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Silent abuse in the blind spot between medicine and law: A case series of Munchausen...
Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a rare but dangerous form of child abuse in which a caregiver exaggerates, fabricates, or induces medical symptoms in a dependent individual, typically a child. It is of the utmost importance to recognize and address this syndrome, which has signif...
The power of STR discrimination: Two brothers with high‐profile similarity
This report describes a rare case of exceptionally high‐STR profile similarity between two full siblings. The siblings were found to be identical across all 15 autosomal loci analyzed using the PowerPlex® ESI 16 kit. The likelihood of two siblings exhibiting an identical genetic ...
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Characteristics of hemorrhages located at the origin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in...
The study aimed to determine the incidence, distribution, and relation to the knot in a noose position of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle origin hemorrhages in hangings and to assess their occurrence regarding the subjects' major anthropometric characteristics. A retros...
FSF Warren-Young Scholarship—May 1, 2025 Deadline
Systematic analysis of population studies performed with the ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep...
Many forensic laboratories have conducted sequence‐based population studies to support the integration of massively parallel sequencing (MPS). However, the data remain limited concerning African populations. MPS enhances allelic representation compared to CE methods. It is hypoth...
Reproducibility and repeatability experiment with nested factors applied to the evaluation...
In this article, a redefined gage reproducibility and repeatability (R&R) method is proposed to identify possible sources of error and variation components in a fingerprint morphometric measurement system. Unlike traditional gage R&R, this new method incorporates a linear...
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Optimizing amplification threshold of low template DNA
Forensic DNA laboratories often face challenges in processing low template DNA samples efficiently. This study aimed to optimize the criteria for amplifying low‐quantity samples by considering DNA concentration, degradation factor, and biological sample type. We analyzed 155 real...
Inter‐laboratory variation in interpretations, comparisons, and statistical analyses of...
DNAmix2021 was a large‐scale inter‐laboratory study conducted to assess variation in interpretations, comparisons, and statistical analyses of DNA mixtures. Analyses were based on 765 responses by 106 participants from 52 labs. Eight distinct DNA mixtures were created, each of wh...
Identification of non‐glandular trichome hairs in cannabis using vision‐based deep...
The detection of cannabis and cannabis‐related products is a critical task for forensic laboratories and law enforcement agencies, given their harmful effects. Forensic laboratories analyze large quantities of plant material annually to identify genuine cannabis and its illicit s...
Of rodents and foxes: Faunal activity and scavenging at carcasses in a Central European ...
Vertebrate activity can significantly affect forensic investigations. Trauma interpretation is impaired when vertebrates scavenge on injuries and inflict damage, and scavengers can hinder the recovery of human remains through dispersal. However, forensic scavenging research is sc...
Portable Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy and machine learning for sex...
Forensic entomology is crucial in medicolegal investigations, utilizing insects — primarily flies — to estimate a supplemental post‐mortem interval based on their development at the (death) scene. This estimation can be influenced by extrinsic factors like temperature and hum...
Estimation of postmortem submersion interval using total aquatic decomposition scores of...
Estimation of the postmortem submersion interval (PMSI) using total aquatic decomposition scores (TADS) has shown considerable promise in recent forensic research. Since decomposition is a time‐ and temperature‐dependent process, the Accumulated Degree Day (ADD) of water has been...
Assessing the effectiveness of alternate light sources in the search for skeletal remains
Many search and recovery operations for human skeletal remains are unsuccessful due to difficulties recognizing bones in outdoor environments even when evidence indicates the last known whereabouts of missing individuals. Though the collagen component of bone is known to emit flu...