Practical Considerations in Trace Element Analysis of Bone by Portable X-ray Fluorescence.

abstract：:The objectives of our study were to investigate the dose-response relationship of the TASER X26 discharge duration in an anesthetized swine model. Fourteen swines were anesthetized and then exposed to TASER X26 discharge for 5 sec (n = 5) or for 10 sec (n = 6). The sham control group (n = 3) was anesthetized and studi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Park EJ,Choi SC,Ahn JH,Min YG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Combitube is a ventilatory device consisting of a twin lumen tube with proximal and distal inflatable cuffs. The major benefit of the Combitube is that its design and function allow for ventilation through non-laryngoscope-assisted insertion into either the trachea, or esophagus. As with any invasive procedure, in...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Stoppacher R,Teggatz JR,Jentzen JM

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continual reports of illicit trafficking incidents involving radioactive materials have prompted authorities to consider the likelihood of forensic evidence being exposed to radiation. In this study, we investigated the ability to recover latent fingermark evidence from a variety of substrates that were exposed to ion...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Colella M,Parkinson A,Evans T,Lennard C,Roux C

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No follow-up studies exist on how minors who commit sexual homicides adjust once released back into the community. This is an important question given the extreme nature of their crimes, lack of recidivism data, and the expectation that one-half of them will be freed from prison by mid-life. Likewise, no studies exist...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Myers WC,Eggleston CF,Smoak P

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported herein is the suicidal asphyxiation of a young man due to exhaustion of oxygen in the interior of a sealed automobile into which the exhaust emissions were diverted. His blood carboxyhemaglobin concentration was less than 5% saturation. The car was equipped with a catalytic converter and when tested, the exha...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： deRoux SJ

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work compares epidemiological and sociological data on persons having committed suicide in 2002 and in 2012 through a retrospective study of every suicide case having led to an autopsy at the Institute for Forensic Medicine of Lyon in 2002 and in 2012. The study included sociodemographic data, medical data, and t...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Franchi A,Bagur J,Lemoine P,Maucort-Boulch D,Malicier D,Maujean G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the quest for a simple, reliable technique to estimate the sex of human remains several novel metric skeletal indices have been reported. Only a few have been examined for utility in populations different from those in which they were developed. In this study, the mastoid process was evaluated for sex determination...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Jaja BN,Ajua CO,Didia BC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While victims of racially motivated violence may be identified through observation of morphological features, those targeted because of their ethnic, religious, or national identity are not easily recognized. This study examines how perpetrators of genocide recognize their victims. Court documents, including indictmen...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Komar DA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of length polymorphism at short tandem repeat (STR) loci utilizing the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) process has proven to be an ideal assay for human identification purposes. The short length of STR loci coupled with the amplification of target sequence through PCR allows for a robust, sensitive, and speci...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Collins PJ,Hennessy LK,Leibelt CS,Roby RK,Reeder DJ,Foxall PA

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stability of five commonly prescribed barbiturates and thiopental in blood and liver at room temperature and at 4 degrees C was studied. Gas chromatography was used for oxybarbiturate analysis while liquid chromatography was used to quantitate thiopental. In blood and liver, greater than 75% of the drugs were dete...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Levine BS,Blanke RV,Valentour JC

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fortuitous recovery of material trapped within the cavity of a hollow-point bullet at autopsy was demonstrated to be of evidentiary value. Analysis of this material, as well as that from hollow-point bullets from test-firings, showed that the contents, especially if in multiple layers, could be correlated with the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Smith OC,Harruff RC

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate postmortem interval (PMI), spontaneous cleavage of the third component of complement (C3) was studied in aged blood and cadaveric blood by crossed immunoelectrophoresis. Using the kinetics of C3 cleavage in vitro described as dC/dt = -kC, where C is the concentration of native C3 at time t and k is a first...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Kominato Y,Kumada K,Yamazaki K,Misawa S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic science laboratories perform analyses on a variety of materials using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Instruments from different vendors may be used, requiring analysts to be proficient in the use of multiple proprietary software packages for collecting and processing data. There is no standardi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： McGee E,MacDonald S,McGibbon GA,Moser A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collection of DNA for genetic profiling is a powerful means for the identification of individuals responsible for crimes and terrorist acts. Biologic hazards, such as bacteria, endospores, toxins, and viruses, could contaminate sites of terrorist activities and thus could be present in samples collected for profiling....

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Timbers J,Wilkinson D,Hause CC,Smith ML,Zaidi MA,Laframboise D,Wright KE

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ammunition having mercury fulminate-based primers are commonly manufactured by Eastern Bloc countries and used extensively in the Middle East. Gunshot residue (GSR) particles formed by firing these types of ammunition were examined. It was observed that much lower percentage of mercury-containing GSR particles were fo...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Zeichner A,Levin N,Dvorachek M

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low explosives such as smokeless powder, black powder, and black powder substitutes have been used in illicit pipe bombings throughout the United States. Some of the newer black powder substitutes are formulated with ascorbic acid, which gradually decomposes as the powder ages, making it difficult if not impossible fo...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Goodpaster JV,Keto RO

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine the effect of gender, body mass index, and time on the width of friction ridge impressions in fingerprints and the content of sweat and sebum forming the print. The research showed that the friction ridge impressions of women are significantly wider than those of men, and this ten...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Czech A,Szabelak A,Sowiński A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two groups of offenders, one charged with sex crimes as well as with crimes of larceny, and the other charged with sex crimes only, are compared with respect to their demographic characteristics and their intelligence and diagnostic classification as determined via psychological testing. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bonheur HH

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current practice in securing the contact traces of chemical substances taken from clothes belonging to a person suspected of manual handling explosives is focused on pockets and cuffs. The outerwear worn by people who had contact with fluorescent powders that simulate explosives and drugs was the subject of this s...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Pawłowski W,Matyjasek Ł,Karpińska M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mixed DNA profiles are being encountered more frequently as laboratories analyze increasing amounts of touch evidence. If it is determined that an individual could be a possible contributor to the mixture, it is necessary to perform a statistical analysis to allow an assignment of weight to the evidence. Currently, th...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bille T,Bright JA,Buckleton J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous monitoring of existing methods of skeletal diagnosis allows improving the reliability of personal identification in forensic and archaeological contexts. This study reports on a blind test re-evaluating the sexing technique proposed by Rogers (8) involving the distal humerus. A total of 351 humeri (184 male...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Falys CG,Schutkowski H,Weston DA

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：:For the past 10 years, medical imaging techniques have been increasingly applied to forensic investigations. To obtain histological and toxicological information, tissue and liquid samples are required. In this article, we describe the development of a low-cost, secure, and reliable approach for a telematic add-on for...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Ebert LC,Ptacek W,Fürst M,Ross S,Thali MJ,Hatch G

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The beginning of latent fingerprint development on porous surface was first achieved by silver nitrate (AgNO3 ) method. But the significantly increasing cost has caused forensic experts to look for an alternative means. Silver nitrate (AgNO3 ) is the main component in the synthesis of metal nanoparticles, namely silve...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Prasad V,Prasad L,Lukose S,Agarwal P

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of forensic age estimation in living subjects has grown over the last few years. In dental age estimation, tooth eruption is a parameter of developmental morphology that can be analyzed by either clinical examination or by evaluation of dental X-rays. In the present study, we determined the stage of wis...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Olze A,van Niekerk P,Schulz R,Schmeling A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When insect evidence is obtained during autopsy, forensic entomologists make decisions regarding the effects of low-temperature (-1 degrees C to 4 degrees C) storage of the body and associated insects when estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI). To determine the effects of storage in a morgue cooler on the temperat...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Huntington TE,Higley LG,Baxendale FP

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The body of an unidentified elderly woman was found trapped in a floodgate. Prior to autopsy, full-body multislice computed tomography (MSCT) was performed for study of bone lesions and cause of death. Age was estimated by analysis of the sternal end of the fourth rib and of the pubic symphyseal medial articular surfa...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Dedouit F,Telmon N,Guilbeau-Frugier C,Gainza D,Otal P,Joffre F,Rougé D

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes an epidemic of uncommon psychiatric symptoms among nine criminal defendants charged under California's new "Three Strikes and You're Out" law. The defendants were facing a minimum sentence of 25 years to life in prison. The defendants exhibited the following uncommon psychiatric symptoms: copropha...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Jaffe ME,Sharma KK

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored the quality distribution of ninhydrin-developed prints on A4 bond paper in two groups of individuals, in Israel and in India. While the quality distributions of the developed marks in both countries had some dissimilarities, both groups showed the expected bell-shape distribution, with the majority of the ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Almog J,Sheratzki H,Elad-Levin M,Sagiv AE,Singh GD,Jasuja OP

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this case report, a very obese young woman who claimed to be 17 gestational weeks into pregnancy, sought an elective abortion. Upon dilation and curettage, the doctor assessed the fetal remains to be nearly 26 gestational weeks. After contacting local authorities, who turned the case over to the Office of the Medic...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Huxley AK,Sibley MA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00