A specimen positioning device for dental radiographic identification--image geometry considerations.

abstract：:In this paper, we report the results of our preliminary studies into chemical characterization of the fluids produced during decomposition in the absence of a soil matrix. Pig (Sus domestica) carcasses were used to model the human decomposition process in two separate locations, Western Australia (Perth) and Canada (O...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Swann L,Chidlow GE,Forbes S,Lewis SW

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the quest for a simple, reliable technique to estimate the sex of human remains several novel metric skeletal indices have been reported. Only a few have been examined for utility in populations different from those in which they were developed. In this study, the mastoid process was evaluated for sex determination...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Jaja BN,Ajua CO,Didia BC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of familicide by a 36-year-old male is reported. After years of stable marriage, exemplary military service, and steady employment, the subject developed his first episode of depression triggered, in part, by his inability to solve a problem associated with completion of a home improvement project. As the depre...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Schlesinger LB

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In fire debris analysis, weathering of ignitable liquids and matrix interferences can make the identification of ignitable liquid residues (ILRs) difficult. An objective method was developed to associate ILRs with the corresponding neat liquid with discrimination from matrix interferences using principal components an...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Baerncopf JM,McGuffin VL,Smith RW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate quantification of DNA samples is an important step in obtaining accurate and reproducible short tandem repeat (STR) profiles. Quantitative real-time-PCR has improved the speed and accuracy of DNA quantification over earlier methods, albeit at significantly greater cost per reaction. Here, the performance of r...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Westring CG,Kristinsson R,Gilbert DM,Danielson PB

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA is often difficult to extract from old bones and teeth due to low levels of DNA and high levels of degradation. This study established a simple yet efficient method for extracting DNA from 20 aged bones and teeth (approximately 60 years old). Based on the concentration and STR typing results, the new method of DNA...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Liu Q,Liu L,Zhang M,Zhang Q,Wang Q,Ding X,Shao L,Zhou Z,Wang S

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decomposition studies were conducted to determine differences in rates and patterns of decomposition of carcasses hanging and exposed on the surface of the soil. These studies were conducted between 17 October and 17 December 1997 inside of Diamond Head Crater on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The animal model was the do...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Shalaby OA,deCarvalho LM,Goff ML

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report details the medical investigation of the crash of Galaxy Flight 203, on 21 Jan. 1985, near Reno, Nevada. Sixty-eight persons died at the scene, two died during hospitalization, and one victim survived. After completion of autopsies on all victims, pathologists determined causes of death based upon injuries...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Salomone J 3rd,Sohn AP,Ritzlin R,Gauthier JH,McCarty V

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of antimony, copper, tin, arsenic, silver, bismuth, and cadmium in lead alloys produced by two smelters and one ammunition manufacturer were determined using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. These element concentrations were used to measure the variations in composition of le...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Koons RD,Grant DM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cleaning procedure for seriously weathered or corroded bullets and cartridge casings was developed and implemented for evidence specimens from a multiple homicide. The restoration protocol entailed successive treatments with increasingly aggressive chemical solvents and cleaning solutions while monitoring the progre...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Randich E,Fickies TE,Tulleners FA,Andresen BD,Grant PM

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A principal goal of this research was to conduct a field evaluation of "on-site" multi-analyte drug testing devices to determine the most accurate, efficient, and cost-effective device available for the purpose of rapidly detecting drivers under the influence of drugs. Four on-site kits were selected and evaluated for...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Buchan BJ,Walsh JM,Leaverton PE

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the introduction of radioimmunoassay (RIA) techniques, it has become toxicologically possible to determine drug concentrations in postmortem vitreous humor. This study demonstrates and confirms this toxicological feasibility. In 49 medical examiner's drug related cases, postmortem tissue levels of morphine, barbi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Ziminski KR,Wemyss CT,Bidanset JH,Manning TJ,Lukash L

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of sudden and unexpected death is reported in an 87-year-old woman who was found dead at her home. At autopsy, the most striking finding was of a right-sided direct inguinal hernia containing a 20 mm infarcted Meckel diverticulum, with proximal small intestinal obstruction. Significant stenosing atheroscle...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Tse R,Byard RW

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zip guns and the atypical gunshot wounds they produce are rare in forensic pathology. Because of this, investigators and forensic pathologists may be unfamiliar with their construction, appearance, and the wounds associated with them. A 43-year-old mechanic, with a history of depression was found dead in a washroom st...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Cunliffe CH,Denton JS

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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：: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：:The aim of this study was to follow the postmortem ethanol production phenomenon under controlled experimental conditions (temperature, time interval) in different tissues. Specimens of blood, liver, skeletal muscle and kidney were taken from 30 corpses and no chemical preservatives were used in the specimens collecte...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Petković SM,Simić MA,Vujić DN

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the ability to develop latent fingerprints on paper using heat alone has been noted previously, it has been considered impractical for casework and inferior to other techniques. Here a new refinement of the technique is demonstrated for the high quality development of latent fingerprints on porous surfaces su...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Brown AG,Sommerville D,Reedy BJ,Shimmon RG,Tahtouh M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depending on the general condition of fetal remains, forensic specialists might face difficulties concerning age estimation. Reference tables and regression equations are helpful devices in this task, although they are generally applied for complete fetuses or fetal remains including soft tissues. However, the problem...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Adalian P,Piercecchi-Marti MD,Bourliere-Najean B,Panuel M,Fredouille C,Dutour O,Leonetti G

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper documents the 36-year history, with five examples, of fatal road rage in Marion County, Oregon. Relevant details (all that were available) from each case are presented. Alcohol intoxication was present in four of our five cases. We include two deaths by gunshot at close range, two deaths as a result of a mo...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Batten PJ,Penn DW,Bloom JD

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The predictive utility of Hare, Hart, and Cox's Psychopathy Checklist Screening Version (PCL:SV) was assessed utilizing a sample of forensic psychiatric patients from Vernon State Hospital in Vernon, Texas. A sample of 55 patients were interviewed and rated on the PCL:SV. During a six month follow up, occurrences of s...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hill CD,Rogers R,Bickford ME

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the effects of amphetamine-class drugs were examined in cases reported to the Victorian coroner from 2001 to 2005 to determine if death can occur from the use of amphetamine-class drugs alone. A total of 169 cases were reviewed where a forensic autopsy detected amphetamine(s) in the blood. Pathol...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Pilgrim JL,Gerostamoulos D,Drummer OH,Bollmann M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report on a descriptive study made of defendants charged with at least one count of sexual assault who were examined at the Forensic Psychiatry Clinic of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the Borough of Manhattan during the calendar year 1974. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bonheur H,Rosner R

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timing of oviposition on a corpse is a key factor in entomologically based minimum postmortem interval (mPMI) calculations. However, there is considerable variation in nocturnal oviposition behavior of blow flies reported in the research literature. This study investigated nocturnal oviposition in central England for ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Barnes KM,Grace KA,Bulling MT

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The foot measurements are important in forensic field as they can be used as body height predictors for an individual. The morphology of human feet shows the variations and therefore the aim of this study was to find the relation between stature and foot measurements and to generate population-specific equations. We m...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Uhrová P,Beňuš R,Masnicová S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Work leading to an improved technique for firearm discharge residue detection by neutron activation is described. The troublesome and time-consuming postirradiation chemistry has been eliminated; also, sample size has been minimized to accommodate some 130 samples per irradiation capsule. To put the method in a proper...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Rudzitis E,Wahlgren M

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the method of estimating age at death by the 4th rib exclusively concerned the phase method without fundamentally challenging the method as such. The present study analyzed observation of the variables on which the Işcan method is based. Ten observers made two assessments of the stage of pit depth, pit shap...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Fanton L,Gustin MP,Paultre U,Schrag B,Malicier D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage is used in criminal investigations to compare perpetrators with suspects. Usually, incomplete gait cycles are collected, making evidential gait analysis challenging. This study aimed to analyze the discriminatory power of joint angles throughout a gait cycle. Six sets from 12 m...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Yang SX,Larsen PK,Alkjær T,Simonsen EB,Lynnerup N

更新日期：2014-03-01 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