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2022<\/h4>
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Gender and Sex Estimation in Forensic Casework. 2022<\/p>\n

Stable Isotope Analysis of Oxygen, Carbon, and Strontium in Modern Tooth Enamel. 2022<\/p>\n

Effects of Quicklime on the Decomposition Process in a Tropical Climate. 2022<\/p>\n

Examination of the Effects of Household Corrosive Substances on the Dissolution of Complete Pig (Sus scrofa<\/em>) Carcasses. 2022<\/p>\n

The Weathering Hypothesis in the Dentition and Its Impact on Positive Identification. 2022<\/p>\n

Metastatic Skeletal Lesions from Breast and Prostate Cancer and their Role in Positive Identification. 2022<\/p>\n

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2019<\/h4>
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Non-Metric Cranial Trait Expression in Pre-Contact Southwest Native Americans and Modern Asians. 2019<\/p>\n

A Comparison of Compound Bow and Crossbow Osseous Trauma. 2019<\/p>\n

Analyzing Ancestry: Craniometric Variation in Two Contemporary Caribbean Populations. 2019<\/p>\n

The Effects of Orthopedic Pathologies on the Prevalence of Hip Osteoarthritis. 2019<\/p>\n

The Recovery of Skeletal Remains from a Burned Vehicle Scenario. 2019<\/p>\n

The Applicability of Accumulated Degree-Day Calculations on Enclosed Remains in a Lotic Aquatic Environment. 2019<\/p>\n

A Taphonomic Study of Black Bear (Ursus americanus) and Grizzly Bear (U. arctos) Tooth Marks on Bone. 2019<\/p>\n

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2018<\/h4>
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The Effects of Household Corrosive Substances on Restored and Non-Restored Teeth. 2018<\/p>\n

An Experimental Clandestine Grave: Analysis of Postmortem Fractures and Remains Distribution of an Intentional Backhoe Re-interment. 2018<\/p>\n

The Effect of Different Water Types on the Survival and Eclosion Rate of Submerged Lucilia Sericata Pupae. 2018<\/p>\n

The Progression of Vertebral Osteoporosis: The Correlations Between Vertebral Pathologies and Sociodemographic Risk Factors. 2018<\/p>\n

Comparison of Volatile Organic Compound Profiles of Various Sources of Decomposition. 2018<\/p>\n

Determining Tool Class Macroscopically on Bone from Varying Levels of Force of Hacking Trauma. 2018<\/p>\n

Insect Succession on Decomposing Remains: The Effects of Burning. 2018<\/p>\n

Cranial and Post Cranial Metric Sex Estimation In Modern Thai and Native American Individuals. 2018<\/p>\n

Ancestry Assessment in Subadult Skeletons. 2018<\/p>\n

Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Taphonomy: Analysis of Gnawed and Digested Bone. 2018<\/p>\n

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2017<\/h4>
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Age Estimation Using the Sacral Auricular Surface, Sacral Vertebral Body Fusion, and Sacral Vertebral Ring Incorporation. 2017<\/p>\n

Long-term Cocaine Use and its Potential Effect on Bone Morphology. 2017<\/p>\n

Reciprocating Saws as Tools of Dismemberment: Analysis of Class Characteristics and Practical Utility. 2017<\/p>\n

Macroscopic observations of the effects of corrosive substances on bone and soft tissue when subjected to heating. 2017<\/p>\n

Sex and Age at Death Estimation from the Os Pubis: Validation of Two Methods on a Modern Autopsy Sample. 2017<\/p>\n

Using Oxygen Isotope Analysis and a Multi-Isotopic Approach in Determining the Region of Origin of Human Remains. 2017<\/p>\n

The Applicability of Dental Wear in Age Estimation for a Modern American Population. 2017<\/p>\n

Suitcase Concealment: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Taphonomic Processes and Their Effect on PMI Estimation. 2017<\/p>\n

Environmental Stresses and Its Effect on Craniofacial Growth and Development. 2017<\/p>\n

The Effects of Standard Household Chemicals Containing Acids on Bone and Soft Tissue of Complete Pig (Sus scrofa) Heads. 2017<\/p>\n

The Utility of Acorn Barnacles (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Sessilia) in Forensic Investigations in Marine Environment. 2017<\/p>\n

Organic Staining on Bone from Exposure to Wood and Other Plant Materials. 2017<\/p>\n

Quantification of the Dental Arch and its Use in Estimating Ancestry. 2017<\/p>\n

The Impact of Training and Experience on the Recovery of Evidence in Outdoor Forensic Scenes: Implications for Human Remains Recovery.<\/p>\n

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2016<\/h4>
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Population History and Dispersal of Taiwanese Indigenous People. 2016<\/p>\n

Percent Intracortical Porosity as a Means of Estimating Age of Older Individuals. 2016<\/p>\n

Detection of Cocaine and Its Major Metabolites in Bone Following Outdoor Decomposition After Chronic Cocaine Administration Using 2D-LC\/MS\/MS. 2016<\/p>\n

Age Estimation Using the Sternal End of the Clavicle: A Test of the Falys and Prangle (2014) Archaeological Method for Forensic Application. 2016<\/p>\n

Accuracy of Dental Age in Non-Adults: A Comparison of Two Methods for Age Estimation Using Radiographs of Developing Teeth. 2016<\/p>\n

The Impact of Cognitive Bias in Skull Sexing. 2016<\/p>\n

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2015<\/h4>
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Odontometric Differentiation Between Southwest Hispanics, Native Americans, and European Americans. 2015<\/p>\n

The Height of the Pubic Tubercle as an Indicator of Parturition. 2015<\/p>\n

The Utility of Histomorphometrics in Distinguishing Between Human and Non-Human Rib Bone: Osteon Area, Perimeter, and Circularity. 2015<\/p>\n

Validation Study of the Proposed Seventh Phased of the Suchey-Brooks Age Estimation Method for the Pubic Symphysis. 2015<\/p>\n

An Evaluation of a Metric Method for Sex Estimation Using the Clavicle, Humerus, Radius, and Ulna. 2015<\/p>\n

The Effect of Rainfall on Blowfly (Calliphoridae) Activity and Decomposition on Recently Deposited Animal Remains. 2015<\/p>\n

Observations of the Impacts of Mechanical Plowing on Buried Remains in Forensic and Archaeological Contexts. 2015<\/p>\n

The Identification of Blunt Force Trauma in Thermally Altered Remains Using Reconstruction and Computed Tomography. 2015<\/p>\n

The Estimation of Body Mass From Human Skeletal Remains. 2015<\/p>\n

A Comparison of Pubic Symphysis Aging Methods to Analyze Elderly Female Individuals in the Lisbon Skeletal Collection. 2015<\/p>\n

Masculinization of Postmenopausal Female Crania: Fact or Fiction? 2015<\/p>\n

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2014<\/h4>
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Metric, Nonmetric, and Geometric Morphometric Methods of Sex Estimation Using the Distal Humerus. 2014<\/p>\n

Estimation of Osteoarthritis for Age-At-Death Estimation in a Modern Population. 2014<\/p>\n

The Effects of Thermal Alteration on Saw Mark Characteristics. 2014<\/p>\n

Utility of the Sternum to Estimate Sex and Age. 2014<\/p>\n

Estimation of Body Mass Index From the Metrics of the First Metatarsal. 2014<\/p>\n

The Reproducibility of Incomplete Skulls Using Freeform Modeling Plus Software. 2014<\/p>\n

Trace Element Analysis of Human Tooth Enamel by Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry For Estimation of Region of Origin. 2014<\/p>\n

Buried Within the Abbey Wall: Paleopathological Examination of Leprosy Frequencies of a Rural Monastic Population in Medieval Denmark. 2014<\/p>\n

Bone Preservation in an Archaeological Burial Assemblage: The Effects of Time, Soil pH, Age, and Sex .2014<\/p>\n

Correlation Between Chainsaw Type and Tool Marks in Sectioned Bone. 2014<\/p>\n

Foreigners in Fr\u00f6jel?: A Study of Mobility on a Viking Age Post of Trade in Gotland, Sweden. 2014<\/p>\n

A Validation Study of the Newly Developed Calce Method for Determining Age-At-Death Using the Acetabulum. 2014<\/p>\n

Sexual Dimorphism at the Proximal Tibia: A Geometric Morphometric Analysis. 2014<\/p>\n

Three-Dimensional Image Technology in Forensic Anthropology: Assessing the Validity of Biological Profiles Derived from CT-3D Images of the Skeleton. 2014<\/p>\n

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2013<\/h4>
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Biodistance Analysis of Hispanic Skeletons. 2013<\/p>\n

Distinguishing Homicides and Suicides in Firearm Fatalities: The Role of Skeletal Trauma Analysis. 2013<\/p>\n

The Effects of Insect Repellant on Soft Tissue Decomposition. 2013<\/p>\n

Sex Estimation Through Discriminant Function Analysis of an Archaeological Population From Mistihalj, Montenegro. 2013<\/p>\n

Subaerial Bone Weathering and Other Taphonomic Changes in a Temperate Climate. 2013<\/p>\n

A Study of the Impact of Weathering Upon the Minimal Force Required to Fracture Bone. 2013<\/p>\n

Using Strontium Isotope Analysis on Modern Populations to Determine Geolocation Reliability in a Forensic Context. 2013<\/p>\n

Suppression of Insect Activity Due to Gunpowder Residue on Decomposing Remains. 2013<\/p>\n

Modification and Dispersal of Bones in a Multi-Scavenger Environment. 2013<\/p>\n

The Use of Craniometrics in the Estimation of Juvenile Sex by Means of Discriminant Function Analysis: A Revised Method. 2013<\/p>\n

Sex Estimation Method Using Cervical Canine Diameters: A Validation Study. 2013<\/p>\n

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2012<\/h4>
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Examination of the Effects of Obesity on Weight-Bearing Extremities: CT Scan Analysis and Comparison of Modern European American and African American Male Samples. 2012<\/p>\n

Normal and Taphonomic Arthropod Population Survey in Holliston, Massachusetts. 2012<\/p>\n

The Temporal Degradation of Bone Collagen. 2012<\/p>\n

Reburial of Mass Graves: A Study of the Resulting Disturbed Remains. 2012<\/p>\n

The Analysis of Rodent Gnawing. 2012<\/p>\n

The Detection of Sharp Force, Blunt Force and Gunshot Trauma on Whole Pigs Recovered from a Fire Environment. 2012<\/p>\n

Use of Computed Tomography in Conjunction with X-Rays For Positive Identification of Individuals Using the Frontal Sinus. 2012<\/p>\n

Underwater Decomposition: An Examination of Factors Surrounding Freshwater Decomposition in Eastern Massachusetts. 2012<\/p>\n

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2011<\/h4>
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Determining The Presence of Secular Change Using Geometric Morphometrics: An Analysis of the Craniofacial Morphology in South African European males of the Raymond A. Dart and Pretoria Skeletal Collections. 2011<\/p>\n

The Origins of the Human Remains From Perrins Ledge Crematorium: Strontium Isotope Ratio Assessment of Archaeological Cremains. 2011<\/p>\n

Craniometric and Nonmetric Assessment of Skulls of Hispanic Decent. 2011<\/p>\n

Time Line of Decomposition of Porcine Bone Marrow. 2011<\/p>\n

Macroscopic Evidence of Healing in Civil War Specimens. 2011<\/p>\n

Application of Anthropological Aging-Methods to Three-Dimensional Reconstructions of Clinical CT Scans of the Adult Pelvis. 2011<\/p>\n

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