Prediction of stature based on radiographic measurements of cadaver long bones: a study of the Croatian population.

abstract：:Recent publications from the National Academy of Sciences have called for additional foundational research in the field of firearm and toolmark analysis. We examined test fires from 10 pistol slides with consecutively manufactured breech faces. A total of nine test fires from each pistol slide, for a total of 90 test ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Weller TJ,Zheng A,Thompson R,Tulleners F

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A quantification of T1, T2, and PD in high isotropic resolution was performed on corpses. Isotropic and quantified postmortem magnetic resonance (IQpmMR) enables sophisticated 3D postprocessing, such as reformatting and volume rendering. The body tissues can be characterized by the combination of these three values. T...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Jackowski C,Warntjes MJ,Kihlberg J,Berge J,Thali MJ,Persson A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissolving bodies is a current method of disposing of human remains and has been practiced throughout the years. During the last decade in the Netherlands, two cases have emerged in which human remains were treated with acid. In the first case, the remains of a cremated body were treated with hydrofluoric acid. In the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Vermeij E,Zoon P,van Wijk M,Gerretsen R

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the case of a 22-year-old white male who was found dead in a storage room as a result of a fatal ingestion of cyclopropane. Cyclopropane is a sweet-smelling, irritating gas. Autopsy findings revealed congestion and hemorrhagic edema of the lungs, congestion of the trachea, and early autolysis. Cyclo...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Krause JG,McCarthy WB

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anticoagulant rodenticides are widely used for rodent control around the world. A rapid and sensitive method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of 13 anticoagulant rodenticides (coumafuryl, pindone, valone, warfarin, coumatetralyl, coumachlor, diphacinone, dicumarol, chlorophacinone, bromad...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Qiao Z,Xiang P,Shen B,Shen M,Yan H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it has been generally accepted within the forensic hair community that decompositional changes in the form of an identifiable banding pattern can occur in the root area of hairs after death, little detailed information with regard to this phenomenon is known (e.g., rates at which this occurs and conditions th...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Koch SL,Michaud AL,Mikell CE

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequences of the two hypervariable (HV) segments of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region were determined in 167 randomly selected, unrelated individuals living in the state of Alagoas, north-eastern Brazil. One hundred and forty-five different haplotypes, associated with 139 variable positions, were determ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Barbosa AB,da Silva LA,Azevedo DA,Balbino VQ,Mauricio-da-Silva L

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many epidemiological, clinical, and autopsy studies have demonstrated that the risk of sudden coronary death (SCD) is linked to the severity of coronary atherosclerotic lesions and to their thrombotic potential. However it remains unknown why some individuals manifest no clinical evidence of coronary disease until the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Fornes P,Lecomte D,Nicolas G

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine whether surface crystal orientation can be used to associate or differentiate metal fracture fragments. The orientations of individual crystals and crystals across the fracture plane were measured on polished steel and iron alloy surfaces using Electron Backscattered Diffract...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lograsso BK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "Blue Whale Challenge" is a dangerous Internet phenomenon. As per media reports, it involves a series of life-threatening tasks imposed by a "curator" to "players," who must fulfill the whole list, and it ends with the suicide of the player. The authors report the data of five suspected cases of "Blue Whales" mana...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lupariello F,Curti SM,Coppo E,Racalbuto SS,Di Vella G

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to assess the viability of using slip risk (as quantified during human subject walking trials) to create a reference standard against which tribometer readings could be compared. First, human subjects (N=84) were used to rank objectively the slipperiness of three different surfaces with a...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Powers CM,Brault JR,Stefanou MA,Tsai YJ,Flynn J,Siegmund GP

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age estimation methods are often based on the age-related morphological changes of the auricular surface and the pubic bone. In this study, a mathematical approach to quantify these changes has been tested analyzing the curvature variation on 3D models from CT and laser scans. The sample consisted of the 24 Suchey-Bro...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Villa C,Buckberry J,Cattaneo C,Frohlich B,Lynnerup N

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most fire departments respond within the first 5 min of notification of a fire. If fire victims are found at that stage by the firefighters, then incapacitation or death has occurred during the initial low-energy phase where smoke is being produced. Studies have shown that during this initial low-energy phase of the f...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lowry WR,Peterson J,Petty CS,Badgett JL

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to establish an animal model for entomotoxicological studies, the kinetics of morphine elimination from blood after a single intravenous injection of morphine and the concentration of morphine in tissues following a continuous perfusion were studied. The aim of these experiments was to obtain controlled morph...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hédouin V,Bourel B,Martin-Bouyer L,Bécart A,Tournel G,Deveaux M,Gosset D

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) heteroplasmies are detected, they often confound forensic identification, especially if they are the result of poor biological sampling. In this study, we determined the ratio of heteroplasmy in samples that were amplified from a very small amount of template mtDNA or a few cells using a...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Nakahara H,Sekiguchi K,Imaizumi K,Mizuno N,Kasai K

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urea nitrogen, glucose, sodium, potassium, and chloride were measured in common vitreous humor samples using a variety of instruments. There was found to be variation in values obtained by the different procedures for each of these constituents. The variation in electrolyte values between the different procedures can ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Coe JI,Apple FS

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is a craniofacial malformation affecting more than seven million people worldwide that results in defects of the hard palate, teeth, maxilla, nasal spine and floor, and maxillodental asymmetry. CLP facial soft-tissue depth (FSTD) values have never been published. The purpose of this research...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Starbuck JM,Ghoneima A,Kula K

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human erythrocyte peptidase A (Pep A) displays a genetic polymorphism in blacks. Its occurrence in human semen was examined for its possible use as a semen typing system. Studies by starch gel electrophoresis, in which the Pep A was located by an improved method, were carried out on semen, semen stains, and vaginal sw...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Parkin BH

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to other methods for conservation of bite mark evidence, preservation of actual skin from deceased victims is often suggested. This study was undertaken to analyze the dimensional stability of such specimens. Utilizing a prefabricated template, marks approximating "bites" were made in postmortem skin of Mi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Rothwell BR,Thien AV

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although nitrite is widely used in meat processing, it is a major toxicity hazard to children and is responsible for the blue-baby syndrome. A simple and effective method to determine nitrite in whole blood has been devised using ion chromatography with suppressed conductivity detection. The blood sample was deprotein...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Yan H,Zhuo X,Shen B,Xiang P,Shen M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real world motor vehicle collision research of injuries due to deployment of "first-generation" air bags has been conducted by Transport Canada since 1993. Fifty-three fatal crashes (36 frontal impacts; 17 side collisions) involving 48 drivers and 10 right front passengers were reviewed. In the Canadian data, air bag ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Shkrum MJ,McClafferty KJ,Nowak ES,German A

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here a case of fatal enflurane poisoning by recreational inhalation, apparently the first published report of such a case. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Walker FB,Morano RA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in forensic sciences about forensic age estimation in living subjects by means of radiological methods. This research was conducted on digital thorax X-rays to test the usefulness of some radiological changes in the clavicle and first rib. The sample consisted in a to...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Garamendi PM,Landa MI,Botella MC,Alemán I

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Fatalities related to sporting events are predominantly caused by blunt force injuries especially due to the emotional involvement of crowd, but occasionally other types of trauma are reported as well. A case of very rare trauma caused by shooting with a hand-held parachute signal rocket during a football match is pre...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Alempijević D,Jecmenica D,Pavlekić S,Savić S,Kovacević S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purification methods of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from degraded and contaminated forensic samples were investigated for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. DNA extracted from putrefied tissue or bloodstains sometimes contained the copurified contaminant, that was identified as the porphyrin compound (hematin)....

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Akane A,Shiono H,Matsubara K,Nakamura H,Hasegawa M,Kagawa M

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of DNA is inhibited in cases of sexual assault involving condom use. Trace evidence, including condom lubricant residues, provides crucial associative evidence in such cases. The existing Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) methods for lubricant analysis and detection are limited with regard t...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Campbell GP,Gordon AL

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inks from seven black and eight blue ballpoint pens were separated by a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method utilizing a photodiode array detection (PDA). A classifier flowchart was designed for the chromatographic data based on the presence or absence of certain peaks at different wavelengths to quali...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Kher AA,Green EV,Mulholland MI

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate quantification of DNA samples is an important step in obtaining accurate and reproducible short tandem repeat (STR) profiles. Quantitative real-time-PCR has improved the speed and accuracy of DNA quantification over earlier methods, albeit at significantly greater cost per reaction. Here, the performance of r...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Westring CG,Kristinsson R,Gilbert DM,Danielson PB

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00