Current Issue 10 January 2012, Vol. 214, No. 1

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Phosphide poisoning: A review of literature
10 January 2012(Vol. 214 | No. 1 | Pages 1-6)
Gurvinder Singh Bumbrah, Kewal Krishan, Tanuj Kanchan, Madhulika Sharma, Gurvinder Singh Sodhi

14C analyses quantify time lag between coca leaf harvest and street-level seizure of cocaine
10 January 2012(Vol. 214 | No. 1 | Pages 7-12)
James R. Ehleringer, John F. Casale, Janet E. Barnette, Xiaomei Xu, Michael J. Lott, Janet Hurley

Aortic dissecting aneurysms—Histopathological findings
10 January 2012(Vol. 214 | No. 1 | Pages 13-17)
S. Bode-Jänisch, A. Schmidt, D. Günther, M. Stuhrmann, A. Fieguth

The use of moxibustion scars in the identification of individuals in forensic medicine
27 January 2012
Masaaki Sakabe, Daisuke Miyamori, Stuart Mclean, Natsuko Shinmen, Hideaki Kato, Kanji Yoshimoto, Hiroshi Ikegaya
Abstract: The use of moxibustion today does not only take place in Eastern Asia, but recently also in Europe and the United States. Moxibustion scars are often seen in autopsy cases in Japan. However,...
A study of quantitative comparisons of photographs and video images based on landmark derived feature vectors
27 January 2012
Krista F. Kleinberg, J. Paul Siebert
Abstract: An abundunce of surveillance cameras highlights the necessity of identifying individuals recorded. Images captured are often unintelligible and are unable to provide irrefutable identificati...
Quantitative monitoring of corticosteroids in cosmetic products manufactured in Korea using LC–MS/MS
27 January 2012
Yun Sik Nam, Il Keun Kwon, Yeonhee Lee, Kang-Bong Lee
Abstract: Some cosmetic products manufactured in Korea for the treatment of eczema, seborrhea and psoriasis have been suspected to contain anti-inflammatory corticosteroids such as prednisolone, hydro...
Maximum flight velocity of blood drops in analysing blood traces
25 January 2012
Beat P. Kneubuehl
Abstract: When analysing blood spatters, traces often occur which regarding the collision angle, cannot be allocated to any supposed centre of origin. Drops following highly curved (ballistic) traject...
Screening and quantification of antipsychotic drugs in human brain tissue by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry: Application to postmortem diagnostics of forensic interest
24 January 2012
M. Carmen Sampedro, Nora Unceta, Alberto Gómez-Caballero, Luis F. Callado, Benito Morentin, M. Aranzazu Goicolea, J. Javier Meana, Ramón J. Barrio
Abstract: A quantitative LC–MS/MS method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of 17 antipsychotic drugs in human postmortem brain tissue. Sample preparation was performed using Hybrid...

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