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Modern technology using state-of-the-art equipment can now identify
almost any toxin relevant to a legal issue. Techniques include gas
chromatography, mass spectrometry, high-pressure liquid
chromatography, and the combination of these methods. Forensic
Toxicology: Medico-legal Case Studies demonstrates how the science
of forensic toxicology acts as a bridge between medicine and law.
Tracking the progression of toxicology findings from the laboratory
to the courtroom, it prepares practicing toxicologists to write
reports and testify at depositions and in court. The book explains
the organization of clinical laboratories and includes sections on
accreditation, quality control, method validation, and other
critical topics. It provides an overview of the U.S. legal system,
describes the process of writing a toxicology report, and offers
techniques for deposition and courtroom testimony. Covering a broad
range of topics, the book offers detailed analysis of situations
ranging from the rare and unusual to those that toxicologists most
often confront, including: Determining serum/blood ethanol levels
Ethylene glycol poisoning Plant and animal toxins Alcohol
intoxication and breathalyzer tests Synergistic effects of alcohol
and drugs Prescription drug overdose Toxic torts Workers'
compensation issues Written in an accessible and well-organized
style, this volume is an essential guide for forensic toxicologists
at all levels who need to understand how to best present the
science of toxicology in the forensic arena.
Modern technology using state-of-the-art equipment can now
identify almost any toxin relevant to a legal issue. Techniques
include gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, high-pressure liquid
chromatography, and the combination of these methods. Forensic
Toxicology: Medico-legal Case Studies demonstrates how the science
of forensic toxicology acts as a bridge between medicine and law.
Tracking the progression of toxicology findings from the laboratory
to the courtroom, it prepares practicing toxicologists to write
reports and testify at depositions and in court.
The book explains the organization of clinical laboratories and
includes sections on accreditation, quality control, method
validation, and other critical topics. It provides an overview of
the U.S. legal system, describes the process of writing a
toxicology report, and offers techniques for deposition and
courtroom testimony.
Covering a broad range of topics, the book offers detailed
analysis of situations ranging from the rare and unusual to those
that toxicologists most often confront, including:
- Determining serum/blood ethanol levels
- Ethylene glycol poisoning
- Plant and animal toxins
- Alcohol intoxication and breathalyzer tests
- Synergistic effects of alcohol and drugs
- Prescription drug overdose
- Toxic torts
- Workers compensation issues
Written in an accessible and well-organized style, this volume
is an essential guide for forensic toxicologists at all levels who
need to understand how to best present the science of toxicology in
the forensic arena.
Local governments throughout the West are undergoing a
transformation of their leadership styles and structures. Some
countries have abandoned traditional systems of collective or
committee based decision-making in favour of Cabinet models or,
more radically, a directly-elected executive mayor, while others
have strengthened existing mayoral systems. There are a few
exceptions to this trend. Based on original research in eleven
countries the book assesses these changes in terms of their
implications for political accountability, the role of lay
politicians, political recruitment, the professionalization of
leadership, and relations with the bureaucracy.
Local governments throughout the west are undergoing a
transformation of their leadership styles and structures. Some
countries have abandoned traditional systems of collective or
committee based decision-making in favour of Cabinet models or,
more radically, a directly-elected executive mayor, while others
have strengthened existing mayoral systems. There are a few
exceptions to this trend. Based on original research in eleven
countries the book assesses these changes in terms of their
implications for political accountability, the role of lay
politicians, political recruitment, the professionalization of
leadership, and relations with the bureaucracy.
This book of critical essays explores new thinking and new evidence
on the role of locally-elected representatives in Western
democracies. The book is topical in the light of the intense
political and popular interest in the problems of making local
government representative and responsive. The contributors, drawn
from the UK, US, France, Denmark and Norway, deal with two
principal themes: political recruitment and representativeness; and
the processes of political representation, and highlight the
dilemmas of open and accessible local government.
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Candida species are a normal commensal which can become
opportunistic under certian situations. In this study, in vitro C.
albicans Sap has been evaluated and compared in nonsmokers,
smokers, and patients with leukoplakia and oral squamous cell
carcinoma (OSCC). Candida cell count (CCC) at 48 h was also
assessed. The Sap level was measured by spectrophotometry in 38
clinical isolates of C. albicans obtained from the oral cavity of
the four different groups. Sap levels and CCC were higher in
individuals with leukoplakia and OSCC than in nonsmokers or
smokers; however, there was no significant difference in Sap levels
or CCC between smokers and nonsmokers. Further, an intragroup
correlation between CCC and Sap level was also observed. The higher
level of Saps from C. albicans in individuals with leukoplakia and
OSCC suggests that this pathogen plays a role in disease
development and could aid in identifying the pathogenic commensal.
Odontogenic keratocysts are common, locally destructive lesions of
the head and neck region. They can occur as solitary or multiple
lesions, and if multiple, they are mostly associated with
Gorlin-Goltz syndrome. This study aims to categorize the
odontogenic keratocysts which behave more aggressively, using
conventional histopathological techniques. The present study
exploits conventional histopathological techniques to gain an
insight into the behavior of the odontogenic keratocyst (both
solitary and non-syndrome associated multiple odontogenic
keratocysts). Thus conventional histopathological techniques can
provide valuable information which may be useful to categorize
those odontogenic keratocysts that have more aggressive biological
behavior and helps in deciding the treatment protocol.
While news is anything that is new happening in the world that
interests people and impacts their lives either directly or
indirectly, features deal with subjects which have wide ranging
human interest value and arrest the attention of the reade In this
compact and concise book, Meera Raghavendra Rao, whose long and
rich experience is a harmonious blend of teaching and writing,
offers an overview of Feature Writing in its many-splendored
aspects. Features are necessarily laden with humour, drama,
suspense and irony and these come live in the book. The author
covers different types of features found in newspapers Brights,
Humour and Satire, Human Interest Features, Travel Features and
News Features and gives illustration for each of these. Besides,
the text gives a clear analysis of feature writing techniques. The
concluding chapters provide a detailed description of Profiles and
Interviews and Online Features. Intended as a text for students of
Journalism, this book would also be extremely useful for anyone who
has a flair for writing.
The need and demand to feed the ever-increasing global population
pose major challenges for increasing crop productivity in an
eco-friendly manner. The cultivation of crops under input-intensive
conditions has however resulted in an enhanced vulnerability of
high-yielding cultivars to a multitude of pests and pathogens at
all phenological stages. The disease spectrum and intensity are
continuously changing because of the dynamic nature of crop
systems, pests and pathogens. Disease management has therefore
become the major functional component of the crop production
systems. This reference volume and manual covers the complete
spectrum of current issues in pest and pathogen disease management:
Insect pests: pathogens of rice, sorghum, chickpea and castor and
their management; Molecular marker-assisted breeding and transgenic
crops for disease management; Management of forest insect pests;
Effect of climate change on insects, pathogens, plants and
pesticide usage; Botanicals & microbial pesticides and insect
resistance to synthetic pesticides, and Integrated pest management
and bioinformatics' solutions. The text is supported by a full
color photograph section. Most chapters represent studies down in
India and South East Asia. Scientists and practitioners working in
other subtropical and tropical areas will also benefit from the
information and strategies provided in this volume. Edited by three
experienced specialists, this volume will benefit researchers and
professionals in crop science, plant diseases and bioinformatics.
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