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Statistical methods for discrimination of STR genotypes using high resolution melt curve data
Despite the improvements in forensic DNA quantification methods that allow for the early detection of low template/challenged DNA samples,...
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Advancements in differentiation between sperm cells and epithelial cells for efficient forensic DNA analysis in sexual assault cases
Most of the sexual assault casework samples are of mixed sources. Forensic DNA laboratories are always in the requirement of a precise technique for...
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Accuracy of second and third molar maturity indices, Olze, Haavikko, and Demirjian methods for 14- and 16-year-old age thresholds assessment in Croatian children and adolescents
This study explores the reliability of four established legal age threshold estimation approaches in a Croatian sample. We applied Haavikko stages,...
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Estimation of age and sex from fingernail clip**s by using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy coupled with chemometric interpretation
Fingernails can act as important forensic evidence as they can be a source of DNA that may link the victim or accused to the crime scene and may also...
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A morphoscopic exploration of cranial sexual dimorphism among modern South Africans using computed tomography scans
Continual re-evaluation of standards for forensic anthropological analyses are necessary, particularly as new methods are explored or as populations...
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Forensic species identification: practical guide for animal and plant DNA analysis
The importance of non-human DNA in the forensic field has increased greatly in recent years, together with the type of applications. The molecular...
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Revealing microbial community characteristics in healthy human, cat and canine salivas and looking for species-specific microbes
As two kinds of increasingly popular pets, the saliva of cat or canine is most likely to be left at the crime scene compared with the common types of...
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Integrated Assessment of GFAP and UCH-L1 for their utility in severity assessment and outcome prediction in Traumatic Brain Injury
ObjectivesThis study aimed to explore the potential of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) as...
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Single-camera photogrammetry using a mobile phone for low-cost documentation of corpses
Photogrammetry is a technique for studying and defining objects’ shape, dimension, and position in a three-dimensional space using measurements...
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Human Brain Organoid Research and Applications: Where and How to Meet Legal Challenges?
An ethical and legal framework is needed to regulate the rapidly develo** human brain organoid research field properly. However, considering the...
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Doctor–Parent Disagreement for Preterm Infants Born in the Grey Zone: Do Ethical Frameworks Help?
Objective: To examine i) how ethical frameworks can be used in concrete cases of parent–doctors’ disagreements for extremely preterm infants born in...
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The Wrong of Eugenic Sterilization
I defend a novel account of the wrong of subjecting people to non-consensual sterilization (NCS), particularly in the context of the state-sponsored...
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Forensic age estimation by MRI of the knee – comparison of two classifications for ossification stages in a German population
Aim and objectivesIn forensic age estimation e.g. for judicial proceedings surpassed age thresholds can be legally relevant. To examine age related...
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Forensic age estimation of adolescents using computed tomography of the clavicles
In forensic age estimation, CT imaging of the clavicles is used to determine an age over completed 21 years. If ossification of the medial clavicular...
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Computed tomography study of cranial vault thickness in Malaysian subadult population
Cranial vault thickness (CVT) and its variations provide valuable insights into an individual’s biological attributes such as age and sex. This paper...
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An atypical case of fatal ‘esophageal apoplexy’: post-mortem findings and differential diagnosis
Forensic pathologists need to have comprehensive knowledge of a large variety of causes of sudden natural death. We describe a case of sudden and...
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Buprenorphine deaths confirmed by toxicology reveal a low proportion of opioid agonist treatment before death in Finland
We studied opioid agonist treatment (OAT) status before buprenorphine-related death in Finland, where buprenorphine is the principal OAT medicine and...
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Post-blast histological changes to three animal bones exposed to close-range chemical detonation
A range of investigative practices to aid explosive-related death investigations currently exist, although the use of histopathological bone samples...
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The influence of cooling on biomechanical time since death estimations using ovine brain tissue
The significance of biomechanical analyses for forensic time since death estimations has recently been demonstrated. Previous biomechanical analyses...
