Microcrystal analysis of cocaine hydrochloride and added adulterants.

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：: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：:In the summer of 1984, police in Pinellas County, Florida, confiscated six identically colored imported Asian skulls (in a shipping case) from a private citizen. In May 1988, in nearby Hillsborough County, police confiscated a very similar skull from another private citizen, who allegedly had found it in an abandoned ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Wienker CW,Wood JE,Diggs CA

更新日期：1990-05-01 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：:A sensitive and reliable method for extraction and quantification of benzoylecgonine (BZE) and cocaine (COC) in urine is presented. Propyl-chloroformate was used as derivatizing agent, and it was directly added to the urine sample: the propyl derivative and COC were then recovered by liquid-liquid extraction procedure...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Chericoni S,Stefanelli F,Da Valle Y,Giusiani M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic anthropologists are more often turning to nondestructive methods to assist with skeletal analyses, specifically for trace elemental analyses. Portable XRF (pXRF) instruments are versatile and are able to be used in diverse settings or for specimens of a shape and size that cannot be accommodated by laboratory...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Byrnes JF,Bush PJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to develop an efficient method for extraction and analysis of gunpowder (propellant) residues from double-side adhesive coated stubs, which are used for sampling suspects or their clothing for gunshot (primer) residues (GSR). Conductive and non-conductive double-side adhesives were examined, and ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Zeichner A,Eldar B

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：:On September 10, 2003, Anna Lindh, the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, was assassinated. The offender, a 24-year-old man, was a socially isolated, culturally and familially dislocated, yet academically quite competent young man who became enthralled with the habitual criminality of some of his relatives and thei...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Unsgaard E,Meloy JR

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both clinicians and forensic practitioners should distinguish parental alienation (rejection of a parent without legitimate justification) from other reasons for contact refusal. Alienated children-who were not abused-often engage in splitting and lack ambivalence with respect to the rejected parent; children who were...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bernet W,Gregory N,Reay KM,Rohner RP

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research examined differences in decomposition rate and manner of domestic pig subjects (Sus scrofa) in never frozen (control) and previously frozen (experimental) research conditions. Eight control and experimental subjects were placed in an identical outdoor research environment. Daily quantitative and qualitat...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Roberts LG,Dabbs GR

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Any person with a tattoo known to their family or friends could potentially be identified from the presence of such personal identifying markers. Problems in identification utilizing tattoos may arise when these markers are removed or defaced in some way. This paper uses infrared wavelengths at 760, 850, and 950 nm to...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Clarkson H,Birch W

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitragyna speciosa (MS), a plant commonly known as kratom, is a widely used "legal high" opiate alternative for pain relief. DNA extracted from MS and 26 additional plant species was amplified by PCR using primers targeting the strictosidine beta-D-glucosidase (SGD) and secologanin synthase 2 (SLS2) genes and detected...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Cowan AF,Elkins KM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the identification of acetone (0.45 mg/mL) and isopropanol (0.17 mg/mL) but without the presence of ethanol in a blood sample from a man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol. A preliminary breath screening test with an electrochemical instrument (Alcolmeter S-L2) was positive and an evidential...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Jones AW,Andersson L

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drowning as a method of suicide is known to occur, but has primarily been described in environments with readily available access to water, such as coastal regions. In this study, we describe and analyze a series of suicidal drownings occurring in a noncoastal area of Texas. Between 1977 and 1996, 52 cases of suicidal...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Wirthwein DP,Barnard JJ,Prahlow JA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive research has attempted to elucidate the role of fantasy in sexual offending. In this paper, the authors summarize the main results of the literature, especially the contents, themes, dynamics, etiopathogenesis, and potential functions of fantasy in sexual offending. Further, the authors analyze the case of a...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Carabellese F,Maniglio R,Greco O,Catanesi R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At a recent bushland gravesite that contained a deceased male, a clod of soil displaying a striated toolmark was collected during the excavation of the grave. This clod was preserved, and the mark was cast using Mikrosil™. Shovels and a mattock, which had been discarded by the suspects, were subsequently found at anot...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Clark MD

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant based products laced with synthetic cannabinoids have become popular substances of abuse over the last decade. Quantitative analysis for synthetic cannabinoid content in the laced materials is necessary for health hazard assessments addressing overall exposure and toxicity when the products are smoked. A validat...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Ciolino LA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In today's society, human cannibalism is extremely rare and represents an unthinkable act of violence. Scientific literature on the topic is sparse due to significant methodological problems, such as collecting enough data and generating unbiased analyses. The purpose of this article is to illustrate some psychodynami...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Raymond S,Léger AS,Gasman I

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several nondestructive and semidestructive analyses were used to discriminate colorless transparent polyethylene bags. Transparent plastic bags made from low-density and linear low-density polyethylene usually contain antiblocking agents to prevent sticking of the film, which makes it difficult to open the mouths of p...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hashimoto T,Mizuhata M

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attenuated total reflection (ATR) is a convenient mode for single fiber analysis by infrared microspectroscopy, particularly when transmission spectra are difficult to obtain or when surface preferenced sampling is desirable. Textile finishes such as spin finishes, anti-static finishes, and permanent press finishes ar...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Cho L,Reffner JA,Gatewood BM,Wetzel DL

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stepwise multiple discriminant function analysis is used to establish classification functions for sex assessment of North American white femora. The functions correctly assign sex for 82% of a sample consisting of 85 femora of verified age, sex, and race, and for a similarly verified test sample of 30. The objectives...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Taylor JV,DiBennardo R

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method to use ionizing radiation to inactivate HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) in human body fluids was studied in an effort to reduce the risk of accidental infection to forensic science laboratory workers. Experiments conducted indicate that an X-ray absorbed dose of 25 krad was required to completely inactivat...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bigbee PD,Sarin PS,Humphreys JC,Eubanks WG,Sun D,Hocken DG,Thornton A,Adams DE,Simic MG

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On request of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the Danish-Swedish forensic teams worked in Kosovo during the summer and the fall of 1999. The teams worked mainly as "mobile teams" at sites with few graves. Only two larger sites were examined. Most of the bodies were buried separate...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Sprogøe-Jakobsen S,Eriksson A,Hougen HP,Knudsen PJ,Leth P,Lynnerup N

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-energy synchrotron radiation x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (SR-XRF) utilizing 116 keV x-rays was used to characterize titanium dioxide pigments (rutile) and automotive white paint fragments for forensic examination. The technique allowed analysis of K lines of 9 trace elements in 18 titanium dioxide pigments (r...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Nishiwaki Y,Watanabe S,Shimoda O,Saito Y,Nakanishi T,Terada Y,Ninomiya T,Nakai I

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:A case is presented where phentermine, a sympathomimetic amine used as an anorectic drug, is believed to have significantly contributed to the death of an individual in whom other drugs were also found. Blood, urine, and tissue concentrations of phentermine are reported and compared to other cases in the literature. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Levine B,Caplan YH,Dixon AM

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper presents a case of an atypical iatrogenic complication after tracheotomy analyzed on the basis of the case dossier materials submitted to the authors by the court of justice to prepare a forensic medical opinion concerning the correctness of the medical procedure. A 37-year-old woman was brought by the ambul...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Smędra A,Meissner E,Barzdo M,Grabowski P,Kartasiński M,Krajewski W,Berent J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scientific community and the judicial system are different components of society with different structures and functions. Nevertheless, science can contribute relevant and useful information to judicial deliberations if the inherent limitations of that information are understood. These limitations stem from the wa...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bird SJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The estimation of the postmortem interval (PMI) is still one of the most challenging issues in forensic investigations, especially in cases in which advanced transformative phenomena have taken place. The dating of skeletal remains is even more difficult and sometimes only a rough determination of the PMI is possible....

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lancia M,Conforti F,Aleffi M,Caccianiga M,Bacci M,Rossi R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00