Impact of obesity, overweight and underweight on life expectancy and lifetime medical expenditures: the Ohsaki Cohort Study by Shinichi Kuriyama, Miyuki Kawado, Shuji Hashimoto, Ichiro Tsuji, Atsushi Hozawa, Toshimasa Sone, Masato Nagai, Masako Kakizaki, Kaori Ohmori-Matsuda

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The Morgue: Aesthetics of the Space and Thanato-Aesthetics of the Bodies by Kattamreddy Ananth Rupesh

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Balloon occlusion of the aorta during cardiac arrest -a death blow to the intestines? by Bjørn Hoftun Farbu, Jostein Brede

“…Abstract Background The use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in non-traumatic cardiac arrest may result in worsened intestinal ischaemia. What are the consequences? …”
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Strengthening identification and characterization of causes of perinatal deaths in Kaski district of Nepal (Perinatal MITS Nepal) by Nuwadatta Subedi, Sunita Ranabhat, Sanjib Mani Regmi, Mukesh Mallik, Dela Singh, Shree Krishna Shrestha, Bandana Gurung, Arjun Bhattarai, Madan Prasad Baral, Sudhir Raman Parajuli, Ramchandra Bastola, Junu Shrestha, Sahisnuta Basnet, Eva Gauchan, Sabita Paudel

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Factors associated with readmission after long-term administration of tolvaptan in patients with congestive heart failure by Shoko Yamashita, Miki Takenaka, Masayuki Ohbayashi, Noriko Kohyama, Tatsuya Kurihara, Tomiko Sunaga, Hisaaki Ishiguro, Mari Kogo

“…The outcome was a readmission event for worsening HF within 1 year after discharge. Significant factors associated with readmission were selected using multivariate analysis. …”
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Antioxidants and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia by T. V. Sapozhnikova, S. A. Parfenov, T. E. Yesina, K. V. Sapozhnikov, A. N. Smirnov, A. A. Paulov, D. M. Rizakhanov, O. A. Rizakhanova

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Red-tailed Flesh Fly, Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis (Fallén) (Insecta: Diptera: Sarcophagidae) by Angelique Showman, C. Roxanne Connelly

“… Another insect important to forensic investigations, red-tailed flesh fly larvae invade carcasses that are in the early to advanced stages of decomposition, often arriving as early as blow flies. …”
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A Flesh Fly Sarcophaga crassipalpis Macquart (Insecta: Diptera: Sarcophagidae) by Lazaro A. Diaz, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…It also has a significant impact in other areas of science including parasitology and forensic entomology. This 6-page fact sheet was written by Lazaro A. …”
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Duodenal Eosinophilia in Functional Dyspepsia by A. S. Silaeva, E. L. Bueverova, Yu. O. Shulpekova

“…Triggering factors provoking the worsening of symptoms should be analyzed; in particular, a food diary and exclusion of food allergies are recommended. …”
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Ex vivo detection of recreational consumed nitrous oxide in exhaled breath by Dinesh Durán Jiménez, Frederick Vinckenbosch, Joris Busink, Jerro van Zijl, Hendrik J. F. Helmerhorst, Desirée van Tuin, Albert Dahan, Johannes Gerardus Ramaekers, Marcel J. van der Schans, Floris J. Bikker

“…Our results show that $$\hbox {N}_{2}$$ O was detectable in exhaled breath for a minimum of 60 min post-administration and revealed a window of detection to potentially measure $$\hbox {N}_{2}$$ O for law enforcement and forensic purposes.…”
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Black larder beetle, incinerator beetle, Dermestes ater DeGeer (Insecta: Coleoptera: Dermestidae) by Nurmastini S. Bujang, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…It describes this cosmopolitan species that feeds on various plant and animal products, as well as dead insects and carrion — synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, economic importance, veterinary importance, forensic importance, and management. Includes references. …”
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Hairy Rove Beetle Creophilus maxillosus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) by Nicolas Johsnton, Philip Stansly, Andrea Lucky

“…Found globally, it inhabits various environments and is beneficial in forensic entomology for determining post-mortem intervals. …”
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HERBERT MCCABE’S CHRISTOLOGY by F. Manni

“…On the negative side, McCabe intends to criticise some theological “nonsenses” such as God being within time and resurrection as a distinct chronological further step within a series. …”
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Cheese (or Ham) Skipper, Piophila casei (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Diptera: Piophilidae) by Caitlin A. Lewis, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…It describes these detritivorous flies who are commonly the cause of enteric myiasis in humans and are also useful in determining the “time since death” in forensic investigations — synonymy, distribution and habitat, description, life cycle, medical importance, economic importance, and management. …”
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Illicit drug use derived from wastewater-based epidemiology in Iran, their removal during wastewater treatment, and occurrence in receiving waters by Anvar Asadi, Shabnam Zarei, Nebile Daglioglu, Evsen Yavuz Guzel, Neda Ravankhah

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The African social question: A challenge to the African church in light of the two synods on Africa

“… The First Synod of Catholic Bishops on Africa took place in April 1994 in the wake of the Rwandan genocide. That horrendous fratricide has left a dark spot in the history of Catholicism in Africa where “the blood of tribalism is thicker than the water of baptism”. …”
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Die zekerheid van het geloof - Bucer's antwoord aan Pighius by W. van't Spijker

“…He wanted to keep the way open for the Word that has an efficiency of its own and offers the strongest motivation for an ensuing reformation of the church. His own forensic-effective view of justification allowed him to have such an approach. …”
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Efficacy of identifying Treatment-Resistant and non-Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia using niacin skin flushing response combined with clinical feature by Jizhi Wang, Jinfeng Wang, Siyuan Wang, Yu Gu, Kai Liang, Yingxu Li, Zheng Zhang, Yan Li, Xiaoping Wang, Huijuan Guo, Jiansong Zhou

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A BUSCA DA VERDADE NO PROCESSO E OS FATORES EXTRAJURÍDICOS NA PRODUÇÃO E VALORAÇÃO DA PROVA ORAL by Ricardo Rocha Leite

“…A metodologia, de ordem teórica, com o suporte da abordagem qualitativa, terá como critério uma análise do estado da arte da praxe forense brasileira, notadamente no que diz respeito à prova oral, aliado a conhecimentos advindos de outras áreas do conhecimento. …”
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Legal Identity and 13th-Century English Ireland by Stephen Hewer

“…It defines legal freedom under medieval English law in Ireland and delineates the methods used by the courts to determine legal freedom. A critical, forensic study of the surviving court rolls has revealed that there were several legal identities (generes) allowed to use the English royal courts in Ireland (legally »free«) and intersections with and within these categories. …”
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