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Is it really possible to kill with insulin without leaving traces? From lifesaver to...
Evidence of an insulin overdose is very complicated in the medico‐legal field. The analysis and subsequent interpretation of results is complex, especially when treating postmortem blood samples. The instability of insulin, the special pre‐analytical conditions and the absence of...
Is it really possible to kill with insulin without leaving traces? From lifesaver to...
Evidence of an insulin overdose is very complicated in the medico‐legal field. The analysis and subsequent interpretation of results is complex, especially when treating postmortem blood samples. The instability of insulin, the special pre‐analytical conditions and the absence of...
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Forensic analysis of iOS binary cookie files
iPhone operating system (iOS) devices utilize binary cookies as a data storage tool, encoding user‐specific information within an often‐neglected element of smartphone analysis. This binary format contains details such as cookie flags, expiration, and creation dates, domain, and ...
Targeted enrichment of whole‐genome SNPs from highly burned skeletal remains
Genetic assessment of highly incinerated and/or degraded human skeletal material is a persistent challenge in forensic DNA analysis, including identifying victims of mass disasters. Few studies have investigated the impact of thermal degradation on whole‐genome single‐nucleotide ...
The effect of the anti‐coagulant EDTA on the deposition and adhesion of whole blood...
An investigation into whether the addition of a commonly used anti‐coagulant agent like ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) has an impact on the adhesion potential of blood to non‐porous substrates was conducted. Two non‐porous substrates (aluminum and polypropylene) exhibitin...
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Evaluation of porcine decomposition and total body score (TBS) in a central European...
The total body score (TBS) is a visual scoring method to scale the succession of decomposition stages. It compares decomposition between cadavers, to connect it with external taphonomic factors and estimate the post‐mortem interval. To study decomposition in various climatic envi...
Use of thermal drone in detection and assessment of larval mass temperature in decomposed...
Manual ground searches and cadaver dogs are traditional methods for locating remains, but they can be time‐ and resource‐intensive, resulting in the decomposition of bodies and delay in victim identification. Therefore, thermal imaging has been proposed as a potentially useful to...
Gabapentin in drugged driving investigations
The increasing use and misuse of gabapentin pose a major risk to public health and traffic safety. Gabapentin has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 1993 for adjunctive therapy in the treatment of epilepsy and neuralgia but is increasingly being prescri...
DNA recovery after sequential processing of latent fingerprints on black polyethylene...
Latent fingerprints on plastic substrates can be visualized by using sequential treatments to enhance the contrast between the fingerprint residues and underlying substrate; however, the extent to which these processes affect subsequent DNA analysis is mostly unknown. Latent fing...
Prescription eyeglasses as a forensic physical evidence: Prediction of age based on...
Refractive errors (RE) are commonly reported visual impairment problems worldwide. Previous clinical studies demonstrated age‐related changes in human eyes. We hypothesized that the binocular RE metrics including sphere and cylinder power, axis orientation, and interpupillary dis...
Cell counting to monitor swab efficiency
Plastic bags, such as ziplock bags, have been used to transport illicit materials worldwide; however, very few studies have tried to optimize the recovery of DNA from these items. This study reports on the best combination of swabs and moistening solution for the greatest recover...
Ant bite artifacts in a case of hanging
Artifacts produced by postmortem animal scavenging are commonly encountered at autopsy. Knowledge of the pattern of artifacts produced by postmortem animal scavenging is essential for the correct interpretation of the autopsy finding. In household deaths, such artifacts are usual...