A feasibility study of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing for dried bloodstains.

abstract：:During postmortem examination of the dental arches of carbonized victims, dental restorative materials may be found. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of heat source action on the color stability of composite resin (CR) and glass ionomer cement (GIC) restorations, to discriminate between them and compar...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Biancalana RC,Vicente SA,Alves da Silva RH,Pires-de-Souza FC

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory pathogens have been detected in forensic investigations using multiple techniques; however, no study has examined the use of automated, nested, multiplex polymerase chain reaction (ANM-PCR), commonly used in living patients, in the forensic setting. This retrospective study assessed the utility of ANM-PCR ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Baker T,Schandl C,Presnell SE,Madory J,Nolte FS,Batalis N

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is no wonder that some people refer to forensic pathology as the "hidden specialty." This paper shows evidence that the only exposure given to most medical students is a brief, all-too-explicit demonstration ("horror show") of interesting cases that can only attract the bizarre of mind into the field. It is further...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Sexton JS,Hennigar GR

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first case involving an alleged sexual assault linked to the use of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in Oklahoma is reported. A-48-year-old Caucasian woman taking amitriptyline was known to have voluntarily ingested a sports drink containing a relaxing health product. She purportedly experienced unconsciousness tha...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Stillwell ME

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal-inflicted injuries to humans are a major public health problem around the world resulting in great morbidity, money loss, and mortality. They are related to wild and domestic animals alike. Animals can cause injuries by various mechanisms--biting, stinging, crushing, goring, stomping, butting, kicking, pecking,...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Škavić P,Šprem N,Kostelić A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge concerning the distribution of methadone in postmortem human tissue and the effect of postmortem redistribution on methadone is today limited making the choice of a suitable substitute for femoral blood difficult when this is not available. Cardiac blood, femoral blood, muscle, and brain tissue concentration...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Holm KM,Linnet K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both clinicians and forensic practitioners should distinguish parental alienation (rejection of a parent without legitimate justification) from other reasons for contact refusal. Alienated children-who were not abused-often engage in splitting and lack ambivalence with respect to the rejected parent; children who were...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bernet W,Gregory N,Reay KM,Rohner RP

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported in which radiographic comparison of a clavicle was used to establish the identification of a civilian missing from the Vietnam conflict. While the use of radiographic comparison of skeletal features is not a newly developed technique for personal identification purposes, this case outlines a unique ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Adams BJ,Maves RC

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In developing latent prints on cartridge casings and shotgun shells, multiple chemical processes should be used in order to obtain the best results. In Phase I, this study established an optimal chemical sequence for both Brass and Nickel cartridge casings based on six sequences involving four chemicals: Cyanoacrylate...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Edmiston KE,Johnson J

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of sex from the skeleton is an important demographic assessment in medicolegal investigations. Studies have demonstrated that populations differ from each other in size and proportions and that these differences can affect the metric assessment of sex. It is therefore vital to determine if population di...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： King CA,Işcan MY,Loth SR

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A standardized removal and dissection procedure is presented for human infant brain. A previously unreported cistern of the pineal gland must be severed at autopsy in order to preserve the gland's anatomic integrity during brain removal. Utilization of these methods to investigate Sudden Infant Death Syndrome brain ti...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Sparks DL,Coyne CM,Sparks LM,Hunsaker JC 3rd

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haptoglobin typing by vertical electrophoresis in a discontinuous polyacrylamide gel was conducted on 47 dog blood samples, of which 19 were from Doberman pinschers, 20 from German shepherds, and 8 from pit bullterriers. Two phenotypes were common in the three breeds and could not be used to differentiate between them...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Harrington J,Heaney H,McSweeney C,Quarino L,Schwartz T,Versoza J

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA profiling using STRs on the 310 and 3100 Genetic Analyzers routinely generates electropherograms that are analyzed with the GeneScan software available from the instrument's manufacturer, Applied Biosystems. Users have been able to choose from three different smoothing options that have been known to result in sig...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Gilder JR,Ford S,Doom TE,Raymer ML,Krane DE

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraosseous T1-weighted (T1W) and short-tau inversion recovery (STIR) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal intensity changes-so-called bone marrow edema-may be able to differentiate antemortem and postmortem fractures in human forensic imaging. The primary objective of this study was to investigate this hypothesis...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Oetelaar G,Heng HG,Lim CK,Cox A,Weng HY

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been a challenge to extract DNA from bones previously soaked in water, burned, or buried for a long time, due to the reduced quality and quantity of DNA in the bone samples. The dramatic degradation of the DNA and the presence of PCR inhibitors in the collagen significantly complicate the process of DNA identif...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Ye J,Ji A,Parra EJ,Zheng X,Jiang C,Zhao X,Hu L,Tu Z

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe three unusual cases of suicide committed by health care workers. The aim of this paper was to analyze and evaluate the evidence of general diagnostic elements of poisoning in these cases. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Budakov BM,Simic MA,Tasic MM,Vujic DN

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gustafson technique was a significant contribution to forensic identification. Unfortunately, many statistical errors were present in the published articles. It now seems clear that greater precision can be achieved through modification of the original technique. One of the authors (W. R. M.) will report soon on m...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Maples WR,Rice PM

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of photographs taken at two or three wavelengths at and bracketing an absorbance peak indicative of a particular compound can lead to an image with enhanced visualization of the compound. This procedure works best for compounds with absorbance bands that are narrow compared with "average" chromophores....

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Wagner JH,Miskelly GM

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 58-year-old man who committed suicide using a modern crossbow. The victim shot himself in the chest with a conical field-tip arrow from close proximity. We first presumed that this was a case of homicide committed with a firearm. We were, however, subsequently proved wrong. The reasons for the pr...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Zátopková L,Hejna P

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "physical strength hypothesis" (PSH) predicts that where there is the greatest discrepancy in size and strength between offenders and victims, the former will use superior weaponry (e.g., firearms) to overcome structural imbalances against the latter. Using archival data from the New York Times and the Chicago Tri...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Shon PC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six multiplex PCR systems using single-base extension reactions to analyze 46 mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-coding region single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that define 42 haplogroups, that is, 24 major mtDNA haplogroups and 18 subclades, were devised. To improve the usefulness of the established systems for the analy...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Nunotani M,Sato N,Kamei S,Shiozaki T,Hayashi T,Asamura H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The information inherent in cigarette ash in the form of trace-metal concentrations may be of use in a forensic context as it can indicate the brand from which the ash originated. This knowledge might help place suspects at crime scenes or determine how many people may have been present. To develop and test statistica...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Groth AC,Barnes JH,Lewis C,Murray CK,Albahadily F,Jourdan TH

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As drug overdose deaths across the United States continue to rise, there is increasing interest in field testing of illicit substances. This work discusses a paper-based analytical device (idPAD) that can run a library of 12 colorimetric tests at the same time, each detecting different chemical functional groups and m...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lockwood TE,Leong TX,Bliese SL,Helmke A,Richard A,Merga G,Rorabeck J,Lieberman M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Suicide notes" are the notes, where the victim has documented the intention to terminate one's own life. The victim generally writes them on a paper, notebook, wall, or mirror by means of pen or marker. However, suicide notes written on one's own body are very rare, and suicide note engraved by some metallic objects ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Tumram NK,Ambade VN

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimization of a light emitting diode (LED)-based excitation system for the detection of pretreated fingerprint fluorescence is described. Fluorescent ridges can usually be excited by irradiation with forensic light sources such as xenon arc lamps or quartz-halogen lamps with high-power output and suitable filters. H...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Takatsu M,Shimoda O,Onishi K,Onishi A,Oguri N

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Field studies in forensic entomology seem to assume that a cadaver is a resource equally accessible to flies, irrespective of the species' size, behavior, and sensorial capacity. We aimed to challenge this assumption by experimentally manipulating baited traps in order to test whether the accessibility to decomposing ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Barbosa TM,Jales JT,Vasconcelos SD,Gama RA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to compare the accuracy of contact and laser 3D scanners in tooth mark analysis. Ten dental casts were scanned with both 3D scanners. Seven linear measurements were made from the 3D images of dental casts and biting edges generated with DentalPrint© software (University of Granada, Gran...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Molina A,Martin-de-las-Heras S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AmpFℓSTR(®) Identifiler(®) Direct PCR Amplification Kit is a new short tandem repeat multiplex assay optimized to allow the direct amplification of single-source blood and buccal samples on FTA(®) card without the need for sample purification and quantification. This multiplex assay has been validated according to...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Wang DY,Chang CW,Lagacé RE,Oldroyd NJ,Hennessy LK

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) poisonings are classically reported in occupational settings. We describe an unusual domestic case of fatal acute poisoning by H(2)S inhalation. A mother and her infant daughter were found dead in the kitchen of their home. The emergency medical team described a strong smell of rotten eggs, su...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Sastre C,Baillif-Couniou V,Kintz P,Cirimele V,Bartoli C,Christia-Lotter MA,Piercecchi-Marti MD,Leonetti G,Pelissier-Alicot AL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chorionic villus sampling (CVS), prior to pregnancy termination (pre-termination CVS), is suggested as a tool for forensic paternity testing. Unlike the abortion material, which consists of ruptured tissues of fetal and maternal origin, extra-embryonic membranes obtained through CVS can provide an uncontaminated sourc...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Reshef A,Brauner P,Shpitzen M,Gallili N,Marbach A,Motro U,Shmueli E,Meiner V

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00