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Estimating the Postmortem Interval Using Microbes: Knowledge Gaps and a Path to Technology Adoption

NCJ Number

253947

Journal

Forensic Science International-Genetics

Date Published

January 2019

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A Computational Framework for Age-at-Death Estimation from the Skeleton: Surface and Outline Analysis of 3D Laser Scans of the Adult Pubic Symphysis

NCJ Number

253419

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

2017

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Temporal and Spatial Impact of Human Cadaver Decomposition on Soil Bacterial and Arthropod Community Structure and Function

NCJ Number

253403

Journal

Frontiers in Microbiology

Date Published

2018

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Quantification of Cocaine in Ternary Mixtures Using Partial Least Squares Regression Applied to Raman and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

NCJ Number

253360

Journal

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

Date Published

August 2017

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N-Ethyl Pentylone (Ephylone) Intoxications: Quantitative Confirmation and Metabolite Identification in Authentic Human Biological Specimens

NCJ Number

253297

Journal

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Date Published

September 2018

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Citrate Content of Bone as a Measure of Postmortem Interval: An External Validation Study

NCJ Number

253143

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

2018

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Direct Analysis in Real Time-Mass Spectrometry and Kohonen Artificial Neural Networks for Species Identification of Larva, Pupa and Adult Life Stages of Carrion Insects

NCJ Number

253132

Journal

Analytical Chemistry

Date Published

2018

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The Role of a PMI-Prediction Model in Evaluating Forensic Entomology Experimental Design, the Importance of Covariates, and the Utility of Response Variables for Estimating Time Since Death

NCJ Number

252445

Journal

Insects

Date Published

2017

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Identification and Quantification of Synthetic Cathinones in Blood and Urine Using Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole/Time of Flight (LC-Q/TOF) Mass Spectrometry

NCJ Number

252189

Journal

Journal of Chromatography B-Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences

Date Published

November 2016

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The Impact of Drugs on Human Decomposition: What Insect, Scavenger, and Microbial Evidence Tells Us

NCJ Number

308273

Date Published

January 2023

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The Impact of Drugs on Human Decomposition: What Insect, Scavenger, and Microbial Evidence Tells Us

Date Published

January 9, 2024

Combining LC/MS/MS Product-ion Scan Technology with GC/MS Analysis to Identify Drugs and Poisons in Postmortem Fluids and Tissues

NCJ Number

308229

Date Published

February 2023

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Spatial Impacts of a Multi-Individual Grave on Microbial and Microfaunal Communities and Soil Biogeochemistry

NCJ Number

254317

Journal

PLoS ONE

Date Published

2018

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The Effects of Cranial Orientation on Forensic Frontal Sinus Identification as Assessed by Outline Analyses

NCJ Number

307998

Journal

Biology

Date Published

January 2022

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Rheology of brain tissue and hydrogels: A novel hyperelastic and viscoelastic model for forensic applications

NCJ Number

308242

Journal

Physics of Fluids

Date Published

October 2023

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

NCJ Number

308243

Journal

Physics of Fluids

Date Published

October 2023

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A Landscape Study of Computed Tomography Scanners for Postmortem Applications

NCJ Number

308253

Date Published

December 2023

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

NCJ Number

307903

Journal

Spine

Date Published

2023

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Microbial Ecology of Vertebrate Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems

NCJ Number

307902

Journal

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Date Published

2023

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Evaluation of Missing Data Imputation Methods for Human Osteometric Measurements

NCJ Number

307900

Journal

American Journal of Biological Anthropology

Date Published

2023

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

NCJ Number

307899

Journal

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Date Published

May 2023

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

NCJ Number

307896

Journal

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Date Published

September 2023

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Simplified COI barcoding of blow, flesh, and scuttle flies encountered in medicolegal investigations

NCJ Number

307949

Journal

Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology

Date Published

2023

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

NCJ Number

307873

Date Published

November 2023

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