abstract：:This paper presents real world acceleration data for an ambulance driving up and over a curb. A full scale reenactment was performed for a litigated case in which a patient on a gurney in an ambulance claimed a variety of bodily injuries after the ambulance struck a curb. A height and weight matched surrogate rode on ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Lee EL,Hayes WC

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, a case of deliberate self-poisoning is presented. A 14-year-old girl suddenly died during one of the several hospitalizations. Abdominal computer tomography showed a large number of metallic particles in the large intestine. Analysis of blood and internal organs for mercury and other toxic metals carried...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Lech T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly efficient multifunctional agarose SERS test stripes has been fabricated by a convenient facile approach. SERS stripes were found to be highly sensitive, robust, and capable to alleviate the two major drawbacks of filter paper based SERS substrate i.e. the weak adhesion of plasmonic nanoparticles and the diffusi...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Raza A,Saha B

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focuses on insects and other arthropods sampled on the exhumation of an infant skeleton belonging to 'Prof. Dr. Rómulo Lambre' skeletal collection. The body was buried in soil inside a wooden coffin in a grave 40cm deep, in autumn, and stored in the cemetery deposit after exhumation. Death records were obta...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Mariani R,García-Mancuso R,Varela GL,Inda AM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When tried in court, mothers accused of neonaticide may claim that the umbilical cord just broke during birth and the newborn child bled to death accordingly. To evaluate the possibility of a breakage of the umbilical cord is the goal of this work. Therefore 25 umbilical cords from neonates of both sexes born at term ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Tantius B,Rothschild MA,Valter M,Michael J,Banaschak S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The establishment of approaches for the differentiation of the ink entries of seals on paper can provide evidence to authenticate the related documents and can play a key role in judicial expertise. The identification and discrimination method for 38 red ink entries of seals on paper has been investigated using laser ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Wang XF,Zhang Y,Wu Y,Yu J,Xie MX

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two amphetamine-like piperazine-containing compounds, 1-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-piperazinopropane (3,4-MDPPP), its positional isomer 1-(2,3-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-piperazinopropane (2,3-MDPPP) and three methcathinone-like piperazine-containing regioisomeric ring substituted 1-(methoxyphenyl)-2-piperazinopropanon...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Abdel-Hay KM,DeRuiter J,Clark CR

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining the sequencing of intersecting ink lines is one of the current problems for forensic document examiners. The way two inks will distribute and interact with each other and the paper at the crossing is a dynamic process that can be affected by many variables. Thus, the main purpose of this manuscript is to v...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Ozbek N,Braz A,López-López M,García-Ruiz C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fundamental to any ballistic armour standard is the reference projectile to be defeated. Typically, for certification purposes, a consistent and symmetrical bullet geometry is assumed, however variations in bullet jacket dimensions can have far reaching consequences. Traditionally, characteristics and internal dimensi...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Thornby J,Landheer D,Williams T,Barnes-Warden J,Fenne P,Norman DG,Attridge A,Williams MA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes related to chronological age are seen in both hard and soft tissue. A number of methods for age estimation have been proposed which can be classified in four categories, namely, clinical, radiological, histological and chemical analysis. In forensic odontology, age estimation based on tooth development is univ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Khorate MM,Dinkar AD,Ahmed J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of the incidence of suicide in jails and prisons under increasing conditions of deprivation in Italy from 2004 to 2008, imprisonment involving greater levels of isolation was found to be associated with a higher rate of suicide. Greater care should be taken to ensure that prisoners in isolation do not commi...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Roma P,Pompili M,Lester D,Girardi P,Ferracuti S

更新日期：2013-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In cases of severe decomposition or skeletonization of a corpse after cerebral gun shot injury it is difficult to exactly reconstruct the bullet path in the brain. However, in case of murder or homicide this might become necessary to answer forensic questions such as the ability to move or other actions of t...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Peschel O,Szeimies U,Vollmar C,Kirchhoff S

更新日期：2013-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The proximal and distal parts of the femur show the differences between the sexes. Head diameter and the breadth of the epicondyle of the femur are known to distinguish males from females. The proximal end of the femur is studied to determine sex using discriminant analysis but; its distal end is not done. This study ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Kim DI,Kwak DS,Han SH

更新日期：2013-12-10 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：:The objective of this study was to determine whether breath alcohol elimination rate varies as a function of age, gender, and drinking practice, factorially combined. Eighty-four men and 84 women drank enough alcohol to produce peak BrACs of .110 g/210 L for heavy and moderate drinkers and BrACs of .090 g/210 L for li...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Fiorentino DD,Moskowitz H

更新日期：2013-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:During the year 2011 the Egyptian revolution arose with a change in the trend of eye trauma in Egypt. AIM OF WORK:This study aims at reviewing the epidemiology of ocular trauma presenting to Ain Shams University teaching hospital during the year 2011 and comparing it with epidemiology during the previous ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Ahmed SA,Zaki RG

更新日期：2013-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate stress gene expression in cultured primary fibroblasts established from Achilles tendons collected during autopsies from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases, and age-matched controls (infants dying in a traumatic event). Expression of 4 stress responsive genes, HSP...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Rohde MC,Corydon TJ,Hansen J,Pedersen CB,Schmidt SP,Gregersen N,Banner J

更新日期：2013-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection and identification of volatile compounds is essential to the successful undertaking of numerous forensic analyses. Biological olfactory systems possess the extraordinary ability to not only detect many thousands of distinct volatile compounds (odors) but also to discriminate between them. Whole-organism ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Leitch O,Anderson A,Kirkbride KP,Lennard C

更新日期：2013-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The mathematical modeling of the microbial ethanol production under strict anaerobic experimental conditions for some bacterial species has been proposed by our research group as the first approximation to the quantification of the microbial ethanol production in cases where other alcohols were produced simultaneously...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Boumba VA,Kourkoumelis N,Gousia P,Economou V,Papadopoulou C,Vougiouklakis T

更新日期：2013-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Gasoline was added to moldy samples of unused building materials. The unused samples were allowed to sit at room temperature for 2, 4, 7, and 14 days. Each set of samples was extracted using passive headspace concentration and analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Microbial degradation of the gasoline p...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Hutches K

更新日期：2013-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on molecularly imprinted photonic hydrogels (MIPHs) that combined the colloidal-crystal with molecular imprinting technique, a novel label-free colorimetric chemosensor for convenient and fast efficient detection of atropine with high sensitivity and specificity was developed. Due to the special inverse opal arr...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Meng L,Meng P,Tang B,Zhang Q,Wang Y

更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Six metals (copper, magnesium, barium, nickel, chromium and lead) were determined in two separate batches of seized ecstasy tablets by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GFAAS) following digestion with nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. Large intra-batch variations were found as expected for tablets prod...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： French HE,Went MJ,Gibson SJ

更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to link criminal activity and identity using validated analytical approaches can be of great value to forensic scientists. Herein, the factors affecting the recovery and detection of inorganic and organic energetic material residues within chemically or physically enhanced fingermarks on paper and glass su...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Love C,Gilchrist E,Smith N,Barron L

更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:There is considerable value in developing tools capable of accurately and reliably determining when bruises were inflicted in humans. Previous work has focused on the visual changes observed in a bruise as the injury develops and heals. However, due to variables such as how and where on the body the bruise was inflict...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Lecomte MM,Holmes T,Kay DP,Simons JL,Vintiner SK

更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A decline in 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA) use in Adelaide, Australia from 2009 to 2010 was confirmed by us previously. Reports suggested that the shortage in MDMA supply was associated with an increased prevalence of other synthetic stimulants, but quantitative measurements were unavailable. To obtain...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Chen C,Kostakis C,Irvine RJ,White JM

更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, recent trends have seen wild silk preferred over cultivated silk because of its texture. Some cases of fraud have occurred where cultivated silk garments are sold as wild silk. Samples from these cases, morphological observation using light microscope and polarized microscope have been conducted in forensic ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Matsuyama Y,Nagatani Y,Goto T,Suzuki S

更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the development and validation of a method for the analysis of office papers by measuring carbon isotopes using isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS). The method development phase included testing protocols for storage, sample materials, set-up of the analytical run; and examining the effects of ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Jones K,Benson S,Roux C

更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Age estimation is a vital aspect in creating a biological profile and aids investigators by narrowing down potentially matching identities from the available pool. In addition to routine casework, in the present global political scenario, age estimation in living individuals is required in cases of refugees, asylum se...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Karkhanis S,Mack P,Franklin D

更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Facial soft tissue thickness measurement can be useful among several medico-legal techniques that aim to establish the identity of skeletal remains. This study examined the soft tissue thickness that covered the faces of autopsied cadavers sent to the Medico-Legal Institute of Guarulhos from September 2010 to Septembe...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： de Almeida NH,Michel-Crosato E,de Paiva LA,Biazevic MG

更新日期：2013-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic science is increasingly relied on by police and the courts to exonerate the innocent and to establish links to crime. With this increased reliance the potential for unjust outcomes increases, especially in serious matters for two reasons. The more serious the matter, the more likely that evidence mishandling ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Kelty SF,Julian R,Ross A

更新日期：2013-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to evaluate the potential of using cholesterol and coprostanol, as indicators for the detection of decomposition fluid of buried pigs (S. s. domesticus) in soils. In May 2007, four pig carcasses (∼35kg) were buried in shallow graves (∼40 cm depth) at the University of Ontario Institute of Te...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： von der Lühe B,Dawson LA,Mayes RW,Forbes SL,Fiedler S

更新日期：2013-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Tire traces can be observed on several crime scenes as vehicles are often used by criminals. The tread abrasion on the road, while braking or skidding, leads to the production of small rubber particles which can be collected for comparison purposes. This research focused on the statistical comparison of Py-GC/MS profi...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Gueissaz L,Massonnet G

更新日期：2013-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) and its degradation products are analyzed to discriminate between residues originating from PETN explosions and residues obtained under other circumstances, such as natural degradation on textile, or after handling intact PETN. The degradation products observed in post-explosion sam...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Brust H,van Asten A,Koeberg M,van der Heijden A,Kuijpers CJ,Schoenmakers P

更新日期：2013-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The spreading of bloodstains on matt, vinyl silk and gloss painted surfaces, following both perpendicular and non-perpendicular impact, has been studied with a view to understanding whether surface-specific properties affect the size and shape of the final stain. In all cases the dimensions of the stains on the roughe...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Adam CD

更新日期：2013-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate the potential use of reconstructed three-dimensional multi-detector computed tomography (3D MDCT) imagery to distinguish between perimortem cranial trauma and postmortem cranial damage. A total of 45 crania were initially examined for the purpose of this study. The postmortem gr...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Fleming-Farrell D,Michailidis K,Karantanas A,Roberts N,Kranioti EF

更新日期：2013-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, the authors present a case of intrauterine foetal death (IUFD). The post-mortem histologic examination revealed placental mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD), a rare human placental disorder. Moreover, cases of PMD are often misdiagnosed as partial mole. The mother was a 26-year-old Italian, whose pregnancy, ...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Ventura F,Rutigliani M,Bellini C,Bonsignore A,Fulcheri E

更新日期：2013-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested that postmortem serum catecholamine levels reflect the magnitude of physical stress responses or toxic/hyperthermic neuronal dysfunction during the death process. The present study investigated postmortem adrenaline (Adr), noradrenaline (Nad), and dopamine (DA) levels in pericardial flu...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Ishikawa T,Quan L,Michiue T,Kawamoto O,Wang Q,Chen JH,Zhu BL,Maeda H

更新日期：2013-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatalities due to an extreme ambient temperature might present with poor or nonspecific pathologies; thus, the diagnosis of the cause of death in such cases is one of the most difficult tasks in forensic pathology. The present study investigated the molecular pathology of alveolar damage involving pulmonary edema with...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Wang Q,Ishikawa T,Michiue T,Zhu BL,Guan DW,Maeda H

更新日期：2013-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Synchrotron infrared chemical imaging was employed to examine and assess the extent of interlayer component migration within multilayer automotive paint samples, with a particular emphasis on the cross-linking additive melamine. Two dimensional infrared chemical images revealed that melamine consistently diffuses in s...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Maric M,van Bronswijk W,Lewis SW,Pitts K,Martin DE

更新日期：2013-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbofuran is a broad spectrum carbamate insecticide which inhibits cholinesterase. In the recent past several carbofuran related homicide and suicide cases were reported in Sri Lanka. The concentration of carbofuran found in blood, bile and/or tissues in eight fatal cases were presented in this paper. Liquid-liquid e...

journal_title：Forensic science international

authors： Sakunthala Tennakoon DA,Karunarathna WD,Udugampala US

更新日期：2013-04-10 00:00:00