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Contextual bias by Forensic Document Examination trainees: An empirical study from China 法证文件检验学员的语境偏差：来自中国的实证研究

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Science & Justice Pub Date : 2024-05-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2024.05.002

Ning He , Hongxia Hao

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New developmental data for Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) from the Yangtze River Delta region of China under different constant temperatures 不同恒温条件下中国长江三角洲地区斑潜蝇（鞘翅目：潜蝇科）的新发育数据

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Science & Justice Pub Date : 2024-05-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2024.05.001

Gengwang Hu , Yanan Zhang , Liangliang Li , Yinghui Wang , Yi Guo , Shipeng Shao , Yundi Gao , Ruonan Zhang , Yu Wang , Luyang Tao

{"title":"New developmental data for Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) from the Yangtze River Delta region of China under different constant temperatures","authors":"Gengwang Hu , Yanan Zhang , Liangliang Li , Yinghui Wang , Yi Guo , Shipeng Shao , Yundi Gao , Ruonan Zhang , Yu Wang , Luyang Tao","doi":"10.1016/j.scijus.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scijus.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Necrophagous beetles are sometimes used to estimate the minimum postmortem interval (PMI<sub>min</sub>) in the decay and remains stages of a corpse. Among these, the Dermestidae is one of the most common groups used and therefore has important research and application value. In this study, the developmental events of <em>Dermestes maculatus</em> de Geer, 1774, were recorded at six constant temperatures, and isomorphen diagrams were established. The thermobiological parameters were estimated using linear and non-linear models, and morphological indicators such as larval body length were measured. The results showed that the developmental duration of the whole immature stage decreased from 66.13 ± 8.58 days at 19 °C to 21.9 ± 2.01 days at 34 °C. The survival rate of the immature stages, especially the egg stage, varies greatly with temperature, with the lowest survival observed at 34 °C and the highest at 22 °C. The lower developmental threshold, the intrinsic optimum temperature, and the upper lethal developmental threshold obtained by the curvilinear Optim SSI models were 15.28 °C, 28.36 °C, and 34.03 °C, respectively. The body length, head capsule width, and pronotum width showed obvious growth patterns with larval developmental duration, which were characterized by equations and isomegalen diagrams. This study provides important basic data for the application of <em>D. maculatus</em> to estimate the PMI<sub>min</sub> in forensic entomology in the Yangtze River Delta region of China.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49565,"journal":{"name":"Science & Justice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141055408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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BM1: Events Guide BM1：活动指南

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Science & Justice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(24)00041-8

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Prelim 3: Contents 预赛 3：内容

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Science & Justice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(24)00040-6

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BM2: Council Information BM2：理事会信息

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Science & Justice Pub Date : 2024-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/S1355-0306(24)00042-X

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A global survey of the attitudes and perspectives of cognitive bias in forensic anthropology 关于法医人类学认知偏差的态度和观点的全球调查

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Science & Justice Pub Date : 2024-04-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2024.04.003

Kiu Nga Leung, Sherry Nakhaeizadeh, Ruth M. Morgan

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Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae): A potentially forgotten forensically important species in Malaysia Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)：马来西亚一个可能被遗忘的重要法医物种

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Science & Justice Pub Date : 2024-04-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2024.04.006

Abby K. Jones , Nur Hidayah Shamsuddin , Chong Chin Heo

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3D scanning a crime scene to enhance juror understanding of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis evidence 对犯罪现场进行 3D 扫描，加深陪审员对血迹模式分析证据的理解

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Science & Justice Pub Date : 2024-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2024.04.007

Patrick H. Home , Danielle G. Norman , Kimberley Wade , Emily Spearing , Mark A. Williams

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XRF identification of sharp-force trauma in fresh and dry human bone under varied experimental heat conditions 不同实验加热条件下新鲜和干燥人骨中锐器创伤的 XRF 鉴定

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Science & Justice Pub Date : 2024-04-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2024.04.005

Joana Rosa , Luís A.E. Batista de Carvalho , Maria Paula M. Marques , Maria Teresa Ferreira , David Gonçalves , Francisco P.S.C. Gil

{"title":"XRF identification of sharp-force trauma in fresh and dry human bone under varied experimental heat conditions","authors":"Joana Rosa , Luís A.E. Batista de Carvalho , Maria Paula M. Marques , Maria Teresa Ferreira , David Gonçalves , Francisco P.S.C. Gil","doi":"10.1016/j.scijus.2024.04.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2024.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Heat-induced fractures can be hard to distinguish from sharp force traumas. This challenge can negatively impact medico-legal analysis. The present study aimed to experimentally assess if X-ray fluorescence (XRF) can be used to detect chemical traces transferred from the blade of a sharp instrument onto both fresh and dry human bones. This was performed by inducing sharp force traumas with five different instruments on 20 fresh and 20 dry human clavicles. All bone samples were probed before and after experimental burning (at 500 °C, 700 °C, 900 °C and 1100 °C). Our results show that XRF is potentially useful for detecting iron traces in fresh human bone, both unburned and burned. However, we were not able to clearly detect iron traces from the blades in bones that have been previously inhumed, since exogenous iron acquired during diagenesis masks the iron traces originating from the blade.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":49565,"journal":{"name":"Science & Justice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1355030624000327/pdfft?md5=52e1dfb6f09a043abfe76d64a79090ee&pid=1-s2.0-S1355030624000327-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140638795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Species discrimination from hair using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy: Application in wildlife forensics 利用 ATR-FTIR 光谱从毛发中辨别物种：在野生动物法医学中的应用

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Science & Justice Pub Date : 2024-04-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2024.04.002

Dimple Bhatia , Chandra Prakash Sharma , Sweety Sharma , Rajinder Singh

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