Robust dense-field based copy-move forgery localization using generic radial harmonic Fourier moment invariants
J Forensic Sci. 2023 Nov 4. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15420. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAs the importance of reliable multimedia content increases in today's society, image forensics is a growing field of research. The act of copying and pasting specific parts of an image, known as copy-move forgery, may be utilized for illegal or unethical purposes. Just as with other vision-related technologies, the accuracy of forensic analysis depends on having an appropriate image representation. Most existing feature extraction techniques do not accurately reflect the underlying image content leading to reduced performance. In this a...
Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences - November 4, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Asmaa M Atallah Imbaby I Mahmoud Hanaa S Ali Source Type: research
A classification of combined homicide-suicide: An update-Part I: Introduction and psychopathology
J Forensic Sci. 2023 Nov 2. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15391. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA 1995 classification of combined homicide-suicide was based on the psychopathology of the perpetrator and the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim(s). A three-part model was proposed for the study and potential understanding of individual homicide-suicide acts. This triarchic model consisted of the concepts of ego weakness, stress, and vector, the vector representing the ideational component. Today, approaching a quarter of a century after this initial classification based on a review of the literature available then, a ...
Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences - November 3, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Alan R Felthous Yasir Masood Chanchal Kahlon Delavar Safari Emily Rodgers Navreet Chennu Mary Angly Source Type: research
A classification of combined homicide-suicide: An update-Part II: Intrafamilial homicide-suicide
J Forensic Sci. 2023 Nov 2. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15390. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis Part II of the three-part presentation of the updated classification of combined-homicide published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences addresses intrafamilial homicide-suicides (H-Ss). Intrafamilial H-Ss in this classification includes all close relationships including dating and intimate partners, not just traditional family relationships, in contrast to extrafamilial H-Ss where the victim(s) of homicide are either strangers or in a more formal but nonintimate relationship with the actor. Intrafamilial H-Ss are further divided an...
Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences - November 3, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Alan R Felthous Mary Angly Chanchal Kahlon Delavar Safari Yasir Masood Emily Rodgers Navreet Chennu Source Type: research
A classification of combined homicide-suicide: An update-Part III: Extrafamilial homicide-suicide
J Forensic Sci. 2023 Nov 2. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15392. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe subclassification of homicide-suicide into psychopathology and intrafamilial homicide-suicides having been presented in the foregoing Parts I and II, this Part III concerns extrafamilial homicide-suicides. Extrafamilial homicide-suicides are divided into adversarial, autogenic mass, cult, and terrorist homicide-suicides. Adversarial homicide-suicides involve a "formal" relationship between actor and homicide victims, further divided according to the role of the actor in their relationship as employee, current or former pupil/student...
Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences - November 3, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Alan R Felthous Yasir Masood Delavar Safari Emily Rodgers Navreet Chennu Chanchal Kahlon Mary Angly Source Type: research
Hemorrhagic stroke caused by xylometazoline poisoning
We present the fatal case of a 40 year-old-woman with a massive hemorrhagic stroke. Initial toxicology tests of biological material collected during autopsy revealed the presence of xylometazoline. No other significant toxicology findings were noted. LC-MS/MS method has been developed to determine xylometazoline concentration, which was 18.6 ng/mL in blood and 498.9 ng/mL in urine. The macroscopically detected hemorrhagic focus was confirmed by histopathological which confirmed hemorrhagic infarcts in the brain tissue, especially in the subarachnoid area. No other pathological changes were found. Based on findings from aut...
Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences - November 3, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Barbara Potocka Bana ś Katarzyna Brze źniakiewicz-Janus S ławomir Majdanik Miros ław Parafiniuk Sylwester Łużny Agnieszka Stachowicz Tomasz Janus Source Type: research
