Vehicle accident reconstruction by a reduced order impact model.

abstract：:Methylphenidate (MPH) is a phenethylamine derivative used in the treatment of childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. MPH is biotransformed in the body by the hydrolysis of the methyl ester linkage to its metabolite, ritalinic acid. Whereas both compounds are usually measured in plasma and urine, prelimina...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Marchei E,Muñoz JA,García-Algar O,Pellegrini M,Vall O,Zuccaro P,Pichini S

更新日期：2008-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In cases of criminal thallium poisoning, forensic investigation is required to identify the amount and time of thallium exposure. Usually, blood and urine thallium levels are respectively used as biomarkers. Additionally, hair has the unique potential to reveal retrospective information. Although several studies have ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Matsukawa T,Chiba M,Shinohara A,Matsumoto-Omori Y,Yokoyama K

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were: first, to determine the accuracy of the Cameriere method for assessing chronological age in children based on the relationship between age and measurement of open apices in teeth and, second, to compare the accuracy of this method with the widely used Demirjian et al. method and with the m...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Cameriere R,Ferrante L,Liversidge HM,Prieto JL,Brkic H

更新日期：2008-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniofacial reconstruction (CFR) is used to recreate a likeness of original facial appearance for an unidentified skull; this technique has been applied in both forensics and archeology. Many CFR techniques rely on the average facial soft tissue thickness (FSTT) of anatomical landmarks, related to ethnicity, age, sex...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Shui W,Zhou M,Deng Q,Wu Z,Ji Y,Li K,He T,Jiang H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the dynamic induction/expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) using human brains made available through death by traumatic brain injury (TBI). Astrocytes, microglia, and neutrophils were identified in tissue using immunohistochemical staining with antibodies against glial fibrillary acidic...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Orihara Y,Ikematsu K,Tsuda R,Nakasono I

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review eight different data sets in this paper for the purposes of assessing the possibility that reported color of hair can produce a systematic bias in the interpretation of hair assays. We review studies or data sets that include heroin and its metabolites, cocaine and its metabolites, MDMA and its analogs, and ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Mieczkowski T,Newel R

更新日期：2000-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to analyze and improve the dental age estimation in children and adolescents for forensic purposes, 22 age estimation methods were compared to a sample of 976 orthopantomographs (662 males, 314 females) of healthy Czech children and adolescents aged between 2.7 and 20.5 years. All methods are compared in term...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Štepanovský M,Ibrová A,Buk Z,Velemínská J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of cadavers (the main activity of forensic odontologists and anthropologists) is a crucial issue in forensic pathology, but the official entity of this problem is still poorly known in most countries, apart from a few American reports. In this article the authors present a descriptive study of unide...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Cattaneo C,Porta D,De Angelis D,Gibelli D,Poppa P,Grandi M

更新日期：2010-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:An accurate and reproducible technique was employed for measurement of water content (RBCH2O) and potassium concentration (RBCK) in rat erythrocytes post mortem. Coefficients of variation for determination of RBCH2O and RBCK, as estimated from the results of duplicate analyses (n = 36), were 1.21% and 1.17%, respectiv...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Querido D,Pillay B

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and ten pairs of blood and semen samples and their stains were studied to type glyoxalase 1 (GLO 1) isoenzymes using agarose-starch medium. A good agreement was observed between the phenotypes expressed in blood and semen samples of the same donor. No GLO 1 activity however could be demonstrated in the vag...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Sharma A,Arora VK,Bhalla V

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic genetic genealogy, a technique leveraging new DNA capabilities and public genetic databases to identify suspects, raises specific considerations in a law enforcement context. Use of this technique requires consideration of its scientific and technical limitations, including the composition of current online d...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Scudder N,Daniel R,Raymond J,Sears A

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite numerous instrumental achievements, canines are still considered the most effective field method for explosive detection. However, due to strict explosive regulations and safety requirements, it can be a challenge for agencies with "bomb dogs" to train using neat explosive materials. This establishes a need fo...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Moore S,Maccrehan W,Schantz M

更新日期：2011-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Allele and genotype frequencies for D1S80, 3'ApoB and YNZ22 loci have been determined in a population sample of the North of Portugal using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and nonradioactive detection. The distribution of genotypes in the three polymorphisms studied is in agreement with expected valu...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Pinheiro MF,Pontes ML,Huguet E,Gené M,da Costa JP,Moreno P

更新日期：1996-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Testing human hair for drugs of abuse is a relatively new technique which requires control before being fully accepted in justice applications. Laboratories must be able to demonstrate that they can accurately determine what drugs are present in unknown hair samples and at what levels. To date few exercises have been ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Kintz P,Cirimele V

更新日期：1997-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 2017 New South Wales case, a forensic practitioner conducted a forensic voice comparison using a Gaussian mixture model - universal background model (GMM-UBM). The practitioner did not report the results of empirical tests of the performance of this system under conditions reflecting those of the case under inves...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Morrison GS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant tissue samples may sometimes be the only source of biological material for forensic investigations, including identification of individuals or paternity testing. However, in use of such samples, uncertainties due to microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) often associated with neopl...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Vauhkonen H,Hedman M,Vauhkonen M,Kataja M,Sipponen P,Sajantila A

更新日期：2004-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In literature, cases of nutmeg abuse have been described repeatedly, but only one fatal case of poisoning was reported [1]. In the present case, myristicin (4 microg/ml) was detected for the first time in the postmortal serum of a 55-year-old woman. Identification was achieved with the aid of UV-VIS spectroscopy and T...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Stein U,Greyer H,Hentschel H

更新日期：2001-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present work was to compare previously published methods and provide validation data to detect simultaneously cocaine (COC), benzoylecgonine (BE) and norcocaine (NCOC) in nail. Finger and toenail samples (5mg) were cut in very small pieces and submitted to an initial procedure for external deconta...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Valente-Campos S,Yonamine M,de Moraes Moreau RL,Silva OA

更新日期：2006-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the first reported death involving ocfentanil, a potent synthetic opioid and structure analogue of fentanyl abused as a new psychoactive substance in the recreational drug scene. A 17-year-old man with a history of illegal substance abuse was found dead in his home after snorting a brown powder pu...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Coopman V,Cordonnier J,De Leeuw M,Cirimele V

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facial impalement injuries involve the danger of diagnostic pitfalls. Even if the penetrating object extends into the cranial cavity, the clinical symptoms and the radiological signs may be uncharacteristic. In order to illustrate the diagnostic problems, two cases of accidental impalement are reported. In both of the...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Orszagh M,Zentner J,Pollak S

更新日期：2009-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fingermarks that have insufficient characteristics for identification often have discernible characteristics that could form the basis for lesser degrees of correspondence or probability of occurrence within a population. Currently, those latent prints that experts judge to be insufficient for identification are not u...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Stoney DA,De Donno M,Champod C,Wertheim PA,Stoney PL

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes a selective gas chromatographic method for the resolution and quantification of phenoperidine and its two metabolites, pethidine (meperidine) and norpethidine (normeperidine). Drugs and SKF 525 A, the internal standard, are separated from plasma by solvent extraction under alkaline conditions. T...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Kintz P,Godelar B,Mangin P,Lugnier AA,Chaumont AJ

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct detection of amphetamine type stimulants (ATSs) including methylamphetamine (MA) in street samples and biological matrices without the need for pretreatment or extraction is a great challenge for forensic drug analysis. Electrochemical techniques, such as electrochemiluminescence (ECL), are promising tools for ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： McGeehan J,Dennany L

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is a growing medical concern in the United States. With the number of Americans suffering from hypertension increasing, the use of antihypertensives such as beta-blockers is increasing as well. In fact, three beta-blockers - atenolol, metoprolol and propranolol - were among the 200 most prescribed medicat...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Johnson RD,Lewis RJ

更新日期：2006-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and seventy nine cases of acute poisoning constituting 1.1% of all admissions to the medical unit over 3 years were analysed. Eighty-three per cent of the patients were under 30 years of age and 72% were males. The common agents were: OP insecticides in 51%, kerosene oil in 12%, rat poison in 8% and drugs ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Senanayake N,Karalliedde L

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of a LC-MS/MS system for benzodiazepines detection remarkably increased the analytical sensitivity of these drugs in biological matrices, in particular in non-conventional ones such as hair. Since the amount of hair sample available for the analysis is frequently limited and, moreover, it needs to ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Morini L,Vignali C,Polla M,Sponta A,Groppi A

更新日期：2012-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the immunohistochemical distributions of ubiquitin (Ub) and myoglobin (Mb) in human kidney tissues to assist the pathological assessment of death due to trauma. Medicolegal autopsy cases at our institute (n=138: 0-96 years of age, 105 males and 33 females) were examined. Causes of death were blunt injury (...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Ishikawa T,Zhu BL,Li DR,Zhao D,Michiue T,Maeda H

更新日期：2007-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The 4977 bp deletion of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) accumulates in postmitotic tissues with advancing age. The purpose of our study was to detect and quantify these deletion even in blood cells with a high turnover activity. Whole venous blood, isolated human platelets and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Meissner C,Mohamed SA,Klueter H,Hamann K,von Wurmb N,Oehmichen M

更新日期：2000-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The precision of death time estimation by vitreous potassium using 5 different formulas is compared on a random sample of 600 cases. Mean differences, standard deviations and 95% limits of confidence between real and extrapolated time since death were calculated. The best results were obtained using equations with "me...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Ortmann J,Markwerth P,Madea B

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A minisatellite probe, MZ 1.3, detecting hypervariable fragment patterns was isolated from a human genomic library. A repetitive sequence of 27 bp length was identified which is contained in the probe approx. 40 times. The MZ 1.3 repeat shows variable homology of 53-73% to the repetitive sequence of the protein III ge...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Schacker U,Schneider PM,Holtkamp B,Bohnke E,Fimmers R,Sonneborn HH,Rittner C

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00