Differential diagnosis SIDS/non-SIDS on the basis of histological findings of petechial thymus hemorrhages.

abstract：:An improved capillary gas chromatographic method for the analysis of illicit diamorphine preparation is reported. The method was able to resolve the impurities and more frequent adulterants and contaminants present in street heroin preparations with a diamorphine detection limit of 0.2 ng in split-less mode. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Chiarotti M,Carnevale A,de Giovanni N

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes related to chronological age are seen in both hard and soft tissue. A number of methods for age estimation have been proposed which can be classified in four categories, namely, clinical, radiological, histological and chemical analysis. In forensic odontology, age estimation based on tooth development is univ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Khorate MM,Dinkar AD,Ahmed J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Around 27,000 people were killed in the province of Asturias during the Spanish Civil War, with several thousands killed after the war ended. There are currently over 2,000 known mass burial locations throughout Spain, but many more are unknown. Geophysics is a useful tool employed to help in the active attempts to do...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Rubio-Melendi D,Gonzalez-Quirós A,Roberts D,García García MDC,Caunedo Domínguez A,Pringle JK,Fernández-Álvarez JP

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two rates of carbon dioxide flow into the termination chamber were applied for the euthanasia of rats. The classical phases of asphyxia were observed in both groups of animals although their course was prolonged in rats exposed to the lower gas flow. The haemorrhages were assessed histologically in the following struc...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Hauser R,Jankowski Z,Gos T,Krzyzanowski M

更新日期：2001-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Obtaining a genetic profile from pieces of evidence collected at a crime scene is the primary objective of forensic laboratories. New procedures, methods, kits, software or equipment must be carefully evaluated and validated before its implementation. The constant development of new methodologies for DNA testing leads...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Martins C,Ferreira PM,Carvalho R,Costa SC,Farinha C,Azevedo L,Amorim A,Oliveira M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a study of 40 burnt bodies on which an autopsy was carried out at the Institut de Médecine Légale in Lyon (28 men/12 women, average age = 41 years, minimum age = 3 years, maximum age = 86 years). Criminal deaths (31%) represented the second cause of death after accidents (52%), and before suicide (16%). Crim...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Fanton L,Jdeed K,Tilhet-Coartet S,Malicier D

更新日期：2006-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:An increased number of police enquiries involving human remains buried with lime have demonstrated the need for more research into the effect of different types of lime on cadaver decomposition and its micro-environment. This study follows previous studies by the authors who have investigated the effects of lime on th...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Schotsmans EM,Fletcher JN,Denton J,Janaway RC,Wilson AS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We study the transient indirect effect of a rifle bullet on bone in the gelatin-bone composite target experimentally and computationally. The process of a 56 type 7.62-mm rifle bullet penetrating the composite target has been simulated using numerical method. The experiment provided the criteria for verifying the corr...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Zhang X,Xu C,Wen Y,Luo S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wischnewsky's spots in the mucosa of the stomach have been a well-known sign of death due to hypothermia for many years. Furthermore it is reported that those spots can rarely be found in the esophagus as well. We now report on a case concerning a 93-year-old woman who presented an ectopic stomach with erosions of the...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Preuss J,Thierauf A,Dettmeyer R,Madea B

更新日期：2007-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of deceased with unclear identity is a common problem in forensic science, whereby radiologic comparison can be applied as method for identification. As this comparison is mostly made on a visual basis, it is highly dependent on the examiner and often lacks standardized procedures and statistical suppor...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Weiss G,Wittig H,Scheurer E,Ruprecht R,Lenz C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility of detecting methamphetamine and its major metabolite, amphetamine, in postmortem tissues over a 2-year period was examined. It is important to determine if the abuse and toxic effects of drugs can be proved from evidence found in decayed, submerged, or stained tissue materials. The blood, urine, liver...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Nagata T,Kimura K,Hara K,Kudo K

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-based medicines, or large molecule medicines, are innovative products used to treat various diseases like hepatitis or cancer. This new generation of molecules are usually expensive, and thus represents an attractive target for the counterfeiters. Due to the complexity of their chemical structure, their analys...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Dégardin K,Desponds A,Roggo Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few cases of the sudden unintended acceleration have been reported over the last few years [1-11] and some of them seemed to be somewhat related to an electronic throttle control (ETC) system [11,12]. In this experimental study, efforts were made to reproduce the cases of sudden unintended acceleration possibly rela...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Park S,Choi Y,Choi W

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic material of alcoholics was compared with controls with regard to the height, weight, state of nutrition, stature, the ageing process and the presence of traumatic lesions. Surprisingly, it was found that alcoholic women were taller than controls. Alcoholics were significantly more often slightly undernourishe...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Thomsen JL,Albrektsen SB

更新日期：1995-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic cannabinoids are a group of new psychoactive compounds (NPS) that act as agonists at the cannabinoid receptor. First reported in 2008, they currently represent one of the largest groups of NPS that are monitored by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). Five samples (4 from the...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Bovens M,Bissig C,Staeheli SN,Poetzsch M,Pfeiffer B,Kraemer T

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid development of many open source and commercial image editing software makes the authenticity of the digital images questionable. Copy-move forgery is one of the most widely used tampering techniques to create desirable objects or conceal undesirable objects in a scene. Existing techniques reported in the lit...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Zhou H,Shen Y,Zhu X,Liu B,Fu Z,Fan N

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic pathologists are often involved in the identification of unknown bodies. It is imperative, therefore, that they become aware of a national computerized identification system (NCIC) administered by the FBI. There is also a state system in California which has resulted in the identification of 59 individuals. T...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Sperber N

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing interest in toxicological hair analysis as a marker of human exposure to xenobiotics such as illicit substances or therapeutic drugs, has been made feasible by the extension of mass spectrometry, a highly sensitive method of detection. A newborn exposed to drugs in utero can suffer from a varying degree...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Vinner E,Vignau J,Thibault D,Codaccioni X,Brassart C,Humbert L,Lhermitte M

更新日期：2003-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of europium luminescence to the visualisation of cyanoacrylate developed fingerprints is reported. Extremely fluorescent europium chelates are produced by the reaction of Eu3+ ions with aryl-beta-diketones. Excitation of the organic ligand occurs at 350 nm for europium tris(thenoyltrifluoroacetone) (TE...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Wilkinson DA,Watkin JE

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myxoid heart disease (MHD), more commonly known as mitral valve prolapse, is a very common cardiac abnormality affecting 5-10% of the general population. This article reviews the history, symptoms, physical findings, pathology, associated conditions and complications of this entity. Special emphasis is given to sudden...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Scheurman EH

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have analyzed 80 skeletons (40 males and 40 females) from the collection at the Institute of Legal Medicine of the University of Bari belonging to a known contemporary Southern Italian population; time of death was around 1970 and ages ranged from 25 to 80 years. Seven measurements taken on 80 intact, unde...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Introna F Jr,Di Vella G,Campobasso CP

更新日期：1998-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The variety of instruments used for crime of violence is wide. Besides the manufactured legal weapons, there are comparable numbers of purchased instruments, which are used as lethal weapons and significant numbers of comprising home-made ones. The instruments used during the commission of a crime shows similarity thr...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Uner HB,Gökdogan MR,Cakan H

更新日期：2003-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Stature estimation is a standard procedure in the fields of forensic and biological anthropology, bio-archaeology and paleoanthropology, in order to gain biological insights into the individuals/populations studied. The most accurate stature estimation method is based on anatomical reconstruction (i.e., the Fully meth...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Pablos A,Gómez-Olivencia A,García-Pérez A,Martínez I,Lorenzo C,Arsuaga JL

更新日期：2013-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:When someone breaks glass a number of tiny fragments may be transferred to that person. If the glass is broken in the commission of a crime then these fragments may be used as evidence. A Bayesian interpretation of this evidence relies on, among other things, the forensic scientist's ability to assess the likelihood t...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Curran JM,Triggs CM,Buckleton J,Coulson S

更新日期：1998-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The alarming increase of drug mortality rates in Germany was followed by research projects to enlighten the causes of this increase. The results of the Bremen, Hamburg and Berlin studies 1991-92, led to the conclusion that specific risk constellations have to be considered in the process of improving the drug counsell...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Zenker HJ,Zenker C,Lang P

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Debrisoquine hydroxylase (CYP2D6) is involved in the metabolism of many toxicologically important drugs. The gene encoding for this enzyme displays a polymorphic distribution in all populations examined. We report a study on 46 cases, where analyses of the CYP2D6 gene were conducted on postmortem femoral blood in orde...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Druid H,Holmgren P,Carlsson B,Ahlner J

更新日期：1999-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The 4977-bp deletion in human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is known to accumulate in various tissues with age. Since this deletion in mtDNA correlates closest with age in muscle tissue, iliopsoas muscle tissue was taken at autopsy from 50 persons aged 24-97 years to determine whether age at death can be estimated based o...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Meissner C,von Wurmb N,Schimansky B,Oehmichen M

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a triplex PCR method for D3S1359, HumTH01 and HumTPO tetranucleotide loci and a duplex PCR method for HumFES/FPS and HumvWA31A tetranucleotide loci using high resolution polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and silver staining. The methods were evaluated for paternity testing and individual identificat...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Rostedt I,Lalu K,Lukka M,Sajantila A

更新日期：1996-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Likelihood ratios are increasingly being adopted to convey expert evaluative opinions to courts. In the absence of appropriate databases, many of these likelihood ratios will include verbal rather than numerical estimates of the support offered by the analysis. However evidence suggests that verbal formulations of unc...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Martire KA,Kemp RI,Sayle M,Newell BR

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of heating on hemoglobin (Hb) and carbon monoxide (CO) levels in human blood were investigated by in vitro experiments. Head-space gas chromatography (HS-GC) using a molecular sieve 5A stationary phase and thermal conductivity detection was adopted for the measurement of CO gas, and spectrophotometric meth...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Seto Y,Kataoka M,Tsuge K

更新日期：2001-09-15 00:00:00