scholarly journals Analogs of Ridge Skin and Papillary Patterns in the Nature and the Significance of Their Study for Forensic Science and Forensic Examination

2022 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 109-121
Author(s):  
Sh. N. Khaziev
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Biometric Identification ◽  
Striped Pattern ◽  
Illegal Hunting ◽  
Video Images ◽  
Relief Structure ◽  
History Of ◽  
Forensic Scientists ◽  
Papillary Pattern

Patterns similar to the papillary patterns of human fingers, palms, and soles can be found in living and inanimate nature. Studying such patterns and the structure of the ridged skin of humans and primates in comparison with similar formations on other objects is necessary for forensic science, forensic traceology, fingerprinting, and biometric identification. The article analyzes the history of the study of the ridged skin of humans, primates, and other animals by forensic scientists, zoologists, anthropologists, and representatives of other sciences.The author proposes systemizing and classifying the information about the analogs of papillary patterns and ridged skin on such grounds as the genus and type of carrier objects, relief structure, degree of comparability with the papillary pattern of human hands and soles.The article presents the most indicative varieties of analogs of papillary patterns in mammals, birds, fish, insects, corals, plants, and fungi. The author has studied and systemized structural features of the striped pattern of the skin of tigers and zebras, crests and stripes in corals, stripes and ridged patterns in fish. The data obtained on ridge formations, which are similar in structure and shape to the papillary patterns of human fingers and palms, will help to avoid expert errors during fingerprinting examination or erroneous placement of images of such formations in forensic databases.Knowledge of the structural features and properties of striped patterns of skins of specially protected wild animals, as well as the crest surface of paleontological museum objects, should be used for their identification by photo and video images in cases of embezzlement, smuggling, illegal hunting, and illegal trafficking.

PROBLEMS AND TRENDS OF DEVELOPMENT OF BRANCHES OF CRIMINALISTIC TECHNOLOGY

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitaliy Elyotnov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
Forensic Photography ◽  
Forensic Research ◽  
Forensic Scientists ◽  
Further Development

The article examines the key provisions of traditional and developing branches of forensic technology as a branch of the forensic science. The article analyzes modern publications of domestic and foreign scientists dedicated to the problems of forensic technology. Discussion issues and gaps existing in the theory and practice of such branches of forensic technology as forensic photography and video recording, forensic phonoscopy, forensic traceology, forensic weapons science, forensic documentation, forensic research of substances, materials and products, forensic registration, etc. The opinions of individual forensic scientists on the resolution of controversial issues of forensic technology are given. The scientific directions that have not received at present recognition of independent branches of forensic technology are indicated. The promising areas of research in the framework of the branches of forensic technology are named, the main trends of its further development are formulated.

scholarly journals Chromosome-level genome assembly and structural variant analysis of two laboratory yeast strains from the Peterhof Genetic Collection lineage

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yury A Barbitoff ◽  
Andrew G Matveenko ◽  
Anton B Matiiv ◽  
Evgeniia M Maksiutenko ◽  
Svetlana E Moskalenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chromosomal Rearrangements ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Multiple Observations ◽  
Yeast Strains ◽  
Trace Back ◽  
Oxford Nanopore ◽  
Long Read ◽  
History Of ◽  
Variant Analysis ◽  
Yeast Genomes

Abstract Thousands of yeast genomes have been sequenced with both traditional and long-read technologies, and multiple observations about modes of genome evolution for both wild and laboratory strains have been drawn from these sequences. In our study, we applied Oxford Nanopore and Illumina technologies to assemble complete genomes of two widely used members of a distinct laboratory yeast lineage, the Peterhof Genetic Collection (PGC), and investigate the structural features of these genomes including transposable element content, copy number alterations, and structural rearrangements. We identified numerous notable structural differences between genomes of PGC strains and the reference S288C strain. We discovered a substantial enrichment of mid-length insertions and deletions within repetitive coding sequences, such as in the SCH9 gene or the NUP100 gene, with possible impact of these variants on protein amyloidogenicity. High contiguity of the final assemblies allowed us to trace back the history of reciprocal unbalanced translocations between chromosomes I, VIII, IX, XI, and XVI of the PGC strains. We show that formation of hybrid alleles of the FLO genes during such chromosomal rearrangements is likely responsible for the lack of invasive growth of yeast strains. Taken together, our results highlight important features of laboratory yeast strain evolution using the power of long-read sequencing.

Fingierte Mündlichkeit – inszenierte Interaktion. Die Novelle als Erzählmodell

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Lubkoll
Keyword(s):  
Structural Features ◽  
Scientific Discourse ◽  
Cultural Relevance ◽  
Historical Change ◽  
Short Novel ◽  
History Of

AbstractThe reflection of the genre of the “Novelle” (short novel) offers one way for a productive interpenetration of scientific literary and linguistic discussions about the phenomenon of textuality. It is the genre of the “Novelle” whose characterization has always been very dissatisfying according to traditional genre definitions within the scientific discourse. Typical formal and structural features are often too unspecific and mostly remain on the surface, if their function for the (con)text is not reflected adequately. Furthermore all the different catalogues of typical features mostly appear as static schemes that cannot do justice equally well to all the various manifestations of the “Novelle” as to the historical change of the genre itself.Due to these facts the article by Christine Lubkoll tries to define the genre of the “Novelle” and its specific textual manifestations with regard to its historically changing contextual conditions. The thesis of the article is that theThe first part of the article by Christine Lubkoll illustrates the history of the genre of the “Novelle” and its specific social and cultural relevance within different literary époques. It is then followed by the second part, an analysis of Goethes “Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten” and Musils “Die Amsel”.

scholarly journals On the floral mechanism of Welwitschia mirabilis , hooker

1914 ◽  
Vol 87 (596) ◽  
pp. 354-355
Keyword(s):  
Previous History ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Stages Of Development ◽  
Points Of Interest ◽  
History Of ◽  
Welwitschia Mirabilis ◽  
Floral Form

1. In the preparation of sectional schemes for the flowers of Welwitschia mirabilis , in different stages of development, several points of interest were noted as tending to throw light on the previous history of this unique floral form. 2. Evidence is adduced to show that the primary structural features of the flowers are referable to an anthostrobiloid condition closely comparable with that of Cycadeoidea , now expressed in a phase of minimum reduction, and to be regarded as an example of heterophyletic convergence to a simple floral construction in the gymnospermic condition.

scholarly journals THE ESTABLISHMENT, MODERN STATUS AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT TENDENCIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN JUDGES AND EXPERTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 69-72
Author(s):  
Nikita E. Salganskiy ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Modern Status

This article is devoted to the problem of international forensic science cooperation of the Russian Federation. The paper reflects the main milestones in the history of interaction between domestic and foreign forensic experts, on the basis of their analysis, the trends of further development of cooperation in this area are determined.

scholarly journals Levels of Reality

Languages ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald W. Langacker
Keyword(s):  
Structural Features ◽  
Epistemic Status ◽  
Clause Structure ◽  
Matrix Clause ◽  
Linguistic Structure ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Levels Of Reality

Two fundamental aspects of conceptual and linguistic structure are examined in relation to one another: organization into strata, each a baseline giving rise to the next by elaboration; and the conceptions of reality implicated at successive levels of English clause structure. A clause profiles an occurrence (event or state) and grounds it by assessing its epistemic status (location vis-à-vis reality). Three levels are distinguished in which different notions of reality correlate with particular structural features. In baseline clauses, grounded by “tense,” the profiled occurrence belongs to baseline reality (the established history of occurrences). Basic clauses incorporate perspective (passive, progressive, and perfect), and since grounding includes the grammaticized modals, as well as negation, basic reality is more elaborate. A basic clause expresses a proposition, comprising the grounded structure and the epistemic status specified by basic grounding. At higher strata, propositions are themselves subject to epistemic assessment, in which conceptualizers negotiate their validity; propositions accepted as valid constitute propositional reality. Propositions are assessed through interactive grounding, in the form of questioning and polarity focusing, and by complementation, in which the matrix clause indicates the status of the complement.

A Model Science-Based Learning STEM Program

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Cieslinski ◽  
Mohamed Gharib ◽  
Brady Creel ◽  
Tala Katbeh
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Forensic Analysis ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Infrared Analysis ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
History Of ◽  
Materials Used

Abstract In this paper, a model STEM program called Engineering Heroes: Qatar Special Investigators (QSI), aimed to familiarize young students with science and engineering in real life applications, is presented. The program theme is about forensic science and technology, which included science and engineering activities with hands-on projects to challenge students’ science and critical thinking skills. Throughout the program, students learned about forensic science as an application of science, engineering and technology to collect, preserve, and analyze evidence to be used in the course of a legal investigation. Participants learned the history of forensic analysis and how it evolved into today’s specialized career field. Forensic specialists include backgrounds in chemistry, physics, biology, toxicology, chemical and electrical engineering. Topics included in the program were a study of toxicology and chemical analysis, assays to determine drug contents, fingerprint development, environmental contamination, chromatography in forgery, presumptive vs. confirmatory testing, scanning electron microscopy, infrared analysis, and evidence handling techniques. The details of the program are presented, including the contents, preparation, materials used, case studies, and final crime scene investigation, which featured the learning outcomes.

What Counts for Identity? The Historical Origins of the Methodology of Latent Fingerprint Identification

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Cole
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Science ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Rhetoric Of Science ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fingerprint Identification ◽  
Traditional Practice ◽  
Latent Fingerprint ◽  
Scientific Foundation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Origins

The ArgumentTwo parallel traditions have coexisted throughout the history of modern finger print identification. One, which gave more emphasis to the rhetoric of “science,” has always been somewhat troubled by the lack of an easily articulated scientific foundation for “dactyloscopy.” The other, more concerned with practicalities, was satisfied that the method of fingerprint identification appeared to “work” and that it won widespread legal acceptance. The latter group established conser vative rules of practice to guard against errors and preserve the credibility of latent fingerprint identification in the eyes of the law. The legacy of this history is coming home to roost today, as some latent fingerprint examiners (LFPEs) are beginning to argue that the traditional practice of latent fingerprint comparison lacks a scientific foundation appropriate to contemporary forensic science. This issue raises the question of what constitutes a “scientific” method for individual ized identification in a legal setting.

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