Forensic physical fits in the trace evidence discipline: A review.

abstract：:Retrospective analysis of 215 deaths in the bathtub (Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Cologne, 1980-1993) revealed 12 fatalities involving children, seven boys and five girls, aged from 9 months to 13 years. The manner and cause of death was seven accidents (five by drowning, two by scalding burns), two n...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Schmidt P,Madea B

更新日期：1995-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Among all the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) known, pipe bombs are one of the most popular devices used by terrorists. They are simple to use, easy to construct and materials are readily available. For this IED, fragmentation is the primary injury mechanism, which makes them a desirable weapon for terrorists aimi...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： da Silva LA,Johnson S,Critchley R,Clements J,Norris K,Stennett C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the automotive companies use cast iron for their engine blocks. Restoration of obliterated number on these iron surfaces by chemical etching is known to be quite difficult. Heating of the obliterated surface using oxyacetylene flame is an alternative recovery treatment suggested in literature and used in pract...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Abdul Wahab MF,Mohamad Ghani NI,Kuppuswamy R

更新日期：2012-11-30 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：:Following a recent meeting by the ENFSI and EDNAP groups on the 4-5 April, 2005, in Glasgow, UK, it was unanimously agreed that the process of standardization within Europe should take account of recent work that unequivocally demonstrated that chance of obtaining a result from a degraded sample was increased when sma...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Gill P,Fereday L,Morling N,Schneider PM

更新日期：2006-01-27 00:00:00

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

authors： Madea B,Preuss J

更新日期：2009-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:ABO groups were investigated on skin (and muscle), bone and hair specimens from 14 Egyptian mummies dating from the Roman period. Samples were tested by the AE (absorption-elution), MA (mixed agglutination) and HIF (histo-immunofluorescence) methods, in order to evaluate the reliability of each method. For half of the...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Crainic K,Durigon M,Oriol R

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A urine screening in fatalities with an unnatural or unknown cause of death (13-40 years of age) was carried out to evaluate the proportion of undetected drug-related cases. Ten out of 160 fatalities without a hint of drug consumption were classified as drug-related according to the definition of the Bundeskriminalamt...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Schulz-Schaeffer W,Elwers W,Schmoldt A

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extraction and determination method of most important amphetamine derivatives in serum has been developed. The procedure comprises liquid-liquid extraction with tert-butyl methyl ether of the sample under basic conditions, centrifugation, formation of hydrochloric salts after the separation of organic phase, vacuum...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Hidvégi E,Fábián P,Hideg Z,Somogyi G

更新日期：2006-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method was developed for the simultaneous detection and quantitation of 6-acetyl-morphine (MAM), amphetamine, benzoylecgonine (BZE), cocaine, codeine, dihydrocodeine, EDDP (methadone metabolite), methadone and morphine in hair. The hair samples were washed, cut into 2-cm segments, pulverized, incubated with phos...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Moeller MR,Fey P,Wennig R

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Institute of Forensic Toxicology, Oslo, receives blood and urine samples from all Norwegian drivers apprehended on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In 1983 we received samples from 1446 drug-suspected drivers, out of which 445 underwent toxicological analysis. The drugs found ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Bjørneboe A,Bjørneboe GE,Gjerde H,Bugge A,Drevon CA,Mørland J

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the frequency of genital and anal injury and associated demographic and assault characteristics in women alleging sexual assault. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC), Western Australia. PARTICIPANTS:Total of 1266 women attending SARC from Jan-2009 to Mar...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Zilkens RR,Smith DA,Phillips MA,Mukhtar SA,Semmens JB,Kelly MC

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Probing into myocardial connexin (Cx) 43 expression in the cases of sudden death due to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and relationship between Cx43 expression and sudden death. METHOD:Myocardial Cx43 was detected with immunohistochemical staining in the cases of 11 sudden death caused by DCM and 14 cases of con...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Chen X,Zhang Y

更新日期：2006-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Air bags have been implicated in saving lives and reducing morbidity associated with motor vehicle crashes since their introduction in the mid-1970s. However, there is increasing evidence showing that air bags can be a source of injury and even death in certain circumstances. As the number of air bag-equipped vehicles...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Sato Y,Ohshima T,Kondo T

更新日期：2002-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic science faces many challenges, some high profile and others that are less visible. It is argued that a holistic understanding of the complex matrix of forensic science is critical to robust and transparent forensic reconstruction approaches. This paper explores the value of incorporating the contrasting appro...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Morgan RM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report highlights the importance of an individual chemical's odor impact in the olfactory identification of marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. There are small amounts of highly odorous compounds present in headspace of these drugs, with very low odor detection thresholds, that are more likely responsible for contrib...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Rice S,Koziel JA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In analogy to our previously published procedure for the differentiation of regioisomeric fluoroamphetamines a method was developed, to differentiate ring positional isomeric fluorocathinones by product ion spectrometry of ions generated by chemical ionization (CI) under GC-MS conditions using methane as reagent gas. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Westphal F,Junge T

更新日期：2012-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A population study on the D1S80 locus in 100 northern Thais was performed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and high resolution polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Sixteen alleles and 39 genotypes were observed with a heterozygosity of 82%. In contrast to other studies, the allele with 31 repeat units was found to...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Bhoopat T,Steger HF

更新日期：1996-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The timely identification of vehicles involved in an accident, such as a hit-and-run situation, bears great importance in forensics. To this end, procedures have been defined for analyzing car paint samples that combine techniques such as visual analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. This work proposes ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Thoonen G,Nys B,Vander Haeghen Y,De Roy G,Scheunders P

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:Luminescent lanthanide ions such as Eu3+ and Tb3+ show emission enhancement, when complexed with Ruhemann's Purples (RPs, reaction products of ninhydrin and ninhydrin analogs with amino acids) via intramolecular energy transfer from the RP ligands (good absorbers) to the ions Eu3+ and Tb+3 (efficient emitters). The au...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Alaoui IM,Menzel RE

更新日期：1994-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, sperms are isolated from vaginal cell mixtures by preferential extraction methods. Although these methods work well when there is a reasonable amount of DNA present, they are problematic when there are limited amounts (ca. 250 pg). In particular, the analysis of sperm from microscope slides has proven d...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Elliott K,Hill DS,Lambert C,Burroughes TR,Gill P

更新日期：2003-10-14 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：:CT scanning of the deceased is an established technique performed on all individuals admitted to VIFM over the last 5 years. It is used primarily to assist pathologists in determining cause and manner of death but is also invaluable for identification of unknown deceased individuals where traditional methods are not p...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： O'Donnell C,Iino M,Mansharan K,Leditscke J,Woodford N

更新日期：2011-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) are direct metabolites of ethanol and have been shown to be suitable markers for the evaluation of alcohol consumption. Previous research has suggested that the regular use of alcohol containing cosmetic products can influence the concentration of FAEE detected in hair. In this study we ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Dumitrascu C,Paul R,Kingston R,Williams R

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven Y-specific STR loci (DYS19, DYS389I, DY5389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392 and DYS393) were studied in five populations from the Iberian Peninsula: Andalusia, Valencia, Basque Country, Galicia and Northern Portugal. Haplotype and allele frequencies of these seven Y-chromosome STRs were estimated. Observed haplotype d...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： González-Neira A,Gusmão L,Brión M,Lareu MV,Amorim A,Carracedo A

更新日期：2000-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a possibly first forensic autopsy case of death following a spontaneous recovery from cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) after clinical declaration of death: 'Lazarus phenomenon'. A 65-year-old male with congenital deafness and dumbness was found unconscious in his room at a public home. During pre-hospital and cl...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Maeda H,Fujita MQ,Zhu BL,Yukioka H,Shindo M,Quan L,Ishida K

更新日期：2002-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In a medicolegal study the postmortem serotonin (5-HT) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations were determined in routine autopsies using a high performance liquid chromatographic procedure with electrochemical detection. There was no correlation between 5-HT concentrations and age, sex or blood alcohol concentration...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Musshoff F,Menting T,Madea B

更新日期：2004-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 27,000 infants studied prospectively to characterize their sleep-wake behavior, 38 infants died suddenly and unexpectedly under 6 months of age. Of these, 26 died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), 5 from congenital cardiac abnormalities, 2 from infected pulmonary dysplasia, 2 from septic shock with multi...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Sawaguchi T,Franco P,Kato I,Shimizu S,Kadhim H,Groswasser J,Sottiaux M,Togari H,Kobayashi M,Nishida H,Sawaguchi A,Kahn A

更新日期：2002-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A team of Finnish forensic experts performed investigations of alleged mass graves in Kosovo under the mandate of the European Union (EU). Human skeletal remains from two locations were examined. The remains contained three almost complete skeletons, and individual bones and bone fragments, part of which were burned. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Rainio J,Hedman M,Karkola K,Lalu K,Peltola P,Ranta H,Sajantila A,Söderholm N,Penttilä A

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00