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The Evidentiary Value of Bite Mark Analysis in Criminal Cases
Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine, 2016 For decades, the comparison between a bite mark injury and a suspect’s teeth was considered evidence linking the suspect to the victim. However, in recent years, many convictions were re-assessed by a legal initiative in the United States called the ...
Suhail H. Al-Amad
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Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Grapevine powdery mildew, caused by the fungus Erysiphe necator, is one of the most prevalent obligate biotrophic pathogens in vineyards, posing a significant threat to grape production. Despite its impact, research on E. necator pathogenicity and grapevine responses remains limited.
Bo Mu +10 more
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Forensic science in Ghana: A review
Forensic Science International: Synergy, 2019 The use of forensic science continues to grow across the world. In Ghana, major advancements took off in 2011, including the introduction of modern DNA profiling and the establishment of an automated fingerprint identification system.
Aaron O. Amankwaa +3 more
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Symbolic racism against black people among black and white Americans: A system justification account
Political Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Using three nationally representative, probability samples of Americans (Ns range from 848 to 20,728), we examined the endorsement of symbolic racism against Black people among both Black and White Americans through the lens of system justification.
Alexandra Suppes +3 more
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Are “the semantic aspects” actually “irrelevant to the engineering problem”?
tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique, 2009 At the beginning of his famous “Mathematical Theory of Communication” (MTC), Shannon removes the semantic questions from the technical task, and such exoneration seems to be commonly accepted, even for those who certainly care for ‘semantic questions ...
José María Díaz Nafría +1 more
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Introduction: fraude et évasion fiscale dans les villes Au Moyen Âge à l'époque moderne [PDF]
, 2016 Aux demiers siecles du Mayen Age, les monarchies, les principautés et les villes se dotent progressivement d'un systeme fiscal, entendu comme un ensemble de prélevements qui se combinent pour que nulle source de richesse n'échappe il la ponction. L'impôt
Garnier, Florent +2 more
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“I Wish I Had Better Answers”: Organizational Ignorance in US Criminal Courts
Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Systems of monetary sanctions in US criminal courts present an opportunity for furthering the sociological understanding of complex and consequential organizations. We examine whether and how court actors across eight states understand the organizational processes supporting the fiscal logic of legal financial obligations (LFOs).
Sarah K. S. Shannon +3 more
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Privacy as a Defense Against Premature Representation
Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
Jordan Wallace‐Wolf
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Beyond Deflection: Accountability Frames in Opinion Columns*
Sociological Inquiry, EarlyView.The ways in which public officials, citizens, and social institutions are held accountable for social problems, including police‐involved killings in the United States, reflect changing attributions of responsibility. Although news reports now rely less on official police narratives and less often stereotype police as heroes and victims as villains ...
Deborah A. Potter
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