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Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification (EASI) using Mass Spectrometry: Statistical Foundations in Unimolecular Reaction Rate Theory

Journal

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Date Published

May 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The Rapid Spread of a Novel Adulterant in the US Illicit Drug Supply—BTMPS

Journal

JAMA Internal Medicine

Date Published

July 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Issue Overview

An Investigation of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors that Influence Soil Microbial Succession During Human Decomposition

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Combining Variables to Improve Subadult Age Estimation

Journal

Forensic Anthropology

Date Published

March 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Modeling Human Decomposition: A Bayesian Approach

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

February 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

In Silico Created Fire Debris Data for Machine Learning

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

March 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Sexual Dimorphism in Growth Rate and Gene Expression Throughout Immature Development in Wild Type Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Macquart

Journal

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Date Published

July 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Recent Selection on a Class I ADH Locus Distinguishes Southwest Asian Populations Including Ashkenazi Jews

Journal

Genes

Date Published

September 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

rASUDAS A New Web-Based Application for Estimating Ancestry from Tooth Morphology

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

January 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Potential Postmortem Microbial Biomarkers of Infant and Younger Children Death Investigation

Journal

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Date Published

December 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Numerical Investigation of Gypsum Board Calcination Under Uniform Heat Flux

Journal

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Date Published

February 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Natural Variation in Genome Architecture Among 205 Drosophila Melanogaster Genetic Reference Panel Lines

Journal

Genome Research

Date Published

April 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Validation of the Total Body Score/Accumulated Degree-Day Model at Three Human Decomposition Facilities

Journal

Forensic Anthropology

Date Published

June 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Effect of Fabric Mounting Method and Backing Material on Bloodstain Patterns of Drip Stains on Textiles

Journal

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Date Published

2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

HFITS: An Analysis Tool for Calculating Heat Flux to Planar Surfaces Using Infrared Thermography

Journal

SoftwareX

Date Published

December 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Characterization and classification of organic gunshot residue from neat smokeless powder, cartridge cases, and the hands of known shooters

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

September 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Comparison of a comprehensive liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight-mass spectrometry (LC-QTOF-MS) screen in whole blood with conventional immunoassay-based techniques

Journal

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Date Published

June 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Beyond Mortality: Advancements in Post-Mortem Iris Recognition through Data Collection and Computer-Aided Forensic Examination

Journal

IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science

Date Published

October 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Incorporation of an environmentally friendly method for the detection of fentanyl and its analogs in oral fluid

Journal

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Date Published

June 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Subadult Virtual Anthropology Database (SVAD) Data Collection Protocol: Amira

Date Published

August 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Biological Sensing Using Vertical MoS2-Graphene Heterostructure-Based Field-Effect Transistor Biosensors

Journal

biosensors

Date Published

June 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Data-driven standards for infant skull thickness distributions in computational modeling and analysis

Journal

Journal of Anatomy

Date Published

June 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

DNA Methylation Markers and the Identification of Buccal Samples for Forensic Tissue Determination

Journal

Forensic Sciences

Date Published

June 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Differentiation of the 1-(Methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-Piperazinopropanes and 1-(Methoxyphenyl)-2-Piperazinopropanones by GC-IRD and GC-MS

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

February 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Subadult Virtual Anthropology Database (SVAD) Data Collection Protocol: Cranial Landmarks and Craniometrics

Date Published

December 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)