scholarly journals Development of Fannia pusio (Diptera: Fanniidae) Under Controlled Temperature Conditions and its Enforcement in the Estimate of the Post-mortem Interval (PMI)

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 179-188
Author(s):  
Yolanda Bravo-Pena ◽  
José Galián ◽  
Elena Romera
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Extreme Temperatures ◽  
Post Mortem Interval ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
The Family ◽  
Advanced Stages ◽  
Proportional Relationship

Fannia pusio (Wiedemann, 1830) is a species belonging to the family Fanniidae, which is of great forensic, sanitary, and veterinary interest. The behavioral peculiarities of this species, depending on the temperature at which it is found, may provide additional information for future research. The application of entomology in the forensic field has focused especially on the early colonizing taxa of corpses that are in the initial stage of decomposition. However, species occurring at more advanced stages can contribute to further knowledge, as is the case with F. pusio. In addition, the species has the ability to colonize buried corpses that are inaccessible to larger dipterans. On the other hand, the sanitary and veterinary interest of this species is due to the performance of females as phoretic hosts of Dermatobia hominis eggs that cause myiasis in both animals and humans. In the current study, the behavior of F. pusio was observed at a temperature range of 5°C to 40°C. We found that its viability range is limited between 15°C and 35°C; above and below these temperatures, adults survive but oviposition does not take place. Data collected by statistical analysis were subsequently applied to calculate the post-mortem interval (PMI) using isomorphen and isomegalen diagrams. The results show a directly proportional relationship between growth rate and temperature increase. However, a slowdown in the growth of individuals was observed at extreme temperatures (5°C and 35°C). The results shown in this manuscript, together with the existing bibliography of other species, help to broaden the knowledge of F. pusio, which has not been studied in such depth until now.

Significance of analysis of the mechanism of fingermarks formation, sizes and location – casework examples

2018 ◽  
Vol 301 ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
Tomasz Kowalski ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
The Other ◽  
Fatal Accident ◽  
Preliminary Stage ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
First Case ◽  
Initial Stage

The aim of the article to present the role of analysing the manner of generating fingermarks in the investigative proceedings. These examinations are based on the analysis of the location of the marks on a given background and aim at providing the requesting party additional information about the circumstances of the investigated incident. The Author refers to two unusual cases, in which Voivodeship Police Command Forensic Laboratory issued expert opinions in the area of fingerprint identification. In the first case, at the initial stage of the proceedings the circumstances and recovered evidential fingermarks indicated a fatal accident or manslaughter by means of a firearm. In the other case at the preliminary stage recovered evidence did not allow identification of the perpetrator due to incorrectly selected exhibits. These cases would not be off special interest to us without the significant role of proper recovering of fingermarks and their analysis in a broader context than just identification.

scholarly journals Flies Do Not Jump to Conclusions: Estimation of the Minimum Post-Mortem Interval for a Partly Skeletonized Body Based on Larvae of Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 294
Author(s):  
Senta Niederegger ◽  
Gita Mall
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Entomology ◽  
Female Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Phormia Regina ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Post Mortem Interval ◽  
Other Hand

Skeletonization is often perceived as an indicator of long post-mortem intervals. The finding of feeding larvae of first colonizers, on the other hand, indicates days. We present a case in which both findings were present. Larvae of Phormia regina, aged 9 days, and skeletonization of the head and part of the thorax were both found on an unidentified female body. Identification of dentures eventually led to resolution of the case and a confession, which settled the seeming contradiction in favor of forensic entomology.

Postmortem Diagnosis of Hypertonic Dehydration by Chemical Analysis of Vitreous Humor

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (11) ◽  
pp. 2650-2653
Author(s):  
Simona Irina Damian ◽  
Paul Nedelea ◽  
Sofia David ◽  
Anton Knieling ◽  
Sorin Moldoveanu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Vitreous Humor ◽  
The Other ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Postmortem Diagnosis ◽  
Post Mortem Interval ◽  
Biochemical Analyses ◽  
Diagnosis Criteria ◽  
Survival Interval

The aim of forensic autopsy is to accurately reconstitute, as much as possible, the circumstances of death (the cause of death and the mechanism of death, the post-mortem interval, the related pathology and its role, the survival interval). Post-mortem biochemical analyses can help to various extents in establishing these issues. In order to elucidate the issue of post-mortem biochemical investigations, we conducted an analysis of forensic casuistry within a delimited territory, for a period of 3 years in order to identify the elements necessary for the diagnosis of hypertonic dehydration. By grouping the cases depending on the immediate cause of death, the diagnosis criteria for hypertonic dehydration showed the possibility of performing the differential diagnosis by biochemical analyses performed in vitreous humor (sodium, chlorine, urea, creatinine), the criteria being not met in any of the other groups.

scholarly journals THE MOTIF OF MEMORY IN H. PAHUTIAK’S NOVELETTE “THE MUSTARD SEED”

2018 ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Halyna Bokshan
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Memory ◽  
The Other ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mustard Seed ◽  
Specific Character ◽  
Main Character ◽  
The Family ◽  
Spiritual Energy ◽  
Pear Trees ◽  
Other World

The purpose of the study is to determine the specific character of the evolvement of the motif of memory in H. Pahutiak’s novelette “The Mustard Seed”, find out its correlation with the category “sacrum” and identify the neo-mythological strategies, used by the author. The research focuses on the writer’s representing the lost sacredness of the concept “family” and the destruction of traditional relationships between generations as a spiritual crisis of the modern civilization. The paper examines the connection of the motif of memory with the characters of Mykhailo Basarab and his son Hrytsko. It highlights the correlation of this motif with the opposition “sacrum-profanum” through the image of the Basarabs’ home which embodies the heredity of the Ukrainians’ cultural memory. The motifs of memory and identity are overlapped through the main character of Mykhailo whose identity is determined by his native village Urizh. The study looks at the elements of the author’s neo-myth about Urizh, the semantic dominant of which is the memory about ethnic cultural heritage. This neo-myth includes the legend about the twin-brothers who ploughed around the place where Urizh had to arise; the mystic story about three pear-trees marking the entrance to the other world; the narrative about the Lady with golden hair which are recurring in H. Pahutiak’s prose. The following conclusions can be drawn from this study: correlating with the character of Mykhailo Basarab the motif of memory manifests the semantics of a life-giving force, spiritual energy, accumulated by the previous generations. In relation to the character of Hrytsko the motif of memory acquires tragic arrangement, since the refusal to contact with the family and its past is considered a loss of vitality causing death. The author’s neo-myth about Urizh is a means of constructing cultural memory about archaic traditions and rituals. The results will contribute to future research on similar topics.

scholarly journals Investigations on Arthropods Associated with Decay Stages of Buried Animals in Italy

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 311
Author(s):  
Teresa Bonacci ◽  
Federica Mendicino ◽  
Domenico Bonelli ◽  
Francesco Carlomagno ◽  
Giuseppe Curia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Decay Rate ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Post Mortem Interval ◽  
Arthropod Fauna ◽  
Pig Carcasses ◽  
Deep Pits

Burial could be used by criminals to conceal the bodies of victims, interfering with the succession of sarcosaprophagous fauna and with the evaluation of post-mortem interval. In Italy, no experimental investigation on arthropods associated with buried remains has been conducted to date. A first experimental study on arthropods associated with buried carcasses was carried out in a rural area of Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza), Southern Italy, from November 2017 to May 2018. Six pig carcasses (Susscrofa Linnaeus) were used, five of which were buried in 60-cm deep pits, leaving about 25-cm of soil above each carcass, and one was left above ground. One of the buried carcasses was periodically exhumed to evaluate the effects of disturbance on decay processes and on arthropod fauna. The other four carcasses were exhumed only once, respectively after 43, 82, 133, and 171 days. As expected, the decay rate was different among carcasses. Differences in taxa and colonization of arthropod fauna were also detected in the above ground and periodically exhumed carcasses. In carcasses exhumed only once, no arthropod colonization was detected. The results showed that a burial at about 25 cm depth could be sufficient to prevent colonization by sarcosaprophagous taxa and these data could be relevant in forensic cases involving buried corpses.

Problems of Marriage and Self Surrender in The Novels of Shashi Deshpande

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Dr. Indu Goyal
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
The Other ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
Female Protagonists ◽  
Central Concern ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
The Family ◽  
Traditional Marriage ◽  
Shashi Deshpande ◽  
Middle Class People

Marriage is an important thing in the life of a woman. The importance that our society attaches to marriage is reflected in our literature and it is the central concern of Shashi Deshpade’s novels. In our society where girl learns early that she is ‘Paraya Dhan’, and she is her parents’ responsibility till the day she is handed over to her rightful owners. What a girl makes of her life, how she shapes herself as an individual, what profession she takes up is not as important as whom she marries. Marriage is the ultimate goal of a woman’s life. This paper attempts to probe into the problems of marriage through the protagonists of her novels where one enjoys the freedom of marriage and the other accepts the traditional marriage. Shashi Deshpade highlights the problems of marriage faced by middle-class people in finding suitable grooms for their daughters. This problem is well-illustrated through the characters of her novels. Since the girl’s mind over her childhood is tuned that she is another’s property, she tries to attach a lot of importance to it. it is indeed a tragedy that even in the modern age, Indian females echo the same sentiment where it was marriage which mattered most of them but not to the men. It is a beginning of females sacrifices in life that marriage brings to her. Shashi Deshpande encourages her female protagonists to rise in rebellion against the males in the family matters, instead she wants to build a harmonious relationship between man and woman in a mood of compromise and reconciliation.  

On Commutation Properties of the Composition Relation of Convergent and Divergent Permutations (Part I)

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
Roman Wituła ◽  
Edyta Hetmaniok ◽  
Damian Słota
Keyword(s):  
Finite Order ◽  
Convergent Series ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Family ◽  
Composition Relation ◽  
The Continuum

Abstract In the paper we present the selected properties of composition relation of the convergent and divergent permutations connected with commutation. We note that a permutation on ℕ is called the convergent permutation if for each convergent series ∑an of real terms, the p-rearranged series ∑ap(n) is also convergent. All the other permutations on ℕ are called the divergent permutations. We have proven, among others, that, for many permutations p on ℕ, the family of divergent permutations q on ℕ commuting with p possesses cardinality of the continuum. For example, the permutations p on ℕ having finite order possess this property. On the other hand, an example of a convergent permutation which commutes only with some convergent permutations is also presented.

Which One of Two Ectopic Mandibular Canines will erupt to a Normal Position in the Dental Arch

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Svanholt ◽  
P Svanholt ◽  
Inger Kjær
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Mixed Dentition ◽  
Dental Arch ◽  
Horizontal Position ◽  
Normal Position ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Mandibular Canine ◽  
The One

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate 4 cases with bi-lateral ectopic mandibular canines and to demonstrate in each case which one of the two canines erupted to a normal position in the dental arch. The canines are observed from Orthopantomograms from 4 children (aged 8-13 years of age) in the mixed dentitions stages. Of these children 2 were males and 2 were females. From each child there was between 3-5 Orthopantomograms. These were observed over 3-4 years period. In each of the 4 cases with bi-lateral ectopia of the mandibular canines the one mandibular canine erupted into a normal position, while the other one declined into a horizontal position during the mixed dentition period. These 4 cases demonstrated that the inclination of the canines were important to observe and diagnose from the initial stage (first ortopantomogram). The cases presented, demonstrated that the unsuccessfully erupted canines ending in a horizontal position, were the canines which inclined slightly more that the contra lateral canine already from the initial stage.

Status of Family Fissidentaceae in Gujarat

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
D.G. Shah ◽  
D.N. Mehta ◽  
R.V. Gujar
Keyword(s):  
Distinct Species ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Land Plants ◽  
Reproductive Structures ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Status ◽  
Vegetative Characters ◽  
First Time ◽  
Different Parts

Bryophytes are the second largest group of land plants and are also known as the amphibians of the plant kingdom. 67 species of bryophytes have been reported from select locations across the state of Gujrat. The status of family fissidentaceae which is a large moss family is being presented in this paper. Globally the family consists of 10 genera but only one genus, Fissidens Hedw. has been collected from Gujarat. Fissidens is characterized by a unique leaf structure and shows the presence of three distinct lamina, the dorsal, the ventral and the vaginant lamina. A total of 8 species of Fissidens have been reported from the state based on vegetative characters as no sporophyte stages were collected earlier. Species reported from the neighboring states also showed the absence of sporophytes. The identification of different species was difficult due to substantial overlap in vegetative characters. Hence a detailed study on the diversity of members of Fissidentaceae in Gujarat was carried out between November 2013 and February 2015. In present study 8 distinct species of Fissidens have been collected from different parts of the state. Three species Fissidens splachnobryoides Broth., Fissidens zollingerii Mont. and Fissidens curvato-involutus Dixon. have been identified while the other five are still to be identified. Fissidens zollingerii Mont. and Fissidens xiphoides M. Fleisch., which have been reported as distinct species are actually synonyms according to TROPICOS database. The presence of sexual reproductive structures and sporophytes for several Fissidens species are also being reported for the first time from the state.

Women-Friendly Policies being adopted by Organizations: An Innovative aspect

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shlesha Singh ◽  
Mrinalini Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Glass Ceiling ◽  
Gender Stereotype ◽  
The Other ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Family ◽  
Workplace Barriers ◽  
Women In The Workforce ◽  
And Gender

Organizations are these days realizing the importance of women in the workforce and to tap that talent, organizations are now-a-days putting extra efforts. Workplaces were designed keeping men in mind and which has been intercepting women from continuing the competitive jobs and career along with the family responsibilities. On the other hand, there are various workplace barriers which are adding to the other problems. Women face several barriers at the workplace like sexual harassment, glass ceiling and gender stereotype.

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