Forensic Science International

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The wristwatch – A supplemental tool for determining time of death	125
From inspection to analysis: A combined approach to identifying counterfeit whiskeys using HS-GC-FID and bottle integrity	101
Mass spectrometry-based proteomic analysis of biological stains identifies body fluids specific markers	79
Detection of contraband drugs in forensic-correctional mental health services using TeknoScan-a gas chromatography tool	36
Pulmonary fat embolism in non-survivors after cardiopulmonary resuscitation	36
Fracture variation in survivable versus fatal blunt force trauma associated with intimate partner violence	34
A novel method for assessing the shedding of fibre in forensic science: Investigating the effects of washing	33
Forensic utility of carboxyhemoglobin levels in postmortem spleen specimens in South Korea	28
3Tesla post-mortem MRI quantification of anatomical brain structures	28
Recovery of DNA from acetaminophen exploring physical state and sampling methods	27
Assessment of high-quality counterfeit stamp impressions generated by inkjet printers via texture analysis and likelihood ratio	26
Comparison of NIR powders to conventional fingerprint powders	24
Analysis of Google Trends to monitor new psychoactive substance. Is there an added value?	23
Hungarian legislation regarding implementing a forensic DNA elimination database	22
Research on species categorical authentication of accelerants based on flame characteristics analysis	22
Spanish Civil War: The recovery and identification of combatants	21
Use of potassium ion channel and spliceosome proteins as diagnostic biomarkers for sudden unexplained death in schizophrenia	21
Prediction of minimum postmortem submersion interval (PMSImin) based on eukaryotic community succession on skeletal remains recovered from a lentic environment	21
The transfer of fibres between garments in a choreographed assault scenario	21
Applicability of the Madymo Pedestrian Model for forensic fall analysis	21
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Cannabinoid distribution in fatally-injured pilots’ postmortem fluids and tissues	20
Do long-term acoustic-phonetic features and mel-frequency cepstral coefficients provide complementary speaker-specific information for forensic voice comparison?	19
Fauna of flies (Diptera) on bones and emergence succession: Forensic implications in skeletal remains	19
Monitoring of simulated clandestine graves of victims using UAVs, GPR, electrical tomography and conductivity over 4-8 years post-burial to aid forensic search investigators in Colombia, South America	19

Evaluation of infrared photography for latent bloodstain visualization and the influence of time	18
Wastewater analysis of psychoactive drugs: Non-enantioselective vs enantioselective methods for estimation of consumption	18
The microbiome of fly organs and fly-human microbial transfer during decomposition	18
Age estimation of immature human skeletal remains from mandibular and cranial bone dimensions in the postnatal period	18
Re-examining so-called ‘secondary identifiers’ in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI): Why and how are they used?	17
A 70-year study of femicides at the Forensic Medicine department, University of Bologna (Italy)	17
Dynamic vapor microextraction of ignitable liquid from casework containers	17
A retrospective study on femicides assessed at the Institute of Legal Medicine of Milan. Are older women at risk?	17
Exploring the influence of washing activities on the transfer and persistence of fibres in forensic science	16
8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase-1 may serve as biomarker of mechanical asphyxia	16
Bone mineral density and geometric morphometrics: Indicators of growth in the immature pars basilaris	16
Assessing eDNA capture method from aquatic environment to optimise recovery of human mt-eDNA	16
Centre of gravity of motor vehicles	16
Low-velocity nail penetration response of muscle tissue and gelatin	16
Objectifying evidence evaluation for gunshot residue comparisons using machine learning on criminal case data	16
Macroscopic and histological examination of human bridging veins	16
Fibre persistence on submerged substrates: The effect of flow rate over extended submersion periods	16
Screening strategy for ketamine-based new psychoactive substances using fragmentation characteristics from high resolution mass spectrometry	15
Detecting recent forgeries of Impressionist and Pointillist paintings with high-precision radiocarbon dating	15
Driving under the influence of zopiclone: Elimination between two consecutive blood samples	15
The panoramic radiograph archive of the human craniological collection housed at the Human Anatomy Museum in Turin	15
An evidence-based approach to forensic life-threat assessments using spleen injuries as an example	15
Dental pattern diversity in a military population and its usefulness for assessing the degree of certainty in dental identification	15
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Thoracic cavity fluid as an alternative specimen for carboxyhaemoglobin measurement in post-mortem toxicology	15
Systematically exploring the performance of a self-developed Multi-InDel system in forensic identification, ancestry inference and genetic structure analysis of Chinese Manchu and Mongolian groups	15
Map silences and chronic humanitarian crises: Spatial patterns of migrant mortality in South Texas, 2009–2020	14
Production of artificial fingermarks. Part II – The use of a modified inkjet printer for the deposition of synthetic secretions	14
Differential responses of adult Calliphora vicina to dry bloodstains on porous versus non-porous surface materials	14
Morphological differentiation of bovine and equine hair for species’ identification in forensic veterinary investigations	14
Ropinirole metabolite mimics a new psychoactive substance (4-HO-MET) in LC-MS/MS	14
Forensic entomology when the evidence is “no insect.” Best carrion fly species for predicting maximum postmortem interval in the United Arab Emirates	14
Identification of animal species by nucleic acid chromatography of hair samples and investigation of its applicability to human biological samples	14
Combining grazing incidence X-rays and micro-diffraction for qualitative phase identification in forensic powdered micro-samples	14
Suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs: Cross sectional analysis of drug prevalence in the context of the Swiss legislation	14
A two-sample approach to retrograde extrapolation of blood THC concentrations – Is it feasible?	14
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Speaker identification in courtroom contexts – Part II: Investigation of bias in individual listeners’ responses	14
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Structural segregation in GSR from mercuric primers. A preliminary study	13
A multivariate extension to the standard 4σ criterion for comparison of forensic glass evidence	13
A study of examiner accuracy in cartridge case comparisons. Part 2: Examiner use of the AFTE range of conclusions	13
“Lest we forget”: An overview of Australia’s response to the recovery and identification of unrecovered historic military remains	13
Forensic intelligence-led prevention of drug-facilitated sexual assaults.	13
Spectrophotometric analysis of post-mortem lividity: A new objective measure to define time of death	13
A study of examiner accuracy in cartridge case comparisons. Part 1: Examiner error rates	13
Irgafos 168 and Irganox 1076 as new cocaine cutting agents: A COVID-19 pandemic impact on cocaine profiling and trafficking in Brazil	13
Recycled paints: Are they as variable as they seem?	13
Evaluation of handheld Raman spectrometers for the detection of intact explosives	13
Estimating the age at death for forensic cases using quantitative computed tomography	13

Gaussianization of LA-ICP-MS features to improve calibration in forensic glass comparison	13
Letter to the Editor commenting on “Towards more relevance in forensic science research and development'', by Weyermann et al.	13
The population of textile fibres on parapets of high-rise housing in Singapore	13
Efficiency evaluation of common forensic genetic markers for parentage identification involving close relatives	12
Detecting STR profiles from degrading menstrual blood samples and their use as possible evidence in forensic investigations	12
Conventional diatom testing using strong acid: (II) Number and types of diatoms detected in closed organs and lungs of 80 autopsy cases using only new Kjeldahl flasks	12
Ethyl glucuronide and alcohol abstinence: A correlation study in hair and fingernails to establish a cut-off value in fingernails for teetotalers	12
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Smile photograph analysis and its connection with focal length as one of identification methods in forensic anthropology and odontology	12
Solving the inverse problem of post-mortem interval estimation using Bayesian Belief Networks	12
Biodegradable plastics and their impact on fingermark detection methods	12
Deep learning features in facial identification and the likelihood ratio bound	12
An application example of the likelihood ratio approach to the evaluation of organic gunshot residues using a fictional scenario and recently published data	12
Computational ballistic analysis of the cranial shot to John F. Kennedy	12
Final thoughts on WWI and WWII Legislation, Recovery, Identification and Burial of Human Remains: Best practice, challenges, and recommendations	11
The use of different detergents in skeletal preparations	11
Identification of a Slovenian prewar elite couple killed in the Second World War	11
Forensic exploration of endodontic cements: Unveiling macroscopic and radiographic changes under high temperatures	11
Improving the visualization of fingermarks using multi-target immunolabeling	11
Methodology for determining accidental versus intentional injury afflicted by a chainsaw	11
Technical note: A preliminary evaluation of a method for the examination of text substitutions using magneto-optical measurements	11
A proper and systematic qualitative method validation procedure and its application to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of Chemical Weapons Convention related chemicals	11
Drug detection in decomposed cadavers confirms testimonial evidence in a case of serial homicides	11
An evaluation of the Acsádi and Nemeskéri Complex Method of adult age estimation in a modern South African skeletal sample	11
Calculation of the Paternity Index for STR with tri-allelic patterns in paternity testing	11
Development of an effective method of human DNA extraction from soil as forensic evidence	11
Statistical models for firearm and tool mark image comparisons based on the congruent matching cells (CMC) method	11
Software for the trajectory analysis of blood-drops: A systematic review	11
Freshwater diatom persistence on clothing II: Further analysis of species assemblage dynamics over investigative timescales	11
Liquid silicone embolism syndrome (SES) in lungs and liver – A case report	11
A casework study: The effect of the porcine digestive process on animal carcasses and human teeth	10
Kirk’s ‘Ontogeny of Criminalistics’ revisited under the lens of the Sydney Declaration	10
Automated reconstruction: Predictive models based on facial morphology matrices	10
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Foreign DNA in cosmetic gel nails	10
Compound specific stable isotope analysis of aromatics in diesel fuel to identify potential cocktailing	10
Death and non-lethal weapons: A case of homicide by penetrating injury without projectile	10
Rifle bullets comparison by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and chemometric analysis	10
The importance of bone sample selection when using radiocarbon analysis in cases of unidentified human remains	10
A systematic approach to the analysis of illicit drugs for DNA with an overview of the problems encountered	10
Optimising engagement between forensics & policing: Avoiding the dialogue of the deaf	10
Developing an interpretation model for body fluid identification	10
“Light cannabis” consumption in a sample of young adults: Preliminary pharmacokinetic data and psychomotor impairment evaluation	10
Lucy is back in Brazil with a new dress	10
Measuring pelvises in 3D surface scans and in MDCT generated virtual environment: Considerations for applications in the forensic context	10
Predicting alternate light absorption in areas of trauma based on degree of skin pigmentation: Not all wavelengths are equal	10
Forensic geoscience non-invasive detection and characterisation of underground clandestine complexes, bunkers, tunnels and firing ranges	10
The incidence of psychoactive substances and alcohol among impaired drivers in Denmark in 2015–2019.	10
A comparison of reverse projection and PhotoModeler for suspect height analysis	10
The legislation, search, recovery, identification and repatriation of conflict casualties worldwide: Introducing the WWI and WWII Special Issue	10
Rapid analysis of gunshot residues with single-particle inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry	10
The use of decision tree analysis for improving age estimation standards from the acetabulum	10
Methoxpropamine (MXPr) in powder, urine and hair samples: Analytical characterization and metabolite identification of a new threat	9
Lag time of modern bomb-pulse radiocarbon in human bone tissues: New data from Brazil	9
Interpretation and reporting considerations of low-level DNA profiles following MinElute® purification of PowerPlex® 21 amplified products	9
Optimal skin simulant for ballistic testing	9
Exploring rare differences in mitochondrial genome between MZ twins using Ion Torrent semiconductor sequencing	9
Analysis of Y-STR diversity and DNA methylation variation among Black and Indian males from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	9
The identification of drugs of abuse in E-cigarette samples seized in Dubai between 2016 and 2020	9
Quantifying DNA loss in laboratory-created latent prints due to fingerprint processing	9
Uncertainty analysis of vehicle-pedestrian accident reconstruction based on unscented transformation	9
Illicit drug profiling practices in Finland: An exploratory study about end users’ perceptions	9
Can plants indicate where a corpse is buried? Effects of buried animal tissues on plant chemistry: Preliminary study	9
Could routine forensic STR genotyping data leak personal phenotypic information?	9
SYBR Green real-time qPCR method: Diagnose drowning more rapidly and accurately	9
Accuracy, reproducibility, and repeatability of forensic footwear examiner decisions	9
Victim identification from the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center: Past trends and future projections	9
Quantification of a new recreational drug 2-methoxyqualone in human hair using gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry	9
Forensic investigation of war graves from WWI and WWII in Hungary	9
The Sydney declaration – Revisiting the essence of forensic science through its fundamental principles	9
Cervical intervertebral separation caused by trauma on post-mortem computed tomography: Possibility of a diagnosis based on intervertebral gas	9
Rapid and non-destructive analysis of eye-cosmetics using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and chemometrics	9
Examining men as victims of intimate partner violence in a French forensic department	9
Hair fixative traces on footwear – Establishing a link between footwear and the victim’s hair after kicks to the head	9
Technical note: A mobile collaborative workspace to assist forensic experts in disaster victim identification scenarios	9
A pilot study characterizing gravesoil bacterial communities a decade after swine decomposition	8
Expression of orexin-A (hypocretin-A) in the hypothalamus after traumatic brain injury: A postmortem evaluation	8
Technical Note: The Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE) Map of Identified Osteological Collections	8
Emerging nuclear methods for historical painting authentication: AMS-14C dating, MeV-SIMS and O-PTIR imaging, global IBA, differential-PIXE and full-field PIXE mapping	8
Stature estimation equations for modern American Indians in the American Southwest	8

Technical note: Semiautomated targeted postmortem computed tomography angiography of the pulmonary arteries using a robotic system	8
Direct and specific analysis of nitrite and nitrate in biological and non-biological samples by capillary ion analysis for the rapid identification of fatal intoxications with sodium nitrite	8
The effects of F-500 Encapsulator Agent on canine alerts and laboratory analysis using passive headspace concentration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry	8
A footwear marks database in Western Switzerland: A forensic intelligence success	8
Detection of scopolamine in urine and hair in a drug-facilitated sexual assault	8
Analysis of pharmaceutical products and dietary supplements seized from the black market among bodybuilders	8
The effects of burning on isotope ratio values in modern bone: Importance of experimental design for forensic applications	8
Automated ‘lights-out’ searching of all recovered fingerprints: Review of the current workflow for latent fingerprint processing in Queensland, Australia	8
Real time object-based video forgery detection using YOLO (V2)	8
Latent fingermark detection using functionalised silicon oxide nanoparticles: Investigation into novel application procedures	8
Ricochet of AK bullets (7.62 MM X 39 MM) on glazed ceramic tiles: An empirical study in support of shooting incident reconstructions	8
A Survey on forensic odontologists’ activity in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Gunshot residue (GSR): Frequency of residue types encountered in case work and background levels on control samples	8
Two heads are better than one: Dual systems obtain better performance in facial comparison	8
Similarity quantification of bare footprint based on linear measurement and shape context contour combined score-based likelihood ratio evaluation	8
Searching for alternative high DNA-yielding bone types for DNA analysis of aged skeletal remains	8
Visualization of latent fingermarks on fabric using multi-metal deposition (MMD)—A preliminary study	8
Mechanisms of cannabis impairment: Implications for modeling driving performance	8
The transparency and reproducibility of systematic reviews in forensic science	8
Analysis of condom evidence in forensic science: Background survey of the human vaginal matrix using DRIFTS and pyrolysis-GC/MS	8
Applications of NIR spectroscopy and chemometrics to illicit drug analysis: An example from inhalant drug screening tests	8
A new search tool for familial searches in the Israel Criminal DNA database	8
An approach to expose dithering-based JPEG anti-forensics	8
Score-based likelihood ratios for linguistic text evidence with a bag-of-words model	8
A Ge.F.I. – ISFG European collaborative study on DNA identification of Cannabis sativa samples using a 13-locus multiplex STR method	8
Dental age assessment based on CBCT images using machine learning algorithms	8
Use of innovative sample dryer for effective sample drying in forensic investigations: An experimental study	8
Corrigendum to “Studies on the phase I metabolites of the new designer drug 1-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-5-yl)-2(pyrrolidine-1-yl)butan-1-one (5-PPDI) in human urine” Forensic Sci. Int. 310 (2020) 110214	8
HPLC-MS/MS determination and the postmortem distribution or postmortem redistribution of paraquat and its metabolites in four fatal intoxication cases	8
Not all identification conclusions are equal: Quantifying the strength of fingerprint decisions	8
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Assessment of chemical asphyxia caused by toxic gases generated from rigid polyurethane foam (RPUF) fires	8
A pseudo-operational trial: An investigation into the use of longwave reflected UV imaging of cyanoacrylate developed fingermarks	8
Fentanyl concentrations in ligated femoral blood in the presence and absence of NPS benzodiazepine drugs. A review of over 1250 benzo-dope / fentanyl toxicity cases in Alberta, Canada	8
Microbiome analysis: An emerging forensic investigative tool	8
Production of artificial fingermarks. Part I – Synthetic secretions formulation	8
Cost-effective straightforward method for captured whole mitogenome sequencing of ancient DNA	8
Felid scavenging in forensic taphonomic research: An experimental approach	7
A novel approach using cyanoacrylate ester fuming on surfaces with anti-climb paint	7
Benchmarking of proficiency tests for the fingerprint field	7
Recognition of gasoline in fire debris using machine learning: Part I, application of random forest, gradient boosting, support vector machine, and naïve bayes	7
The impact of infrared radiation, solar radiation, and burial exposure on the efficacy of forensic immunoassay testing for blood, semen, and saliva	7
Intrinsic and extrinsic factors that may influence DNA preservation in skeletal remains: A review	7
Ancestry analysis using a self-developed 56 AIM-InDel loci and machine learning methods	7
A stain with all the fixing’s – Enhancement of fingermarks in blood using a combined fixative and aqueous protein stain	7
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Are gel blasters a safe toy? A study into their kinetic energy per unit area	7
Technical Note: A simple FTA® based method for the direct STR amplification of human foetal tissues	7
Perspectives and opportunities in forensic human, animal, and plant integrative genomics in the Pangenome era	7
3D-3D superimposition techniques in personal identification: A ten-year systematic literature review	7
Synthesis and application of silver nanoparticles from lemon peel extract and other local plant extracts for detection of “blood” at crime scene	7
The identification of synthetic drug laboratories based on the detection of precursors	7
Diagnostic value of serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) in fatal asthma	7
Using the refractive index of latent fingerprints for the quantification and characterisation of sample deposition	7
Combining spectrum and machine learning algorithms to predict the weathering time of empty puparia of Sarcophaga peregrine (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)	7
Preliminary analysis on the characteristics of stamps by 3D printing and their stamped impression	7
Determination of morphine, codeine, and thebaine concentrations from poppy seed tea using magnetic carbon nanotubes facilitated dispersive micro-solid phase extraction and GC-MS analysis	7
Determination of synthetic cannabinoids in randomly urine samples collected from probationers in Turkey	7
Radiocarbon and bomb pulse dating in the forensic context: A systematic review	7
Methamphetamine-related postmortem cases in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	7
Forensic aspects of condom evidence: Analysis, interpretation, and recent trends	7
Geographical classification of population: Analysis of amino acid in fingermark residues using UHPLC-QQQ-MS/MS combined with machine learning	7
Microscopic characteristics of peri- and postmortem fracture surfaces	7
Quantifying variation in the physical size of footwear test impressions	7
Outside-in hair contamination by blood containing opiates and opioids	7
Characterization and forensic identification of a novel cocaine charcoal smuggling matrix	7
Facial recognition for disaster victim identification	7
Exploring the added value of portable devices such as near infrared spectrometer in the field of illicit drugs analyses	7
Identification of factors affecting SEM/EDS analysis for discrimination and classification among common items of evidence using particle combination profiles	7
Illicit drugs seizures in 2013–2018 and characteristics of the illicit market within the Neapolitan area	7
The Doppelgänger effect? A comparative study of forensic facial depiction methods	7
Significant postmortem diffusion of ethanol: A case report	7
Hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase: A biomarker for authentication of death from mechanical asphyxia	7
Characteristics of post-mortem beta-hydroxybutyrate-positivet cases – A retrospective study on age, sex and BMI in 1407 forensic autopsies	7
Detected substance abuse among injecting drug users through analysis of used syringes in Tunisia	7
Exploring unified methods of killing and storing insect samples for forensic entomotoxicology using diazepam in Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae	7
Differentiating present-day from ancient bones by vibrational spectroscopy upon acetic acid treatment	6
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Common opioids and stimulants in autopsy and DUID cases: A comparison of measured concentrations	6
Using convolutional neural networks to support examiners in duct tape physical fit comparisons	6
Quantitative analysis of respiratory viral distribution in forensic autopsy cases	6
Characteristic analysis and reconstruction method of falls from windows	6
The influence of storage conditions on fingermarks developed with 1,2-indanedione-ZnCl	6
Useless and limits of Postmortem CT (PMCT) in a complex case of preterm infant murder	6
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A novel mathematical model and application software for estimating the age of necrophagous fly larvae	6
Diagnostic accuracy of coronary artery stenosis and thrombosis assessment using unenhanced multiplanar 3D post-mortem cardiac magnetic resonance imaging	6
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Assessing the factors influencing the performance of machine learning for classifying haplogroups from Y-STR haplotypes	6
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Poison hemlock determination in postmortem samples	6
Fostering the use of nuclear analytical techniques for forensic science	6
Influence of microRNAs on iNOS expression in postmortem human infarction hearts	6
The use of ethyl cellulose film lifts to collect particle traces from exposed adhesive on the edges of duct tape	6
Evaluation of three commercial kits effective identification of menstrual blood based on the D-dimer	6