Capillary gas chromatographic analysis of illicit diamorphine preparations.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Age at death estimation is of major importance for the forensic scientist. Currently, various methods have used macroscopic osseous criteria for articular surfaces. Particularly in the pelvis, articular surfaces are used to classify bone evolution and age. The objective was to assess coxal bone computed to...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Ferrant O,Rougé-Maillart C,Guittet L,Papin F,Clin B,Fau G,Telmon N

更新日期：2009-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding bone trauma characteristics is a fundamental component of forensic investigations that can assist in understanding the nature of blunt trauma related deaths. The variation of each blunt force trauma (BFT) injury is dependent on a magnitude of factors including, age, sex, health, angle of impact, impact m...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Dempsey N,Blau S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The castor bean plant (Ricinus communis L.) or wonder tree is cultivated in many countries as an ornamental annual plant in gardens. The highest concentration of the lectin ricin is present in the seeds and pods. Ricin is considered as one of the most toxic natural poisons. Ricinine is a piperidine alkaloidal toxin pr...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Coopman V,De Leeuw M,Cordonnier J,Jacobs W

更新日期：2009-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Writer characterization from images of handwriting has remained an important research problem in the handwriting recognition community that finds applications in forensics, paleography and neuropsychology. This paper presents a study to evaluate the effectiveness of an implicit shape codebook technique to recognize wr...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Bennour A,Djeddi C,Gattal A,Siddiqi I,Mekhaznia T

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is present in both blood and urine of the general population as an endogenous compound, toxicologists must be able to discriminate between these endogenous levels and a concentration resulting from exogenous exposure. The implementation of a cut-off concentration must be done cautious...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Kintz P,Villain M,Cirimele V,Ludes B

更新日期：2004-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Two sewing needles were found in a woman's cranial cavity by X-ray examination after she had sustained traffic injury. After investigation and analysis, it has been confirmed that the sewing needles were inserted by others when she was an infant, and not by the traffic injury. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Meng X

更新日期：2001-10-15 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：:A cadaver and dead plant organic matter, or litter, are rich energy sources that undergo a complex decomposition process, which impact the surrounding environmental microbiota. Advances in molecular microbiology techniques, with study of the 16S RNA genes, in particular, have highlighted the application of forensic ec...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Olakanye AO,Nelson A,Ralebitso-Senior TK

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

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

authors： Kostakis C,Byard RW

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A population study on 10 short tandem repeat (STR) loci was performed on 202 unrelated Czech Caucasians. DNA, initially frozen, was thawed and placed FTA paper. The DNA was purified in situ. DNA was amplified by PCR using the AmpFlSTR SGM Plus amplification kit. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Vanek D,Hradil R,Budowle B

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The retrospective investigation of the exposure to toxic substances by general unknown screening of hair is still a difficult task because of the large number of possible poisons, the low sample amount and the difficult sample matrix. In this study the use of liquid chromatography-hybrid quadrupole time-of-flight mass...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Broecker S,Herre S,Pragst F

更新日期：2012-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The intradural sagittal diameter at the second cervical vertebra (SD/C2) of 62 SIDS cases was measured myelographically. This SD/C2 proved to be dependent on body size, body weight, and age. A clear, age-dependent difference is to be found in the primarily narrow spinal canal. This parameter (SD/C2), which is more pre...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Saternus KS,Koebke J,von Tamaska L

更新日期：1986-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The exposition to heavy metal-rich airborne due to fire practicing has forced to the development of heavy metal-free environmental ammunition primers all over the world. Here we characterize the GSR elements present in the Brazilian lead-free ammunition produced by Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC) and commercia...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Martiny A,Campos AP,Sader MS,Pinto AL

更新日期：2008-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In prosecution, Belgian judiciary currently uses outdated yield figures (28.1g per plant, sold at € 3/g at grower level) for fining illicit indoor cannabis plantations. Using state-of-the-art cultivation techniques, our growth experiments showed that yield is better expressed in g/m(2) cultivated surface area rather t...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Vanhove W,Surmont T,Van Damme P,De Ruyver B

更新日期：2012-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Latin American populations are traditionally reported as one ancestral group in the forensic anthropology literature. However, this study illustrates the need for population-specific methodologies for ancestral groups that are considered Latin American. This project evaluated the accuracy of the sex estimation discrim...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： O'Bright L,Peckmann TR,Meek S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of the secular trend on development of third molars in 30 years period in Littoral region of Croatia. A total of 1103 panoramic radiographs of subjects aged from 6 to 18 years were analysed. First group comprised 531 panoramic radiographs (258 girls) taken from y...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Sasso A,Legovic M,Mady Maricic B,Pavlic A,Spalj S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

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

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

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1968, when the Harvard Committee defined brain-death to characterize irreversible coma, the question of when a doctor might stop resuscitation remained unresolved: brain-death is a safe, but not a sufficient criterion. Furthermore, the committee defined brain-death to be the death of man without any more than pragm...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Wuermeling HB

更新日期：1994-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The persistence of fibres under outdoor conditions is seldom investigated. This research aimed to study simultaneously the influence of several factors (and their cross-interactions) on the persistence of fibres on static textile surfaces. In order to achieve this aim, a design of experiments was successfully implemen...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Prod'Hom A,Werner D,Lepot L,Massonnet G

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven laboratories interested in the analysis of human hair for drugs of abuse participated in a study to determine how well drugs could be detected and quantified in hair. For the two exercises completed to date, substances to be determined were limited to cocaine, benzoylecgonine, and morphine. Samples sent to the ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Welch MJ,Sniegoski LT,Allgood CC

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate the potential use of reconstructed three-dimensional multi-detector computed tomography (3D MDCT) imagery to distinguish between perimortem cranial trauma and postmortem cranial damage. A total of 45 crania were initially examined for the purpose of this study. The postmortem gr...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Fleming-Farrell D,Michailidis K,Karantanas A,Roberts N,Kranioti EF

更新日期：2013-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The comparison of two or more samples of liquid gasoline (petrol) to establish a common origin is a difficult problem in the forensic investigation of arsons and suspicious fires. A total of 35 randomly collected samples of unevaporated gasoline, covering three different grades (regular unleaded, premium unleaded and ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Sandercock PM,Du Pasquier E

更新日期：2003-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The impetus to begin a legal investigation or prosecution of the crime of genocide is a "trigger mechanism," which serves as the prima facie case against the accused state or actor. Unlike domestic cases of homicide, the trigger mechanisms for international genocide investigations to date have not included any forensi...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Komar D,Parra RC,Jundi SE

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To outline the recent features of methamphetamine-related fatalities from the medico-legal point of view, a retrospective investigation of forensic autopsy cases involving methamphetamine during a 5-year period (1994-1998) in the southern half of Osaka city and surrounding areas (about 1.57 million population) was und...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Zhu BL,Oritani S,Shimotouge K,Ishida K,Quan L,Fujita MQ,Ogawa M,Maeda H

更新日期：2000-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Allele frequencies and haplotypes for 12 Y-chromosomal STR loci included in the Powerplex System (Promega, Madison, USA) were determined in a sample of 113 unrelated males of Belgian origin. Ninety-nine different haplotypes were observed with an overall haplotype diversity of 0.997. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： De Maesschalck K,Vanhoutte E,Knaepen K,Vanderheyden N,Cassiman JJ,Decorte R

更新日期：2005-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners recommends a minimum of two test fires be performed when an unknown firearm is submitted to a laboratory prior to doing a comparison with a cartridge case collected from a crime scene. Limited research has been performed to determine how many test fires are necessary t...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Law EF,Morris KB,Jelsema CM

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Petechial thymus hemorrhages are found most frequently in SIDS (87%), and very much more rarely in fetuses after abortion and stillbirths (55%) as well as in perinatal deaths (40%). In these groups, there was a uniform histological bleeding pattern with emphasis on the cortical zone. In non-SIDS deaths of natural caus...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Risse M,Weiler G

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty nine participants in the United Kingdom national external quality assessment scheme for drugs of abuse in urine reported details of their sample extraction technique by questionnaire. Laboratories were categorised by differences in technique and their analytical test results compared for samples containing D-amf...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Wilson JF,Smith BL,Toseland PA,Watson ID,Williams J,Thomson AH,Capps NE,Sweeney G,Sandle LN,Steering Committee for the United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Drug Assays.

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review eight different data sets in this paper for the purposes of assessing the possibility that reported color of hair can produce a systematic bias in the interpretation of hair assays. We review studies or data sets that include heroin and its metabolites, cocaine and its metabolites, MDMA and its analogs, and ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Mieczkowski T,Newel R

更新日期：2000-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:1,4-Dihydropyridines calcium channel antagonists (1,4-DHP CCAs) are photolabile and the products of their photodecomposition have no pharmaceutical activity. In our previous work we have presented a screening procedure for eleven 1,4-DHPs in plasma by LC-MS-MS using multiple reaction motoring. The laboratory process i...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Baranda AB,Alonso RM,Jiménez RM,Weinmann W

更新日期：2006-01-06 00:00:00