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Penetrating gunshots to the head after close-range shooting: Dynamics of waves and the effect of brain tissue rheology

Date Published

October 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

A Landscape Study of Computed Tomography Scanners for Postmortem Applications

Date Published

December 2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Perinatal Disorders and Small Birthweight Are Significantly Associated With Small Vertebral Neural Canal Size in a Contemporary Pediatric Autopsy Sample

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Microbial Ecology of Vertebrate Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Evaluation of Missing Data Imputation Methods for Human Osteometric Measurements

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Distinguishing Infested Flour from Uninfested Flour through Chemometric Processing of DART-HRMS Data─Revealing the Presence of Tribolium castaneum, the Red Flour Beetle

Date Published

May 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

A case study for local data surveillance in opioid overdose fatalities in Cuyahoga County, OH 2016-2020

Date Published

September 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

OsteoID: A New Forensic Tool to Help Identify the Species of Skeletal Remains

Date Published

November 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ

OsteoID: A New Forensic Tool to Help Identify the Species of Skeletal Remains

Date Published

November 15, 2023

NIJ-supported researchers developed a free web tool to help forensic investigators and others interested in bone identification.

Modern Death Investigation: Hub and Spoke Models for Adequate Workforce

Event Dates

November 7, 2023, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

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Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Series

National Center on Forensics Community-Focused Webinar Series

Quantitative Assessment of Fracture Characteristics in Blunt Force Skeletal Trauma for Forensic Interpretations

15PNIJ-23-GG-04219-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$818,054

Mechanics of Retinal Hemmorhage in Abusive Head Trauma

15PNIJ-23-GG-04211-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$604,409

Evaluating the reliability and accuracy of multiple geophysical methods in the search for clandestine graves

15PNIJ-23-GG-04226-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$351,078

Developing and Validating Standards for Dental Cementum Age-at-Death and Season-of-Death Estimation

15PNIJ-23-GG-04229-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$467,325

Fighting the Uphill War Against Illicit Drugs and Overdose Deaths: Detecting Emerging Designer Drugs and Opioid Analogs

Date Published

September 2023

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Agencies

NIJ

Ontogenetic Study of the Pelvis Through Examination of Interlandmark Distances and Geometric Morphometric Analyses: Implications for Subadult Sex and Age Estimation

15PNIJ-23-GG-01940-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$111,000

Sampling and Selection Bias in Research using Documented Skeletal Collections

15PNIJ-23-GG-01939-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$78,656

Molecular genetic characterization of sudden deaths due to thoracic aortic dissection or rupture

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A novel method for sorting and reassociating commingled human remains using deviation analysis

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Molecular Autopsy Implementation Expert Panel

Event Dates

September 26, 2023, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Delayed insect access alters carrion decomposition and necrophagous insect community assembly

Date Published

2014

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Holistic Approach to Determine Cause of Autopsy-Negative Sudden Natural Death

Date Published

2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

A method for the development of cranial fracture histology slides

Date Published

July 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Coral Genus Differentiation Based on Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry-Derived Chemical Fingerprints

Date Published

2021

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Musculoskeletal Differences Between Amputated and Non-Amputated Lower Limbs

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored