scholarly journals Lip print: a humanitarian forensic action

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-106
Author(s):  
Ana Cristina Mafla ◽  
Israel Biel-Portero

Introduction: forensic science involves diverse scientific disciplines that apply their particular expertise to the legal and judicial system. However, in the last decades this science has been linked to humanitarian actions and human rights proceedings. Forensic dentistry plays a vital role in personal identification. The lip print analysis is a relatively a simple procedure used in this discipline. It consists of patterns evaluation of cracks in the elevations and depressions on the labial mucosa. The aim of this study was to determine the lip print patterns of a southern Colombian population in order to add evidence of preconditions for forensic issues as part of a humanitarian forensic action. Methods: a total of 384 participants ≥ 35 years old were included in this study. The lip prints were analyzed through Suzuki and Tsuchihashi’s classification in order to identify the predominant lip prints in males and females. Descriptive analysis was used to determine the sample characteristics and a χ2 test was performed to analyze independence according to sex variable for these categorical data. Results: the analyses showed that Type I and I’ together were the most commonly lip prints seen in this sample, followed by Type II. There were not statistical differences between males and females. Conclusions: the evaluation of lip prints is a cost-effective method, and it could be an alternative in developing countries, especially in those that address massive violations of human rights.

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Surajit Gorai ◽  
Joly Seth ◽  
Ayush Bindal ◽  
Asit Baran Samanta ◽  
Subhas Nag ◽  
...  

<p>Dermatosis papulosa nigra (DPN) is a superficial, black or brown benign papule that develops mainly in dark-skinned individuals over the face and neck. Clinically seborrheic keratosis shows a stuck-on appearance that differentiates it from DPN. Histopathological examination described that both were identical. Many types of lasers are used as treatments for it. Traditional surgical procedures such as curettage, electrosurgery, and snip/shave excision are still considered as a therapeutic modality. Although electrodessication (ED) is a simple procedure, studies on ED use for DPN with a good number of cases are lacking. This paper presents the evaluation safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of ED for the treatment of DPN in Fitzpatrick’s skin type IV to VI. A total of 40 patients (11 male and 29 female) with DPN over the face and neck with skin type IV–VI were included. Superficial ED (monopolar, low, 2–3.5 W) was done by just touching the lesion under topical anesthesia. All preoperative photographs as well as 2-, 4- and 8-week post-procedure photographs were examined by two independent dermatologists who had no prior information concerning the procedure, (both known hereafter as “blinded observer”): one for examining efficacy in terms of poor improvement (0%–25%), fair (26%–50%), good (51%–75%), or excellent (76%–100%), by counting completely cleared lesions; and the other for examining side effects in terms of hypo/hyperpigmentation and scarring. As a result, 85% of patients showed excellent improvement (&gt;75% clearance), 7.5% good (51%–75% clearance), 5% fair (26%–50% clearance) and 2% poor (0–25% clearance) as measured by the “blinded” observer. Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation was observed in 15% cases, whereas hypo-pigmentation was documented in 7.5% cases. Only in two cases (5%) was lesional scarring noted. Those complications were cleared after eight weeks. In this study, ED was observed to be an effective, well-tolerated and cost-effective method for treatment of DPN in colored skin. Complications were few, and therapy was performed appropriately with effective postoperative measures.</p>


Problematic soil which cause extra problems from engineering point of views which result in its composition or environmental conditions change. The weak subsoil deposits like soft clay pose the low bearing capacity and more settlements over long periods of time. The stone column technique is better, economical and cost-effective method of soft soil stabilization. They are used to support embankments, large raft foundations and isolated footings. Numerous researchers have just completed various vertical stacking probes stone column balanced out clay bed and have discovered that expands bearing capacity of delicate clay, diminishes displacement and changes the conduct of burden settlement. In the current study, a 2D finite element model is completed to evalute how the delicate clay soil balanced out by stone column are affected by the vertical burdens. Stone column were intended for examinations with fluctuating in their angle proportions (change in estimations of length, L and breadth, D) of stone column. The effect of floating stone column and end bearing stone segment on delicate clay is in like manner controlled by using various L/D ratios. Besides, the present outcomes express how the heap conveying limit of stone column is differed by changing in the angle proportions of the stone column. Likewise ends were drawn that bulging impact of stone column plays a vital role in conveying vertical burden.


Author(s):  
Yogesh Madhukar Ghorpade ◽  
R. Kamatchi Iyer

The cost-effective methodology and its implementation are the primary approaches towards cost computing to bring effectiveness with the proper requirements and provide the proper solution. This chapter focuses on the discussion about the cost-effective method using cloud infrastructure model for building and management of on-premise with the off-premise cloud service provider in business analytics. This chapter also elaborates the methodology undertaken and design considerations for implementation of cloud infrastructure with non-virtualized and on-premise infrastructure environment. The experiment using YGCIS (YG-cloud infrastructure solution) methodology is built for business analytics platform where infrastructure and its resources play a vital role. The cost-effective approach for total cost ownership (TCO) is implemented using YGCCS (YG-cost computing solution) framework. Thus, the solution obtained after implementing the above frameworks increases ROI % and reduces the TCO, impacting the business analytics needs.


Author(s):  
Vandana Kokane ◽  
Snehal Sonarkar ◽  
Mohit Gunwal ◽  
Noopur Kokane

Accidental injury to anterior region with fractured and mobile teeth can be an awful experience to young female patient. Treating such patient requires knowledge judgment and skill of the operator. In the present case report multiple horizontal root fracture in cervical third region with mobile undetached crown was successfully stabilized by a very simple procedure using hedstrome endodontic file as an endodontic implant. In a two year follow-up period the tooth was completely asymptomatic clinically as well as radiographically. Immobilization of fractured root by endodontic instrument with MTA considered to be a simple ,reliable and cost effective method to save a tooth that would have been difficult to restore with good long term prognosis. Key-words: Incisors, Horizontal Root Fractures, H File


The choice of cost-effective method of anticorrosive protection of steel structures is an urgent and time consuming task, considering the significant number of protection ways, differing from each other in the complex of technological, physical, chemical and economic characteristics. To reduce the complexity of solving this problem, the author proposes a computational tool that can be considered as a subsystem of computer-aided design and used at the stage of variant and detailed design of steel structures. As a criterion of the effectiveness of the anti-corrosion protection method, the cost of the protective coating during the service life is accepted. The analysis of existing methods of steel protection against corrosion is performed, the possibility of their use for the protection of the most common steel structures is established, as well as the estimated period of effective operation of the coating. The developed computational tool makes it possible to choose the best method of protection of steel structures against corrosion, taking into account the operating conditions of the protected structure and the possibility of using a protective coating.


1996 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Dor ◽  
N. Ben-Yosef

About one hundred and fifty wastewater reservoirs store effluents for irrigation in Israel. Effluent qualities differ according to the inflowing wastewater quality, the degree of pretreatment and the operational parameters. Certain aspects of water quality like concentration of organic matter, suspended solids and chlorophyll are significantly correlated with the water column transparency and colour. Accordingly optical images of the reservoirs obtained from the SPOT satellite demonstrate pronounced differences correlated with the water quality. The analysis of satellite multispectral images is based on a theoretical model. The model calculates, using the radiation transfer equation, the volume reflectance of the water body. Satellite images of 99 reservoirs were analyzed in the chromacity space in order to classify them according to water quality. Principal Component Analysis backed by the theoretical model increases the method sensitivity. Further elaboration of this approach will lead to the establishment of a time and cost effective method for the routine monitoring of these hypertrophic wastewater reservoirs.


2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Peng ◽  
Yue Feng ◽  
Zhu Tao ◽  
Yingjie Chen ◽  
Xiangnan Hu

Author(s):  
Kevin Vallier

Americans today don’t trust each other and their institutions as much as they used to. The collapse of social and political trust arguably has fueled our increasingly ferocious ideological conflicts and hardened partisanship. But is the decline in trust inevitable? Are we caught in a downward spiral that must end in war-like politics, institutional decay, and possibly even civil war? This book argues that American political and economic institutions are capable of creating and maintaining trust, even through polarized times. Combining philosophical arguments and empirical data, the author shows that liberal democracy, markets, and social welfare programs all play a vital role in producing social and political trust. Even more, these institutions can promote trust justly, by recognizing and respecting our basic human rights.


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