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MDPI » Forensic Sciences
1w ago
Forensic Sciences, Vol. 4, Pages 184-200: Intelligence and the Value of Forensic Science
Forensic Sciences doi: 10.3390/forensicsci4010011
Authors: Paul J. Speaker
Recent research has seen a rapid expansion in the reference to front-end forensics as an indication of the untapped value of forensic science. While some of these contributions have centered on development of forensic intelligence from a single area of investigation, others call for a more fundamental change in the relationship between crime laboratories and policing, particularly relating early laboratory analysis with big datasets ..read more
MDPI » Forensic Sciences
2w ago
Forensic Sciences, Vol. 4, Pages 152-163: Use of the Investigator ESSplex SE QS Kit (QIAGEN) at Half PCR Reaction Volumes for the Analysis of Forensic Samples
Forensic Sciences doi: 10.3390/forensicsci4010009
Authors: Anna Barbaro Giacomo Falcone Angelo La Marca Aldo Barbaro
The Investigator ESSplex SE QS Kit (Qiagen) is a next-generation polymerase chain reaction (PCR) kit that, in 60 min, amplifies 17 Short Tandem Repeat (STR) markers, including the five European Standard Set (ESS) loci (D10S1248, D12S391, D1S1656, D22S1045, D2S441), the SE33 marker, and the locus Amelogenin for sex determin ..read more
MDPI » Forensic Sciences
3w ago
Forensic Sciences, Vol. 4, Pages 110-151: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Enhancing Cyber Threat Prediction Utilizing Forensic Cyberpsychology and Digital Forensics
Forensic Sciences doi: 10.3390/forensicsci4010008
Authors: Marshall S. Rich Mary P. Aiken
The Cyber Forensics Behavioral Analysis (CFBA) model merges Cyber Behavioral Sciences and Digital Forensics to improve the prediction and effectiveness of cyber threats from Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs). Traditional cybersecurity strategies, focused mainly on technical aspects, must be revised for the complex cyber threat landscape. This ..read more
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3w ago
Forensic Sciences, Vol. 4, Pages 96-109: Discrimination Efficiency of Thermogravimetry and Differential Scanning Calorimetry in Soil Forensics
Forensic Sciences doi: 10.3390/forensicsci4010007
Authors: Rodrigo Studart Corrêa Renata Esteves Ribeiro Marina Pereira Borges Ettore Ferrari Júnior Juliano de Andrade Gomes
Forensic soil analysis is crucial in criminal investigations, necessitating robust analytical methodologies for an accurate discrimination of soil types and origins. This study explored the discrimination efficiency of thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetric analyse ..read more
MDPI » Forensic Sciences
1M ago
Forensic Sciences, Vol. 4, Pages 76-95: What Are the Limitations and Challenges of Swab-Based DNA Sampling?
Forensic Sciences doi: 10.3390/forensicsci4010006
Authors: Brigitte Bruijns
Selecting the optimal sampling method is an essential component of the DNA analysis process. Errors or omissions in targeting and gathering relevant samples can significantly reduce the likelihood of obtaining a valuable DNA profile, affecting the profile’s quality and evidential value and ultimately hindering its ability to support the justice system. While DNA typing techniques have become signifi ..read more
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1M ago
Forensic Sciences, Vol. 4, Pages 62-75: New More Generic and Inclusive Regression Formulae for the Estimation of Stature from Long Bone Lengths in Children
Forensic Sciences doi: 10.3390/forensicsci4010005
Authors: Nicola J. Murray Laure Spake Marianna Cervantes John Albanese Hugo F. V. Cardoso
Existing child stature estimation methods have a number of disadvantages. This paper addresses some of these limitations by developing regression-based stature estimation formulae that are more generic and inclusive. A sample of 142 individuals under 12 years of age from the Hamann—Todd Hu ..read more
MDPI » Forensic Sciences
2M ago
Forensic Sciences, Vol. 4, Pages 42-61: Biobanks: Archives or Resources? Their Secondary Use for Forensic Purposes—A Systematic Review
Forensic Sciences doi: 10.3390/forensicsci4010004
Authors: Giulia Sguazzi Giulia Fasani Filippo Renò Sarah Gino
Since the biobanks’ inception in 1980, millions of human biological samples have been stored worldwide for medical research or treatment purposes. Today the secondary use of biobanks plays an increasingly important role in research projects because it allows large-scale research starting from professional collections of biospec ..read more
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2M ago
Forensic Sciences, Vol. 4, Pages 24-41: Intention to Hack? Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour to Youth Criminal Hacking
Forensic Sciences doi: 10.3390/forensicsci4010003
Authors: Mary P. Aiken Julia C. Davidson Michel Walrave Koen S. Ponnet Kirsty Phillips Ruby R. Farr
Adolescents are currently the most digitally connected generation in history. There is an ever-growing need to understand how typical adolescent risk-taking intersects with the vastly criminogenic potential of digital technology. Criminal hacking in older adolescents (16–19-year-olds) was assessed using an ad ..read more
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2M ago
Forensic Sciences, Vol. 4, Pages 12-23: Instrumenting OpenCTI with a Capability for Attack Attribution Support
Forensic Sciences doi: 10.3390/forensicsci4010002
Authors: Sami Ruohonen Alexey Kirichenko Dmitriy Komashinskiy Mariam Pogosova
In addition to identifying and prosecuting cyber attackers, attack attribution activities can provide valuable information for guiding defenders’ security procedures and supporting incident response and remediation. However, the technical analysis involved in cyberattack attribution requires skills, experience, access to up-to-date Cyber Threat ..read more
MDPI » Forensic Sciences
3M ago
Forensic Sciences, Vol. 4, Pages 1-11: Eigenfemora—Age-at-Death Estimation in the Proximal Femur through an Image Processing Approach
Forensic Sciences doi: 10.3390/forensicsci4010001
Authors: David Navega Maria Teresa Ferreira Francisco Curate
Estimating age at death is essential to establish biological profiles from human skeletal remains in both forensic and archeological settings. Imaging studies of skeletal age changes in adults have described the metamorphosis of trabecular bone structure and bone loss in the proximal femur as well as changes in morphology during different stag ..read more