Facial tissue depths in children with cleft lip and palate.

abstract：:Sexual assault evidence samples require the use of a specific process known as a differential digestion to separate sperm from nonsperm cells prior to DNA extraction. An automated differential digestion process was developed using a selective degradation technique, which uses DNase I to digest the remaining nonsperm D...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Wong H,Mihalovich J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A blind quality control (QC) program was successfully developed and implemented in the Toxicology, Seized Drugs, Firearms, Latent Prints (Processing and Comparison), Forensic Biology, and Multimedia (Digital and Audio/Video) sections at the Houston Forensic Science Center (HFSC). The program was put into practice base...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hundl C,Neuman M,Rairden A,Rearden P,Stout P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study a proposal for the allele nomenclature of six polymorphic short tandem repeat (STR) loci (PEZ3, PEZ6, PEZ8, PEZ10, FHC2161, and FHC2328) for canine genotyping (Canis lupus familiaris) is presented. The nomenclature is based on the sequence data of the polymorphic region of the microsatellite markers as r...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hellmann AP,Rohleder U,Eichmann C,Pfeiffer I,Parson W,Schleenbecker U

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：:The quality and efficiency of a standard organic DNA isolation method and a silica-based method using the QIAGEN Blood Maxi Kit were compared to obtain human DNA and short tandem repeats (STRs) profiles from 39 exhumed bone samples for paternity testing. DNA samples were quantified by real-time PCR, and STR profiles w...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Rucinski C,Malaver AL,Yunis EJ,Yunis JJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The postmortem concentrations of citalopram in blood, bile, liver, and vitreous humour were investigated in 14 cases using a specially developed high performance liquid chromatography assay. Concentrations from drug and non-drug related deaths were categorized to determine a postmortem therapeutic and toxic range. The...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Anastos N,McIntyre IM,Lynch MJ,Drummer OH

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cases of acute fatal child abuse, certain injuries, including cutaneous blunt force trauma, skull fractures, subdural hematomas, intra-abdominal hemorrhage, and retinal hemorrhages are common and well described in the pediatric and forensic literature. These gross findings at autopsy, when taken into consideration ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Dye DW,Peretti FJ,Kokes CP

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-embedding behavior (SEB) is the repeated insertion of sharp objects, such as needles or pins, into the soft tissues of abdomen, limbs, and other body parts. In this study, two cases of SEB were reported and the scientific worldwide literature reviewed. Thirty-two cases of SEB were identified through systematic se...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Mannarino VS,Pereira DCS,Gurgel WS,Costa CBF,Valença AM,Fontenelle LF,Mendlowicz MV

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old male was admitted to hospital after 2 to 3 days of vomiting, nausea, and diarrhea following an apparent overdose of colchicine tables. During hospitalization his white blood cell count fell dramatically. At death, 33 h following initial hospitalization, pleural effusion with bilateral bronchopneumonia wa...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： McIntyre IM,Ruszkiewicz AR,Crump K,Drummer OH

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-impaired driving is a complex area of forensic toxicology due in part to limited data concerning the type of drugs involved and the concentrations detected. This study analyzed toxicological findings in drivers from fatal motor vehicle collisions (FMVCs) in Ontario, Canada, over a one-year period using a standard...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Woodall KL,Chow BL,Lauwers A,Cass D

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic information in forensic studies is largely limited to CODIS data and the ability to match samples and assign them to an individual. However, there are circumstances, in which a given DNA sample does not match anyone in the CODIS database, and no other information about the donor is available. In this study, we...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Valenzuela RK,Henderson MS,Walsh MH,Garrison NA,Kelch JT,Cohen-Barak O,Erickson DT,John Meaney F,Bruce Walsh J,Cheng KC,Ito S,Wakamatsu K,Frudakis T,Thomas M,Brilliant MH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper tests the Demirjian and international Demirjian dental aging methods for forensic use when ancestry and ethnicity are unknown. A radiographic sample of 187 boys and girls was collected from the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Detroit Mercy and aged using both methods. The total sample...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Burt NM,Sauer N,Fenton T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Domestic homicide is the most extreme form of domestic violence and one of the most common types of homicide. The objective was to examine differences between spontaneous domestic homicide and nondomestic homicide offenders regarding demographics, psychiatric history, crime characteristics, and neuropsychological stat...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hanlon RE,Brook M,Demery JA,Cunningham MD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PSA is currently being used to detect and monitor quantitatively the development of prostate cancer by serum levels of PSA and has also been found to be present in high concentrations in semen. Elegantly simple, sensitive, and reproducible methods have been developed for analysis of the presence of PSA, including the ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Simich JP,Morris SL,Klick RL,Rittenhouse-Diakun K

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deaths attributed to ingestion of Nicotiana glauca are extremely rare. We report here a case where a 43-year-old man was found dead after apparently drinking a water extract of Nicotiana glauca. The primary alkaloid in the plant is anabasine. Toxicological analysis by capillary gas chromatography showed the deceased h...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Sims DN,James R,Christensen T

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past two decades, prescription and illicit opioid use has led to changes in public health policy to address the increasing number of opioid-related deaths. The purpose of this study was to review cases from Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office between 2004 through 2015 where heroin was listed as a signif...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Love SA,Lelinski J,Kloss J,Middleton O,Apple FS

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The movement toward private sector involvement in our correctional services and programs is growing. Before our focus is turned completely to privatization of these services, it would be prudent to analyze the "policy impact of such change. It is evident that the diverse and incompatible policies guiding the governmen...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Johnson TA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, the authors discuss the problem of forensic authentication of digital audio recordings. Although forensic audio has been addressed in several articles, the existing approaches are focused on analog magnetic recordings, which are less prevalent because of the large amount of digital recorders available...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Faundez-Zanuy M,Lucena-Molina JJ,Hagmüller M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported in which radiographic comparison of a clavicle was used to establish the identification of a civilian missing from the Vietnam conflict. While the use of radiographic comparison of skeletal features is not a newly developed technique for personal identification purposes, this case outlines a unique ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Adams BJ,Maves RC

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this project was to investigate the trends of changes in the crystal morphology of cocaine in the presence of the common adulterants, caffeine and lidocaine HCl. By performing gold chloride microcrystal tests on samples of cocaine with adulterants at 10, 20, and 50% concentrations, trends in the chang...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Nelson HC,Gardner EA,Matteo D

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:Product tampering, as detailed by the Federal Anti-Tampering Act of 1983 (1), is a felony punishable by both fine and imprisonment. The rationale for product tampering ranges from pranks and attention seeking acts to extortion, terrorism, and homicide. One such case submitted for analysis involved four medical syringe...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Tomlinson JA,Crowe JB,Ranieri N,Kindig JP,Platek SF

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study reexamines the accuracy of the supero-inferior femoral neck diameter for the determination of sex using a modern sample of French individuals. In 1998, Seidemann et al. used this univariate method for sex determination with the Hamann-Todd collection. Stojanowski and Seidemann in 1999 tested previous...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Alunni-Perret V,Staccini P,Quatrehomme G

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of antimony, copper, tin, arsenic, silver, bismuth, and cadmium in lead alloys produced by two smelters and one ammunition manufacturer were determined using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. These element concentrations were used to measure the variations in composition of le...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Koons RD,Grant DM

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:Jet-propelled personal watercraft (PWC) or jet-skis have become increasingly popular. The means of propulsion of PWC, which is a jet of water forced out of small nozzle at the rear of the craft, combined with a high risk of falling off of the seat and into close proximity with the water jet stream, raise the potential...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Freeman MD,Everson TM,Kohles SS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Computer-Assisted Postmortem Identification (CAPMI) system was developed at the U.S. Army Institute of Dental Research to facilitate rapid identification of human remains. The increasing requirement for dental based identification of high-energy fatalities and decomposed remains has dovetailed with the development...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lorton L,Rethman M,Friedman R

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete or incomplete decapitation as a consequence of suicidal hanging is very rare, few cases having been reported in the worldwide literature. Posthanging decapitation is typically related to a drop of several meters. Three cases of complete decapitation and one case of incomplete decapitation by suicidal hanging ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hejna P,Bohnert M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A closed case file review of a nonrandom national sample of 975 homicides disclosed 11 cases (1.13%) of undoing, wherein offenders engaged in crime scene behavior that has been considered an attempt to symbolically reverse the murder. The frequency of the various methods of undoing involved the use of blankets to cove...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Russell M,Schlesinger LB,Leon M,Holdren S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in the technology employed for the manufacture of glass have resulted in a final glass product with little variability in terms of its physical and optical properties. For example, the refractive index of Australian float glass tends to lie between 1.5189 and 1.5194. It has therefore become necessary to compl...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Coumbaros J,Denman J,Kirkbride KP,Walker GS,Skinner W

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00