A Sutherland, J Myburgh, M Steyn, PJ Becker - Forensic science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Forensic anthropologists rely on the state of decomposition of a body to estimate the post- mortem-interval (PMI) which provides information about the natural events and …
Human decomposition is a mosaic system with an intimate association between biotic and abiotic factors. Despite the integral role of bacteria in the decomposition process, few studies …
ER Hyde, DP Haarmann, JF Petrosino… - International journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Decomposition is a dynamic ecological process dependent upon many factors such as environment, climate, and bacterial, insect, and vertebrate activity in addition to intrinsic …
Carcass mass and carcass clothing are factors of potential high forensic importance. In casework, corpses differ in mass and kind or extent of clothing; hence, a question arises …
While nonhuman animal remains are often utilized in forensic research to develop methods to estimate the postmortem interval, systematic studies that directly validate animals as …
Decomposition studies often use pigs as proxies for human cadavers. However, differences in decomposition sequences/rates relative to humans have not been scientifically examined …
S Pittner, V Bugelli, ME Benbow, B Ehrenfellner… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Estimation of the postmortem interval in advanced postmortem stages is a challenging task. Although there are several approaches available for addressing postmortem changes of a …
JK Suckling, MK Spradley… - Journal of forensic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The development of a methodology that estimates the postmortem interval (PMI) from stages of decomposition is a goal for which forensic practitioners strive. A proposed equation …
SB Giles, K Harrison, D Errickson… - Forensic Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of seasonal variables on decomposition in the early post- mortem period using 26 donated human cadavers at the University of Tennessee's …