Forensic imaging: a powerful tool in modern forensic investigation
Forensic Sciences Research, 2022 Forensic imaging is a non-invasive examination process during the forensic investigation. It is mainly used in forensic pathology as an adjunct to the traditional autopsy.
Min Zhang
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The application of amino acid racemization in the acid soluble fraction of enamel to the estimation of the age of human teeth [PDF]
, 2008 Estimation of age-at-death for skeletonised forensic remains is one of the most significant problems in forensic anthropology. The majority of existing morphological and histological techniques are highly inaccurate, and show a bias towards ...
Collins, M. J. +3 more
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Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2020 Aim: In this study, it was aimed to highlight the situation and importance of fetal sex determination in the context of forensic anthropology. Suggestions have been made about the development of this subject with current approaches and interdisciplinary ...
Özlem Mehder
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Forensic Sciences, 2022 Human osteological documented collections (DCs), also referred to as “identified collections”, are a valuable resource in biological and forensic anthropology, as they offer the possibility for hypothesis-driven research on sex and age-at-death ...
Francisca Alves-Cardoso, V. Campanacho
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Contributions of pathological alterations to forensic anthropology interpretation
Jangwa Pana, 2014 Pathology plays a key role in various aspects of interpretation within forensic anthropology. These contributions include observations of the effects of pathological conditions and using them to facilitate identification efforts.
Douglas H. Ubelaker
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A preliminary examination of differential decomposition patterns in mass graves [PDF]
, 2014 This study represents a preliminary, quantitative approach to the examination of differential decomposition patterns in mass graves. Five pairs of mass graves, each containing the carcasses of 21 rabbits, were used to examine decomposition rates at four ...
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Genome-wide SNP typing of ancient DNA: Determination of hair and eye color of Bronze Age humans from their skeletal remains. [PDF]
, 2020 Objective A genome-wide high-throughput single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) typing method was tested with respect of the applicability to ancient and degraded DNA. The results were compared to mini-sequencing data achieved through single base extension (
Dörk, T. +5 more
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‘If a picture paints a thousand words …’:the development of human identification techniques in forensic anthropology and their implications for human rights in the criminal process [PDF]
, 2013 Newly developed techniques in forensic anthropology offer great potential to assist in identifying, and ultimately convicting, perpetrators of serious sexual assaults, particularly those involving young children.
Ferguson, Pamela, Raitt, Fiona
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Proving Genocide? Forensic Expertise and the ICTY [PDF]
, 2008 This article works towards developing a theoretical framework outlining the premises and parameters under which forensic experts operate during various stages of international criminal investigations and the presentation of expert witness testimony in ...
Klinkner, Melanie Josefine
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Virtual anthropology – a brief review of the literature and history of computed tomography [PDF]
, 2017 Computed tomography (CT) has influenced numerous fields since its inception in the 1970s. The field of palaeoanthropology significantly benefited from this efficient and non-invasive medium in terms of the conservation, reconstruction and analysis of ...
Uldin, T.
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