Forensic science needs both the 'hedgehog' and the 'fox'.

abstract：:Albumin concentration in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma was determined in 44 cadavers divided into three groups on the basis of death agony duration. The same was determined in a control group of 42 patients with no demonstrable neurological disease. Following Schuller's method, the evaluation of the blood CSF b...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Mangin P,Lugnier AA,Chaumont AJ,Offner M,Grucker M

更新日期：1983-08-01 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：:The alleles present at the HLA DQ alpha locus may be typed by either allele specific oligonucleotide (ASO) probing or by restriction mapping, referred to here as amplification restriction fragment polymorphism (ARFP) analysis. ASO typing relies upon hybridization principles, whereas ARFP typing relies upon restriction...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Harrington CS,Dunaiski V,Williams KE,Fowler C

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Y-chromosomal variation at five biallelic markers (Tat, YAP, 12f2, SRY(10831) and 92R7) and nine multiallelic short tandem repeat (STR) loci (DYS19, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385I/II and DYS388) in a Norwegian population sample are presented. The material consists of 1766 unrelated males of...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Dupuy BM,Stenersen M,Lu TT,Olaisen B

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characterization and assessment of inks on sensitive documents for absolute/relative age determination is the challenging forensic problem in spite of practical difficulties. Tagging of ballpoint pen ink with suitable taggant(s) is a unique method to come out with definitive inferences on the detection of forgery in d...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Maind SD,Kumar SA,Chattopadhyay N,Gandhi Ch,Sudersanan M

更新日期：2006-05-25 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：:Injury scales have two main applications on homicide investigations, namely, to evaluate the severity of the victims' injuries and to identify the profiles of the offenders. However, few studies have examined the quality of the various injury scales in serving the two purposes. In this study, homicides from Shanghai a...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Li F,Liu S,Lu X,Ou Y,Yip PSF

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rabbits, intracerebrally applied erythrocytes can move with the cerebrospinal fluid along connecting pathways between the subarachnoid space and the cervical lymph nodes. This study compares the time dependency for the degradation of intracerebrally injected erythrocytes in the brain as well as in the cervical lymp...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Oehmichen M,Wiethölter H,Grüninger H,Gencic M

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On Sunday 28 April 1996 a lone gunman killed and injured many people at the historic penal settlement ruins at Port Arthur in South Eastern Tasmania, Australia. Thirty-two victims were shot dead and 19 were injured in a short time inside a cafe and along the roadway leading to the site entrance. The gunman then took o...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Taylor PT,Wilson ME,Lyons TJ

更新日期：2002-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The mathematical modeling of the microbial ethanol production under strict anaerobic experimental conditions for some bacterial species has been proposed by our research group as the first approximation to the quantification of the microbial ethanol production in cases where other alcohols were produced simultaneously...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Boumba VA,Kourkoumelis N,Gousia P,Economou V,Papadopoulou C,Vougiouklakis T

更新日期：2013-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmortem biochemical indices may provide a useful adjunct to morphological studies in the identification of antemortem brain insult. We studied 34 routine medico-legal cases categorising them into one of four diagnostic groups. There were 11 cases of head trauma, 7 of 'hypoxia' (3 hangings and 4 carbon monoxide or d...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Osuna E,Perez-Carceles MD,Luna A,Pounder DJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many document examiners recognize the importance of an individuals 'state of mind' and its effect on handwriting but historically have steered clear of working closely with psychiatrists, linguists, or psychologists in understanding the interaction of nervous impulses and motor responses on the final handwritten produ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Cain S

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article is devoted to the comparative analysis of effectiveness of the most widely used methods for medico-legal examination of the hyoid bone and laryngeal cartilages, i.e. palpation, radiography and complete preparation. A consecutive study of 137 cases of hanging (including 20 cases of roentgenological analysis...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Khokhlov VD

更新日期：1997-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers in the field of hair analysis have known for at least two decades that test results for many chemical compounds remain positive for a considerable period of time after subjects have reported cessation of use. These findings were generally based on small sample populations or individual case studies. Within...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Suwannachom N,Thananchai T,Junkuy A,O'Brien TE,Sribanditmongkol P

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allele frequencies have been calculated in 13 STR loci in a Roma (Gypsy) population sample from Greece. The data can be used in forensic cases. The comparison of the allele frequencies between the Roma and the Greeks showed significant differences for the majority of the loci. Furthermore comparison to another Romany ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Deligiannidis P,Triantaphyllidis C,Psaroulis D,Kouvatsi A

更新日期：2006-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Phentermine capsules labelled Ionamin were suspected of being counterfeit. Examination of the contents revealed no phentermine, but caffeine and phenylpropanolamine. The usual microcrystalline and spectrodensitometry was used to confirm results of spectrophotometric identity tests. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Hadzija BW,Mattocks AM

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The retrospective investigation of the exposure to toxic substances by general unknown screening of hair is still a difficult task because of the large number of possible poisons, the low sample amount and the difficult sample matrix. In this study the use of liquid chromatography-hybrid quadrupole time-of-flight mass...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Broecker S,Herre S,Pragst F

更新日期：2012-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The FearID research project is aimed at the individualisation of earprints for the purpose of forensic research. The study presented here was carried out within the framework of this project. It intends to combine a review of what is known from literature on the classification and individualisation of earprints with r...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Meijerman L,Sholl S,De Conti F,Giacon M,van der Lugt C,Drusini A,Vanezis P,Maat G

更新日期：2004-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two non fatal cases of intoxication with carbofuran (CBF) documented by hair analysis. Carbofuran and 3-hydroxycarbofuran (OHCBF, its main metabolite) hair concentrations were determined using a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method. The obtained results were surprising if we consider severa...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Dulaurent S,Gaulier JM,Zouaoui K,Moesch C,François B,Lachâtre G

更新日期：2011-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Early in 2009, a state policing agency raided a clandestine drug laboratory in a suburb of a major city in Australia. During the search of the laboratory, a small glass jar labelled "Gamma Source" and containing a green powder was discovered. The powder was radioactive. This paper documents the detailed nuclear forens...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Keegan E,Kristo MJ,Colella M,Robel M,Williams R,Lindvall R,Eppich G,Roberts S,Borg L,Gaffney A,Plaue J,Wong H,Davis J,Loi E,Reinhard M,Hutcheon I

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 71-year-old man was found dead in a car into which exhaust fumes had been introduced. His wife who was in the same car recovered consciousness following hospitalization. She claimed that they had both attempted suicide by taking a large number of sleeping pills. Autopsy revealed no significant external injuries or m...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Kudo K,Imamura T,Jitsufuchi N,Zhang XX,Tokunaga H,Nagata T

更新日期：1997-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Pubic hair is often analyzed as an alternative to scalp hair to prove previous drug use. However, urine is a potential source of external contamination. In the present study, the concentrations of methamphetamine (MA) and amphetamine (AP) in both scalp and pubic hair from illegal MA users were compared. Furthermore, i...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Lee S,Han E,In S,Choi H,Chung H,Chung KH

更新日期：2011-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxylamine is an antihistamine of the ethanolamine class. It is used primarily as a sleep-inducing agent. Only a few reports can be found in the literature about lethal intoxications with doxylamine, but many with combined intoxications. Doxylamine is, aside from diphenhydramine, the only chemically defined active ing...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Bockholdt B,Klug E,Schneider V

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cases where fire debris contains soil, microorganisms can rapidly and irreversibly alter the chemical composition of any ignitable liquid residue that may be present. In this study, differences in microbial degradation due to the season in which the sample is collected was examined. Soil samples were collected from...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Turner DA,Pichtel J,Rodenas Y,McKillip J,Goodpaster JV

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory investigations were conducted to evaluate the effect of ultraviolet radiation components and solar radiation exposure as a function of time on the degradation of whole human blood DNA from the standpoint of forensic analysis. Ten μL of whole human male blood samples were exposed to UV-A, UV-B, UV-C, and sol...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Rahi GS,Adams JL,Yuan J,Devone DJ,Lodhi KM

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have tested some widely used and practical fingermark enhancement techniques such as powdering (regular powder dusting and magnetic powder application), cyanoacrylate fuming, fluorescent dying (basic yellow 40), gun blueing solutions and acidified hydrogen peroxide solutions. The results were evaluated and compared...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Girelli CM,Lobo BJ,Cunha AG,Freitas JC,Emmerich FG

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken for the purpose of analysing under the aspect of legal medicine, fatal accidents due to train surfing in the local transport system of Berlin (S-Bahn and underground). The period of investigation was from 1989 through 1995, with 41 train surfing accidents, among them 18 with fatal outcome. Ev...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Strauch H,Wirth I,Geserick G

更新日期：1998-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The smuggling of illicit drugs by means of body packing has become a common problem at European airports. Europe is considered to be the fastest growing market for cocaine worldwide, and the air route is the most frequently used method of trafficking cocaine. Smuggling illicit drugs by use of body packing is considere...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Stichenwirth M,Stelwag-Carion C,Klupp N,Hönigschnabl S,Vycudilik W,Bauer G,Risser D

更新日期：2000-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A 28-year-old male car driver was reported to suddenly loose the control over his vehicle, to hit the right and middle crash barrier, and to be unconscious as the car came to a halt in a position at right angles to the road. The car was hit in its left side by an automobile with high velocity, and the 28-year-old driv...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： van de Nes JA,Bajanowski T,Trübner K

更新日期：2007-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the different types and quality of forensic evidence materials, their DNA content can vary substantially, and particularly low quantities can impact the results in an identification analysis. In this study, the quantity of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA was determined in a variety of materials using a previously...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Andréasson H,Nilsson M,Budowle B,Lundberg H,Allen M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00