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Postmortem submergence interval (PMSI) and human decomposition in anthropogenically...
Postmortem decomposition changes of bodies in aquatic environments may offer valuable insights into the postmortem submergence interval (PMSI) for medicolegal death investigators. However, the effects of immersion on the onset of such changes are poorly understood. The aims of th...
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Laryngotracheal separation due to accidental ligature strangulation following entanglement...
Accidental ligature strangulation is an uncommon occurrence, most often associated with autoerotic fatalities in adults or entanglement of clothing in machinery, household devices, or vehicles. We report a case of laryngotracheal separation due to accidental ligature strangulatio...
Combining medial clavicular epiphysis ossification and clavicle length on conventional...
Accurate age estimation is crucial in forensic contexts, yet current methods have limitations. This study evaluates whether integrating clavicle length with medial clavicular epiphysis (MCE) ossification improves age estimation on conventional chest radiographs. A retrospective a...
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Variations of dental diagenesis between submerged and buried samples over the first...
Burial conditions have a strong influence on the postmortem changes in dental tissue. However, microscopic postmortem changes to dental tissues within a forensic time frame have rarely been investigated and/or reported. In this study, pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) heads were buried...