Forensic sciencePub Date : 1978-01-01DOI: 10.1016/0379-0738(78)90108-1
Mahdi Hasan, Iqbal Ashraf, V.K. Bajpai
{"title":"Electron microscopic study of the effects of thallium poisoning on the rat cerebellum","authors":"Mahdi Hasan, Iqbal Ashraf, V.K. Bajpai","doi":"10.1016/0379-0738(78)90108-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-0738(78)90108-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rats were given thallium acetate (5 mg elemental thallium/kg body weight) intraperitoneally daily for 7 days. The brain was fixed by perfusion—fixation and small pieces of the cerebellum were processed for electron microscopy. Variegated mitochondrial profiles, increased incidence of electron — dense bodies and proliferation of Golgi zones were observed in the thallium — poisoned rat cerebellum. Multilamellar cytoplasmic bodies were discernible in the cerebellar cortex of the thallium-treated rats.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75860,"journal":{"name":"Forensic science","volume":"11 1","pages":"Pages 139-146"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0379-0738(78)90108-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137290760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Forensic sciencePub Date : 1978-01-01DOI: 10.1016/0379-0738(78)90097-X
K.E. Creer
{"title":"Applied police and fire photography","authors":"K.E. Creer","doi":"10.1016/0379-0738(78)90097-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0379-0738(78)90097-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75860,"journal":{"name":"Forensic science","volume":"11 1","pages":"Pages 77-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0379-0738(78)90097-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122074964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Forensic sciencePub Date : 1977-11-01DOI: 10.1016/0300-9432(77)90023-1
J.C. Hughes, B.B. Wheals, M.J. Whitehouse
{"title":"Pyrolysis mass spectrometry. A technique of forensic potential?","authors":"J.C. Hughes, B.B. Wheals, M.J. Whitehouse","doi":"10.1016/0300-9432(77)90023-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0300-9432(77)90023-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper describes the technique of pyrolysis mass spectrometry and illustrates its application to the forensic analysis of polymeric materials.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75860,"journal":{"name":"Forensic science","volume":"10 3","pages":"Pages 217-228"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1977-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0300-9432(77)90023-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91699704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Forensic sciencePub Date : 1977-11-01DOI: 10.1016/0300-9432(77)90024-3
B. Hoste, J. Brocteur, B. Donea, A. Andre
{"title":"Identification of blood stains by non-genetic characteristics: The HBs antigen of viral hepatitis B","authors":"B. Hoste, J. Brocteur, B. Donea, A. Andre","doi":"10.1016/0300-9432(77)90024-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0300-9432(77)90024-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In forensic cases, until recently, identification of biological stains was based on the use of genetic markers, such as blood groups.</p><p>In this paper, we show that another acquired characteristic, even if not immutable during life, may afford similar possibilities.</p><p>As an example, we have demonstrated that the HB<sub>s</sub> antigen, associated with the hepatitis B virus, can help in the identification of bloodstains.</p><p>The requisite condition for using this new marker, is that not too much time should elapse between the time the biological stains are formed and the moment when victim and suspected individual are examined for comparison of their blood with the stain.</p><p>We have shown that in a dried state, the HB<sub>s</sub> antigen is very stable for at least six months. <em>In vivo</em>, it persists for a few week to 6 or 7 years according to the case.</p><p>HB<sub>s</sub> antigen is a relatively rare factor, its frequency being 0.5% in the Belgian population; the frequency reaches 2 to 3% in the Mediterranean population who constitute most of the immigrants in Belgium.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75860,"journal":{"name":"Forensic science","volume":"10 3","pages":"Pages 229-234"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1977-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0300-9432(77)90024-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12106220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Forensic sciencePub Date : 1977-11-01DOI: 10.1016/0300-9432(77)90025-5
Jorgen L. Thomsen
{"title":"Sex determination of severely burned bodies","authors":"Jorgen L. Thomsen","doi":"10.1016/0300-9432(77)90025-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0300-9432(77)90025-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Kidney, thyroid gland, liver, striated muscle and cerebral cortex from ten males and six females who died with severe burns were examined with regard to sex determination using Y-chromosome detection. A control group of sixteen persons was compared.</p><p>Only the kidneys offered a reliable sex determination. Thyroid gland presented high false positive values, the liver one false negative and striated muscle and cerebral cortex both false negative and positive values.</p><p>When heating liver and kidney it was demonstrated that temperatures higher than 150 °C made the detection difficult.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75860,"journal":{"name":"Forensic science","volume":"10 3","pages":"Pages 235-242"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1977-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0300-9432(77)90025-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12106226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Forensic sciencePub Date : 1977-11-01DOI: 10.1016/0300-9432(77)90028-0
U. Win Pe
{"title":"Demonstration of marijuana and coca leaf in illicit cigarette sample","authors":"U. Win Pe","doi":"10.1016/0300-9432(77)90028-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0300-9432(77)90028-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Samples of 32 brands of cigarettes seized from the illicit market in various parts of Burma were analysed for the presence of marijuana, coca leaf and other narcotic drugs. Thirteen brands of cigarettes were found to contain marijuana and six brands contained marijuana and cocaine; all of these brands were manufactured in South East Asia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75860,"journal":{"name":"Forensic science","volume":"10 3","pages":"Pages 261-264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1977-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0300-9432(77)90028-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129936325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Forensic sciencePub Date : 1977-11-01DOI: 10.1016/0300-9432(77)90026-7
David Willson
{"title":"A unified scheme for the analysis of light petroleum products used as fire accelerants","authors":"David Willson","doi":"10.1016/0300-9432(77)90026-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0300-9432(77)90026-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A comprehensive scheme for the gas chromatographic analysis of light petroleum distillates and blends in the range C4 C26 has been developed. This scheme has been applied to the characterisation of volatile petroleum products used as accelerants in cases of fire-raising.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75860,"journal":{"name":"Forensic science","volume":"10 3","pages":"Pages 243-252"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1977-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0300-9432(77)90026-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90021039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Case report of deaths caused by freon gas","authors":"Masahiko Morita , Akemii Miki , Hisashi Kazama , Masakatsu Sakata","doi":"10.1016/0300-9432(77)90027-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0300-9432(77)90027-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A report of two autopsies which is thought to be the first case of its kind in Japan is presented here. The cause of death was concluded to be oxygen deficiency from the filling of a compartment by Freon gas escaping from a cylinder. However, the authors suspect that Freon <em>per se</em> is not a non-toxic substance as had been believed but has some toxicity because of the existence of fat droplets in hepatocytes of mice exposed to Freon gas and because of the behavioral findings on them during experiments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75860,"journal":{"name":"Forensic science","volume":"10 3","pages":"Pages 253-260"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1977-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0300-9432(77)90027-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12106228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Forensic sciencePub Date : 1977-11-01DOI: 10.1016/0300-9432(77)90020-6
Jay Levinson
{"title":"The interchangeability of single element fonts","authors":"Jay Levinson","doi":"10.1016/0300-9432(77)90020-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0300-9432(77)90020-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75860,"journal":{"name":"Forensic science","volume":"10 3","pages":"Pages 187-201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1977-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0300-9432(77)90020-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122756073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}