DNA recovery from unfired and fired cartridge cases: A comparison of swabbing, tape lifting, vacuum filtration, and direct PCR.

abstract：:In this work, a case of deliberate self-poisoning is presented. A 14-year-old girl suddenly died during one of the several hospitalizations. Abdominal computer tomography showed a large number of metallic particles in the large intestine. Analysis of blood and internal organs for mercury and other toxic metals carried...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Lech T

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：:Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are the main class of doping agents and their consumption produces adverse effects involving several organs and systems. Three cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and one of death due to congestive heart failure of previously healthy athletes who were AAS users are herein reported. C...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Montisci M,El Mazloum R,Cecchetto G,Terranova C,Ferrara SD,Thiene G,Basso C

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Weapons related webpages from nine cryptomarkets were manually duplicated in February 2016. Information about the listings (i.e. sales proposals) and vendors' profiles were extracted to draw an overview of the actual online trafficking of weapons. Relationships between vendors were also inferred through the analysis o...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Rhumorbarbe D,Werner D,Gilliéron Q,Staehli L,Broséus J,Rossy Q

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report we describe a first suicide case in Serbia related to ingestion of Taxus baccata leaves. A 30-year old woman was found dead, and the green plant material in a plastic bag was found near her bed. Autopsy revealed dark green needle-like leaves in the stomach, similar to that contained in the plastic bag, ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Pilija V,Djurendic-Brenesel M,Miletic S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The survival of the tiger (Panthera tigris) is seriously threatened by poaching to provide raw materials for traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). Most highly prized are the tiger's bones, which are used in combination with other animal and plant derivatives in pills and plasters for the treatment of rheumatism and ot...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Wetton JH,Tsang CS,Roney CA,Spriggs AC

更新日期：2002-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents an overview of the organisation and the results of the collaborative exercises (CE) of the European DNA Profiling (EDNAP) Group's mitochondrial DNA population database project (EMPOP). The aim of the collaborative exercises was to determine whether uniformity of mtDNA sequencing results could be ac...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Parson W,Brandstätter A,Alonso A,Brandt N,Brinkmann B,Carracedo A,Corach D,Froment O,Furac I,Grzybowski T,Hedberg K,Keyser-Tracqui C,Kupiec T,Lutz-Bonengel S,Mevag B,Ploski R,Schmitter H,Schneider P,Syndercombe-Court

更新日期：2004-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In forensic science, the determination of diatoms bears several goals, for example to estimate the post mortem interval (PMI), to determine the cause of death of a corpse found in water as well as to further locate the suspected drowning site. However, to identify diatoms using morphological method beyond the genus le...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Li Z,Liu X,Yu Y,Huang H,Li X,Ji Q,Li K,Yu Y,Li D,Mao Z,Pu Y,Chen P,Chen F

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and seventy-six plants of 22 different lots of Cannabis sativa L., grown at the Botanical Garden of Siena (Italy) were chromatographically analysed in order to define the cannabinoid content in their leaves. The content of the major cannabinoids, delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol, cannabinol and ca...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Barni-Comparini I,Ferri S,Centini F

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-doping authorities have high expectations of the athlete steroidal passport (ASP) for anabolic-androgenic steroids misuse detection. However, it is still limited to the monitoring of known well-established compounds and might greatly benefit from the discovery of new relevant biomarkers candidates. In this contex...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Boccard J,Badoud F,Grata E,Ouertani S,Hanafi M,Mazerolles G,Lantéri P,Veuthey JL,Saugy M,Rudaz S

更新日期：2011-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a preliminary report on significant alterations in the DNA profile caused by toxic substances which potentially has profound implications for the use of DNA techniques in identification. Acute DNA changes in the globus pallidus of the brain in man caused by carbon monoxide poisoning were detected by DNA profil...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Sawaguchi T,Wang X,Sawaguchi A

更新日期：1996-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The castor bean plant, Ricinus communis, grows wild throughout many regions of Australia. The seeds of the plant contain the schedule 1 chemical agent ricin, a type II ribosomal inhibiting protein. Currently there are limited analytical techniques that can be applied in analysis of the seeds to establish attribution. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Bagas CK,Scadding RL,Scadding CJ,Watling RJ,Roberts W,Ovenden SPB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study is to appraise the increase of the discrimination power of the Y-specific haplotype allowed by 20 STR markers in a sample of the Italian population. The set of Y STR markers analyzed includes the European "extended haplotype" DYS19, DYS385, DYS389I/II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393 and YC...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Biondo R,Caglià A,Asili P,D'Agostaro G,D'Agostino G,Spinella A

更新日期：2004-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of condom traces has recently been added to the standard forensic examination protocol of sexual assault and rape cases. Several recent studies have thus focussed on the detection of condom components and classification of the chemical profiles using statistics, obtaining very promising results. The purpo...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Burnier C,Massonnet G

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focused on the frequency of pathological acid gastroesophageal reflux (AGER) on 50 children considered to be at risk for sudden infant death syndrome: that is to say, 30 near misses and 20 subsequent siblings. Four parameters were studied in a 24-h pH metry: (1) The percentage of time spent at pH less than ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Baccino E,Le Goff D,Lancien G,Le Guillou M,Alix D,Mottier D

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1,2-Indanedione treated fingerprints deposited on two substrates (thermal and carbonless paper) were swabbed and tested to determine the effect of the chemical on PCR-STR DNA typing. Samples from 10 post-treatment intervals were analyzed. Two extraction methods, Chelex and Qiamp, were used to determine the effect of e...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Yu PH,Wallace MM

更新日期：2007-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal hair is a clinically important toxicological matrix, as it allows determination of in utero drug exposure. This paper serves to review the physiological development of the hair follicle and hair production during fetal life. An understanding of the mechanisms and timing of hair development in the prenatal per...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Gareri J,Koren G

更新日期：2010-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:One case of the erroneous administration of deslanoside and high level of drug in antemortem plasma and postmortem specimens has been reported owing to the unusual surrounding circumstances. Deslanoside in antemortem plasma was determined by FPIA and the analysis was done by HPLC in the postmortem tissue samples. The ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Klys M,Gross A

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last two years, an epidemic of fatal narcotic overdose cases has occurred in the Tampa area of Florida. Fourteen of these deaths involved fentanyl and/or the new designer drug, acetyl fentanyl. Victim demographics, case histories, toxicology findings and causes and manners of death, as well as, disposition of f...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Poklis J,Poklis A,Wolf C,Mainland M,Hair L,Devers K,Chrostowski L,Arbefeville E,Merves M,Pearson J

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Forensic Anthropology Service of the Medical Examiner's Office of Porto Alegre was created in September 1997 to examine human skeletons, establish identification and identify lesions that may explain death. From September 1997 to December 2006, 344 skeletons were examined (mean: 37 examinations/year), and 322 were...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Vaz M,Benfica FS

更新日期：2008-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocaine was the second most widely used drug in Europe in 2016, with 3.5 million consumers aged 15-64 years old. Adulterants are pharmacologically active substances developed for medical purposes, however, there is little knowledge about their influence in the human body when there is concomitant use with cocaine. The...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Gameiro R,Costa S,Barroso M,Franco J,Fonseca S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the applicability of human identification parameters, established by Tatlisumak et al. (2007), by means of cone-beam computed tomography and extraoral radiographs of the frontal sinus region. From a total of 58 dry skulls, 26 were selected. Posteroanterior, profile cephalome...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Soares CB,Almeida MS,Lopes Pde M,Beltrão RV,Pontual Ados A,Ramos-Perez FM,Figueroa JN,Pontual ML

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allele frequency data and forensic efficiency parameters for 10 STR loci: D3S1358, vWA, D16S539, D2S1338, D8S1179, D21S11, D18S51, D19S433, TH01 and FGA, were estimated from a sample of 207 unrelated individuals in Lodz region of Poland. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Jacewicz R,Berent J,Prośniak A,Kadłubek M,Szram S

更新日期：2003-10-14 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：:Successional patterns of insect fauna on pig carcasses were studied in southwest Virginia. The objective was to identify and qualitatively assess the major taxa of forensic importance in this region. Studies were conducted in spring and summer 2001 and 2002, and fall 2002. Over 50 taxa were collected and identified. P...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Tabor KL,Fell RD,Brewster CC

更新日期：2005-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Fingerprint detection and Short Tandem Repeat (STR) typing are two approaches used for identification of individuals. The main goal of forensic laboratories is the development of a standardized protocol to obtain an STR profile from latent fingerprints, by typing the DNA transferred onto touched objects. The results o...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Romano CG,Mangiaracina R,Donato L,D'Angelo R,Scimone C,Sidoti A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The RapidHIT® ID is a new instrument which has been designed specifically for non-technical users in non-laboratory environments, for example police custody suites or border control. The development studies presented here were performed using the AmpFℓSTR® NGMSElect™ Express STR kit with single source reference sample...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Shackleton D,Gray N,Ives L,Malsom S,Vanhinsbergh D

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two rates of carbon dioxide flow into the termination chamber were applied for the euthanasia of rats. The classical phases of asphyxia were observed in both groups of animals although their course was prolonged in rats exposed to the lower gas flow. The haemorrhages were assessed histologically in the following struc...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Hauser R,Jankowski Z,Gos T,Krzyzanowski M

更新日期：2001-12-27 00:00:00

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

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

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