2025 June - 13 articles
Background/Objectives: Traditional diagnostic criteria for SBS include subdural, subarachnoid, and retinal hemorrhages. While intentional shaking is a known cause, the potential for similar forces acting on the head resulting from accidental trauma h...
Background: The identification of body fluids collected from crime scenes is crucial for determining the type and nature of assaults and for advancing the resolution of crimes. Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to investigate tissue-speci...
The calcaneus is very useful in archaeological contexts where human remains may be commingled. When DNA is impossible and the context is commingled, non-metric traits of the calcaneus may be used to identify phenotypical differences between human rem...
(1) Background: Scavenger activity can pose significant challenges in forensic investigations. When examining damage on a victim, forensic investigators must first determine whether the damage resulted from human actions or animal scavenging. Accordi...
The decision to remove a bullet from a gunshot victim depends on its location and associated medical risks, with surgical extraction often not indicated. Radiological imaging plays a vital role in assessing gunshot wounds and locating bullets, and it...
Lithium is used as a medication in the treatment of bipolar disorder. Lithium has a narrow therapeutic index, and fatal intoxications have been described. The therapeutic drug monitoring of lithium is routinely performed in serum. Serum is commonly u...
Background: Chemical odor profiling within forensic entomology is an emerging tool given its potential for species identification and larval aging and its ability to identify decomposition stages. A volatile analysis of larval masses across species o...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted forensic science, exposing vulnerabilities and introducing unprecedented challenges. Five years later, its impact persists, necessitating ongoing adaptations in forensic practice. This study e...
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Background: Accurately determining the post mortem interval (PMI) is critical in forensic investigations to reconstruct the sequence of events leading up to and following death. Traditional methods (e.g., observing livor mortis, rigor mortis, and usi...
Background: In forensic investigations, the postmortem interval (PMI) is still mainly determined using pathological analysis. There have been many scientific efforts to identify alternative methods of PMI determination, which may be applied to future...
Contemporary human preservation technologies aim to preserve the structure of the body—and especially the brain—after legal death. Although it has not yet been demonstrated, some believe that this may act as a bridge to future medical tec...
Background: The main objective of this study was to carry out an online questionnaire in order to assess dentists’ knowledge and perception of dental materials submitted to high temperatures, helping to clarify and raise awareness of possible g...
