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Examining the use of alternative light sources in medico-legal assessments of blunt-force trauma: a systematic review Alexander TyrNina HeldringBrita Zilg Review Open access 07 June 2024
Coenzyme Q deficiency may predispose to sudden unexplained death via an increased risk of cardiac arrhythmia Shouyu WangCordula HaasJacqueline Neubauer Original Article Open access 07 June 2024
Intoxications involving methoxyacetylfentanyl and U-47700: a study of 3 polydrug fatalities Arianna GiorgettiMarcus Große PerdekampVolker Auwärter Original Article Open access 03 June 2024
Correction to: Evaluation of the cardiovascular risk induced by cannabis use from a series of 43 autopsy cases Paul CotierCharlotte MayerJean‑Claude Alvarez Correction 01 June 2024
Atypical localized Mongolian spots in dark pigmented skin - a challenge for forensic medical examination Stefanie SchlepperM. HagenA. Schmeling Case Report Open access 01 June 2024
A fundamental study on postmortem submersion interval estimation by metabolomics analyzing of gastrocnemius muscle from submersed rat models in freshwater Fu-Yuan ZhangLin-Lin WangDa-Wei Guan Original Article 28 May 2024
Oxidative stress and NF-KB/iNOS inflammatory pathway as innovative biomarkers for diagnosis of drowning and differentiating it from postmortem submersion in both fresh and saltwater in rats Rana AdelManar Fouli Gaber IbrahimNada A. Yousri Original Article Open access 27 May 2024
In response to: A critical review of “Artificial intelligence in the practice of forensic medicine: a scoping review” Thomas LefèvreLaurent TournoisBertrand Ludes Letter to the Editor 22 May 2024
Evaluation of foreign national cases applied to Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University Hospital Forensic Medicine Department, 2014–2022 Selçuk ÇetinMete GedikbaşŞule Sinem Gedikbaş Original Article Open access 22 May 2024
A comparison of gelatine surrogates for wound track assessment Cynthia BirAdam MenkaraDon Sherman Original Article 22 May 2024
Detrimental effects of scene manipulations on temperature-based time since death estimation Patrick SauerConstantin LuxMattias Kettner Original Article Open access 21 May 2024
Motorcycle injuries: a systematic review for forensic evaluation Elena GiovanniniSimone SantelliPaolo Fais Review Open access 20 May 2024
Comparison of false starts by saw created on flesh and dry bones; as close as possible to the real conditions of criminal dismemberment Caroline BernardiLuísa NogueiraVéronique Alunni Original Article 20 May 2024
Estimation of population affinity using proximal femoral measurements based on computed tomographic images in the Japanese and western Australian populations Suguru TorimitsuAkari NakazawaDaniel Franklin Original Article Open access 20 May 2024
Different machine learning methods based on maxillary sinus in sex estimation for northwestern Chinese Han population Yu-Xin GuoJun-Long LanYu-Cheng Guo Original Article 18 May 2024
Correction to: NSPlex: an efficient method to analyze non‑specific peaks amplified using commercial STR kits Yukinobu KutsuwadaSho TomotakeNatsuko Mizuno Correction 17 May 2024
Forensic age estimation at the University Center of Legal Medicine Lausanne-Geneva: a retrospective study over 12 years Frederique ThicotCoraline EggerPia Genet Original Article Open access 14 May 2024
Studying eruption patterns of mandibular third molars for forensic age assessment: Introducing current reference data from a population of black South Africans Maximilian TimmeJan ViktorovAndreas Schmeling Original Article Open access 11 May 2024
Comparison of the effectiveness and efficiency of the grid and link search methods to recover scattered skeletal remains Craig Adam Keyes Original Article Open access 10 May 2024
Classification performance of the Sella-Tunis et al. (2017) sex estimation method in Czech population: different posterior probability threshold approaches Rebeka RmoutilováKateřina PiskačováJaroslav Brůžek Original Article 08 May 2024
Zygotic-splitting after in vitro fertilization and prenatal parenthood testing after suspected embryo mix-up – a case report Iris SchulzJanine SchulteDorothea Wand Dipl-Med Case Report Open access 02 May 2024
Simulative investigation of the required level of geometrical individualization of the lumbar spines to predict fractures Laura Kathrin RiegerMirko JungeBrian D. Stemper Original Article 02 May 2024
Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in human skin within 1 hour after injury through immunohistochemical staining: a pilot study Rossana CecchiIkeda TomoyaKondo Toshikazu Original Article 01 May 2024
What we see is what we touch? Sex estimation on the skull in virtual anthropology Sandra BraunNicole SchwendenerMarco Milella Original Article Open access 30 April 2024
Bionomics, reproductive traits and assessment of forensic relevance of Peckia (Peckia) chrysostoma (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) Henrique Rafael Pontes FerreiraTaciano de Moura BarbosaSimão Dias Vasconcelos Original Article 30 April 2024
Sudden unexpected postnatal collapse and BUB1B mutation: first forensic case report Massimiliano EspositoFrancesco SessaMonica Salerno Case Report Open access 26 April 2024
Technical note: Temperature estimation accuracy based on colourimetry of embalmed human and fresh non-human burned bone Tristan KrapAfke LeenstraWilma Duijst Original Article Open access 26 April 2024
Correction to: Spatial relationships among offender, knife, and victim during slashing attacks: implications for crime scene reconstruction Jin YangShangxiao LiWeiya Hao Correction 25 April 2024
Assessment of injuries patterns produced by a 9mm P.A.K “rubber ball” blank firing weapon: porcine model Nicolas Castillo MorenoJuan Pablo ZambranoAna Inés Ricaurte Original Article 25 April 2024
Cleaning protocols in forensic genetic laboratories Marie-Louise KampmannJacob Tfelt-HansenClaus Børsting Short Communication Open access 23 April 2024
Alpha-methyltryptamine and 5-(2-methylaminopropyl)-benzofuran (5-MAPB) fatal co-intoxication: case report and review of literature Marie EpainNathalie CartiserLaurent Fanton Case Report 23 April 2024
Fatal child abuse detected by systematic post-mortem fundus photograph in sudden death in infancy Jean-Baptiste DucloyerFrédérique JossicMathilde Ducloyer Case Report Open access 23 April 2024
The taphonomic effects of long-term burial in the South African Highveld Claudia LandsmanJolandie MyburghAnja Meyer Original Article Open access 23 April 2024
Current status of undergraduate teaching in forensic & legal medicine in Europe Jason Payne-JamesGrace Payne-JamesAntti Sajantila Original Article Open access 17 April 2024
A review of multi-disciplinary decomposition research and key drivers of variation in decay Donna B. McIntyreBlake M. DawsonPhilip S. Barton Review Open access 16 April 2024
Exploring cranial macromorphoscopic variation and classification accuracy in a South African sample Leandi LiebenbergEricka N. L’AbbéKyra E. Stull Original Article Open access 16 April 2024
Effectiveness of low dose computed tomography to detect fractures in paediatric suspected physical abuse: a systematic review Edel DoyleLyndal BugejaRichard B. Bassed Original Article Open access 15 April 2024
NSPlex: an efficient method to analyze non-specific peaks amplified using commercial STR kits Yukinobu KutsuwadaSho TomotakeNatsuko Mizuno Short Communication 13 April 2024
Spatial relationships among offender, knife, and victim during slashing attacks: implications for crime scene reconstruction Jin YangShangxiao LiWeiya Hao Original Article 13 April 2024
Validation and recalibration of sex estimation methods using pubic nonmetric traits for the Chilean population Natalia Rojas GonzálezZuzana ObertováDaniel Franklin Original Article Open access 13 April 2024
Exploring the role of the human microbiome in forensic identification: opportunities and challenges Lorenzo FranceschettiGiorgia LodettiValentina Bugelli Review Open access 10 April 2024
High-risk coronary plaque of sudden cardiac death victims: postmortem CT angiographic features and histopathologic findings Katarzyna MichaudDavid C RotzingerVirginie Magnin Original Article Open access 10 April 2024
Mock court: a valuable tool to teach legal procedures to undergraduate medical students Benjy Tom VarugheseDaniel ManojRanjit Immanuel James Original Article 10 April 2024
An effective method for preparing histological sections of blow fly intra-puparial stages for minimum PMI estimations Daniel Martín-VegaThomas J. SimonsenMartin J. R. Hall Original Article Open access 09 April 2024
External post-mortem examination in virtual reality—scalability of a monocentric application Christina KlusKatja KrummUwe Schmidt Original Article Open access 09 April 2024
Prediction model for anabolic androgenic steroid positivity in forensic autopsy cases – a new tool to the autopsy room Paula VauhkonenPetteri OuraMikko Ilari Mäyränpää Original Article Open access 08 April 2024
Development of a protocol for standardized use of a water-soluble contrast agent with polyethylene glycol in post-mortem CT angiography G. M. BruchS. GrabherrP. Genet Original Article Open access 03 April 2024
Skin simulants for wound ballistic investigation – an experimental study Victoria K. S. FischerMarkus A. RothschildThomas Kamphausen Original Article Open access 03 April 2024
Longitudinal visibility of MRI findings in living victims of strangulation Melanie BauerChristina HollensteinClaudia Lenz Original Article Open access 02 April 2024