Strontium isotope composition of skeletal material can determine the birth place and geographic mobility of humans and animals.

abstract：:The fortuitous recovery of material trapped within the cavity of a hollow-point bullet at autopsy was demonstrated to be of evidentiary value. Analysis of this material, as well as that from hollow-point bullets from test-firings, showed that the contents, especially if in multiple layers, could be correlated with the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Smith OC,Harruff RC

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvements have been made in identifying the prevalence of risk factors/indicators for violent extremism. A consistent problem is the lack of base rates. How to develop base rates is of equal concern. This study has two aims: (i) compare two methods for developing base rates; the Unmatched Count Technique (UCT) and ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Clemmow C,Schumann S,Salman NL,Gill P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol-related amnesia--alcohol blackout--is a common claim of criminal defendants. The generally held belief is that during an alcohol blackout, other cognitive functioning is severely impaired or absent. The presentation of alcohol blackout as scientific evidence in court requires that the science meets legal relia...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Pressman MR,Caudill DS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

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：:We wish to describe further developments to a method previously reported on the detection of 2-phenoxyethanol in ink. The solid-phase microextraction (SPME) sampling technique, together with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), has been used to quantify solvents in writing ink. In conventional approaches, the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Brazeau L,Gaudreau M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of homicide by the intravenous injection of Energine, a petroleum distillate spot remover, is presented. This case is the only known homicide committed with naphtha. This elderly man had severe natural disease in addition to chest trauma sustained in the assault leading to death; however, the rapid injection of...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Case ME,Poklis A,Mackell MA

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examination of the adult os coxae and sacrum is one of the most common methods of sex estimation from bone. Medical imaging, such as computed tomography (CT), provides the opportunity for three-dimensional (3D) imaging of the skeleton from clinical scans of known individuals in situ. In this study, a randomly selected...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Decker SJ,Davy-Jow SL,Ford JM,Hilbelink DR

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the racial patterns of crimes committed by sexual homicide offenders (SHOs). This study examined race and age influences on victim-offender relationship for juvenile and adult SHOs. A large sample (N = 3868) from the Supplemental Homicide Reports (1976-2005) was used. Analyses of victim-offender ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Chan HC,Myers WC,Heide KM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, the manner of death in most hospital autopsy cases is natural, in which death is due to the natural course of disease or reasonably anticipated outcomes of medical interventions. Some cases fall into a potential gray zone between natural and accident, including rare or unanticipated outcomes of medical ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Criss BE,Zimmermann N,Butler RT

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present results of our study on the stability of 4-chloromethcathinone (4-CMC) in authentic postmortem peripheral blood and vitreous humor samples. The stability of 4-CMC was determined in postmortem blood samples (for a period of 90 days) and vitreous humor (30 days) at three different temperatures: -15°C, +4°C, a...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Nowak K,Szpot P,Zawadzki M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about to what extent the events surrounding death can be reliably reconstructed from blunt force trauma analysis alone. In this study, we reconstruct circumstances of death from a blind blunt force trauma analysis using a sample of 21 individuals of known death circumstances, obtained from two identifi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Marinho L,Cardoso HF

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heme compound found in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extracted from bloodstains, which is regarded as a major inhibitor of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), was characterized in comparison with alkaline and acid hematin, histidine and ammonia hemochromogens, and globin and serum albumin hemochromogens digested by pro...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Akane A,Matsubara K,Nakamura H,Takahashi S,Kimura K

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe three unusual cases of suicide committed by health care workers. The aim of this paper was to analyze and evaluate the evidence of general diagnostic elements of poisoning in these cases. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Budakov BM,Simic MA,Tasic MM,Vujic DN

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the postmortem diffusion of tracheal lidocaine into the blood after intubation in three individuals whose heart beat was not restored by cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The results are compared with those obtained in animal experiments using rabbits. The first human subject was a 3.5-month-old f...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Moriya F,Hashimoto Y

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old man was found in his car suffering from a heart attack. Serum analysis by capillary gas chromatography and mass spectrometry confirmed the presence of dextromoramide (Palfium), methadone, and lidocaine. The serum concentrations at admission to the hospital were: 1.9 micrograms/mL of dextromoramide, 0.4 m...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Brewer E

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is a chronic disorder that is associated with increased mortality. Although traumatic deaths account for most of this increase, there is also an increased rate of natural deaths in this population. Altered autonomic physiology in this group might contribute to death. To determine if there are schizophren...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Rosh A,Sampson BA,Hirsch CS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collection of DNA for genetic profiling is a powerful means for the identification of individuals responsible for crimes and terrorist acts. Biologic hazards, such as bacteria, endospores, toxins, and viruses, could contaminate sites of terrorist activities and thus could be present in samples collected for profiling....

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Timbers J,Wilkinson D,Hause CC,Smith ML,Zaidi MA,Laframboise D,Wright KE

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:Decomposition studies were conducted at two sites on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii, to compare patterns of decomposition and arthropod invasion in intertidal and adjacent terrestrial habitats. The animal model used was the domestic pig. One site was on Coconut Island in Kaneohe Bay on the northeast side of Oahu, and the ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Davis JB,Goff ML

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Domestic homicide is the most extreme form of domestic violence and one of the most common types of homicide. The objective was to examine differences between spontaneous domestic homicide and nondomestic homicide offenders regarding demographics, psychiatric history, crime characteristics, and neuropsychological stat...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hanlon RE,Brook M,Demery JA,Cunningham MD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Larvae and pupae of blow fly species are frequently used in postmortem interval estimation, their age indicating minimum time since death. Most studies have considered age estimation of larvae, neglecting study of pupae. Relative development of external pupal features is useful, but there are also internal changes dur...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Davies K,Harvey ML

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hip bone is considered to be one of the most reliable indicators in sex determination. The aim of this study was to test the reliability of the DSP method for the hip bone proposed by Murail et al. (Bull Mem Soc Anthropol Paris, 17, 2005, 167) on a sample from a present-day population in France (52 males and 54 fe...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Mestekova S,Bruzek J,Veleminska J,Chaumoitre K

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile age estimation methods used in forensic anthropology generally lack methodological consistency and/or statistical validity. Considering this, a standard approach using nonparametric Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS) models were tested to predict age from iliac biometric variables of male and fem...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Corron L,Marchal F,Condemi S,Chaumoître K,Adalian P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently in the United States there is little direction for what constitutes sufficient guidelines for DNA mixture interpretation. While a standardized approach is not possible or desirable, more definition is necessary to ensure reliable interpretation of results is carried out. In addition, qualified DNA examiners ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Budowle B,Onorato AJ,Callaghan TF,Della Manna A,Gross AM,Guerrieri RA,Luttman JC,McClure DL

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graze gunshot wounds of internal organs produce injuries similar to those seen on the skin surface. Careful examination of the distribution of lacerations on the tissue tags along the margins of the graze trough may permit a determination of the direction of fire. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Dixon DS

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age at death assessment of adult skeletons is one of the most difficult problems in forensic and physical anthropology. Two fundamental sources of error are described: the complex variability in the process of skeletal aging and methodological bias. Taking into account these limits, we developed a new scoring system f...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Schmitt A,Murail P,Cunha E,Rougé D

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preventative dental treatment has reduced caries incidence and thereby rendered dental identification, in caries-free individuals, more difficult. An alternate method comparing spatial relationships of dental structures in digitized superimposed antemortem and postmortem radiographs has been previously developed. This...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Goldstein M,Sweet DJ,Wood RE

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The volume of bloodstains found on crime scenes may help forensic investigators reconstruct the location and kinematics of bloodletting events, as stain size, volume, and impact velocity are related. Optical coherence tomography was used as a method to determine the volume and volume ratio of dried and fresh bloodstai...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Laan N,Bremmer RH,Aalders MC,de Bruin KG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sample of 31 criminal defendants who were charged with murder but without major mental disorder was studied. The sample was derived from a large urban multi-ethnic, multi-cultural community pool. Subject characteristics and information about the homicide and decedents are described. Suggestions for further study are...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Leong GB,Silva JA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional visualization is an important tool in the evaluation and demonstration of injury. Creating convincing graphics, however, requires strict distinction between illustrative and reconstructive visualizations and a method of validation. We present a case in which we used a radiation-planning tool to provi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Oliver WR,Chancellor AS,Soltys M,Symon J,Cullip T,Rosenman J,Hellman R,Boxwala A,Gormley W

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00