The assessment of skin changes in the context of possible child abuse is an important task in forensic medicine. This requires knowledge of pigmentation variants and pigmentation disorders such as congenital dermal melanocytosis, which includes …
verfasst von:
Stefanie Schlepper, M. Hagen, R. Schulz, A. Schmeling
In forensic practice, determining the postmortem submersion interval (PMSI) and cause-of-death of cadavers in aquatic ecosystems has always been challenging task. Traditional approaches are not yet able to address these issues effectively and …
Aspiration of fluid into the airways causes drowning, which in turn causes suffocation, vagus nerve inhibition, electrolyte imbalances, laryngospasm, hypothermia, and secondary damage [ 1 ]. Drowning's pathophysiological mechanisms are convoluted …
The use of ordnance gelatine has been widespread in the field of ballistics as a simulant for soft tissue when assessing ballistic threats. However, the traditional method of preparing ordnance gelatine is time-consuming and requires precision to …
verfasst von:
Cynthia Bir, Adam Menkara, Rodrigo Villalta, Michele Bodo, Sebastien Roth, Don Sherman
The concept of a foreigner was defined at the Geneva meeting of the Institute of International Law in 1892 as “a person residing in the territory of a State who does not have the right to claim the nationality of that State” [ 1 ]. Depending on the …
In forensic casework, time since death (TSD) estimations may play a crucial role to establish chains of events as well as for alibi assessment in homicide cases. Classical TSD estimation relies on reasonably stable ambient temperatures and a …
verfasst von:
Patrick Sauer, Constantin Lux, Hannes Gruber, Marcel A. Verhoff, Frank Ramsthaler, Natascha Kern, Mattias Kettner
The intricate interplay of exposure and speed leave motorcyclists vulnerable, leading to high mortality rates. During the collision, the driver and the passenger are usually projected away from the motorcycle, with variable trajectories or final …
verfasst von:
Elena Giovannini, Simone Santelli, Guido Pelletti, Maria Paola Bonasoni, Elena Lacchè, Susi Pelotti, Paolo Fais
The present study analyzes morphological differences femora of contemporary Japanese and Western Australian individuals and investigates the feasibility of population affinity estimation based on computed tomographic (CT) data. The latter is …
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Suguru Torimitsu, Akari Nakazawa, Ambika Flavel, Lauren Swift, Yohsuke Makino, Hirotaro Iwase, Daniel Franklin
In most experimental protocols, false starts are produced on dry bones obtained through a maceration process for anthropological analyses, for the sake of reproducibility. Although this allows for controlled experimental conditions, the absence of …
verfasst von:
Caroline Bernardi, Luísa Nogueira, Nicolas Amoretti, Georges F. Carle, Véronique Alunni
Individual identification is one of the primary objectives in forensic medicine, with sex estimation being a crucial aspect of this process [ 1 ]. In cases where individuals perish due to extreme circumstances such as chemical corrosion, fire, or …
verfasst von:
Yu-Xin Guo, Jun-Long Lan, Yu-Xuan Song, Wen-Qin Bu, Yu Tang, Zi-Xuan Wu, Hao-Tian Meng, Di Wu, Hui Yang, Yu-Cheng Guo
With the undeniable increase in asylum requests from unaccompanied alleged minors, age estimation of living individuals has become an essential part of the routine work in European forensic centers. This study aims to review the forensic age …
verfasst von:
Frederique Thicot, Coraline Egger, Claudia Castiglioni, Virginie Magnin, Sana Boudabbous, Nikolaos Angelakopoulos, Silke Grabherr, Pia Genet
Scientific forensic age assessment in the living is typically used whenever a person’s age is unknown or if there are reasonable doubts about it [ 1 ]. It is thought to support legal processes in various areas of law [ 1 ], for example, protecting …
verfasst von:
Maximilian Timme, Jan Viktorov, Laurin Steffens, Adam Streeter, André Karch, Chané Smit, Liam Robinson, Herman Bernitz, Andreas Schmeling
The grid and link search methods are used to recover scattered skeletal remains. Neither have not been compared robustly and clear guidelines for the link method have not been sufficiently developed. The study aimed to compare the effectiveness …
In this study we tested classification performance of a sex estimation method from the mandible originally developed by Sella-Tunis et al. (2017) on a heterogeneous Israeli population. Mandibular linear dimensions were measured on 60 CT scans …
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Rebeka Rmoutilová, Kateřina Piskačová, Anežka Pilmann Kotěrová, Ján Dupej, Šárka Bejdová, Jana Velemínská, Jaroslav Brůžek
Injury mechanisms of the lumbar spine under dynamic loading are dependent on spine curvature and anatomical variation. Impact simulation with finite element (FE) models can assist the reconstruction and prediction of injuries. The objective of …
verfasst von:
Laura Kathrin Rieger, Mirko Junge, Rachel Cutlan, Steffen Peldschus, Brian D. Stemper
After in vitro fertilization with a single embryo, the parents learned about being pregnant with twins in the 10th week with various indications that an embryonic mix-up could have taken place. The affected couple thus expressed the urgent desire …
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is involved in tissue remodeling and in skin wound healing. The present study focuses on the MMP-9 expression in epidermal wound healing within 1 h after injury, to test whether MMP-9 can be used to estimate the …
