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We analysed forensic autopsies of 536 consecutive adults to determine the relationship between the presence of stomach contents and the manner of death. Stomach contents were identified in 27 (79.4%) of 34 accidental drownings and in 22 (43.1%) of 51 suicidal drownings (P
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PMID: 21905572
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We analysed the concentration of lactic acid in 567 samples of VH from 63 autopsy cases by a repetitive withdrawal of VH from the same corpse, while the outside temperature remained constant. The samples were taken from the same eye in intervals of three hours for the period of 24 hours. The subject...
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PMID: 21905571
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The aims of this study were (A) to investigate whether the number of years of forensic experience affected the accuracy with which forensic experts (FEs) were able to age bruises and (B) to identify the properties and colours of a bruise that were utilized by FEs in their assessment of bruise age. Th...
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PMID: 21905574
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Autopsy-negative sudden cardiac deaths (SCD) seen in forensic practice are most often thought to be the result of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome. Postmortem genetic analysis is recommended in such cases, but is currently performed in only a few academic centers. In order to determine actual current...
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PMID: 20535491
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Venlafaxine (VEN) is an antidepressant found to possess a higher fatal toxicity index (FTI, i.e., deaths in proportion to consumption) than other newer antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The aim of this study was to elucidate using post-mortem cases whether the appar...
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PMID: 20432045
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A 24-year-old woman was strangulated by her husband using his wife's own 60-cm long artificial head hair integrations. During a domestic conflict, she was strangulated while lying in bed in a prone position. Her husband wrapped her hair around her neck and pulled it with one hand while fixing her hea...
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PMID: 21107595
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We retrospectively examined 50 victims of blunt trauma with regard to grade and extent of fractures and crushing of subcutaneous fatty tissue and presence and severity of PFE. Our results indicate that PFE can arise due to mere crushing of subcutaneous fat and that the fracture grade correlated well...
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PMID: 21424264
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Soudni lekarstvi / casopis Sekce soudniho lekarstvi Cs. lekarske spolecnosti J. Ev. Purkyne (56)2 2011
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We observed the origin of hemorrhage in orbit which was caused nor by intravital bleeding neither by direct force. Its origin could not be explained nothing but postmortem propagation of the hemorrhage from the fracture of anterior fossa of the scull base. We did not find information about postmorte...
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PMID: 21604439
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A 29-year-old man was shot in the chest twice sustaining extensive contusion of the right lung. He was, however, clinically stable with no major vessel injury or significant blood loss. Unexpected cardiac arrest occurred hours after hospital admission due to left coronary artery air embolism. Lung pa...
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PMID: 21595423
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We report a retrospective autopsy study which included 557 cases of suicidal hanging: 413 men and 144 women, with an average age of 52.4 +/- 17.8 years. In 57.3% of them, hyoid-laryngeal fractures were found (average age was 54.3 +/- 16.5 years): 15.1% had only hyoid bone fracture, 26% had only thyr...
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PMID: 21595417
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Military Medicine (175)11 2010
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We report a case of a midair collision between two F16 fighter aircraft, in which one pilot survived and the other was ejected upon impact and his remains recovered from sea. In autopsy, no patholgy was detected, other than the expected evidence of mechanical trauma. No defects in the aircraft or fa...
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PMID: 21121510
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Legal Medicine (12)6 2010
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Developments in the molecular genetic studies of cardiomyopathy (CM) have led to discovery of a large number of mutations in the genes encoding the sarcomeric proteins. In this study, comprehensive screening of TNNI3 was performed in 36 consented autopsy cases diagnosed as CM, in order to evaluate t...
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PMID: 20817590
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Legal Medicine (12)6 2010
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We examined the feasibility of using cross-sectional imaging with postmortem multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) to detect lesions of the skeletal structures and internal organs. For this purpose, we used whole-body MSCT to examine 10 corpses that suffered fatal falls from great height while clim...
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PMID: 20728397
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Legal Medicine (12)6 2010
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Although postmortem imaging has gained prominence in the field of forensic medicine, evaluation of the postmortem lung remains problematic. Specifically, differentiation of normal postmortem changes and pathological pulmonary changes is challenging and at times impossible. In this study, five corpse...
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PMID: 20729123
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Legal Medicine (12)6 2010
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Blood aspiration may be fatal, even when caused by a minor hemorrhage, and then it is important to localize and identify the source of bleeding in order to determine its origin as traumatic, spontaneous or iatrogenic. The present case deals with the clinically unexpected sudden death of a 73-year-ol...
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PMID: 20729125
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Legal Medicine (12)5 2010
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The aim of this article is to disclose the characteristics of postmortem forensic imaging; give an overview of the several possible findings in postmortem imaging, which are uncommon or new to clinical radiologists; and discuss the possible pitfalls. Unspecific postmortem signs are enlisted and spec...
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PMID: 20630787
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Legal Medicine (12)5 2010
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The aim of the study was to examine the clinical forensic findings of strangulation according to their ability to differentiate between life-threatening and non-life-threatening strangulation, compare clinical and MRI findings of the neck and discuss a simple score for life-threatening strangulation...
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PMID: 20630784
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This is a case of a 59-year-old man found with extensive second to fourth degree thermal burns found lying on the ground several feet from a vehicle used as his domicile. Autopsy revealed extensive loss of soft tissue and fragmentation of bone, mostly to the trunk region, with partial sparing of the...
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PMID: 20386305
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We describe a case of a 45-year-old white woman who sustained devastating homicidal colorectal trauma that served as a primary cause of death in the setting of rape. Our patient sustained a 15-cm laceration of the anterior rectal wall and ultimately died of peritonitis and sepsis. Death from rectal...
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PMID: 20512029
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The case of a fatal, unprovoked shark attack is reported and analyzed. The incident took place on the 30th of September 2007, in the lagoon of Luengoni Bay, Lifou Island (Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia). A young French woman who was snorkeling was severely bitten on the right thigh and died of hemor...
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PMID: 20606572
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Air embolism is a rare but well-recognized cause of sudden death during pregnancy or in the puerperium. Many of the cases described in the medical literature are associated with sexual activities, in particular following air insufflation during orogenital sex. This case report describes the sudden d...
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PMID: 20110801
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We present a case of sudden death of a 7-year-old boy who at autopsy was found to have an undiagnosed glioblastoma. The boy was asymptomatic until 2 hours before death complaining of a headache and was later found unresponsive in bed. A medicolegal autopsy was notable for a large hemorrhagic mass of...
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PMID: 20606573
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Investigating the collapse of a building poses multiple and complex forensic challenges. Large numbers of specialized personnel and equipment are required, as are the combined technical skills of many different kinds of forensic investigators. Forensic pathology teams are integral to these efforts....
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PMID: 20498592
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The aim of our study was to determine rate of occurrence and appearance of hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) in females and correlation of this phenomenon with ageing. The sample included 248 deceased females: 45 of them with different types of HFI, and 203 without HFI, average age 68.3 +/- 15.4...
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PMID: 20177366
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Because of the specific structure of forensic medicine in Turkey, reexamination of histopathologic specimens is a frequent practice. The aim of the present study is the assessment of microscopic diagnostic consistency in forensic pathology between different laboratories. Reports of the Council of Fo...
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PMID: 20498593
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An obviously inebriated 36-year-old man was found in a helpless condition on a pavement. When he was brought to a police station, a doctor certified the individual to be fit to be held in custody. He was unresponsive when the officers tried to wake him the next morning but was allowed to sleep on un...
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PMID: 20473142
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We show that the preventive measures of taking away one's firearms and admission into a psychiatric hospital is in some cases not enough to prevent suicide. The desire to end one's existence may lead to a well thought out and ingenuous means to commit the act of suicide....
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PMID: 20436338
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Birth under water has become a widely disseminated technique that is promoted to improve the quality of labor. The case of a 42-week gestation male infant is reported who died of respiratory and multiorgan failure secondary to florid pneumonia and sepsis due Pseudomonas aeruginosa following a water...
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PMID: 20436337
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This article is a subject review summarizing and interpreting the existing knowledge on the question "Can a simple short fall cause fatal head injury in an infant?" It also reflects on the challenges of undertaking a review in the contentious area of pediatric forensic pathology. The authors identif...
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PMID: 20375838
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Distinguishing between injuries resulted from electrical current versus thermal energy is not only a difficult, but also a controversial issue in forensic medicine practice.In this study, an electrical current and a cautery were applied to dorsal skins of 10 rats and biopsies were taken from the inj...
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PMID: 20508490
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A 20-year-old well nourished woman was found dead suddenly and unexpectedly in her bedroom. According to her medical history, Graves' disease was diagnosed in August 2000 and the symptoms of thyrotoxicosis were poorly controlled. Autopsy and histology revealed diffuse enlargement of the thyroid glan...
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PMID: 20393342
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Corpses found in wells or lime pits must be identified and the cause and manner of death must be determined. There are several circumstances that may lead to the presence of corpses in wells. In this study, 3940 death examinations and autopsies, performed at the Konya Branch of Forensic Medicine Cou...
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PMID: 20177365
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We report on the case of a French citizen who was found dead in his home, 4 days after returning from Cameroon. The patient died of imported malaria, as revealed by the postmortem investigations. Few such cases have been reported throughout the world. This article reviews deaths due to malaria diagn...
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PMID: 20508488
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Coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction (MI) are major causes of patient morbidity, hospital mortality, and out-of-hospital sudden death. The precise location of culprit lesions in acute MI at autopsy has not been reported.
The purpose of this retrospective histopathologic autopsy study wa...
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PMID: 20407358
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Voenno-meditsinskii zhurnal (331)8 2010
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Age-related structural changes of skin of a neck, back, buttock, hip and forearm are investigated. The most expressed age changes characterizes parameters of factor reduction skin, thickness of epidermis, papillary and mesh layers of derma, depths of an arrangement grease and swear glands which have...
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PMID: 21089426
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This study was conducted from March 2006 to 2007. The aim of the study was to determine the forensically significant Calliphoridae (Diptera) species and their seasonal distribution in Ankara province at Beytepe Campus. Pig carcasses were killed by a veterinary using pentobarbital sodium with interva...
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PMID: 20345774
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Sudden cardiac deaths because of acute myocardial infarction (MI) constitute a significant percentage of the caseload for death investigators, coroners, and forensic pathologists. Clinicians use cardiac markers, highly sensitive and specific for myocardial damage, to screen living patients for acute...
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PMID: 20345772
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This study compared total body score (TBS) in buried remains (35 cm depth) with and without insect access prior to burial. Sixty rabbit carcasses were exhumed at 50 accumulated degree day (ADD) intervals. Weight loss, TBS, intra-abdominal decomposition, carcass/soil interface temperature, and below-...
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PMID: 20412364
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This article reports results of a comparative study of decomposition rates of wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) which were either (i) buried after exposure to insect activity, (ii) buried without exposure, (iii) kept above ground behind an insect screen, or (iv) continuously exposed above ground i...
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PMID: 20412365
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This article summarizes annual workloads for staff positions and work flow productivity (WFP) values from 247 human pathology, 31 veterinary, and 35 forensic histology laboratories (histolabs). There are single summaries for veterinary and forensic histolabs, but the data from human pathology are di...
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PMID: 20471564
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate postmortem eye changes and to investigate the relationship between these changes and time elapsed after death.
The eyes of 100 noncriminal cases who had died while being treated at Eskisehir Osmangazi University (ESOGU) hospital were evaluated for corneal tur...
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PMID: 20386301
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Three cases of suicide are described where deaths were due to single gunshot wounds to the head from self-constructed shooting devices. The victims were twin brothers aged 27 years, and a 53-year-old male. The firearms were manufactured by the victims who used machined metal tubes with 12-gauge shot...
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PMID: 19949314
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This report concerns a case in which the decedent was found in a highly unusual posture, one resembling a yoga backbend pose. Several findings in this case pointed to death by strangulation, including facial congestion, extensive petechiae of the conjunctivae and mucosal membranes of the oral cavity...
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PMID: 20154584
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We also identified a systemic distribution of this foreign material deposited beyond the lungs in the brain, heart, kidneys, and spleen. We present these cases along with a review of the literature of systemic embolization of foreign material in previously documented cases of deaths due to parentera...
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PMID: 20177368
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We present 5 cases of professional American contact sport athletes who committed parasuicides and suicides aged 50, 45, 44, 36, and 40 years old. Full forensic autopsies and immunohistochemical analyses of the brains revealed chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The brains appeared grossly normal...
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PMID: 20032774
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Neurocysticercosis causes significant morbidity due to neurologic manifestations including seizures. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is responsible for mortality associated with seizure disorders. This case highlights death from neurocysticercosis and possible SUDEP in a nonendemic count...
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PMID: 20139756
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Ants postmortem actions on a dead body can result in skin damage, featuring traumatic antemortem or in limine vitae events. Three observed cases are reported here where skin damages by ants' predatory activity led us to differentiate from accidental or voluntary injuries. Described cases show how th...
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PMID: 20177367
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We illustrate a fatal case of self-poisoning by ingestion of varnishes diluting solvents, reporting the identification and quantification of volatile organic compounds (toluene, o-m-p xylene) from human biologic liquids and viscera samples using the Solid-Phase Microextraction-Headspace-Gas Chromato...
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PMID: 20010286
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The experiment was performed in pigs during which the postmortem body temperature was continuously measured. The study was focused on a period of time starting 0.5 hours after the animals' termination and consisted in computer recording of the cooling process of the eyeball (vitreous humor), orbit s...
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PMID: 20308872
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We suggest that these deaths are secondary to stress cardiomyopathy similar to the cardiomyopathy seen in older women following either mental or physical stress. This syndrome develops secondary to the toxic effects of high levels of catecholamines on either cardiac myocytes or on the coronary micro...
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PMID: 20190633
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subdural hematoma (SDH), retinal hemorrhages, and neurologic abnormalities. The triad is not specific for SBS and can be seen in accidental trauma and in certain medical conditions. Recent observations, however, question whether SBS exists. Herein, we review the gender differences in 3 groups of inf...
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PMID: 20308871
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