2019 JFS Noteworthy Articles

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Anthropology

The Infant Injury Database: A Tool for the Study of Injury Patterns in Medicolegal Investigations of Child Abuse

Miriam E. Soto Martinez Ph.D.,  Jennifer C. Love Ph.D.,  Deborrah C. Pinto Ph.D.,  Jason M. Wiersema Ph.D.,  Sharon M. Derrick Ph.D.,  Angela Bachim M.D.,  Christopher Greeley M.D.,  Marcella Donaruma-Kwoh M.D.,  Van Thi Thanh Truong M.S.,  Si Gao M.S.,  Christian M. Crowder Ph.D., 

Criminalistics

Combined DNA Typing and Protein Identification from Unfired Brass Cartridges

Stacey-Ann Sterling M.S.,  Katelyn E. Mason Ph.D.,  Deon S. Anex Ph.D.,  Glendon J. Parker Ph.D.,  Bradley Hart Ph.D.,  Mechthild Prinz Ph.D., 

Rapid Quantitative Analysis of Multiple Explosive Compound Classes on a Single Instrument via Flow-Injection Analysis Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Alla Ostrinskaya M.S.,  Roderick R. Kunz Ph.D.,  Michelle Clark Ph.D.,  Richard P. Kingsborough Ph.D.,  Ta-Hsuan Ong Ph.D.,  Sandra Deneault, 

Digital & Multimedia Sciences

Forensic Inspection of Sensitive User Data and Artifacts from Smartwatch Wearable Devices,

Nicole R. Odom M.S.F.S.,  Jesse M. Lindmar B.S.,  John Hirt B.S.,  Josh Brunty M.S., 

Engineering & Applied Sciences

Forensic Performance Analysis of Load-Limiting Devices in Automotive Seat Belt Retractors

Louis D'Aulerio B.A.,  Gary Whitman B.S.M.E.,  Larry Sicher B.S.M.E.,  Alan Cantor B.S.A.E.,  Mike Markushewski B.S.M.E.T., 

General

“Cannot Decide”: The Fine Line Between Appropriate Inconclusive Determinations Versus Unjustifiably Deciding Not To Decide

Itiel E. Dror Ph.D.,  Glenn Langenburg Ph.D., 

Jurisprudence

How Cross-Examination on Subjectivity and Bias Affects Jurors’ Evaluations of Forensic Science Evidence

William C. Thompson J.D., Ph.D.,  Nicholas Scurich Ph.D., 

Odontology

A Test of Age Estimation Methods on Impacted Third Molars in Males

Marin A. Pilloud Ph.D.,  Kelly Heim Ph.D., 

Pathology/Biology

Psychostimulant Use and Fatal Stroke in Young Adults

Shane Darke Ph.D.,  Johan Duflou M.Med.Path. (Forens), F.R.C.P.A.,  Sharlene Kaye Ph.D.,  Michael Farrell F.R.C.P., F.R.C.Psych.,  Julia Lappin M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., Ph.D., M.R.C.Psych., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P., 

Trace Evidence Potential in Postmortem Skin Microbiomes: From Death Scene to Morgue

Whitney A. Kodama M.S.,  Zhenjiang Xu Ph.D,  Jessica L. Metcalf Ph.D,  Se Jin Song Ph.D,  Nicholas Harrison M.F.S.,  Rob Knight Ph.D.,  David O. Carter Ph.D.,  Christopher B. Happy M.D., 

Psychiatry & Behavioral Science

PTSD Symptoms Experienced and Coping Tactics Used by Crime Scene Investigators in the United States

Joseph A. Rosansky M.A.,  Jeffery Cook B.A.,  Harold Rosenberg Ph.D.,  Jon E. Sprague Ph.D., 

Questioned Documents

Distinguishing Characteristics of Robotic Writing

Aurora Dumitra M.F.S.,  Anna Guzowski B.S.,  Alynka Jean B.S.,  Melvin Shaw M.F.S.,  Grace Warmbier B.S.,  Patricia Zippo B.S., 

Toxicology

4F-MDMB-BINACA: A New Synthetic Cannabinoid Widely Implicated in Forensic Casework

Alex J. Krotulski M.S.F.S.,  Amanda L.A. Mohr M.S.F.S.,  Sherri L. Kacinko Ph.D.,  Melissa F. Fogarty M.S.F.S.,  Sarah A. Shuda M.S.F.S.,  Francis X. Diamond B.S.,  William A. Kinney Ph.D.,  M.J. Menendez J.D.,  Barry K. Logan Ph.D.,