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Organization of Scientific Area Committees

August, 2022

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Reproducibility in the lab: the proof is in the protocol

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Louis Gautier

BioTechniques; 73(2); 2022

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In Studies of Forensic Errors, the Devil Is in the Details

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Jeff Kukucka Ph.D.

Psych Today; August 26, 2022

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Generalization Bias in Science

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Generalization Bias in Science

Cognit Sci; 46(9); 2022

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Urine Drug Screening in the Era of Designer Benzodiazepines: Comparison of Three Immunoassay Platforms, LC–QTOF-MS and LC–MS-MS

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Andrii Puzyrenko, Dan Wang, Randy Schneider, Greg Wallace, Sara Schreiber, Kristen Brandt, Ian L Gunsolus

J Anal Tox; 46(7); 2022

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Using the BMD Approach to Derive Acceptable Daily Intakes of Cannabidiol (CBD) and Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Relevant to Electronic Cigarette Liquids

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Pascal Hindelang, Andreas Scharinger, Elke Richling, Stephan G. Walch, Dirk W. Lachenmeier

Front Biosci; 27(8); 2022

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The Unrealized Promise of Forensic Science – A Study of its Production and Use

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Anderson, James M., Matthies, Carl, Greathouse, Sarah, Chari, Amalavoyal

Berkeley J Crim Law; 121pp; 26(1); 2021

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Forensic Aspects of a Fatal Intoxication Involving Acetaminophen, Citalopram and Trazodone: A Case Report

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Giulio Mannocchi, Roberta Tittarelli, Flaminia Pantano, Francesca Vernich, Margherita Pallocci, Pierluigi Passalacqua, Michele Treglia, Luigi Tonino Marsella

Toxics; 10(8); 2022

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International Journal of Legal Medicine

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Volume 136, Issue 5; September 2022

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Missing data in bioarchaeology I: A review of the literature

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Amanda Wissler, Kelly E. Blevins, Jane E. Buikstra

Amer J Biol Anthrop; 2022

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The ADEBAR project: European and international provision of analytical data from structure elucidation and analytical characterization of NPS

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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

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A unique case of death by MDPHP with no other co-ingestion: a forensic toxicology case

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Domenico Di Candia, Michele Boracchi, Barbara Ciprandi, Gaia Giordano & Riccardo Zoja

Int J Legal Med; 136; 2022

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Human Hepatocyte 4-Acetoxy-N,N-Diisopropyltryptamine Metabolite Profiling by Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography Coupled with High-Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry

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Sara Malaca, Marilyn A. Huestis, Leonardo Lattanzio, Luigi T. Marsella, Adriano Tagliabracci, Jeremy Carlier, Francesco P. Busard

Metabolites; 12(8); 2022

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The shifting narrative of uncertainty: a case for the coherent and consistent consideration of uncertainty in forensic science

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N. Georgiou, R.M. Morgan & J.C. French

Aust J Forensic Sci; 2022

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Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975–2021: Volume I, Secondary school students

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Miech, R. A., Johnston, L. D., O’Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., Schulenberg, J. E., & Patrick, M. E.

UM Inst Social Res; 597pp; 2022

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Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use 1975-2021: Overview, key findings on adolescent drug use

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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

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Monitoring the Future Panel Study annual report: National data on substance use among adults ages 19 to 60, 1976-2021

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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

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The prevalence of illegal and alcoholic substances among motor vehicle crash survivors: results from a Level-I Trauma Center in Saudi Arabia

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Mona Alsanae, Fahad Allohidan, Fares F. Alharbi, Mohammed Alamri, Munthir Almujahid, Nawfal Aljerian, Suliman Alghnam

Saudi J Er Med; 3(2); 2022

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Forensic Science International

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Volume 338; September 2022

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Novel Designer Benzodiazepines: Comprehensive Review of Evolving Clinical and Adverse Effects

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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

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Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Volume 175; September 2022

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Estimating the Prevalence of Synthetic Cannabinoid Use Among Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers

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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

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Forensic Science International

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Volume 337; August 2022

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Alcohol, Anthropology, Biometrics, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, Dogs and Sensors, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Education and Training, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Laboratory Operations, Odontology, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Questioned Documents, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tables of Content, Toolmark Identification, Toxicology, Trace Evidence, Veterinary Forensics, Wildlife

Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations

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Consortium of Forensic Science Organizations

CFSO; August, 2022

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Forensic Science in the United States. I: Historical Development and the Forensic Science Laboratory System

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Elizabeth A. Gardner, Rana DellaRocco, Robert Bever

Forensic Science Review; 34(2); 2022

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A Randomized, Triple-Blind, Comparator-Controlled Parallel Study Investigating the Pharmacokinetics of Cannabidiol and Tetrahydrocannabinol in a Novel Delivery System, Solutech, in Association with Cannabis Use History

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Volker Berl, Yasmin L. Hurd, Bruce H. Lipshutz, Markus Roggen, Eric J. Mathur, and Malkanthi Evans

Cannabis Cannabinoid Res; 2022

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