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1. A systematic review of passive exposure to cannabis

Author:
Berthet, Aurélie; De Cesare, Mariangela; Favrat, Bernard; Sporkert, Frank; Augsburger, Marc; Thomas, Aurélien; Giroud, Christian
Source:
Forensic science international 2016 v.269 pp. 97-112
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
biomarkers; blood; creatinine; emulsions; experts; risk; sebum; smoke; sweat; systematic review; urine
Abstract:
... Passive exposure to cannabis smoke may induce effects on behavior and psychomotor skills, and have legal consequences, including the risk of being falsely considered as a cannabis user. This can become a concern, especially in occupational contexts or when driving vehicles. In order to enable a differentiation between a passive and an active exposure to cannabis and to limit the likeliness to be d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.017

2. Car speed estimation based on cross-ratio using video data of car-mounted camera (black box)

Author:
Han, Inhwan
Source:
Forensic science international 2016 v.269 pp. 89-96
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
cameras; case studies; global positioning systems; travel
Abstract:
... This paper proposes several methods for using footages of car-mounted camera (car black box) to estimate the speed of the car with the camera, or the speed of other cars. This enables estimating car velocities directly from recorded footages without the need of specific physical locations of cars shown in the recorded material. To achieve this, this study collected 96 cases of black box footages a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.014

3. Cocaine classification using alkaloid and residual solvent profiling

Author:
Stride Nielsen, Louise; Lindholst, Christian; Villesen, Palle
Source:
Forensic science international 2016 v.269 pp. 42-49
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
ambient temperature; cocaine; courts; data collection; discriminant analysis; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; headspace analysis; illicit drugs; leaves; manufacturing; models; regression analysis; seizures; solvents; storage conditions
Abstract:
... Many different groups of chemical compounds can be used in statistical impurity-profile comparison in order to establish links between different seizures of illicit drugs. For cocaine, some of these compounds descent directly from the coca leaf while others are remnants from the manufacturing process; and each of the compound groups exhibit different degrees of stability and discrimination power. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.007

4. Exocranial surfaces for sex assessment of the human cranium

Author:
Musilová, Barbora; Dupej, Ján; Velemínská, Jana; Chaumoitre, Kathia; Bruzek, Jaroslav
Source:
Forensic science international 2016 v.269 pp. 70-77
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
anthropology; color; computed tomography; computer software; correspondence analysis; females; forensic sciences; gender differences; geometry; humans; males; morphometry; nose; orbits; seeds; sex determination; sex determination analysis; sexual dimorphism; support vector machines; travel
Abstract:
... Determination of sex is one of the most important and challenging disciplines in biological anthropology. Creating a robust tool for sexing crania is crucial for forensic anthropology, especially in this period of migration, travel, and globalization, when different populations are mixed together in one region. Many different approaches to sex estimation using the skull have been published; howeve ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.006

5. Gunshot residue contamination of the hands of police officers following start-of-shift handling of their firearm

Author:
Cook, Michael
Source:
Forensic science international 2016 v.269 pp. 56-62
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
gels; hand washing; hands; police
Abstract:
... If police officers are contaminated with gunshot residue (GSR) through the normal receiving, checking, loading, and securing of their issued firearm, there is the potential for secondary transfer of GSR to anyone those officers arrest during their shift. This 3-part study examined the level of GSR contamination of police officers following the start-of-shift handling of their standard issue firear ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.002

6. Identification and quantification of synthetic cannabinoids in “spice-like” herbal mixtures: Update of the German situation for the spring of 2016

Author:
Langer, Nico; Lindigkeit, Rainer; Schiebel, Hans-Martin; Papke, Uli; Ernst, Ludger; Beuerle, Till
Source:
Forensic science international 2016 v.269 pp. 31-41
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
Internet; active ingredients; cannabinoids; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; spring; ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy; Germany
Abstract:
... In February 2016, nine “spice-like” products from German language internet shops were analyzed. In total, eight different synthetic cannabinoids were identified by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), namely THJ-018, THJ-2201, MAB-CHMINACA, 5F-ADB, 5Cl-AKB48 (syn.: 5C-AKB48), 4-pentenyl-AKB48, MDMB-CHMICA and 5F-AB-PINACA. For the majority of products only one synthetic cannabinoid was id ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.10.023

7. Loss and replacement of small particles on the contact surfaces of footwear during successive exposures

Author:
Stoney, David A.; Bowen, Andrew M.; Stoney, Paul L.
Source:
Forensic science international 2016 v.269 pp. 78-88
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
environmental exposure; forensic sciences; microscopy; soil minerals; walking
Abstract:
... On the contact surfaces of footwear loosely, moderately and strongly held particle fractions were separated and analyzed in an effort to detect different particle signals.Three environmental exposure sites were chosen to have different, characteristic particle types (soil minerals). Shoes of two types (work boots and tennis shoes) were tested, accumulating particles by walking 250m in each environ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.015

8. Patterns of drugs & poisons in southern area of South Korea in 2014

Author:
Kim, Eunmi; Park, Yonghoon; Ha, Hongil; Chung, Heesun
Source:
Forensic science international 2016 v.269 pp. 50-55
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
cannabinoids; death; detergents; diazepam; forensic sciences; illicit drugs; lidocaine; necropsy; nitrites; pesticides; poisoning; psychotropic agents; urine; South Korea
Abstract:
... The southern area of South Korea consists of three parts; Busan, Ulsan and Gyeongsangnam-do. Busan Institute of National Forensic Service (NFS) performed about 50,000 cases throughout the southern area in 2014, occupying over 15% of total cases covered by NFS. In this study, patterns of drugs and poisons in the southern area of South Korea were investigated. The investigation was carried out by th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.10.024

9. Postmortem serum levels of IgE and mast cell tryptase in fatal asthma

Author:
Scarpelli, Maria Pia; Keller, Sanjiv; Tran, Lara; Palmiere, Cristian
Source:
Forensic science international 2016 v.269 pp. 113-118
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
anaphylaxis; asthma; blood serum; death; immunoglobulin E; mast cells; necropsy; tryptase
Abstract:
... The aim of this study was to characterize the concentrations of total and specific IgE as well as mast cell-derived tryptase in postmortem serum from femoral blood and evaluate the usefulness of their determination for diagnostic purposes in cases of fatal asthma attacks. 36 autopsy cases were retrospectively selected including cases of witnessed death in asthmatic subjects, deaths in asthmatics a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.001

10. Precision of estimating the time since death by vitreous potassium—Comparison of 5 different equations

Author:
Ortmann, Jan; Markwerth, Philipp; Madea, Burkhard
Source:
Forensic science international 2016 v.269 pp. 1-7
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
death; equations; potassium; statistical analysis
Abstract:
... The precision of death time estimation by vitreous potassium using 5 different formulas is compared on a random sample of 600 cases. Mean differences, standard deviations and 95% limits of confidence between real and extrapolated time since death were calculated. The best results were obtained using equations with “mean” slopes of about 0,17 or 0,19mmol/l per hour. Equations with a steeper or flat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.10.005

11. Staging of third molar development in relation to chronological age of 5–16 year old Indian children

Author:
Hegde, Sapna; Patodia, Akash; Dixit, Uma
Source:
Forensic science international 2016 v.269 pp. 63-69
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
adolescents; age determination; children; gender; observational studies; teeth
Abstract:
... The usefulness of the developmental status of the third molar has been studied in assessment of the chronological age of adolescents in whom the development of the other permanent teeth is nearly complete. However, little is known about the timing and pattern of third-molar development in the Indian population.This study aimed to stage the third molar development in relation to chronological age o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.009

12. The case for aural perceptual speaker identification

Author:
Hollien, Harry; Didla, Grace; Harnsberger, James D.; Hollien, Keith A.
Source:
Forensic science international 2016 v.269 pp. 8-20
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
computers; forensic sciences; models
Abstract:
... Once forensic speaker identification (SI) was recognized as an entity, it was predicted that valid computer based identification systems would quickly become a reality. This has not happened and the review to follow will provide some of the reasons why. Notable among them are (1) the sharp underestimation of its complexity and (2) its confounding with speaker verification (SV). Consideration of th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.08.007

13. The unfamiliar face effect on forensic craniofacial reconstruction and recognition

Author:
Lee, Won-Joon; Wilkinson, Caroline M.
Source:
Forensic science international 2016 v.269 pp. 21-30
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
ancestry; face; forensic sciences; psychology; skull
Abstract:
... Previous research into the reliability of forensic craniofacial reconstruction (CFR) has focused primarily on the accuracy of reconstructed faces from European or African ancestry skulls. Moreover, the recognition of CFR in relation to the experience and ancestry of the practitioners and the assessors has not been previously considered. The cross-race effect is a recognised phenomenon in psycholog ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.003