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The Use of Paranasal Sinuses in Human Identification: Useful Concepts for Forensic Practitioners

Forensic Sciences
Background: Positive identification is at the forefront of tasks for forensic practitioners when a set of remains is discovered. Standard means of identification include fingerprints, dental, and DNA analyses; however, additional methods are utilized by ...
Joe Adserias-Garriga, Hannah Skropits, Brailey Moeder   +2 more
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Towards a working methodology for using total hip and knee joint replacements to support identification [PDF]

, 2015
Hip and knee prostheses have occasionally been used to support identification of unknown persons along with other medical devices and implants. This paper looks at the specific issues around using hip and knee implants, suggesting a working methodology ...
Bryson, David
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Responding to the call: Population affinity estimation in a South African forensic context of identification - are we helping or harming?

Forensic Science International: Synergy
There is growing momentum in forensic anthropology to move away from using socially ascribed racial groups in analysis and reporting. This study evaluated whether and how anthropological estimation of population-affinity influences identification ...
Victoria E. Gibbon, Athi Baliso, Laura J. Heathfield   +2 more
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Towards a forensic anthropology of structural vulnerability. [PDF]

Forensic Sci Int Synerg, 2023
Reineke RC, Soler A, Beatrice J.
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Unveiling the female experience through adult mortality and survivorship in Milan over the last 2000 years

Scientific Reports
This study challenges historical paradigms using a large-scale integrated bioarchaeological approach, focusing on the female experience over the last 2,000 years in Milan, Italy.
Lucie Biehler-Gomez, Samantha Yaussy, Claudia Moro, Paolo Morandini, Marta Mondellini, Daniele Petrosino, Mirko Mattia, Beatrice del Bo, Cristina Cattaneo   +8 more
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Commentary on "Incorporating a structural vulnerability framework into the forensic anthropology curriculum". [PDF]

Forensic Sci Int Synerg, 2023
Palamenghi A, Biehler-Gomez L, Mattia M, Cattaneo C.   +3 more
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Gender Determination using Fingerprint Features [PDF]

, 2008
Several previous studies have investigated the gender difference of the fingerprint features. However, regarding to the statistical significance of such differences, inconsistent results have been obtained. To resolve this problem and to develop a method
Chang, Yung-Hsien, Lin, Chen-Liang, Nagurka, Mark L., Wang, Jen-Feng, Yeh, Chinson, Yen, Chen-Wen   +5 more
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When osteology is put into practice: forensic anthropology [PDF]

, 2010
Osteologija je poddisciplina antropologije i arheologije koja se bavi makroskopskom i mikroskopskom analizom koštanog materijala. Stručnjaci iz područja osteologije primjenjuju svoje znanje u analizi i tumačenju promjena na kostima pri čemu utvrđuju ...
Alan Bosnar, Anja Petaros, Morana Čengija   +2 more
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Mandibular torus as a potential piece in the human remains identification puzzle

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Background The human identification of burned or heavily decomposed remains is a great challenge in forensic anthropology, particularly for professionals who work with limited resources in a violent environment.
Luciana Mendes Rocha, Eliana dos Santos Câmara-Pereira, Patricia Shirley de Almeida Prado   +2 more
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Missing, Presumed Buried? Bone Diagenesis and the Under-Representation of Anglo-Saxon Children [PDF]

, 2000
YesSam Lucy (1994: 26) has stated that a `recognised feature of pre-Christian early medieval cemeteries in eastern England is the smaller number of younger burials recovered¿. Although taphonomic factors such as the increased rate of decay of the remains
Buckberry, Jo
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