Organization of Scientific Area Committees
August, 2022
Category: Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation
OSAC Newsletter
ICADTS Reporter
The International Council on Alcohol, Drugs & Traffic Safety
33(3); 2022
Reproducibility in the lab: the proof is in the protocol
In Studies of Forensic Errors, the Devil Is in the Details
Generalization Bias in Science
When remains are found in a suitcase, forensics can learn a lot from the insects trapped within
Investigation on the genetic-inconsistent paternity cases using the MiSeq FGx system
Urine Drug Screening in the Era of Designer Benzodiazepines: Comparison of Three Immunoassay Platforms, LC–QTOF-MS and LC–MS-MS
Andrii Puzyrenko, Dan Wang, Randy Schneider, Greg Wallace, Sara Schreiber, Kristen Brandt, Ian L Gunsolus
J Anal Tox; 46(7); 2022
Preliminary forensic assessment of the visualised fingerprints on nonporous substrates immersed in water using the green and optimised novel nanobio-based reagent
Aida Rasyidah Azman, Naji Arafat Mahat, Roswanira Abdul Wahab, Wan Azlina Ahmad & Dzulkiflee Ismail
Sci Rep; 12:14780; 2022
Delta-What? Deciphering the World of Cannabinoids
The Unrealized Promise of Forensic Science – A Study of its Production and Use
Anderson, James M., Matthies, Carl, Greathouse, Sarah, Chari, Amalavoyal
Berkeley J Crim Law; 121pp; 26(1); 2021
Between the Lines
Look-alike humans identified by facial recognition algorithms show genetic similarities
Ricky S Joshi, Maria Rigau, Carlos A García-Prieto, Manuel Castro de Moura, David Piñeyro, Sebastian Moran, Veronica Davalos, Pablo Carrión, Manuel Ferrando-Bernal, Iñigo Olalde, Carles Lalueza-Fox, Arcadi Navarro, Carles Fernández-Tena, Decky Aspandi, Federico M Sukno, Xavier Binefa, Alfonso Valencia, Manel Esteller
Cell Rep; 40(8); 2022
Missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in Canada: a new population affinity assessment technique to aid in identification using 3D technology
Post-mortem computed tomography in the investigation of conflict and terrorist related deaths: UK military experience of developing a multidisciplinary service
Forensic Aspects of a Fatal Intoxication Involving Acetaminophen, Citalopram and Trazodone: A Case Report
Giulio Mannocchi, Roberta Tittarelli, Flaminia Pantano, Francesca Vernich, Margherita Pallocci, Pierluigi Passalacqua, Michele Treglia, Luigi Tonino Marsella
Toxics; 10(8); 2022
Selected Political Criminal Poisonings in the Years 1978–2020: Detection and Treatment
Zuzanna Brunka, Jan Ryl, Piotr Brushtulli, Daria Gromala, Grzegorz Walczak, Sonia Zięba, Dorota Pieśniak, Jacek Sein Anand and Marek Wiergowski
Toxics; 10(8); 2022
Assessment of the forensic application of 50 Y-STR markers in a large pedigree
Yi Ye, Yuran An, Yiwen Yang, Hao Wu, Yuzi Zheng & Linchuan Liao
Forensic Sci Res; 7(2); 2022
International Journal of Legal Medicine
Volume 136, Issue 5; September 2022
Increasing prevalence of illicit drug use among employees at Swedish workplaces over a 25-year period
Kristin Feltmann, Tomas Villén, Olof Beck, Johanna Gripenberg
Eur J Public Health; 2022
Considerations for Photographic Documentation in Sexual Assault Cases
Martin, Mikalaa, Rebecca Shute, Shannon Krauss, Sara Gamaleldin, and Patricia Melton
US Dept Justice, Office of Justice Programs, NIJ; Office of Investigative and Forensic Science, August 2022
Missing data in bioarchaeology I: A review of the literature
From Laboratory Studies to Court Evidence Challenges in Forensic Entomology
The ADEBAR project: European and international provision of analytical data from structure elucidation and analytical characterization of NPS
Benedikt Pulver, Svenja Fischmann, Folker Westphal, Torsten Schönberger, Jan Schäper, Dennis Budach, Andrea Jacobsen-Bauer, Wolfgang Dreiseitel, Johannes Zagermann, Angela Damm, Siegfried Knecht, Till Opatz, Volker Auwärter, Michael Pütz
Drug Test Anal; 14(8); 2022
Application of 3D printing in assessment and demonstration of stab injuries
Gábor Simon, Dénes Tóth, Veronika Heckmann & Viktor Soma Poór
Int J Legal Med; 136; 2022
A unique case of death by MDPHP with no other co-ingestion: a forensic toxicology case
Domenico Di Candia, Michele Boracchi, Barbara Ciprandi, Gaia Giordano & Riccardo Zoja
Int J Legal Med; 136; 2022
The Pitfalls in the Path of Probabilistic Inference in Forensic Entomology: A Review
Internal Validation of MaSTR™
Probabilistic Genotyping Software for the Interpretation of 2–5 Person Mixed DNA Profiles
Michael S. Adamowicz, Taylor N. Rambo and Jennifer L. Clarke
Genes; 13(8); 2022
The Practice of Forensic Nursing Science in the United States
Joyce Williams
Forensic Sci Rev; 34(2); 2022
Evidence, probability and relative plausibility
Draft Genomes of Six Wild Poisonous Mushrooms
S Parnmen, N Nooron, S Sikaphan, C Uttawichai, D Polputpisatkul, S Phatsarapongkul, R Chankunasuka, U Nitma, C Thunkhamrak, N Palakul, K Naksuwankul, O Pringsulaka, A Rangsiruji
J Genomics; 10; 2022
A multi-method assessment of 3D printed micromorphological osteological features
Rachael M. Carew, Francesco Iacoviello, Carolyn Rando, Robert M. Moss, Robert Speller, James French & Ruth M. Morgan
Int J Legal Med; 136; 2022
Decision Theory, Relative Plausibility and the Criminal Standard of Proof
The shifting narrative of uncertainty: a case for the coherent and consistent consideration of uncertainty in forensic science
The life and death of RNA across temperatures
Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use 1975-2021: Overview, key findings on adolescent drug use
Johnston, L. D., Miech, R. A., O’Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., Schulenberg, J. E., & Patrick, M.E.
UM Inst Social Res; 161pp; 2022
Monitoring the Future Panel Study annual report: National data on substance use among adults ages 19 to 60, 1976-2021
Patrick, M. E., Schulenberg, J. E., Miech, R. A., Johnston, L. D., O’Malley, P. M., & Bachman, J. G.
UM Inst Social Res; 193pp; 2022
Forensic Science International
Volume 338; September 2022
Novel Designer Benzodiazepines: Comprehensive Review of Evolving Clinical and Adverse Effects
Amber N. Edinoff, Catherine A. Nix, Amira S. Odisho, Caroline P. Babin, Alyssa G. Derouen, Salim C. Lutfallah, Elyse M. Cornett, Kevin S. Murnane, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye
Neurol Int; 14(3); 2022
Regulating for Safety: Cannabidiol Dose in Food: A Review
Accident Analysis & Prevention
Volume 175; September 2022
Fentanyl Profiling Program Report – CY 2021
Estimating the Prevalence of Synthetic Cannabinoid Use Among Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers
Susan A. Soccolich, Matthew C. Camden, T. Laurel Glenn, Christine Link-Owens, Anne Hall, Julie Hodge, Richard J. Hanowski
Virg Tech Transp Inst; 71pp; August 2022
Forensic Science International
Volume 337; August 2022
CAC News
California Association of Criminalists
3rd Quarter, 2022
https://cacnews.org/news/news.shtmlTable of Contents available
Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations
ToxTalk
Forensic Science in the United States. I: Historical Development and the Forensic Science Laboratory System
Elizabeth A. Gardner, Rana DellaRocco, Robert Bever
Forensic Science Review; 34(2); 2022