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Model verification for population detection of counterfeits
The quality of counterfeit items has increased dramatically, with modern global manufacturing being able to duplicate the materials, construction, and visual features of items. Detection of fraudulent coinage can parallel authentication of food, beverages, and manufactured goods ...
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Fatal poisoning due to ingestion of boiled oleander leaf extract
Nerium oleander is an ornamental evergreen shrub belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The Apocynaceae family includes the attractive evergreen shrub known as oleander. The cardiotoxic glycoside, oleandrin, is present in all portions of the common oleander plant. Oleander consumpt...
Analysis of female strangulation homicides in King County, Washington, from 1978 to 2022
Asphyxia due to strangulation is an uncommon but important modality of homicide that tends to disproportionately involve female victims. The present study was designed to investigate the circumstances, motivations, and injuries associated with strangulation homicides of females a...
A case of fatal overdose involving both hydromorphone and kratom
Kratom is a plant originating in Southeast Asia that has been used for its dose‐dependent stimulant and opioid effects. The main active compound in kratom is mitragynine, an alkaloid with affinity for the mu‐opioid receptor. Toxicity and fatalities related to kratom use have incr...
A diagnosis of the primary difference between EuroForMix and STRmix™
There is interest in comparing the output, principally the likelihood ratio, from the two probabilistic genotyping software EuroForMix (EFM) and STRmix™. Many of these comparison studies are descriptive and make little or no effort to diagnose the cause of difference. There are f...
Dynamic feature analysis of handwritten electronic signatures based on Fourier transform
The utilization of handwritten electronic signatures has expanded in various application scenarios, leading to an increased demand for identification. Unlike handwriting signatures, handwritten electronic signatures offer the advantage of extracting dynamic feature data, includin...
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Temporal lobe uncal herniation with contralateral superior cerebellar artery infarct
Herniation of the temporal lobe uncus typically leads to the compression of the ipsilateral oculomotor nerve, resulting in ipsilateral mydriasis, as well as compression of the ipsilateral posterior cerebral artery, leading to infarction in the posterior inferior temporal lobe and...
Deep learning for sex determination: Analyzing over 200,000 panoramic radiographs
The objective of this study is to assess the performance of an innovative AI‐powered tool for sex determination using panoramic radiographs (PR) and to explore factors affecting the performance of the convolutional neural network (CNN). The study involved 207,946 panoramic dental...
Forensic advisers working for all district courts and courts of appeal in the Netherlands:...
Since late 2020, all district courts and courts of appeal in the Netherlands have internal forensic support in the form of "forensic advisers." This position was created in 2012 and resulted from the efforts made to expand knowledge of the forensic sciences within the i...
Deep learning for sex determination: Analyzing over 200,000 panoramic radiographs
The objective of this study is to assess the performance of an innovative AI‐powered tool for sex determination using panoramic radiographs (PR) and to explore factors affecting the performance of the convolutional neural network (CNN). The study involved 207,946 panoramic dental...