side of Gloss Finish Scotch Multitask^? tape. Neither technique worked well for fingermarks on black garbage bags.     

温肾养血方对无排卵模型大鼠卵巢质量和形态的影响

目的 探讨温肾养血方对无排卵大鼠子宫指数、卵巢指数及卵巢组织形态的影响。方法 采用丙酸睾酮皮下注射法复制无排卵大鼠模型。将模型大鼠分为模型组,西药组,温肾养血方大、中、小剂量组,分别给予生理盐水,枸橼酸氯米芬,温肾养血方大剂量（52 mg/kg）、中剂量（26 mg/kg）、小剂量（13 mg/kg）灌胃。另选22日龄大鼠作为正常组。连续灌胃21 d后,测定各组大鼠体质量、子宫指数和卵巢指数,光镜下观察卵巢组织形态。结果 与正常组比较,模型组大鼠体质量无明显变化（P>0.05）,子宫指数和卵巢指数显著降低（P<0.05）。与模型组比较,各给药组大鼠体质量和子宫指数、卵巢指数无明显变化（P>0.05）。温肾养血方大、中剂量组卵巢形态近似正常组,结构明显改善,多数卵巢可见发育期的各级卵泡,可见卵丘、卵细胞及典型黄体形成。西药组和温肾养血方小剂量组卵巢形态类似模型组,卵巢体积较小,卵巢表面苍白,无斑点,色泽苍白,卵泡数目少,卵泡较小,且形状不规则,多呈囊性扩张,无黄体。结论 温肾养血方能改善卵巢结构和促进卵泡发育。     

Evaluating the accuracy and precision of cranial morphological traits for sex determination

Sex determination is a key analysis that forensic anthropologists perform in order to construct a biological profile of human remains. The techniques used in forensic investigations must meet the Mohan or Daubert criteria, for admissibility in a court of law. In this study, the precision and accuracy of 21 morphological characteristics of the skull were tested on a modern sample of 50 adult crania of European White ancestry. The following craniofacial features are identified as high-quality traits, defined by intraobserver error or=80%: mastoid size, supraorbital ridge size, general size and architecture, rugosity of the zygomatic extension, size and shape of the nasal aperture, and gonial angle. Ninety-six percent accuracy and 92% precision were achieved using 20 traits in combination. Fisher's exact probability tests revealed no significant differences (p=0.05) in the levels of precision or accuracy between age categories. Sex-related bias in accuracy was found for the following cranial features: ramus symphysis (p=0.009), zygomatic extension (p=0.0016), and occipital markings (p=0.0013). These traits demonstrated a greater tendency to be scored male than female.     

Morphological and spectroscopic measurements of plastic bags for the purpose of discrimination

The discrimination of noncolored transparent polyethylene bags was studied by several nondestructive and semidestructive analytical methods. X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, and optical microscopy (differential interference contrast microscopy and phase contrast microscopy) were applied to polyethylene films. X-ray diffraction was used to distinguish variations in the crystalline phase, infrared spectroscopy was used to distinguish variations in the molecular components, and optical microscopy was used to distinguish the different surface morphologies. The results show that X-ray diffraction classifies the crystalline phase of the film depending on whether it is made from low-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, or high-density polyethylene; that infrared spectroscopy is useful to distinguish the molecular components and it is the most discriminating technique; and that optical microscopy discriminate films easily by their morphological differences.     

利用暗记特征对HP系列彩色激光打印文件鉴别的研究

对激光打印文件的鉴别,尤其是彩色激光打印文件的鉴别,历来是可疑文件检验领域的难点和重点。利用暗记特征则为此类文件的鉴别提供了一种有效方法,即采用光学检验方法,对激光彩色打印文件暗记进行显现,利用暗记点阵形态特征和点阵排列含义特征等,为彩色激光打印机具的种类鉴别和个体鉴别提供了有效的鉴别依据。     

词形正反迁移模式在借词词形本土化中的应用——比较德语借词词形英语化与英语借词词形德语化

英语和德语相互借用词汇中形成了借词词形本土化的共性规律,对比德语借词词形英语化与英语借词词形德语化的方式,呈现了正反迁移模式改造借词词形的状态。     

A Computational Framework for Age‐at‐Death Estimation from the Skeleton: Surface and Outline Analysis of 3D Laser Scans of the Adult Pubic Symphysis

In forensic anthropology, age‐at‐death estimation typically requires the macroscopic assessment of the skeletal indicator and its association with a phase or score. High subjectivity and error are the recognized disadvantages of this approach, creating a need for alternative tools that enable the objective and mathematically robust assessment of true chronological age. We describe, here, three fully computational, quantitative shape analysis methods and a combinatory approach that make use of three‐dimensional laser scans of the pubic symphysis. We report a novel age‐related shape measure, focusing on the changes observed in the ventral margin curvature, and refine two former methods, whose measures capture the flatness of the symphyseal surface. We show how we can decrease age‐estimation error and improve prior results by combining these outline and surface measures in two multivariate regression models. The presented models produce objective age‐estimates that are comparable to current practices with root‐mean‐square‐errors between 13.7 and 16.5 years.