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The fluid dynamics of droplet impacts on inclined surfaces with application to forensic blood-spatter analysis

Date Published

July 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Quantifying the strength of palmprint comparisons: Majority identifications with surprisingly low value

Journal

Forensic Science International: Synergy

Date Published

July 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Development and validation of a systematic approach for the quantitative assessment of the quality of duct tape physical fits

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

February 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Expanding the Capabilities of Firearm Investigations: Novel Sampling and Analytical Methods for Gunshot Residue Evidence

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Potency Analysis of Semi-Synthetic Cannabinoids in Vaping Oils Using Liquid Chromatography Diode Array Detector with Electrospray Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for Confirmation of Analyte Identity

Journal

Molecules

Date Published

June 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

New and Emerging “Nitazene” Analogues Appearing in Medicolegal Death Investigations

Journal

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Date Published

June 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Medetomidine quantitation and enantiomer differentiation in biological specimens collected after fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses

Journal

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Date Published

May 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Dynamics of blood falling on three types of cotton fabrics and resulting bloodstains

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

June 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Temperature Effects on the Survival and Oviposition of an Invasive Blow Fly Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Journal

Insects

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Interlaboratory Study to Evaluate Background Databases for the Calculation of Likelihood Ratios in the Interpretation of Vehicle Glass Evidence using LA-ICP-MS Data

Journal

Forensic Science International

Date Published

May 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Identification and Health Risks of an Emerging Means of Drug Use in Correctional Facilities

Journal

JAMA Network Open

Date Published

December 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Benchmarking for Genotyping and Imputation Using Degraded DNA for Forensic Applications across Diverse Populations

Journal

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Date Published

February 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Patellar Tilt Calculation Utilizing Artificial Intelligence on CT Knee Imaging

Date Published

June 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Flexible and High-accuracy Method for Uni-directional Structured Light System Calibration

Journal

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Date Published

August 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Evaluating Machine Learning Methods on a Large-scale of in Silico Fire Debris Data

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

July 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Understanding the Origin of Superficial Bone Changes in Qafzeh 9 Skull (Middle Paleolithic, Southwestern Asia): Contribution of Three-Dimensional Imaging

Journal

American Journal of Biological Anthropology

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

2D MoS2-based Flexible Optoelectronic for Biosensing

Journal

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Marijuana and Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Uncovering Gunshot Residue Flow and Deposition Mechanisms Using Novel Visualization Methods, Real-Time Atmospheric Particle Sampling, and Spectrochemical Techniques

Journal

Analytical Methods

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Exploring the Relationship between Aptamer Binding Thermodynamics, Affinity, and Specificity

Journal

Nucleic Acids Research

Date Published

March 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

DNAmix 2021 Archive

Date Published

February 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Reference Material

Forensic Anthropology Skeletal Trauma Database

Date Published

January 2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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

Date Published

December 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Subadult Virtual Anthropology Database (SVAD) Data Collection Protocol: Dental Morphological Traits

Date Published

December 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Unmanned Aerial Systems for the Search and Documentation of Clandestine Remains

Date Published

2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)