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Open AccessAn alternate novel approach to classify lip prints
The wrinkles and grooves present on the sulci labiorum of human lips form characteristic patterns. As previous authors claimed, these can be used for personal identification in forensic cases because they are uni...
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Open AccessEffects of oils, lotions, hand sanitizers, and mehendi on fingerprints captured through digital fingerprint scanner
In this modern era, advancement in technology is seen in every aspect of our life making it comparatively much easier. Likewise, in the field of fingerprinting, the digital scanners have replaced conventional ...
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Open AccessDNA profiling of saliva traces habitually deposited on various documents: a pilot study
A study was conducted to determine whether the habitualness among individuals to apply saliva to their fingertips (for moistening) while shuffling through pages of a document can provide evidence in cases pert...
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The Utility of DNA Barcoding Technology in the Authentication of Medicinal Plants in Illegal Trade: A Critical Review
DNA barcoding technology is the utilization of short segments of DNA for the rapid and accurate identification of closely related species. The technology offers advantages over other taxonomic methods of ident...
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Open AccessAn assessment of preserved DNA in decomposed biological materials by using forensic DNA profiling
DNA profiling for the victim identification in several forensic situations is mostly challenging due to a high degree of degradation or due to a high level of intermingling of remains. There are many intrinsic...
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Open AccessForensic studies of phytoplankton ecology of two water bodies of Kurukshetra area of Haryana, State in India
In forensic investigations of death cases in which the body has been recovered from a water body, there is an urgent need to prove whether the death is due to drowning or not. Moreover, another important issue...
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Open AccessValidation studies on gender determination from fingerprints with special emphasis on ridge characteristics
The present work investigates the ridge characteristics and ridge density of fingerprints to determine gender differences among population of Punjab. The main characteristics studied were general pattern type,...
