Forensic Pathology and Related Specialties Here We Stand: What a Forensic Scientist Does Jon J. Nordby The Role of the Forensic Pathologist Ronald K. Wright Forensic Nursing Janet S. Barber Duval, Catherine M. Dougherty, and Mary K.Sullivan Investigation of Traumatic Deaths Ronald K. Wright Forensic Toxicology John Joseph Fenton Forensic Odontology R. Tom Glass Forensic Anthropology Marcella H. Sorg and William D. Haglund Forensic Taphonomy William D. Haglund and Marcella H. Sorg Forensic Entomology Gail S. Anderson Evaluation of the Crime Scene Crime Scene Investigation Marilyn T. Miller, Ed.D. Forensic Digital Photo Imaging Patrick Jones Recognition of Bloodstain Patterns Stuart H. James, Paul E. Kish, and T. Paulette Sutton Forensic Science in the Laboratory The Forensic Laboratory Linda R. Netzel The Identification and Characterization of Blood and Bloodstains Robert P. Spalding Identification of Biological Fluids and Stains Andrew Greenfield and Monica M. Sloan Forensic DNA: Technology, Applications, and the Law Susan Herrero Microanalysis and Examination of Trace Evidence Thomas A. Kubic and Nicholas Petraco Fingerprints R. E. Gaensslen Forensic Footwear Evidence William J. Bodziak Forensic Tire Tread and Tire Track Evidence William J. Bodziak Firearm and Tool Mark Examinations Walter F. Rowe Questioned Documents Howard Seiden and Frank H. Norwitch Analysis of Controlled Substances Donnell R. Christian, Jr. Forensic Engineering Structural Failures Randall K. Noon Basic Fire and Explosion Investigation David R. Redsicker Vehicular Accident Reconstruction Randall K. Noon Cybertechnology and Forensic Science Informatics in Forensic Science Zeno Geradts Computer Crime and the Electronic Crime Scene Thomas A. Johnson Forensic Application of the Social Sciences Forensic Psychology Louis B. Schlesinger Forensic Psychiatry Robert L. Sadoff Serial Offenders: Linking Cases by Modus Operandi and Signature Robert D. Keppel Criminal Personality Profiling Michael R. Napier and Kenneth P. Baker Legal and Ethical Issues in Forensic Science Forensic Evidence Terrence F. Kiely Countering Chaos: Logic, Ethics, and the Criminal Justice System Jon J. Nordby Appendix A: Biohazard Safety Precautions Appendix B: Forensic Web Sites Appendix C: Trigonometric Tables: Sine and Tangent Functions Appendix D: Metric Measurements and Equivalents Glossary Contributors Index

Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, Third Edition

Biological evidence with forensic interest may be found in several cases of assault, being particularly relevant if sexually related. Sexual assault cases are characterized by low rates of disclosure, reporting, prosecution, and conviction. Biological evidence is sometimes the only way to prove the occurrence of sexual contact and to identify the perpetrator. The major focus of this review is to propose practical approaches and guidelines to help health, forensic, and law enforcement professionals to deal with biological evidence for DNA analysis. Attention should be devoted to avoiding contamination, degradation, and loss of biological evidence, as well as respecting specific measures to properly handle evidence (i.e., selection, collection, packing, sealing, labeling, storage, preservation, transport, and guarantee of the chain custody). Biological evidence must be carefully managed since the relevance of any finding in Forensic Genetics is determined, in the first instance, by the integrity and quantity of the samples submitted for analysis.

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Biological Evidence Management for DNA Analysis in Cases of Sexual Assault.

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Scope The aim of this work is to identify which proapoptotic pathway is induced in human colon cancer cell lines, in contact with proanthocyanidins extracted from various berries Methods and Results Proanthocyanidins (Pcys) extracted from 11 berry species are monitored for proapoptotic activities on two related human colon cancer cell lines: SW480-TRAIL-sensitive and SW620-TRAIL-resistant Apoptosis induction is monitored by cell surface phosphatidylserine (PS) detection Lowbush blueberry extract triggers the strongest activity When tested on the human monocytic cell line THP-1, blueberry Pcys are less effective for PS externalisation and DNA fragmentation is absent, highlighting a specificity of apoptosis induction in gut cells In Pcys-treated gut cell lines, caspase 8 (apoptosis extrinsic pathway) but not caspase 9 (apoptosis intrinsic pathway) is activated after 3 hours through P38 phosphorylation (90 min), emphasizing the potency of lowbush blueberry Pcys to eradicate gut TRAIL-resistant cancer cells Conclusion We highlight here that berries Pcys, especially lowbush blueberry Pcys, are of putative interest for nutritional chemoprevention of colorectal cancer in view of their apoptosis induction in a human colorectal cancer cell lines

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Impact of Procyanidins from Different Berries on Caspase 8 Activation in Colon Cancer.

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Adrian Wain

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Forensic identification of urine using the DMAC test: a method validation study.

Optimisation of choline testing using Florence Iodine reagent, including comparative sensitivity and specificity with PSA and AP tests.

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