Chorionic villus sampling prior to pregnancy termination, a tool for forensic paternity testing.

abstract：:Siding and sequencing (that is, putting in anatomical order) human ribs are essential to the proper examination and documentation of injuries to the chest. The paucity of information regarding sequencing nonfleshed human ribs makes it particularly difficult for physical anthropologists and medicolegal authorities to d...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Mann RW

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation of sudden unexpected death in psychiatric patients and the ensuing litigation has brought to our attention many unusual features important in the evaluation of such deaths. Certain pathophysiologic mechanisms of death, rarely encountered in routine forensic science practice, may be important in deter...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Laposata EA,Hale P Jr,Poklis A

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol concentrations were measured in femoral venous blood in deaths attributed to acute alcohol poisoning (N = 693) or chronic alcoholism (N = 825), according to the forensic pathology report. Among acute alcohol poisonings were 529 men (76%) with mean age 53 years and 164 women (24%) with mean age 53 years. In the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Jones AW,Holmgren P

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sexual assault case was received in the laboratory. Upon examination, a small bloodstain was located on a bed sheet that was recovered from the defendant's motel room. Typing the whole blood samples from the defendant and the victim revealed that both blood samples exhibited identical phenotypes in eleven different ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Tahir MA,Brown ML

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study utilizes geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis (SA) technology to address the problems associated with prediction of location and effective recovery of dumped and scattered human remains in Louisiana. The goals are to determine if a selective bias exists in Louisiana as to where and when...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Manhein MH,Listi GA,Leitner M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most false aneurysms of the heart represent contained ventricular free wall ruptures after myocardial infarction. Post-traumatic aneurysms also may follow penetrating or non-penetrating trauma to the chest. Regardless of the origin of the false aneurysm there is a propensity for aneurysm rupture. We report a patient w...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Veinot JP,Acharya V

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Habitat selection exploited by Chrysomya albiceps during its initial spread in Northern Italy was analyzed in relation to landscape structure. The results of two short studies and a case report are here discussed. C. albiceps was not found on experimental pig carcasses in the urban area of Pavia. It was missing in the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lambiase S,Camerini G

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were performed to determine the extent of cross-contamination of DNA resulting from secondary transfer due to fingerprint brushes used on multiple items of evidence. Analysis of both standard and low copy number (LCN) STR was performed. Two different procedures were used to enhance sensitivity, post-PCR cl...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bolivar PA,Tracey M,McCord B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unclaimed dead are deceased persons with no known next of kin (NoK) or NoK was located but did not claim the deceased. Unclaimed dead in Marion County, Indiana, 2004-2011, are examined. Comparisons are provided of the unclaimed to the claimed dead population and county death patterns. Race, gender, marital status, age...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Quinet K,Nunn S,Ballew A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented where phentermine, a sympathomimetic amine used as an anorectic drug, is believed to have significantly contributed to the death of an individual in whom other drugs were also found. Blood, urine, and tissue concentrations of phentermine are reported and compared to other cases in the literature. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Levine B,Caplan YH,Dixon AM

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using GC/MS in scanning mode as a screening and definitive identification methodology for substance abuse testing, 4500 urine samples have been analyzed. The accuracy and sensitivity of this method was evaluated by the results of 92 proficiency sample analyses, reanalyses by TLC screening with GC confirmation of 125 s...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Gibb RP,Cockerham H,Goldfogel GA,Lawson GM,Raisys VA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study investigates the removal of soft tissues from mice and rats by the use of three different proteases and one lipase from Novozymes A/S. The results demonstrate the enzyme maceration to be remarkably fast (1-3 h) compared to the traditional warm-water procedure, which requires up to several days. In ad...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Simonsen KP,Rasmussen AR,Mathisen P,Petersen H,Borup F

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have been published regarding suicidal hanging deaths, and most forensic pathologists and coroners are very familiar with such causes of death. Forensic pathologists are challenged over their rulings regarding manner of death in part because the general public has a limited scope of knowledge. One such ch...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Dean DE,Kohler LJ,Sterbenz GC,Gillespie PJ,Gonzaga NS,Bauer LJ,Looman K,Owens O

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to correctly estimate the sex of skeletal remains is vital in forensic sciences. This article investigates the sexual dimorphism of the human sacro-iliac joint, using geometric morphometric techniques that assess morphological characters better than the traditional approaches for recording outline shapes, ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Anastasiou E,Chamberlain AT

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most studies of saw marks have focused on morphological characteristics and their utility in identifying saws suspected to have been utilized in cases of criminal dismemberment. The present study examined the extent to which metric analysis may be used to correlate saw blade measurements with minimum kerf widths (MKWs...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Menschel M,Pokines JT,Reinecke G

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-energy synchrotron radiation x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (SR-XRF) utilizing 116 keV x-rays was used to characterize titanium dioxide pigments (rutile) and automotive white paint fragments for forensic examination. The technique allowed analysis of K lines of 9 trace elements in 18 titanium dioxide pigments (r...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Nishiwaki Y,Watanabe S,Shimoda O,Saito Y,Nakanishi T,Terada Y,Ninomiya T,Nakai I

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of certain fluorescing vapor-phase chemicals for the development of latent fingerprints is described. Some advantages of these chemicals over other methods that use fluorescers are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Almog J,Gabay A

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium and potassium cyanide are highly toxic, produced in large amounts by the chemical industry, and linked to numerous high-profile crimes. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified cyanide as one of the most probable agents to be used in a chemical terrorism event. We investigated whether ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Kreuzer HW,Horita J,Moran JJ,Tomkins BA,Janszen DB,Carman A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive research has attempted to elucidate the role of fantasy in sexual offending. In this paper, the authors summarize the main results of the literature, especially the contents, themes, dynamics, etiopathogenesis, and potential functions of fantasy in sexual offending. Further, the authors analyze the case of a...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Carabellese F,Maniglio R,Greco O,Catanesi R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hungarian population data for the loci LDLR, GYPA, HBGG, D7S8, Gc, HLA-DQA1, and D1S80 were generated. The genotype frequency distributions for the loci do not deviate from Hardy Weinberg expectations. Furthermore, there was little evidence for departures from expectations of independence between the loci. Using a tes...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Budowle B,Woller J,Koons BW,Furedi S,Errera JD,Padar Z

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent decline in the incidence of the SIDS in the District of Columbia has permitted identification of what appears to be two separate groups of cases within the generic SIDS population. While deaths of bed-sharing victims remained relatively constant throughout the study period, a greater than fourfold decrease ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Luke JL

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assigning correct population affinity to a skeleton can contribute important information to an investigation-yet recent work highlights high error rates when classifying Latinos with a traditional tool, Fordisc 3.1 (FD3). Our study examines whether misclassification trends exist, and whether these can be used to infer...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hughes CE,Dudzik B,Algee-Hewitt BFB,Jones A,Anderson BE

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When deaths occur in water, soft tissue decomposes after a temperature-dependent period, making DNA identification dependent on bone. This study examined the effects of water on bone DNA purity and quantity, and determined the best of three extraction methods for isolating DNA. The organic phenol-chloroform method con...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Cartozzo C,Singh B,Boone E,Simmons T

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both clinicians and forensic practitioners should distinguish parental alienation (rejection of a parent without legitimate justification) from other reasons for contact refusal. Alienated children-who were not abused-often engage in splitting and lack ambivalence with respect to the rejected parent; children who were...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bernet W,Gregory N,Reay KM,Rohner RP

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gait is one biological characteristic which has attracted strong research interest due to its potential use in human identification. Although almost two decades have passed since a forensic gait expert has testified to the identity of a perpetrator in court, the methods remain insufficiently robust, considering the re...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Macoveciuc I,Rando CJ,Borrion H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histopathologic features of New Mexico 2009 H1N1 fatalities have not been representative of those reported nationwide. We retrospectively reviewed medical records of all New Mexico 2009 pandemic influenza A (pH1N1) fatalities (n = 50). In cases in which autopsy was performed (n = 12), histologic sections and culture r...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Brooks EG,Bryce CH,Avery C,Smelser C,Thompson D,Nolte KB

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis of botanical forensic evidence provides a means of obtaining a reproducible DNA profile in a relatively short period of time in species for which no sequence information is available. AFLP profiles were obtained for 40 Acer rubrum trees. Leaf material from five ad...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bless C,Palmeter H,Wallace MM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the beginning of recorded history, stones have been used in the commission of crimes due to their widespread availability. Stones can be used as a lethal weapon that sometimes might be the only evidence in a serious case. The common perception, even in professional fingermark circles, is that stones do not yield...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hefetz I,Cohen A,Cohen Y,Chaikovsky A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compositional analysis of the organic additives in smokeless handgun powder can provide forensic information to associate known and questioned samples. A reliable method for the quantitative extraction of smokeless powder additives would strengthen these measurements. To achieve quantitative recovery, both supercritic...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Reardon MR,MacCrehan WA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to enable geometric morphometric sex classification using tibial proximal and distal sexual dimorphism and to evaluate the secular trend of tibial shape/form from the early 20th century to the present day. The study samples consisted of 61 adult tibias from an early 20th-century Czech popul...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Brzobohatá H,Krajíček V,Horák Z,Velemínská J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00