Analysis of the D1S80 (pMCT118) VNTR locus polymorphism in a native Kuwaiti population by the polymerase chain reaction.

abstract：:The fingerprints are very typical for a human being. The present study was undertaken to study the gender differences in fingerprint ridge density in Chinese and Malaysian population. The study done on 200 subjects (100 males and 100 females) of Chinese origin and 100 subjects (50 males and 50 females) of Malaysian or...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Nayak VC,Rastogi P,Kanchan T,Yoganarasimha K,Kumar GP,Menezes RG

更新日期：2010-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported are various techniques to determine the early postmortem period by examining the eye. These include corneal opacity, retinal vessel segmentation, pupil reaction, retinal changes and intraocular pressure. All are subjective, requiring experience to implement the techniques. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Jaafar S,Nokes LD

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In forensics and archaeology, it is important to distinguish human from animal remains and to identify animal species from fragmentary bones and bloodstains. We report blind tests in which a protein radioimmunoassay (pRIA) was used to identify the species of six bone fragments lacking morphological specificity and 43 ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Lowenstein JM,Reuther JD,Hood DG,Scheuenstuhl G,Gerlach SC,Ubelaker DH

更新日期：2006-06-02 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：:In this paper, a novel robust watermarking technique using Imperialistic Competition Algorithm (ICA) in the spatial domain is proposed to protect the intellectual property rights of color images. The proposed method tries to insert the watermark in the blocks which are selected by Modified ICA. In this method, ICA has...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Moghaddam ME,Nemati N

更新日期：2013-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:For PCR-based genotyping using polymorphic microsatellite markers, DNA from decomposed postmortem human tissues was fractionated into six groups according to molecular size. The minimum required amounts of this degraded DNA, for detecting alleles at five microsatellite loci (ACTBP2, CMAG, HUMTH01, CYP19, and LPL) and ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Takahashi M,Kato Y,Mukoyama H,Kanaya H,Kamiyama S

更新日期：1997-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:An ingestion of an unknown quantity of U 46 D-Fluid (500 g dichlorophenoxyacetic acid/l) in a suicide is described. Although 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4 D) is widely used as a herbicide, intoxications are relatively rare. Quantitation of 2,4-D was performed by diethyl ether extraction from acidified samples (v...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Keller T,Skopp G,Wu M,Aderjan R

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of fatalities are reported of which the recreational use of Mitragyna speciosa ("kratom") could be confirmed. One of these cases presents with one of the highest postmortem mitragynine concentrations published to date. Our results show that even extremely high mitragynine blood concentrations following the c...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Domingo O,Roider G,Stöver A,Graw M,Musshoff F,Sachs H,Bicker W

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bavarian State Bureau of Investigation in Munich has the exclusive responsibility for investigation of criminal acts. One considerable expertise is that of hair analysis. According to the legal system in Germany, there is a special interest when some clients' hair tested positive for illicit drugs. An accused with...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Uhl M

更新日期：2000-01-10 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：:Population study was carried out on the sample of 167 unrelated donors from the wider area of the Croatia's capital, Zagreb, using the short tandem reapet (STR) loci: TH01, VWFA31, FES/FPS, F13A01, D1S1656, D12S391, D18S535 and D22S683. ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Grubić Z,Stingl K,Kastelan A

更新日期：2002-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of the synthetic route in methamphetamine profiling relies on the identification of key, route specific marker impurity compounds. Impurity profiling of recent crystalline methamphetamine ('ice'), seized by the Australian Federal Police at the Australian border in 2003-2004, identified route specific mar...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Qi Y,Evans I,McCluskey A

更新日期：2007-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A very serious case of DFSA (drug facilitated sexual assault) is presented, in which a six-year-old girl died following sedation with γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB). She had been sexually abused by a relative. Samples of cardiac blood, bile, vitreous humour, liver, kidney, brain tissues and hair were analysed by a LC-MS/...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Mehling LM,Johansen SS,Wang X,Doberentz E,Madea B,Hess C

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to inadequacies in historical hair examinations, the use and perceived value of microscopic hair evidence has reduced. Many reports have heavily criticised the use of pattern-based evidence including hair evidence as being unreliable, with police forces focussing on more individualising evidence. Hair evidence has...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Wilkinson L,Gwinnett C

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agilent GC-MS MSD Chemstation offers automated library search report for toxicological screening using total ion chromatogram (TIC) and mass spectroscopy in normal mode. Numerous peaks appear in the chromatogram of biological specimen such as blood or urine and often large migrating peaks obscure small target peaks, i...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Choe S,Kim S,Choi H,Choi H,Chung H,Hwang B

更新日期：2010-06-15 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：:Based on the analysis of shrunken heads referred to our forensic laboratory for anthropological expertise, and data from both anthropological and medical literature, we propose a complete forensic procedure for the analysis of such pieces. A list of 14 original morphological criteria has been developed, based on the g...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Charlier P,Huynh-Charlier I,Brun L,Hervé C,de la Grandmaison GL

更新日期：2012-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we report about a 35-year-old electrical engineer who was found dead in his study. Postmortem examination revealed that death resulted because of subarachnoid and intraventricular hemorrhage caused by the rupture of an intracranial aneurysm. Right hand and left cheek revealed electrical marks with metallizations ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Sprecher W,Wenz W,Haffner HT

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Debrisoquine hydroxylase (CYP2D6) is involved in the metabolism of many toxicologically important drugs. The gene encoding for this enzyme displays a polymorphic distribution in all populations examined. We report a study on 46 cases, where analyses of the CYP2D6 gene were conducted on postmortem femoral blood in orde...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Druid H,Holmgren P,Carlsson B,Ahlner J

更新日期：1999-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Obtaining palynological and other botanical evidence from murder victims is becoming part of routine mortuary protocol in the United Kingdom. Forensic pathologists are often keen to cooperate in the collection of classes of material that have, in the past, been considered to be of little importance in criminal investi...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Wiltshire PE

更新日期：2006-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Wischnewsky's spots in the mucosa of the stomach have been a well-known sign of death due to hypothermia for many years. Furthermore it is reported that those spots can rarely be found in the esophagus as well. We now report on a case concerning a 93-year-old woman who presented an ectopic stomach with erosions of the...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Preuss J,Thierauf A,Dettmeyer R,Madea B

更新日期：2007-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:GHB has been implicated in many cases of suspected surreptitious administration with the purpose of increasing victim vulnerability to sexual assault. Low amounts of endogenous (or naturally occurring) GHB, which do not reach pharmacologically active levels, have been detected in alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages....

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Elliott SP,Fais P

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven Y-specific STR loci (DYS19, DYS389I, DY5389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392 and DYS393) were studied in five populations from the Iberian Peninsula: Andalusia, Valencia, Basque Country, Galicia and Northern Portugal. Haplotype and allele frequencies of these seven Y-chromosome STRs were estimated. Observed haplotype d...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： González-Neira A,Gusmão L,Brión M,Lareu MV,Amorim A,Carracedo A

更新日期：2000-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic identification of sudden unexplained death (SUD) has always been a ticklish issue because it used to be defined as sudden death without a conclusive diagnosis after autopsy. However, benefiting from the developments in genome research, a growing body of evidence points to the importance of ion channelopathies...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Wang S,Li L,Tao R,Gao Y

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A genetic locus D1S80 containing a variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) has been used extensively in forensic analysis and paternity testing. In the current research, the D1S80 locus was amplified using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology and the alleles detected using a high sensitivity infrared (IR) fluor...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Roy R

更新日期：1997-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of cadavers (the main activity of forensic odontologists and anthropologists) is a crucial issue in forensic pathology, but the official entity of this problem is still poorly known in most countries, apart from a few American reports. In this article the authors present a descriptive study of unide...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Cattaneo C,Porta D,De Angelis D,Gibelli D,Poppa P,Grandi M

更新日期：2010-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic pathologists are familiar with alcohol abusers, who are found dead and in whom the cause of death cannot be ascertained. In order to examine the possible role of ketoacidosis for the cause of death in this group of alcohol abusers, the concentrations of ketone bodies (acetone, acetoacetate, D-beta-hydroxybuty...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Thomsen JL,Felby S,Theilade P,Nielsen E

更新日期：1995-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Visible absorption spectra were recorded for single textile fibers using a microspectrophotometer based on a liquid crystal tunable filter. Spectra compared well with results from a conventional instrument. Some advantages include very fast and simple sample preparation and easy comparison of multiple fibers at the sa...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Markstrom LJ,Mabbott GA

更新日期：2011-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internationally, urine on-site testing has been used for detecting drivers under the influence of drugs (DUID) but more and more countries, such as Belgium, are switching to oral fluid screening. OBJECTIVE:To compare the previous (published in 1999) and current (published 2009) enforcement procedures of DUI...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Van der Linden T,Wille SM,Ramírez-Fernandez M,Verstraete AG,Samyn N

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to recover trace DNA from fired cartridge cases can help establish important leads regarding the handler of the ammunition. Over recent years, several DNA recovery techniques for fired ammunition have been published. Three techniques of significant interest include tape lifting, direct PCR, and vacuum filt...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Prasad E,Hitchcock C,Raymond J,Cole A,Barash M,Gunn P,McNevin D,van Oorschot RAH

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00