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    Journal of Forensic Sciences: Volume 58, Issue 4

    851-1113
    July 2013
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Anthropology

Papers

Sexual Dimorphism of the Fetal Ilium: A 3D Geometric Morphometric Approach with Multislice Computed Tomography

Fatima-Zohra Mokrane M.R.,  Fabrice Dedouit M.D., Ph.D.,  Stéphane Gellée M.R.,  Nicolas Sans M.D., Ph.D.,  Hervé Rousseau M.D., Ph.D.,  Daniel Rougé M.D., Ph.D.,  Norbert Telmon M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 851-858
  • First Published: 18 April 2013

Anthropology; Jurisprudence

Papers

Forensic Facial Comparison: Issues of Admissibility in the Development of Novel Analytical Technique

Xanthé Mallett Ph.D.,  Martin P. Evison Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 859-865
  • First Published: 29 May 2013

Criminalistics

Papers

Ultrafast Amplification of DNA on Plastic Microdevices for Forensic Short Tandem Repeat Analysis

Jenny A. Lounsbury M.S.F.S.,  James P. Landers Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 866-874
  • First Published: 21 May 2013

criminalistics

Papers

Direct Analyte-Probed Nanoextraction Coupled to Nanospray Ionization–Mass Spectrometry of Drug Residues from Latent Fingerprints

Kristina Clemons B.S.,  Rachel Wiley B.S.,  Kristin Waverka B.A.,  James Fox M.Sc.,  Eric Dziekonski B.S.,  Guido F. Verbeck Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 875-880
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

Criminalistics

Papers

Objective Color Classification of Ecstasy Tablets by Hyperspectral Imaging:

Gerda Edelman M.Sc,  Martin Lopatka M.Sc,  Maurice Aalders Ph.D, 
  • Pages: 881-886
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

Progress Toward the Determination of Correct Classification Rates in Fire Debris Analysis

Erin E. Waddell B.S.,  Emma T. Song B.S.,  Caitlin N. Rinke B.S.,  Mary R. Williams M.S.,  Michael E. Sigman Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 887-896
  • First Published: 29 March 2013

Criminalistics; Pathology/Biology

Papers

The Morphology of Fecal and Regurgitation Artifacts Deposited by the Blow Fly Lucilia cuprina Fed a Diet of Human Blood

Annalisa Durdle M.Sc.,  Roland A. H. van Oorschot Ph.D,  R. John Mitchell Ph.D, 
  • Pages: 897-903
  • First Published: 28 March 2013

Pathology/Biology

Papers

Manual and Automated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): A Comparison of Associated Injury Patterns

Deborrah C. Pinto Ph.D.,  Kathryn Haden-Pinneri M.D.,  Jennifer C. Love Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 904-909
  • First Published: 21 May 2013

Evaluation of Postmortem Bacterial Migration Using Culturing and Real-Time Quantitative PCR

Sari Tuomisto M.Sc.,  Pekka J. Karhunen M.D., Ph.D.,  Risto Vuento M.D., Ph.D.,  Janne Aittoniemi M.D., Ph.D.,  Tanja Pessi Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 910-916
  • First Published: 29 March 2013

Electrophysiological and Behavioral Responses of Thanatophilus sinuatus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Silphidae) to Selected Cadaveric Volatile Organic Compounds

Jessica Dekeirsschieter Ph.D.,  Christine Frederickx Ph.D.,  Georges Lognay Ph.D.,  Yves Brostaux Ph.D.,  Francois J. Verheggen Ph.D.,  Eric Haubruge Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 917-923
  • First Published: 03 July 2013

Psychiatry/Behavioral Sciences

Papers

Evolution of the Psychological Autopsy: Fifty Years of Experience at the Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office

Timothy Botello M.D., M.P.H.,  Thomas Noguchi M.D.,  Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran M.D.,  Linda E. Weinberger Ph.D.,  Bruce H. Gross M.B.A., J.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 924-926
  • First Published: 28 March 2013

Psychiatry/Behavioral Science

Papers

Early Traumatic Events in Psychopaths

Karina Borja B.Sc.,  Feggy Ostrosky Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 927-931
  • First Published: 28 March 2013

Psychiatry & Behavioral Science; Jurisprudence

Papers

Alcohol-Induced Blackout as a Criminal Defense or Mitigating Factor: An Evidence-Based Review and Admissibility as Scientific Evidence

Mark R. Pressman Ph.D.,  David S. Caudill J.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 932-940
  • First Published: 21 May 2013

Toxicology

Papers

Butalbital and Driving Impairment

Jillian K. Yeakel M.S.,  Barry K. Logan Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 941-945
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

Anthropology

Technical Notes

Anthropological Measurement of the Juvenile Clavicle Using Multi-Detector Computed Tomography—Affirming Reliability

Alison L. Brough B.Sc. (Hons),  Jonathan Bennett M.D.,  Bruno Morgan Ph.D., B.M.BCh.,  Sue Black O.B.E., B.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc.;,  Guy N. Rutty M.B.E., M.D., M.B.B.S., 
  • Pages: 946-951
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

Tables for the Metric Evaluation of Pair-Matching of Human Skeletal Elements†

Richard M. Thomas Ph.D.,  Douglas H. Ubelaker Ph.D.,  John E. Byrd Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 952-956
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

Pronasale Position: An Appraisal of Two Recently Proposed Methods for Predicting Nasal Projection in Facial Reconstruction

Pavla Zednikova Mala M.Sc., 
  • Pages: 957-963
  • First Published: 21 May 2013

The Survival of Gunshot Residues in Cremated Bone: An Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry Study

Alberto Amadasi M.D.,  Daniele Merli B.Sc.,  Alberto Brandone B.Sc.,  Pasquale Poppa B.Sc.,  Daniele Gibelli M.D.,  Cristina Cattaneo Ph.D., M.D., 
  • Pages: 964-966
  • First Published: 21 May 2013

Criminalistics

Technical Notes

Simultaneous Analysis of Micro-RNA and DNA for Determining the Body Fluid Origin of DNA Profiles

Donny van der Meer B.Sc.,  Mari L. Uchimoto M.Sci.,  Graham Williams Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 967-971
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

mtDNAprofiler: A Web Application for the Nomenclature and Comparison of Human Mitochondrial DNA Sequences

In Seok Yang Ph.D.,  Hwan Young Lee Ph.D.,  Woo Ick Yang Ph.D.,  Kyoung-Jin Shin Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 972-980
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

A Comparison of DNA Extraction Using AutoMate Express™ and EZ1 Advanced XL from Liquid Blood, Bloodstains, and Semen Stains

Koji Fujii Ph.D.,  Shota Inokuchi B.S.,  Tetsushi Kitayama Ph.D.,  Hiroaki Nakahara Ph.D.,  Natsuko Mizuno Ph.D.,  Kazumasa Sekiguchi Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 981-988
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

High-Throughput STR Analysis for DNA Database Using Direct PCR

Jeong Eun Sim M.S.,  Su Jeong Park Ph.D.,  Han Chul Lee Ph.D.,  Se-Yong Kim M.S.,  Jong Yeol Kim M.S.,  Seung Hwan Lee Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 989-992
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

Identification of Indian Crocodile Species Through DNA Barcodes

P. R. Meganathan Ph.D.,  Bhawna Dubey Ph.D.,  Kothakota Naga Jogayya M.Sc.,  Ikramul Haque Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 993-998
  • First Published: 29 May 2013

The Compatibility of Fingerprint Visualization Techniques with Immunolabeling

Annemieke van Dam M.S.,  Maurice C. G. Aalders Ph.D.,  Ton G. van Leeuwen Ph.D.,  Saskia A. G. Lambrechts Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 999-1002
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

Lead Theft—A Study of the “Uniqueness” of Lead from Church Roofs

John W. Bond O.B.E., D.Phil,  Sarah V. Hainsworth Ph.D.,  Tien L. Lau B.Eng., 
  • Pages: 1003-1007
  • First Published: 28 March 2013

Real-Time Detection of Concealed Chemical Hazards Under Ambient Light Conditions Using Raman Spectroscopy

Biju Cletus Ph.D.,  William Olds Ph.D.,  Peter M. Fredericks Ph.D.,  Esa Jaatinen Ph.D.,  Emad L. Izake Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1008-1014
  • First Published: 21 May 2013

Pathology/Biology

Technical Notes

Standardization of Histological Procedures for the Detection of Toxic Substances by Immunohistochemistry in Dipteran Larvae of Forensic Importance

Carina M. Souza M.Sc.,  Carolina G. P. Lima M.Sc.,  Marcos J. Alves-Jr B.Sc.,  Wagner W. Arrais-Silva Ph.D.,  Selma Giorgio Ph.D.,  Arício X. Linhares Ph.D.,  Patricia J. Thyssen Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1015-1021
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

A Novel Application of Infrared Imaging for the Diagnosis of Death by Fire

Shinobu Yamauchi Ph.D.,  Masahito Hitosugi M.D., Ph.D.,  Hajime Kimura,  Shogo Tokudome M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1022-1025
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

40-Hz Square-Wave Stimulation Requires Less Energy to Produce Muscle Contraction: Compared with the TASER® X26 Conducted Energy Weapon

James A. Comeaux B.S.,  James R. Jauchem Ph.D.,  D. Duane Cox,  Carrie C. Crane B.Appl.Arts Sci.,  John A. D'Andrea Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1026-1031
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

Diversity of Forensic Rove Beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) Associated with Decaying Pig Carcass in a Forest Biotope

Jessica Dekeirsschieter Ph.D.,  Christine Frederick Ph.D.,  Francois J. Verheggen Ph.D.,  Didier Drugmand Ph.D.,  Eric Haubruge Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1032-1040
  • First Published: 28 March 2013

Toxicology

Technical Notes

A New Approach for the Carbon Monoxide (CO) Exposure Diagnosis: Measurement of Total CO in Human Blood Versus Carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO)

Vincent Varlet Ph.D.,  Emma Lagroy De Croutte M.L.M.,  Marc Augsburger Ph.D.,  Patrice Mangin M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1041-1046
  • First Published: 21 May 2013

Accuracy and Usefulness of the AVOXimeter 4000 as Routine Analysis of Carboxyhemoglobin

Junko Fujihara Ph.D.,  Hiroshi Kinoshita M.D., Ph.D.,  Naoko Tanaka B.S.,  Toshihiro Yasuda Ph.D.,  Haruo Takeshita M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1047-1049
  • First Published: 28 March 2013

Anthropology

Case Reports

Analysis of Bone Healing in a Postoperative Patient: Skeletal Evidence of Medical Neglect and Human Rights Violations

Socorro Báez-Molgado Ph.D.,  Abigail Meza Peñaloza Ph.D.,  M. Katherine Spradley Ph.D.,  Eric J. Bartelink Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1050-1054
  • First Published: 28 March 2013

Alcohol-induced osteopenia among in-custody and homicide deaths from the harris county institute of forensic sciences

Heather Backo Ph.D.,  Jennifer Love Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1055-1060
  • First Published: 18 April 2013

Engineering science

Case Reports

Fall from a Balcony—Accidental or Homicidal? Reconstruction by Numerical Simulation

Holger Muggenthaler Ph.D.,  Stefanie Drobnik M.D.,  Michael Hubig Ph.D.,  Markus Schönpflug Ph.D.,  Gita Mall M.D., 
  • Pages: 1061-1064
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

Pathology/Biology

Case Reports

An Uncommon Accident and Unusual Cause of Death—A Fatal Domestic Ram Attack

Vladimir Živković M.D., Ph.D.,  Slobodan Nikolić M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1065-1068
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

The Interest of Postmortem Bacteriology in Putrefied Bodies

Géraldine Maujean M.D.,  Tiphaine Guinet M.D.,  Laurent Fanton Ph.D.,  Daniel Malicier Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1069-1070
  • First Published: 28 March 2013

The Significance of Adrenal Hemorrhage: Undiagnosed Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome, A Case Series

Lee Marie Tormos M.D.,  Cynthia A. Schandl M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1071-1074
  • First Published: 04 March 2013

Pregnancy, Cesarean, and Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Isabelle Plu M.D., Ph.D.,  Isabelle Sec M.D.,  Denis Barrès M.D., Ph.D.,  Dominique Lecomte M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1075-1079
  • First Published: 25 March 2013

Sudden Unexpected Death due to Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Syndrome

Dennis J. Chute M.D.,  James Rawley B.Sc.,  John Cox A.A.S.,  Robert J. Bready M.S., 
  • Pages: 1080-1084
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

An Unusual Pattern of Decomposition Associated with Suicidal Electrocution in a Bath

Tarini Fernando M.B.,B.S.,  Calle Winskog M.D.,  Roger W. Byard M.D., 
  • Pages: 1085-1087
  • First Published: 28 March 2013

Acute Bacterial Meningitis with Coincident Methamphetamine Use: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Michael Heninger M.D.,  Kim A. Collins M.D., 
  • Pages: 1088-1091
  • First Published: 18 April 2013

Psychiatry/Behavioral Sciences

Case Reports

Suicide Pacts: Six Cases and Literature Review

Sebastien Prat M.D.,  Camille Rérolle M.D.,  Pauline Saint-Martin M.D., 
  • Pages: 1092-1098
  • First Published: 25 March 2013

Toxicology

Case Reports

Systematic Toxicological Analysis Revealing a Rare Case of Captan Ingestion

Anne K. Gottzein Ph.D,  Frank Musshoff Ph.D,  Burkhard Madea M.D, 
  • Pages: 1099-1103
  • First Published: 21 May 2013

Letter to the Editors

Recognition/Appreciation of Guest Reviewers—2012

  • Pages: 1104-1105
  • First Published: 09 July 2013

Commentary on: Hackman L, Black S. The reliability of the Greulich and Pyle atlas when applied to a modern Scottish population. J Forensic Sci 2013;58(1):114–9

Patrick Chariot MD,  Céline Denis MD, 
  • Page: 1106
  • First Published: 09 July 2013

Authors’ Response

Lucina Hackman Ph.D.,  Sue Black Ph.D., 
  • Page: 1107
  • First Published: 09 July 2013

Book Reviews

Introduction to crime scene photography

Lucy A. Davis B.H.S., 
  • Page: 1108
  • First Published: 09 July 2013

Review of: Forensic Science Current Issues, Future Directions

John W. Bond OBE D.Phil, 
  • Page: 1109
  • First Published: 09 July 2013

Forensic botany: a practical guide

Heather Miller Coyle B.S., M.S., Ph.D., 
  • Page: 1110
  • First Published: 09 July 2013

Review of: The science of crime scenes

John E. Gerns M.F.S., 
  • Page: 1111
  • First Published: 17 May 2013

Review of: Wildlife Forensics: Methods and Applications

Adrian Linacre B.Sc., D.Phil., 
  • Page: 1112
  • First Published: 09 July 2013

Review of: Forensic Chemistry Handbook

Jay A. Siegel Ph.D., 
  • Page: 1113
  • First Published: 09 July 2013