A capillary tube method for the Lewis typing of red blood cells.

abstract：:Carbon monoxide (CO) inhalation is one of the leading methods of suicide in the United States. A sharp increase in suicide by inhaling the CO produced from burning charcoal has been reported in parts of Asia; however, the incidence of this method has not been determined in a U.S. population. Thus, we determined trends...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Schmitt MW,Williams TL,Woodard KR,Harruff RC

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In late June 1990, the Mono County Sheriffs Department in Bridgeport, CA contacted the Physical Anthropology Human Identification Laboratory (PAHIL) at California State University, Chico to seek assistance in the identification of a recently discovered skull. To assist with possible identification, the cranium receive...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Murad TA,Murad TD

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, there has been a growing openness about the importance of human factors in forensic work. However, most of it focused on cognitive bias, and neglected issues of workplace wellness and stress. Forensic scientists work in a dynamic environment that includes common workplace pressures such as worklo...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Jeanguenat AM,Dror IE

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concerns have been raised about hypothetical problems arising from the use of statistics for determining the likelihood of occurrence of DNA profiles for forensic purposes. A major contention is that reference databases based on subgroups of a major population category rather than on general (or major) population grou...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Budowle B,Monson KL,Giusti AM,Brown BL

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The successful identification of human skeletal remains relies on proven diagnostic techniques for sex determination. This research utilized 608 individuals from South Africa (420 men, 188 women) to conduct a blind nonmetric determination of sex from three features of the distal humerus: olecranon fossa shape, angle o...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Vance VL,Steyn M,L'Abbé EN

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absorption extraction on diatomaceous earth was examined and found to be compatible with typical postmortem blood specimens encountered in forensic toxicology. The effects of solvent, solvent volume, eluate flow rate, and pH on drug recovery and extract quality were investigated. It was concluded that the best method ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Logan BK,Stafford DT

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an autopsy case of an 11-year-old girl who suffered mechanical asphyxia from falling off the metal bars in the playground. This autopsy case is interesting because of the atypical trauma and lesions. To our knowledge there has been no similiar published case reports in the forensic literature. The young age ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Durak D,Fedakar R,Eren B,Saka E,Durak VA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Johns Hopkins University Center for Craniofacial Development and Disorders estimates that 1 in 3,000 children born in the United States is diagnosed with a rare form of craniosynostosis. Although the medical literature has documented numerous descriptions of craniofacial disorders from an anthropometric or genetic...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Harris SM,Ross AH

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:As part of the Forensic Ear Identification (FearID) research project, which aims to obtain estimators for the strength of evidence of earmarks found on crime scenes, a large database of earprints (over 1200 donors) has been collected. Starting from a knowledge-based approach where experts add anatomical annotations of...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Alberink IB,Ruifrok AC,Kieckhoefer H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevators are mechanical transportation devices used to move vertically between different levels of a building. When first developed, elevators lacked the safety features. When safety mechanisms were developed, elevators became a common feature of multistory buildings. Despite their well-regarded safety record, elevat...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Prahlow JA,Ashraf Z,Plaza N,Rogers C,Ferreira P,Fowler DR,Blessing MM,Wolf DA,Graham MA,Sandberg K,Brown TT,Lantz PE

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual assault evidence samples require the use of a specific process known as a differential digestion to separate sperm from nonsperm cells prior to DNA extraction. An automated differential digestion process was developed using a selective degradation technique, which uses DNase I to digest the remaining nonsperm D...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Wong H,Mihalovich J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malingering by proxy (MAL-BP) is a form of maltreatment that involves a caregiver who fabricates or induces signs or symptoms in a child, dependent adult, or pet in pursuit of external, tangible incentives. Rarely studied, MAL-BP has an unknown prevalence, and is a challenging diagnosis for healthcare professionals. T...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Amlani A,Grewal GS,Feldman MD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report the case of a 36-year-old man who died suddenly after a fight with another man. Forensic investigations included unenhanced computed tomography, postmortem angiography, autopsy, histology, neuropathology, toxicology, and biochemistry and allowed a traumatic cause of death to be excluded. An electrocar...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Palmiere C,Lesta Mdel M,Vanhaebost J,Mangin P,Augsburger M,Vogt P

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age estimation is commonly of interest in a judicial context. In adults, it is less documented than in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate age estimation in adults using CT images of the sternal plastron with volume rendering technique (VRT). The evaluation criteria are derived from known methods used for ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Oldrini G,Harter V,Witte Y,Martrille L,Blum A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study analyzed apical translucency and periodontal recession on single-rooted teeth in order to generate age-at-death estimations using two inverse calibration methods and one Bayesian method. The three age estimates were compared to highlight inherent problems with the inverse calibration methods. The res...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Prince DA,Konigsberg LW

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes an epidemic of uncommon psychiatric symptoms among nine criminal defendants charged under California's new "Three Strikes and You're Out" law. The defendants were facing a minimum sentence of 25 years to life in prison. The defendants exhibited the following uncommon psychiatric symptoms: copropha...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Jaffe ME,Sharma KK

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in the technology employed for the manufacture of glass have resulted in a final glass product with little variability in terms of its physical and optical properties. For example, the refractive index of Australian float glass tends to lie between 1.5189 and 1.5194. It has therefore become necessary to compl...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Coumbaros J,Denman J,Kirkbride KP,Walker GS,Skinner W

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The determination of line crossing sequences between rollerball pens and laser printers presents difficulties that may not be overcome using traditional techniques. This research aimed to study the potential of digital microscopy and 3-D laser profilometry to determine line crossing sequences between a toner and an aq...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Montani I,Mazzella W,Guichard M,Marquis R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of bloodstain patterns can assist investigators in understanding the circumstances surrounding a violent crime. Bloodstains are routinely subjected to pattern analysis, which is inherently dependent upon the ability of the examiner to locate and visualize bloodstain patterns on items of evidence. Often, t...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Schuler RL,Kish PE,Plese CA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of suicide is significantly increased in schizophrenics; it is estimated that 10-13% of individuals suffering from schizophrenia commit suicide. Schizophrenia is marked by psychotic exacerbations and remissions, with persistent deterioration in baseline functioning with each relapse. We present a 10-year (199...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Shields LB,Hunsaker DM,Hunsaker JC 3rd

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human erythrocyte peptidase A (Pep A) displays a genetic polymorphism in blacks. Its occurrence in human semen was examined for its possible use as a semen typing system. Studies by starch gel electrophoresis, in which the Pep A was located by an improved method, were carried out on semen, semen stains, and vaginal sw...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Parkin BH

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photographic surveying is fundamental to crime scene investigation. It is performed using 2D images; however, this method is limited because it does not offer a detailed view. We present a 3D (three-dimensional) experimental model that has clarified unsolved aspects of a homicide. A woman was found dead in her home. C...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Aquila I,Sacco MA,Aquila G,Raffaele R,Manca A,Capoccia G,Cordasco F,Ricci P

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated toxicological and pharmacogenetic factors that could influence methadone toxicity using postmortem samples. R- and S-methadone were measured in femoral blood from 90 postmortem cases, mainly drug users. The R-enantiomer concentrations significantly exceeded that of the S-enantiomers (Wilcoxon's test, p...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Buchard A,Linnet K,Johansen SS,Munkholm J,Fregerslev M,Morling N

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These studies were designed to demonstrate that the usual method of laryngeal dissection carries a significant risk of overlooking important laryngeal injuries. Formalin-fixed hyoid-larynx complexes were prepared in a prospective forensic study involving 191 cases of homicidal strangulation, 1984 to 1997. The basic st...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Maxeiner H

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years the forensic scientist has been afforded great advances in technology both in the detection of latent bloodstains and in acquiring reliable DNA typing results from very small pieces of physical evidence. Scientists are now able to detect minute quantities of latent bloodstains by utilizing the luminol ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Della Manna A,Montpetit S

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A forensic genotyping panel of 11 tetranucleotide STR loci from the domestic cat was characterized and evaluated for genetic individualization of cat tissues. We first examined 49 candidate STR loci and their frequency assessment in domestic cat populations. The STR loci (3-4 base pair repeat motifs), mapped in the ca...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Menotti-Raymond MA,David VA,Wachter LL,Butler JM,O'Brien SJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Computer-Assisted Postmortem Identification (CAPMI) system was developed at the U.S. Army Institute of Dental Research to facilitate rapid identification of human remains. The increasing requirement for dental based identification of high-energy fatalities and decomposed remains has dovetailed with the development...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lorton L,Rethman M,Friedman R

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this case report, a very obese young woman who claimed to be 17 gestational weeks into pregnancy, sought an elective abortion. Upon dilation and curettage, the doctor assessed the fetal remains to be nearly 26 gestational weeks. After contacting local authorities, who turned the case over to the Office of the Medic...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Huxley AK,Sibley MA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetyl fentanyl is a Schedule I controlled synthetic opioid that is becoming an increasingly detected "designer drug." Routine drug screening procedures in local forensic toxicology laboratories identified a total of 41 overdose deaths associated with acetyl fentanyl within multiple counties of the southwestern region...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Dwyer JB,Janssen J,Luckasevic TM,Williams KE

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00