Thursday 1 October 1992

A matter of large body passing through a small hole: the holeproof out the window

Forensic Science International
Volume 56, Issue 2, October 1992, Pages 183–188

Patel F.

Department of Forensic Medicine, UMDS Guy's Hospital, University of London, UK

Abstract

A baffling case of fall-from-height is described focusing on aspects of a human body passing through a small hole, within a holeproof window. It is a classic example of an unsatisfactory outcome when a scene of death is modified adversely due to delay in the commencement of scene management. The operative factors may be entirely outside the control of scene investigators. The primary medical attendant is reminded of the forensic obligations at a scene of unnatural death. Reporting this case might encourage forensic practitioners having experience of a similar case to respond through this journal.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1452109

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Tuesday 1 September 1992

The Effect of Country Music on Suicide

Social Forces
Vol. 71, No. 1 (Sep., 1992), pp. 211-218
Published by: Oxford University Press

Steven Stack, Wayne State University
Jim Gundlach, Auburn University

Abstract

This article assesses the link between country music and metropolitan suicide rates. Country music is hypothesized to nurture a suicidal mood through its concerns with problems common in the suicidal population, such as marital discord, alcohol abuse, and alienation from work. The results of a multiple regression analysis of 49 metropolitan areas show that the greater the airtime devoted to country music, the greater the white suicide rate. The effect is independent of divorce, southernness, poverty, and gun availability. The existence of a country music subculture is thought to reinforce the link between country music and suicide. Our model explains 51% of the variance in urban white suicide rates.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/2579974

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Wednesday 1 January 1992

Retrograde ejaculation in a Shetland sheepdog

Can Vet J. 1992 Jan;33(1):53-5

Klaas Post, Albert D. Barth, Ursula T. Kiefer, and Reuben J. Mapletoft

Retrograde ejaculation in which semen flows into the urinary bladder because of a bladder sphincter insufficiency is a cause of aspermia, or absence of ejaculate at orgasm, in man. Partial loss of the ejaculate into the bladder occurs during electroejaculation in anesthetized cats, during electroejaculation in nonanesthetized bulls and rams, and during collection of semen by manual stimulation of dogs. In a recent report, motile sperm were present in the bladder in 12 of 15 dogs after manually stimulated ejaculation, and the percentage of the ejaculate that flowed into the bladder ranged from 0-99.75%. Whether or not the dog that had retroejaculated 99.75% of spermatozoa consistently followed this pattern was not reported.

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We describe herein a case of complete retrograde ejaculation in a Shetland sheepdog and attempts to produce pregnancy by promoting antegrade ejaculation and by retrieving the ejaculate from the bladder for artificial insemination.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1481168/

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