Validation of real-time PCR assays for bioforensic detection of model plant pathogens.

abstract：:The volume of bloodstains found on crime scenes may help forensic investigators reconstruct the location and kinematics of bloodletting events, as stain size, volume, and impact velocity are related. Optical coherence tomography was used as a method to determine the volume and volume ratio of dried and fresh bloodstai...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Laan N,Bremmer RH,Aalders MC,de Bruin KG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paleontology and facies analysis proved to be useful tools in activities of intelligence and investigation on some criminal cases, as well as in in-court activities, thus defining the "forensic paleontology" area of study. The definition was given by analyzing its possible specific applications and excluding some marg...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Sacchi E,Nicosia U

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested a new approach to the stature prediction that could be used in the identification process of human skeletal remains of unknown identity. The stature of 19 female and 21 male adult cadavers was measured within 24 h after death and considered to be equal to the living stature. The antero-posterior radiographs ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Petrovecki V,Mayer D,Slaus M,Strinović D,Skavić J

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：:This study examined the effects of heat on the amplification of DNA from the dental pulp of Sus scrofa molars and investigated the protection afforded to the pulp tissue by the dental enamel, alveolar process, and soft tissue of the head. Segments of defleshed maxilla and mandible encasing the first molar (n = 60) wer...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Rees KA,Cox MJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potassium chloride intravenous injection is used in suicide attempts and lethal procedures for state-sanctioned punishment. Owing to its relatively high concentrations in hemolyzed blood (25-80 mM) compared to serum (about 4 mM), it is difficult to conclude potassium poisoning by postmortem analysis of biologic sample...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bertol E,Politi L,Mari F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A screening assay has been developed to provide preliminary individualization of crime scene samples thus eliminating expensive, time-consuming short tandem repeat (STR) profiling of nonprobative samples. High resolution melting performed in a real-time PCR instrument is used to detect the slight melting differences b...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Nicklas JA,Noreault-Conti T,Buel E

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The above article, published online on January 27, 2020, in Wiley Online Library, has been withdrawn by agreement between the authors, the JFS Editor in Chief (Dr. Michael Peat), and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The withdrawal has been agreed by all parties given the ongoing confidential legal proceeding concerning the deat...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors：

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：:A 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) method for the determination of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and gamma-hydroxybutyrolactone (GBL) in human serum and urine using spiked samples has been developed. The method gives linear responses (correlation coefficients of 0.99 or greater) over the concentration range 0....

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Del Signore AG,McGregor M,Cho BP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six multiplex PCR systems using single-base extension reactions to analyze 46 mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-coding region single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that define 42 haplogroups, that is, 24 major mtDNA haplogroups and 18 subclades, were devised. To improve the usefulness of the established systems for the analy...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Nunotani M,Sato N,Kamei S,Shiozaki T,Hayashi T,Asamura H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol concentrations were measured in femoral venous blood in deaths attributed to acute alcohol poisoning (N = 693) or chronic alcoholism (N = 825), according to the forensic pathology report. Among acute alcohol poisonings were 529 men (76%) with mean age 53 years and 164 women (24%) with mean age 53 years. In the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Jones AW,Holmgren P

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suspects in shooting investigations in Chicago are routinely transported in department vehicles and detained in department facilities prior to gunshot residue (GSR) evidence collection. The GSR test results are used to associate the suspect with primary exposure to GSR. The potential for these vehicles and facilities ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Berk RE,Rochowicz SA,Wong M,Kopina MA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type IV is an illness that often leads to premature death due to arterial rupture or dissection and is characterized by very fragile connective tissue. This report documents the death of a 30-year-old man with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type IV from myocardial rupture and cardiac tamponade following...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Gilchrist ER,Duflou JA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A procedure for the multisystem analysis of bloodstains using the simultaneous separation of the enzymes glyoxalase I, esterase D, and phosphoglucomutase has been developed. The amount of bloodstain required has therefore been reduced threefold without any loss in resolution and sensitivity. Bloodstains at least seven...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Wraxall BG,Stolorow MD

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celebratory gunfire injuries from "falling bullets" occur when guns are fired into the air during celebrations without realizing that this can cause serious injuries or even fatalities. Fatal celebratory gunfire injury is an uncommonly reported event in the continental United States. Our electronic database was querie...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Rapkiewicz AV,Shuman MJ,Hutchins KD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary objective of this paper is to report on the successful implementation of forensic facial approximation in a real case in the forensic context. A three-dimensional (3D) facial approximation protocol of the skull was performed with free software, applying techniques in a virtual environment that have already...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Baldasso RP,Moraes C,Gallardo E,Stumvoll MB,Crespo KC,Strapasson RAP,de Oliveira RN

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present three cases of fatal dog maulings of infants placed in mobile infant swings, a phenomenon not previously described in the literature. In each case, the victim was left in a mobile swing, unsupervised by an adult, and the attacking dog was a family pet. Case 1 involved an 18-day-old male infant attacked by a...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Chu AY,Ripple MG,Allan CH,Thogmartin JR,Fowler DR

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile age estimation methods used in forensic anthropology generally lack methodological consistency and/or statistical validity. Considering this, a standard approach using nonparametric Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS) models were tested to predict age from iliac biometric variables of male and fem...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Corron L,Marchal F,Condemi S,Chaumoître K,Adalian P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genipin, a hydrolytic product of geniposide extracted from gardenia fruit, was thoroughly studied as a potential fingerprint reagent, and optimal conditions for fingerprint development have been determined. Latent fingerprints on paper items that have been treated with a non-ink running formulation containing 0.17% of...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Levinton-Shamuilov G,Cohen Y,Azoury M,Chaikovsky A,Almog J

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crossbow is an uncommon source of fatal injury. In Los Angeles County, two crossbow homicides have occurred in the past 20 years. Following the second case, a crossbow was test-fired into a fresh pork thigh, resulting in distinctive wounds. Experimental studies also showed that the vanes of the bolt (arrow) may be...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Rogers C,Dowell S,Choi JH,Sathyavagiswaran L

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An improved method of grouping hair, based on the alleles of PGM observed by isoelectric focusing, has been described. The increased discriminating power of this system (0.77) compared to that obtained by the starch gel technique (0.55) provides a new and more sensitive means of typing hair. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Burgess RM,Sutton JG,Whitehead PH

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the nondestructive differentiation of individual white polyester clothing fibers was accomplished via synchrotron radiation microbeam X-ray fluorescence (SR-μ-XRF) analysis. SR-μ-XRF with vertical focusing is a useful nondestructive method for the analysis of a single polyester clothing fiber. Kirkpatri...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Nishiwaki Y,Honda S,Yamato T,Kondo R,Kaneda A,Hayakawa S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of the Forensic Ear Identification (FearID) research project, which aims to obtain estimators for the strength of evidence of earmarks found on crime scenes, a large database of earprints (over 1200 donors) has been collected. Starting from a knowledge-based approach where experts add anatomical annotations of...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Alberink IB,Ruifrok AC,Kieckhoefer H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a recent homicide investigation, high velocity backspatter was observed on the sleeve cuff of the accused. These minute droplets were discovered only after microscopic examination and were limited in number. A study was initiated to determine if these were truly backspatter droplets or transferred blood produced fr...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Pex JO,Vaughan CH

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timing of oviposition on a corpse is a key factor in entomologically based minimum postmortem interval (mPMI) calculations. However, there is considerable variation in nocturnal oviposition behavior of blow flies reported in the research literature. This study investigated nocturnal oviposition in central England for ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Barnes KM,Grace KA,Bulling MT

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a marker of degeneration within the skeleton, frequently associated with age. This study quantifies the correlation between OA and age-at-death and investigates the utility of shoulder OA as a forensic age indicator using a modern North American sample of 206 individuals. Lipping, surface porosi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Brennaman AL,Love KR,Bethard JD,Pokines JT

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have addressed sex estimation from the hands and feet with varying results. These studies have utilized multiple measurements to determine sex from the hands and feet, including measures of robusticity (e.g., base width and midshaft diameter). However, robusticity measurements are affected by activity...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Case DT,Ross AH

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification, analysis, and occurrence in U.S. automobile original finishes (1974-1989) of Nickel Titanate (yellow) and Chrome Titanate (yellow-orange) are described in this report. The titanate pigments are based on the rutile (titanium dioxide) structure and there are only minor differences between the infrare...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Suzuki EM,McDermot MX

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study examined population demographics associated with motor vehicle collision (MVC) fatalities over a 5-year period in the Hamilton-Wentworth Niagara region. Variables were drawn from the five factors proposed by Fierro (1) for investigating deaths caused by transportation: human, chemical, environ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lemieux CE,Fernandes JR,Rao C

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00