Detection and analysis of the cause of false-tetra-allelic patterns of locus D10S1435 at the sequence level Yongsong ZhouQiong LanBofeng Zhu Original Article 13 September 2019 Pages: 833 - 843
A stepwise strategy to distinguish menstrual blood from peripheral blood by Fisher’s discriminant function Hongxia HeAnquan JiQifan Sun Original Article 16 November 2019 Pages: 845 - 851
Comparison of whole mitochondrial genome variants between hair shafts and reference samples using massively parallel sequencing Bo Min KimSae Rom HongKyoung-Jin Shin Original Article 16 November 2019 Pages: 853 - 861
Identification of human remains using Rapid DNA analysis Rosemary S. TuringanJessi BrownRichard F Selden Original Article Open access 28 November 2019 Pages: 863 - 872
Quantitative analysis of noncoding RNA from paired fresh and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded brain tissues Yehui LvShiying LiYijiu Chen Original Article 01 December 2019 Pages: 873 - 884
Multiple methods used for type detection of uniparental disomy in paternity testing Hongliang SuTingting SunKeming Yun Original Article 06 December 2019 Pages: 885 - 893
DNA barcoding of Stearibia nigriceps (Meigen) and Piophila casei (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Piophilidae) from Algeria and the first African report of Stearibia nigriceps Meriem TalebGhania TailHalide Nihal Açıkgöz Original Article 10 December 2019 Pages: 895 - 902
MicroRNA profiling of gastric content from breast-fed and formula-fed infants to estimate last feeding: a pilot study Yu KakimotoYutaka MatsushimaMotoki Osawa Original Article 12 December 2019 Pages: 903 - 909
Biological variability of cell-free DNA in healthy females at rest within a short time course Katrin BrodbeckSylvia SchickSteffen Peldschus Original Article 03 January 2020 Pages: 911 - 919
The effect of bleaching agents on the DNA analysis of bloodstains on different floor coverings C. EdlerO. KrebsA. Klein Original Article 20 January 2020 Pages: 921 - 927
Validation of a 52-mtSNP minisequencing panel for haplogroup classification of forensic DNA samples Leire Palencia-MadridDiana Vinueza-EspinosaMarian M. de Pancorbo Original Article 06 February 2020 Pages: 929 - 936
Characterisation, verification and genetic basis of anomalous STR patterns: a report of four cases of X-chromosome STR biallelic patterns in human males Chao XiaoChunfeng LiuDaixin Huang Short Communication 28 May 2019 Pages: 937 - 943
Developmental validation study of a 24-plex Y-STR direct amplification system for forensic application Yanfang LiuYuxin GuoBofeng Zhu Short Communication 18 December 2019 Pages: 945 - 951
Inter-laboratory adaption of age estimation models by DNA methylation analysis—problems and solutions Manuel PfeiferThomas BajanowskiMicaela Poetsch Short Communication 14 February 2020 Pages: 953 - 961
Development and forensic validation of human genomic DNA quantification kit Jeongyong KimJu Yeon JungSi-Keun Lim Method Paper 15 August 2019 Pages: 963 - 975
Genetic structure and forensic characteristics of Saraiki population from Southern Punjab, Pakistan, revealed by 20 Y-chromosomal STRs Atif AdnanAllah RakhaJiaxin Xing Population Data 07 August 2019 Pages: 977 - 979
Genetic analysis of 50 Y-STR loci in Dong, Miao, Tujia, and Yao populations from Hunan Rui FengYang ZhaoJianying Yin Population Data 01 July 2019 Pages: 981 - 983
Population genetics of 30 insertion/deletion polymorphisms in the Kuwaiti population Mahdi HaidarHussain AlsalehPenelope R. Haddrill Population Data Open access 14 November 2019 Pages: 985 - 986
Allele frequencies of 20 autosomal STR loci for 207 unrelated individuals of the Blang people in China Lanjiang LiYunmei ZhangBingying Xu Population Data 15 November 2019 Pages: 987 - 988
Concentration distribution of more than 100 drugs and metabolites in forensic hair samples F. MusshoffG. SchwarzT. Franz Original Article 10 February 2020 Pages: 989 - 995
A case of complex suicide due to acute nicotine intoxication caused by cigarette ingestion Hiroki YamamotoTatsunori TakayasuToshikazu Kondo Case Report 14 December 2019 Pages: 997 - 1002
Death of an apprentice bodybuilder following 2,4-dinitrophenol and clenbuterol intake L DufayetC GorgiardB Ludes Case Report 03 March 2020 Pages: 1003 - 1006
Influence of a soft tissue layer covering the kidney upon blunt impact Lea SiegenthalerFlorian SprengerMartin Frenz Original Article 09 July 2019 Pages: 1007 - 1013
An evaluation of pathologists’ application of the diagnostic criteria from the San Diego definition of SIDS and unclassified sudden infant death Rebecca A. ShipstoneJeanine YoungRoger W. Byard Original Article 17 July 2019 Pages: 1015 - 1021
Intra-class and inter-class tool discrimination through micro-CT analysis of false starts on bone Chiara GiraudoMassimo MontisciGiovanni Cecchetto Original Article 14 September 2019 Pages: 1023 - 1032
Venous air embolism: artefactual air entrapment and autopsy technique Pylyp ZolotarovRichard Fraser Original Article 08 October 2019 Pages: 1033 - 1036
The length and width of diatoms in drowning cases as the evidence of diatoms penetrating the alveoli-capillary barrier Pingping ZhangXiaodong KangChao Liu Original Article 22 October 2019 Pages: 1037 - 1042
Exploring the degrees of distortion in simulated human bite marks Neha DamaAndrew ForgieGavin Revie Original Article Open access 05 November 2019 Pages: 1043 - 1049
Feasibility of an accelerated PVAL method for the collection of GSR and biological traces Constantin LuxLucy TaubeMattias Kettner Original Article 05 November 2019 Pages: 1051 - 1059
The application of autophagy to thrombus age estimation in murine deep vein thrombosis model Mizuho NosakaYuko IshidaToshikazu Kondo Original Article 12 November 2019 Pages: 1061 - 1066
The effect of steatosis and fibrosis on blunt force vulnerability of the liver Gábor SimonViktor Soma PoórTamás F. Molnár Original Article Open access 14 January 2020 Pages: 1067 - 1072
Cases of asphyxia in children and adolescents: a retrospective analysis of fatal accidents, suicides, and homicides from 1998 to 2017 in Hamburg, Germany Dieu Phuong MosekJan Peter SperhakeAnn Sophie Schröder Original Article Open access 18 January 2020 Pages: 1073 - 1081
Characterisation of gunshot residues from non-toxic ammunition and their persistence on the shooter’s hands Sabrina RomanòFabio De-GiorgioFrancesco Saverio Romolo Original Article 12 February 2020 Pages: 1083 - 1094
The punched-out tissue complex (skin-bone ”imprimatum“) in shots from captive-bolt guns: does it act as a secondary projectile? Dorothee GeisenbergerArianna GiorgettiRebecca Pircher Original Article Open access 14 February 2020 Pages: 1095 - 1102
Ballistic research techniques: visualizing gunshot wounding patterns Tom StevensonDebra J. CarrSarah A. Stapley Original Article Open access 14 February 2020 Pages: 1103 - 1114
The influence of muzzle gas on the temporary cavity C. SchymaK. BauerW. Gotsmy Original Article 04 March 2020 Pages: 1115 - 1122
Relative blood loss in forensic medicine—do we need a change in doctrine? Stefan PotenteFrank RamsthalerPeter Schmidt Original Article Open access 06 March 2020 Pages: 1123 - 1131
The cutting edge—an investigation into the pressure necessary for cutting skin with different knife blade types Stephan Andreas BolligerEsmé WallaceVera Barrera Original Article 11 March 2020 Pages: 1133 - 1140
Mongolian spots as a finding in forensic examinations of possible child abuse–implications for case work Mattias KettnerChristoph G. BirngruberFrank Ramsthaler Original Article Open access 12 March 2020 Pages: 1141 - 1148
Preliminary effect of projectile yaw on extremity gunshot wounding in a cadaveric animal model: a serendipitous study Tom StevensonDebra J CarrSarah A Stapley Short Communication Open access 11 March 2020 Pages: 1149 - 1157
Lung density measurement in postmortem computed tomography: a new tool to assess immediate neonatal breath in suspected neonaticides Mathilde DucloyerLucile TuchtanRenaud Clement Original Article 08 July 2019 Pages: 1159 - 1166
Noninvasive analysis and identification of an intramuscular fluid collection by postmortem 1H-MRS in a case of a fatal motor vehicle accident Jakob HeimerDominic GaschoNiklaus Zoelch Case Report 12 November 2019 Pages: 1167 - 1174
Communicating 3D data—interactive 3D PDF documents for expert reports and scientific publications in the field of forensic medicine Sören KottnerPatricia Mildred FlachLars C. Ebert Method Paper 10 October 2019 Pages: 1175 - 1183
Contributions of the pars lateralis, pars basilaris and femur to age estimations of the immature skeleton within a South African forensic setting Roxanne ThorntonA. L. EdkinsE. F. Hutchinson Original Article 24 August 2019 Pages: 1185 - 1193
Reliability of police reports when assessing health information at the forensic post-mortem examination—using schizophrenia as a model Johannes Rødbro BuschJytte Banner Original Article 03 July 2019 Pages: 1195 - 1201
Religious denomination influencing attitudes towards brain death, organ transplantation and autopsy—a survey among people of different religions Y. AlhawariM. A. VerhoffM. Parzeller Original Article 15 August 2019 Pages: 1203 - 1212
Sex estimation: a comparison of techniques based on binary logistic, probit and cumulative probit regression, linear and quadratic discriminant analysis, neural networks, and naïve Bayes classification using ordinal variables Efthymia NikitaPanos Nikitas Original Article 23 August 2019 Pages: 1213 - 1225
Taphonomic bone trauma caused by Southern African scavengers Craig A. KeyesJ. MyburghD. Brits Original Article 30 August 2019 Pages: 1227 - 1238
Detection of fly artifacts from four species of necrophagous flies on household materials using immunoassays David B. RiversGregory CavanaghAndrew Schoeffield Original Article 13 September 2019 Pages: 1239 - 1253
Second opinion system for sudden cardiac death cases in forensic practice Sara SabatassoYara BanzKatarzyna Michaud Guidelines 08 January 2020 Pages: 1255 - 1263