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A charge-transfer surface enhanced Raman scattering model from time-dependent density functional theory calculations on a Ag-10-pyridine complex

Date Published

2010

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Analyst and machine learning opinions in fire debris analysis

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy enables confirmatory detection of dyes on hair submerged in hypolimnion water for up to twelve weeks

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

The random presence of glass and paint on the clothing and footwear of members of the general population: A US baseline survey at various seasons

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Raman Spectroscopy to Enhance Investigative Lead Information in Automotive Clearcoats

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Concentration of ignitable liquid residue from simulated fire debris by dynamic vapor microextraction: Sensitivity to instrument settings and debris characteristics

Date Published

September 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Strengthening Scientific Foundations for Advancing Best Practices in the Collection, Storage, Analysis, and Interpretation of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residues

15PNIJ-23-GG-04218-SLFO

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$564,733

Comprehensive Evaluation of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Approaches to Predict Evaporation of Ignitable Liquids for Fire Debris Applications

15PNIJ-23-GG-04231-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$262,678

Accuracy, Efficacy, and Reproducibility of Muzzle-to-Target Distance Determination using Gunshot Residue

15PNIJ-23-GG-04222-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$872,282

Comparison of Novel Raman Techniques for Fiber Forensics

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Collecting and Analyzing DNA Evidence from Fingernails: A Comparative Study

Date Published

2014

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Traveling There and Back Again: A Fingernail's Tale

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Extraction and Analysis of Human Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA From Electron Beam Irradiated Envelopes

Date Published

November 2003

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Novel cellular signatures for determining time since deposition for trace DNA evidence

Date Published

December 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

The Persistence and Stabilization of Auxiliary Genes in the human Skin Virome

Date Published

March 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Ultra-sensitive, rapid detection of dried bloodstains by surface enhanced Raman scattering on Ag substrates

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

A study on the occurrence of glass and paint across various cities in the United States - Part II: Background presence of paint in the general population

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

2023 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium

Date Published

April 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Building More Reliable Forensic Sciences (Part Two)

April 2023

The scientific basis of several aspects of forensic evidence was first called into question by the 2009 National Research Council report. That report had an immediate impact on law enforcement, crime labs, courtrooms, and the broader scientific community. 

Towards Commercialization: Preliminary Developmental Validation of a High Resolution Melt Curve Mixture Prediction Assay and SVM Tool

Date Published

March 2023

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Building More Reliable Forensic Sciences (Part One)

Date Published

March 2023

Agencies

NIJ

Building More Reliable Forensic Sciences (Part One)

March 2023

Series

Justice Today Podcast

The scientific basis of several aspects of forensic evidence was first called into question by the 2009 National Research Council report. That report had an immediate impact on law enforcement, crime labs, courtrooms, and the broader scientific community. 

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy enables highly accurate identification of different brands, types and colors of hair dyes

Date Published

January 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Determination of Key Factors in Particle Combination Analysis to Enable Systematic Improvement, Optimization and Transition to Practice

Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Identification of Minor Dye Components of Fibers via Integrating-Cavity-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Date Published

June 2022

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NIJ-Sponsored