(2012) A cautionary note on switching mtDNA reference sequences in forensic genetics. Assessing a novel room temperature DNA storage medium for forensic biological samples. of novel 'mini-amplicon' STR multiplexes to high volume casework on degraded skeletal remains. rates of nuclear STR typing from different skeletal elements. A highly effective DNA extraction method for nuclear STR testing of...

In this paper, we investigate a design of biological excitable media based on non-excitable cells and intercellular calcium signaling mechanisms. The calcium induced calcium release mechanism in non-excitable cells is exploited to transform the non-excitable cells into excitable media that propagate calcium signals cell-to-cell. The biological excitable media investigated in this paper represen...

Free fatty acids (FFA) exert many immune-modulatory functions and have been associated with autoimmune diseases. Short chain FA (SCFA), mainly derived from the gut microbiota, include anti-inflammatory molecules such as propionic (PA), acetic, butyric (BA) valeric (VA) acids, while medium (MCFA) long (LCFA), diet, pro-inflammatory molecules, caproic acid (CA) palmitic acid. Circulating FFA were...

By means of a continuous canine kidney cell line (MDCK), influenza viruses were rapidly isolated from specimens collected from patients with respiratory disease. The cell line proved more sensitive than either eggs or rhesus monkey cells for currently circulating influenza A and B strains. Influenza viruses caused a distinct cytopathology within 5 days of inoculation if trypsin-ethylenediamine-...

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are promising mechanocaloric materials for the creation of innovative heating/cooling systems. The present paper proposes a simple concept “porous” SMA material in form two-dimensional (2D) “granular” system. basic idea is to place cylinders parallel and contact, thus creating 2D granular material, with fluid circulation third dimension (i.e. longitudinal direction cy...

To avoid the secondary pollution that inorganic corrosion inhibitor may cause in circulating cooling water, the bio-corrosion inhibition effect of lysozyme, catalase, lipase, and laccase, as the biologic inhibitors without the above problem, and the increased bio-corrosion inhibition effect of Ca+2 and Mg+2 are studied. An enzyme with corrosion properties was selected by rotary coupon test. The...

Today, people use a variety of digital devices, and events taking place in them are stored in specific forms mostly including data indicating when each event took place. So far, different methods have been constantly researched and developed to analyse various events, most of which analyse event data unnecessary for a forensic investigation. As a result, investigators should carry out additiona...