Drug-facilitated sexual assault involving gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.

abstract：:Suicide is an important problem, ranking among the top 10 causes of death for individuals in all ages in developed countries. This article is a retrospective study evaluating suicide cases in Assiut, one of the largest provinces in Egypt, from 2005 to 2009. There were 117 cases, of which involved 68 male victims (58.1...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Abdel Moneim WM,Yassa HA,George SM

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of sex from the skeleton is an important demographic assessment in medicolegal investigations. Studies have demonstrated that populations differ from each other in size and proportions and that these differences can affect the metric assessment of sex. It is therefore vital to determine if population di...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： King CA,Işcan MY,Loth SR

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A principal goal of this research was to conduct a field evaluation of "on-site" multi-analyte drug testing devices to determine the most accurate, efficient, and cost-effective device available for the purpose of rapidly detecting drivers under the influence of drugs. Four on-site kits were selected and evaluated for...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Buchan BJ,Walsh JM,Leaverton PE

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of photographs taken at two or three wavelengths at and bracketing an absorbance peak indicative of a particular compound can lead to an image with enhanced visualization of the compound. This procedure works best for compounds with absorbance bands that are narrow compared with "average" chromophores....

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Wagner JH,Miskelly GM

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Additional studies were performed with respect to examining the lower limits at which canines can reliably detect products commonly used as accelerants and distinguish them from pyrolysis products or background hydrocarbons. As part of a testing exercise performed in conjunction with a national conference of the Canin...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Kurz ME,Schultz S,Griffith J,Broadus K,Sparks J,Dabdoub G,Brock J

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：:Forensic DNA interpretation is transitioning from manual interpretation based usually on binary decision-making toward computer-based systems that model the probability of the profile given different explanations for it, termed probabilistic genotyping (PG). Decision-making by laboratories to implement probability-bas...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Buckleton JS,Bright JA,Gittelson S,Moretti TR,Onorato AJ,Bieber FR,Budowle B,Taylor DA

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex determination of the human skeleton is best assessed from the os coxa. The present study explored the possibility of using three-dimensional landmark coordinate data collected from various landmarks located over the entire bone to determine whether there were significant sex differences local to the landmarks. Thi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bytheway JA,Ross AH

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the accuracy and precision of a skeletal age estimation method, using the acetabulum of 100 male ossa coxae from the Grant Collection (GRO) at the University of Toronto, Canada. Age at death was obtained using Bayesian inference and a computational application (IDADE2) that requires a reference po...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Calce SE,Rogers TL

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiographs of 277 living individuals were assessed via a numerical scoring system to determine the timing of appearance and degree of fusion between the proximal epiphysis of the fifth metatarsal and its diaphysis. The epiphysis was observed to first appear in females at 8 years and 10 years in males and fuse by 14 y...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Davies CM,Hackman L,Black S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythrocyte acid phosphatase is a useful system for the crime laboratory for both fresh and degraded blood and bloodstains, provided the inherent problems of phenotyping this particular enzyme system are recognized. Because of the great number of variables affecting this enzyme system in vitro, phenotyping should not ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Zajac PL,Grunbaum BW

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study has shown that the combination of simple techniques with the use of multivariate statistics offers the potential for the comparative analysis of soil samples. Five samples were obtained from each of twelve state parks across New Jersey in both the summer and fall seasons. Each sample was examined using part...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bonetti J,Quarino L

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease of uncertain etiology characterized by multifocal areas of discrete and confluent granulomatous inflammation that may rarely be responsible for sudden and unexpected death. Two cases are reported to demonstrate disparate pathological features in fatal cases, one involving cardiac s...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Byard RW,Manton N,Tsokos M

更新日期：2008-03-01 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

abstract：:Zip guns and the atypical gunshot wounds they produce are rare in forensic pathology. Because of this, investigators and forensic pathologists may be unfamiliar with their construction, appearance, and the wounds associated with them. A 43-year-old mechanic, with a history of depression was found dead in a washroom st...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Cunliffe CH,Denton JS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Field studies in forensic entomology seem to assume that a cadaver is a resource equally accessible to flies, irrespective of the species' size, behavior, and sensorial capacity. We aimed to challenge this assumption by experimentally manipulating baited traps in order to test whether the accessibility to decomposing ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Barbosa TM,Jales JT,Vasconcelos SD,Gama RA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report details a fingerprinting technique for softening mummified fingers and hands using Metaflow and Restorative, a fluid for rehydration of desiccated tissue. This procedure has proven successful in cases of extreme desiccation and has allowed for good fingerprint detail to be developed. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Haglund WD

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two Native Alaskan populations were sampled and DNA profiles were generated for 201 individuals. Ninety two blood samples were collected from the North Slope Borough region of Alaska and the remaining 109 blood samples came from Native Alaskans in the Bethel and Wade Hampton areas. Allele and genotype frequencies were...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Walkinshaw M,Strickland L,Hamilton H,Denning K,Gayley T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present in this work a study about biochemical changes of the synovial liquid in 100 corpses with regard to the cause of death. The results obtained in the different groups of causes of death show that the biochemical parameters were modified postmortem although we think that this modification is related more direc...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： More DS,Arroyo MC

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Report of two cases of lethal infantile subdural bleedings (SDB). Bridging vein (BV) ruptures were directly proven as the source of the (minimal) SDB by a postmortem X-ray. In the controversial discussion concerning the causes of infantile SDB, proof of the occurrence of several BV ruptures is seen as an important sig...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Maxeiner H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel technique for the development of latent fingerprints is presented. It is based on placing a fingerprint-bearing object inside a corona discharge induced plasma. The development of various real and artificial fingerprints on metallic substrates under a wide range of conditions is studied. Using the results of t...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Halahmi E,Levi O,Kronik L,Boxman RL

更新日期：1997-09-01 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：:Skin detail of the hand is used in photographic comparisons, yet its reliability has not been evaluated. This study examines a count-based method for documenting skin features. In Part I, 14 individuals counted skin features on 40 color images of the hand, three of which were repeated. An average correlation value of ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Malone CA,Salyards MJ,Hein M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many current methods of age determination available to forensic anthropologists are limiting in that the age ranges provided are often broad, particularly for individuals in their late teens to early 20's. This study introduces an improved method for aging teenagers and young adults. The pattern and stages of union of...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Albert AM,Maples WR

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the degradation of sebaceous fingerprints on brass surfaces using silver electroless deposition (SED) as a visualization technique. We have stored fingerprints on brass squares either (i) in a locked dark cupboard or (ii) in glass-filtered natural daylight for periods of 3 h, 24 h, 1 week, 3 weeks, and...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Payne IC,McCarthy I,Almond MJ,Baum JV,Bond JW

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trace metal ratios in human bones were examined to determine if there were ratios that were sufficiently consistent within an individual yet varying sufficiently from the bones of another individual so that bones in a mixed grave could be reassembled. The concentrations of 21 elements sampled at 54 places on 30 human ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Fulton BA,Meloan CE,Finnegan M

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persons who had been arrested for sexual assault were administered the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery and the results compared to a group of normal controls. The sexual assaulters performed significantly worse on 7 of the 14 scales of the battery. The data were then broken down into three groups: (1) those ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Scott ML,Cole JK,McKay SE,Golden CJ,Liggett KR

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to collect data on specific volatile fatty acids (produced from soft tissue decomposition) and various anions and cations (liberated from soft tissue and bone), deposited in soil solution underneath decomposing human cadavers as an aid in determining the "time since death." Seven nude subjects...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Vass AA,Bass WM,Wolt JD,Foss JE,Ammons JT

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the mitochondrial control region has proven successful for human forensic evaluations by indicating ethnic origin, domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) of seemingly unrelated breeds often form large groups based on identical control region sequences. In an attempt to break up these large haplotype groups, we h...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Webb KM,Allard MW

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：POPULATION:Identifiler-Employees and students of Muhimibili University College of Health Sciences in Dar es Salaam representing 19 widely distributed administrative districts and 42 tribes within the country. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Forward BW,Eastman MW,Nyambo TB,Ballard RE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00