abstract：:The contribution of a physical anthropologist to a forensic investigation is generally associated with analysis of skeletal remains in a laboratory. This case, which deals with the identification of two U.S. journalists who disappeared in Guatemala in March 1985, shows that the observations of a physical anthropologis...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Owsley DW

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paternity study was performed with trios in which the putative father was not the biological father (NBF), in order to evaluate the effectiveness of HLA-A and -B phenotyping for routine testing. All 372 generated trios had ABO, Rh, MNS, Kell, Duffy, Kidd and HLA (A and B) systems tested. HLA-A and -B phenotyping ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Salaru NN

更新日期：1993-11-01 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：:Many epidemiological, clinical, and autopsy studies have demonstrated that the risk of sudden coronary death (SCD) is linked to the severity of coronary atherosclerotic lesions and to their thrombotic potential. However it remains unknown why some individuals manifest no clinical evidence of coronary disease until the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Fornes P,Lecomte D,Nicolas G

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A death of an amateur SCUBA diver with undiagnosed late phase endomyocardial fibrosis is reported. This 27-year-old man found himself in difficulties during a Sub-Aqua Club outing and drowned. Autopsy revealed features of drowning in addition to severe endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) with collagenization of the left ven...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Obafunwa JO,Purdue B,Busuttil A

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of an FDA-licensed rapid assay to detect antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was accomplished by testing 414 serum samples collected sequentially from autopsy cases at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of Maryland. The time of postmortem collection ranged from 8 to 30 hours. All s...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Li L,Constantine NT,Zhang X,Smialek JE

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five permanent teeth, including eight carious ones whose pulp cavities had been exposed, were used for this research 3-5 weeks after extraction. Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, at pH 7.2) was employed to extract ABO blood group substance from tooth powder. ABO grouping was performed on blood-stained compresses ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Xingzhi X,Ji L,Hao F,Ming L,Zhuyao L

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five different types of bullets, representing the major materials used in centerfire handgun and rifle ammunition, were inserted into the cranial, chest and abdominal cavities, muscle and adipose tissues of a fresh cadaver. The bullets were retrieved after the body was 90% decomposed. Observation and comparison of bef...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Smith OC,Jantz L,Berryman HE,Symes SA

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purification methods of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from degraded and contaminated forensic samples were investigated for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. DNA extracted from putrefied tissue or bloodstains sometimes contained the copurified contaminant, that was identified as the porphyrin compound (hematin)....

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Akane A,Shiono H,Matsubara K,Nakamura H,Hasegawa M,Kagawa M

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes a practical procedure for rapidly searching a large database of cocaine signatures to identify database entries that closely resemble a given reference cocaine exhibit using a personal computer (PC). The procedure takes advantage of the pattern recognition capability of the multilayer perceptron...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Casale JF,Watterson JW

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between perpetration of sexual abuse and the offender's own victimization as a child has been well documented in the literature. Various researchers have examined this relationship by assessing the exclusiveness of the sexual abuser's behavior, the gender of his victims and the gender of his own childh...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Greenberg DM,Bradford JM,Curry S

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using GC/MS in scanning mode as a screening and definitive identification methodology for substance abuse testing, 4500 urine samples have been analyzed. The accuracy and sensitivity of this method was evaluated by the results of 92 proficiency sample analyses, reanalyses by TLC screening with GC confirmation of 125 s...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Gibb RP,Cockerham H,Goldfogel GA,Lawson GM,Raisys VA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Siding and sequencing (that is, putting in anatomical order) human ribs are essential to the proper examination and documentation of injuries to the chest. The paucity of information regarding sequencing nonfleshed human ribs makes it particularly difficult for physical anthropologists and medicolegal authorities to d...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Mann RW

更新日期：1993-01-01 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：:This study was conducted to collect data on specific volatile fatty acids (produced from soft tissue decomposition) and various anions and cations (liberated from soft tissue and bone), deposited in soil solution underneath decomposing human cadavers as an aid in determining the "time since death." Seven nude subjects...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Vass AA,Bass WM,Wolt JD,Foss JE,Ammons JT

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouth alcohol, if present in high enough concentrations, can falsely bias the accurate measurement of end-expiratory breath alcohol. Mouth alcohol will be eliminated over time, however, and can be modeled with a single term decaying exponential of the form: B0e-kt + C. It is important, however, to determine the model ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Gullberg RG

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controlled and uncontrolled fluid intake studies were conducted on series of volunteers over the 6 or 12 h of the study periods. Urine specimens were obtained from each subject randomly or at specified times relative to fluid ingestion. Creatinine analysis performed by a modification of the Abbott TDx procedure demons...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Needleman SB,Porvaznik M,Ander D

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol was determined by gas chromatography in a variety of tissues and body fluids secured at autopsy in 61 cases. The specimens tested included right and left heart blood, femoral blood, pericardial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, vitreous humor, urine, stomach contents, and brain. Statistical analysis of the cases rev...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Briglia EJ,Bidanset JH,Dal Cortivo LA

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method of specific gene amplification was used in casework to synthesize millions of copies of the polymorphic second exon of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQ alpha (or DQA1) locus from a variety of evidence samples. The HLA-DQ alpha allelic variants in the amplified deoxyribonu...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Blake E,Mihalovich J,Higuchi R,Walsh PS,Erlich H

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Larvae of Parasarcophaga ruficornis (Fabricius) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) were reared on tissues from rabbits administered different dosages of methamphetamine to study the effects of this drug on development of this species. The rabbits were given 37.5, 71.4, and 142.9 mg of methamphetamine via ear vein infusion. From...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Goff ML,Brown WA,Omori AI

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the phenomenon that static electricity attracts dust, a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) semirigid sheet coated with printing ink was used to visualize impressions of fingerprints on the skin of living and dead bodies. Compared with visualization methods for perspiration fingerprints, this method recovers bet...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Guo YC,Xing LP

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) typing of ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) genes was performed with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for species identification. A variable region of the 28S ribosomal RNA gene was amplified with primers complementary to flanking sequences phylogenetically well conserved. The produc...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Naito E,Dewa K,Ymanouchi H,Kominami R

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on the disaster that occurred after a flight was hijacked at Baiyuen International Airport in Guangzhou, China, on Tuesday, 2 Oct. 1990. The authors show the results of analyses for the causes of death and trauma and compare the disaster with several previous flight accidents that have occurred in C...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Min JX,Jia MZ

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In bite mark analyses, the initial photograph is critical for the collection and presentation of evidence. A high-contrast film technique previously used primarily in the graphic arts field has been refined and applied to forensic odontology. The process, called toneline, reduces the interpretational bias of the inves...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Robinson E,Wentzel J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of a fatal ingestion of Furadan (carbofuran), a cholinesterase-inhibiting carbamate insecticide. A 26-year-old white male was found dead with a partially filled 1-gal (3.8-L) container of Furadan 4F insecticide-nematocide (44.9% carbofuran). The individual had ingested approximately 345 mL of the m...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Ferslew KE,Hagardorn AN,McCormick WF

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When bone is penetrated or perforated by a bullet, the bullet's impacting surface is often uniquely modeled by the fractured bone. Reconstructing bone with simple super-imposition of the bullet's contour lines allows matching of a particular bullet to its specific bone defect. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Smith OC,Symes SA,Berryman HE,LeVaughn MA

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) profile results were obtained from bloodstains and other body fluid stains subjected to mixture with other body fluids, environmental insults (sunlight and temperature), different substrates (cotton, nylon, blue denim, glass, aluminum, and woo...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Adams DE,Presley LA,Baumstark AL,Hensley KW,Hill AL,Anoe KS,Campbell PA,McLaughlin CM,Budowle B,Giusti AM

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of homicide, in which silenced firearms were used, are reported and supplemented by data from experimental investigations regarding wound features, marks, traces, and ballistic behavior. Wound features are largely determined by the construction of the silencer. In one case, even a muzzle imprint was produce...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Missliwetz J,Denk W,Wieser I

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haptoglobin typing by vertical electrophoresis in a discontinuous polyacrylamide gel was conducted on 47 dog blood samples, of which 19 were from Doberman pinschers, 20 from German shepherds, and 8 from pit bullterriers. Two phenotypes were common in the three breeds and could not be used to differentiate between them...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Harrington J,Heaney H,McSweeney C,Quarino L,Schwartz T,Versoza J

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to determine the effects of various environmental factors on the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) obtained from dental pulp. Extracted teeth were subjected to the following conditions: varying pH (3,7,10); temperature (4 degrees C, 25 degrees C, 37 degrees C, incineration); humidity (20%, 66%, 98%);...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Schwartz TR,Schwartz EA,Mieszerski L,McNally L,Kobilinsky L

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular immune response is accompanied by the release of neopterin. Increased neopterin levels in urine and serum are observed in patients during viral infections, autoimmune diseases, and allograft rejections and certain malignant diseases. We investigated postmortem neopterin concentrations in urine and serum sampl...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Ambach E,Tributsch W,Fuchs D,Reibnegger G,Henn R,Wachter H

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac rhabdomyomas are rare lesions forming part of the tuberous sclerosis complex that may be responsible for sudden death. As well as remaining clinically occult for variable periods of time, they may, along with other manifestations of tuberous sclerosis, be quite difficult to detect clinically and pathologically...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Byard RW,Smith NM,Bourne AJ

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The duty to protect, or Tarasoff duty, has been conceptualized as arising solely in the context of a clinical setting. A recent California Supreme Court ruling in People v. Clark adds legal, clinical, and ethical dilemmas to the oftentimes contentious Tarasoff issue. Though the Tarasoff issue is but a minor legal poin...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Leong GB,Eth S,Silva JA

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish a useful laboratory protocol to investigate possible cases of fatal anaphylaxis, we measured mast-cell-derived tryptase levels and allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody levels in sera obtained prior to or within 24 h after death from 19 anaphylaxis victims. Elevated serum tryptase levels (rang...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Yunginger JW,Nelson DR,Squillace DL,Jones RT,Holley KE,Hyma BA,Biedrzycki L,Sweeney KG,Sturner WQ,Schwartz LB

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four individuals died as the result of a propane explosion. As with many propane explosions, the question was raised as to the adequacy of the product's odorization after the autopsy studies had been conducted. In most cases, this question leads to litigation. Ethyl mercaptan is a widely used odorant for propane and w...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lowry WT,Gamse B,Armstrong AT,Corn JM,Juarez L,McDowell JL,Owens R

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient extraction and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) procedure has been developed for the simultaneous determination of methadone and 2-ethyl-1,5-dimethyl-3,3-diphenylpyrrolidine in urine samples. The merits of this procedure include (1) effective high-volume sample processing; (2) excellent gas ch...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Baugh LD,Liu RH,Walia AS

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen deaths associated with the use of the Taser were examined. All involved young males who had a history of abuse of controlled substances; all but three were under the influence of cocaine, phencyclidine [phenylcyclohexylpiperidine (PCP)], or amphetamine. All were behaving in a bizarre or unusual fashion which n...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Kornblum RN,Reddy SK

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New procedures, tailored after such court decisions as Rogers v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health, have restricted the doctor's ability to treat psychiatric inpatients with psychotropic medication and have increased the protection of a competent patient's right to refuse. This study investigates how the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Sauvayre P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe three cases (two blacks and one Latin American) of sudden death caused by late complications of Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome). At autopsy each heart contained multiple coronary artery aneurysms with luminal stenosis caused by intimal hyperplasia and thrombi. Although virtual...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Wreford FS,Conradi SE,Cohle SD,Lie JT,Dana SE,Puri S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the retention of blood stains on twelve different types of fabrics after washing at various drying times. The findings of this study, supported by chi-square analysis, indicate that the retention of bloodstains on washed fabrics depends upon the particular fiber composition...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Cox M

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00