A Robust Document Identification Framework through f-BP Fingerprint [PDF]
Journal of Imaging, 2021 The identification of printed materials is a critical and challenging issue for security purposes, especially when it comes to documents such as banknotes, tickets, or rare collectable cards: eligible targets for ad hoc forgery.
Francesco Guarnera +7 more
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Human height estimation from highly distorted surveillance image. [PDF]
J Forensic Sci, 2022 Abstract Video surveillance camera (VSC) is an important source of information during investigations especially if used as a tool for the extraction of verified and reliable forensic measurements. In this study, some aspects of human height extraction from VSC video frames are analyzed with the aim of identifying and mitigating error sources that can ...
Tosti F +6 more
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From the Streets to the Judicial Evidence: Determination of Traditional Illicit Substances in Drug Seizures by a Rapid and Sensitive UHPLC-MS/MS-Based Platform [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 According to the 2021 World Drug Report, around 275 million people use drugs of abuse, and 36 million people suffer from addiction, fostering a thriving market for illicit substances.
Fabio Gosetti +7 more
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Sequence Read Depth Analysis of a Monophyletic Cluster of Y Chromosomes Characterized by Structural Rearrangements in the AZFc Region Resulting in DYS448 Deletion and DYF387S1 Duplication [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 The azoospermia factor c region (AZFc), located in the long arm of the human Y chromosome, is frequently involved in chromosome rearrangements, mainly due to non-allelic homologous recombination events that occur between the nearly identical sequences ...
Francesco Ravasini +8 more
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ENFSI 2022 multidisciplinary collaborative exercise: organisation and outcomes [PDF]
Forensic Science International: SynergyThe use of collaborative exercises (CE) and proficiency tests (PT) as part of the governance programme for any forensic science laboratory has become commonplace and recommended by several international organisations.
F. Zampa +10 more
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Georadar tra archeologia ed investigazioni forensi
Archeomatica, 2017 Destructive tests are no longer a suitable tool for investigations of archeological and cultural heritage monuments. Geophysical surveying like GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) may represent the only effective and non-destructive technique for recovering ...
Pier Matteo Barone, Carlotta Ferrara
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Machine Learning-Driven Data Fusion of Chromatograms, Plasmagrams, and IR Spectra of Chemical Compounds of Forensic Interest [PDF]
ACS OmegaGiorgio Felizzato +7 more
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Antipode, Volume 55, Issue 3, Page 877-896, May 2023., 2023 Abstract Our article explores how migrant food delivery couriers work around platform algorithmic control to argue that gaming the system is a form of everyday resistance. Drawing on data collected in Turin, Italy, between August 2020 and June 2021, we examine how, on the one hand, through gamification, food delivery platforms construct the couriers as
Gianluca Iazzolino, Amarilli Varesio
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Negative result: A wrong message on a bottle – The story of a mistaken interpretation of a mark
Forensic Science International: Reports, 2020 The paper reports on some wrinkles found on the label of a bottle which was collected at a crime scene: these wrinkles were initially misinterpreted as palm marks.Further investigations led to the conclusion that the afore-mentioned wrinkles were ...
Francesco Zampa +2 more
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DNA metabarcoding of forensic mycological samples
Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2021 Background DNA metabarcoding and massive parallel sequencing are valuable molecular tools for the characterization of environmental samples. In forensic sciences, the analysis of the sample’s fungal population can be highly informative for the estimation
Saverio Giampaoli +10 more
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