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Nail analysis for the assessment of caffeine abuse in Northwest China: A population‐based...
Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive agent worldwide and has the potential for abuse, but studies monitoring caffeine abuse in China are scarce. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of caffeine abuse in northwest China and investigate the correlation between ca...
Piercing the surface: A mechanical analysis of stabbing with household tools
Estimating the applied power during a stabbing incident, or estimating the minimal force necessary to penetrate the body with a certain weapon is a challenging task in forensic practice. A thorough forensic evaluation of stabbing forces needs objective numerical experimental data...
The effects of the (fentanyl‐fueled) drug overdose epidemic on medicolegal death...
The evolving opioid epidemic in the United States, fueled by illicit fentanyl, has greatly increased deaths from illicit drug use. These nonnatural deaths require formal death investigation. The National Association of Medical Examiners states in its Forensic Autopsy Performance ...
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Radiocarbon dating as tool to assist in triaging cases of unidentified human remains in...
In cases where human remains are unidentified because there is no initial identification hypothesis, limited contextual information, and/or poor preservation, radiocarbon (14C) dating may be a useful tool to further assist with identification. Through measuring the amount of 14C ...
A method for bone marrow extraction of diatoms for forensic science applications
Diatoms show potential as trace evidence indicators, particularly as evidence of drowning. Often, the diatom test to diagnose drowning is done on soft tissue or bone marrow from a recently deceased individual. This method presented here combines elements from previous forensic li...
Colonization of diatoms in and on porcine bone substrate and considerations of diatom...
The presence of diatom algae in bone marrow has been used as forensic evidence of drowning for several decades; however, these studies are based on known or suspected recent drowning events. This study addresses the potential for diatoms to enter the bone marrow of skeletal remai...
Tarasoff in Missouri: The jurisprudence of a mental health provider's duty to warn and...
In 1976, the Supreme Court of California issued its well‐known Tarasoff Principle. From this principle, other courts found a duty to warn, and some found more than just a duty to warn, a duty to protect. As courts in other states adopted a version of the Tarasoff Principle, they ...
Examination of acetone findings in suspected drug‐facilitated sexual assaults: A case...
Acetone presence in human biological specimens can result from exogenous administration or endogenous production, resulting from diabetes, dietary composition, alcoholism, and stress response. Victims of drug‐facilitated sexual assaults (DFSA) are understood to experience enhance...
GC–MS analysis of eight aminoindanes using three derivatization reagents
Aminoindanes are a class of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs) that have become more prevalent over the past decade. GC–MS is often utilized for identifying seized drugs and is well regarded for its ability to separate mixtures. However, certain aminoindanes have similar mass s...
Collecting touch DNA from glass surfaces using different sampling solutions and volumes:...
Touch DNA has become increasingly important evidence in todays' forensic casework. However, due to its invisible nature and typically minute amounts of DNA, the collection of biological material from touched objects remains a particular challenge that underscores the importa...
Fatal intoxication with 1,4‐butanediol: Case report and comprehensive review of the...
A fatal case of 1,4‐butanediol (1,4‐BD) oral ingestion is reported here, in which a 51‐year‐old man was found dead in his bed. According to the police report, the deceased was a known drug user. A glass bottle labeled (and later confirmed to be) "Butandiol 1,4" (1,4‐BD)...
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Development of etching paste for serial number restoration on aluminum engine block
Engine numbers, which involve information regarding the engine type, production number, and year and place of manufacture, are used for identification purposes. Comprising of unique alphanumeric characters, the engine numbers are fully or partially obliterated especially in auto ...