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    Journal of Forensic Sciences: Volume 63, Issue 5

    1335-1610
    September 2018
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  • Pages: 1335-1339
  • First Published: 03 September 2018

Criminalistics

Critical Review

Drug Contamination of U.S. Paper Currency and Forensic Relevance of Canine Alert to Paper Currency: A Critical Review of the Scientific Literature

Jay M. Poupko Ph.D.,  William Lee Hearn Ph.D.,  Federico Rossano Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1340-1345
  • First Published: 01 March 2018

Anthropology

Papers

Estimating Sex Using Metric Analysis of the Scapula by Postmortem Computed Tomography

Zabiullah Ali M.D.,  Christopher Cox Ph.D.,  Michala K. Stock M.A.,  Eddy E. Zandee vanRilland M.D.,  Ana Rubio M.D., Ph.D.,  David R. Fowler M.D., 
  • Pages: 1346-1349
  • First Published: 21 February 2018

Testing the Use of Pigs as Human Proxies in Decomposition Studies

Melissa Connor Ph.D.,  Christiane Baigent M.Sc.,  Eriek S. Hansen Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1350-1355
  • First Published: 28 December 2017

Criminalistics

Papers

Time Radically Alters Ex Situ Evidentiary Soil 16S Bacterial Profiles Produced Via Next-Generation Sequencing

Alyssa J. Badgley M.S.,  Ellen M. Jesmok M.S.,  David R. Foran Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1356-1365
  • First Published: 21 February 2018

Discrimination of Geographical Origin of Asian Garlic Using Isotopic and Chemical Datasets under Stepwise Principal Component Analysis

Tsang-Sen Liu Ph.D.,  Jhen-Nan Lin M.S.,  Tsung-Ren Peng Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1366-1373
  • First Published: 16 January 2018

Bullet Trajectory after Impact on Laminated Particle Board

Erwin J. A. T. Mattijssen M.Sc.,  Wim Kerkhoff,  Marlies E. Bestebreurtje B.Sc., 
  • Pages: 1374-1382
  • First Published: 19 December 2017

Digital & Multimedia Sciences

Papers

Digital Stratigraphy: Contextual Analysis of File System Traces in Forensic Science

Eoghan Casey Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1383-1391
  • First Published: 28 December 2017

Web Content Management Systems: An Analysis of Forensic Investigatory Challenges

Graeme Horsman Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1392-1400
  • First Published: 26 February 2018

Pathology/Biology

Papers

The Role of Postmortem Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Strangulation Deaths

Lauren A. Decker M.D.,  Gary M. Hatch M.D.,  Sarah L. Lathrop D.V.M., Ph.D.,  Kurt B. Nolte M.D., 
  • Pages: 1401-1405
  • First Published: 21 February 2018

Fatal Complications of Aesthetic Techniques: The Gluteal Region

Amy V. Rapkiewicz M.D.,  Katherine Kenerson M.D.,  Kenneth D. Hutchins M.D.,  Fintan Garavan M.D., Ph.D.,  Emma O. Lew M.D.,  Mark J. Shuman M.D., 
  • Pages: 1406-1412
  • First Published: 21 February 2018

Analysis of the Effect of Cyclophosphamide and Methotrexate on Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Ana Letícia Trivia M.Sc.,  Carlos José de Carvalho Pinto Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1413-1418
  • First Published: 19 January 2018

Psychiatry & Behavioral Science

Papers

The Concealed Information Test is Susceptible to Misleading Information

Katja Volz M.Sc.,  Lisa-Marie Bahr M.Sc.,  Markus Heinrichs Ph.D.,  Dieter Vaitl Ph.D.,  Wolfgang Ambach Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1419-1428
  • First Published: 15 December 2017

Diagnosing Crime and Diagnosing Disease-II: Visual Pattern Perception and Diagnostic Accuracy

Saty Satya-Murti M.D.,  Joseph J. Lockhart Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1429-1434
  • First Published: 16 January 2018

Differences in Neuropsychological Functioning Between Homicidal and Nonviolent Schizophrenia Samples

John Stratton Ph.D.,  Derin J. Cobia Ph.D.,  James Reilly Ph.D.,  Michael Brook Ph.D.,  Robert E. Hanlon Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1435-1443
  • First Published: 07 February 2018

Violence, Guns, and Suicide in New Orleans: Results from a Qualitative Study of Recent Suicide Decedents

Rajeev Ramchand Ph.D.,  Enchanté Franklin M.S.W., M.A.,  Elizabeth Thornton M.A.,  Sarah M. Deland M.D.,  Jeffrey C. Rouse M.D., 
  • Pages: 1444-1449
  • First Published: 16 January 2018

Questioned Documents

Papers

Exploitation of the Ultraviolet Properties and Machine Cut Edges of Paper to Associate and Sequence Sheets in a Ream

Nicola R. Musgrave B.Sc., M.Sc.,  Oliver T. S. Thorne B.Sc., 
  • Pages: 1450-1456
  • First Published: 16 January 2018

Toxicology

Papers

The Effect of Lowering the Legal Drink-Drive Limit on the Toxicological Findings in Driver Fatalities: A Comparison of Two Jurisdictions

Hilary J. Hamnett D.Phil.,  Helen Poulsen Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1457-1465
  • First Published: 26 January 2018

Toxicology; Pathology/Biology

Papers

Clinical and Autopsy Characteristics of Fatal Methamphetamine Toxicity in Australia

Shane Darke Ph.D.,  Johan Duflou M.Med.Path (Forens), F.R.C.P.A.,  Julia Lappin M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., Ph.D., M.R.C.Psych., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P.,  Sharlene Kaye Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1466-1471
  • First Published: 29 November 2017

Anthropology

Technical Notes

Metric Assessment of the Pubic Bone Using Known and Novel Data Points for Sex Estimation

Kathleen A. S. Blake Ph.D.,  Kristen Hartnett-McCann Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1472-1478
  • First Published: 16 January 2018

Citrate Content of Bone as a Measure of Postmortem Interval: An External Validation Study

Michael A. Brown Ph.D.,  Ann W. Bunch Ph.D.,  Charles Froome M.S.,  Rebecca Gerling B.S.,  Shawn Hennessy B.S.,  Jeffrey Ellison B.S., 
  • Pages: 1479-1485
  • First Published: 26 December 2017

Accuracy and Reliability of Total Body Mass Estimation Techniques from Stature and Bi-iliac Breadth in Non-Hispanic U.S. Whites from the Bass Donated Skeletal Collection

William C. Schaffer M.A.,  Tyler E. Dunn M.S., 
  • Pages: 1486-1491
  • First Published: 22 December 2017

Criminalistics

Technical Notes

Open Access

The Extraction and Recovery Efficiency of Pure DNA for Different Types of Swabs

Brigitte B. Bruijns M.Sc.,  Roald M. Tiggelaar Ph.D.,  Han Gardeniers Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1492-1499
  • First Published: 11 June 2018

Detection and Identification of Psilocybe cubensis DNA Using a Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction High Resolution Melt Assay

Ashley F. Cowan B.A.,  Kelly M. Elkins Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1500-1505
  • First Published: 01 December 2017

Accuracy and Repeatability of Trajectory Rod Measurement Using Laser Scanners

Eugene Liscio P.Eng.,  Helen Guryn H.B.Sc.,  Daniella Stoewner H.B.Sc., 
  • Pages: 1506-1515
  • First Published: 22 December 2017

Collection of Wet-Origin Footwear Impressions on Various Surfaces Using an Electrostatic Dust Print Lifter

Sungwook Hong Ph.D.,  Miseon Park M.Sc., 
  • Pages: 1516-1520
  • First Published: 19 January 2018

Effect of Cutting with an Abrasive Saw on Swarf Composition

Tsadok Tsach M.Sc.,  Nir Finkelstein B.Sc.,  Osnat Israelsohn-Azulay Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1521-1525
  • First Published: 02 February 2018

Cranial Backspatter Pattern Production Utilizing Human Cadavers

Celestina Rossi A.B.A.,  Lynne D. Herold Ph.D.,  Tom Bevel M.A.,  Leslie McCauley B.S.,  Stephanie Guadarrama M.S.F.S., 
  • Pages: 1526-1532
  • First Published: 11 December 2017

Pathology/Biology

Technical Notes

Estimation of Chronological Age from Postmortem Tissues Based on Amino Acid Racemization

Sıtkı Tiplamaz M.D.,  Mehmet Zafer Gören Ph.D., M.D.,  Nurşen Turan Yurtsever Ph.D., M.D., 
  • Pages: 1533-1538
  • First Published: 16 January 2018

Psychiatry & Behavioral Science

Technical Notes

Homicide–Suicide in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1991–2016

Wendy C. Regoeczi Ph.D.,  Thomas Gilson M.D., 
  • Pages: 1539-1544
  • First Published: 08 January 2018

Questioned Documents

Technical Notes

Study on the Method Used to Display Self-fading Lines and Erasable Lines

Biao Li M.Sc.,  Guoliang Ouyang M.Sc.,  Lijuan Yao M.Sc., 
  • Pages: 1545-1555
  • First Published: 16 January 2018

Organizing a Proficiency Testing Program on Stamp Impressions Examination in Accordance with ISO/IEC 17043 Requirements

Chi-keung Li Ph.D.,  Janesse Wing-sze Hui Ph.D.,  Chi-Ming Pang Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1556-1560
  • First Published: 22 January 2018

Anthropology

Case Reports

Size Assessment of the Gray Reef Shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Inferred from Teeth Marks on Human Wounds

Noémie Jublier M.S.,  Eric E. Clua D.V.M., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1561-1567
  • First Published: 16 January 2018

Pathology/Biology

Case Reports

An Unusual Cause of Headache and Sudden Death of a Young Sailor—Postmortem Computed Tomography and Histological Findings of a Fatal Retroperitoneal Malignant Mixed Germ Cell Tumor

Belinda Lee M.B.B.S., F.R.C.Path.,  Michelle Chan M.B.B.S., F.R.C.Path.,  Ronald Goh M.B.B.S., F.R.C.P.A., 
  • Pages: 1568-1572
  • First Published: 22 November 2017

Intracoronary Thrombus Formation Following Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Marilou Caron-Cantin B.Sc.,  Marcia Abbott M.D.,  Elizabeth Brooks-Lim M.D.,  Bamidele Adeagbo M.D., 
  • Pages: 1573-1576
  • First Published: 22 December 2017

Fatal Hemorrhage from an Arteriovenous Fistula

Petr Handlos M.D.,  Klára Marecová M.D.,  Margita Smatanová M.D., Ph.D.,  Igor Dvořáček M.D., Ph.D.,  Martin Dobiáš M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1577-1581
  • First Published: 16 January 2018

Sudden Death from Cardiopulmonary Arrest on Arrival of a Patient with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Diagnosed by Postmortem CT and Autopsy

Daizo Yaguchi M.D.,  Motoshi Ichikawa Ph.D.,  Noriko Inoue M.D.,  Daisuke Kobayashi M.D.,  Masato Shizu M.D.,  Naoyuki Imai Ph.D.,  Kazuko Watanabe Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1582-1586
  • First Published: 22 January 2018

Forensic Use of the Piracatinga Fish (Callophysius macropterus) to Locate and Identify Human Remains Retrieved From the Amazon River

Erik L. Jennings Simões M.D., 
  • Pages: 1587-1591
  • First Published: 15 December 2017

Recognition/Appreciation of Guest Reviewers—2017

Recognition/Appreciation of Guest Reviewers—2017

Michael A. Peat Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1592-1594
  • First Published: 30 July 2018

Letters to the Editor

Commentary on: Prahlow SP, Prahlow JA. Homicide in a horse barn? J Forensic Sci https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13774. Epub 2018 Mar 8

Vladimir Živković M.D., Ph.D.,  Danica Cvetković M.D.,  Slobodan Nikolić M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Page: 1595
  • First Published: 03 September 2018

Authors’ Response

Samuel P. Prahlow B.S.,  Joseph A. Prahlow M.D., 
  • Page: 1596
  • First Published: 03 September 2018

Commentary on: Nakhaeizadeh S, Morgan RM, Rando C, Dror IE. Cascading bias of initial exposure to information at the crime scene to the subsequent evaluation of skeletal remains. J Forensic Sci 2017;63(2):403–11.

Lucina Hackman Ph.D.,  Catriona Davies Ph.D.,  Helen Langstaff Ph.D.,  Diana Swales Ph.D.,  Niamh NicDaeid Ph.D., 
  • Page: 1597
  • First Published: 03 September 2018

Authors’ Response on research into contextual influences and forensic decision making

Ruth M. Morgan D.Phil.,  Sherry Nakhaeizadeh Ph.D.,  Carolyn Rando Ph.D.,  Itiel E. Dror Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1598-1600
  • First Published: 03 September 2018

Letter to the Editor—Pulmonary Edema and Pink Markings on the Lungs in Hypothermia

Cristian Palmiere M.D.,  Guillaume Rousseau M.D.,  Grzegorz Teresinski M.D., Ph.D.,  Petr Hejna M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., 
  • Page: 1601
  • First Published: 03 September 2018

Letter to the Editor – Call for a Scientific Consensus Regarding the Application of Retrograde Extrapolation to Determine Blood Alcohol Content in DUI Cases

Laura Labay Ph.D.,  Barry Logan Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1602-1603
  • First Published: 03 September 2018

Letter to the Editor — A Code of Practice for the Establishment and Use of Authentic Human Skeleton Collections in Forensic Anthropology

Carl N. Stephan Ph.D.,  Ann H. Ross Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1604-1607
  • First Published: 03 September 2018

Book Reviews

Review of: Forensic Science Research and Evaluation Workshop: A Discussion on the Fundamentals of Research Design and an Evaluation of Available Literature

Jeff Salyards Ph.D., M.F.S., 
  • Page: 1608
  • First Published: 03 September 2018

Review of: New Perspectives in Forensic Human Skeletal Identification

Lucina Hackman Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1609-1610
  • First Published: 03 September 2018