abstract：:Every year thousands of migrants die during the endeavour to reach the Italian coasts, making the Mediterranean the theatre of one of the greatest tragedies of mankind. Over 60% of these victims is buried unidentified: one of the reasons behind this is related to the specific difficulties and lack of strategies concer...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Olivieri L,Mazzarelli D,Bertoglio B,De Angelis D,Previderè C,Grignani P,Cappella A,Presciuttini S,Bertuglia C,Di Simone P,Polizzi N,Iadicicco A,Piscitelli V,Cattaneo C

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The intoxicated person may cause harm to others, often requiring expert evaluation for the determination of guilt. The primary aim of this study was to determine the mechanisms of mistakes that led 17 doctors accused of working under the influence of alcohol to face malpractice. We also wanted to clarify w...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Sendler DJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimating error rates for firearm evidence identification is a fundamental challenge in forensic science. This paper describes the recently developed congruent matching cells (CMC) method for image comparisons, its application to firearm evidence identification, and its usage and initial tests for error rate estimati...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Song J,Vorburger TV,Chu W,Yen J,Soons JA,Ott DB,Zhang NF

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study of post mortem vitreous magnesium (Mg) is less common than sodium (Na), chloride (Cl) and potassium (K) in the forensic literature. There is no accepted normal range for post mortem vitreous Mg and the relationship between post mortem vitreous Mg levels and post mortem interval (PMI), other electro...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Tse R,Garland J,Kesha K,Morrow P,Lam L,Elstub H,Cala AD,Palmiere C,Stables S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic hair-growth compounds have been illegally used in diverse products to enhance the short-term efficacy of these products. In this study, a rapid and simultaneous method for the determination of hair-growth compounds in adulterated products based on ultra high pressure liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectro...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Park HN,Lee JH,Park SK,Baek SY,Lee YM,Kang H

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:Timing of fusion of the spheno-occipital synchondrosis (SOS) is correlated with age. Previous research, however, has demonstrated variation in the timing of closure among different global populations. The present study aims to quantify the timing of SOS fusion in Malaysian individuals as visualised in multi-detector c...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Hisham S,Flavel A,Abdullah N,Noor MHM,Franklin D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An improved cleanup method has been developed for the recovery of trace levels of 12 nitro-organic explosives in soil, which is important not only for the forensic community, but also has environmental implications. A wide variety of explosives or explosive-related compounds were evaluated, including nitramines, nitra...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Thomas JL,Donnelly CC,Lloyd EW,Mothershead RF 2nd,Miller ML

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of ions in sphenoidal fluid can be a useful index for the diagnosis of drowning. We evaluated the reference ranges of non-drowning cases using statistical methods and three indices: sodium ion (Na+), summation of sodium and potassium ions (SUMNa+K), and summation of sodium, potassium and chloride ions (SUMNa+...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Yajima D,Inokuchi G,Makino Y,Motomura A,Chiba F,Torimitsu S,Yamaguchi R,Hoshioka Y,Malakienė D,Raudys R,Iwase H

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obtaining a genetic profile from pieces of evidence collected at a crime scene is the primary objective of forensic laboratories. New procedures, methods, kits, software or equipment must be carefully evaluated and validated before its implementation. The constant development of new methodologies for DNA testing leads...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Martins C,Ferreira PM,Carvalho R,Costa SC,Farinha C,Azevedo L,Amorim A,Oliveira M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) are direct metabolites of ethanol and have been shown to be suitable markers for the evaluation of alcohol consumption. Previous research has suggested that the regular use of alcohol containing cosmetic products can influence the concentration of FAEE detected in hair. In this study we ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Dumitrascu C,Paul R,Kingston R,Williams R

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic investigation performed on people suspected to be drug abusers covering all Tunisian cities was conducted by monitoring an epidemiological study of human urine samples surveying positive rates of consumption for drugs of abuse. The forensic investigations were conducted on a total of 28,298 arrested individua...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Moslah B,Araoud M,Nouioui MA,Najjar S,Amira D,Ben Salah N,Hedhili A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toolmark analysis involves examining marks created on an object to identify the likely tool responsible for creating those marks (e.g., a knife). Although a potentially powerful forensic tool, knife mark analysis is still in its infancy and the validation of imaging techniques as well as quantitative approaches is ong...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Norman DG,Watson DG,Burnett B,Fenne PM,Williams MA

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the presence of alcohol, phosphatidylcholine (PC) is transformed to the direct alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol (PEth). This reaction is catalyzed by the enzyme phospholipase D (PLD) and dependent on substrate availability. As recent methods have solely focused on the determination of PEth, information about t...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Luginbühl M,Willem S,Schürch S,Weinmann W

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weapons related webpages from nine cryptomarkets were manually duplicated in February 2016. Information about the listings (i.e. sales proposals) and vendors' profiles were extracted to draw an overview of the actual online trafficking of weapons. Relationships between vendors were also inferred through the analysis o...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Rhumorbarbe D,Werner D,Gilliéron Q,Staehli L,Broséus J,Rossy Q

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 2017 New South Wales case, a forensic practitioner conducted a forensic voice comparison using a Gaussian mixture model - universal background model (GMM-UBM). The practitioner did not report the results of empirical tests of the performance of this system under conditions reflecting those of the case under inves...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Morrison GS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of synthetic cannabinoids (SC) has been widespread in certain groups of drug users for many years. In the scientific literature many intoxication cases and a number of fatalities after the use of synthetic cannabinoids were reported. In this paper three death cases are described with involvement of the synthet...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Angerer V,Jacobi S,Franz F,Auwärter V,Pietsch J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic cannabinoids are a group of new psychoactive compounds (NPS) that act as agonists at the cannabinoid receptor. First reported in 2008, they currently represent one of the largest groups of NPS that are monitored by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). Five samples (4 from the...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Bovens M,Bissig C,Staeheli SN,Poetzsch M,Pfeiffer B,Kraemer T

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we demonstrate the use of Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART) as a powerful tool for detection of nonoxynol in vaginal fluid post contact with a condom, enabling rapid tracing and added evidences in sexual assault crimes. Vaginal fluid was sampled using cotton swabs and glass rods and m...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Proni G,Cohen P,Huggins LA,Nesnas N

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular analyses in a post-mortem setting are becoming increasingly common, particularly in cases of sudden unexplained death, with the aim of identifying genetic mutations which may be responsible for causing death. In retrospective investigations, the access to suitable autopsy biological samples may be limited, a...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Reid KM,Maistry S,Ramesar R,Heathfield LJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main challenge for the identification and differentiation of lipsticks for forensic purposes is the fact that they have a similar chemical composition - in particular, samples of the same hue. The objective of the presented research was to solve this problem using a nondestructive analytical technique - attenuated...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Gładysz M,Król M,Kościelniak P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to analyze and improve the dental age estimation in children and adolescents for forensic purposes, 22 age estimation methods were compared to a sample of 976 orthopantomographs (662 males, 314 females) of healthy Czech children and adolescents aged between 2.7 and 20.5 years. All methods are compared in term...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Štepanovský M,Ibrová A,Buk Z,Velemínská J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the course of providing assistance to legal counsel in a matter that involved the analysis of firearms propellant by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry it was noticed that phenoxazine was reported as a component of 0.22 calibre propellant that contained diphenylamine as the stabiliser. The research was conducted ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Pigou P,Dennison GH,Johnston M,Kobus H

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic anthropology makes an important contribution to human identification and assessment of the causes and mechanisms of death and body disposal in criminal and civil investigations, including those related to atrocity, disaster and trafficking victim identification. The methods used are comparative, relying on as...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Francisco RA,Evison MP,Costa Junior MLD,Silveira TCP,Secchieri JM,Guimarães MA

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysing and understanding cryptomarkets is essential to become proactive in the fight against the illicit drug trade. Such a research seeks to combine a diversity of indicators related to the virtual (darknet markets) and physical (the traditional "offline" market) aspects of the illicit drug trade to provide inform...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Broséus J,Morelato M,Tahtouh M,Roux C

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the use of benchtop NMR spectroscopy in the analysis of solids and liquids used and/or produced during the HI reduction of pseudoephedrine was evaluated. The study focused on identifying organic precursors and phosphorus containing compounds used in and/or produced during the manufacturing process. Samp...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Bogun B,Moore S

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:Seven cases and a quality assurance test are presented. In these cases, fibres or textiles submitted for investigation were analysed by HPLC-DAD-MS to identify the dyes present. The cases presented illustrate that it is possible to identify textile dyes in fibre traces recovered for forensic analysis. The results show...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Schotman TG,Xu X,Rodewijk N,van der Weerd J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Material and failure analysis techniques are key tools for determining causation in case of explosive and bursting accident result from material and process defect of product in the field of forensic science. The boiler rupture generated by defect of the welding division, corrosion, overheating and degradation of the ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Kim ES

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost 6 million people died in Poland during the Nazi occupation and about 570 thousand during the Soviet occupation. But the end of the war was not the end of the trauma. Historians estimate that at least 30 thousand people were killed during the Stalinist regime in Poland. In 2012 the Institute of National Remembra...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Ossowski A,Diepenbroek M,Zwolski M,Falis A,Wróbel M,Bykowska-Witowska M,Zielińska G,Szargut M,Kupiec T

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:Sex estimation is an integral aspect of biological anthropology. Correctly estimating sex is the first step to many subsequent analyses, such as estimating living stature or age-at-death. Klales et al. (2012) [6] provided a revised version of the Phenice (1969) [3] method that expanded the original three traits (ventr...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Kenyhercz MW,Klales AR,Stull KE,McCormick KA,Cole SJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:Ammunition is typically composed of a lead-based priming mixture which contributes to the characteristics most commonly used for the identification of gunshot residue (GSR). Due to the health risks often associated with lead, the use of lead-free primers in ammunitions is becoming more popular. Thus, the presence of G...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Terry M,Fookes B,Bridge CM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a recent technical note in this Journal, de Faria et al., 2017 [1] reported the Raman spectrum of authentic Indian yellow artists' pigment, correcting a decades old reference spectrum that has led to the misidentification of this pigment in artworks that actually contained tartrazine yellow. The present communicati...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Smith GD

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chromium-doped zinc gallogermanate, Zn3Ga2Ge2O10:0.5%Cr3+, was prepared and modified for use as a near-infrared (NIR) luminescent fingerprint dusting powder. The optical properties of this material are illustrated and have been shown to offer versatility and promise in terms of overcoming troublesome backgrounds d...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： King RSP,Skros DA

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cadaver and dead plant organic matter, or litter, are rich energy sources that undergo a complex decomposition process, which impact the surrounding environmental microbiota. Advances in molecular microbiology techniques, with study of the 16S RNA genes, in particular, have highlighted the application of forensic ec...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Olakanye AO,Nelson A,Ralebitso-Senior TK

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) of bloodstains on hard, non-porous surfaces has found widespread use in crime scene analysis and reconstruction for violent crimes in which bloodshed occurs. At many violent crime scenes, bloody clothing is also found and may be analyzed. However, to date, there are no definitive meth...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Li X,Li J,Michielsen S

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research presents a new software, "Fragmento", for accurate analyses of fragmentary human skeletal remains and facilitation of three-dimensional (3D) fragmentary matching and full bone reconstruction. The framework utilizes the power of statistical bone atlases to create 3D templates for bone matching and to inte...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Mahfouz MR,Mustafa A,Abdel Fatah EE,Herrmann NP,Langley NR

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the beginning of 2015, sixty-two capsules containing red-brown crystals seized in a historical city in Brazil were sent to this forensic laboratory for drug testing analysis. The material was identified as being Brephedrone, a new psychoactive substance and a bromine synthetic cathinone that is related to serotonin...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Machado Y,Coelho Neto J,Barbosa PEN,Lordeiro RA,Alves RB

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00