Screening of soil evidence by a combination of simple techniques: validity of particle size distribution.

abstract：:Bloodstain pattern analysts are sometimes called upon to determine the point of origin of a pattern of bloodstains. A derivation of expressions for the uncertainties deltaX and deltaY in the coordinates of the point of origin P(X, Y) of two bloodstains on a surface has recently been published. These uncertainties were...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Rowe WF

更新日期：2006-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In the case of disasters or crime scenes, forensic anthropometric methods have been utilized as a reliable way to quickly confirm the identification of victims using only a few parts of the body. A total of 321 measurement data (from 167 males and 154 females) were analyzed to investigate the suitability of detailed h...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Jee SC,Bahn S,Yun MH

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Petechial thymus hemorrhages are found most frequently in SIDS (87%), and very much more rarely in fetuses after abortion and stillbirths (55%) as well as in perinatal deaths (40%). In these groups, there was a uniform histological bleeding pattern with emphasis on the cortical zone. In non-SIDS deaths of natural caus...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Risse M,Weiler G

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence of rare disease may be useful in the identification of unknown remains. Osteodystrophy is a condition commonly associated with chronic renal failure. The presence of renal osteodystrophy and medical artifacts associated with the treatment of kidney failure in human remains may provide information about the in...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： London MR,Libbey NP,Shemin DG,Chazan JA

更新日期：1994-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium oxybate (Xyrem®), the sodium salt of γ- hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), is a first-line treatment of the symptoms induced by type 1 narcolepsy (NT1) and it is highly effective in improving sleep architecture, decreasing excessive daytime sleepiness and the frequency of cataplexy attacks. Using an ultra-high-performa...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Tittarelli R,Pichini S,Pedersen DS,Pacifici R,Moresco M,Pizza F,Busardò FP,Plazzi G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has recently been an increase in the research and implementation of advanced measurement techniques to ballistic toolmark identification. This has led to a shift from greyscale imaging to the acquisition of dense areal datasets. With the addition of mathematical correlation algorithms, these advanced techniques ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Addinall K,Zeng W,Bills P,Wilcock PT,Blunt L

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Throughout the world, young children are worryingly found to be involved in both unintentional and intentional gun violence, rendering the forensic investigation of gun handling by children a highly important matter. The effectiveness of the PDT reaction for mapping iron traces on hands of children has been tested and...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Bar-Or KL,Almog J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two sewing needles were found in a woman's cranial cavity by X-ray examination after she had sustained traffic injury. After investigation and analysis, it has been confirmed that the sewing needles were inserted by others when she was an infant, and not by the traffic injury. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Meng X

更新日期：2001-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2017, 47,600 overdose deaths were reported to be associated with the abuse of opioids, including prescription painkillers (e.g. oxycodone), opiates (e.g. heroin), or synthetic opioids (e.g. fentanyl) within the United States. The recent spike in the presence of synthetic opioids in lots of heroin distributed on the...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Angelini DJ,Biggs TD,Maughan MN,Feasel MG,Sisco E,Sekowski JW

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to describe victim, assailant, assault characteristics for sexual assault victims according to the time between the last sexual assault and the examination, and to provide descriptive data on medico-legal findings. The study was based on 418 examined victims of sexual assault during the year 1...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Grossin C,Sibille I,Lorin de la Grandmaison G,Banasr A,Brion F,Durigon M

更新日期：2003-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of adipocere slows further decomposition and preserves corpses for decades or even centuries. This resistance to degradation is a serious problem, especially with regard to the reuse of graves after regular resting times. We present results from an exhumation series in modern graveyards where coffins fro...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Fiedler S,Berns AE,Schwark L,Woelk AT,Graw M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allele frequencies have been calculated in 13 STR loci in a Roma (Gypsy) population sample from Greece. The data can be used in forensic cases. The comparison of the allele frequencies between the Roma and the Greeks showed significant differences for the majority of the loci. Furthermore comparison to another Romany ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Deligiannidis P,Triantaphyllidis C,Psaroulis D,Kouvatsi A

更新日期：2006-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A pilot study has been performed to evaluate the usefulness of isolated viable rat cardiac myocytes in the evaluation of histochemical oxidoreductase methods for estimating cellular anoxic damage. Data are presented in support of the use of succinate dehydrogenase and beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase for evaluating ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Jakobsson SW

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven laboratories interested in the analysis of human hair for drugs of abuse participated in a study to determine how well drugs could be detected and quantified in hair. For the two exercises completed to date, substances to be determined were limited to cocaine, benzoylecgonine, and morphine. Samples sent to the ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Welch MJ,Sniegoski LT,Allgood CC

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A collaborative study on Raman spectroscopy and microspectrophotometry (MSP) was carried out by members of the ENFSI (European Network of Forensic Science Institutes) European Fibres Group (EFG) on different dyed cotton fabrics. The detection limits of the two methods were tested on two cotton sets with a dye concentr...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Massonnet G,Buzzini P,Monard F,Jochem G,Fido L,Bell S,Stauber M,Coyle T,Roux C,Hemmings J,Leijenhorst H,Van Zanten Z,Wiggins K,Smith C,Chabli S,Sauneuf T,Rosengarten A,Meile C,Ketterer S,Blumer A

更新日期：2012-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) was utilized to obtain characteristic mass spectra from three different smokeless powders and six different black powder samples. In these mass spectra, peaks indicative of both the organic and inorganic additive constituents in the gunpowders were observed. TO...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Mahoney CM,Gillen G,Fahey AJ

更新日期：2006-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Allele frequencies for seven STRs loci were obtained from a sample of 215 unrelated healthy Italian individuals. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： De Leo D,Turrina S,Marigo M,Tiso N,Danieli GA

更新日期：2001-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cannabis is the one of the most frequently detected drug in workplace drug testing and in cases of driving under influence of drugs, and there is a greater demand for sensitive, rapid and reliable methods for confirming the presence of this drug in biological samples. This paper describes an LC-MS-MS procedure for dir...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Felli M,Martello S,Chiarotti M

更新日期：2011-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to investigate the reason for relatively low detection rates for opioids and fentanyl in particular in post-mortem cases in the State of Hamburg. We re-analysed 822 blood samples from two different time periods, 2011/12 and 2016. These samples had been previously analysed in accordance with post-mortem rou...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Schönfeld T,Heinemann A,Schulz M,Gradl G,Andresen-Streichert H,Müller A,Iwersen-Bergmann S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Dunedin (South Island, New Zealand), a sexual assault is reported to police approximately once every two to three weeks, with some reports fictitious. Identifying a fictitious claim is difficult, and damage to apparel, especially knickers, may be the only form of evidence. In this paper, the tear behaviour of three...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Dann TJ,Carr DJ,Laing RM,Niven BE,Kieser J

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Two rapid and reliable electrophoretic techniques for PGM1 and EsD typing on ultrathin polyacrylamide gels are described. They have been based on non-equilibrium pH gradient electrophoresis and on the addition of chemical spacers (EPPS for PGM1 and HEPES for EsD) to the gel mixture. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Destro-Bisol G,Spinella A

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the DNA mutation rate and pattern in the hypervariable short tandem repeat (STR) locus D12S391 and in the locus D8S1132, samples from an eastern German population (Dresden area) were analysed. A duplex PCR was applied, using short amplification products for D12S391 (129-177bp) and a modified reverse pri...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Hering S,Müller E

更新日期：2001-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The success of the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) process relies upon sufficient post-mortem data being recovered to allow for a meaningful comparison with ante-mortem records of the missing person. Human bodies subjected to prolonged high temperatures, as experienced during the Black Saturday bushfires in Victo...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Hill AJ,Lain R,Hewson I

更新日期：2011-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-doping authorities have high expectations of the athlete steroidal passport (ASP) for anabolic-androgenic steroids misuse detection. However, it is still limited to the monitoring of known well-established compounds and might greatly benefit from the discovery of new relevant biomarkers candidates. In this contex...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Boccard J,Badoud F,Grata E,Ouertani S,Hanafi M,Mazerolles G,Lantéri P,Veuthey JL,Saugy M,Rudaz S

更新日期：2011-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic personnel may face a daunting task when searching for buried weapons at crime scenes or potential disposal sites. In particular, it is common to search for a small firearm that was discarded or buried by a perpetrator. When performing forensic searches, it is recommended to first use non-invasive methods such...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Dionne CA,Schultz JJ,Murdock RA 2nd,Smith SA

更新日期：2011-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A multicentre retrospective analysis of 4450 autopsies carried out due to suspicion of medical malpractice in 17 German institutes of forensic medicine from 1990 to 2000 was performed for the German Federal Ministry of Health. During the time period analysed an increase of cases could be mentioned. The main results of...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Madea B,Preuss J

更新日期：2009-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to evaluate differences between males and females based on patterns of costal cartilage ossification and also with respect to ageing. We provided diagnosis of ossifications from two files of radiograms. The first group consisted of 1044 chest and abdominal radiograms of patients (537 men and 5...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Rejtarová O,Hejna P,Rejtar P,Bukac J,Slízová D,Krs O

更新日期：2009-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxylamine is an antihistamine of the ethanolamine class. It is used primarily as a sleep-inducing agent. Only a few reports can be found in the literature about lethal intoxications with doxylamine, but many with combined intoxications. Doxylamine is, aside from diphenhydramine, the only chemically defined active ing...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Bockholdt B,Klug E,Schneider V

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigations were carried out on 99 brains of which 83 exhibited macroscopic features of brain oedema. The tissue investigated came from four regions of the brain: the cortex of frontal and occipital regions, the white matter and the tissue of the pons varioli. The percentage of water in these regions was evalua...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Madro R,Chagowski W

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth of five variables of the tibia (diaphyseal length, diaphyseal length plus distal epiphysis, condylo-malleolar length, sagittal diameter of the proximal epiphysis, maximum breadth of the distal epiphysis) were analysed using polynomial regression in order to evaluate their significance and capacity for age a...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： López-Costas O,Rissech C,Trancho G,Turbón D

更新日期：2012-01-10 00:00:00