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Spontaneous retroperitoneal and intracranial hemorrhage following streptokinase therapy in...
Bleeding complications following thrombolytic treatment for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are not infrequent, among which intracranial hemorrhage is commonly reported. In contrast, retroperitoneal hematoma following the administration of thrombolytics is rarely reported in th...
Genotyping strategies for tissues fixed with various embalming fluids for human...
Within anatomical willed body programs and skeletal collections, whole bodies and their disassociated limbs and organs are identified and tracked. However, if these tracking mechanisms fail, DNA recovered from the formalin‐fixed tissues/organs could provide an additional layer of...
The suitability of using domestic pigs (Sus spp.) as human proxies in the geophysical...
Research in many forensic science fields commonly uses domestic pigs (Sus spp.) as proxies for human remains, due to their physiological and anatomical similarities, as well as being more readily available. Unfortunately, previous research, especially that which compares the deco...
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Death from methamphetamine intoxication in a body stuffer
A 28‐year‐old man was admitted dead to the emergency department of the regional hospital. All resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful in this case. Attending officers stated that he was suspected of possessing drugs at the time of arrest and had taken them quickly to cover up. U...
Automated identification of copy‐move forgery using Hessian and patch feature extraction...
Copy‐move forgeries are a conceptual sort of image retouching that involves duplicating a portion of an image and moving it to a different position within the original image, whether by modifying the duplicated part or just moving it altogether. To identify cloned portions that h...
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Commentary on: Jones AW. Who are the most highly cited forensic scientists in the United...
Injury comparisons between paired drivers and front‐seat passengers in frontal collisions...
Forensic engineers and crash safety researchers sometimes use the injuries of a seatbelted occupant to infer the injury risk of an unbelted occupant in the same crash, had they instead been wearing a seatbelt. It is unclear, however, whether this inference is valid or how often t...
Commentary on: Thompson WC. Uncertainty in probabilistic genotyping of low template DNA: a...
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Homicide or suicide? A probabilistic approach for the evaluation of the manner of death in...
The role of forensic science can be defined as providing relevant opinions to assist investigators and courts of law in answering questions. The Likelihood Ratio (LR) provides a quantitative and logical approach to communicating the strength of expert evidence. We reviewed existi...
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Forensic significance of Roundup Full® II effect on the development of Dermestes maculatus...
The most widely used herbicides in the world are glyphosate formulations. These have been used in self‐poisoning and accidental poisoning. Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) and Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are associated with decomposing human and animal ...
3D superimposition of human dentition contours in personal identification: A preliminary...
The human permanent dentition has been commonly used for personal identification due to its uniqueness. Limited research, however, is conducted using 3D digital dental models. We propose to develop a new 3D superimposition method using the contours of human dentition and to furth...