March 2025 - 14 articles
A novel method for the development of fingerprints in environmentally friendlier conditions and on porous surfaces with 1,8-diazafluoren-9-one (DFO) is reported herein. DFO, a fluorescent dye was formulated in glacial acetic acid, methanol, and a min...
Miscarriages of justice led to concerns that forensic science reports were prosecution-biassed and led to elementary errors of probability. The European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (EFNSI) and other institutes developed standards requiring...
Teeth are highly durable and useful in forensic identification and studying the impact of environmental factors could aid forensic investigations. Accurate post-mortem interval (PMI) estimation using dental evidence is critical in legal contexts, it...
Background—Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a chronic restrictive cardiomyopathy endemic to tropical and subtropical regions, characterized by fibrotic thickening of the endocardium, predominantly affecting the ventricular chambers. As global m...
Background: The aging of fly larvae is primarily determined by their temperature-dependent growth rates, a concept widely applied in forensic entomology to estimate the minimum postmortem interval using the accumulated degree day/hour (ADD/ADH) metho...
Forensic and medical examiners are often required to sample the body of a victim (either living or deceased), or a suspect of a criminal offence, for foreign DNA. This can provide useful information when the alleged activity involves the presence of...
Background: Hospital autopsies, once considered fundamental to evidence-based medicine, have declined in many Western countries due to legislative changes, faith-based objections, and inadequate funding in public healthcare. However, the COVID-19 pan...
Background: Nowadays, exotoxic substance intake is among the most frequently employed methods of suicide. Self-poisoning is quite common among psychiatric patients treated in hospitals. Psychotropic drugs used for suicide include phenothiazines. Prom...
Background: SARS-CoV-2 is classified as a class 3 biological agent; therefore, autopsies on positive subjects must be performed in BSL 3 sectorial rooms. However, many centers lacking such facilities perform molecular nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-Co...
Background/Objectives: Facial soft tissue thickness (FSTT) data are extensively utilized in forensic and medical sciences, serving as a foundational element for craniofacial reconstruction and identification methods. This study aims to analyze the di...
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