HumCD4--validation of a STR system for forensic purposes in an Austrian Caucasian population sample.

abstract：:To obtain a reliable estimation on the yield of illicit indoor cannabis cultivation in The Netherlands, cannabis plants confiscated by the police were used to determine the yield of dried female flower buds. The developmental stage of flower buds of the seized plants was described on a scale from 1 to 10 where the val...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Toonen M,Ribot S,Thissen J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A manner of death may be ruled undetermined by the forensic pathologist when there is insufficient information about the circumstances surrounding the death to make a ruling. The aim of our study was to retrospectively analyze a series of autopsy cases that were classified as undetermined manner of death after complet...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Advenier AS,Guillard N,Alvarez JC,Martrille L,Lorin de la Grandmaison G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States Supreme Court, in the recent case of Riggins v. Nevada, extended its examination of the issue of involuntary treatment with anti-psychotic medication to the mentally disabled facing criminal trial. Although this was an extreme case where the defendant faced a possible death sentence, the involuntary ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Ladds B,Convit A,Zito J,Vitrai J

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-energy synchrotron radiation x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (SR-XRF) utilizing 116 keV x-rays was used to characterize titanium dioxide pigments (rutile) and automotive white paint fragments for forensic examination. The technique allowed analysis of K lines of 9 trace elements in 18 titanium dioxide pigments (r...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Nishiwaki Y,Watanabe S,Shimoda O,Saito Y,Nakanishi T,Terada Y,Ninomiya T,Nakai I

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of certain fluorescing vapor-phase chemicals for the development of latent fingerprints is described. Some advantages of these chemicals over other methods that use fluorescers are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Almog J,Gabay A

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper's objective is to describe two cases of fatal commotio cordis resulting from the deliberate striking of children's chests by adults with their fists. These deaths involve two male children, ages 3 years and 14 months. The clinical histories, events in the households prior to the deaths, behaviors of the chi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Denton JS,Kalelkar MB

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heme compound found in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extracted from bloodstains, which is regarded as a major inhibitor of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), was characterized in comparison with alkaline and acid hematin, histidine and ammonia hemochromogens, and globin and serum albumin hemochromogens digested by pro...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Akane A,Matsubara K,Nakamura H,Takahashi S,Kimura K

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS) is widely considered to be related to hereditary fatal arrhythmias. Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 4 (HCN4) channels are widely distributed in sinus myocytes and play a profound role in generating pacemaker electro-activity in cardiomyocy...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Wu Q,Zhao Q,Yin K,Hu BJ,Cheng J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the four pillars of the anthropological protocol is the estimation of sex. The protocol generally consists of linear metric analysis or visually assessing individual skeletal traits on the skull and pelvis based on an ordinal scale of 1-5, ranging from very masculine to very feminine. The morphologic traits are...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Kimmerle EH,Ross A,Slice D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-at-death estimations of 44 individuals (27 adults, 17 children) from the Branch Davidian sample were compared with their actual ages. Estimations were evaluated for bias and accuracy for the actual age at death. Although the overall average estimates correlated well with the actual ages (r = 0.946), several indivi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Houck MM,Ubelaker D,Owsley D,Craig E,Grant W,Fram R,Woltanski T,Sandness K

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study conducts an investigation of fatal falls from height, examines gender differences, and compares our findings with those of Western countries. We review deaths in Taiwan caused by falls from height that underwent forensic autopsy from 1994 to 2010. Among the examined cases, 182 were suicide, 156 were acciden...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Peng TA,Lee CC,Lin JC,Shun CT,Shaw KP,Weng TI

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of homicide and attempted homicide is described. The comparison of tire-marks linked the suspect's vehicle to the scene of crime only with low certainty. However, the comparison of the pressure mark on the hubcap found at the scene, with the balance weight on one of the wheels of the suspect's car, connected th...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Novoselsky Y,Tsach T,Klein A,Volkov N,Shor Y,Vinokurov A

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Passive infrared technology was used to film diurnal and nocturnal scavenging behavior of brown rats and gray squirrels at the University of Tennessee's Anthropological Research Facility. This direct documentation demonstrated that brown rats modified fat-laden cancellous bone while gray squirrels generally gnawed the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Klippel WE,Synstelien JA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurements of the type and concentration of propellant and stabilizer additives in smokeless gunpowder are used by forensic scientists investigating the source of explosives and by military laboratories assuring the safety and efficacy of munitions. The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently assesse...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： MacCrehan WA,Reardon MR,Duewer DL

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Powder stippling caused by the impact of propellant particles during close-distance gunfire has been previously described on skin and solid objects only. Additionally, radial tearing has been described as clear evidence of a contact-distance shot, requiring no further testing. Patterns of discrete perforating holes (r...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Kusluski MA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study concentrates on samples of bare pork skin, with and without bristles, and dried bovine ribs shot with a semi-automatic pistol to find the best methodology and sampling surface in the search for inorganic gunshot residues (IGSR). Four quadrants of known surface areas were sampled at different distances from ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Merli D,Amadasi A,Mazzarelli D,Cappella A,Castoldi E,Ripa S,Cucca L,Cattaneo C,Profumo A

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:A sensitive, specific and simple color test for the improvised explosive urea nitrate is described. It is based on the formation of a red pigment upon the reaction between urea nitrate and p-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde (p-DMAC) under neutral conditions. Urea itself, which is the starting material for urea nitrate, doe...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Almog J,Klein A,Tamiri T,Shloosh Y,Abramovich-Bar S

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isolation, amplification, and characterization of human DNA from hematophagous (blood feeding) and necrophagous (carrion feeding) arthropods have been advanced significantly by the development of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) DNA sequencing methodologies. Historically, DNA technology has been successfully utiliz...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： DiZinno JA,Lord WD,Collins-Morton MB,Wilson MR,Goff ML

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been considerable recent activity in the development of standards relating to bioacoustics, especially in the areas of noise, hearing, and speech. Most of these national and international standards are written within the framework of the Bioacoustic Committee, S3, of the American National Standards Institute...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Yost WA

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An improved gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric (GC/MS) assay is described for the quantitation of codeine and morphine as trimethylsyl (TMS) derivatives. The TMS derivatization of ketone-containing opiates results in the formation of multiple derivatives. Some of these products have retention times close to those ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Cremese M,Wu AH,Cassella G,O'Connor E,Rymut K,Hill DW

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythrocyte acid phosphatase is a useful system for the crime laboratory for both fresh and degraded blood and bloodstains, provided the inherent problems of phenotyping this particular enzyme system are recognized. Because of the great number of variables affecting this enzyme system in vitro, phenotyping should not ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Zajac PL,Grunbaum BW

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-embedding behavior (SEB) is the repeated insertion of sharp objects, such as needles or pins, into the soft tissues of abdomen, limbs, and other body parts. In this study, two cases of SEB were reported and the scientific worldwide literature reviewed. Thirty-two cases of SEB were identified through systematic se...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Mannarino VS,Pereira DCS,Gurgel WS,Costa CBF,Valença AM,Fontenelle LF,Mendlowicz MV

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerotic calcifications, as calcified atheromatous elements, are markers of cardiovascular disease. However, the literature gives little information regarding their morphological aspect, making their identification very rare in skeletonized cases. In this paper, we document the morphological, histological, and ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Biehler-Gomez L,Maderna E,Brescia G,Caruso V,Rizzi A,Cattaneo C

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elopements from psychiatric units are a frequent but usually low-grade risk. However, they are sometimes followed by harmful consequences, for which the psychiatrist and the hospital may be held liable. We describe management methods developed to reduce such liability. These include a structured observation system and...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Molnar G,Keitner L,Swindall L

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitreous humor chemistry profiles were reviewed on 133 autopsied cases in which death occurred outdoors during a six-year period, to determine whether environmental temperature at the time of death influenced chemistry values obtained at autopsy. The glucose concentration and total carbon dioxide content varied invers...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bray M

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ammunition having mercury fulminate-based primers are commonly manufactured by Eastern Bloc countries and used extensively in the Middle East. Gunshot residue (GSR) particles formed by firing these types of ammunition were examined. It was observed that much lower percentage of mercury-containing GSR particles were fo...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Zeichner A,Levin N,Dvorachek M

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In today's society, human cannibalism is extremely rare and represents an unthinkable act of violence. Scientific literature on the topic is sparse due to significant methodological problems, such as collecting enough data and generating unbiased analyses. The purpose of this article is to illustrate some psychodynami...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Raymond S,Léger AS,Gasman I

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：: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