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@#Criminal activities involving human life always puts lives at stake. Newer advances in other fields especially medicine and dentistry is essential in solving the mysteries of death. Different disciplines insert a part of the puzzle until it is complete. Fingerprints, DNA profiling, Forensic anthropology are commonly employed in personnel identification, mass disasters and others. Investigators may also rely on lip prints to identify possible suspects or to support evidence gained in specific investigations. A lip print at scene of crime can be the basis for inference as to the number of people involved, gender, habits, occupational traits, and others, based on the pathological changes present. This review deals with lip prints and their possible acquisition and usage.
ABSTRACT
Malnutrition is a very important risk factor leading illness and death in children worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status and relevant haematological and biochemical parameters in school children. Cross sectional study, was conducted in 120 [70 boys and 50 girls] school going children of 6-7 years of age, for the assessment of their nutritional status. The haemogloblin concentration [Hb%] was measured by equation method, packed cell volume [PCV] was estimated by scale of microhameatocrit reader, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration [MCHC] was calculated. Serum total protein, albumin, iron, total iron binding capacity and transferrin were measured by colorimetric methods. Weight [kg] and height [cm] were measured and body mass index was calculated. Data were analyzed using SPSS version13.0. The mean values for hematological, biochemical and anthropometrical measurements were much below the normal ranges. The anthropometric percentile measured in the children showed malnutrition cases in 32 [26.7%] and malnutrition and underweight in 73 [60.8%] while the body mass index showed underweight in males in 23 [19.2%] and in females 11 [9.2%]. Malnutrition is common in our study population and was seen in 48.3 of children. It was accompanied by anaemia in 60.8 % of children