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    Journal of Forensic Sciences: Volume 63, Issue 6

    1611-1935
    November 2018
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  • Pages: 1611-1615
  • First Published: 01 November 2018

Criminalistics

Critical Reviews

Detection of Fingermarks—Applicability to Metallic Surfaces: A Literature Review

George Christofidis M.Sc.,  Joanne Morrissey M.Sc.,  Jason W. Birkett Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1616-1627
  • First Published: 08 March 2018

A Review and Conceptual Model of Factors Correlated with Postmortem Root Band Formation

Joseph Donfack Ph.D.,  Hilda S. Castillo Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1628-1633
  • First Published: 12 March 2018

Toxicology

Critical Review

Open Access

The PEth Blood Test in the Security Environment: What it is; Why it is Important; and Interpretative Guidelines

William Ulwelling M.D., M.P.H.,  Kim Smith Ph.D., ABPP, 
  • Pages: 1634-1640
  • First Published: 13 July 2018

Anthropology

Papers

Growth Patterns and Individual Variation in Mid-sagittal Facial Soft Tissue Depth from Childhood to Adulthood

Meghan R. McKinnon B.H.Sc. (hons),  Ellie K. Simpson Ph.D.,  Maciej Henneberg D.Sc., 
  • Pages: 1641-1651
  • First Published: 01 March 2018

The Relationship Between Hard Tissue and Soft Tissue Dimensions of the Nose in Children: A 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study

Eman Allam B.D.S., Ph.D.,  Philani Mpofu B.A.,  Ahmed Ghoneima B.D.S., Ph.D., M.S.,  Mihran Tuceryan Ph.D.,  Katherine Kula M.S., D.M.D., M.S., 
  • Pages: 1652-1660
  • First Published: 23 April 2018

Analysis of Class Characteristics of Reciprocating Saws

Jacqueline M. Berger M.S.,  James T. Pokines Ph.D., D.-A.B.F.A.,  Tara L. Moore Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1661-1672
  • First Published: 21 February 2018

Differential Decomposition Among Pig, Rabbit, and Human Remains

Angela Dautartas M.A.,  Michael W. Kenyhercz Ph.D.,  Giovanna M. Vidoli Ph.D.,  Lee Meadows Jantz Ph.D.,  Amy Mundorff Ph.D.,  Dawnie Wolfe Steadman Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1673-1683
  • First Published: 30 March 2018

Differential Scavenging Among Pig, Rabbit, and Human Subjects

Dawnie Wolfe Steadman Ph.D.,  Angela Dautartas M.A.,  Michael W. Kenyhercz Ph.D.,  Lee M. Jantz Ph.D.,  Amy Mundorff Ph.D.,  Giovanna M. Vidoli Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1684-1691
  • First Published: 12 April 2018

Criminalistics

Papers

Massively Parallel Sequencing of Forensic STRs Using the Ion Chef™ and the Ion S5™ XL Systems

Le Wang Ph.D.,  Man Chen B.S.,  Bo Wu M.S.,  Yi-Cheng Liu B.S.,  Guang-Feng Zhang M.S.,  Li Jiang Ph.D.,  Xiu-Lan Xu B.S.,  Xing-Chun Zhao M.S.,  An-Quan Ji M.S.,  Jian Ye Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1692-1703
  • First Published: 01 March 2018

Distinction of Fly Artifacts from Human Blood using Immunodetection

David B. Rivers Ph.D.,  Gillian Acca B.S.,  Marc Fink M.S.,  Rebecca Brogan Ph.D.,  Dorothy Chen B.S.,  Andrew Schoeffield Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1704-1711
  • First Published: 21 February 2018

Comparing Categorical and Probabilistic Fingerprint Evidence

Brandon Garrett J.D.,  Gregory Mitchell J.D., Ph.D.,  Nicholas Scurich Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1712-1717
  • First Published: 23 April 2018

Development of Latent Fingermarks on Nonporous and Semiporous Substrates Using Photoluminescent Eu(Phen)2 Complex Intercalated Clay Hybrids with Enhanced Adhesion

Aran Kim M.S.,  Seung-Jin Ryu Ph.D.,  Jihye Lee M.S.,  Hyun Jung Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1718-1726
  • First Published: 01 March 2018

Engineering Sciences

Paper

Facial Asymmetry-Based Age Group Estimation: Role in Recognizing Age-Separated Face Images

Muhammad Sajid Ph.D.,  Imtiaz Ahmad Taj Ph.D.,  Usama Ijaz Bajwa Ph.D.,  Naeem Iqbal Ratyal Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1727-1749
  • First Published: 23 April 2018

Pathology/Biology

Papers

Undiagnosed Congenital Heart Defects as a Cause of Sudden, Unexpected Death in Children

Serenella Serinelli M.D.,  Ponni Arunkumar M.D.,  Steven White M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1750-1755
  • First Published: 30 March 2018

Are Statutory Requirements Followed in the Certification of Traumatic, Unexpected, and Unattended Deaths in Missouri?

Pamela K. Xaverius Ph.D., M.B.A.,  Loise Wambuguh Ph.D.,  Craig Ward M.S.W.,  Joanne Salas M.P.H.,  Elizabeth Alleman M.P.H.,  Jeffrey Young M.P.H.,  Jessica Berkemeier M.P.H., 
  • Pages: 1756-1760
  • First Published: 30 March 2018

Psychiatry & Behavioral Science

Papers

Confidence in Attachment Relationships and Marital Status as Protective Factors for Self-Perceived Parental Role and In-Person Visitation with Children Among Incarcerated Fathers

Michele Giovanni Laquale Ph.D.,  Gabrielle Coppola Ph.D.,  Rosalinda Cassibba Ph.D.,  Maria Pasceri M.A.,  Susanna Pietralunga Ph.D.,  Alessandro Taurino Ph.D.,  Cristina Semeraro M.A.,  Ignazio Grattagliano Psy.D., 
  • Pages: 1761-1768
  • First Published: 16 April 2018

The Act of Answering Questions Elicited Differentiated Responses in a Concealed Information Test

Takuro Otsuka M.A.,  Mitsuyoshi Mizutani M.A.,  Akihiro Yagi Ph.D.,  Jun'ichi Katayama Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1769-1775
  • First Published: 17 April 2018

Toxicology

Paper

Epidemiological Study of Carbon Monoxide Deaths in Scotland 2007–2016

Claudia Forés Lisbona M.Sc.,  Hilary J. Hamnett D.Phil., 
  • Pages: 1776-1782
  • First Published: 12 April 2018

Toxicology; Pathology/Biology

Paper

The Health Risks of Belgian Illicit Indoor Cannabis Plantations

Wouter Vanhove Ph.D.,  Eva Cuypers Ph.D.,  Arne-Jan Bonneure M.Sc.,  Joachim Gotink M.Sc.,  Mirna Stassen M.Sc.,  Jan Tytgat Ph.D.,  Patrick Van Damme Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1783-1789
  • First Published: 10 April 2018

Anthropology

Technical Notes

An Automated Two-dimensional Pairwise form Registration Method for Pair-matching of Fragmented Skeletal Remains

Jeffrey James Lynch M.Sc., 
  • Pages: 1790-1795
  • First Published: 10 April 2018

Univariate and Linear Composite Asymmetry Statistics for the “Pair-Matching” of Bone Antimeres

Amanda B. Lee B.A.,  Lyle W. Konigsberg Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1796-1801
  • First Published: 02 February 2018

A Preliminary Analysis of the Age of Full Expression of Sexually Dimorphic Cranial Traits

Michala K. Stock M.A., 
  • Pages: 1802-1808
  • First Published: 30 March 2018

Optimization of Sample Preparation processes of Bone Material for Raman Spectroscopy

Madelen Chikhani M.Res.,  Richard Wuhrer Ph.D.,  Hayley Green Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1809-1812
  • First Published: 30 March 2018

Identifying Differences Between Cut Marks Made on Bone by a Machete and Katana: A Pilot Study

Penny McCardle B.A. (Hons),  Elizabeth Stojanovski Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1813-1818
  • First Published: 21 February 2018

Criminalistics; Anthropology

Technical Notes

Evaluation Of A Powder-Free DNA Extraction Method For Skeletal Remains

Michelle Harrel B.S.,  Carrie Mayes B.S.,  David Gangitano Ph.D.,  Sheree Hughes-Stamm Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1819-1823
  • First Published: 07 February 2018

Forensic SNP Genotyping with SNaPshot: Development of a Novel In-house SBE Multiplex SNP Assay

Mian Sahib Zar Ph.D.,  Ahmad Ali Shahid Ph.D.,  Muhammad Saqib Shahzad Ph.D.,  Kyoung-Jin Shin Ph.D.,  Hwan Young Lee Ph.D.,  Sang-Seob Lee Ph.D.,  Muhammad Israr Ph.D.,  Peter Wiegand Ph.D.,  Galina Kulstein Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1824-1829
  • First Published: 10 April 2018

Evaluation of DNA Extraction Methods from Waterlogged Bones: A Pilot Study

Claire Cartozzo M.S.,  Baneshwar Singh Ph.D.,  Edward Boone Ph.D.,  Tal Simmons Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1830-1835
  • First Published: 12 April 2018

Criminalistics

Technical Notes

A Comparison Among Three Multiplex Y-STR Profiling Kits for Sexual Assault Cases

Benedita Ferreira-Silva M.Sc.,  Margarida Fonseca-Cardoso Ph.D.,  Maria João Porto M.Sc.,  Teresa Magalhães M.D., Ph.D.,  Laura Cainé M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1836-1840
  • First Published: 21 February 2018

GrigoraSNPs: Optimized Analysis of SNPs for DNA Forensics

Darrell O. Ricke Ph.D.,  Anna Shcherbina M.Eng.,  Adam Michaleas,  Philip Fremont-Smith M.S., 
  • Pages: 1841-1845
  • First Published: 16 April 2018

Influence Factors Regarding the Effectiveness of Automated Ballistic Comparison on 0.38 Special Caliber Bullets and Cartridge Cases

Lehi Sudy dos Santos M.Sc.,  Palloma Vieira Muterlle Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1846-1853
  • First Published: 01 March 2018

Chemical Imaging of Cyanoacrylate-Fumed Fingerprints by Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging

Kelly C. O'Neill B.A.,  Paige Hinners M.S.,  Young Jin Lee Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1854-1857
  • First Published: 23 March 2018

General

Technical Note

A Systems Approach to Biometrics in the Military Domain

Lauren Wilson Ph.D.,  Michelle Gahan Ph.D.,  Chris Lennard Ph.D.,  James Robertson Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1858-1863
  • First Published: 21 February 2018

General; Engineering Sciences; Pathology/Biology

Technical Note

Fundamental Limits of Shaking a Baby

Richard J. Reimann Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1864-1866
  • First Published: 23 March 2018

Pathology/Biology

Technical Note

Frequency of Dermatologic Findings at Autopsy

Margaret Cocks M.D., Ph.D.,  Inbal Sander M.D.,  Barbara Crain M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1867-1869
  • First Published: 08 March 2018

Pathology/Biology; Toxicology

Technical Note

The Effects of Storage and Additives on Postmortem HbA1c Measurements

Jeffrey E. Fournier M.Sc.,  Victoria Northrup M.Sc.,  Donaldo D. Canales M.A.,  Christa Moore MLT,  Jennifer L. Shea Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1870-1874
  • First Published: 01 March 2018

Toxicology

Technical Note

Ionic Liquid-Based Liquid–Liquid Microextraction for Benzodiazepine Analysis in Postmortem Blood Samples

Marieke De Boeck M.Sc.,  Wim Dehaen Ph.D.,  Jan Tytgat Ph.D.,  Eva Cuypers Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1875-1879
  • First Published: 24 March 2018

Anthropology

Case Report

The Diagnostic Implications of Two Cases of Known Rheumatoid Arthritis from the CAL Milano Cemetery Skeletal Collection

Lucie Biehler-Gomez M.S.,  Cristina Cattaneo M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1880-1887
  • First Published: 23 April 2018

Pathology/Biology

Case Reports

Septic Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis Following a Minor Head Injury: A Rare Cause of Medico-Legal Death

Supawon Srettabunjong M.D., M.Sc., M.Tox., L.L.B., 
  • Pages: 1888-1891
  • First Published: 21 February 2018

Fatal Chest Injury Caused by Windblown Beach Umbrella

Allyse B. Harris M.P.A., P.A.-S.,  Wendy M. Gunther M.D.,  Amy P. Fantaskey M.D.,  Lawrence B. Weinstein Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1892-1894
  • First Published: 01 March 2018

A Rare Fatal Complication of Llizarov Procedure

Asit Kumar Sikary M.D.,  Mahesh Kumar M.D.,  Shivani Dhaka M.B.B.S.,  Arulselvi Subramanian M.D., 
  • Pages: 1895-1898
  • First Published: 01 March 2018

Homicide in a Horse Barn?

Samuel P. Prahlow B.S.,  Joseph A. Prahlow M.D., 
  • Pages: 1899-1903
  • First Published: 08 March 2018

A Fatal Case of Gas Intoxication in Silage Pit

Petr Handlos M.D., Ph.D.,  Vladimíra Gebauerová M.D.,  Jana Tomková M.D., Ph.D.,  Petr Zielinski M.D.,  Klára Marecová M.D., 
  • Pages: 1904-1907
  • First Published: 10 April 2018

Psychiatry & Behavioral Science

Case Reports

A Case of Self-Enucleation in an Incarcerated Patient: Case Report and Review of Literature

Lauren E. Davis M.D.,  Samidha Tripathi M.D., 
  • Pages: 1908-1910
  • First Published: 21 February 2018

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Diminished Criminal Responsibility as “New Evidence” in Criminal Revision Procedures

Eric Rassin L.L.M., Ph.D.,  Irena Boskovic M.Sc.,  Harald Merckelbach Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1911-1913
  • First Published: 16 April 2018

“It's Going to be Extra Fun!”: Analysis of an Atypical Case of Teen Homicide as Leisure Behavior

D J Williams Ph.D.,  Jolene Vincent M.A., 
  • Pages: 1914-1916
  • First Published: 23 April 2018

The Swedish School Attack in Trollhättan

Åsa Erlandsson B.A.,  J. Reid Meloy Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1917-1927
  • First Published: 23 April 2018

Toxicology

Case Report

Fatal Poisoning with Both Dichlorvos and Phenthoate

Akina Nara Ph.D.,  Chiho Yamada M.D., Ph.D.,  Takanori Kodama M.S.,  Kanju Saka B.S.,  Tetsuya Takagi M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1928-1931
  • First Published: 30 March 2018

Letters to the Editor

Commentary on: Casado AM. Quantifying Sexual Dimorphism in the Human Cranium: A Preliminary Analysis of a Novel Method. J Forensic Sci 2017;62(5):1259–65.

Ritwik Banerjee B.Sc., 
  • Page: 1932
  • First Published: 01 November 2018

Letter to the Editor—Consensus on Retrograde Extrapolations

Peter D. Maskell Ph.D.,  Michael Scott-Ham B.Sc., 
  • Page: 1933
  • First Published: 01 November 2018

Book Review

Review of: Poisons: An Introduction for Forensic Investigators

Kayla N. Ellefsen Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 1934-1935
  • First Published: 01 November 2018