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1. Micro-segmental hair analysis for proving drug-facilitated crimes: Evidence that a victim ingested a sleeping aid, diphenhydramine, on a specific day

Author:
Kuwayama, Kenji; Nariai, Maika; Miyaguchi, Hajime; Iwata, Yuko T.; Kanamori, Tatsuyuki; Tsujikawa, Kenji; Yamamuro, Tadashi; Segawa, Hiroki; Abe, Hiroko; Iwase, Hirotaro; Inoue, Hiroyuki
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.288 pp. 23-28
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; crime; drugs; ingestion; models;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Sleeping aids are often abused in the commission of drug-facilitated crimes. Generally, there is little evidence that a victim ingested a spiked drink unknowingly because the unconscious victim cannot report the situation to the police immediately after the crime occurred. Although conventional segmental hair analysis can estimate the number of months since a targeted drug was ingested, this analy ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.04.027

2. Multicomponent characterization and differentiation of flash bangers − Part I: Sample collection and visual examination

Author:
Bezemer, Karlijn; Woortmeijer, Rikus; Koeberg, Mattijs; Schoenmakers, Peter; van Asten, Arian
Source:
Forensic science international 2018
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; forensic sciences; law enforcement; Netherlands;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... To continue to assist law enforcement agencies in counteracting the illegal use of fireworks new forensic methods have to be developed. In the Netherlands, many incidents involve powerful flash bangers mainly due to irresponsible behavior and misuse for criminal activities. Obtaining tactical information for differentiation of these flash bangers is of high priority in forensic casework. A represe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.06.011

3. A forensic investigation on the persistence of organic gunshot residues

Author:
Maitre, Matthieu; Horder, Mark; Kirkbride, K. Paul; Gassner, Anne-Laure; Weyermann, Céline; Roux, Claude; Beavis, Alison
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.292 pp. 1-10
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; antimony; barium; combustion; diphenylamine; forensic sciences; hands; lead; protocols;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Gunshot residues (GSR) are a potential form of forensic traces in firearm-related events. In most forensic laboratories, GSR analyses focus on the detection and characterisation of the inorganic components (IGSR), which are mainly particles containing mixtures of lead, barium and antimony originating from the primer. The increasing prevalence of heavy metal-free ammunition challenges the current p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.08.036

4. Determining the effective dose of street-level heroin: A new way to consider fluctuations in heroin purity, mass and potential contribution to overdose

Author:
Stam, Nathan C.; Gerostamoulos, Dimitri; Gerstner-Stevens, Joanne; Scott, Nick; Smith, Karen; Drummer, Olaf H.; Pilgrim, Jennifer L.
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.290 pp. 219-226
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; forensic sciences; heroin; morbidity; mortality; overdose; risk factors; seizures;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Heroin use is associated with a disproportionately high level of morbidity and mortality with most deaths attributable to drug overdose. Aggregate heroin purity data has been used to examine the relationship between overdose and variability in street-level heroin, however heroin purity data alone may not be the most appropriate nor a sensitive enough measurement tool for this assessment. The aim o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.07.009

5. Screening of seized cocaine samples using electrophoresis microchips with integrated contactless conductivity detection

Author:
Moreira, Roger Cardoso; Costa, Brenda M. C.; Marra, Mariana C.; Santana, Mario H. P.; Maldaner, Adriano O.; Botelho, Élvio D.; Paixão, Thiago R. L. C.; Richter, Eduardo Mathias; Coltro, Wendell K. T.
Source:
Electrophoresis 2018 v.39 no.17 pp. 2188-2194
ISSN:
0173-0835
Subject:
police,   etc   ; cocaine; cutting agents; electrodes; electrophoresis; glass; levamisole; lidocaine; screening;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study describes the development of a new analytical method for the separation and detection of cocaine (COC) and its adulterants, or cutting agents, using microchip electrophoresis (ME) devices coupled with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C⁴D). All the experiments were carried out using a glass commercial ME device containing two pairs of integrated sensing electrodes ...
DOI:
10.1002/elps.201800137

6. A case of alleged discharge of a firearm within a vehicle

Author:
Burnett, Bryan R.
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.289 pp. e1
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; automation; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; scanning electron microscopy;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... A road-rage altercation occurred between two vehicle drivers. The driver of vehicle 1 stopped and allegedly fired two shots from within his vehicle over the heads of the driver and passenger of vehicle 2 when they were out of their vehicle. The driver of vehicle 2, an off-duty police officer, fired his .45 calibre pistol at the driver of vehicle 1. The bullet went through the windshield and lodged ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.06.027

7. Determination of hydroxy metabolites of cocaine from hair samples and comparison with street cocaine samples

Author:
Franz, Thomas; Scheufler, Frank; Stein, Klaus; Uhl, Michael; Dame, Torsten; Schwarz, Gerlinde; Sachs, Hans; Skopp, Gisela; Musshoff, Frank
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.288 pp. 223-226
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; cocaine; drugs; dust; hydrophilicity; ingestion; metabolites; smoke;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Drugs which are commonly smoked or sniffed (e.g. cocaine), can contaminate hair through smoke or dust; therefore testing for metabolites, especially hydroxy metabolites, is highly recommended. The presence of hydroxy metabolites in street-cocaine (COC) has been discussed. To check if detection of hydroxy metabolites definitely proves ingestion, the presence of these metabolites in street COC sampl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.04.007

8. Restraint-related asphyxia on the basis of a drug-induced excited delirium

Author:
Kunz, S.N.; Þórðardóttir, S.; Rúnarsdóttir, R.
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.288 pp. e5
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; agitation; amphetamine; asphyxia; blood composition; death; poisoning; schizophrenia;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Cases of intoxication in combination with extreme agitation, physical exertion and restraint are mainly associated with restraint-related deaths (RRD) in the context of police use of force. In these cases, the mechanism of death usually mentioned is RRD associated with drug-induced excited delirium. To the best of our knowledge, there are no cases published on RRD that occurred during a physical e ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.04.051

9. On Otto Warburg, Nazi Bureaucracy and the difficulties of moral judgment

Author:
Nickelsen, K.
Source:
Photosynthetica 2018 v.56 no.1 pp. 75-85
ISSN:
0300-3604
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Jews; ancestry; history; photosynthesis; politics; roots; scientists; Germany;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Twentieth-century photosynthesis research had strong roots in Germany, with the cell physiologist Otto H. Warburg being among its most influential figures. He was also one of the few scientists of Jewish ancestry who kept his post as a director of a research institution throughout the Nazi period. Based on archival sources, the paper investigates Warburg’s fate during these years at selected episo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11099-018-0773-0

10. Automated real-time stress monitoring of police horses using wearable technology

Author:
Norton, Tomas; Piette, Deborah; Exadaktylos, Vasileios; Berckmans, Daniel
Source:
Applied animal behaviour science 2018 v.198 pp. 67-74
ISSN:
0168-1591
Subject:
police,   etc   ; animal behavior; animal welfare; horses; monitoring; Belgium;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Mounted police horses and riders are repeatedly subjected to demanding and stressful situations. Intensive selection and training of police horses is required to ensure performance, safety and welfare of the horses and their riders. At the mounted police in Brussels, Belgium, the selection of police horses is mainly based on intuition built upon previous experience which makes it a subjective deci ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.applanim.2017.09.009

11. Evaluation of the effect of mesotherapy in the management of back pain in police working dog

Author:
Alves, João CA.; dos Santos, Ana MMP.; Fernandes, Ângelo DP.
Source:
Veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia 2018 v.45 no.1 pp. 123-128
ISSN:
1467-2987
Subject:
police,   etc   ; dexamethasone; dogs; lactic acid; lidocaine; pain; working animals;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of mesotherapy in dogs compared with a positive control group.Experimental, randomized, blinded study.Fifteen working police dogs with chronic back pain.Animals were divided randomly into control (CG; n = 5) and treatment groups (TG; n = 10). A combination of 140 mg lidocaine, 15 mg dexamethasone and 20 mg thiocolchicoside was administered to group TG ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaa.2017.07.006

12. Cut Costs at All Costs!

Author:
Flanagan, R.J.
Source:
Forensic science international 2018
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; forensic sciences; private sector; research and development; England; Wales;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The UK Government decision to close its Forensic Science Service (FSS) in 2010 left the criminal justice system in England and Wales bereft of impartial, high-level scientific support. The private sector was entrusted to fill the gap and to ensure that all results were accurate, timely, fit for purpose, easy to interpret, and above all gave value for money. In the event, however, a major provider ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.06.038

13. Heat wave and the risk of intimate partner violence

Author:
Sanz-Barbero, Belén; Linares, Cristina; Vives-Cases, Carmen; González, José Luis; López-Ossorio, Juan José; Díaz, Julio
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2018 v.644 pp. 413-419
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
police,   etc   ; ambient temperature; crime; heat; protocols; risk; time series analysis; violence; women;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... A high number of women report experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). It is of utmost importance to identify possible factors that precipitate IPV and incorporate them into police protocols for evaluating IPV risk. Scientific evidence shows that environmental temperature is associated with a risk of violent behavior.To analyze the effect and impact of heat waves on the risk of IPV.Ecological ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.368

14. Assessing cocaine use patterns in the Brazilian Capital by wastewater-based epidemiology

Author:
da Silva, Katyeny Manuela; Quintana, José Benito; González-Mariño, Iria; Rodil, Rosario; Gallassi, Andrea Donatti; Arantes, Luciano Chaves; Sodré, Fernando Fabriz
Source:
International journal of environmental analytical chemistry 2018 v.98 no.15 pp. 1370-1387
ISSN:
1029-0397
Subject:
police,   etc   ; alcohols; cocaine; epidemiology; excretion; liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry; metabolites; wastewater; Brazil;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The levels of cocaine (COC) and its metabolites benzoylecgonine (BE) and cocaethylene (COE) in wastewater samples from Brasilia, Brazil, were determined using liquid chromatography coupled to hybrid quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The former metabolite was used to estimate cocaine consumption using a country-tuned correction factor that considers BE excretion rates for different route ...
DOI:
10.1080/03067319.2018.1554743

15. Identification of Experimental and Control Areas for CCTV Effectiveness Assessment—The Issue of Spatially Aggregated Data

Author:
Dąbrowski, Adam; Matczak, Piotr; Wójtowicz, Andrzej; Leitner, Michael
Source:
ISPRS international journal of geo-information 2018 v.7 no.12
ISSN:
2220-9964
Subject:
police,   etc   ; cameras; cities; crime; data quality; geographical coordinates; landscapes; monitoring; television; time series analysis; Poland;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Progress in surveillance technology has led to the development of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems in cities around the world. Cameras are considered instrumental in crime reduction, yet existing research does not unambiguously answer the question whether installing them affects the number of crimes committed. The quasi-experimental method usually applied to evaluate CCTV systems’ ef ...
DOI:
10.3390/ijgi7120471

16. Current defence strategies in some contested drink-drive prosecutions: Is it now time for some additional statutory assumptions?

Author:
Williams, Paul M.
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.293 pp. e5
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; alcohol abuse; alcohols; blood; courts; forensic sciences; industry; instrumentation; laws and regulations; urinalysis; urine;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The prosecution of those socially irresponsible individuals who drive when they have had too much to drink - in that their breath, blood or urine alcohol level exceeds the prescribed legal limit - has been standard practice since October 1967. The forensic analysis of whichever type of specimen is taken from the suspect operates to a high degree of accuracy. Despite this a defence industry continu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.09.030

17. Estimation of TETRA radio use in the Airwave Health Monitoring Study of the British police forces

Author:
Vergnaud, Anne-Claire; Aresu, Maria; Kongsgård, Håvard Wahl; McRobie, Dennis; Singh, Deepa; Spear, Jeanette; Heard, Andy; Gao, He; Carpenter, James R.; Elliott, Paul
Source:
Environmental research 2018 v.167 pp. 169-174
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
police,   etc   ; chi-square distribution; confidence interval; men; models; monitoring; radio; women; Great Britain;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Airwave Health Monitoring Study aims to investigate the possible long-term health effects of Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) use among the police forces in Great Britain. Here, we investigate whether objective data from the network operator could be used to correct for misreporting in self-reported data and expand the radio usage availability in our cohort.We estimated average monthly usage ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2018.07.015

18. Soil bulb mites as trace evidence for the location of buried money

Author:
Hani, Medjedline; Thieven, Ursula; Perotti, M. Alejandra
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.292 pp. e25
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Arecaceae; Quercus; Rhizoglyphus; biogeography; crime; forensic sciences; mites; roots; seeds; soil; Australasian region; Germany;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study reports for the first time the use of soil micro-invertebrates, mites, as trace evidence to localise buried objects such as money.The case relates to a crime in Germany, where a large sum of banknotes had been hidden in an unknown location, likely abroad. In 2016, part of the money (approx. €500,000 in €500 value notes) was confiscated by the police. After analysis in the forensic lab, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.09.016

19. Change and persistence: exploring the driving forces of long-term forest cover dynamics in the Swiss lowlands

Author:
Loran, Christin; Kienast, Felix; Bürgi, Matthias
Source:
European journal of forest research 2018 v.137 no.5 pp. 693-706
ISSN:
1612-4669
Subject:
police,   etc   ; deforestation; forests; land use; landscapes; lowlands; natural regeneration; politics; Alps region; Switzerland;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... By the end of the twentieth century, the forest cover over most of Europe had stabilized or was increasing after many decades of decline. Persistence and change in forest cover are driven by complex human–environmental interactions and feedback loops operating on different temporal and spatial scales. A promising method to detect these complex interactions between driving forces is a causal analys ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10342-018-1134-z

20. Changes in thallium distribution in the scalp hair after an intoxication incident

Author:
Matsukawa, Takehisa; Chiba, Momoko; Shinohara, Atsuko; Matsumoto-Omori, Yuki; Yokoyama, Kazuhito
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.291 pp. 230-233
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; biomarkers; blood; exposure duration; forensic sciences; hairs; patients; poisoning; thallium; urine;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... In cases of criminal thallium poisoning, forensic investigation is required to identify the amount and time of thallium exposure. Usually, blood and urine thallium levels are respectively used as biomarkers. Additionally, hair has the unique potential to reveal retrospective information. Although several studies have attempted to clarify how thallium is distributed in hair after thallium poisoning ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.08.019

21. Determining the initial impact of rear-end collisions by trace evidence left on the vehicle from tires: A case report

Author:
Woo, T. Hugh; Wu, Chun Liang
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.291 pp. 17-22
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; accidents; automobiles; case studies; forensic sciences; guidelines; risk perception; roads; tires; traffic;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... If an automobile happens to crash into the back of another vehicle while travelling at high speeds, both vehicles will be seriously damaged. Consequently, it is not easy to reconstruct the initial collision state between the two vehicles or determine whether or not the risk perception of the driver is normal. The entire picture of the accident cannot be fully understood and thus clarifying the rel ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.03.028

22. Factors associated with long-term success in working police dogs

Author:
Brady, Karen; Cracknell, Nina; Zulch, Helen; Mills, Daniel S.
Source:
Applied animal behaviour science 2018 v.207 pp. 67-72
ISSN:
0168-1591
Subject:
police,   etc   ; animal behavior; certification; dogs; energy; longevity; pets; temperament; terrorism; women; working animals; United Kingdom;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... With increasing threats of terrorism, police and military detection dogs are of growing importance for protecting servicemen/women and society. However, a relatively high proportion of potential working dogs fail to make full operational status, or are later withdrawn from service. To date, research has focused primarily on factors which are associated with a dog’s short term success, such as pass ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.applanim.2018.07.003

23. Cocaine and adulterants analysis in seized drug samples by infrared spectroscopy and MCR-ALS

Author:
da Silva, Adrianne F.; Grobério, Tatiane S.; Zacca, Jorge J.; Maldaner, Adriano O.; Braga, Jez W.B.
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.290 pp. 169-177
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; adulterants; cocaine; gas chromatography; illicit drugs; least squares; reflectance; society;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Cocaine use has been reported for more than 2500 years, but along this period of time its damage to society in general became evident. Nowadays, cocaine is classified as an illicit drug and studies which give support to drug enforcement institutions, particularly in the area of police intelligence, are very relevant. Often, trafficked cocaine is not traded in its pure form, but mixed with adultera ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.07.006

24. Effect of preceding activity and multiple testing of Belgian police horses on behavior during personality tests

Author:
Pierard, Marc; McGreevy, Paul; Geers, Rony
Source:
Journal of veterinary behavior 2018
ISSN:
1558-7878
Subject:
police,   etc   ; cross-over studies; horses; pastures; personality; service animals; trotting; working conditions;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Operational police horses must perform under challenging circumstances, so the selection of suitable equine training candidates should include an evaluation of their personalities. We describe the developmental phase of a project aimed at customizing selection tests for mounts at the Belgian Federal Police. The experiment evaluated the influence of preceding activity and multiple testing on behavi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jveb.2018.07.001

25. Reprint of: Cling film plastic wrap: An innovation for dead body packaging, preservation and transportation by first responders as a replacement for cadaver body bag in large scale disasters

Author:
Khoo, Lay See; Lai, Poh Soon; Saidin, Mohd Hilmi; Noor, Zahari; Mahmood, Mohd Shah
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.288 pp. 242-255
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; adults; bags; body fluids; children; crime; death; disasters; humans; packaging; transportation;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Cadaver body bags are the conventional method to contain a human body or human remains, which includes the use for storage and transportation of the deceased at any crime scene or disaster scene. During disasters, most often than not, the first responders including the police will be equipped with cadaver body bags to do scene processing of human remains and collection of personal belongings at th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.04.017

26. Suicide in parachuting: A case report and review of the literature

Author:
Peyron, Pierre-Antoine; Margueritte, Emmanuel; Baccino, Eric
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.286 pp. e8
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; altitude; case studies; chutes; death; forensic sciences; humans; jumping; necropsy; suicide;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Skydiving fatalities are mostly accidental and the result of human errors. However, suicides may be greatly underreported in skydivers. We present the case of a young civilian skydiver who committed suicide by jumping from an altitude of 4000m without activating his chutes. Witnesses reported that the victim had remained in a freefall position until ground impact. Besides an extensive blunt trauma ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.03.006

27. A planned complex suicide by self-stabbing and vehicular crash: An original case and review of the literature

Author:
Christin, Emilie; Hiquet, Jean; Fougas, Jonathan; Dubourg, Olivier; Gromb-Monnoyeur, Sophie
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.285 pp. e13
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; accidents; blood; chest; crime; death; forensic sciences; necropsy; suicide; traffic;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Suicide is a frequent manner of unnatural death, especially from a forensic point of view. Complex suicide is defined as a recourse to more than one potentially lethal mechanism to deliberately induce death. This paper presents a complex suicide with a novel combination of self-killing methods. A 27 year-old man, working as a butcher, was found dead in his crashed car. The facts were initially in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.01.005

28. Cling film plastic wrap: An innovation for dead body packaging, preservation and transportation by first responders as a replacement for cadaver body bag in large scale disasters

Author:
Khoo, Lay See; Lai, Poh Soon; Saidin, Mohd Hilmi; Noor, Zahari; Mahmood, Mohd Shah
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.285 pp. 50-57
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; adults; bags; children; crime; disasters; forensic sciences; humans; mortality; packaging; transportation;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Cadaver body bags are the conventional method to contain a human body or human remains, which includes the use for storage and transportation of the deceased at any crime scene or disaster scene. During disasters, most often than not, the first responders including the police will be equipped with cadaver body bags to do scene processing of human remains and collection of personal belongings at th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.01.018

29. Dismantling the justice silos: Flowcharting the role and expertise of forensic science, forensic medicine and allied health in adult sexual assault investigations

Author:
Kelty, Sally F.; Julian, Roberta; Bruenisholz, Eva; Wilson-Wilde, Linzi
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.285 pp. 21-28
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; adults; decision making; forensic sciences; medicine; models; physicians; risk; scientists; silos;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Forensic science is increasingly used to help exonerate the innocent and establishing links between individuals and criminal activities. With increased reliance on scientific services provided by multi-disciplinary (police, medicine, law, forensic science), and multi-organisational in the private and government sectors (health, justice, legal, police) practitioners, the potential for miscommunicat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.01.015

30. Finding Makhubu: A morphological forensic facial comparison

Author:
Houlton, T.M.R.; Steyn, M.
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.285 pp. 13-20
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; DNA; chest; forensic sciences; guidelines; immigration; youth; Botswana; Canada; Nigeria; South Africa;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... June 16, 1976, marks the Soweto Youth Student Uprising in South Africa. A harrowing image capturing police brutality from that day comprises of 18-year-old Mbuyisa Makhubu carrying a dying 12-year-old Hector Peterson. This circulated international press and contributed to world pressure against the apartheid government. This elevated Makhubu’s profile with the national security police and forced h ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.01.022

31. The UK National DNA Database: Implementation of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

Author:
Amankwaa, Aaron Opoku; McCartney, Carole
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.284 pp. 117-128
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; DNA; DNA fingerprinting; biometry; crime; databases; ethics; forensic sciences; human rights; risk; England; Wales;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... In 2008, the European Court of Human Rights, in S and Marper v the United Kingdom, ruled that a retention regime that permits the indefinite retention of DNA records of both convicted and non-convicted (“innocent”) individuals is disproportionate. The court noted that there was inadequate evidence to justify the retention of DNA records of the innocent. Since the Marper ruling, the laws governing ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.12.041

32. An external reference ¹H qNMR method (PULCON) for characterization of high purity cocaine seizures

Author:
Benedito, L. E. C.; Maldaner, A. O.; Oliveira, A. L.
Source:
Analytical methods 2018 v.10 no.5 pp. 489-495
ISSN:
1759-9679
Subject:
police,   etc   ; chemical species; cocaine; detection limit; gas chromatography; oxidation; seizures; uncertainty;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... An external reference ¹H qNMR method is developed and validated for the determination of three major alkaloids – cocaine, cis-cinnamoylcocaine and trans-cinnamoylcocaine – in high purity cocaine seizures. The method was applied to a set of 26 cocaine samples seized by the Brazilian Federal Police with cocaine contents ranging from approximately 63% to 94% (w/w) and cinnamoylcocaines ranging from 0 ...
DOI:
10.1039/c7ay02343j

33. Using Fishers Knowledge in Community Based Fisheries Management in the River Nun Estuary, Niger Delta

Author:
Ngodigha, Sabina; Gbarabe, Roland; Augustine, Ayeibatonworio
Source:
Transylvanian review of systematical and ecological research 2018 v.20 no.2 pp. 75-84
ISSN:
2344-3219
Subject:
police,   etc   ; estuaries; fish; fisheries; fisheries management; fishery resources; livelihood; river deltas; rivers;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... A study of fishers’ knowledge in community based fisheries management practices in the Nun River estuary were conducted to assess the contribution of fishers’ knowledge to fisheries resources conservation. The total number of fishers that operated in the area were 390, and 221 fishers were interviewed based on a minimum of 10 years fishing experience using the socio-ecological approach. The laws i ...
DOI:
10.2478/trser-2018-0014

34. Traffic Command Gesture Recognition for Virtual Urban Scenes Based on a Spatiotemporal Convolution Neural Network

Author:
Ma, Chunyong; Zhang, Yu; Wang, Anni; Wang, Yuan; Chen, Ge
Source:
ISPRS international journal of geo-information 2018 v.7 no.1
ISSN:
2220-9964
Subject:
police,   etc   ; computer simulation; data collection; statistical models; traffic; urban areas; volunteers;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Intelligent recognition of traffic police command gestures increases authenticity and interactivity in virtual urban scenes. To actualize real-time traffic gesture recognition, a novel spatiotemporal convolution neural network (ST-CNN) model is presented. We utilized Kinect 2.0 to construct a traffic police command gesture skeleton (TPCGS) dataset collected from 10 volunteers. Subsequently, convol ...
DOI:
10.3390/ijgi7010037

35. Individual human scent as a forensic identifier using mantrailing

Author:
Woidtke, Leif; Dreßler, Jan; Babian, Carsten
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.282 pp. 111-121
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; DNA; blood; dogs; forensic sciences; human resources; humans; law enforcement; odors; saliva; sweat; Germany;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Specially trained dogs have long been used by law enforcement agencies to help in criminal investigations and in searching for missing persons. Still, it is unclear which components of human scent released into the environment contribute to successful searches of individuals. In this study, saliva and axillary sweat samples were taken from a total of 190 people. Additionally, DNA was extracted fro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.11.021

36. Child sexual abuse — Initial suspicion and legal outcome

Author:
Joki-Erkkilä, Minna; Niemi, Jenni; Ellonen, Noora
Source:
Forensic science international 2018
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; age; children; courts; forensic sciences; hospitals; medical records; observational studies; sexual abuse;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... To evaluate the association of primary reason to suspect child sexual abuse with the legal end-point in medically examined, police reported cases.Observational post hoc analysis of retrospective review of records of 155 medically examined, police reported alleged child sexual abuse (CSA) cases during 2001–2009. Primary referral indications for medical examinations or criminal investigations were a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.06.032

37. Chromatographic separation of R/S-enantiomers of amphetamine and methamphetamine: Pathways of methamphetamine synthesis and detection in blood samples by qualitative enantioselective LC-MS/MS analysis

Author:
Maas, Alexandra; Losacker, Moritz; Hess, Cornelius
Source:
Forensic science international 2018
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; blood sampling; chromatography; enantiomers; enantioselectivity; isotope labeling; markets; methamphetamines; methanol; Germany;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Methamphetamine can be synthesized either enantiopure or in its racemic form. We separated (R)- and (S)-enantiomers of methamphetamine and amphetamine by a fast LC-MS/MS-method using a Lux® 3μm AMP 150×3,0mm analytical column after simple protein precipitation with methanol. Sufficient resolution could be achieved. Method validation for qualitative detection showed limits of quantification < 5 ng/ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.08.013

38. Prediction of Hourly Effect of Land Use on Crime

Author:
Matijosaitiene, Irina; Zhao, Peng; Jaume, Sylvain; Gilkey Jr, Joseph W.
Source:
ISPRS international journal of geo-information 2018 v.8 no.1
ISSN:
2220-9964
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Geographical Locations; artificial intelligence; crime; data collection; databases; land use; models; prediction; regression analysis; time series analysis; urban areas;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Predicting the exact urban places where crime is most likely to occur is one of the greatest interests for Police Departments. Therefore, the goal of the research presented in this paper is to identify specific urban areas where a crime could happen in Manhattan, NY for every hour of a day. The outputs from this research are the following: (i) predicted land uses that generates the top three most ...
DOI:
10.3390/ijgi8010016

39. Effect of Auditory Stimulation During Early Development in Puppy Testing of Future Police Working Dogs

Author:
Alves, J.C.; Santos, A.; Lopes, B.; Jorge, P.
Source:
Topics in companion animal medicine 2018 v.33 no.4 pp. 100-104
ISSN:
1938-9736
Subject:
police,   etc   ; German Shepherd; adults; early development; females; humans; males; medicine; music; noise pollution; pets; protocols; puppies; radio; sounds;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The aim of this study was to determine if the use of auditory stimulation during early development stages of young puppies, using a variety of sounds such as music, radio talk shows, and ambient noise, that included car noises, sirens, and gunshots, could affect the results of early puppy testing of future police working dogs. Sixty-seven puppies at 7 weeks of age were submitted to a 9-situation t ...
DOI:
10.1053/j.tcam.2018.08.004

40. Official control of plant protection products in Poland: detection of illegal products

Author:
Miszczyk, Marek; Płonka, Marlena; Stobiecki, Tomasz; Kronenbach-Dylong, Dorota; Waleczek, Kazimierz; Weber, Roland
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2018 v.25 no.32 pp. 31906-31916
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
police,   etc   ; adulterated products; chemical analysis; crops; herbicides; plant protection; quality control; research institutions; trade; world markets; Poland;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Market presence of illegal and counterfeit pesticides is now a global problem. According to data published in 2012 by the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA), illegal products represent over 10% of the global market of plant protection products. Financial benefits are the main reason for the prevalence of this practice. Counterfeit and illegal pesticides may contain substances that may pos ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-018-1739-2

41. Fatalities of stowaways traveling in airplane wheel wells

Author:
Plenzig, Stefanie; Held, Hannelore; Holz, Franziska; Kals, Theresa; Verhoff, Marcel A.
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.290 pp. 11-15
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; aircraft; airports; altitude; asphyxia; death; flight; forensic sciences; hypothermia; hypoxia; medicine; men; necropsy; retrospective studies; travel; wheels; Brazil; Germany;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... The earliest mention of a stowaway in the wheel well of an airplane dates back to 1947: A 30-year-old man chose this mode of travel for a trip from Lisbon to Brazil and survived (Véronneau et al., 1996).In a retrospective study, we evaluated cases with lethal outcome of stowaways in airplane wheel wells by focusing on forensic autopsy results, in particular, in regard to hypothermia, hypoxia, and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.06.030

42. The application of low-altitude near-infrared aerial photography for detecting clandestine burials using a UAV and low-cost unmodified digital camera

Author:
Evers, Rykker; Masters, Peter
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.289 pp. 408-418
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; aerial photography; altitude; cameras; color photography; forensic sciences; geophysics; image analysis; near-infrared spectroscopy; remote sensing; unmanned aerial vehicles;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Aerial photography and remote sensing has been carried out in the past by numerous different platforms, utilizing imaging from across the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum to gain information about the earth. These techniques have additionally been found effective when locating mass graves and single clandestine graves created by perpetrators when concealing homicide victims. Applications for performi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.06.020

43. Fatal accidental inhalation of brake cleaner aerosols

Author:
Veit, F.; Martz, W.; Birngruber, C.G.; Dettmeyer, R.B.
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.288 pp. e10
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; aerosols; blood; boats; boys; breathing; case studies; cleaning; edema; encephalomalacia; heart; liquids; lungs; necropsy; toxicity testing; volatile organic compounds;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Brake cleaner liquid is commonly used for cleaning of engines and motor parts. The commercially available products usually contain mainly volatile organic compounds. As a consequence brake cleaner evaporates fast and almost completely from the cleaned surface. This case report presents a fatal accidental inhalation of brake cleaner liquid aerosols due to the attempted cleaning of a boat engine. A ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.04.033

44. High-Resolution Ion Mobility Spectrometry for Rapid Cannabis Potency Testing

Author:
Hädener, Marianne; Kamrath, Michael Z.; Weinmann, Wolfgang; Groessl, Michael
Source:
Analytical chemistry 2018 v.90 no.15 pp. 8764-8768
ISSN:
1520-6882
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Cannabis sativa; cannabidiol; drugs; high performance liquid chromatography; ionization; isomers; laws and regulations; portable equipment; spectroscopy; tetrahydrocannabinol; Switzerland;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... We report initial results from an ion mobility spectrometry (IMS)-based analysis of natural cannabis samples and explore the possibility of using this technique to distinguish medical marijuana from illegal forms of the drug, as defined by Swiss legislation. We analyzed cannabis extracts by electrospray ionization IMS-MS and found that high-resolution drift-tube IMS (R > 150) can effectively isola ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02180

45. Quantification of cocaine and its adulterants by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy without deuterated solvents (No-D qNMR)

Author:
Rocha, Willy W. F.; Leite, Júlia de A.; Correia, Radigya M.; Tosato, Flávia; Madeira, Natã C. L.; Filgueiras, Paulo R.; Lacerda, Valdemar; Freitas, Jair C. C.; Romão, Wanderson; Neto, Álvaro C.
Source:
Analytical methods 2018 v.10 no.15 pp. 1685-1694
ISSN:
1759-9679
Subject:
police,   etc   ; adulterants; benzocaine; caffeine; cocaine; detection limit; lidocaine; models; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; procaine; rapid methods; solvents; Brazil;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this study, a new method was developed to quantify cocaine and some adulterants (lidocaine, caffeine, phenacetin, procaine and benzocaine) using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy without the use of deuterated solvents (No-D qNMR). No-D qNMR presents as main advantages: low cost (in comparison to the use of deuterated solvents), non-destructive and rapid analysis, and being able to detect ...
DOI:
10.1039/c7ay03000b

46. Challenges in the identification of dead migrants in the Mediterranean: The case study of the Lampedusa shipwreck of October 3rd 2013

Author:
Olivieri, Lara; Mazzarelli, Debora; Bertoglio, Barbara; De Angelis, Danilo; Previderè, Carlo; Grignani, Pierangela; Cappella, Annalisa; Presciuttini, Silvano; Bertuglia, Caterina; Di Simone, Paola; Polizzi, Nicolò; Iadicicco, Agata; Piscitelli, Vittorio; Cattaneo, Cristina
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.285 pp. 121-128
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Y chromosome; case studies; coasts; data collection; face; forensic sciences; genetic markers; humans; immigration; mitochondrial DNA; universities; Italy;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Every year thousands of migrants die during the endeavour to reach the Italian coasts, making the Mediterranean the theatre of one of the greatest tragedies of mankind. Over 60% of these victims is buried unidentified: one of the reasons behind this is related to the specific difficulties and lack of strategies concerning AM and PM data collection. The present article describes how Italy is trying ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.01.029

47. Regulatory analysis on the medical use of ephedrine-related products in Taiwan

Author:
Yu, Wan-Nan; Wang, Li-Hsuan; Cheng, Hui-Wen
Source:
Yàowù shípǐn fēnxī 2018 v.26 no.2 pp. 481-486
ISSN:
1021-9498
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Food and Drug Administration; amphetamine; illicit drugs; issues and policy; supply balance; Japan; Taiwan; United States;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... To prevent ephedrine-related products from being misused to produce amphetamine and/or its analogs, there's a need for more effective and achievable regulatory mechanisms for the health, police, investigational, prosecution and judiciary authorities in Taiwan. This review was conducted to evaluate the international and Taiwan's regulatory policies and management of medical ephedrine-related produc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jfda.2017.11.002

48. Infrared and Raman spectroscopy of automotive paints for forensic identification of natural weathering

Author:
Gomes de Oliveira, Andrey Giovanni; Wiercigroch, Ewelina; de Andrade Gomes, Juliano; Malek, Kamilla
Source:
Analytical methods 2018 v.10 no.10 pp. 1203-1212
ISSN:
1759-9679
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Raman spectroscopy; case studies; chemical composition; color; crime; exposure duration; forensic sciences; paints; silver; stratigraphy; styrene; urethane; weathering;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Natural weathering of automotive paint modifies the original chemical composition of this multi-layered material. As a result, the reliability of spectral forensic analysis decreases depending on the degradation level of the sample. In this work, impounded vehicles with different colors (white, red and silver) containing a similar clearcoat composition (acrylic urethane styrene) were analyzed by I ...
DOI:
10.1039/c7ay02684f

49. Combining Benford’s Law and machine learning to detect money laundering. An actual Spanish court case

Author:
Badal-Valero, Elena; Alvarez-Jareño, José A.; Pavía, Jose M.
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.282 pp. 24-34
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; algorithms; artificial intelligence; business enterprises; crime; databases; decision support systems; laundry; neural networks; regression analysis; Spain;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper is based on the analysis of the database of operations from a macro-case on money laundering orchestrated between a core company and a group of its suppliers, 26 of which had already been identified by the police as fraudulent companies. In the face of a well-founded suspicion that more companies have perpetrated criminal acts and in order to make better use of what are very limited pol ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.11.008

50. Provisional heritability estimates of four distraction index traits in a breeding population of German Shepherd dogs

Author:
Tikekar, A; Soo, M; Lopez-Villalobos, N; Worth, AJ
Source:
New Zealand veterinary journal 2018 v.66 no.6 pp. 319-324
ISSN:
1176-0710
Subject:
police,   etc   ; German Shepherd; canine hip dysplasia; dogs; genetic trend; heritability; hips; joints (animal); models; pedigree; sires; statistical analysis; variance; New Zealand;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... To obtain provisional estimates of the heritability (h²) of passive laxity of the coxofemoral joints of a breeding colony of German Shepherd dogs, measured using the PennHIP distraction index (DI). Records were obtained of the PennHIP DI of right and left hips of 195 German Shepherd dogs (377 DI records) from the dog breeding colony of the New Zealand Police Dog Breeding Centre between 2003 and 20 ...
DOI:
10.1080/00480169.2018.1512429

51. Zoonotic Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia canis, Dirofilaria immitis, Borrelia burgdorferi, and spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) in different types of dogs

Author:
Obaidat, Mohammad M.; Alshehabat, Musa A.
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.11 pp. 3407-3412
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Borrelia burgdorferi; Dirofilaria immitis; Ehrlichia canis; breeding; control methods; dogs; enzyme immunoassays; farms; fever; human population; humans; immunoglobulin G; monitoring; pathogens; public health; seroprevalence; Jordan;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... Dogs can carry and share zoonotic pathogens with humans. This problem is understudied in different parts of the world, including Jordan. This study determined the prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia canis, Dirofilaria immitis, and Borrelia burgdorferi using the SNAP 4Dx Plus test and spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) using enzyme immunoassay IgG test in different types of dogs ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-6033-1

52. Effect of Selenium and Vitamin E Supplementation on Lactate, Cortisol, and Malondialdehyde in Horses Undergoing Moderate Exercise in a Polluted Environment

Author:
Velázquez-Cantón, Elías; Cruz-Rodríguez, Nazareth de la; Zarco, Luis; Rodríguez, Ana; Ángeles-Hernández, Juan C.; Ramírez-Orejel, Juan C.; Ramírez-Pérez, Aurora H.
Source:
Journal of equine veterinary science 2018 v.69 pp. 136-144
ISSN:
0737-0806
Subject:
police,   etc   ; air pollutants; air pollution; alpha-tocopherol; blood; blood sampling; body weight; chemical species; cortisol; data analysis; exercise; horses; lactic acid; malondialdehyde; models; regression analysis; selenium; Mexico;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... The objective was to evaluate the supplementation effect of selenium (Se) and DL-tocopherol (E) on blood lactate (LAC), cortisol (COR), and malondialdehyde (MDA), in horses moderately exercised in a polluted environment. Police horses of Mexico City were arranged in a balanced factorial trial (2 × 2) with repeated measures. Low (L) and high (H) levels of Se and E supplementation were evaluated (LS ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jevs.2018.07.005

53. Forensic age determination of human inflicted porcine bruises inflicted within 10 h prior to slaughter by application of gene expression signatures

Author:
Barington, Kristiane; Jensen, Henrik E.; Skovgaard, Kerstin
Source:
Research in veterinary science 2018 v.120 pp. 47-53
ISSN:
0034-5288
Subject:
police,   etc   ; age determination; forensic sciences; freezing; gene expression; genes; histology; humans; inflammation; interleukin-6; least squares; messenger RNA; models; prediction; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; slaughter; swine;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Prediction-models based on gene expression profiles from experimental bruises are capable of determining the age of bruises with a precision of ±2 h. However, these models have not yet been applied on tissue from pigs in forensic cases requested by the police. We applied two prediction-models, based on mRNA expression of 13 (prediction-model no. 1) and 4 genes (prediction-model no. 2) involved in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rvsc.2018.08.007

54. Cage size affects comfort, safety and the experienced security of working dogs in cars

Author:
Skånberg, Lena; Gauffin, Oskar; Norling, Yezica; Lindsjö, Johan; Keeling, Linda J.
Source:
Applied animal behaviour science 2018 v.205 pp. 132-140
ISSN:
0168-1591
Subject:
police,   etc   ; German Shepherd; animal behavior; body length; cage size; dogs; habituation; heart rate; musculoskeletal diseases; rump; statistical analysis; statistical models; transportation; Sweden;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Working dogs often spend a large amount of their time in cars. It has been hypothesized that a larger compartment in the car would be more comfortable for the dog, but that a smaller space could be safer, especially while driving. This presents a potential conflict. In this study, working dogs of the breeds German Shepherd (N = 8) and Springer Spaniel (N = 8) from the Swedish Police and Customs re ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.applanim.2018.05.028

55. Preliminary investigation of aircraft mounted thermal imaging to locate decomposing remains via the heat produced by larval aggregations

Author:
Lee, Michael J.; Voss, Sasha C.; Franklin, Daniel; Dadour, Ian R.
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.289 pp. 175-185
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Calliphoridae; air; aircraft; autumn; cameras; climatic factors; coastal plains; dead animals; death; heat; humans; infrared radiometers; insects; larvae; soil; swine; temperature; thermography; winter; Western Australia;     Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study investigated the potential of aircraft mounted thermal imaging (AMTI) to locate surficial decomposing remains (clothed and unclothed) through detection of heat generated by larval aggregations of carrion feeding insects. Two trials were carried out, each utilising four pig cadavers (40–45kg) as human analogues and exposing them to insect activity in autumn and winter on the Swan Coastal ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.05.028

56. Evaluation of the rostral projection of the sacral lamina as a component of degenerative lumbosacral stenosis in German shepherd dogs

Author:
Saunders, Harvey; Worth, Andrew J.; Bridges, Janis P.; Hartman, Angela
Source:
Veterinary surgery 2018 v.47 no.5 pp. 654-663
ISSN:
0161-3499
Subject:
police,   etc   ; German Shepherd; cohort studies; computed tomography; dogs; image analysis; pets; radiography; risk factors; signs and symptoms (animals and humans); surgery;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between a greater rostral projection of the sacral lamina and clinical signs of cauda equina syndrome (CES) in German shepherd dogs (GSD) with presumptive degenerative lumbosacral disease (DLSS). STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SAMPLE POPULATION: One hundred forty‐three GSD (125 police dogs and 18 pet dogs) presenting for either CES or prebreeding ...
DOI:
10.1111/vsu.12899

57. Influence of climatic conditions and air pollution on radial growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Szczecin’s city forests

Author:
Cedro, Anna; Cedro, Bernard
Source:
Leśne prace badawcze 2018 v.79 no.2 pp. 105-112
ISSN:
2082-8926
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Pinus sylvestris; air pollutants; air pollution; chemical industry; climatic factors; dendrochronology; emissions; fertilizers; forests; growth rings; monitoring; temperature; trees; weather; winter; wood;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... The aim of the present work was to characterize the growth – climate relationship of pines growing in the Szczecin city forests in intensively used recreational areas and to identify the effect of air pollutants emitted by a nearby chemical factory on tree-ring width. Our research area was located in the Głębokie forest complex, which is one of the most frequently visited. The chemical factory Pol ...
DOI:
10.2478/frp-2018-0011

58. Accurate identification of opioid overdose deaths using coronial data

Author:
Roxburgh, Amanda; Pilgrim, Jennifer L.; Hall, Wayne D.; Burns, Lucinda; Degenhardt, Louisa
Source:
Forensic science international 2018 v.287 pp. 40-46
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; comorbidity; databases; death; etiology; heroin; information systems; issues and policy; mental health; morphine; mortality; narcotics; overdose; pain; toxicity; toxicology; Australia;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Defining drug-related mortality is complex as these deaths can include a wide range of diseases and circumstances. This paper outlines a method to identify deaths that are directly due to fatal opioid toxicity (i.e. overdose), utilising coronial data.The National Coronial Information System (NCIS), an online coronial database containing information on all deaths that are reported to a coroner in A ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.03.032

59. Contribution of market value chain to the control of African swine fever in Zambia

Author:
Siamupa, C.; Saasa, N.; Phiri, A. M.
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2018 v.50 no.1 pp. 177-185
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
police,   etc   ; African swine fever; biosecurity; farmers; food safety; interviews; managers; market value; markets; meat inspection; mortality; pork; questionnaires; screening; slaughterhouses; stakeholders; supply chain; swine; trade; Zambia;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... African swine fever (ASF) is a worldwide disease of pigs endemic in most sub-Saharan African countries. Zambia has been experiencing outbreaks of ASF for many years because the disease is endemic in the eastern part of the country, with incursion into the central part of Lusaka Province. The latest outbreaks of ASF in Lusaka occurred in 2013 with substantial pig mortalities, loss in trade, and cos ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11250-017-1419-0

60. Evaluation of polyurethane foam passive air sampler (PUF) as a tool for occupational PAH measurements

Author:
Strandberg, Bo; Julander, Anneli; Sjöström, Mattias; Lewné, Marie; Koca Akdeva, Hatice; Bigert, Carolina
Source:
Chemosphere 2018 v.190 pp. 35-42
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
police,   etc   ; air; benzo(a)pyrene; exposure duration; fire fighters; foams; forensic sciences; monitoring; occupational exposure; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; polyurethanes; samplers; screening; wind speed; working conditions;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Routine monitoring of workplace exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is performed mainly via active sampling. However, active samplers have several drawbacks and, in some cases, may even be unusable. Polyurethane foam (PUF) as personal passive air samplers constitute good alternatives for PAH monitoring in occupational air (8 h). However, PUFs must be further tested to reliably yiel ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.09.106

61. Proactive drugs in DFSA cases: Toxicological findings in an eight-years study

Author:
Bertol, Elisabetta; Di Milia, Maria Grazia; Fioravanti, Alessia; Mari, Francesco; Palumbo, Diego; Pascali, Jennifer P.; Vaiano, Fabio
Source:
Forensic science international 2018
ISSN:
0379-0738
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Cannabis; alcohols; amphetamine; benzodiazepines; cocaine; females; forensic sciences; health services; hospitals; methadone; patients; poisoning; protocols; psychotropic agents; sedatives; toxicology; voluntary intake; women;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... In case of drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA), the evidence is frequently anecdotal, with few investigations based on scientific evidences being carried out and thus most cases are diagnosed as an acute drug or alcohol intoxication. The reason may lay in the lack of specific knowledge by the victim on the possibility to retrospectively study the allegedly events and to the absence of standardi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.08.032

62. Evaluation of DNA damage in traffic police wardens of Pakistan due to cadmium and zinc

Author:
Rashid, Saddaf; Arshad, Muhammad; Siddiqa, Maryam; Ahmad, Rafiq
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2018 v.630 pp. 1360-1364
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
police,   etc   ; DNA; DNA damage; World Health Organization; air pollution; air quality; atomic absorption spectrometry; benzene; blood; cadmium; comet assay; educational institutions; emissions; heavy metals; humans; occupational exposure; roadsides; soot; traffic; urban areas; zinc; Pakistan;     Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:
... Air quality in urban areas is generally poor especially at traffic intersections and roadsides due to continuous vehicular emissions comprising poly aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals, benzene, diesel soot etc. The objective of this study was to compare the primary DNA damage in traffic police wardens occupationally exposed to airborne Cd and Zn (exposed group) and educational institution with ne ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.254

63. Fatal dog attacks in Spain under a breed-specific legislation: A ten-year retrospective study

Author:
Mora, Esther; Fonseca, Gabriel M.; Navarro, Pablo; Castaño, Antonio; Lucena, Joaquin
Source:
Journal of veterinary behavior 2018 v.25 pp. 76-84
ISSN:
1558-7878
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Canis lupus; adults; death; demographic statistics; descriptive studies; dog breeds; dogs; epidemiological studies; face; forensic sciences; information sources; laws and regulations; males; medicine; neck; necropsy; pets; retrospective studies; risk factors; teams; veterinarians; Canary Islands; Spain;     Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:
... Forensic evaluation of fatal dog attacks requires interdisciplinary teams where veterinarians testify with forensic pathologists and odontologists to provide information about the circumstances of the attack, examine the scene, and study the autopsy of the victim or animal. In Spain, there is a shortage of scientific studies focused on dog bites and fewer studies on fatal attacks. The aim of this ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jveb.2018.03.011

64. Demonstrating PM2.5 and road-side dust pollution by heavy metals along Thika superhighway in Kenya, sub-Saharan Africa

Author:
Maina, E.G.; Gachanja, A.N.; Gatari, M.J.; Price, H.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2018 v.190 no.4 pp. 251
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
police,   etc   ; World Health Organization; air pollution; anthropogenic activities; atomic absorption spectrometry; cadmium; chromium; copper; dust; emissions; filters; guidelines; heavy metals; lead; nickel; particulates; pollutants; polytetrafluoroethylene; risk; roads; roadsides; small businesses; traffic; zinc; Kenya;     Show all 25 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study assessed the level of heavy metal in roadside dust and PM₂.₅ mass concentrations along Thika superhighway in Kenya. Thika superhighway is one of the busiest roads in Kenya, linking Thika town with Nairobi. Triplicate road dust samples collected from 12 locations were analysed for lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) using atomic absorption spec ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-018-6629-z

65. A cross-sectional investigation into the occupational and socio-demographic characteristics of British police force employees reporting a dietary pattern associated with cardiometabolic risk: findings from the Airwave Health Monitoring Study

Author:
Gibson, Rachel; Eriksen, Rebeca; Singh, Deepa; Vergnaud, Anne-Claire; Heard, Andrew; Chan, Queenie; Elliott, Paul; Frost, Gary
Source:
European journal of nutrition 2018 v.57 no.8 pp. 2913-2926
ISSN:
1436-6207
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet; blood pressure; body mass index; cross-sectional studies; eating habits; employment; food intake; food records; hyperlipidemia; labor force; lifestyle; men; monitoring; nutritional adequacy; regression analysis; risk factors; sociodemographic characteristics; waist circumference; women; work schedules; working conditions; England; Scotland;     Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to (1) determine the association between diet quality using the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) score and cardiometabolic risk in a British working population and (2) identify employee characteristics associated with reporting a poorer quality dietary pattern. METHODS: British police employees enrolled (2007–2012) into the Airwave Health Monitori ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00394-017-1562-4

66. Positive demographic effects of nest surveillance campaigns to counter illegal harvest of the Bonelli's eagle in Sicily (Italy)

Author:
Di Vittorio, M.; Rannisi, G.; Di Trapani, E.; Falci, A.; Ciaccio, A.; Rocco, M.; Giacalone, G.; Zafarana, M.; Grenci, S.; La Grua, G.; Scuderi, A.; Palazzolo, F.; Cacopardi, S.; Luiselli, L.; Merlino, S.; Lo Valvo, M.; López‐López, P.
Source:
Animal conservation 2018 v.21 no.2 pp. 120-126
ISSN:
1367-9430
Subject:
police,   etc   ; Aquila fasciata; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species; DNA; Falco; Neophron percnopterus; birds of prey; breeding; breeding sites; databases; eggs; endangered species; extinction; falcons; forestry; immigration; laws and regulations; monitoring; nestlings; nests; population dynamics; population size; population viability analysis; trade; wildlife; Italy; Sicily;     Show all 27 Subjects
Abstract:
... Illegal trade in wildlife has been identified as one of the main challenges to wildlife conservation. In 2010, an illegal trade‐ring trafficking in birds of prey was uncovered in Sicily (southern Italy). This illegal trade targeted the three most endangered species in Italy: Bonelli's eagle Aquila fasciata, Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus and Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus, all of them long‐ ...
DOI:
10.1111/acv.12381