Death from Barotrauma Due to Compressed Air: A Medico‐legal Analysis

Lesions of the digestive tract due to barotrauma resulting from compressed air application are not common, are rarely lethal, and largely affect the sigmoid and descending colon. Moreover, their pathogenic mechanism is a topic of discussion because these lesions have multiple characteristics. Here, the authors describe an autoptic case of death from lesions of the ascending and transverse segments, with perforations and bleeding suffusions as well as ischemic areas covered the colonic wall that was extremely thinned, congested, and hemorrhagic, with considerable flattening leading to disappearance of the mucosal folds and with numerous petechial hemorrhages. The pathological framework of lung congestion made it possible to identify the mechanism responsible for this death as depletion of the heart's pumping function, which contributed significantly to the acute respiratory failure due to respiratory distress as well as to reduced mobility of the diaphragm due to intestinal distension. Acute heart failure played an important role in this death.     

Telecom Giant Under a Cloud

正Cellphone chip maker Qualcomm faces an antitrust investigation in China One out of every three Chinese peopleis a mobile Internet user.Its hugepopulation combined with its constantly ascending economic status spellsan inspiring future for the smartphone sector,where Qualcomm Inc.,a world leaderin 3G,4G and next-generation wirelesstechnologies,dominates the market byproducing high-quality chipsets.Yet,thecompany seems to have run into a stonewall as of late.As early as last November,China’s NationalDevelopment and Reform Commission(NDRC),the country’s top economic planner,commenced an anti-monopoly probe into     

荷花佛教寓意在唐宋的演变

荷花在佛教中象征着“不染”、清净,有“不不染”与“而不染”两种发生途径。中唐以后,随着佛教的变化、禅宗的兴起,荷花“不染”的发生途径呈现了从“隔”(“不不染”)到“即”(“而不染”)的总体态势。到了宋代,理学家以儒解禅,对荷花的“不染”进行本体思考,指出“向上一路”,荷花成为士大夫人格象征。此外,在中国学中,“青泥莲花”特指有才德的妓女,这是荷花佛教寓意在中国“向下一路”的发展。     

对抵押权顺位的法律问题研究

抵押担保是实践中常见的一种防范债权风险,保障交易安全的债权担保方式.由于抵押关系中不转移担保物的实际占有,在同一物上设立多个抵押权成为可能.抵押物变卖时,并存于同一抵押物之上的数个抵押权以什么顺序获偿涉及抵押权能否实现以及能够实现的范围,由此引发了抵押权顺位的问题.我国《担保法》及其司法解释和《物权法》就抵押权顺位的规定均提之甚少,而抵押权的顺位实则蕴涵着抵押权人可能获偿的利益,对抵押权人来说具有重要的意义,同时也影响着抵押物所有人的再融资,所以,对抵押权顺位的研究颇具现实意义.     

曹氏益肾方辨治慢性肾衰竭68例

目的 观察曹氏益肾方治疗慢性肾衰竭（chronic renal failure,CRF）的临床疗效。方法 将128例CRF患者分为治疗组（68例）与对照组（60例）。治疗组服用曹氏益肾方,对照组服用肾衰宁胶囊和包醛氧淀粉胶囊,疗程12周。观察治疗前后两组患者血清肌酐（serum creatinine,SCr）、血尿素氮（blood urea nitrogen,BUN）、胱抑素C(cystatin-C, Cys C)、肾小球滤过率（glomerular filtration rate,GFR）的变化,观察并比较两组临床疗效和中医证候疗效。结果 治疗组的临床疗效和中医证候疗效均显著优于对照组（P＜0.05）。 治疗后两组SCr、BUN和CysC水平均显著降低（P＜0.01）,而GFR水平显著升高（P＜0.01）;治疗组在降低SCr、BUN和CysC水平和升高GFR水平方面显著优于对照组（P＜0.01）。两组在治疗期间均未出现药物不良反应。结论 曹氏益肾方对非透析阶段CRF具有显著疗效及良好的安全性。