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Density Functional Theory in Forensic Science: Applications and Challenges
DFT and other in silico methods are increasingly applied in forensic analysis. This review highlights the use of DFT in key areas such as new psychoactive substances, food adulteration, blood analysis, latent fingerprint detection, and explosives.
Lívia Salviano Mariotto +4 more
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IntroThis chapter examines the use of biometrics techniques within forensic science. It discusses the historic connections between the subjects and then examines face and ear biometrics in detail.
Mark S. Nixon +18 more
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ABSTRACT This paper is an introduction and review for the special issue of AJBA on the Curation and Use of Human Skeletal Remains for Teaching and Research, which emerged from an organized session at the American Association of Biological Anthropologists in 2022.
Gwen Robbins Schug +2 more
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“To honor and remember”: An ethical awakening to African American remains in museums
Abstract In 2021, amid surging activism in the Movement for Black Lives, the Smithsonian Institution's possession of the remains of thousands of African Americans drew widespread attention. In response, the Smithsonian and its National Museum of Natural History undertook a series of steps to assess these remains and to develop a policy for returning as
Sabrina B. Sholts
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The disposability and inclusion of Brown bodies
Abstract While there has been increased awareness of the ethics of curation, research, and teaching with human skeletal remains, there has been little recognition of the millions of skeletal remains from South Asia that were harvested illegally and/or unethically for educational institutions globally for over a century.
Sabrina C. Agarwal
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Comparative osteology : a laboratory and field guide of common North American animals /
"In the forensic context it is quite common for nonhuman bones to be confused with human remains and end up in the medical examiner or coroner system.
Crabtree, Pam J., Adams, Bradley J.
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Navigating Liminality in Evolving Forensic Anthropology Professionalism
ABSTRACT Emerging aspects of professionalism within forensic anthropology, while enhancing the scientific foundation and practice for the discipline, have created liminalistic spaces and experiences in education and training, employment, ethics, and identities that reflect the broader transitional status in the discipline as a whole.
Donna C. Boyd
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Abstract The American Association for Anatomy recently charged a task force with updating and expanding upon best practices and recommendations for human body donation programs. The task force comprised American Association for Anatomy members with specific and detailed knowledge about the legal, ethical, and procedural operations of body donation ...
Joy Y. Balta +6 more
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American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 188, Issue 3, November 2025.
Amy L. Rector
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ABSTRACT In the United Kingdom, the study of archaeological cremated human remains has risen exponentially over the past three decades. Consequently, we are gaining a more rounded understanding of past communities, rather than a skewed perspective caused by an overreliance on studies of human remains from inhumation graves.
Kirsty Squires +3 more
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