[The scoring and rating system for the estimation of the teaching efficiency in forensic medicine].

The authors developed a system of criteria for the evaluation of the results of education of forensic medical students based on the scoring and rating scale. The major requirements for the organization of academic activities are considered. It is emphasized that the compliance with these requirements is an indispensable prerequisite for the introduction of the above system in the training routine at the Department of Forensic Medicine.

[The theory of postmortem rigidity: the history and an original concept].

The original theory of postmortem rigidity has been developed and substantiated based on the concept of postmortem muscular contracture. It is postulated that the unrestricted growth of Ca2+ concentration in myoplasm of contractile cells during the immediate postmortal period brings the actin-myosine complex to the force generation state without subsequent relaxation.

[The substantiation of the mathematical model of the process of postmortem spin probe recovery for the ascertainment of the time of death].

The authors report the results of the application of various mathematical models simulating postmortem changes in the vitreous body detected by the method with the use of spin probes of electron-paramagnetic resonance. An original mathematical model was developed based on the Mathematics-7 software package. The data obtained suggest the possibility of using it for expert diagnostics of prescription of death coming.