{"title":"Sex and stature determination by handprint measurements of a Sri Lankan population","authors":"Gayan Kumarasinghe, Amal Nishantha Vadysinghe, Sarathchandra Kodikara, Deepthi Edussuriya, Kasun Bandara Ekanayake","doi":"10.1080/00450618.2024.2324761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2024.2324761","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between sex and height and handprint measurements in a Sri Lankan population. A stadiometer was used to measure height of 226 Sri Lanka...","PeriodicalId":8613,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140839716","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}
{"title":"Present state on the use of forensic genetic genealogy in criminal cases – a Swedish perspective","authors":"Ricky Ansell, Siri Aili Fagerholm","doi":"10.1080/00450618.2024.2324712","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2024.2324712","url":null,"abstract":"Sweden was first outside North America in solving crime using forensic genetic genealogy (FGG), but further use of the method was inhibited due to unclear legislative support and subsequently metho...","PeriodicalId":8613,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140839665","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}
Natalia Rojas González, Zuzana Obertová, Daniel Franklin
{"title":"Accuracy of the Phenice (1969) and Klales et al. (2012) sex estimation methods in a Chilean population","authors":"Natalia Rojas González, Zuzana Obertová, Daniel Franklin","doi":"10.1080/00450618.2024.2324725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2024.2324725","url":null,"abstract":"Chile went through violent deaths and disappearances during the dictatorship (1973–1990). Many of those victims are still unrecovered or unidentified. The standards currently used to estimate skele...","PeriodicalId":8613,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140840370","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}
{"title":"The post-mortem use of inflammatory biomarkers C-reactive protein and procalcitonin – advantageous or impeding?","authors":"Issabella Brouwer, Lorraine du Toit-Prinsloo","doi":"10.1080/00450618.2024.2324731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2024.2324731","url":null,"abstract":"Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection, which can result in multi-organ failure and death due to a combination of tissue hypop...","PeriodicalId":8613,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140839666","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}
{"title":"Latent DNA detection","authors":"Adrian Linacre","doi":"10.1080/00450618.2024.2324724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2024.2324724","url":null,"abstract":"Trace DNA can be crucial evidence but remains undetectable. The introduction of DNA-binding dyes offered an opportunity to ‘see’ cellular material for the first time. Skin cells, in the form of ker...","PeriodicalId":8613,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140842527","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}
Georgina E. Meakin, Katelyn Hare, Natasha Robinson, Felicity Poulsen, Catherine Hitchcock, Mark Best, Brett Griffin, Jennifer Raymond
{"title":"Initial testing of an applicator prototype to facilitate forensic DNA recovery by tapelifting","authors":"Georgina E. Meakin, Katelyn Hare, Natasha Robinson, Felicity Poulsen, Catherine Hitchcock, Mark Best, Brett Griffin, Jennifer Raymond","doi":"10.1080/00450618.2024.2324753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2024.2324753","url":null,"abstract":"A tapelift used for DNA recovery can be prone to user contamination due to excessive handling when applying it to a surface and placing it into an extraction tube. Here, we present initial results ...","PeriodicalId":8613,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140839651","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}
Monique Zacher, Roland A. H. van Oorschot, Oliva Handt, Mariya Goray
{"title":"Face reality - consider face touching behaviour on subsequent DNA analysis","authors":"Monique Zacher, Roland A. H. van Oorschot, Oliva Handt, Mariya Goray","doi":"10.1080/00450618.2024.2324735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2024.2324735","url":null,"abstract":"Face touching is a common habit that can have implications on the outcome of criminal investigations. When conducting activity level assessments, it is important to be aware of any factors that may...","PeriodicalId":8613,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140839872","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}
Mohd Yusmiaidil Putera Mohd Yusof, Norhasmira Mohammad, Rohana Ahmad, Anuar Mikdad Muad
{"title":"Development and validation of automated Forensic Dental Age Estimation Lab (F-DentEst Lab)","authors":"Mohd Yusmiaidil Putera Mohd Yusof, Norhasmira Mohammad, Rohana Ahmad, Anuar Mikdad Muad","doi":"10.1080/00450618.2024.2324739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2024.2324739","url":null,"abstract":"When a disaster occurs, the authority must prioritize two things. First, the search and rescue of lives, and second, the identification and management of deceased individuals. However, with thousan...","PeriodicalId":8613,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140840097","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}
{"title":"Two interesting banknote cases","authors":"C. M. Pang","doi":"10.1080/00450618.2024.2324713","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2024.2324713","url":null,"abstract":"Two interesting banknote cases are reported, one regarding a 50 Euro note and the other a Philippine 200 Peso note. Both questioned banknotes were examined and compared with their respective contro...","PeriodicalId":8613,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140839708","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}
Katharina Draxel, Elise Verkerk, Perle K.M. Russel, Monroe Drinhuijzen, Koen Herlaar, Yvonne van de Wal, Jan A. de Koeijer, Linda Koomen
{"title":"Secondary transfer of latent fingermarks by adhesive tape","authors":"Katharina Draxel, Elise Verkerk, Perle K.M. Russel, Monroe Drinhuijzen, Koen Herlaar, Yvonne van de Wal, Jan A. de Koeijer, Linda Koomen","doi":"10.1080/00450618.2024.2324743","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00450618.2024.2324743","url":null,"abstract":"Despite major implications for forensic casework, limited research has been done on investigating secondary transfer of latent fingermarks. Adhesive tapes, such as duct tape, can potentially lift l...","PeriodicalId":8613,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140839672","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}