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Family Closure Through Forensic Odontology
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Form follows function: Applying photographic content analysis to forensic firearm...
Drawing forensic conclusions from an image or a video is known as "photographic content analysis." It involves the analysis of an image, as well as objects, actions, and events depicted in images or video. In recent years, photographic depictions of objects suspected as...
Patient termination of a life‐sustaining medical device: Suicide or natural death?
Medical technology has made tremendous strides in extending the lives of patients who have suffered organ failure. Machines can now replace the function of the kidneys, the heart, and other vital organs. Much has been written about a patient's right to refuse or direct the w...
Changes in methamphetamine impurity profiles induced by tert‐butoxycarbonylation
Analysis of impurities in methamphetamine (MA) can be used to characterize MA seizures, investigate the relationship among MA seizures, and provide information on their synthetic routes. Recently, chemically derivatized MA, such as tert‐butoxycarbonyl (t‐Boc) MA, has been seized ...
Practical benzylation of N,N‐substituted ethanolamines related to chemical warfare agents...
The benzylation of three low molecular weight N,N‐disubstituted ethanolamines related to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) to furnish derivatives with improved gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (GC‐MS) profiles is described. Due to their low molecular weight and polar nature, N,N...
Detection and confirmation of fentanyls in high clay‐content soil by electron ionization...
Detection of illicit drugs in the environment, particularly in soils, often suggests the present or past location of a clandestine production center for these substances. Thus, development of efficient methods for the analysis and detection of these chemicals is of paramount impo...
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Field‐portable detection of fentanyl and its analogs: A review
The need to detect fentanyl and its analogs in the field is an important capability to help prevent unintentional exposure or overdose on these substances, which may result in death. Many portable methods historically used in the field by first responders and other field users to...
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An unusual case of a triple suicide pact at the time of the COVID‐19 pandemic
In December 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared SARS‐CoV2 a global pandemic. Home confinement, low social contacts, and fear of virus transmission played a major role as risk factors for suicides during the following period. Suicide pacts, in particular, showed a d...
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Deaths associated with electric shock injuries in children and adults: A 10‐year...
Electric shock injuries (EIs) have high rates of morbidity and mortality in both children and adults. The aim of this study was to examine autopsy cases resulting from EIs and to compare pediatric and adult groups with respect to sociodemographic data, clinical characteristics, l...
Clandestine Synthesis of Methamphetamine: An Overview
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