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The Power of Contextual Effects in Forensic Anthropology: A Study of Biasability in the Visual Interpretations of Trauma Analysis on Skeletal Remains.(Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. February 2013. Volume XIX.) [PDF]
, 2013 The potential for contextual information to bias assessments in the forensic sciences has been demonstrated, focusing on the DNA, ballistics, and friction ridge analysis disciplines.
Dozzi, N., Hanson, Ian, Nakhaeizadeh, S.
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“Silly girls” and “nice young lads”: vilification and vindication in the perceptions of medico-legal practitioners in rape cases [PDF]
, 2015 In this article, we explore perceptions and presumptions in relation to rape, raped women, and rapists, among medico-legal professionals who perform forensic medical examinations in rape cases.
McMillan, Lesley, White, Deborah
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Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract This article draws on four years of ethnographic fieldwork in Los Angeles’ (LA) jail mental health facility to describe the interrelated crises of rising numbers of people declared incompetent to stand trial and the recurrent failure of managing madness in jail.
Jeremy Levenson
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New method in the age estimation by the spheno-occipital suture. 3D cone-beam CT application [PDF]
, 2018 The aim of the present study was to determine the sequence and timing of closure of the spheno-occipital synchondrosis for a large sample of a modern Italian population to assess if this age marker is a useful tool for age estimation for individuals ...
Mangiulli, Tatiana, Messineo, Daniela
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Artificial Creativity and Human Fragility
Modern Theology, EarlyView.Abstract This article critiques the widespread assumption that generative AI systems exhibit genuine artistic creativity. While such systems can produce novel and aesthetically appealing outputs, assessments based solely on results obscure fundamental differences between human and artificial agents.
Johanna Merz
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Measuring the Impact of Armed Conflict on Population Health: A Guide for Researchers
Population and Development Review, EarlyView.Abstract The humanitarian impact of armed conflict remains a significant international issue, with an estimated 2 billion people residing in fragile or conflict‐affected settings. Despite increasing attention and study of armed conflict and its impact on human populations, few studies have evaluated the methods necessary to assess such relationships ...
Maya Luetke +2 more
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Injuries in deep time: interpreting competitive behaviours in extinct reptiles via palaeopathology
Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1073-1090, June 2026.ABSTRACT For over a century, palaeopathology has been used as a tool for understanding evolution, disease in past communities and populations, and to interpret behaviour of extinct taxa. Physical traumas in particular have frequently been the justification for interpretations about aggressive and even competitive behaviours in extinct taxa.
Maximilian Scott +3 more
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JOR SPINE, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2026.Procrustes analysis was used to match osteophyte‐free lumbar vertebral bodies to lumbar vertebral bodies containing osteophytes. The volume of the reference library bone was subtracted to create an osteophyte model, from which regional osteophyte volumes were calculated.
Clarissa LeVasseur +8 more
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Promoting Reconciliation through Exhuming and Identifying Victims in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide [PDF]
, 2012 Drawing upon interviews conducted with 24 Kibuye-based survivors, as well as GOR officials from around Rwanda, the paper argues that survivors — while appreciative of any effort to memorialize the 1994 genocide — are negotiating psychological and ...
Jessee, Erin
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Journal of Forensic Science and MedicineBackground: Forensic identification of skeletonized remains requires the contribution of forensic anthropology, which utilizes bioanthropological knowledge to estimate and reconstruct the identity of unidentified remains.
Farhad Moegis +3 more
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