当前位置： SCI文献检索 > FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL期刊下所有文献 > The effect of clothing on decomposition and vertebrate scavengers in cooler months of the temperate southwestern Cape, South Africa.

The effect of clothing on decomposition and vertebrate scavengers in cooler months of the temperate southwestern Cape, South Africa.

Abstract：

:With research providing conflicting results from different habitats across the globe, the effect of clothing on decomposition is unclear; some studies indicate clothing increases decomposition rate by facilitating increased insect activity, and others conclude clothing prolongs the decay process. In South Africa, such research is lacking, with no data for the Western Cape Province, which suffers from a high murder rate with many unclaimed, unidentified bodies. Improving post-mortem interval (PMI) estimates will increase chances of correct forensic identification of decedents by narrowing the search window for police. Since no current PMI estimation method accounts for the possible influence of clothing, this study was designed to examine the effect of seasonally appropriate common clothing on decomposition rate in the thicketed Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Cape Town, a forensically significant region. Four ∼60 kg domestic pig carcasses (Sus scrofa domesticus) were used as proxies for human decomposition, two were clothed and two unclothed. The clothing, altered by a seamstress to ensure an appropriate fit, caused a notable decrease in decay rate in this initial sample. Daily weight loss was used as a quantitative measure of decomposition progression, as the clothing prevented the use of visual decomposition scoring systems. Weight loss was closely associated with scavenging activity by the Cape grey mongoose (Galerella pulverulenta), with a clear scavenger preference for unclothed carcasses. This suggests that the effect of clothing on decomposition may be better assessed in this environment by examining how scavengers interact with only a single clothed carcass.

journal_name

Forensic Sci Int

journal_title

Forensic science international

authors

Spies MJ,Finaughty DA,Friedling LJ,Gibbon VE

doi

10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110197

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-04-01 00:00:00

pages

110197

eissn

0379-0738

issn

1872-6283

pii

S0379-0738(20)30059-1

journal_volume

309

pub_type

杂志文章

相关文献

FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL文献大全
  • Genetic profiling of a central Venezuelan population using 15 STR markers that may be of forensic importance.

    abstract：:The AmpFlSTR Identifiler kit has recently been accepted for use in DNA databasing of forensic samples in the FBI's National DNA Index System. In the present study, we used this kit to analyze the allele distribution of 15 short tandem repeat markers (STR) in individuals living in Caracas city, Venezuela. The allele fr...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/s0379-0738(03)00259-7

    authors： Chiurillo MA,Morales A,Mendes AM,Lander N,Tovar F,Fuentes A,Ramírez JL

    更新日期：2003-09-09 00:00:00

  • Nonlinear methods of vehicle velocity determination based on inverse systems and tensor products of Legendre polynomials in compact car class.

    abstract：:The article presents research on the methods of crash velocity determination based on the Compact car class. The database used in the research is provided by the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and includes numerous frontal crash tests, which allowed the determination of the mathematical model p...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.11.023

    authors： Kubiak P,Mierzejewska P,Krukowski M

    更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

  • Anatomical reconstruction of fragments of burned human bones: a necessary means for forensic identification.

    abstract：:The aim of any forensic inquiry concerning accidental or criminal cremations is to identify the victims. This identification depends on an essential approach: a careful collection and ultrasonic cleaning of the fragments and splinters of burned bones, and reconstruction--as far as possible--of bone specimens, which im...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章,评审

    doi：10.1016/s0379-0738(98)00115-7

    authors： Grévin G,Bailet P,Quatrehomme G,Ollier A

    更新日期：1998-09-28 00:00:00

  • Quantification of spheno-occipital synchondrosis fusion in a contemporary Malaysian population.

    abstract：:Timing of fusion of the spheno-occipital synchondrosis (SOS) is correlated with age. Previous research, however, has demonstrated variation in the timing of closure among different global populations. The present study aims to quantify the timing of SOS fusion in Malaysian individuals as visualised in multi-detector c...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.12.046

    authors： Hisham S,Flavel A,Abdullah N,Noor MHM,Franklin D

    更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

  • Accuracy and reliability of breath alcohol testing by handheld electrochemical analysers.

    abstract：:Usefulness of portable, handheld breath analysers equipped with electrochemical sensor was assessed. Breath- and blood-alcohol concentrations in drunken drivers were taken from 370 expert opinions elaborated at the Institute of Forensic Research between January 1st 2002 and February 28th 2007. The results of second an...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.03.002

    authors： Zuba D

    更新日期：2008-07-04 00:00:00

  • Musculoskeletal stress marker (MSM) differences in the modern American upper limb and pectoral girdle in relation to activity level and body mass index (BMI).

    abstract：:Obesity is a widespread condition affecting modern Americans. The prevalence of obesity has led to questions of how it can affect the skeleton, and if so can it be identified in unknown skeletal material. This study attempts to decipher the effects of activity level and body mass in modern Americans by employing muscu...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.03.014

    authors： Godde K,Taylor RW

    更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

  • Differences in biomechanical properties and thickness among frontal and parietal bones in a Japanese sample.

    abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the mechanical properties and thickness of adult frontal and parietal bones. The heads of 114 Japanese cadavers (78 male cadavers and 36 female cadavers) of known age and sex were used. A total of 912 cranial samples, 8 from each skull, were collected. Samples were imaged using mult...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.04.029

    authors： Torimitsu S,Nishida Y,Takano T,Yajima D,Inokuchi G,Makino Y,Motomura A,Chiba F,Yamaguchi R,Hashimoto M,Hoshioka Y,Iwase H

    更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

  • The effect of mismatched recording conditions on human and automatic speaker recognition in forensic applications.

    abstract：:In this paper, we analyse mismatched technical conditions in training and testing phases of speaker recognition and their effect on forensic human and automatic speaker recognition. We use perceptual tests performed by non-experts and compare their performance with that of a baseline automatic speaker recognition syst...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.09.078

    authors： Alexander A,Botti F,Dessimoz D,Drygajlo A

    更新日期：2004-12-02 00:00:00

  • Analysis of pubic hair as an alternative specimen to scalp hair: a contamination issue.

    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

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.06.009

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

    更新日期：2011-03-20 00:00:00

  • Accuracy and reliability in sex determination from skulls: a comparison of Fordisc® 3.0 and the discriminant function analysis.

    abstract：:Identification in forensic anthropology and the definition of a biological profile in bioarchaeology are essential to each of those fields and use the same methodologies. Sex, age, stature and ancestry can be conclusive or dispensable, depending on the field. The Fordisc(®) 3.0 computer program was developed to aid in...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.03.011

    authors： Guyomarc'h P,Bruzek J

    更新日期：2011-05-20 00:00:00

  • Influence of multiple injections of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on urine and serum endogenous steroids concentrations.

    abstract：:Since it is established that human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) affects testosterone production and release in the human body, the use of this hormone as a performance enhancing drug has been prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Nowadays, the only validated biomarker of a hCG doping is its direct quantification...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.07.002

    authors： Strahm E,Marques-Vidal P,Pralong F,Dvorak J,Saugy M,Baume N

    更新日期：2011-12-10 00:00:00

  • Graphite furnace atomic absorption elemental analysis of ecstasy tablets.

    abstract：:Six metals (copper, magnesium, barium, nickel, chromium and lead) were determined in two separate batches of seized ecstasy tablets by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GFAAS) following digestion with nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. Large intra-batch variations were found as expected for tablets prod...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.04.021

    authors： French HE,Went MJ,Gibson SJ

    更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

  • Postmortem diagnosis of infectious heart diseases: A mystifying cause of Sudden Infant Death.

    abstract：:Sudden infant death (SID) is an unresolved problem of high relevance and previous studies have indicated a role of viral heart infections. The diagnosis remains difficult in clinical practice using routine diagnostic tests and must be substantially improved. A prospective study based on post-mortem samples from SID vi...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.03.002

    authors： Gaaloul I,Riabi S,Evans M,Hunter T,Huber S,Aouni M

    更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

  • The precision of micro-tomography in bone taphonomic experiments and the importance of registration.

    abstract：:Micro-computed tomography (μCT) provides micrometric 3D images and has been used in forensic studies for anthropology pubis measurement or insect description for post mortem interval estimation. Studies have suggested using registration, a superimposing images method between a reference and a target. This technique av...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.02.005

    authors： Le Garff E,Mesli V,Delannoy Y,Colard T,De Jonckheere J,Demondion X,Hédouin V

    更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

  • Concentrations of trace element in human dentin by sex and age.

    abstract：:Teeth are recently drawing attention for their potential as biological modeling investigation samples due to their ability to be collected and their slow substance metabolism. There is no active metabolism of elements after the completion of dentin. Dentin is surrounded by enamel and cementum, and is not affected by t...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.012

    authors： Kumagai A,Fujita Y,Endo S,Itai K

    更新日期：2012-06-10 00:00:00

  • Surface granularity as a discriminating feature of illicit tablets.

    abstract：:In this paper we propose an innovative methodology for automated profiling of illicit tablets by their surface granularity; a feature previously unexamined for this purpose. We make use of the tiny inconsistencies at the tablet surface, referred to as speckles, to generate a quantitative granularity profile of tablets...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.03.008

    authors： Lopatka M,Vallat M

    更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

  • Reprint of: Cling film plastic wrap: An innovation for dead body packaging, preservation and transportation by first responders as a replacement for cadaver body bag in large scale disasters.

    abstract：:Cadaver body bags are the conventional method to contain a human body or human remains, which includes the use for storage and transportation of the deceased at any crime scene or disaster scene. During disasters, most often than not, the first responders including the police will be equipped with cadaver body bags to...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.04.017

    authors： Khoo LS,Lai PS,Saidin MH,Noor Z,Mahmood MS

    更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

  • Challenges in the identification of new thermolabile psychoactive substances: The 25I-NBOH case.

    abstract：:The continuous emergence of NPS over the last years poses a series of novel challenges for forensic analysts. Most of those new compounds are synthesized with minimal chemical modifications to the structure of already known chemicals in order to avoid regulations. Some of these new compounds may undergo chemical chang...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110306

    authors： Belchior de Andrade AF,Elie M,Weck C,Jardim Zacca J,de Souza MP,Caldas LNB,Gonzalez-Rodriguez J

    更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

  • Unexpected natural death secondary to intra-abdominal bleeding: report of one idiopathic spontaneous intraperitoneal hemorrhage case.

    abstract：:A 39-year-old woman was found dead at home. She was single, foreign national, chronic alcoholic, and had given shelter to a compatriot for three days. This man found the deceased in her bed, after a night of heavy drinking. The emergency medical team observed numerous recent blue ecchymoses of the upper limbs. Because...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.08.004

    authors： Dedouit F,Piercecchi-Marti MD,Leonetti G,Rougé D,Telmon N

    更新日期：2012-01-10 00:00:00

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder in a World War II concentration camp survivor caused by the attack of two German shepherd dogs: case report and review of the literature.

    abstract：:A 79-year-old woman suffered from acute posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a loco typico, non-displaced fracture of her right distal radius due to an incident involving the assault of two unleashed owned dogs, which suddenly ran into her and aggressively jumped on her chest and knocked her down to the ground. Re...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.02.016

    authors： Jovanović AA,Ivković M,Gašić MJ

    更新日期：2011-05-20 00:00:00

  • Fatal cytisine intoxication and analysis of biological samples with LC-MS/MS.

    abstract：:We report about a fatal cytisine intoxication in a 20-year-old man who, according to his mother, had drunken tea prepared from plant material of Laburnum anagyroides with the toxic pyridine-like alkaloid as ingredient, which exhibits pharmacological effects similar to nicotine. Using a liquid chromatographic-mass spec...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.01.011

    authors： Musshoff F,Madea B

    更新日期：2009-04-15 00:00:00

  • The forensic analysis of office paper using carbon isotope ratio mass spectrometry--part 2: method development, validation and sample handling.

    abstract：:This paper describes the development and validation of a method for the analysis of office papers by measuring carbon isotopes using isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS). The method development phase included testing protocols for storage, sample materials, set-up of the analytical run; and examining the effects of ...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.05.009

    authors： Jones K,Benson S,Roux C

    更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

  • Delayed death in sudden infant death syndrome: a San Diego SIDS/SUDC Research Project 15-year population-based report.

    abstract：:A fraction of SIDS cases have death delayed by successful CPR, yet they have not been compared to SIDS cases which were found dead or not successfully resuscitated. Our aims were to: (1) determine the percent of SIDS cases in the San Diego SIDS Research Project database for whom death was delayed by CPR and subsequent...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.09.009

    authors： Krous HF,Haas EA,Chadwick AE,Masoumi H,Mhoyan A,Stanley C

    更新日期：2008-04-07 00:00:00

  • Study of the diagnostic value of iron in fresh water drowning.

    abstract：:The aim of our study was to test the diagnostic value of iron (Fe) in fresh water drowning by investigating the postmortem levels of hemodilution in drowning cases compared to control cases. Twenty-six typical fresh water drowning cases were selected from 128 immersion cases autopsied in our Department of Forensic Pat...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.03.016

    authors： de la Grandmaison GL,Leterreux M,Lasseuguette K,Alvarez JC,de Mazancourt P,Durigon M

    更新日期：2006-03-10 00:00:00

  • Carrion fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larval colonization of sunlit and shaded pig carcasses in West Virginia, USA.

    abstract：:Two pig (Sus scrofta L.) carcasses were placed in sunlit and shaded plots in September 2003, and again in May 2004. Mean ambient temperatures between sunlit and shaded plots were not significantly different in either September or May, but mean ambient temperatures at sunlit and shaded plots in 2004 were significantly ...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.01.008

    authors： Joy JE,Liette NL,Harrah HL

    更新日期：2006-12-20 00:00:00

  • Implications of dimorphism, population variation, and secular change in estimating population affinity in the Iberian Peninsula.

    abstract：:Morphometric cranial variation among Spanish samples was compared to a 19th century Portuguese sample using both traditional and three-dimensional approaches. The Spanish samples included the regional 19th century Oloriz collection and the local 16-17th century Villanubla and Vallolid sample from northwestern Spain. R...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.01.003

    authors： Ross AH,Ubelaker DH,Kimmerle EH

    更新日期：2011-03-20 00:00:00

  • Molecular pathology of pulmonary edema in forensic autopsy cases with special regard to fatal hyperthermia and hypothermia.

    abstract：:Fatalities due to an extreme ambient temperature might present with poor or nonspecific pathologies; thus, the diagnosis of the cause of death in such cases is one of the most difficult tasks in forensic pathology. The present study investigated the molecular pathology of alveolar damage involving pulmonary edema with...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.03.007

    authors： Wang Q,Ishikawa T,Michiue T,Zhu BL,Guan DW,Maeda H

    更新日期：2013-05-10 00:00:00

  • Estimation of age at death based on quantitation of the 4977-bp deletion of human mitochondrial DNA in skeletal muscle.

    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

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/s0379-0738(99)00126-7

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

    更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

  • Sudden death associated with intravenous injection of toad extract.

    abstract：:A 24-year-old male died suddenly following the intravenous injection of what was believed to be the ring-derivate amphetamine 'ecstasy' (MDMA). Toxicological analyses of the victim's blood and the injected material, however, failed to reveal MDMA, but showed instead low levels of bufotenine, a tryptamine derivative al...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.02.006

    authors： Kostakis C,Byard RW

    更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

  • Medical malpractice as reflected by the forensic evaluation of 4450 autopsies.

    abstract：:A multicentre retrospective analysis of 4450 autopsies carried out due to suspicion of medical malpractice in 17 German institutes of forensic medicine from 1990 to 2000 was performed for the German Federal Ministry of Health. During the time period analysed an increase of cases could be mentioned. The main results of...

    journal_title：Forensic science international

    pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究

    doi：10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.05.013

    authors： Madea B,Preuss J

    更新日期：2009-09-10 00:00:00