1H NMR analysis of GHB and GBL: further findings on the interconversion and a preliminary report on the analysis of GHB in serum and urine.

abstract：:We investigated toxicological and pharmacogenetic factors that could influence methadone toxicity using postmortem samples. R- and S-methadone were measured in femoral blood from 90 postmortem cases, mainly drug users. The R-enantiomer concentrations significantly exceeded that of the S-enantiomers (Wilcoxon's test, p...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Buchard A,Linnet K,Johansen SS,Munkholm J,Fregerslev M,Morling N

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented involving a young woman on several illicit drugs (heroin, cocaine and cannabis) as well as two medications and a solvent used for their anesthetic and narcotic properties: thiopental, ketamine and chloroform. This complex drug use was supported by hair analysis over a 10.5 cm segment of the hair ta...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Gaillard Y,Pépin G

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetyl fentanyl is a Schedule I controlled synthetic opioid that is becoming an increasingly detected "designer drug." Routine drug screening procedures in local forensic toxicology laboratories identified a total of 41 overdose deaths associated with acetyl fentanyl within multiple counties of the southwestern region...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Dwyer JB,Janssen J,Luckasevic TM,Williams KE

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haptoglobin typing by vertical electrophoresis in a discontinuous polyacrylamide gel was conducted on 47 dog blood samples, of which 19 were from Doberman pinschers, 20 from German shepherds, and 8 from pit bullterriers. Two phenotypes were common in the three breeds and could not be used to differentiate between them...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Harrington J,Heaney H,McSweeney C,Quarino L,Schwartz T,Versoza J

更新日期：1991-09-01 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：:We propose a genetic test for full sibship for a pair of carrion flies that could reveal the postmortem relocation of a corpse. A carrion fly larva is sometimes left behind when a corpse is moved. The discovery of full sibling larvae of approximately the same developmental stage at two locations would strongly suggest...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Picard CJ,Wells JD

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To prevent image forgeries, a number of forensic techniques for digital image have been developed that can detect an image's origin, trace its processing history, and can also locate the position of tampering. Especially, the statistical footprint left by JPEG compression operation can be a valuable source of informat...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Cao Y,Gao T,Sheng G,Fan L,Gao L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As issues of professional standards and error rates continue to be addressed in the courts, forensic anthropologists should be proactive by developing and adhering to professional standards of best practice. There has been recent increased awareness and interest in critically assessing some of the techniques used by f...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Christensen AM,Crowder CM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive, specific and simple color test for the improvised explosive urea nitrate is described. It is based on the formation of a red pigment upon the reaction between urea nitrate and p-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde (p-DMAC) under neutral conditions. Urea itself, which is the starting material for urea nitrate, doe...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Almog J,Klein A,Tamiri T,Shloosh Y,Abramovich-Bar S

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis was performed on a prehistoric human vertebral column recovered during an archaeological excavation in the Sierra of northern California. Fifteen burials believed to represent the Maidu culture of 400 to 700 years ago were recovered. The vertebral column from one of the individuals is particularly signific...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Murad TA,Mertz D

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hand preference may be crucial in the forensic domain, notably in cases where the assailant is known to be left-handed and the defendant claims to be right-handed (or vice versa). In such cases, forensic psychologists or physicians may be asked to test the hand preference of the defendant. However, hand preference may...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Merckelbach H,Jelicic M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, when predicting the ancestry of human skeletal remains, forensic anthropologists have not fully considered the variation within human populations, but instead have relied on a typological, experience-based approach. Unfortunately, reliance on observer experience has produced a method that is as much an a...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hefner JT

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of bloodstain patterns can assist investigators in understanding the circumstances surrounding a violent crime. Bloodstains are routinely subjected to pattern analysis, which is inherently dependent upon the ability of the examiner to locate and visualize bloodstain patterns on items of evidence. Often, t...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Schuler RL,Kish PE,Plese CA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elopements from psychiatric units are a frequent but usually low-grade risk. However, they are sometimes followed by harmful consequences, for which the psychiatrist and the hospital may be held liable. We describe management methods developed to reduce such liability. These include a structured observation system and...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Molnar G,Keitner L,Swindall L

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper compares the offender and offense characteristics of 30 sexually sadistic criminals studied by Dietz et al. with those of 29 sexually sadistic criminals and 28 nonsadistic sexual offenders from the Royal Ottawa Hospital. We examined whether the characteristics noted by Dietz et al. would be found among a le...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Gratzer T,Bradford JM

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gunshot backspatter comprises biological material expelled backward through bullet entry holes. Crime scene investigators analyze backspatter patterns to infer wounding circumstances. An understanding of the mechanism of backspatter generation, and the relationship between spatter patterns and bullet and tissue charac...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Davidson PL,Taylor MC,Wilson SJ,Walsh KA,Kieser JA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Dräger 7110 MK III FIN Evidential breath analyzer is classified as a quantitative analyzer capable to provide sufficient evidence for establishing legal intoxication. The purpose of this study was to evaluate ethanol specificity of this instrument in the presence of other solvents. Effects of eight possible interf...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Laakso O,Pennanen T,Himberg K,Kuitunen T,Himberg JJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent court challenges have highlighted the need for statistical research on fingerprint identification. This paper proposes a model for computing likelihood ratios (LRs) to assess the evidential value of comparisons with any number of minutiae. The model considers minutiae type, direction and relative spatial relati...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Neumann C,Champod C,Puch-Solis R,Egli N,Anthonioz A,Bromage-Griffiths A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the past 10 years, medical imaging techniques have been increasingly applied to forensic investigations. To obtain histological and toxicological information, tissue and liquid samples are required. In this article, we describe the development of a low-cost, secure, and reliable approach for a telematic add-on for...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Ebert LC,Ptacek W,Fürst M,Ross S,Thali MJ,Hatch G

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 48-year-old woman accused of killing at least 12 elderly women and attempting to kill another one during the last 3 years is presented. Extensive neuropsychological, electrophysiological, and neuropsychiatric testing showed no evidence of a DSM-IV-TR Axis I diagnosis, but a decrease in executive function...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Ostrosky-Solís F,Vélez-García A,Santana-Vargas D,Pérez M,Ardila A

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS) is widely considered to be related to hereditary fatal arrhythmias. Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 4 (HCN4) channels are widely distributed in sinus myocytes and play a profound role in generating pacemaker electro-activity in cardiomyocy...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Wu Q,Zhao Q,Yin K,Hu BJ,Cheng J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated female experiences of stalking by former partners following the dissolution of heterosexual romantic relationships. It aimed to identify those characteristics of former partners that were associated with stalking as opposed to other post-relationship experiences of minor harassment or no-harass...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Roberts KA

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraosseous T1-weighted (T1W) and short-tau inversion recovery (STIR) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal intensity changes-so-called bone marrow edema-may be able to differentiate antemortem and postmortem fractures in human forensic imaging. The primary objective of this study was to investigate this hypothesis...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Oetelaar G,Heng HG,Lim CK,Cox A,Weng HY

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The duty to protect, or Tarasoff duty, has been conceptualized as arising solely in the context of a clinical setting. A recent California Supreme Court ruling in People v. Clark adds legal, clinical, and ethical dilemmas to the oftentimes contentious Tarasoff issue. Though the Tarasoff issue is but a minor legal poin...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Leong GB,Eth S,Silva JA

更新日期：1991-05-01 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：: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：:The documentation of dental materials used in the USA during the WWII era is readily available, while references for the Japanese are minimal. It was therefore important to build a photographic database of Japanese restorative care which could be utilized as a comparison tool for the deployed odontologist. The dental ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Shiroma CY

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) poisonings are classically reported in occupational settings. We describe an unusual domestic case of fatal acute poisoning by H(2)S inhalation. A mother and her infant daughter were found dead in the kitchen of their home. The emergency medical team described a strong smell of rotten eggs, su...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Sastre C,Baillif-Couniou V,Kintz P,Cirimele V,Bartoli C,Christia-Lotter MA,Piercecchi-Marti MD,Leonetti G,Pelissier-Alicot AL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for comparison of ink entries on documents stored in different light conditions is presented. Various blue inks were exposed to light, both daylight and artificial light from fluorescent tubes. Inks were then extracted from the document and analyzed by HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography). Significan...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Andrasko J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00