Diversity in forensic sciences: Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) representation in different medicolegal fields in the United States.

The benefits of a diverse and inclusive working environment are well documented. This study examined forensic science literature, demographic data reported from professional organizations, and demographic surveys to compile information regarding racial and ethnic diversity within different subdisciplines of forensic science. Results showed that practitioners self-identified as Black or Hispanic were underrepresented in scientific fields closely related to forensic science.

Infection Precedes Heterotopic Ossification in Combat Wounded.

Heterotopic ossification is the formation of ossified bone in soft tissue, particularly after soft tissue trauma. Heterotopic ossification is known cause of pain, prosthetic/orthotic malfit, and reoperation following combat extremity injury. The purpose of this research was to examine injury and treatment characteristics that are associated with heterotopic ossification in a broader population of deployment-injured subjects.

F-FDG PET/CT for Systemic Staging of Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer in Men.

F-FDG PET/CT has demonstrated substantial value in systemic staging of newly diagnosed breast cancer in women. However, it is not known whether breast cancer in male patients benefits similarly. This study assesses F-FDG PET/CT systemic staging in patients with newly diagnosed male breast cancer and determines detection rates for unsuspected distant metastases stratified by pre-PET/CT stage.

Changes in retinal function and morphology are early clinical signs of disease in cattle with bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) belongs to a group of fatal, transmissible protein misfolding diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). All TSEs are caused by accumulation of misfolded prion protein (PrPSc) throughout the central nervous system (CNS), which results in neuronal loss and ultimately death. Like other protein misfolding diseases including Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, TSEs are generally not diagnosed until the onset of disease after the appearance of unequivocal clinical signs.

Oil-in-water Pickering emulsion destabilisation at low particle concentrations.

Droplet evolution in unstable, dilute oil-in-water Pickering emulsions was characterised using a combination of light scattering, confocal microscopy and rheology. Emulsions were formed at concentrations of silanised fumed silica particles that are not sufficient to prevent destabilisation. The key result is that destabilisation initially occurs via a combination of droplet flocculation and permeation.