Uncategorised

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093431

This Russian study reviews current approaches for sampling and analyzing gunshot residue, discussing various methods’ strengths, limitations, and windows of detection.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093430

The abstract describes a scientometric analysis of theses on forensic medicine specializing in personality identification, which revealed changing scientific directions and their dynamics, main tendencies, and prospects, providing a potential vector for research development and theoretical basis for predicting the relevance of future scientific investigations.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093429

The abstract describes the development of an algorithm for assessing the severity of harm to health in depressed skull deformations by “ping-pong” type in infants, based on imaging techniques, clinical picture, and surgical indications.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093428

This study developed a method for estimating the uncertainty in calculating ingested ethanol using E. Widmark’s formula and implemented it as a C# computer program.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093427

This Russian study analyzed and summarized data on forming and implementing standard operational procedures to improve the quality management system in forensic medical expertise bureaus.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093426

This Russian study developed and used physical-chemical analysis methods to examine the distribution of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol in warm-blooded animals after they were given toxicant doses intragastrically, finding the highest concentrations in the stomach content, stomach tissue, blood, and muscles.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093425

The abstract suggests that impedance metrics can be used to determine the time since death in a comprehensive assessment, but additional relative coefficients are needed to accurately clarify the time of death due to fluctuating changes in absolute impedance values, and further study is required in different conditions to develop a working algorithm.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093424

This Russian study describes the development of a mathematical model to simulate the change in a corpse’s temperature when exposed to direct solar radiation, in order to help estimate the postmortem interval.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093423

This Russian study conducted experiments with a Steyr Mannlicher AUG-Z3 carbine to determine the morphological characteristics and close range firing zones of the gunshot residue on white targets, and found that these features can help identify the type of weapon and firing distance with high accuracy.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38093422

This Russian study used high-speed video recording to examine the features of damage to coarse calico imitating clothing caused by hollow-point bullets fired from a 12-gauge fire smoothbore weapon, and clarified the generation mechanism and influencing factors of this damage.