Objective: To present an overview of pathological findings on neonaticide in the Netherlands.
Design: Retrospective descriptive study.
Method: We analyzed all autopsy reports on neonates from the Netherlands Forensic Institute for the period 1994-2011.
In this study, we have combined data on clavicle fusion from different studies and applied a binomial logistic regression analysis. As such, we aimed to assess whether or not variables such as sex, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity influence the probability of having mature, i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis cross-sectional anthropometric study was aimed at estimating expansion of the external ear during adult life, in order to evaluate the extent to which anatomical features appearing in earprints may vary with time. A review of the literature was provided. Data extracted from photographed ears of 1353 subjects were analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe aimed to explore the level of inter- and intra-individual variation in applied force when listening at a surface, and assess the resulting variation in earprints. We further intended to identify possible sources of this variation. Forty subjects each listened twenty-four times at a surface while applied force was recorded.
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This article presents a study of the variation in the appearance of earprints from six pairs of monozygotic (MZ) twins, applying different methods with varying degrees of objectivity. By analyzing prints of MZ twins, we purposely select pairs of individuals for whom the degree of interindividual variation is low. We first provide an account of the corresponding characteristics and the differences that occur between prints from the individual members.
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