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International Journal of Legal Medicine

Issue 1/2024

Content (31 Articles)

Open Access Editorial

Thank you, Professor Heidi Pfeiffer!

Andreas Schmeling

Open Access Child Abuse Original Article

Influence of various factors on the legal outcome of cases of child abuse—experiences gathered at an interdisciplinary forensic examination center in Vienna, Austria

Maria Kletečka-Pulker, Klara Doppler, Sabine Völkl-Kernstock, Laura Fischer, Magdalena Eitenberger, Mark Mussner, Sophie Klomfar, Eva Anna Mora-Theuer, Chryssa Grylli, Atanas G. Atanasov, Susanne Greber-Platzer

Stroke Original Article

Stereomicroscopic analysis of cut marks inflicted by a knife with blade damage

Kawin Sanyavises, Vijarn Vachirawongsakorn

Original Article

Quantifying the potential of morphological parameters for human dental identification: part 1—proof of concept

A. Milheiro, J. De Tobel, C. Capitaneanu, E. Shaheen, S. Fieuws, P. Thevissen

Open Access Original Article

Microcracking pattern in fractured bones: new approach for distinguishing between peri- and postmortem fractures

Michelle Winter-Buchwalder, Nathalie Schwab, Ignasi Galtés, Marisa Ortega-Sánchez, Sarah Scheirs, Xavier Jordana

Original Article

Diet and rate of decomposition of the corpse in a human surrogate

Kouakou Jérôme Kouadio, Kobénan Kouman Anicet Kouadio, Alexandre Franklin Koffi, Kouakou Firmin Kouassi, Louis Roi Nondenot Aboua, Jean-Bertin Beugré

Open Access Original Article

Technical note: Practical application of post-mortem mechanical stimulation of skeletal muscle, a field study

H. Stigter, T. Krap, T. Gelderman, L. Dijkhuizen, WLJM Duijst

Biomarkers Original Article

Candidate biomarkers in brown adipose tissue for post-mortem diagnosis of fatal hypothermia

Miao Zhang, Ning Wang, Xiang-Shen Guo, Lin-Lin Wang, Peng-Fei Wang, Zhi-Peng Cao, Fu-Yuan Zhang, Zi-Wei Wang, Da-Wei Guan, Rui Zhao

Original Article

Effects of aluminium phosphide on larval morphometry of two important Chrysomya species

Tapeshwar Bhardwaj, Sapna Sharma, Jyoti Dalal, Ravi Tanwar

Open Access Composite Restoration Original Article

Evaluation of five methods to identify composite restorations in human teeth on a forensic purpose—an ex vivo comparative study

Florence C. Auderset, Thomas Connert, Christian Meller, Andreas Filippi, Dorothea C. Dagassan-Berndt

Original Article

Development of Megaselia scalaris at constant temperatures and its significance in estimating the time of death

Yanan Zhang, Liangliang Li, Mingqing Liao, Chengtao Kang, Gengwang Hu, Yi Guo, Yu Wang, Jiangfeng Wang

Open Access Artificial Intelligence Original Article

Computer-aided craniofacial superimposition validation study: the identification of the leaders and participants of the Polish-Lithuanian January Uprising (1863–1864)

Rubén Martos, Rosario Guerra, Fernando Navarro, Michela Peruch, Kevin Neuwirth, Andrea Valsecchi, Rimantas Jankauskas, Oscar Ibáñez

Open Access Original Article

Skin surface debris as an archive of environmental traces: an investigation through the naked eye, episcopic microscope, ED-XRF, and SEM–EDX

Vera Merelli, Giulia Caccia, Debora Mazzarelli, Lorenzo Franceschetti, Orlando Paciello, Letizia Bonizzoni, Marco Caccianiga, Carlo Campobasso, Cristina Cattaneo

Open Access Original Article

Consequences of the lack of clinical forensic medicine in emergency departments

Cristina Cattaneo, Stefano Tambuzzi, Stefano De Vecchi, Lidia Maggioni, Giorgio Costantino

Open Access Original Article

Sr–Pb isotope differences in pre- and post-burial human bone, teeth, and hair keratin: implications for isotope forensics

Lisette M. Kootker, Saskia T. M. Ammer, Daniel J. Wescott, Gareth R. Davies, Hayley L. Mickleburgh

Open Access Original Article

How to conceive the dignity of the dead? A dispositional account

Nikolai Münch, Johannes Müller-Salo, Clara-Sophie Schwarz

Open Access Original Article

Establishment of a multiplex PCR-CE assay for the simultaneous and rapid analysis of age markers for Calliphora vicina pupae

Katharina Hartmann, Malte Bamberg, Sandra Seum, Jens Amendt, Marcel A. Verhoff, Richard Zehner

Original Article

Novel ratio-expressions of genes enables estimation of wound age in contused skeletal muscle

Na Li, Xin-rui Liang, Xue Bai, Xin-hua Liang, Li-hong Dang, Qian-qian Jin, Jie Cao, Qiu-xiang Du, Jun-hong Sun

Brainstem Contusion Original Article

Proteomic analysis discovers potential biomarkers of early traumatic axonal injury in the brainstem

Qianling Chen, Lingyue Li, Luyao Xu, Bin Yang, Yuebing Huang, Dongfang Qiao, Xia Yue

Open Access Original Article

The influence of age on greater sciatic notch morphology: testing the Walker method in an Australian population

Angel DesMarais, Zuzana Obertova, Daniel Franklin

Open Access Esophageal Rupture Case Report

Esophageal rupture through extreme sadomasochistic practice

Sarah C. Koelzer, Lena M. Bunzel, Franziska Holz, Christoph G. Birngruber, Marcel A. Verhoff

Open Access Autopsy Case Report

Blunt force trauma and blast injuries to head and chest caused by a potent pyrotechnic device: a case report

Thomas Hunold, Daniel Wittschieber, Christian Ortmann, Senta Niederegger, Niklas Eckardt, Gita Mall, Holger Muggenthaler

Aortic Rupture Case Report

A sudden death, an aortic rupture, and an unexpected cause: a report about suspected child abuse

Quentin Scanvion, Clémence Delteil, Erwan Le Garff, Raphaël Cornez, Valéry Hédouin

Artificial Intelligence Original Article

Evaluating artificial intelligence for comparative radiography

Óscar Gómez, Pablo Mesejo, Óscar Ibáñez, Andrea Valsecchi, Enrique Bermejo, Andrea Cerezo, José Pérez, Inmaculada Alemán, Tzipi Kahana, Sergio Damas, Óscar Cordón