A new method for detecting diatoms in human organs.

abstract：:In this study, we resolved the allelic distribution of three Y chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs), DYS19 (n=218), DYS390 (n=257) and DYS393 (n=215), in a population study of 257 unrelated men living in the area of South Wüerttemberg/Hohenzollern. In DYS19 and in DYS393, five different alleles were discovered, and...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Graw M,Seitz T

更新日期：2000-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-based medicines, or large molecule medicines, are innovative products used to treat various diseases like hepatitis or cancer. This new generation of molecules are usually expensive, and thus represents an attractive target for the counterfeiters. Due to the complexity of their chemical structure, their analys...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Dégardin K,Desponds A,Roggo Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 48 methamphetamine hydrochloride samples from eight seizures were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector (GC-FID). Major impurities detected include 1,2-dimethyl-3-phenylaziridine, ephedrine/pseudoephedrine, 1,3-dimethyl-2-phenylna...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Zhang JX,Zhang DM,Han XG

更新日期：2008-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The autopsy findings from two rare cases of sudden death concerning a 31- and a 44-year-old woman are reported. Autopsy and morphological examination revealed a dissection of the aorta but no rupture into the pericardial sac. In both cases mucoid deposits in all layers of the media and rarefication of the elastic fibe...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Dettmeyer R,Schmidt P,Madea B

更新日期：1998-06-22 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：:Obesity is a widespread condition affecting modern Americans. The prevalence of obesity has led to questions of how it can affect the skeleton, and if so can it be identified in unknown skeletal material. This study attempts to decipher the effects of activity level and body mass in modern Americans by employing muscu...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Godde K,Taylor RW

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of ethanol in the blood, vitreous humour and aqueous humour of the rabbit after intravenous administration of single dose have been compared. Ethanol levels were determined by gas-liquid chromatography. Certain parallelism between ethanol levels in these body fluids were observed after 80 min. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Fernández P,López-Rivadulla M,Liñares JM,Tato F,Bermejo AM

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to test the potential utility of a geographical profiling approach for three separate series of rapes committed by a single offender. Two different mathematical distance-decay functions using either a normal distribution with a mean distance and standard deviation based on previous researc...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Santtila P,Zappalà A,Laukkanen M,Picozzi M

更新日期：2003-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Modifications of cotton and polyester textiles due to shots fired at short range were analyzed with a variable pressure scanning electron microscope (VP-SEM). Different mechanisms of fiber rupture as a function of fiber type and shooting distance were detected, namely fusing, melting, scorching, and mechanical breakag...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Hinrichs R,Frank PRO,Vasconcellos MAZ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes novel methodology used to identify a 43-year-old post-mortem photo of a drowned male recovered from a London river in the 1970s. Embedded in an array of foils, police super-recognisers (n=25) possessing superior simultaneous face matching ability, and police controls (n=139) provided confide...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Davis JP,Maigut A,Forrest C

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a forensic investigation that took place in the city of Murcia (SE Spain) and shows how the entomological specimens collected at the scene were extremely helpful for estimating the minimum post-mortem interval (PMImin). The occurrence of Telomerina flavipes (Meigen, 1830) (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae) ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Arnaldos MI,Ubero-Pascal N,García R,Carles-Tolrá M,Presa JJ,García MD

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superimposition is an efficient method for evaluation of coincidence between a skull and a photo portrait. The principle of superimposition method lies in the projection of the skull into the face image. During the projection of an object with a perspective camera, the mapping of a three-dimensional object into a two-...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Eliásová H,Krsek P

更新日期：2007-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Human teeth are biological structures that resist extreme conditions thus becoming a useful source of DNA for human forensic identification purposes. When it is possible, forensic prefer only non-damaged teeth whereas those with cavities are usually rejected to avoid both external and internal bacterial contamination....

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Alia-García E,Parra-Pecharromán D,Sánchez-Díaz A,Mendez S,Royuela A,Gil-Alberdi L,López-Palafox J,Del Campo R

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impurity profiling of methamphetamine (MA) using thermal desorption (TD) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was examined. Using TD/GC-MS, impurities were extracted and separated under various conditions. Optimal chromatograms were obtained when a 20 mg MA sample was extracted at 120 degrees C for 3 min u...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Kuwayama K,Inoue H,Kanamori T,Tsujikawa K,Miyaguchi H,Iwata Y,Kamo N,Kishi T

更新日期：2007-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Hair analysis has been presented by some authors as a possible tool of investigation for estimating patients' compliance to long-term therapies. This paper summarises the different publications that have been devoted to this topic and highlights the available statistically data presented to support this proposition. Q...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Tracqui A,Kintz P,Mangin P

更新日期：1995-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of average curvature measurements for the forensic comparison of curly hairs has been reported, but a method, in which various types of hair form are quantitatively examined and objectively interpreted for hair comparison, has not been reported to date. In the present study, numerical data on hair form from Ja...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Sato H

更新日期：2003-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:One hypothesis for the physical mechanism responsible for backspatter during cranial gunshot wounding is that air is ejected by the collapse of the temporary cavity formed around the bullet path. Using bovine and ovine heads and simulant materials, evidence of this ejection was sought by measuring the velocity of the ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Lazarjan MS,Geoghegan PH,Taylor MC,Jermy MC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes an innovative application of a well-established method of age determination. The conventional method of aspartic acid racemization (AAR) is based on estimation of the d-l-aspartic acid ratio in slow turnover tissues, such as tooth tissue, to reflect the age of an individual. This method has been r...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Arany S,Ohtani S

更新日期：2011-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified a new compound in capsules marketed as plant feeders available from internet suppliers. It is apparent from internet forums that these so-called plant feeders are being used as recreational drugs. The material is identified as being 3'-fluoromethcathinone. The compound in the capsule was identified ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Archer RP

更新日期：2009-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The determination of sex is considered one of the first essential steps in positive identification. The current study aspires to accomplish a threefold purpose: to develop an easy and rapid sex determination technique using digital radiographs from the proximal epiphysis of the femur, to develop a simplified tool for ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Kranioti EF,Vorniotakis N,Galiatsou C,Işcan MY,Michalodimitrakis M

更新日期：2009-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibronectin, collagen type III, laminin, and cytokeratin 5 were visualized in normal skin and in skin showing early or advanced signs of autolytic decomposition to prove whether the immunohistochemical analysis of these antigens can provide useful information for an age-estimation of skin wounds obtained from putrifie...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Betz P,Nerlich A,Wilske J,Tübel J,Penning R,Eisenmenger W

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When inspecting the scene the circumstances under which a body is found and the findings on the body surface may give first clues to premortal drug abuse. Besides fresh and/or old injection marks tattoos, underweight and signs of physical neglect, especially after long-term abuse, are mentioned in literature. The inci...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Bohnert M,Hafezi M,Pollak S

更新日期：2001-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical evaluation of gunshot residues (GSR) produced by non-toxic lead-free ammunition (NTA) has been a challenge to forensic analyses. Our group developed some luminescent markers specific to the detection of GSR. Here, we evaluated the performance of selected markers in experiments that mimic forensic context and/...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Weber IT,Melo AJ,Lucena MA,Consoli EF,Rodrigues MO,de Sá GF,Maldaner AO,Talhavini M,Alves S Jr

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:Three novel fluorescent dyes were evaluated for the detection of latent fingermarks on different types and colors of adhesive tapes. Compared with the conventional reagents used to reveal latent fingermarks on these surfaces, these new fluorescent dyes have many advantages. They are highly selective to fingermarks, re...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Barros HL,Stefani V

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past decade, several studies have been carried out using the calcaneus bone for sex estimation. This paper collected data using ten variables for metric characteristics of the calcaneus of 144 modern Cretans and examined their correlation with known sex. Secondly, the formulae developed by Peckmann et al. (...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Nathena D,Michopoulou E,Kranioti EF

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluvoxamine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor that has been considered relatively safe in overdose. At therapeutic and supratherapeutic concentrations, fluvoxamine affects cardiac conduction, prolongs QTc interval, causes hypotension, obtundation, and can increase propensity for seizures. A man in his 60s wa...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Otter J,McIntyre IM,Morhaime J,Cantrell L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extensive literature review and new post-irradiation experimental results are presented of genotyping blood stains and hair, and physical examinations of latent fingerprints, hairs, and fibers. Results indicate that successful development of nuclear short tandem repeat (STR) and mitochondrial DNA sequence profiles ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Monson KL,Ali S,Brandhagen MD,Duff MC,Fisher CL,Lowe KK,Meyer CE,Roberts MA,Tom KR,Washington AL 2nd

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is designed to evaluate the correlation between fatal vehicle crashes (FVC) and consumption of alcohol and/or drugs among drivers. Between 1996 and 2000 in Hong Kong, a total of 197 FVC cases of deceased drivers were investigated. The blood and/or urine samples of the victims were examined for the presence ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Cheng JY,Chan DT,Mok VK

更新日期：2005-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate age using DNA based on telomere shortening, we determined the terminal restriction fragment (TRF) length, as telomere length, using Southern blot analysis of peripheral human blood and blood stains. All blood stains had been stored at room temperature for 5 months. The average TRF length clearly showed a t...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Tsuji A,Ishiko A,Takasaki T,Ikeda N

更新日期：2002-05-23 00:00:00